#jak ii renegade

[jakndaxter-imagine]

Imagine Daxter trying to cheer you up after a breakup.

Submitted by Anon

[woelfin-sheeps-clothing]

Created a new outfit for Dark Jak with the help of @sparguscityangel and @bedazzledstrider

Knife heels, a corset jacket, and the most extra pair of pants we could find.

[spinslash165]

Had the sudden urge to figure out Jak II minfig-scale (probably) Morph Guns. I'll add custom decals eventually, but I think these are decent enough? It's the best I can do at the moment with the current bricks + colours Studio's archives have.

[playstationpark]

'Jak II: Renegade' was released on the PlayStation 2 21 years ago today in the US. Support us on Patreon

[millerthatsjak]

Thinking about this hour

[bedazzledstrider]

I have the unintentional habit of making dating sim shit

Anyway this is Kyle (Kei)

He is the trans version of Keira that was created in the JnD bug jar discord and I have fallen in love with him

Unfinished obvi

[jak2gooberglub]

I loveee this songggg

Song:

Madeleine - Blood Pact

https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChJcMBKlTTC/?igsh=MTc5eGR0M3ozN25sYw==

Clips:

Jak and Daxter the Precursor Legacy

Jak 2

Jak 3

Jak X Combat Racing

ENJOYYYY

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how the Jak and Daxter series was able to survive having a sequel that was drastically different from the first game. For most series, I think they wouldn’t be able to survive having a sequel that went against the prior installment, especially if the execution was bad. Yet Jak II didn’t sink the franchise. In fact, I’ve noticed that the 2nd Jak game has received better reception in the years since it was released.

As a kid, even though it took some getting used to since I loved the 1st game, I wasn’t put off by Jak II being this cyberpunk GTA title. But I never understood why.

After revisiting the game (I watched a playthrough on YouTube), I think I have a working theory:

1) Jak and Daxter only had 1 game out at the time.

So, the expectations for how the characters would be portrayed wasn’t that strict. Think of it like this; Nintendo wouldn’t get away with turning Link into an unhinged, smartass killer who openly flirts with Zelda. Neither would Sega with Sonic, that’s why Shadow exists. Link and Sonic are too well-known and established that people have expectations on how they should be portrayed, thus not a ton of room for experimentation/deviation. Naughty Dog had some leeway since Jak and Daxter weren’t really household names.

2) Turning Jak into an unhinged, bloodthirsty killer who openly flirts with Keira and has serious anger issues wasn’t that drastic.

This one’s pretty self-explanatory. You start off as innocent Jak, then he got pumped full of Dark Eco. Also, he was tortured for several years, so it’s not hard to see why his character turned out the way he did.

3) The game still feels like the 1st Jak and Daxter, even with the change in tone.

It controls the same. It looks the same (as in the artwork still feels like it was made by the same team). You’re still doing puzzles. And, aside from Jak, the other Jak 1 characters are pretty much the same. I think it’s Daxter and his obnoxiousness that really makes Jak II feel like it’s not a completely different franchise. Without Daxter, I think players would notice the dissonance from the 1st to the 2nd game a lot more.

4) Continuing from point 3, the new gameplay elements only build on from the 1st game rather than take away.

Sure, you get guns, a hoverboard, vehicles, and Dark Jak. However, everything else is still the same. If you remember the controls from the 1st game, you shouldn’t have any problem jumping into the 2nd game, which I feel helps in easing veteran players in with the new tone and setting.

5) Even with the change in tone and setting, the game doesn’t really deviate too far from how Jak was in Jak 1.

Even though Jak is unhinged, angry, and hellbent on revenge in Jak II, he’s still an overall good dude who goes around helping people. Jak still feels like Jak, albeit traumatized and angrier for valid reasons. It helps that Jak was sort of a blank slate in the first game. Because he was a blank slate, there was more room for Naughty Dog to develop his character in Jak II.

Jak is also a bit of a meathead dudebro in Jak II, which isn’t really how he was portrayed in Jak 1. But Jak being a dudebro isn’t that crazy when you consider his best friend is Daxter. And the open flirting isn’t that crazy since Jak already had a crush on Keira.

6) Jak II commits to its dark and edgy tone without going too dark or too cartoonish. It feels like a genuine attempt to take the first game and just “edge” it up.

What my point says. Jak II feels like a genuine continuation of the first game, but darker and edgier. But the game doesn’t go too edgy to the point that it takes you out of the story. It’s not like Jak is going around dropping f-bombs and chopping people’s heads off. It’s a solid balance, that’s what I’m trying to get at.

[could-they-be-a-pro-wrestler]

How successful would Jak (Jak II era)…

Propaganda for the mic skills:

As soon as he was allowed to talk, his dialogue was like 80% cold blooded shit. Jak would always be talking about how he wants to fight someone, take the Baron down, how he’s angry and full of darkness and so on. It helps that his voice was badass. Jak got that heel aura / anti-hero babyface aura. Randy Orton the Viper energy.

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Propaganda for the wrestling skills:

You fistfight the enemies most of the time. And Jak’s got amazing agility and jumping abilities. He would kill it in the ring.

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[thinkkirby2]

Okay. since I'm very LAZY, I thought of a Jak and Daxter 2 Tribute/AMV. (I call it Jak and Daxter 2 instead of Jak 2 sometimes. for the cool lil guy Dax.)

I imagined this mix (images, and some vid parts) that might show Fan art of Jak in the 2 year scar process and a small pit of Jak's Memories of peace... (Watch this vid bellow if you wanna use your mind to think/Imagine.)

[jakndaxter-imagine]

Imagine Erol raving all night long after his shift as the Commander of the Krimzon Guard.

Submitted by Anon

[spinslash165]

i have a

very particular way i like to play this game

this is the only time im ever going to draw a human, sorry lmao they just aren't my speciality

[ecokitti]

Happy 20th Anniversary to Jak II! Jak and Daxter was the spark for my love of video games. When I first stepped into Haven City and immersed myself in the world, I knew video games were something special. Have this animation of the angry renegade and his furry best friend!!

[playstationpark]

'Jak II: Renegade' was released on the PlayStation 2 20 years ago today in the US.

[millerthatsjak]

VIN APPRECIATION POST ‼️‼️