There was something about leaving Spargus, driving to the temple, going underground through the temple, going through the tunnel at superspeed, and then traveling through these mines to get back into the city that really felt like an epic journey and bad ass too.
The thing I love most about this level is the occasional Precursor Robot you'll see still imbedded into the wall, just like in Jak 1. Really made me remember that no matter how much time has passed, this is still the same world that you explored as a young and innocent Jak, that has now been corrupted due to Jak and the gang letting the Metal Heads through the warp gate, back into their own time in the past.
I vividly remember how I found this game sitting in the videogames section inside a kids toys store. Little me pleading my mother to get it for me hahaha! I was like 6 or 7 when I played Jak II, bought as a gift from my uncle the year it released and it was my introduction to the series! Boy was it intimidating to first explore such a world and incredibly hard to play back then... When I found Jak 3 it was only one year after it's release and we didn't have a home PC (let alone internet) yet, nor were commercials for these games played on our TV. Still confuses me how hard Jak II was to play I'd never actually finish it until many years later, yet somehow I was so excited to find it had a sequel I was literally begging my mom to buy it for my birthday. Was definitely an easier game and I actually beat that one the same year we bought it. Close to my heart, both those games.
All the sound effects and noises, way too nostalgic! Brings back some of the best memories playing the trilogy back when it was current with my dad and my brother 💚 they don't make them like this anymore
I just beat this game again in my life for the second time this past weekend 😂😂i replayed the entire trilogy last year , game is my childhood,just wish jak 3 was longer and had more lore concerning the wasteland from past to present it been cool to see other wastelander towns with actual people and side characters but the studio didn't have much time and also the OG writers was gonna leave the franchise
I played this demo way too much as a kid. something about it made the actual level in the full game feel off. i played this demo before i even played jak 2 so the strangeness of it all only got me more invested in what happened to go from jak 1 to that. nostalgia trap indeed.