On my first run, I expected to simply get my bearings. I was in this for the long haul, like a speedrunner settling in for a marathon.
Some guides noted that beating other missions first opens up a shorter path, but no, I said. I would not take the easy route this time. I was ready for the long haul. Turns out, my actual skills on the controller were still fairly adequate. I expected my first try to be mostly just a warm-up, but I made pretty decent progress.
The greatest obstacle in my path turned out to be the random spawning of civilian hovercraft, coming around blind corners for no reason. I got really good, in a short amount of time, at ditching one flaming, burning wreckage of a hovercraft and hopping into another. It was incredibly frustrating, but Jak II is an incredibly frustrating game.
Its checkpoints are not kind. It has numerous gate-keeping challenges, missions that impede progress and demand a skill check. Sometimes, it will pull some real bullshit.
At one point I was doing a platforming section, and Jak landed funny, unable to grab the ledge or interact with anything. He eventually fell to his death in a strange animation. Nevertheless, part of the fun in Jak II was overcoming these challenges, quirks and all.
It was tough for young me, and several missions were still tough for old me. But learning is part of overcoming, and I enjoy the process of gradually training to beat a challenge. While my first go at the race unsuccessfully involved driving in circles trying to find the path forward, my second run got me closer thanks to zipping up, over, and around obstacles. One of the more important mechanics to learn for this time trial was bobbing and weaving through different altitudes.
Civilians naturally run out of your way, but Crimson Guards the city police will start hunting you if you accidentally give one even a friendly little tap. The city is littered with obstacles, from walls and bumps that send all your force in the wrong direction to Crimson Guards both on-foot and in hovercrafts, armed and itching to blow an aggressive driver out of the sky.
I was particularly proud of this moment, when I somehow managed to dodge a bevy of obstacles and not hit any walls in the process. I felt confident on my third run. I had the hang of the game, I was finding a rhythm, and those years of experience had paid off. My mind was accustomed to locating and executing the critical path. And of course, that all went to shit at the worst possible time. With just 25 seconds left, nearing the garage door and the shining beacon of victory, I slammed right into a vehicle.
I bounced into another and blew up my beautiful bike. I panicked. It was the perfect amount of distance: long enough to merit finding transportation, but short enough that I might just be able to run there. I chose the latter, grabbing a thankfully nearby vehicle and zipping up the steps and into the beacon. There were a lot of times when I want to smash the controller!
Now, I gave up on "Destroy 5 Hellcat Cruisers" mission! Is there a way to tweak the difficulty level? I'm thinking of skipping this game, going to play Jak 3 later. No offense man but that mission your stuck on is easy and do not go to Jak 3.
You will ruin the whole experience. And once you do that youll never be able to take that back. The jak series is a heavily plot based game.
Jumping to 3 is not a good idea. For the mission your on, just use Vulcan fury blue gun and Peace maker purple gun and everything will be fine. You always have been.
How do I get the Peacemaker gun? The hellcat cruisers mission is the only one available. O I see this must be before you get the peace maker. Ok well then your going to have to use the Vulcan fury. Also another tip, youll have to keep switching zoomers. You cant destroy all 5 HCCs while riding in the same zoomer.
The best ones to drive in during your mission is the zoomer with 3 seats right, middle, left. I finally beat the hellcat cruisers mission yesterday. Then a while ago, I almost gave up on beating Erol and protecting samos in haven forest. Jak II is the hardest.
Its good for some games to be challenging. It test to see how skilled of a gamer you are. Get through Jak II then youlll love Jak 3. Jak 2, once completed you will feel an empty void in your life. The fact you kept playing this hard game supports this.
You feel such acomplishment after each mission that jak 3 doesnt deilver. BUT jak 3 is just as fun, but doesnt fill the void- plot wise aswell. I poked banished User Info: gangster4lifeyo. Yeah, Jak 2 is insanely difficult. It has to be the most frustrating gaming experiences of my life.
I don't think finishing the game alone will give you satisfaction. Maybe finish it then take it out into a field and beat the hell out of the disc with a metal bat ala Office Space.
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