The worldbuilding in Jak and Daxter is something of an enjoyable paradox. You want to know more about the world, and yet the questions are what makes the whole thing feels alive

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

You hit the nail on the head there, to answer those questions would be to remove the mystique that drew us in to begin with!

And we're back! This place has always been so mysterious and even kinda creepy in a weird sort of way to me. Love it dearly but there's just this feeling of...dreadful emptiness inside me whenever I'm in the Precursor Basin, idk xD

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

I feel you on that sense of emptiness! It's almost like Kenopsia - that eerinesss we feel in places that are empty but usually bustling with people, like hotel hallways and subways late at night etc The basin feels like Precursors should be swarming the place so it's pretty creepy to see a lot of life that isn't their's! I feel that particularly in Forbidden Temple 👻

@Icy_Princess

2 жыл бұрын

@@derrinmaloney1039 Omg yes! That describes the feeling perfectly well. It's just so odd this wide an big place has no human soul inside them...

So glad to see a new installment in this series. They really inspire me to think creatively and to look more in depth at the worlds in my favorite games.

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

I'm genuinely so happy to know that I could inspire anyone in such a way 😁 Thanks for watching and for leaving such a lovely comment! Vaatividya and his Dark Souls lore videos were a big inspiration for this series - you might like the game and the videos of it, there is so much lore to theorise about in them :)

Hey Derrin. I really appreciate your imagination and creativity when it comes to telling these stories. I grew up with Jak and Daxter and to hear a fan fill in the gaps so to speak is just great! Keep it up. I can't wait for you're next video.

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Dathan! The magic of J&D for me was wondering about the Precursors and all the mysteries they left behind, I'm so glad I could get that across and capture a bit of that magic for a like-minded J&D fan 😁

@Dathansmith91

2 жыл бұрын

@@derrinmaloney1039 when I was a kid I used to imagine a story where Gol and Mya somehow returned. But it took place during Jak 2.

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dathansmith91 Aw man, me too! I had all kinds of headcanon on how they could have returned more powerful and darker than ever 😈

@Dathansmith91

2 жыл бұрын

@@derrinmaloney1039 oh for sure! Could we possibly see you tackle the world/lore of Jak 2 eventually? I'm so curious to see the time between the 1st and 2nd game. 500 years is a long time into the future.

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dathansmith91 It's likely that I will - I mainly like to dig into the Precursor stuff, and there isn't a huge amount of that in the later games so I'll probably do fewer videos rather than level by level! Like instead of doing individual videos for the Pumping Station, Dead Town etc. I'll do one big video about Haven in general, then another for the Mountain Temple, Haven Forest etc 😁

Videos like these really make me wish that we could have had more time to explore and discover this world and all its little puzzles- It'd be dope if there was a J&D discord to talk about lore and worldbuilding and other weird stuff

@derrinmaloney1039

Жыл бұрын

You've probably seen it since this comment but the link to the lore Discord is in the description, hope to see you there! 😁

This is probably one of my favorite levels in the game. As a huge J&D fan myself, your videos about the lore and history of the franchise are really awesome! Keep it up! 👍

@derrinmaloney1039

6 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly! 😁

@eaglerockzproductions7278

6 ай бұрын

@@derrinmaloney1039 You're welcome!

Anyone else gobbling up these videos like Glubs? Keep up the work my man!

You know the franchise raises a lot of questions that most of the time leave it up to the player's imagination. But there is one question, a million dollar question, a question that has bugged us all for years, a question that no seems to ask and answer: "HOW DID JAK AND DAXTER MEET EACH OTHER AND BECAME FRIENDS?!"

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

Now you said it 😂

@kidprime6863

Жыл бұрын

@@derrinmaloney1039 Seriously, it's one of the many things the franchise glosses over.

May that world remember the past, and prepare for a bright future. Same for the Precursors.

I had no idea you'd uploaded a new video in this series, great work! I miss hearing your voice.

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you man, back at you 😭 We may have a catch up sometime soon!

I love these man. Thanks for the great work.

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thank you for watching 😁

Oh wow excellent. Just came across your channel. Excited to go through all your vids!

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I hope you enjoy all my ramblings! 😁

Nice work yet again! The camera angles and transitions are well coreographed.

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Puffy! The debug mode makes it so much fun to do camera angles like that, it's like I'm making a movie with different camera lenses 😁

I really liked this area, and I think this is a nice theory about it.

What a fucking masterpiece of a video :O worth waiting and watching again again! Bravo derrin and artists on this magnificent piece of art that takes the word imagination in whole other dimensions... And thank you so much for reminding me again and again through these videos how much i love this game, and how it will stay my favorite game until i departure from this world ❤️

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah, Jak and Daxter til the end of time, thanks for the lovely words man 👊 ❤

Happy birthday to jak

Dude I love these Jak lore videos.

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😁 What aspects do you like the most so far? :)

@ollitiilimaki4310

2 жыл бұрын

@@derrinmaloney1039 perhaps lurkers

Even the rocks do not recall They answered these questions in the first 5 minutes

i wish naughty dog cared at least half as much about jak lore as the fans do

@derrinmaloney1039

Жыл бұрын

I wish 😭 Imagine is an alternate universe where JnD got endless releases and hype while people make The Last of Us Lore Theories 😂

He's back! Nice job!

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😁

I'm watching them all for like the 5th time 😅 I really can't wait for the next one! You really do put so much thought into these and I greatly appreciate it.

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

And I greatly appreciate that you enjoy them so much, thank you for your watching! Gonna get started on the next episode this week 😁

This was by far the best notification I received in a long time lol. Greak work mate, worth the wait, cant wait for next ep!!

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was worth the wait, thank you so much! 😁

An unexpected surprise, but a welcome one.

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

Worth the wait I hope! 😎

Congrats on 600 subscribers man! 🎉 🎉🎉🎉

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Here's to the next 600 😁

Your theory is well-written and succinct! Nevertheless, a question may remain: Where did the Precursors come from? They are an extant race of ottsels (i.e. hybrid offsprings of otters and weasels). My guess is that they are the result of a highly advanced species that has naturally evolved from otters and weasels. They have perfected the use of eco energy, and have used it, like you have said, to affect an evolutionary process on Jak's planet in a primordial soup to create life.

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

I was half-thinking of doing a video on that exact question further down the line, exploring the origins of the Precursors and musing on how they could have come to be in relation to the nature of eco and deep time, based on what we know from all the sources available! 😁

AH YES AT LAST!

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

Worth the wait I hope! 😁

I love it!

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😁

Awesome video

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad to be back into the swing of things! 😁

Definitely worth the wait Amazing job mate Ps are you uploading these videos on a semi regular basis Or every jak month I ask because I really don’t want to wait a year for the lost precursor city

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

Semi regular basis haha, this one was delayed due to it being a different formula than usual with the art pieces and all, so the gap between this episode and the next won't be as big 😂

@8-ball916

2 жыл бұрын

😅 thank god Keep it up my friend

HE’S BACK 🎉

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

I return now, at the hour of the 20th anniversary 🎆

@thesleepyduck8368

2 жыл бұрын

@@derrinmaloney1039 🎉🎉🎉🎉

COOL

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😁😎

Yes the chosen one has returned!!😁😁😁

@derrinmaloney1039

2 жыл бұрын

*happy light eco noises*

@adawnicusautocon

2 жыл бұрын

@@derrinmaloney1039 OH GOD IT'S TOO BRIGHT!!! >o

You do know that Jak and Daxter's planet isn't Earth, right? But still great video