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I always thought Jak3 was about balance. Jak & Daxter was very bright and cheery, a world of Light. Jak2 was extremely dark. Jak3 reached back in its past to the Precursor Legacy while still carrying the impact of the middle title. Balanced, just like Jak when its all over.

Sly 2, Jak 3, and UYA in one year lmao. We were so spoiled.

Anyone else used to spend hours fighting along side the blue crimson guard against the robots/metalheads?

As someone who has thousands of hours in speedrunning this game, thanks for this video. I don't normally care too much for story based videos about the jak series or retrospectives, but I decided to give your video a go and it was fantastic. Keep doing what you're doing man, your writing is really great.

Don't care what anyone says, I'll always love Jak 2 and 3 and X

Man, Jason Rubin was so based and real for that Dice Summit speech

The king of retrospectives has returned

This was so well written. I didn’t realize how passionate of a game developer Jason Rubin was. God, I love this series. ❤ it will never be the same without the OG developers….

I didn't even play the game and I'm crying at that death scene wow

I completely forgot about the "this isn't a game!" bit. 10/10 moment tbh.

The jak series WAS my childhood. So thankful for this trip down memory lane

Ive got to be honest i NEVER noticed being able to see the Bot Factory floating in place of Barons Palace at 37:58

This series of retrospectives is very in-depth, phenomenal, fun and i want to thank you for all the time and attention you put into it.

I completely forgot that three of the best ps2 games came out in the same year. That makes me nostalgic man. Great video.

this game blew my mind as a kid

It feels redundant to say, "You did it again", but you did it again. Great job as always mate.

When I was 8 years old, I remember rummaging value pawn's games and found jak 3. I was too young to know shit, but the cover art was so cool I just had to play it. And when I first did, I hated it. I couldn't get past the first couple races and had my first rage quit. Shelved the game in the back of my catalog for months until I finally came back. It became my favorite game as a kid. At the time, I played the trilogy backwards, but the point is Jak 3, as flawed as it technically was, charmed my childs mind. It was everything I could ever want from a game and challenged me in ways that made that ending so impactful. This game is really special to my childhood, like many others here in the comment section. Thank you for this video, man, it really felt like a reliving and sendoff of my childhood. I really appreciate the work you do on this channel

Jak 1 - Mata Nui
Jak 2 - Metru Nui and Voya Nui
Jak 3 - Bara Magna

One aspect I'd love explored in a future game is how the myth of a hero differs from reality, specifically the legend of Mar if Jak is Mar. My thinking is the legend of Mar is actually a collection of achievements by Jak and his friends during the founding of Haven City via time travel incorrectly over time attributed to just Mar. This is partly based on how Vin mentions that Mar built the eco grid which feels outside Jak's skillset but is perfect for Kiera.
So what if the heroics and leadership were Jak's doing and most logistical and technical accomplishments were Kiera's doing.
However this leaves the problem of Mar's face on statues being different. Aside from Jak mandating a different appearance to preserve the timeline, a better idea is what if at a major battle against the Metal Heads during the initial siege of Haven City, Jak was incapacitated and out of desperation Daxter heroicly makes a stand in Jak's place. However this truly heroic moment unlocks an ability in Daxter to briefly revert to his human form, with some OP Precursor/eco powers that could rival Jak's. This human form, due to him aging over time, would be an adult form that is much more handsome that he was as a kid and resembles the statue.
Daxter turns the tide and saves the city but this action is attributed to Jak because no one would believe Daxter could do it, so all statues look like Daxter's human form.
This gives Daxter his own closure on becoming a true hero and gives this reveal a bit of foreshadowing over the series with every Mar statue actually being Daxter.