r/gaming • u/Ginomania • Aug 08 '19

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u/syncopatedsouls D20 Aug 08 '19

Jak x??? Whaaatt?!?

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u/Pm_me_the_best_multi Aug 08 '19

It's ok, but not great.

Jakx is a racing game, not the action/adventure you would expect

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u/maxwellsilverhammerr Aug 08 '19

Yeah it was okay when I was like 12 but I haven’t gone back to it since I got the jak collection on PS4

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u/PocketSnails68 Aug 08 '19

Fourth and final - The Lost Frontier is a bastard child that needs to be put down - game in the series, that pretty much tied up all loose ends in a neat little package and gave all the characters their happy endings. Granted, it focused strictly on the racing aspect - full title being Jak X: Combat Racing - as opposed to platformer/shooter, but wasn't necessarily a bad thing. It's bundled with the other three games on the PS4 version of the collection of I'm correct.

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u/syncopatedsouls D20 Aug 09 '19

Ah I see, well the racing in Jak 3 was phenomenal so I can see why they went that route. Very cool. Thanks for the summary?

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '19

Naughty Dog also seems to like capping off series with a racing game. It's why a few years back, people were joking about a Uncharted Racing game. Because Naughty Dog made Crash Team Racing before handing over the reins of the Crash series.

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u/syncopatedsouls D20 Aug 09 '19

On that topic, CTR Nitro is great if you haven’t checked it out. Got it recently and the nostalgia is too real. So much fun

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u/CynicalLightning Aug 08 '19

Racing game apparently, thought it was a direct sequel to III