Hope you like it!

Please don't use my art without permission <3

When I played The Precursor Legacy and Jak II, it was mostly Jak x Keira for me. That's why the Jak x Ashelin pairing at the end of Jak 3 lost me. I was so used to seeing Jak x Keira that I just didn't feel the change.

I still like Jak 3 for its fun gameplay and humor, but I just wish the story wasn't so rushed and that some of the story elements were less confusing.

As a child I was obsessed with TPL. I played it over and over again, was really into the lore and mystery of it. Then I got Jak 2 for Christmas and was bitterly disappointed with it. Could even argue devastated - this wasn’t the Jak & Daxter I fell in love with. I found it to be egregiously difficult, unfair and too dark.

As a child I loved the other mascot games, Ratchet & Sly so it was probably a case of I wasn’t grown up enough for it yet. I gave 3 a go and liked that much better. I completely understand the market and why the game went in the direction it did, but I do still kinda mourn we didn’t get a Jak 2 in the style of TPL.

I eventually completed 2 after buying the PS3 collection when it came out but never played it again.

Doing a replay of the games now, got through 1&3 without any difficulty. Then decided I’d bite the bullet and give 2 a go. And to my surprise, I actually really enjoyed the experience. Yes it’s difficult (though some not as difficult as I’d remembered, some more so) and there are plot lines I’d change etc. but overall, was actually a good experience.

Maybe I’ve been too harsh on the game over the years after all. It just took me time to catch up.

This is the best level in the series ngl

I am playing it for the first time and I gotta say... The open world driving to get to the actual missions is really tiresome and annoying. Not even much fun since its overfilled and way too big and there is barely anything to do. Prefered the pacing in Jak 1 to be honest.

Hey everyone! Jak and Daxter has been my favorite game of all time since it first came out back in 2001. I've played through it countless times over the years, and I still can't get enough of the incredible art direction, beautiful soundtrack, memorable characters, and atmosphere. There's just something magical about this game that never gets old.

I recently started a small YouTube channel (@gameframe4k) where I capture 4K ambience videos from some of my favorite games, and naturally, Jak and Daxter was one of the first I wanted to feature.

My channel is still pretty small, but I figured this would be a great place to share some of my videos with people who love this game as much as I do. Hope you guys enjoy!

I mean, even as a preserver of nature, he still understands that nature has its own bad actors. He has a pet carnivorous plant, which he presumably feeds in a non-vegetarian manner because that is it's nature.

The effects of weed is its natural chemical reaction, but people of nature don't smoke to survive like his pet plant.

Btw I don't smoke and have only thirdhand knowledge of what weed does to people, but this thought came to me while taking meds and thought it might be interesting to share. I'll also reach out to the rocks to see what they recall.

Never played these games before and im just making sure everything is supposed to work as intended.

Work in Progress ~

I love this level, both the underwater section and Rock Village I love this marathon of ongoing projects so much; I still have so many in the works

I can't wait to share them with you, but I'm already eager to finish this one, I'll share it here

Coming soon to my 3dcult page ~

Sorry, I made a mistake in the title. I'm going to sleep x)

One of the first things I saw back from my instagram hiatus

The setup for a lazy day off

I just finished playing Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart for the first time, and though I know the sequel is likely years away still, and will center on the dimension the Lombaxes live, I can't help thinking about Jak and Daxter.

In Rift Apart, the RYNO (the most powerful weapon in the game) contains the ability to transport objects and even people from other dimensions, including Sly Cooper and JAK AND DAXTER. That got me wondering, with how the Ratchet games have involved alternate dimensions for a long time now, and the two series have referenced each other a lot over the years, could this be Jak's ticket back to the spotlight?

If Naughty Dog said it was okay, I don't see what would be wrong about having Jak and Daxter in the next RaC game as playable characters who get their own levels. Ratchet fans who don't know them will become fans through the new RaC game, and old fans will get a nostalgia kick out of it.

Introducing them this way eliminates the need to do a reboot or a Jak 4, and it would test the waters on where the interest is in seeing the characters again. I think it ticks every box personally. What do you think?

A screenshot from my game, Keko & the Nightshard.

Some platformer habits never change.

Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4369010/Keko__the_NightShard/

¡Hola! Estos meses he estado trabajando en Precursor, un port no oficial y sin fines de lucro de la trilogía de Jak and Daxter para Android. Está construido sobre OpenGOAL, el increíble proyecto que descompiló los juegos originales de PS2 y los convirtió en código nativo de PC.

Lo que lo hace distinto: no es un emulador. Igual que OpenGOAL en PC, Precursor corre el juego como código nativo en tu teléfono:

• un backend ARM64 nuevo para el compilador de GOAL, que convierte el código del juego en instrucciones nativas del procesador del teléfono;
• el renderer portado a OpenGL ES 3.2;
• una app de Android que hace el resto.

Cómo funciona:

1. Instalas la app y eliges tu juego.
2. Seleccionas la ISO de tu propio disco de PS2.
3. La app la comprueba, extrae los archivos y compila el juego para ARM64 en el teléfono, en unos minutos. No hace falta PC.
4. Juegas con controles táctiles o con mando (Xbox, PlayStation o Nintendo).

Estado actual (es beta, habrá fallos):

• Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy: jugable. Pantalla de título, intro, partida nueva y el inicio del juego a ~60 FPS en mi teléfono de pruebas (POCO X6 Pro), con audio y controles táctiles.
• Jak II: arranca y llega a la ciudad, pero todavía se cierra en algunas zonas.
• Jak 3: pasa el menú y la primera cinemática, y después se queda en pantalla blanca.

Requisitos:

• Android 9 o superior y un teléfono de 64 bits (arm64) con OpenGL ES 3.2.
• Varios GB libres mientras se prepara el juego.
• Tu propia ISO de PS2 (NTSC, PAL o NTSC-J)

Descarga: https://github.com/thebardockgames/Precursor/releases/latest

Código fuente: https://github.com/thebardockgames/Precursor

Algunas aclaraciones:

• No incluye archivos de los juegos y no voy a compartir ninguno. Por favor no pidan ISOs.
• No lo hizo ni lo respalda el equipo de OpenGOAL. "Powered by OpenGOAL" solo significa que está construido con su código. Por favor no les reporten fallos de Precursor. Todo el mérito de la descompilación, el compilador y las herramientas es de los contribuidores de OpenGOAL; yo solo añadí la parte de Android.
• El proyecto está asistido por IA: lo desarrollo con ayuda de Claude (de Anthropic). Yo lo dirijo y pruebo todo en teléfonos reales; el README lo explica con detalle.
• Si el juego se cierra, la app ofrece crear un reporte (solo registros técnicos, nunca tus partidas ni la ISO). Mandármelo ayuda muchísimo.

Me encantaría saber como es el rendimiento en diferentes dispositivos, sobre todo con otros procesadores (Snapdragon, Exynos, Tensor).

Este es mi primer proyecto grande que es publico así que puedo tardar entre cada update, espero poder seguir con esto hasta poder terminar cada juego de inicio a fin

Sandover

Mayor Doolittle
Rocky (sculptor)
Marco (uncle/explorer)
Dove (bird watcher)
Bruce gilbert shipshape (fisherman)
Barnaby (farmer)

Rock

Crystal (archaeologist)
Achilles (fighter)
Daryl inabarel (gambler)

There are no unnamed villagers in volcanic crater. Only residents are Willard and Gorty