History VideoGame / Jak3

* YinYangBomb: Jak now has both Dark and Light powers at his disposal. For Dark powers, he has [[ShockwaveStomp Dark Bomb]], a [[ShockAndAwe Dark Blast]], {{Invisibility}}, and [[KamehameHadoken a supercharged blast attack]]. For Light powers, he has HealingHands, [[TimeStandsStill Flash Freeze]], DeflectorShield, and [[VideoGameFlight limited flight]].

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Veger ends up getting Damas {[[spoiler: who is Jak's father and only living family]] killed, Daxter of all people urges Jak go after him to make him pay with no fuss or complaint, which surprises Jak.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: The Wasteland Metal Heads look strongly like a cross between the Metal Head leader and a TyrannosaurusRex. They are joined in Act Two by pterodactyl-style Metal Heads during the FirstPersonShooter mission with Sig.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Jak is the exception, and even he needed Light Eco to counter its worst effects. Even still, Jak being TheHero is overlooked by Count Veger.

--> '''Count Veger''': Pure light will rule the universe, and I will be the bright light that shines to every corner of the world and destroys all shadows!
--> '''Daxter''': Er, excuse me Count Vulgar--
--> '''Count Veger''': It's Veger!
--> '''Daxter''': Yeah, whatever.

* VideoGameCaringPotential: Try following the new Freedom Guards on an attack to either the KG Bots or the Metal Heads. Now try to say you don't feel pain when a Metal Head jumps on a FG and mauls him to death.

*** The entire Three-way War for Haven City doesn't get any actual resolution after Errol is defeated. The implication is that after the destruction of the Metal Head Nest/Tower and Errol's final defeat is that the war is won, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation but]] post-credits gameplay is literally just [[ForeverWar the Freedom League fighting the Metal Heads and KG Robots all over the city]]. Maybe the implication is that they're just mopping up the last remnants?

* SequelHook: "With all our adventures ahead, you wouldn't last a second without me." And Jak is absolutely right.

* ThisIsReality: Jak and Daxter look directly at the player after Seem's "This isn't a game!"
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** [[spoiler:Cyber-Errol]] gets a delightful one moments before the Terraformer head blows up.

Jak is banished to the Wasteland while Haven City is being torn apart by a three-way war between the remaining Krimzon Guard robots, the Freedom League, and the surviving Metal Heads. He is taken back to a desert refuge known as Spargus by the city's ruler, Damas, and grows to be one of the king's finest warriors. He eventually returns to Haven to help with the war effort, but not long after he discovers a much, ''much'' [[FromBadToWorse bigger threat]] to the world than anything before: the Dark Makers, who are approaching the planet and plan to terraform the world into a very dark and twisted land that Jak once prevented from occurring in ''[[Videogame/JakAndDaxterThePrecursorLegacy The Precursor Legacy]]''.

After yet another long journey with even more crazy plot twists than before (as expected when the game was [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0377339/ directed by the same woman]] who wrote the ''VideoGame/LegacyOfKain'' series.), the trilogy's storyline is wrapped up, giving our heroes a [[GrandFinale satisfying conclusion]]. Like the previous games, ''Jak 3'' was universally well received and was a hit in sales.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** Some of the commentary reveals things you'd never have known by yourself...
** At point, Daxter starts scratching himself after bemoaning his lack of pants [[RunningGag yet again]]. The implication being that he just scratched his balls in front of Jak.
** Daxter's remark that Jak "beats things all the time" causes Jak to give Daxter a DopeSlap.

* SequelDifficultyDrop: The game is much easier than ''Jak II''; checkpoints are far more forgiving and frequent, the new weapon upgrades can clear rooms easier, and Jak's abilities now include healing and being able to change into his Dark or Light forms without filling the entire bar up.
* SequelDifficultySpike: The gun missions from the first game were a bit easier because the jump -> spin kick -> shoot method would affix bullets on all enemies and avoid all innocents. Not the case this time around, which means you have to complete the objectives legitimately.

** Tess when she unintentionally asks for pants like Daxter [[spoiler:and winds up a Precursor herself (much to Daxter's joy). She certainly takes it much better than Veger.]]

After yet another long journey with even more crazy plot twists than before (as expected when the game was [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0377339/ directed by the same woman]] who wrote the ''Videogame/LegacyOfKain'' series.), the trilogy's storyline is wrapped up, giving our heroes a [[GrandFinale satisfying conclusion]]. Like the previous games, ''Jak 3'' was universally well received and was a hit in sales.
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** Veger also reacts with waving hand gestures when Kleiver drags him close.

* FinalDungeonPreview: In one mission, Jak takes control of a robot onboard the [[spoiler:Dark Maker's ship]] to destroy the shield generator. He is later be transported onto the ship to confront [[spoiler:Errol]].

* FinalDungeonPreview: In one mission, Jak takes control of a robot onboard the Dark Maker's ship to destroy the shield generator. He is later be transported onto the ship to confront Errol.

* BigBadEnsemble: The role of the BigBad is split between [[spoiler:[[KnightTemplar Count Veger]]]] and [[spoiler:[[OmnicidalManiac Errol and the Dark Makers]]]]. Between the two of them, [[spoiler:Errol]] is more directly the big bad of this particular game's story (being both the FinalBoss and the [[TheVillainMakesThePlot instigator of the plot]]), but [[spoiler:Veger]] tends to be considered the bigger one in the context of the series as a whole because of his greater involvement with the heroes' backstories.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Jak is the exception, and even he needed Light Eco to counter its worst effects. Even still, Jak's {{hero}} status is overlooked by Count Veger.

* MascotWithAttitude: Daxter. He has some badass moments, though, so TropesAreNotBad.

* MissionPackSequel: The game can feel like this at times, though TropesAreNotBad.

* DudeWheresMyRespect: Torn gets on better with Jak now, though he still doesn't seem to like Daxter much.

* EveryCarIsAPinto: The zoomers are as fragile as ever. Even the desert vehicles appear to be MadeOfExplodium.

** If your vehicle is turned over (and it will be, often), it'll shortly turn back over to allow you to keep driving it...provided the environment doesn't block the vehicle's overturn animation and keep you stuck there that is, thus forcing you to reload your game...

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: In Spargus, they "value strength and survival above all." The whole "leader = {{Jerkass}} or BigBad" thing is averted though because King Damas is, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold deep down, a good guy]], it's just that the survival of his people matters more to him than any individual citizen.

* AStormIsComing: Damas when he finds Jak.

** The [[GatlingGood Vulcan Fury]] upgrades. The Arc Wielder and the Needle Lazer are cool to watch, but the former is surprisingly weak in damage output, and while the latter uses very strong homing needles the homing AI isn't very good and it chews up ammo just as fast as the Vulcan Fury. Worse, the Needle Lazer considers friendly Freedom Guard soldiers to be valid targets. However, you can buy the "Robot Shock" upgrade for the Arc Wielder, which drastically increases its effectiveness against KG Bots.
** The [[LightningGun Peacemaker]] upgrades, especially [[NukeEm Supernova]]. Mass Inverter works as local GravityScrew that looks cool, but doesn't do much damage to enemies, it is usually easier to directly destroy whatever you're engaging with the same ammo via Peacemaker, meaning that besides [[GoodBadBugs bypassing hangtime vehicle challenges for orbs]], it won't see much use. Supernova destroys everything within a certain radius, but can be shot twice at most even with upgrades and it also destroys all vehicles ''including one you're currently riding'', so if you're on a vehicle mission, you can't use it.

%%* BigDamnHeroes: Damas

* ItsUpToYou: During the last two acts, Jak is asked to do all the major missions, something which Daxter snarks about often. Amusingly, on the one occasion when Ashelin seems to be about to subvert this trope, [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Daxter is affronted and complains even more about that.]]

** The Terraformer is an [[HumongousMecha impossibly large one]]. RuleOfCool played to its limit. This makes the FinalBoss [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome one of the most impressive in the Jak and Daxter series.]]

* TheCorruption: "The [[spoiler: Dark Makers were once Precursors]], but their exposure to Dark Eco ''changed'' them..."

* CreativeClosingCredits: Almost every single character in the game will appear in the credits, either walking or just standing there. Their names are also present. You can actually rotate them, as well, as well as switch them. Not to mention the awesome music that plays.

The third installment of the ''Franchise/JakAndDaxter'' franchise.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: In Spargus, they "value strength and survival above all." The whole "leader = {{Jerkass}} or BigBad" thing is averted though because King Damas is, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold deep down, a good guy]].