Clearly there is something wrong with me.

[jecca_mehlota]

It is inevitable that I rant about whatever I happen to be doing in my spare time to the people I talk to. travelers_flame heard a bit about my Jak exploits and wanted to see the games, see the plot, etc.

She didn't want to play them.


...

So, I beat Jak and Daxter in what was probably under ten hours (look, I have no idea what my time was, and that seems like a very safe guess), still managing to snag 100 Power Cells (a different 100, ha) and more Precursor Orbs than last time.

It's apparently turned into a second Ecco, in that I proclaim to hate every section of the game. Also, I hate Lurker sharks. A lot. (I did die considerably less, at least. Not that I only died a little, just that I died less. I was still crying from laughing too hard at a few of those places I just can't survive in. Why is death funny?)


Now we've started Jak II, we've only just turned the water back on, and I am dreading the racing. But Torn is still awesome, and I didn't realize we "met" (read: saw) Tess so early. (Also, grr, Kor. I hate you.)

Though the opening of that game makes a whole lot more sense now that I know what's going on.

I'm continuing the trend of dying less so far. I really hope it continues!

Comments

[rionaleonhart]

LURKER SHARKS ARE THE WORST THINGS EVER. This is where I encourage crossovers with Ecco, isn't it? And, er, I'm sorry for introducing you to a new series of maddeningly frustrating games.

[twilit-wanderer.livejournal.com]

SERIOUSLY. I was horribly traumatised off Misty Island in the first game by one, and this time around I fell off the walkway in ... uh, Rock Village (if it's called that) and got back on, but not before the thing had shown up! And it circled around the little platform for a few minutes and I thought I was going to die, never even mind Jak.

I like maddeningly frustrating things! To a point. And I had bought The Precursor Legacy before, it just hadn't worked. (I am actually eager to get to Jak 3 again because yay, Spargus! I love it.)

[rionaleonhart]

It amused me far too much that, if you fell into the water too many times, it would get fed up and eat you whether you'd got to safety or not.

Yes! Spargus! LEAPER LIZARDS ARE AWESOME, even if they do die far too easily. (Did you ever try swimming off the coast of Spargus? Giant octopus.)

[twilit-wanderer.livejournal.com]

Laughing at Jak's unfortunate deaths is the only way to get through those games, I think.

OH, GOD, ARE YOU SERIOUS? No. That's horrible.

...damnit, brain.

[twilit-wanderer.livejournal.com]

He didn't recognize it, but even now he still didn't recognize everything in the waters. He knew it was big, he knew it was ugly, and he knew it wasn't anything good - probably another Vortex-spawn, or something similar.

Ecco hung back a moment, considering it. It was huge, so it might put up a bit of a fight, but it couldn't be any worse than the Queen had been. He charged.

With a strange whumpf, the creature - and here Ecco chirped in surprise - dissolved into globs of greenish goop that, impossibly, neither sunk nor floated.

How odd.

He jumped into the air and caught sight of one of those strange land-creatures. It gaped at him. Twice, maybe, or maybe there were two of them? Whatever. With his lungs full again, Ecco dived back under the waves and swam off.

Re: ...damnit, brain.

[rionaleonhart]

AHAHAHA, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. The green eco! Genius!

Re: ...damnit, brain.

[twilit-wanderer.livejournal.com]

I FEAR I MAY TRY TO WRITE THE SEQUEL: ECOO VS. DARK ECO-OPUS.

But first I would have to go see the thing.