Jak and Daxter = Failure

[Christhor]

Kantor said:

Christhor said:

Slimebeast said:

infamous8 said:

It's not a secret. J&D as a franchise, was a failure. But why did it fail?

 

My thoughts...

-The name. Jak and Daxter. Hmmm... it just sounds weird. For one, it's too similar to Ratchet and Clank. Two, it doesnt roll off the tongue like their previous Crash Bandicoot. The name was later turned to simply just "JAK", which is even more plain and generic.

 

I very much agree with this.

Names are extremely important. And 'Jak and Daxter' really sucks.

 

Hm... It was the name that made buy the first game, I thought Jak and Daxter sounded awesome. I would've bought the game at some point either because Naughty Dog made it, but it was the name that caught my attention.

Am I the only one who likes the name?

Come to think of it, it doesn't really sound right. Maybe they just tried to copy "Ratchet and Clank", but that sounds a lot better.

Jak is fine, which is why Jak II and Jak III worked. But Daxter...blargh. Saying "kst" is annoying >_>

 

I doubt that they did that considering that Jak and Daxter came out in 2001 while Ratchet and Clank came out in 2002. :p