The Precursor Robots of Geyser Rock | Jak and Daxter Lore Theories

[@derrinmaloney1039]

Ignore the orange debug text, I learned how to disable it in the next episode on! What theories do you have about Geyser Rock? Comment your theories below!

[@DANILKA97]

Honestly, even after playing J&D so many times, I never noticed that precursor robot. Thank you for the video, it was awesome!

[@whogavehimafork]

I have played these games since they released and have beat the first game literally countless times. In all these years I have never noticed that that robot glowed at night.

[@derrinmaloney1039]

I never noticed myself until I started doing research for this video all those months ago! Some of the best games have features like this if you ask me - new things that you still learn after years go by 😁

[@sullivanpalmer1883]

I require the next one. This was so good. I always loved the mystery surrounding Precursor robots.

[@xanmontes8715]

We grew up poor. Got a PS2 because it was a gift from the cable company. My father saw Jak and Daxter, the Precursor Legacy and thought of me. We couldn't afford many games. But Jak and Daxter will always be wonderful to me.

[@derrinmaloney1039]

I feel you, didn't have a whole lot growing up myself! Used to play the beginning of TPL over and over as a memory card was just out of reach til we recovered from Christmas lmao TPL will always hold a place in my heart from those times, always good to hear other people feeling the same 😁

[@xanmontes8715]

@@derrinmaloney1039 oh man, I remember being so confused when we learned that a memory card was required. 8 MB sounded like such a massive amount!

[@ryuuakiyama3958]

You've reminded me of how nice of a piece of music "Nara" is with this one. It might've been a bit overpowering as a piece of background music, but I still enjoyed listening to the ideas all the same.

[@derrinmaloney1039]

I was still getting to grips with editing at that point unfortunately, hence the overpowering audio at parts 😭 Nara always fills me with a sense of ancient wonder, just like the Precursor's stuff does 😁

[@ryuuakiyama3958]

@@derrinmaloney1039 I was wondering if this weren't an early video. Either way, Nara will do that for you. You've gotten it stuck in my head again.

[@Nico-the-Nacho]

I'm so excited to see people looking at this game in a fresh new light! Subscribed!

[@Gigamex2]

I'm here for a rewatch of the series! I hope to see the other levels in the future!

[@derrinmaloney1039]

@@Gigamex2 I have a bunch of notes taken down for the next episode, gonna start working on it next week hopefully!

[@Gigamex2]

@@derrinmaloney1039 that's great to hear!

[@OnTheArchipelago]

Wow that was an incredible video

[@derrinmaloney1039]

As my first video, the editing was kind rough as I was learning as I went along, but thankfully they got better as time went on ^^ Thanks for watching! 😁

[@Billycroland]

You’re the best type of nerd buddy I dig your stuff

[@derrinmaloney1039]

Much appreciated man, new episode coming up soon! 😁

[@DrJamesOnjen]

My hobby is creative writing and I started a Jak and Daxter fanfiction last year. I just wrote a few paragraphs trying out a writing style to create something that captures this sence of mystery and everything that Jak 1 gives. I also love Jak II and 3, but always felt like I want to know more about the Precursor Legacy world. Now we have OpenGOAL and the wonderful Forgotten Lands mod. Maybe I'll continue my writing to finally publish something on the internet.

[@derrinmaloney1039]

Do! And send me the link when you do 😁

[@emilydaniel5494]

My theory has always been that the precursor bots were made to handle dark eco safely after the whole dark maker disaster in attachment to make it "safer" but still useful.

[@D.Revealus]

please can you make video ONLY about PRECURSOR ROBOTs? love your videos about this game.

[@derrinmaloney1039]

The next video will have a lot of robots in it! Thanks for watching :D

[@D.Revealus]

@@derrinmaloney1039 oooooooooohhhhhh alright im READY!!!!!! and im that ㋡polarʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔ on your discord server i have lot of questions there. have a nice day!!!!!

[@aranokeeffe3623]

Sitting down in work, Cork City, at 25 years of age thinking I really need to find out about those precursor robots. Keep up the good work man.

[@colewyatt5298]

23 and randomly decided to look up jak and daxter lore at work. I feel you man😂

[@lordgzstg6181]

All this time later and after dozens of play throughs I never noticed the robots on the island.

[@derrinmaloney1039]

They're mostly above the camera's field of view, one of those details you really have to stop and look around for! Kinda feel bad for whoever worked on them during development - all that work and so many people missed them 😂

[@kidprime6863]

I always wondered why their eyes and hearts light up at night

[@derrinmaloney1039]

The design bible has some really cool lore on the robots, there is a pdf of it on the JnD archive website 😁

[@carsforcoolpeopleya]

Right in the heartstrings

[@hyrulegend9786]

Excellent work! Love the Story telling! I found you through Boomer Streams! Happy to see the Jak & Daxter love Still Alive! 🙌🏻😁✨💕

[@derrinmaloney1039]

Thanks so much HyruLegend! The Jak and Daxter love will last forever 💪😁

[@hyrulegend9786]

@@derrinmaloney1039 Your very welcome! I'll 2nd that 💪🏻😁✨

[@8-ball916]

Like the new thumbnail keep it up

[@derrinmaloney1039]

Thanks man! Gonna update the rest of them shortly too! 😁

[@deepseastonecore3017]

When do monster like to party the most? April Ghoul's Day.

[@Lateralus347]

Been playing this game ever since it came out and honestly never noticed the Precursor Robots here until I started watching KZbin videos about the series. Same with the Sentinels.

[@derrinmaloney1039]

So much escapes our notice as kids - it's weird, we absorb every little detail but still miss big things like the robots 😂

[@Lateralus347]

@@derrinmaloney1039 No doubt. The colours of the robots relative to the rocks certainly didn't help

[@Emmster8395]

This is great! I love how you added an ASMR feel to the lore💯💯

[@derrinmaloney1039]

Thank you! I use a much better mic in the latest episode so that definitely helps now 😂

[@thesgames9980]

These series will be awesome :D i cant wait for the next episodes! it's like going on this epic adventure for the first time, even after compliting it so many times.... Only on complaint is that the music is louder than your voice, which makes it hard to hear your narrative about the world, and i would really like to hear your voice more clear :) Keep up the good job this is a wonderfull idea

[@derrinmaloney1039]

Thanks so much, I'm delighted you liked it so much! I figured out the audio editing so the music and narration will be much more balanced next video, I'll be starting work on it this week 😁

[@klipamitsaras]

Nice video man on the video game of my heart! Keep those up , gonna love to learn about the map from a higher point of view!!

[@derrinmaloney1039]

Thanks so much! Part 2 won't be long coming, it'll be about Sandover Village 😁

[@klipamitsaras]

@@derrinmaloney1039 Great i`ll be waiting! I remember the discovering of the existance of the robots in the rock ,obviously from a low perspective, took me some years , but i had never seen the whole clear picture from high. These hidden robots always fired up my imagination about the lore of the game and why they were there, putting a great tone of mystery about this world. I"m happy seeing something new on this game after almost 2 decades , thank you for giving me that man!!

[@derrinmaloney1039]

@@klipamitsaras It was that sense of mystery that captured my imagination too, no other platformer that I know of has the kind of lore and enviromental storytelling that J&D does! It's people like you that this series is for - thanks again for watching, hope you like my future videos just as much!

[@Dathansmith91]

What's the music track in this video called? It's very relaxing!

[@derrinmaloney1039]

It's called E.S Posthumous - Nara 😁 I picked it because it really had that "ancient wonder" vibe to it, very fitting for the Precursor's grand work!

[@taylormoala9273]

Simpler times

[@thegamecastpodcast4254]

We demand a follow up!

[@josephjaajaa3902]

Amazing video mate would say at some points the Music is a tad to loud all in all Great job can't wait for the next Video

[@derrinmaloney1039]

I figured out how to tone it down as specific parts during editing, so audio is definitely gonna be more consistent next video 😁 Much appreciated!

[@josephjaajaa3902]

@@derrinmaloney1039 Your Welcome mate keep up the Goodjob

[@MartianBlobfish]

I'm going to be going through these videos, because KZbin didn't recommend this to me so now I need to catch up on what seems like a very interesting series. First off, I don't know if you fix this just yet but the music is drowning out your voice a bit so it's hard to make out at times. The text on the pillars, and most structures really, says 'life'. Considering what's said in the design bible it'd be safe to assume this is because the precursors were supposed to be the creators of the planet, this text is everywhere to symbolise the overall goal of the project: To create, house and sustain life. Again excellent video, I am very upset KZbin never recommended this to me.

[@derrinmaloney1039]

Audio issue has been long fixed from the next episode onwards :) Most text in the game translates to life yes, but the pillars say "quest" and some other things like the pipes in Lost Precursor City say "pipe", and some eco vents say "strength" or "power" 😁 Let me know what you think of the rest of the series, thanks for watching 😌

[@Jeshuakrc]

please do more

[@derrinmaloney1039]

Second episode is up now, thanks for your support 😁

[@RabidCris]

this video came from god himself ive been wondering if there were any hidden functions of the old precursor artifacts for 15 years now

[@derrinmaloney1039]

Thanks so much, I'm delighted I could give some food for thought or answer any long time questions 😁 I intend to cover lore for every level, with a strong focus on Precursor stuff 😌

[@ollitiilimaki4310]

How old do you think is Samos Akai?

[@derrinmaloney1039]

Hard to say! The only mention of his age ever said was when he was in prison in Jak II where he mentions something about "six rings added to his trunk", which could have meant six full years, or he was exaggerating! As for his original age, no idea - though I'd bet he is older than he looks, with green eco keeping healthy and vigrous far past his prime!

[@valpix8920]

Nice video and nice editing, just lower the music and you'll be good. Very interesting theories aswell

[@thesamejackalsniperthatkil117]

Aren't you the guy that made the videos of bionicle heroes?

[@derrinmaloney1039]

I've done a Bionicle Heroes series on my channel so I could be, take a look and let me know if they're the ones!

[@ihateducks4500]

How do I get the out of bounds cam

[@derrinmaloney1039]

You need the version of the PS2 emulator for PC, link is in the description :) I was using two controllers, one can be used to control Jak and the other controls the camera. Can be set with the debug menu - feeel free to ask any questions about getting it up and running :)