Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Developer(s): Naughty Dog
Publisher(s): SCEA (US), SCEE (EU), SCE Australia (AU), SCEI (JP, KO)
Genre: Action, Platformer
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 90/100
Game description: A new world of magic, adventure, exploration, and discovery awaits you in Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy. A magical substance called Dark Eco transforms Daxter into a furry Ottsel, so Jak and his rodent friend Daxter go on a journey to look for a cure. You'll solve puzzles, collect power cells, meet exotic characters, and battle sinister enemies in enormous vistas. Discover the story behind the mysterious Eco and unleash the hero within.
The game follows the protagonist, Jak, as he tries to help his friend, Daxter, after Daxter transforms into an ottsel (a fictional hybrid of otter and weasel). With the help of Samos the Sage, the pair learn that they must save their world from the antagonists Gol and Maia, who plan to flood it with Dark Eco. The game offers a large range of missions and minigames as well as puzzles and platform elements that the player must complete to proceed.
Test configurations on Windows:
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NTSC-U | Windows 7 64bit, 4GB ram |
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0.9.8 | GSdx 4600 (MSVC 15.00, SSE2) 0.1.16 |
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BIOS: USA v2.20 (10/02/2006), HACKS: "Aggressive" preset, Must used 'Interlaced' in GSdx, or PCSX2 will freeze. Must boot the game in fast mode with Shade Boost, FXAA and FX shader turned off or else PCSX2 will crash. These can be turned on again once you start playing. | Extradessert |
NTSC-U | Windows |
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1.1.0 r5754 | GSdx 5752 SSE41 |
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Runs a bit slow., Various minor graphics issues (missing textures and shadowing). Fixed somewhat in software mode. | |
NTSC-U | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit |
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1.5.0 | GSdx 1.1.0 AVX2
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The game works perfectly except for a few minor graphical bugs in software mode like character shadows or black frames around fonts. Otherwise runs constantly at 60 FPS at 100% speed at all times. | Terg500 |
Trivia
- Original names: ジャック×ダクスター 旧世界の遺産 (SCPS-15021) & (SCPS-19210), 잭&덱스터 (SCPS-56003)
- Also known as Jak x Daxter: Kyuusekai no Isan
- The game sets to widescreen when it is prompted by the 16:9 ratio setting in the PS2 internal menu.
- Widescreen crops the top and bottom of the 4:3 image, meaning less visible viewing area than when played in 4:3.
Known Issues
Mipmapping issues in Hardware Mode
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: Broken textures at a distance.
- Workaround: Go to Config > Video (GS) > Plugin Settings, and set mipmapping to at least "Basic".
For a full solution switch to Software mode by setting Renderer to any of the "(Software)" options.
Distant water doesn't render correctly in any hardware mode
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: Looking out to the water from the beach shows blocky water
- Workaround: Switching to software mode fixes it, but then character shadows are broken with no fix.
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OpenGL Software mode
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OpenGL Hardware mode (Native IR)
The game looks blurred
- Type: Not an issue
- Description: The game has heavy use of motion blur.
- Workaround: Go to config>video>plugin settings, tick enable HW hacks, open advanced settings and hacks, texture offsets set Y to 200
Misplaced shadows
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: There are misplaced shadows coming off of characters at certain angles, usually during cutscenes.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
"Glitchy" eyes
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: Jak, Daxter, and most other characters have "glitchy" eyes, aka a black hole where the eye is supposed to be.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Weird shadows & oddly colored characters
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: Characters have weird shadows and odd colors.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
The gallery
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Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (SCUS 97124)
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Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (SCES 50361)
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Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (SCUS 97124)
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