LogFAQs > #911431082

Jak II is a shameless GTA imitation, without any of the things that makes GTA fun.

the shooting mechanics are about as barebones as you can get, and they're not satisfying because there's no way to properly aim due to lack of strafe or reticle system, so projectile shooting is auto-aim

the open world is essentially nothing but a timesink. it's devoid of any worthwhile content and 95% of missions in the game take place in areas outside the city, so essentially the only purpose of the open world is to waste your time as you drive to mission start points. driving the vehicles is also not enjoyable and there's far less opportunity to interact with the environment like in other open world games.

the story just screams "we demand to be taken seriously".as naughty dog's first attempt at serious storytelling, it falls rather flat. every significant character in this game besides daxter is a super serious edgelord and the time travel reveal is just such an unbelievably contrived and unnecessary way of going about a backstory with a twist

the best bits of the game, as one might expect, are the platforming sections. easily on par with the first game's and in some cases even better. but there simply isn't enough of them, with the increase in focus on shooting galleries and other gimmick-related missions like escort quests, turret sections and minigames. and the difficulty man, everyone knows about it. the lack of checkpoints is beyond egregious
---

https://i.imgtc.com/hB9W4JK.gif
"Does our ruin benefit the earth? Does it help the grass to grow, the sun to shine? Is this darkness in you, too?"