A look back at three of the best selling PS2 platformers and their potential future with Sony.
LLC: "I love games, that bit is probably obvious. But I’m getting on a bit, and was thinking about some the games that need to come back."
The dual protagonist nature of some games have led to numerous dynamic duos in gaming. Here are some of the best ones.
The Prince and Farah
Few others:
- Booker and Elizabeth
- Joel and Ellie
- Jade and Pey'j
- Jak and Daxter
- Nate and Sully
- Master Chief and Cortona
- Gordon and Alyx
Fans who pine for the days of Naughty Dog’s Jak and Daxter are in for some good news, as the complete series is now playable on PS5 with trophy support. This isn’t just the trilogy either, as the PSP games and Jak X are also available, so hardcore Jak fans can now relive these great titles.
Underrated? J&D was one of the most popular IPs at the time, quite literally the face of the ps2 beside God of War
Would love to see a open world Jak 4 on the PS5, would be amazing, but I know ND said they'd never do it.
apparently there is a movie being made. I just cant get my head around what Sony is doing recently,
In regards to cancelling twisted metal game, when they push ahead with series 2 of the tv show, surely she show is meant to promote the game, where the real profits can be made.
Now we hear of a Jan and daxter film, (an old ps2 game) but NO new game to go with it,
mind boggles:
Sony Pictures, PlayStation Productions Releases & In Production:
• TV Shows:
-HBO: The Last Of Us Season 1
-Peacock: Twisted Metal Season 1
-HBO: The Last Of Us Season 2 & 3
-Netflix: Horizon
-Peacock: Twisted Metal Season 2
-Amazon Prime: God Of War
-Disney+: Films/TV Shows
-Hulu: Films/TV Shows
• Movies:
-Uncharted
-Gran Turismo
-Ghost Of Tsushima
-Jak And Daxter
-Gravity Rush
-Until Dawn
-Uncharted 2
I wasn't aware that ND said they'd never do it...
I know they said it would difficult for them to go back to it after doing super high fidelity, gritty, realistic stuff like Last of Us but I didn't think they'd ruled it out completely.
They didn't say never, but was basically what they said. They actually tried making a new Jak, but what they were making was straying far from it's roots so they canned it. They're just in a different mindset when it comes to developing games compared to when they made Jak.
Seeing jak&d left in the past like that really makes me appreciate nintendo even more for atleast keeping mario, zelda, metroid, and others around while making em still feel fresh, Playstation should have another gem besides astroboy and ratchet&clank
i wouldnt call jack and daxter underrated.
its a beloved franchise that pretty much was one of the biggest games on the ps2 and psp
3D Platforming never really grab me, I prefer 2D Platforming,
One thing that stands out to me in that picture is just how pointy everyones' ears were. Long, pointy ears and 3D platformers must be tied together. And not just here. Crash Bandicoot and Spyro both had long pointy ears.
New Ratchet and Clank has been confirmed.
Platformers aren't going away anytime soon, actually sort of hyped for the movies and games Sony is pushing now. (Sly, R&C, HS etc)
I miss platformers that were more adult too. Such games are Legacy of Cane series, Shadow Man, Akuji The Heartless, Rune and other games like that. To me Uncharted is a 3D platformer. You jump and climb the entire game and collect items in 3D. It would seem That Action RPG has become the new genre classification instead of 3D Platformer. All of the Lego games are 3D platformers as well. I would like to point out that Nintendo has plenty 3D and 2D platformers.
They are still around, they just don't get as much attention as they used to. To get attention these days you need guns, cars or gore, it's a shame a lot of gamers think this way.