History VideoGame / Jak3

* {{Retcon}}: The last Precursor egg from the second game, with all its plot importance, [[spoiler:was a hoax]].
** To explain the jarring nature of this particular point, the egg was specifically stated by Metal Kor to physically house the life force of the last Precursor in existence, and that the entire point of him waging war against Haven City was so that he could obtain it and feed on it. It is also implied by Samos that Precursors themselves will be revived because of Jak's younger self freeing it.
--> '''Samos:''' ''...And somewhere out there, an ancient race has begun again.''

! Due to its nature as a sequel, spoilers for ''The Precursor Legacy'' and ''Jak II'' are unmarked. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned.

* DidNotDoTheBloodyResearch: Kleiver says "buggers" an awful lot, though he's not exactly [[FatBastard the nicest guy in Spargus anyway]]. More off-puttingly, Daxter also refers to the kangarats as such.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Alluded to in the conversation with Klevier right before the turret challenge.
--> '''Daxter:''' Oh, don't worry. Jak beats things all the time-''(DopeSlap)''

* DopeSlap: Jak does this to Daxter when Kleiver challenges him to beat his top score on the turret minigame. "Oh don't worry. Jak [[ADateWithRosiePalms beats things all the time]]. Hehehehe--" WHACK.

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.

* 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.

* ItHasBeenAnHonor: Towards the end, Jak and Daxter have this exchange when cornered in the palace ruins by Dark Makers...just before Damas pulls a BigDamnHeroes with the Slam Dozer.

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

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* KissingDiscretionShot: At the end.

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

* GreenRocks: Eco. [[spoiler:The Ottsel Leader's explanation for Daxter's BalefulPolymorph transformation when he touched the [[PsychoSerum Dark Eco]] in [[VideoGame/JakAndDaxterThePrecursorLegacy the first game]] only adds fuel to the WildMassGuessing.]]

** The Beam Reflexor, if you use the Jump → Kick → Fire trick. [[UpToEleven Even more so]] if you buy the upgrade for it that increases its reflections.

* UpToEleven: This is essentially what Naughty Dog did with each game mechanic from ''VideoGame/JakIIRenegade'' when making this game.
** Jak now has extra weapon mods, taking the grand total of guns up to twelve. That's three times the number of guns he had in the previous game.
** There are more vehicles this time around, from desert rides to zoomers to the new and improved Hellcat Cruiser.
** ExpansionPack environments compared with the previous game: while Haven City has shrunk compared with the original, this is more than made up for by the impossibly large desert region, Spargus City, and the Precursor TempleOfDoom. There are also missions in the Volcano, the Eco Mine, the expanded sewer system, the Floating War Factory, and even [[spoiler:the Dark Maker ship]].
** More TimedMissions and BossBattle challenges, such as the Wastelander Rescue Mission and dark satellite battle, more Blast Bot encounters, and a one-against-three fight with the floating KG vehicles once you report to New Haven City.
** Some {{Minigames}}, like the jetboard challenge and 'find the orb' timed missions, make a comeback, but there's also FirstPersonShooter games, a RidingTheBomb mission, a ride down the Catacombs and even a pac-man style game.
** Dark Jak [[BagOfSpilling loses some of his abilities]] but gains others, and is joined with a Light Jak form, giving a grand total of eight new upgrades.
** Even the Jet-board has new features built into it, such as a permanent turbo option in the desert section and the small shock wave attack.

* DeathCourse: Most of the areas in the game.

* DifficultySpike: Occasionally happens, especially during Act Two.

* DynamicLoading: Usually a door opening.
* EasterEgg: Everything you can unlock with the Precursor Orbs.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[SavingTheWorld The epic]] [[RuleOfThree trilogy]] [[GrandFinale concludes...]]]]