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Offline Ginko
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« on: November 06, 2004, 09:09:00 AM »
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Every so often a game comes around that\'s right and it makes me remember. It\'s a game that makes piles of other lesser games very, very wrong. There are precious few words that can so accurately describe this "correct" product in its entirety, but there are plenty to describe individual parts of it. Jak 3 is right, but if you dig through your lexicon you can easily break the game down into chunks of gorgeous, wonderful, fun, slick, polished, tight, balanced, well-produced, hilarious, intense, diverse, and wondrous... Buy it or die.


Presentation - 9.5
No loading is the coolest gaming feature ever devised and the secrets are definitely worth unlocking. Jak 3 also has the sweetest sewer level videogaming has ever seen.

Graphics - 10
As good as it gets. Most other games utterly suck in comparison even if they happen to look "good."  

Sound - 8.5
Perfectly appropriate voices, as was expected, but the music sometimes wavers. Generally outstanding, nonetheless.

Gameplay - 9.5
Challenging but not frustrating, Jak 3 is a brilliant action / platformer with a huge variety of play types.

Lasting Appeal - 7.5
You\'ll definitely beat the game twice, but the secrets aren\'t enough to keep the PS2 working for more than a week or two.

Overall - 9.6

>>>Link<<<

It seems the game is still tough as the reviewer said he\'s died numerous times through the game, but he also goes to say it\'s one of the best games he\'s played...and one of the best looking this generation.
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« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2004, 09:16:26 AM »
I didn’t need a review to tell me this game would be great, I could tell it was something special just by looking at PlayFrance\'s numerous gameplay vids. :)

http://www.playfrance.com

I\'ll preorder mine shortly, when is it coming out in the US btw?
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« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2004, 09:22:17 AM »
Nov. 9th

I\'m curious however I\'m approaching with caution, I\'m still burned from Jak II.

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« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2004, 10:34:24 PM »
Never played JakII though i played Jak and Daxter and i loved that. The trailers for this one look pretty good. I was worried that the reviews for this one were going to be not all that hot. I hear its not that much when compared to the new R&C.

With all the big titles coming out i dont know how ill have time to play any of these. School and Killer apps (more or less) just dont work out right.
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« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2004, 11:17:52 AM »
Why is it if it\'s a Mario game I\'ll eat it up but if it\'s this guy I can\'t get into it?  I guess I have to play it but funny how that works.

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« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2004, 02:29:28 AM »
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Why is it if it\'s a Mario game I\'ll eat it up but if it\'s this guy I can\'t get into it?  I guess I have to play it but funny how that works.


Same problem. I love Mario, but for some reason none of the Jak and Daxter games have appealed to me in the least. Thought the first was medicore at best... Which really is sad, as I love Naughty Dog (Crash was a great series..).

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« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2004, 08:47:57 AM »
I always liked R&C a lot more than Jak.

Mario I\'ve never liked though.

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« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2004, 03:28:36 PM »
After mario 3 the only mario game i liked was mario 64.

I liked the first Jak and Daxter and the second Rachet and Clank. The other games in those two series i never played.
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« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2004, 03:40:49 PM »
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After mario 3 the only mario game i liked was mario 64.

I liked the first Jak and Daxter and the second Rachet and Clank. The other games in those two series i never played.
That\'s pretty much the EXACT same way I feel...and I\'ve only played the first Jak and the second Ratchet too...*weirdness* :eek:

Plan on getting Up Your Arsenal though. I heard Jak 3 isn\'t much of a challenge, and I like a challenge, so I don\'t know about this one.

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« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2004, 07:40:50 PM »
Gamespot reviews Jak 3

Overall - 8.6

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Like its predecessor, Jak 3 is quite a hard game, but not in a particularly cheap or unfair way. Finishing a mission on the first try is rare, as obstacles and enemies are often thrown at you faster than you can reasonably react. But once you\'ve got the pattern or layout of a mission down, you\'ll typically be able to master it after a few tries.


I\'ve officially lost interest.  Having to memorize a scenario just to pass it is cheap, imho, it ruined Jak II.  If it weren\'t for the fact that a friend is picking it up tomorrow I probably wouldn\'t bother with it.

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« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2004, 03:17:08 AM »
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Gamespot reviews Jak 3

Overall - 8.6



I\'ve officially lost interest.  Having to memorize a scenario just to pass it is cheap, imho, it ruined Jak II.  If it weren\'t for the fact that a friend is picking it up tomorrow I probably wouldn\'t bother with it.



to hard ... heaven forbid that its ever to easy and short with a piss porr story *coff* fable *coff*.
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« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2004, 03:35:18 AM »
I liked Jak 2 but  the Jak 3 demo on the new OPS2 mag is crap, so was the Ratchet and Clank 3 one they had on a earlier disc.

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« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2004, 03:41:14 AM »
All demos on the OPS2 mag are crap...

bloody time out after 4 min\'s of play :(.

Get your act together sony !
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« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2004, 05:50:04 AM »
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to hard ... heaven forbid that its ever to easy and short with a piss porr story *coff* fable *coff*.


Why would you even bother bringing Fable up?  I sure didn\'t, but if you want to draw any kind of comparisons...

All the reviews I\'ve read thus far have said you can get through Jak 3 in 10-15 hours.  Seeing as how this is a difficult game it seems as though the length of the game is depending on how many times it takes you to memorize a scenario...that\'s piss poor, imho.

It doesn\'t need to be too easy or too hard, the entire Ratchet and Clank series managed to find that perfect balance to be entirely enjoyable while a bit challenging at times, but never does the game rely on your knowledge of the scripted event.
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« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2004, 06:45:33 AM »
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All demos on the OPS2 mag are crap...

bloody time out after 4 min\'s of play :(.

Get your act together sony !

They are made so stores can use them.
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