A Jak and Daxter Remake Should Explore The Personalities of Both Dark and Light Jak
Before Naughty Dog took a chance with bigger, more expensive intellectual properties like Uncharted and The Last of Us, the studio worked on Jak and Daxter. Using what they learned from Crash Bandicoot, the developers implemented strong platforming into a story-driven open world. The first game, Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, leaned more on gameplay than its story, but Jak 2 and Jak 3 took things to a whole new level.
Because of the popularity of games like Grand Theft Auto 3 at the time, both Jak 2 and Jak 3 included open-world elements like driving, side missions, gunplay, and a talking lead protagonist. Prior to Jak 2, Jak was portrayed as a silent hero. This wasn't bad because Daxter, his friend and partner, had more than enough dialogue to cover for the both of them. But since Naughty Dog was eager to up its storytelling chops, it gave Jak a voice to give him more character. The only real times when Jak fails as a lead protagonist in theJak and Daxter trilogy is when he transforms into his alter egos: Dark Jak and Light Jak.
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The origins of Dark Jak and Light Jak are very different. After Jak and his friends get transported to Haven City by accident, Jak is captured and experimented on by the city's ruler, Baron Praxis. As part of the baron's «Dark Warrior» project, Jak is subjected to a mysterious substance called Dark Eco. Now whenever Jak gathers enough Dark Eco and gets angry, he transforms into Dark Jak.
Both his skin and hair become pale, his nails grow longer to resemble claws, he grows horns on his head, and his eyes become completely black. Dark Jak is physically stronger and can take more damage while dishing out destructive moves. Apart from standard punches and
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