I never had any problems with the aiming and in fact, preferred the blaster over all other weapons. I found that if you move Jak towards the enemy's direction he would auto lock to the enemy.

A funny thing about the Water Slums mission at 23:05 you can actually throw a dark bomb into the water to kill that security turret, and then just skate free under the bridges to the end of the mission with a breeze. And this wasn't a glitch either. Naughty Dog put it there on purpose (at least I believe) because this trick doesn't work in hero mode (NG+).

I really liked Jak 2 (the whole trilogy in fact) but your video was fair. Jak 2 does have flaws and your video does a good job at putting them into words.

This was my favorite of the series and one of my favorite games ever.

This was an excellent watch, and as someone that loves Jak II and the series as a whole, I feel you were very fair with it. It's undeniable the game was pretty jarring in a few ways and that it was a stew of many different elements cooked together, but I think the fact it implemented all of those different elements solidly (not spectacularly) is pretty admirable.

Absolutely fair and detailed review. This is my absolute favorite game of the era. And I've never seen anyone analyze this game like this so it's refreshing.

I actually think that the resistance to committing completely to the dark tone humanized the story a little more.

22:24 man the joy I felt when I completed that mission

Well you have to consider the year 2003 – we all were stunned to move freely through a video game city. Even if it was empty.

i would argue that the civil war sections of the game towards the end are a good example of using the open world effectively.

I remember playing Jak 2 and I loved it as a teen. Seeing this in-depth analysis now both as an adult and an aspiring gamedev is really interesting to me! Thanks so much for the video!

As simplistic as it may be, the punch and Blaster combo is quite satisfying to pull off.

Even with it's flaws, this is still my favorite in the series for it's greater emphasis on story and characters, overall better setting in Haven City and the fact that it laid the foundation for Jak 3's gameplay, which fixed a lot of the gameplay issues here, particularly with the difficulty (for better or worse)

I disagree with a lot of things. It’s one of my favorite games. But...I will give you a credit for putting your time in this video:)

I think the dark eco magnetism is more of a lore  thing than a mechanical thing. Since Jak is all imbued with dark eco initially, his body craves it until he's full up. It's like what blue eco did in the first game, but on a more selective scale. When you're ready to go with Dark Jak the dark eco no longer even snaps to you.

Didn't agree whatsoever with the assessment but I still found your perspective Interesting and well thought out.

This game is actually my favorite in the series and one of my favorite games of all time, I thought the platforming was fluid and the open world set up an irresistible atmosphere.

This was my most beloved entry of the series, i only wish you could support the baron in the fight against the metal heads haha

The atmosphere of this game is unmatched, and I really like the story. The tone is engaging enough that a lot of these mechanical issues weren't things I noticed as a kid, although I did subconsciously cope with them using the same methods mentioned here (the gun spinning move). This was a fascinating look at things I don't usually consciously pay attention to in a game.

I feel like I must be one of the only ones who really enjoyed the driving/open world in this game. Many people complain about traffic banking up or obstacles in the way etc - comparing the low and high roads as equally bad, but I feel like they are missing the point completely.  
Switching constantly between low and high to find the best line seems a lot more natural and far more fun, if you ask me.

I enjoyed this video, but I enjoyed playing Jak II a whole hell of a lot more..

The thing with the KG ambush at 23:20 is even though there are many enemies it is almost completely avoidable by punching and spin kicking through them to the beacon this has been proven by Lets player +Super Saiyan Paul