It seems like there may yet be hope for a new instalment in the Jak and Daxter franchise. In a recent Ask Me Anything session on Reddit, The Last of Us' game director Bruce Straley was quizzed about the future of the platforming series, and he had some interesting words to share about the property.
Firstly, the executive stated that the types of stories that the developer's interested in telling "just weren't fitting into the Jak universe". Of course, the company famously had a series reboot in the works before it switched to the abovementioned survival horror opus, but Straley admits that it just wasn't working. "Whenever we tried to make a Jak & Daxter story, constrained to what had already been created, those stories were falling flat for us – and the world didn't give us a lot of flexibility," he explained. "Which meant that when we finally got to a story that we actually liked, we weren't actually making Jak & Daxter anymore."
It's not all bad news, though, as the team still hopes to return to the series one day. "The door is never fully shut," the developer concluded. "There's always a possibility." It's not the greatest vote of confidence, but with the right plot, it's possible that we may just see the Dynamic Duo again. Would you be interested in a new title starring the PlayStation 2 icons, or do you feel that there are more interesting stories to be told? Let us know in the comments section below.
[source reddit.com, via psu.com]
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I think the chance for a new Jak & Daxter has long passed. Imagine the outcry from most of Sony's fanbase these days if ND decided to work on something like J&D instead if something like Uncharted. It'd be pitchforks & flaming torches at dusk!
Personally I wouldn't mind seeing a new J&D. Sony's other stalwart duo Ratchet & Clank managed to cross generations and improve immensely, Crack in Time being one of my favourite games last gen, so there's still a place for these duo's. I think we'll only see a Jak & Daxter these days tho if it's outsourced
@MadchesterManc Personally I hope they never return as there games were dull (to me, before the whiners start). But if they do I hope Naughty Dog have nothing to do with them. I'm still on the fence about them as I've never really enjoyed anything they've made but I've always admired they do a franchise to a natural conclusion at the end of each gen and then start again. That's why I was hoping if Uncharted returned it wouldn't be them doing it.
I hope they do, but i cant see it =[
I very much doubt it, naughty dog won't ever make this game again. At best its teasing. I have no interest in the game but I imagine there are a lot of people who would like a ps4 escapade, maybe if naughty dog expanded and hired a partly new team then maybe it would happen.
@MadchesterManc A new Jak And Daxter would be loads of fun, but you are correct, all those insane Uncharted fans and whatnot would explode. Also, Insomniac has left, not the Ratchet And Clank Franchise. It may not get any more games in the future but at least it stays in Sony's hands.
I dunno. I like jak 1 but 2 and 3 feels so much a different game. its just too different than the root of the series
whatever Naughty Dog makes, i'll throw money at. Best. Developers. Ever. Not Hyperbole, well in my opinion.
It's been awhile since I finished 3 (Jak X doesnt count) but I'm pretty sure there must be a good game in the mythos involving time travel back to the time before the 1st game to the time when all the precursor artifacts were made. They I didn't they ever explained why such an advanced society disappeared and all that was left were some hippies on a tiny island. Maybe Jack adn Daxter could stop the apocalypse from happening. Or if they all just abandoned the planet peacefully they could still time travel back to what was apparently a more advanced society. I don't really care, I just want another Jak and Daxter game like the original - platforming, quirky characters, good guys vs. bad guys. No weapons or blood. Fun.
J&D1 is my Zelda; I pick something up and can't help but think of the power cell victory dances (okay, sometimes it's the SH "boo-doo" too). And when I see a cat I think "little furry dude!" And the fisherman's annoying laugh and the Swoggy Bamp (what we called it, lol stupid)... Super iconic, but it needs to stay a good memory of the ps2 era and not turn into a bad ps4 game. Just play the hd one
shut up and take my money
Naughty Dog making another J&D would make me feel like how I did When Retro made another Donkey Kong - both good games but not what im wanting right now.
Good to know that:
A) They might do it someday
and
B) They'll only do it if they have a good reason to.
I'm tired of needless sequels. I like Jak as much as the next guy, but we aren't talking about a game that ended on a potential cliffhanger like Sly did.
It's awesome that they're willing to do it vonly for a good reason. Personally, I would kill for a new J&D game, eitherclike TPL or 2/3. I would love to see this return
Yes I reckon there is more stories to be told like finding out who Jak's mother was. And a new badie who has decided to take over from Krew or even Krew returning. Maybe co-op play can be added for someone to work with Jak like what Ratchet, Clank and Qwark did. Having maybe a new ability with the same tricks like from Jak 3.
@Adamblacky2014 and they could pick up the ending of jak 3 were they discover that he is in fact mar the creator of haven city that would be an awesome conclusion. Naughtydog think aboutbit because a whole bunch of people dreams of a fitting conclusion since the ending of jak 3 left the things open and in my opinion jak and daxter is way better than ratchet and clank due to the lore
I flippin' hope they make a Jak 4! Jak and Daxter is my favorite game series.
Hell yeah I want a new game of Jak and Daxter, those games have always been my favorites, Believe me if a new game of Jak comes out I would give all my other games to have it.
As a very big fan of the jak series I think it would be cool is they Add more parts to the series but of jak's son
I would love to see Ashelin and torn still in the game, but also new characters .
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