Jak X Is Definitely The Coolest Racing Game

Naughty Dog knew, following the release of Jak 3, that their PS3 debut would move in the direction of realistic human characters and locations. However, they released one last game on the PS2 in 2005, Jak X: Combat Racing. This being the only Jak game I never played as a kid. Does this mean I'd enjoy it less without the added nostalgia? The answer to that is...no. This game is pretty rad, let's talk about why.
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Chapters:
00:00 The End of Jak and Daxter
01:30 I Missed Out on This Game in 2005
03:00 The Coolest Racing Game
06:23 Vehicular Customization and Mechanics
09:22 The Balance
13:12 The Tech of Jak X
16:42 Jak's Troubled History With Ports
20:50 Jak X's Structure and Plot
25:30 The Conclusion
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[@kadenprows8079]

The strategy I use with the Peace Maker is to just SLAM on my brakes at the last minute so that I'm in 2nd place, then the Peace Maker wrecks the 1st place person and I then become 1st place. It only fails when you're so far ahead that nobody can pass you, but even then, you'll likely still be in 1st when you re-spawn :)

[@landontrahan5770]

When ever I get to play this game on my upcoming sonic tuber channel, I might use that strategy. Thanks for the tip, man.

[@nblhrt92]

So, the Blue Shell strat. Got it

[@ridhosamudro2199]

Ah yes, the rubber banding item

[@cooper2211]

Its such a missed opportunity jak x can't be played online cause that would be funny to watch someone wonder why you just slam on the breaks and not move for a few seconds

[@EpicLonelyRussian]

Unless the 2nd and 3rd racers are close or one of them has a power up that can take you out before passing you

[@Gamechamp3000]

This was one of the first games I got addicted to playing online. The genre isn't my jam, but Jak X totally is. :>

[@Spoopiify]

I love ur vids

[@LasagaMan]

Uh-Oh, another populat youtuber commented, Here come the swarm of bot accounts any nanosecond now.

[@playerback7722]

Cool

[@Ashvamproot]

Jak x isn’t even online yet😑🤷‍♀️

[@kaizenstudyyy]

My first game too and my uncles ps2 . I didn’t understand how to play online but 😂 I remember bicycling to the store to buy this

[@blackcated5755]

The soundtrack to this game is really underrated. The fact that members of A Perfect Circle helped compose it was so cool when I found out.

[@badollies]

amen, right from the intro cutscene they let you know what a ride you're in for when queens of the stone age starts playing...even just the menu music, so great

[@Acejak1234]

@@badollies thats the thing, the menu music is the game music, the soundtrack is so good its fits with the gameplay and when youre on the menu selecting the next event

[@joshshrum2764]

So you mean Maynard, did the soundtracks for a game from my childhood, no wonder i love TOOL.

[@reverberation_9]

@@joshshrum2764 it actually was the guitar player, Billy Howerdel, but yeah the riffs in APC's albums are badass, which explains the awesome soundtrack

[@dvda9725]

Wes Borland also worked on it.

[@SnaksiXD]

Thinking back on it, for some reason I find it REALLY cool that Jak's first line in the series is "I'm gonna kill Praxis" and his last in Jak X is "You get used to it". I have no idea why.

[@ThePlaysonic3]

cause “It’s like poetry.. it rhymes.” Everyone’s got a bit of average poetry enjoyer George Lucas in them, you know, that is probably why

[@Acejak1234]

i didnt realize that til now but yeah thats pretty cool, first time he speaks hes ready to murder a mofo but in the end of jak x he becomes used to it and doesnt do it in anger

[@pillguy7029]

I like how it's just universally agreed that lost frontier never happened

[@dvda9725]

Actually, Jak's last line is "Oh my God."

[@Templarfreak]

depending on what you count as a first line, it might actually be more like "HHHHHHNNNNNG!!!!!" as he's lifting daxter out of the water

[@AntwoneAntJackson]

The intro for this game is still one of the most stylish intro cutscenes. Made me a Queen of the Stone Age fan lol

[@Rabavilas]

for an epilogue it sure was weird how they introduced an entirely separate city that somehow survived metalheads, dark precursors and all the other stuff in the trilogy. also seeing the entire world map when picking a race was very cool and left me wanting more

[@xXYannuschXx]

Me too, I think this was originally set up for Jak 4, which would have been a PSP exclusive. But Naughty Dog didnt had the time, because of problems with Uncharted and decided to give the project to another studio, which led to The Lost Frontier. Even ND was disappointed by that game...

[@XanthanLazarus]

Let alone the fact that Kras has some 5+ years of "racing tradition." Sigh.

[@jjslider3026]

Probably my favorite racing game, everything from the story to the presentation to the pulse-pounding gameplay to the difficulty of Hero mode incentivizing replayability, it’s all just so good.

[@Asaylum117]

Listening to some of the soundtracks from Jak X from this video makes me miss the days were video games used to be fun & racing games used to use rock music to make the player more interested in the game. It's because of racing games such as Need for Speed Most Wanted or Burnout 3 Takedown for example is the reason why I became a fan of rock music in general. It's just a shame that not many people now days aren't into that kind of music genre & now listen to some generic pop/techno music. But I understand: different people have different interests. We can't all be the same.

[@leithaziz2716]

If you like Rock music, check out Guilty Gear. It's a fighting game series. Fantastic OST and great blend of different Rock genres.

[@AntwoneAntJackson]

@@leithaziz2716 tru. Fighting games are keeping rock alive I think. Albeit eastern rock and roll

[@KatJustice97]

I always thought the soundtrack for Test Drive 5 took a fun take on this, with that kind of dark industrial rock. Not nearly as much energy, but similarly aggressive compared to the techno/pop soundtracks of newer racing games

[@JusticeSolaris85]

Just before Uncharted 4 i always thought there was going to be Unkarted (Uncharted with karts or vehicles) just because their previous fourth title of a series was always a racing game. Even The Last Of Kart (this was just hilarious, i knew Naughty Dog would never do something like this) was an idea of that period

[@bamban_garcia5562]

Not really surprised if Naughty Dog never go back to the kart genre when they were under inhumane conditions borderline abused being forced to create CTR Crash Team Racing under Universal Interactive

[@PowercellZeke]

Jak X is kind of a "simple" game to talk about. It's an absolutely fantastic combat racer, and does what it sets out to do masterfully. With an excellent OST and great story to boot. But other than that, there really isn't much conversation to be had about the game imo. If I were to address one point you brought up about balance, I understand the criticism. Playing at your best shouldn't be undercut by some random element like a Peace Maker, as it can take away from the satisfaction of playing well. However, for me, I quite enjoy the chaotic nature of the games balance. Makes it more unpredictable, like you may be way ahead of the competition, but don't get complacent, you gotta stay on your toes, cuz that can be taken away at any time, and then you gotta take back first place. Keeps the game feeling fresh for me, especially after playing it so much. As for what Jak X represents for Naughty Dog, I agree that it's a great place for ND to leave the series. The 4 games they created are such an incredible piece of video game history, a time where triple A games could still be outlandishly creative, and made by relatively small teams. Jak is still the most creative and willing to take risks series I've ever played, and its design ethos is truly something to appreciate. I think if they kept pumping out more games, be they spin offs like they planned with TLF, or even a newer gen follow up, I think we'd all remember the series very differently. That being said, now that we've all had a lot of distance from the last title, I think ND returning to this world and characters, and doing something weird and creative with the series again would be pretty awesome. They weren't afraid of uprooting everything to create a one-of-a-kind experience with Jak 2, I think approaching a new game in a similar way would be pretty awesome, even if it wasn't strictly a platformer. I know I'm in the minority here, but I would much prefer that than a safe return that doesn't do anything risky with the property just to bank on nostalgia. Just my thoughts, great video as always my guy!

[@user-he8rl4sm3k]

Man I'd love some remakes, especially of this game. it's been far too long, I have no idea how this series has been ignored

[@Templarfreak]

if you think about it in a way where, "what can i do about this random element to mitigate the impact it has on me?" suddenly, it becomes another element where you can demonstrate skill in. there's a few other comments talking about methods of doing just that. when there _is_ absolutely nothing you can do about it, it does suck. but when there are things you _can_ do about it, then there is room for improvement.

[@FormalFilmsProductions]

Definitely some fun memories playing this on the PS2. It introduced me to Queens of the Stone Age from the intro cut scene and I will forever be thankful for that

[@xavierlopez5220]

Quick note about 4:11 The track that plays is actually 'Whiplash'. 'Run the Table' is a different track

[@Ronin11111111]

I cannot tell you how much time I spent giving each and every single car a unique color scheme and find the best looking parts. Probably almost as much as racing the tracks, at one point I knew them so well I could go full races without ever letting go of the boost, perfectly drifting every corner.

[@Nigel222]

The soundtrack in this was so good. It was one of my favourite racing games when I was younger.

[@joshshrum2764]

Same i was getting nostalgic chills when seeing him go over the modes in the game, and the color wheel, i also remember playing a hotwheels game to, and Offroad Fury, god the PS2, was a great system to grow up on.

[@FearlesSLaughteR1]

Naughty Dog was in the works to take Jak to space and improve on this customize your transportation and each piece would have an effect on your abilities like speed, hull strength, handling.... and that was as the ps3 was coming out. As in the ps2 was already pulling off all this aweso... awe inspiring worlds for us to engage in.

[@joshshrum2764]

Yo like Star Wars rogue squadron that would have been badass.

[@tabreezsiddique]

One thing to also add to the port job is that one thing I missed out on as a kid with Jak X was the online mode that got introduced in that game, so when they announced the PS4 ports back then, a lot of us were excited to see that get fully revived and brought back ... until they announced before launch that there would be no online service, basically making the port job pretty pointless if you already own the original PS2 release of the game. It also didn't help that bringing the games back didn't do anything new with the franchise as a whole, which makes me wish they didn't even bother with Jak X when one feature that was no longer around in the PS2 release that we were all hoping for ... wasn't going to come back along with the game on PS4, which just kind of shows how lazy and cheap Sony were and in a way they still are.

[@DesignDoc]

Coolest racing game hm? I see your Jak X and I raise you 1 F-Zero GX. For real though, Combat Racing was neat. Didn't actually play it myself but I've seen enough of it to understand that they went all out with it.

[@leithaziz2716]

Hi Doc. Man, Nintendo, why are you letting your IPs get left in the dust? People are craving for a new F-Zero.

[@crazycoot647]

F-Zero GX is pure unadulterated high octane speed Jak X is pure unadulterated high speed chaos

[@joshshrum2764]

Damn you are really pushed down in the comments lol.

[@joshshrum2764]

@@crazycoot647 And Scott the woz is pure unadulterated virginity.

[@C.A.A93]

You’ve been pushing these out at such a pace I’m in awe

[@Kira_Official_]

With remake/remasters being as popular as they are, and with how much money they make, I've always wondered why Sony never remastered Sly Cooper trilogy, Jak trilogy, or even Ratchet and Clank trilogy. I'd buy all three of those. Especially Sly Cooper as I played Sly 2 a lot as a kid, even if I never beat it because I was always stuck on that one level with the tiger boss. (This is from what I remember as a kid. I could be wrong about that being a level/boss) I also remember playing a lot of what I think was Jak 3, but I'm not entirely sure. I did also play Dexter, the spin off on the PSP, and I don't remember much about it.

[@bamban_garcia5562]

Sony Interactive Entertainment contracted Sanzaru Games back in 2010 to remastered the entire Sly Cooper franchise into The Sly Trilogy for the PlayStation 3

[@Kira_Official_]

@@bamban_garcia5562 I know, but I'm talking about on modern consoles now. Also, even then for business reasons, a Sly Trilogy on PS4/PS5 could make a lot of money.

[@leithaziz2716]

If you're talking about remakes specifically, there was a remake of the 1st Ratchet and Clank, but it was moreso made as a tie-in to the movie about said game. But the project didn't recieve much development time or too much budget, which is why a lot of planets were cut. The remake was ok, but I would recommend the Original over it. To go back to your question, I have no idea if Sony wants to invest in remakes of big platformers, and the developer themselves are too busy with new IPs and projects. Look at Sucker Punch who are working on Ghost of Tsushima. With the Jak series, I feel like ND nowadays arent the same people who'd care about doing anything with the series. They're too stuck up on realistic and "serious" games already.

[@MuchWhittering]

@@Kira_Official_ The Jak games were released on PS4 in 2017.

[@bamban_garcia5562]

@@Kira_Official_ Not really the Sly Cooper took over 11 years to even sell a little over 2 million copies not to mention it never really peaked the same way other similar mascot platformers did during the PlayStation 2 era when the genre itself was most popular Compared it to Ghost Of Tsushima that sold over 2.4 million copies in just 3 days or even God Of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Last Of Us Part II basically all those titles sold millions in days, weeks or even months If anything it proves that mascot platformers even more so PlayStation ones do not have the wide appeal they used to have, honestly at that point SIE could have more success funding a new IP over reviving a dead franchise as such no real reason in taking a financial gamble in doing so

[@landontrahan5770]

J, The more you review these games, the more you have me interested in them.

[@charlesanthony4267]

Play them my friend! Or atleast play the first one, it's such a gem. It's a must play for anyone for sure!

[@landontrahan5770]

@@charlesanthony4267 I'm gonna give the entire series a lets play soon on my upcoming sonic tuber channel.

[@joshshrum2764]

You need to play them lol.

[@joshshrum2764]

@@landontrahan5770 But that isn’t Sonic related.

[@landontrahan5770]

@@joshshrum2764 The character I will be playing that playing the games in-character is Sonic-related. Sonic tubers can play games that aren't just Sonic-related.

[@emilburatovic409]

This was my first ever game for ps2, it came with the box. I always held it in high regards and love it to death. It was a crime what happened with the ps4 port and I hope we get a pc multiplayer one day. It would do well imo.

[@elin111]

"games starring real humans with real guns" That's when gaming became boring stale and unimaginative.

[@michaelpugmire4533]

Uncharted was pretty fun, but yeah

[@AntwoneAntJackson]

Haha...yeah. Counter Strike did that. Plus Cod and Battlefield and Splinter Cell

[@joshshrum2764]

Well you need to play Silent Hill 2, then masterpiece fucking beautiful game, and spec Opes the line is a great flip on that boringness, but i still miss naughty dogs old ips, wish they still did them.

[@joshshrum2764]

@@AntwoneAntJackson Metal Gear, definitely isn’t unimaginative.

[@AntwoneAntJackson]

@@joshshrum2764 never said metal gear. That series isnt really a shooter but "tactical" stealth action.

[@adrian_zombturtle148]

10:30 your other option is to use your breaks and make it so the the racer in 2nd place pass you and then they explode and u don't

[@CRAiCED.]

This was a key game of my childhood. My aunt gifted me with a PS2 and it cane with this game. I was always a racing gamer growing up as my parents were strict with shooters and fighters so i was a default racing gamer. This game had me hooked and ive even gone back and bought a ps2 JUST to play this game. Years later i did the same when i bought a ps3 JUST for Motorstorm pacific rift

[@MegaDrainProductions]

Jak X is like the movie Death Race but with Jak characters. Which is a complete compliment since Death Race (I haven't seen the other movies) is a kickass movie.

[@BlueEye096]

Been waiting for this. I got this game Christmas morning 2005 and I remember playing it all day until dinner time and having so much fun it felt like the blink of of an eye. What a game, so fun, so cool, with a great OST, tons of things to do and the classic Naughty Dog charm. One thing that happened is though that I was 9 when I got this game and this was was HARD for 9 year old me, when I was about 12 I was on the 3rd cup on the last race, final lap, all that jazz, final turn and I got blown up and lost. Normally I would just keep trying but this 3rd cup the final race of it is this long long long track that combines a bunch of tracks together and you start in these sewers and there's this crazy steep turn very early in and I just couldn't not do it properly 99% of the time and I either crashed in the wall and blew up or the other cars piled up and things got messy cause I went slower to try and turn properly. I didn't touch the game again for 8 years after that and then when I was 20 ish I dug it and my PS2 out and played the entire thing in one go and beat it finally, felt so good. This is definitely a sort of hidden gem of the PS2, people talk up the Jak trilogy and rarely bring this one up and it's a shame.

[@joshshrum2764]

God dude i miss those days sigh, it really was gone in the blink of a eye i didn’t know at the time what i was going to be missing.

[@Jokervision744]

Naughtydog is an inspiration for so many industries. Really being able to push and crank open tools and tricks to dig out all the meat of the game.

[@JordxnBlxck]

Fantastic video of one of my favorite childhood games and franchises. Just a heads up! The second track you featured as a sample is actually called “Whiplash”!

[@garybrown2039]

18:45 holy crap you're right I still remember that. I played it on the Vita and I was Fed Up by Jack 2 because the hoverboard controls.

[@eddiesolis2929]

I loved all the jak games, jak 3 being my favorite

[@JAYDOG1337A]

One thing I like is that in the multiplayer which you can play solo, you can customise the races, how many NPCs there are, how well the other racers play against you, and the best bit, you can actually modify which weapons and defences will appear, so you can have races where the Peace Maker just straight up doesn't spawn, plus it's useful for farming orbs, just make a death match against a single npc, make it so the yellow eco only spawns missiles and the red only spawns shields, it only takes like a minute to finish the match, just keep replaying it and the orbs just roll in.

[@Mr._Gugo]

Peacemaker in jak x: exists Mario kart players: "You're gonna cry?"

[@joshshrum2764]

Throw some dirt in your eye.

[@DecadoPrime]

Run the table is such a good music track and I'm glad you included it

[@TheProswagonist]

A Ty retrospective would be cool since I think it's a slightly lesser known title than some of the other mascot characters but was still solid.

[@joshshrum2764]

I mean nitro rad, has done videos on it.

[@michaelkendrick5974]

Mr M. To my office immediately with a quickness 😂 hope all is well brotha. Tried reaching out but I don’t think it went through. Glad to see how much the channel has grown 🔥

[@artistanthony1007]

Hyper Nova, a Dark Eco-enhanced weapon you get by being in last place is so satisfying, it has a sfx that is so good to hear when you activate it as all your opponents ahead of you are annihalted at the same time and I wanna hear the sfx again so badly.

[@DakNJaxter]

Great video! One time I actually managed to dodge a Peacemaker without a Shield, when I launched too high off a ramp in the Haven Docks. Just flew right past me. :D I'd slightly disagree on Red Eco. I get the conservationist outlook, but it's a lot of fun to place a Turret in just the right turning, or lay down an Oil Slick on a narrow path, especially when you're powered up with Dark Eco.

[@HipnikDragomir]

This and Crash Team Racing were the only two games my dad played with me and he legit got good at. ND gets a W for that.

[@megasoniczxx]

I remember actually getting that save corruption bug back when I first rented this game and being absolutely devastated since I spent so long getting up to the third cup with all golds lol.

[@Acejak1234]

yeah i had that too, i was so upset when i first saw my file was gone when i tried to play another session of it after the first one

[@rockjoggers975]

Dude i cried and I was 16 lol. I was like, “I gotta start all the way over!?”

[@tyfixit6138]

The only thing I hated about this game was how the AI was "programmed" to basically catch up to you no matter what. I would have a perfect race and somehow the AI just zooms past me still. But, Besides that, it was definitely a VERY fun game. Especially since you could play as rachet!

[@joshshrum2764]

Welcome to Mario kart, bitch.

[@fnamelname8906]

This is something every racing game of the 2000s suffered from. Numerous Need For Speeds, even the best ones like the Undergrounds and Most Wanted, Midnight Club if memory serves, etc. It’s called rubberbanding, where rival cars have their performance artificially increased in order to catch up. However the inverse of also true, if you’re far behind then the rival cars are actually slowed down a bit.

[@eletgres519]

If you dont like the way blue shells are handled in racing games i suggest you play SRB2Kart, it has a better version of a blue shell where instead it follows you and you have to maintain your speed in order to prevent death.

[@Kiraidi720]

I would love a Ty retrospective, it's been over a decade since I've touched one of these games but I recall them being pretty fun.

[@slimeprivilege]

6:22 lmao i remember so often video taped dev interviews around this time period would be shot in this weird dutch angle. funny to look back on

[@tehparol]

such a good video. good job!

[@Eljace007]

im glad to know that im not the only one who didn't play jak x until much later on, I just started it 3 weeks ago lol

[@renardnoir2581]

I'd say the main things for red Echo. Is the oil slick is the strongest pick up on any map with hard turns. Getting to dark eco makes most defensive weapons significantly better.

[@flycraps2456]

My favorite soundtrack from this game is turbofied and not really anyone mentions it it goes so hard.

[@ShownSolid]

I remember playing this game as a kid I had to figure out how to save my data. The first time I found out my save was corrupted I panicked. And then I panicked EVEN MORE when I saw my whole memory card had corrupted saves. Eventually I found out you can save and then unplug the memory card and it just works. What made it worse for me is my PS2 was old and never got cleaned on the inside so the connectors for memory cards got super delicate, any movement and it can't read them. Still managed to finish this game tho. J&D have the best gaming series (except that one game) and I'm really glad there's a whole community working on remastering these to modern day. This series fucking rules

[@mcquadex]

PLEASE DO TY!! Not enough people talkng about my childhood favorite series

[@charlesanthony4267]

Thanks for the Jak serie videos!

[@TheGamersShade]

after along tiring day at work, this is what I need.

[@bernardoestevao398]

I remember playing it online. Never felt the weapons were unbalanced, but I guess i adapted. Regarding the peace maker, it was usual for the first place player to either stop or fully do an 180 to try and go down to second place just to not get blasted. The only car played in races was the Havoc v12, for battles people changed quite a lot but i remember only playing with sand shark and wining consistently. Takes me back. Great game

[@alyalexander2725]

I’ve not played the game since 2005 but the music has always stuck with me. The song you’ve titled as Run The Table, I’m sure is called Whiplash. When that song hits its climax during a clutch lap, the desperation intensifies tenfold

[@J-WOT]

I'm just wondering how you put out these videos so fast.... Damn son

[@Xenokkah]

Honeslty I'd love to see a retrospective on the Ty games since you mentioned it. I know personally I only played 1 & 2, and a bit of 4. But, seeing as they have been ported to newer systems recently it would be a neat look back on the games.

[@dougashby5679]

Lying insane

[@XxMrManxX9451]

I got this game for Christmas in 05 ( I was 7 ) when it came out, and I still play it to this day-online with Xlink on my BC Ps3. Never gets old.

[@vincentkrych2158]

My first online game. Played the hell out of it online

[@Tavernadolobo]

My favorite racing game of all time. Played for hundreds of hours when I was a kid

[@strawpie4199]

i remember having the jak x black edition thing memory wipe i loved having to speedrun the game in one go and knowing everytime i start it again i could beat my best time

[@BlaxxShadow]

Btw J at 4:15 that track is called Whiplash. Great Review!

[@gav1636]

I had the tutorial issue where it would freeze, I was so excited for this game since Jak 3 was one of my favorite games as a kid. It was so frustrating, I went through 3 copies in an attempt to get it to play before giving up on it, I wish I’d known as a kid that there was a fix for it.

[@Acejak1234]

yeah, i had that corrupt file issue when i first tried to play this game and i think i had to get a different copy before i could actually play it, but im glad i got to years ago and happy im playing it again when im now so much better at games

[@DwillGame]

Jak X always gave me a lot of hope that they could expand in jak 4 by adding new locations.

[@TonyTheTiger94]

I was well upset when I completed Jak X, this game was my childhood absolutely loved this game. My favourite song from the Jak X was Rev up although the whole ost is awesome. By the way your videos rock keep going bro.

[@AstralMuffin105]

Another way to avoid the Peacemaker is to hit your breaks and let whoever is behind you pass you, getting them killed instead. That's a gamble though, because you never know when the competition has a Dark Eco Peacemaker which kills every driver it hits on the way to first.

[@bio-weaponn5576]

Around a decade past in between me finishing Jak and Daxter 3 and starting up Jak X Combat Racing, I was satisfied just revisiting all these characters again.

[@teneesh3376]

This and CTR really proves that naughty dog are excellent at racing games. So where is Unkarted, or the Karts of Us?

[@SoranotRoxas]

Never played this one, even though I love the Jak and Dax series. So a lot of this was new to me.

[@unnamed5802]

I grew up playing the whole Jak and Daxter collection on my ps2. I'll always remember it, with Killzone and Ratchet and Clank you could just be playing for hours without noticing it.

[@M0b1us_118]

4:15 I couldn’t have been the only one who thought the melody from “Run the Table” sounded a bit like the melody from the Limp Bizkuit song “Rollling.”

[@noaht2005]

This looks like tons of fun, would definitely check it out

[@landontrahan5770]

Me too soon.

[@artistanthony1007]

Dark Eco-enhanced weapons are really fun to use.

[@Acejak1234]

it is fun, can be challenging at first but play enough youll be a master in no time

[@joshshrum2764]

As a person that has personal history with it please do it’s exactly like F Zero, like he said.

[@Acejak1234]

@@joshshrum2764 minus the hovercraft that go as fast as a super sonic jet and only weapons is the vehicles themselves, yeah just like jak x lol

[@wallaceshawn-zk8iw]

I sometimes play circuit race with only Super Novas... Mini-Nuke race!

[@rashanwalkes7793]

I used to be so good at this game that I used to read it over in a day. The next day would be hero mode, had the green eco boost and everything

[@harley202]

Amazing video my guy hope your days going great! Just wondering because you've done so many videos on megaman, have you ever thought about doing the battle network series? Its criminally underatted and there's not too many decent reviews/retrospective on it. Sad to see the jak marathon come to an end, funnily enough always felt exactly how you did about 2 and 3 even as a kid, 3 just felt slightly off/rushed i guess, still an amazing game though don't get me wrong!

[@AGO339]

when it came to ps4 i instantly picked it up, (as well as the other jak games) was by far my most played ps2 game and favorite racing game

[@jonboy533]

17:40 today is the first time I realized I wasn't the only one that dealt with that issue

[@Happy_Magician]

I always used my Red Eco when I knew I was about to get more, if I had a shield though, I'd horde it until Peacemaker lol

[@LukieLuke5]

10:45 congrats you just described the blue shell from Mario kart.

[@WZRDNELL-ik2ru]

My only problem is the fact that Torns nose tattoo is still f*caked up😂

[@Arthur2light]

Funny enough both Jak and Ty had a similar experience. They were both 3D collect-a-thons in the first game, but changed into mission based games starting in the 2nd, and then improved the combat in the third.

[@timyac]

The only issue I have with this game is the weapons make it so that 99% off the race doesn’t matter. All that matters is who gets hit by a weapon last.

[@joshshrum2764]

I mean i still found it tense you can’t just hold down the button, and not drive well.

[@reborn9488]

About the peacemaker shot You can just let 2nd place get in front of you by making a full stop

[@TheSkwadfather]

Fun fact: if you get gold in every event in the story mode, then start hero mode and get gold in all of THOSE events, which was crazy difficult, you get your turbo color changed to green while playing

[@PhillipOnTakos]

Jak X might be my favourite racing game ever. Part of it just the sense of progression you always have. You're always improving you cars every step of the way and the fact that different vehicle types actually feel meaningful. The Weapons feel so right. With a clear distinction between offensive and defensive weapons. Dark Eco management and that amazing sense of relief when it activates when a missile would have finished you off. Health so you're not getting screwed over by every item. A proper boost gauge to keep the speed always going but not something you can just rely on every second and need to use smartly. Everything about the game is enjoyable. Not to mention it was attached to my favourite PS2 game series as a kid. With an actual good story for a racing game. What was not to love for 6 year old and now 23 year old me?

[@UnrealNeoBat]

I'd like your retrospective on the OG Teen Titans show.

[@dianahobbs9359]

A of jak games were awesome and had a lot of humor ..my kids loved the jak series

[@reetombera9288]

Really wish they would remaster this game and increase functionality to include better overall online multi. It’s a criminally underrated game in a world where everyone’s addicted to Mario Kart.

[@jimadler739]

Miss this game my disk was scratched so I was only able to play to a certain point every time I played it :(

[@Micmeat]

Ngl think I'm finally going to touch base with these games. At least 1&2.

[@308tony]

The sound track is awesome

[@scatered1]

OH MAN now is good of a time as ever to get back into Ty The Tasmanian Tiger! Krome Studios just did HD Remasters of the first 2 games and is available on Playstation, Nintendo and Xbox and I'm currently playing through Ty 2. I recommend the PS4 versions the most because it has added motion control functionality and trophies, the platinum is relatively easy to get. They added so much to the first 2 games it's crazy. Side Note: I enjoyed the Ty 2 GBA port quite a bit as a kid.

[@ToasterGD]

ive had that mizo bug before too, his health was like halfway down and just fuckin missed a ramp, boss ended and ive been super confused about it since

[@ramirezlensonjosephwhiteca5030]

Used to play this with my little brother on PS2 back in 07

[@LSYagami]

im rubbing my hands like im birdman, excited this is finally out

[@joshshrum2764]

I guess you could say you’re flattered by the video.

[@whogavehimafork]

Although it's not my favorite jak game, I honestly play Jak X more than any other video game these days. It's just an all around good, fun time killer

[@chdn]

Its funny, rush hour is actually my favorite mode by far. Its so satisfying crashing into other cars and that snap as your car regains control. I find the best strategy for me is actually to use the fastest cars like the road blade not the armored ones. I also hold boost continuously the entire mode. The added speed seems to almost negate the force of each crash.

[@kougou48]

9:50 You can jump at the last moment to avoid missile impact.

[@maroonkennedy6213]

I'd love a Ty retrospective! Maybe even cover Kao since it got reboot this year.

[@maroonkennedy6213]

@@murderman8578 Ty The Tasmanian Tiger. Watch the whole video and you'll see.

[@TheDaxter11]

That Vita footage of Jak 1 shocked me. I have the trilogy on Vita and while I've only played and platinumed Jak 1, I _never_ had any of the issues brought up here. I played it and got the plat in 2021 so it could have been fixed by then but the way its being spoken about in this video makes it sound like those issues are still around to this day.

[@gamelegendalpha1737]

They are still around. It's always been like that in the vita version even after patches. You can overclock the system and use homebrew apps to uncap the framerate and make it more stable but it doesn't completely fix it.

[@carpaltunnelmcgee587]

I have the vita collection and completed them all! The biggest issue I’ve had with it was the frame rate. That’s really it though. The games are still playable once you get used to playing them on a handheld.

[@landontrahan5770]

It's funny how on my upcoming sonic tuber channel, The same character that plays the Jak and Daxter games will play also racing games. That will be fun.

[@FishoGaming]

love ya work