Ratchet & Clank has certainly sold better, but whether it actually is better is a matter of taste. I enjoy R&C but all the games in that series are hard to replay because of the tedious bolt and experience grinding you have to do to get every weapon and max out every weapon. Also, its main mechanic: shooting things, is something you can do in almost every other video game known to man. Sly Cooper had better characters, worlds that were more cohesive and free to explore and traverse. The series is also a whole lot less linear than Ratchet & Clank. And of course, it's not completely anchored to the tired mechanic of shooting things.
I know it's supposed to be a kids game, but sanzaru games should serious consider the fact that a LOT of the sly fans are older and make the next game rated T. Make the game longer and harder...Please.
Sanzaru have come out and said they have no plans for a new Sly game. Apparently they want to focuse on creating Sonic games, since we all know how well that do for them...
It's like comparing Oranges to Lemons. Sly is family friendly, but it doesn't play down to children. GTA on the other hand goes out of its way to be as trashy and violent as it possibly can. Sly does exceed GTA in terms of accessibility and charm. GTA just lets you live out the sick twisted fantasy of being an amoral sociopath, fun for some, but not for everyone.
***** I know of that secret ending, I attained the Platinum Trophy, the thing is, we don't know whether Sanzaru managed enough sales to guarantee a sequel.
I have played Sly since the beginning and I ain't gonna stop now, no matter how much older I have become now compared to back then, Sly is a piece of my memory, and I am willing to become a kid again to play it!
I loved this game, the characters, the idea of time travel and meeting sly's ancestors. it's just so good! the controls aren't that bad either, IGN has a history of bitching about nothing. The biggest negative of this game? LOAD TIMES!!!
I wish more devs used the sixaxis controls. I sometimes forget that they're actually there! For little things like what they showed in this review I think its perfect for.
such a great game in my opinion. The story (even after about 7 years AND different producers taking over the franchise) still remains what Sly Cooper is and what it should be. The game is very charming, with stellar graphics compared to the previous games (although those were equally as enjoyable), and its nice that sanzaru (the new people in charge of the game series) managed to snag Kevin Miller, Matt Olsen, and Chris Murphy to still do the voice-overs for the gang (these btw were the original voices of the trio of characters). the personalities of these characters surprisingly didn't change that much and (as mentioned) the new friends and enemies you welcomely meet or defeat really do work with the flow of the game and the characters themselves, ranging from the peacefully calm rioichi and retired salim-al kupar to the ticked-off toothpick and rythmitic grizz. the gameplay has (in my opinion) always felt unique, and it was not lost in this runner-up to the series, with the storyline that you must follow and the good-old clue bottles and the addition of many new things: your given hidden masks to find for special unique features, treasure to find and (safely) bring to your hideout not just cash, but for the arcade machine, and a hideout that's not just a solitude place of safety. the choice of being able to free-play as Sly's ancestors and Carmelita really did make for a more enjoyable experience. the x out of the elaborate operations was (to say the least) a bit of a bummer, and a bit of a let-down for me, but that is made up for the super amazing and elaborate gameplay. The gameplay did however feel a bit shortened compared to the amazing previous 2 games, and we were only given 5 levels. A bit of a let-down for me, but there were many twists and turns, amazing deception here and there that REALLY kept me going minute by minute and had me on edge just WAITING to see what twist they would throw in my direction. In my eyes, this game deserves AT LEAST a 8.8/10: the characters were stellar (to say the least) and meat of the game is still Sly Cooper, but a Cooper game that was ready to embrace this upgrade. if the 5th game DOES take another 2-3 years to make (seeing as how this game was released the Feb of 2013), then hell I'll wait for it as long as it's SUPER amazing quality like ALL of the games have been, and i would hate to see one of my VERY strong childhood memories be crushed if the next is a rushed project.
*Slight Spoilers* Oh, and did i forget to mention how Sly Cooper's move of the laser slide wasn't featured AT ALL in this game? I mean, i get how we are in different time zones and all, but we were given lasers here and there and we couldn't slide on them!?For me, that makes this game tied with IGN's rating: 8/10;(
Sucker punch wasn't going to work on this, and I don't see sucker punch doing another sly game, but I bet there will be more games coming around the time the movie comes out
@John Wick Why? This game showed how the storyline can catch the public with so many more content about Sly family. Plus, there are also other stories they can pull out apart from the Sly's storyline. Though this could be awesome, this kind of games don't seem to be interesting for Sony and a lot of people in general...
In my personal and humble opinion, this game was well made, but it didn't match up to the other games, the tone was diferent and done wrong with is usually the tone of a sly cooper game, its more light hearted and less violent, and i think that it is way more kid-focused. You can tell this mostly by the cutscenes that are now fully animated and with a much colorful and wider pallete rather than the much darker, and in my opinion much more interesting comic book look they had before. The cutscenes just looked more badass than they now. A slight issue i have is the design choices for Sly and Carmelita, i never really enjoyed their design. However, Bentley's and Murray's was improved. And finally, regarding story and characters, the villains just aren't as memorable as they were in Sly 2. They were just so thematic and filled to the brim with interesting personas. The Countess, Rajan, Jean Bison, all of those were so awesome, in comparison with the forgetful villains this game presents. Another mistake they made and to me, the worst of mistakes, was the level and story design. In Sly 2, you started the game in Paris and the level design was very simple, mostly 1 story high buildings and some larger buildings. In the second level, however, everything was much more complex, there a lot of open areas depending on your location. There were natural gardens, bridges, the main palace, the guest palace, the streets were much more convulated in the village, etc. And then the game simply kept changing everything, the Countess' levels had a lot more verticality but the streets were super complex, there was also a lot of security. The levels with Jean Bison were mostly around the wilderness of the tundra, they were much more open than other levels, they had trains which you could ride around, you could enter certain houses, and there was a local wildlife you could provoke. If you compare this with the levels of Thieves in Time, you'll see that they all blend in together. The only thing that distinguishes them is the look of the time you're in. They are always convoluted, filled with enemies and have little to no complexity whatsoever. they just aren't memorable. and game suffers immensely for it.
jordan windsor It was lighthearted, but its tone was dark and edgy, and some of the references re quite obscure. For Example, Rajan is a drug dealer. HE really is! He sells spices that cause hallucinations! when i played the game again after 5/6 years that blew my mind. xD
KRIMZONMEKANISM Now, maybe Sly 4 focuses more on the sillier aspects of the franchise, but honestly I think some fans are blowing it out of proportion. As far as the villains go, they're like any other Sly villain, arrogant, diabolical, and comical, and honestly let's face it, if you actually played Sly 4 as a kid, those villains would at least be more memorable. And the original trilogy had its fair share of lame and forgettable villains. I mean, Lefwee from Sly 3 is lame and forgettable, and Jean Bison is just some dumb lumberjack whose easily one of the worst villains in the franchise in the fact that he's a lame Canadian stereotype and Jean Bison was created by SUCKER PUNCH.
Watching this in 2018. Bringing back memories and getting me hyped to play it once more when my new Vita comes in a couple days. Got it for $10 a couple years back. Amazing price for an amazing game.
This is a really, really great game. All the little touches astound me, like Bentley having a pic of Penelope in his Binocucom or how when Bentley is explaining objectives his whole body gets animated and his hands and arms help to express what he's saying. Not to mention the buttery smooth animation. It's just an all-around great game. Dangit I hope there's another. I'll buy it, no questions asked.
I've been playing through this so far. Pretty good apart from the absurd load times and occasional frame rate drops. I also dislike the sixasis minigames, but those can be looked past. I think the game gets a bad rap because so far it's pretty much just a refined and slightly modernized Sly Cooper game.
Well, I was quite disappointed from the game. It was a nice game as a game, but not as a Sly Cooper game. It lacked the feeling the old games had, and it felt pretty generic and pretty short. I enjoyed the Sly Trilogy much more.
I am constantly checking on an update for Sly Cooper 5. I am a longtime fan of the series and I get a PlayStation just for it. ... it probably wasnt as financially successful as it should have been so thats why they never continued on with it.
I think Sanzaru did an awesome job with Thieves in Time. They clearly went with "if it ain't broke don't fix it" and I'm this case it works wonderfully. The dialogue, script, characters, cutscenes, and gameplay are still as solid as ever and I've no problem if Sanzaru is in charge with the franchise from here on out.
i thought they sounded so full of energy as actors and the characters because in both situations its been along time since they were doing their roles.
Although I will probably not get into the Sly games I can still really appreciate that fans are given the opportunity to play more Sly. In this day and age of safe AAA bets it's to be respected.
@LittleLlion Yeah 12 hours if you don't try to find the collectibles, doing extra stuff has always added to the fun and also gives you more reasons to keep playing.
The second game is just a little bit better than this one, but this one is probably the 2nd best game in the entire franchise. Not to mention, the aesthetics of the game are a dramatic and phenomenal leap forward for the entire franchise. Here's a couple of crossed fingers for a Sly 5!
if you beat the boss fight a second time after you get 100%, youll find a secret ending cutscene after the credits that shows Sly survived the whole blimp thing
Sly 5’s story needs to be this: Sly is stuck in egypt, but while he is there all of the old bosses from 1-3 break out of prison and try to take out the gang. The gang gets him back from Egypt (idk how) to take everyone out. Instead of one crime boss per world, you could do 2 or 3 per world. You could even do dimitri panda king if contessa is there bc she was all about mind control.
Good thing there is the sly cooper collection on the vita, now I can play those games and not be totally lost when I play this one. It was free on PS + but I missed out on it since I wasn't a PS + member back then, Now I have to buy it buts its ok, im loving the sly cooper collection so far.
What's the difference between 2 and 3 If I may ask? It seems the sly cooper gameplay has completely changed from 1 to the other 3. It seems that the first was more linear mission based and played sort of like crash bandicoot, which I love! The other 3 are more exploration and sneaky and it's cool but it seems 1's just more overall interesting, and also the voice actors were much better in 1 than the other sly cooper games! I really hate murrays voice in sly 2, I'm not gonna lie! Sly 2 -4 are not bad games and are definitly good games on their own but no way they touch the first one! The story's better, voice actors were much better, time trials were a great challenge, and I personally like not sneaking and more platforming. Sneaky stuff is only fun to do in metal gear for me, other games, not so much! Just a long opinion from Tom wolf :v lol
thanks for the feedback Daniel Springs. Id just like to say I like the voice actors in sly cooper 4 than in 2 and 3! Lots of pros and cons between the 3 sly cooper games for me, lol but the first just has no flaws to me because it was sly bandicoot! I grew up with crash, might have a big part why I love the first one so much. Im sure they're all good in their own way, even 4 suprisingly even though i heard its extreamly easy and boring BUT im liking it a bit more than sly 2 and 3 suprisingly as of right now! (just on first level LOL)
Ahh, the nostalgia. I grew up with the Sly-games and Sly 2 was the first game I ever owned for my PS2. Too bad I converted to Xbox. Now I want a PS3 just for this game. Oh God, how I miss the old times.
Sly Cooper 2 Was The Best But This One Has Some Awesome Graphics Byt What People Hate In This Game Is 3 Stuff FIRST No Tough Action Gameplay And Story Is Kinda Weak Compared To Sly 2 SECOND There Isnt A Select Button Menu AKA Gadget Menu Which Was THE THING EVER AND I USE TO PLAY THE GAME OVER AND OVER AND OVER USING GADGET LIKE SLOWING TIME AND REMOVING THAT FACTOR IS A MASSIVE LET DOWN FOR THE FANS THIRD The Short Gameplay Which Is 5 Maps And Each One Of Them Is 5-6 Missions ONLY But Honestly The Gamplay Is Kinda Fun And The Ancestors Moves And Look Are REALLY Will Designed Plus The Soundtrack In England And Japan Is AWESOME And The Maps Are Will Designed Too And I Like The Fact Of Bringing Masks And Clue Bottles And Collectables But The Chestes Was Kinda Disappointing Because I Thought It Will Give Us A Special Move As Usual But In My Opinion I Give It 7.5 For A Normal Gamer And 8.7 For a Fan The Game Is Not Bad After All And I Played It For Over 1 Month And It Was An Awesome Experience And I HOPE SUCKERPUNCH MAKE A NEW SEASON WITH A BETTER ACTION AND FACTORS
From what I've seen of the game, it's creativity comes in it's technical achievement (stellar presentation, animation, etc) atmosphere, and character development, which is more than you can say about Jak 4. I played all three Jak games, as well as the racer and psp installment. I'm interested in all genres. However, I've never clamored for a Jak sequel. To me, Jak always took second place to Ratchet and Clank. I'm glad Naughty Dog moved on to Uncharted, as well as moving on to The Last Of Us.
Not because he's older, but because this game is the first Sly game made for the PS3. The three previous games were all made for PS2. Sanzaru improved what they could with the PS3, including looks.
May someone please answer the following question? I have nothing against sly but I've noticed that on PS allstars battle royale and PS move heroes, Sly moves incredibly fast and is the most dangerous character but why does he seem to move a bit slow and have less ability in his own games? They kind of buffed him up.
I honestly thought this game was a huge disappointment. It had none of the character or personality of the other games. The tone was way off and the humor was very childish and not very smart. The gameplay between Sly and his ancestors was exactly the same except for ONE special power thing. The story and villains were lackluster. And I felt this game was targeted for kids which was totally wrong of them to do.
First thing, I completely disagree, I thought it was amazing. Second, where do you get that this shouldn't be aimed at children? I'm pretty sure they all were.
dialMARK4action it's a cartoony, cel-shaded, thief character with a turtle and pink hippo for a friend. Right. Either way, I don't think it excludes adults, I loved it, and thought it was charming. But I didn't expect more with the premise, even after playing the first three.
Ok. I see your point. But still, the other games had good humor for all ages, and the story was totally awesome for anyone, be it a kid or an adult. The personality of those games was also that I thought was missing in this game. It's a cool game! Don't get me wrong. But the story, the character and the personality disappoint. And don't get me started on Murray's Geisha mission. All I'm saying is that Sly 2 is my favorite game ever... And I didn't feel this made it justice
Awesome Saint 40 He means the fact that you can't do the missions in any order you want, on the old game's you could do the missions in whatever order you wanted, now your forced to do each one without choice
Flynner102 You can still do that. Just like the originals, You have the choice of doing objective A or objective B No matter which one you choose, you still have to do both before doing objective C. It's always been like this. Only difference is you're not directly traveling to them.
NOTICE...I have not played sly 4 I just got into the series with ps5 and psn ....But didn’t sly lose his memory in sly 3 but I do like the idea of time traveling because Bentley was making a time travel device.
Sly and Dad Vs. Clockwerk!! BTW, If Sanzaru used Time travel to tell a Sly story, why no Clockwerk, or a Clockwerk Beta being made by Penelope or Le Paradox? That is a true plot twist!
finicky controls? i had no problems whatsoever with them...as a sly cooper veteran i can still jump off a ledge while sneaking along ti to gain more distance and then immediately press circle to regain my footing
@Chris Wumba not really. Sly 2 takes no more than 10 hours and considering Sly 3 has no collectables, Sly 4 passes the previous ones by far. They have treasures, bottles, new thief masks, and since the levels are 2-3 times as big you get the point.
This game is seriously one of the only kids games I like. Yes, there are some very shoddy points: 1) The gameplay can feel really repetitive at moments 2) The difficulty can often get very hard without warning (in one boss battle, there seemed to be an attack which I was never able to dodge- I am not joking, it took 1/3 of my health each time and I wanted to smash my controller) 3) Some of the story gets a bit boorish. Now, I have some VERY positive points: 1) It has smart humor (Honestly, any other kid game will have no sense of adult humor. This game seriously nails it with unpredictable remarks and also blends in adult humor near perfectly (it does get a little edgy but I think it is not a major concern)) 2) The characters are well developed (Even though they are introducing many characters, each were introduced very smoothly) 3) The level designs are very thorough and feel like a cartoon 4) It does not have a life counter (It is a very under appreciated convenience) Ultimately, this is a great game and is one of the best times I have had playing a kids game. Try it and I think you will be very amused
Jacob Bacci Are you talking about El Jefe's fire attack that consumes the whole screen? Your supposed to put on the samurai armor to avoid it, since it's fireproof.
Enan Alonso This is my alternate account. I was talking about Toothpick and his twister attacks. I do not remember what I was supposed to do (something about a quick ball position change), but I do remember that I could not afford any damage in the first part of each heat (the one with the electric grid). It was a complete pain.
You seem to have missed the fact that around 30 people managed to pull this off. Usually games have thousands of people working on them so if anything, this game has amazing graphics for the amount of people that worked on it..
Graphics are part of the package period. Dismissing them is turning a blind eye towards a large part of the game. Again, I have no issue with the cartoony artstyle. The Sly trilogy on Ps2 looked fantastic! I just expected dramatic aesthetic improvements when the series made a jump to current gen(ex. Ratchet and Clank). That didn't happen. Finally, this a debate strictly about graphics. The game obviously is "worthy to receive gratitude" despite this flaw. I never said otherwise.
back when block buster was alive i got this game (first one) and loved it. just got the triligy on ps3. now i can play 2 and 3. and i,ll get this later. such a fun game unlike the copy and paste cods. i like how they add more into this game each time they make another one
No it isn't only multiplayer is. Games like Sly will work fine as there is no multiplayer. I imported Sly Cooper Thieves in Time and it works perfectly. (Blu-ray dvd's are region locked however)
Actually, the graphics is above decent, it really looks amazing. But then we have to consider this: this is the first time that Sanzaru developed a full flegded game for this generation of consoles. So while developing the game, they were also learning the hardware of the PS3, if this were to be Sanzaru's 2 or 3 game to be released for this generation of consoles, then, the graphics would've looked 1000X better.
Everyone, I am playing this game right now and all I can say is it did not live up to the hype. Being someone who's played the original 3 on both ps2 and ps3, this just didn't give me the nostalgic feelings I thought it would. The demo led me to believe it would be like the originals but it actually just didn't get a good grasp on concept. It's not horrible, but it's not the best. I'd say this review just about got it, but for 40$, I think it's still worth the time as I am a huge Sly fan.
Wait, it's been EIGHT years since Sly 3??? Wow, time sure does fly... I'm sad that I can't play 4 since I don't have a PS3 or Vita... But I'm glad it sounds like the new company kept the Sly spirit! :)
the controller and camera everything is fine, when i played the demo. the only problem i had with the demo was slow loading time's and conversation's at the bottom of the screen.
For me, it goes the second as the best, first and fourth are tied, and third is last. Not hating on the third but the others were just better. This one was an amazing game and Sucker Punch left the game in good hands to the new company. The one thing that made me a little sad though was the lack of special powers. Like no invisible powers, no leaping, no funny distractions, no hitting guards to make them fight each other. Still a great game but lacks just a little in powers and options.
![Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time Animated Short [Full]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/RI6vkyyK4Lc/mqdefault.jpg)
Still waiting for Sly 5......
Joseph Ocasio me 2 bro
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That sad moment after you finish a sly game wishing there was more missions :(
it makes me cry every time
This game is great, but sly 2 will forever remain my favorite of the series.
And the best one in the series.
Amen
I just played sly 2 and i think It was a little bit to long, but I still liked it
@@Jacob-zz8pb No the other games are too short...
Hell no
The Sly Cooper game series is the best series ever.
nuff said
+Raccoovius Maximus xD
TheGamePlayerM Nah. Crash Bandicoot is the best game series ever. And I mean only the first three games.
TheGamePlayerM Best in it's genre? Nah ratchet and clank is better.
best series in the cartoon genre maybe, best ever though?....lol!!
Ratchet & Clank has certainly sold better, but whether it actually is better is a matter of taste. I enjoy R&C but all the games in that series are hard to replay because of the tedious bolt and experience grinding you have to do to get every weapon and max out every weapon. Also, its main mechanic: shooting things, is something you can do in almost every other video game known to man. Sly Cooper had better characters, worlds that were more cohesive and free to explore and traverse. The series is also a whole lot less linear than Ratchet & Clank. And of course, it's not completely anchored to the tired mechanic of shooting things.
SLY COOPER - MY CHILDHOOD ON PS2
I know it's supposed to be a kids game, but sanzaru games should serious consider the fact that a LOT of the sly fans are older and make the next game rated T. Make the game longer and harder...Please.
Sanzaru have come out and said they have no plans for a new Sly game. Apparently they want to focuse on creating Sonic games, since we all know how well that do for them...
No. That's like saying "Hey, cool kids are edgy, so let's make Shadow the Hedgehog!" Just no. Stick to your roots
Enan Alonso That is totally NOT what I meant.
Christian Lampley It's true though.
Christian Lampley No just no... You've never played Shadow the Hedgehog have you?
Not as good as the original trilogy but still a damn good sly cooper game.
The 2nd One WAS THE MASTERPIECE. The 3rd was still very good, and i had a lot of fun on it, but still...
@JM Cooper Lol that was best in the series..
Sly 4 > GTA 5
Grand Theft Auto 5 is ridiculously overrated
Sly 4(and the series as a whole)is ridiculously underrated
nuff said
Agreed
nuff said
Yeah that's bullshit
Josh Miguel That's fucking bullshit.
It's like comparing Oranges to Lemons. Sly is family friendly, but it doesn't play down to children. GTA on the other hand goes out of its way to be as trashy and violent as it possibly can. Sly does exceed GTA in terms of accessibility and charm. GTA just lets you live out the sick twisted fantasy of being an amoral sociopath, fun for some, but not for everyone.
irishgamer1034 sly 4 was a disappointment sucker punch should have made the game not sanzaru games. Did you even play the originals
This game was just AWESOME!
I really hope Sly: 5 comes out.
it will, search for secret ending on youtube, I watched the credits and it comes a cutscene after it
***** I know of that secret ending, I attained the Platinum Trophy, the thing is, we don't know whether Sanzaru managed enough sales to guarantee a sequel.
I hope it comes out on ps4.
Dat fur physics.
Next sly game needs to come out on ps4; it's a must.
Agreed.
This is one of the main reasons I bought a ps3
And I salute you for that sir!
At least there are a lot of other amazing exclusives too. But this was a huge part.
Oh indeed! So glad this game was free this summer
I bought a PS3 with the Jak and Ratchet Trilogy and Sly 4 Thieves in Time. They are all awesome! Should i give the original Sly collection a try?
I would say you sould mostly so that you Can experience sly's true nemesis Clockwerk;)
TheDarkDuck Ok thanks
I am doing a playthrough now of 1-3, last time i played it was 5 yrs. Much better than 4 imo. Go for it, wont regret
The first 3 sly game are a lot better than the 4th one. They are more story driven. My favorite is Sly 2.
Daxtery Toon I know I'm late to respond but yes, the original 3 games were much better than Sly 4.
10 years after this video made and still no sequel go Sly 4, Please Sony.
This game is my childhood. All of them.
I have played Sly since the beginning and I ain't gonna stop now, no matter how much older I have become now compared to back then, Sly is a piece of my memory, and I am willing to become a kid again to play it!
I loved this game, the characters, the idea of time travel and meeting sly's ancestors. it's just so good! the controls aren't that bad either, IGN has a history of bitching about nothing.
The biggest negative of this game? LOAD TIMES!!!
and story what has more plot holes than bad movie
mywlan2 Elaborate on these plot holes.
They messed up the stealth takedown tho
And omg the load times
I wish more devs used the sixaxis controls. I sometimes forget that they're actually there! For little things like what they showed in this review I think its perfect for.
such a great game in my opinion. The story (even after about 7 years AND different producers taking over the franchise) still remains what Sly Cooper is and what it should be.
The game is very charming, with stellar graphics compared to the previous games (although those were equally as enjoyable), and its nice that sanzaru (the new people in charge of the game series) managed to snag Kevin Miller, Matt Olsen, and Chris Murphy to still do the voice-overs for the gang (these btw were the original voices of the trio of characters).
the personalities of these characters surprisingly didn't change that much and (as mentioned) the new friends and enemies you welcomely meet or defeat really do work with the flow of the game and the characters themselves, ranging from the peacefully calm rioichi and retired salim-al kupar to the ticked-off toothpick and rythmitic grizz.
the gameplay has (in my opinion) always felt unique, and it was not lost in this runner-up to the series, with the storyline that you must follow and the good-old clue bottles and the addition of many new things: your given hidden masks to find for special unique features, treasure to find and (safely) bring to your hideout not just cash, but for the arcade machine, and a hideout that's not just a solitude place of safety. the choice of being able to free-play as Sly's ancestors and Carmelita really did make for a more enjoyable experience. the x out of the elaborate operations was (to say the least) a bit of a bummer, and a bit of a let-down for me, but that is made up for the super amazing and elaborate gameplay.
The gameplay did however feel a bit shortened compared to the amazing previous 2 games, and we were only given 5 levels. A bit of a let-down for me, but there were many twists and turns, amazing deception here and there that REALLY kept me going minute by minute and had me on edge just WAITING to see what twist they would throw in my direction.
In my eyes, this game deserves AT LEAST a 8.8/10: the characters were stellar (to say the least) and meat of the game is still Sly Cooper, but a Cooper game that was ready to embrace this upgrade. if the 5th game DOES take another 2-3 years to make (seeing as how this game was released the Feb of 2013), then hell I'll wait for it as long as it's SUPER amazing quality like ALL of the games have been, and i would hate to see one of my VERY strong childhood memories be crushed if the next is a rushed project.
*Slight Spoilers*
Oh, and did i forget to mention how Sly Cooper's move of the laser slide wasn't featured AT ALL in this game? I mean, i get how we are in different time zones and all, but we were given lasers here and there and we couldn't slide on them!?For me, that makes this game tied with IGN's rating: 8/10;(
They made a new Sly Cooper? HELL YEA. This game was basically my entire early childhood.
You made this comment 6 years ago lol
@@ArkhamCityKing08 yeah, I'm honestly surprised you can still even reply to it lol
they should have waited for sucker punch to develop this.
Sucker punch wasn't going to work on this, and I don't see sucker punch doing another sly game, but I bet there will be more games coming around the time the movie comes out
t4lrc2 the only good AC game is 2 though
@John Wick Why? This game showed how the storyline can catch the public with so many more content about Sly family.
Plus, there are also other stories they can pull out apart from the Sly's storyline. Though this could be awesome, this kind of games don't seem to be interesting for Sony and a lot of people in general...
@@TerrorOfTalos WRONG.
Ok you're right, black flag too because it actually bothered to do something substantially different. Don't really care about AC much anyways.
In my personal and humble opinion, this game was well made, but it didn't match up to the other games, the tone was diferent and done wrong with is usually the tone of a sly cooper game, its more light hearted and less violent, and i think that it is way more kid-focused.
You can tell this mostly by the cutscenes that are now fully animated and with a much colorful and wider pallete rather than the much darker, and in my opinion much more interesting comic book look they had before. The cutscenes just looked more badass than they now.
A slight issue i have is the design choices for Sly and Carmelita, i never really enjoyed their design. However, Bentley's and Murray's was improved.
And finally, regarding story and characters, the villains just aren't as memorable as they were in Sly 2. They were just so thematic and filled to the brim with interesting personas. The Countess, Rajan, Jean Bison, all of those were so awesome, in comparison with the forgetful villains this game presents.
Another mistake they made and to me, the worst of mistakes, was the level and story design. In Sly 2, you started the game in Paris and the level design was very simple, mostly 1 story high buildings and some larger buildings.
In the second level, however, everything was much more complex, there a lot of open areas depending on your location. There were natural gardens, bridges, the main palace, the guest palace, the streets were much more convulated in the village, etc.
And then the game simply kept changing everything, the Countess' levels had a lot more verticality but the streets were super complex, there was also a lot of security. The levels with Jean Bison were mostly around the wilderness of the tundra, they were much more open than other levels, they had trains which you could ride around, you could enter certain houses, and there was a local wildlife you could provoke.
If you compare this with the levels of Thieves in Time, you'll see that they all blend in together. The only thing that distinguishes them is the look of the time you're in. They are always convoluted, filled with enemies and have little to no complexity whatsoever. they just aren't memorable. and game suffers immensely for it.
The trilogy was also light hearted, this franchise has always been for children.
jordan windsor It was lighthearted, but its tone was dark and edgy, and some of the references re quite obscure.
For Example, Rajan is a drug dealer. HE really is! He sells spices that cause hallucinations! when i played the game again after 5/6 years that blew my mind. xD
KRIMZONMEKANISM Now, maybe Sly 4 focuses more on the sillier aspects of the franchise, but honestly I think some fans are blowing it out of proportion. As far as the villains go, they're like any other Sly villain, arrogant, diabolical, and comical, and honestly let's face it, if you actually played Sly 4 as a kid, those villains would at least be more memorable. And the original trilogy had its fair share of lame and forgettable villains. I mean, Lefwee from Sly 3 is lame and forgettable, and Jean Bison is just some dumb lumberjack whose easily one of the worst villains in the franchise in the fact that he's a lame Canadian stereotype and Jean Bison was created by SUCKER PUNCH.
Daniel Springs true, you really did feel like he was attempting to sneak, even if it was harder for him. :p
Watching this in 2018. Bringing back memories and getting me hyped to play it once more when my new Vita comes in a couple days. Got it for $10 a couple years back. Amazing price for an amazing game.
This is a really, really great game. All the little touches astound me, like Bentley having a pic of Penelope in his Binocucom or how when Bentley is explaining objectives his whole body gets animated and his hands and arms help to express what he's saying. Not to mention the buttery smooth animation.
It's just an all-around great game. Dangit I hope there's another. I'll buy it, no questions asked.
Its been 8 years.
the load times on psvita were just insane had to wait 1-2 minutes for the map to load but its was still a fun game
I've been playing through this so far. Pretty good apart from the absurd load times and occasional frame rate drops. I also dislike the sixasis minigames, but those can be looked past. I think the game gets a bad rap because so far it's pretty much just a refined and slightly modernized Sly Cooper game.
Well, I was quite disappointed from the game. It was a nice game as a game, but not as a Sly Cooper game. It lacked the feeling the old games had, and it felt pretty generic and pretty short. I enjoyed the Sly Trilogy much more.
It's been 7 years and I'm still waiting
I am constantly checking on an update for Sly Cooper 5. I am a longtime fan of the series and I get a PlayStation just for it. ... it probably wasnt as financially successful as it should have been so thats why they never continued on with it.
They gave up on the series
I'm so happy this actually came out. There were rumors about it for so long I figured it never would. Oh, how I missed the sly series
This game was made for the vita, that'S why gadgets disapeared.
I think Sanzaru did an awesome job with Thieves in Time. They clearly went with "if it ain't broke don't fix it" and I'm this case it works wonderfully. The dialogue, script, characters, cutscenes, and gameplay are still as solid as ever and I've no problem if Sanzaru is in charge with the franchise from here on out.
I was blown away by this game. It was a great addition to the series.
Kevin Miller has played Sly in all 4 games and Carmelita has had a different voice actor in each game. Simple as that :)
Is Rioicchi Cooper mentioned in this game?
i thought they sounded so full of energy as actors and the characters because in both situations its been along time since they were doing their roles.
I'm playing it right now and loving every second of it, I stand by my statement
10 years and still no sly 5 😤
I grew up with sly so i will always give this game a 9/10 or a 10/10 . Same with jak and daxter
i loved this game. as a kid sly was my favorite video game series. and thieves in time stays true to the other games
That moment when you finished sly 4 and you were just aww man now there probably gonna make one after like 5 years ( maybe even not make one)
Although I will probably not get into the Sly games I can still really appreciate that fans are given the opportunity to play more Sly. In this day and age of safe AAA bets it's to be respected.
I really liked this game. Although I did like the previous 3 games a bit more. But this game was worth the wait.
Is Clockwerk in this game? It would make sense, considering he was always hunting down Sly's ancestors.
Tube Sliders You can see him in a few levels as an easter egg, but he's not really a part of the story
So for finicky controls you guys dropped it down by 8? Every game has that problem so adjust to it.
This game in my honest opinion is the best game this year and one of the best games I've played these past few years. Love the series.
Sly 3>Sly 2>Sly 4>Sly 1.
I still love all of them though.
@LittleLlion Yeah 12 hours if you don't try to find the collectibles, doing extra stuff has always added to the fun and also gives you more reasons to keep playing.
The second game is just a little bit better than this one, but this one is probably the 2nd best game in the entire franchise. Not to mention, the aesthetics of the game are a dramatic and phenomenal leap forward for the entire franchise. Here's a couple of crossed fingers for a Sly 5!
Heck no. Sly 2 and 3 were leagues above this one. The aesthetics of this game were the only leap.
i acutally like sly 3 carmelita voice the most but just think about this all the memories of our childhood are gonna come flooding back
I remember spending hours with the original trilogy... Good times.... :')
if you beat the boss fight a second time after you get 100%, youll find a secret ending cutscene after the credits that shows Sly survived the whole blimp thing
I hope the trilogy makes its way to the ps4.
Sly 5’s story needs to be this:
Sly is stuck in egypt, but while he is there all of the old bosses from 1-3 break out of prison and try to take out the gang. The gang gets him back from Egypt (idk how) to take everyone out. Instead of one crime boss per world, you could do 2 or 3 per world. You could even do dimitri panda king if contessa is there bc she was all about mind control.
Good thing there is the sly cooper collection on the vita, now I can play those games and not be totally lost when I play this one. It was free on PS + but I missed out on it since I wasn't a PS + member back then, Now I have to buy it buts its ok, im loving the sly cooper collection so far.
I'm sorry to bash this but sly 1 is far more better than the other sly games! Who agrees with this?
What's the difference between 2 and 3 If I may ask? It seems the sly cooper gameplay has completely changed from 1 to the other 3. It seems that the first was more linear mission based and played sort of like crash bandicoot, which I love! The other 3 are more exploration and sneaky and it's cool but it seems 1's just more overall interesting, and also the voice actors were much better in 1 than the other sly cooper games! I really hate murrays voice in sly 2, I'm not gonna lie! Sly 2 -4 are not bad games and are definitly good games on their own but no way they touch the first one! The story's better, voice actors were much better, time trials were a great challenge, and I personally like not sneaking and more platforming. Sneaky stuff is only fun to do in metal gear for me, other games, not so much! Just a long opinion from Tom wolf :v lol
thanks for the feedback Daniel Springs. Id just like to say I like the voice actors in sly cooper 4 than in 2 and 3! Lots of pros and cons between the 3 sly cooper games for me, lol but the first just has no flaws to me because it was sly bandicoot! I grew up with crash, might have a big part why I love the first one so much. Im sure they're all good in their own way, even 4 suprisingly even though i heard its extreamly easy and boring BUT im liking it a bit more than sly 2 and 3 suprisingly as of right now! (just on first level LOL)
I'm not gonna lie, it really should of! Lol it's crash bandicoot with extra moves! An enhancement of crash in my opinion :p
I Love Sly Cooper
yes I know, but UK often has a later release date from the rest of europe. Its weird I know
I own and beat every sly game several times over and I can say that sly 4 stays true to the sly series and that's a great thing.
Ahh, the nostalgia. I grew up with the Sly-games and Sly 2 was the first game I ever owned for my PS2. Too bad I converted to Xbox. Now I want a PS3 just for this game. Oh God, how I miss the old times.
Sly Cooper 2 Was The Best But This One Has Some Awesome Graphics Byt What People Hate In This Game Is 3 Stuff
FIRST No Tough Action Gameplay And Story Is Kinda Weak Compared To Sly 2
SECOND There Isnt A Select Button Menu AKA Gadget Menu Which Was THE THING EVER AND I USE TO PLAY THE GAME OVER AND OVER AND OVER USING GADGET LIKE SLOWING TIME AND REMOVING THAT FACTOR IS A MASSIVE LET DOWN FOR THE FANS
THIRD The Short Gameplay Which Is 5 Maps And Each One Of Them Is 5-6 Missions ONLY But Honestly The Gamplay Is Kinda Fun And The Ancestors Moves And Look Are REALLY Will Designed Plus The Soundtrack In England And Japan Is AWESOME And The Maps Are Will Designed Too And I Like The Fact Of Bringing Masks And Clue Bottles And Collectables But The Chestes Was Kinda Disappointing Because I Thought It Will Give Us A Special Move As Usual But In My Opinion I Give It 7.5 For A Normal Gamer And 8.7 For a Fan The Game Is Not Bad After All And I Played It For Over 1 Month And It Was An Awesome Experience And I HOPE SUCKERPUNCH MAKE A NEW SEASON WITH A BETTER ACTION AND FACTORS
Cool, but next time could you help the reader by not putting a capital letter on every single word of your comment? Thnx
cooldude 17 Sorry
W8 what this sly has no gadgets? WTF?!
Jakzot A.J When I saw your channel pic, I thought this was a comment I left, and was really confused until I saw the channel name.
tyspyranger XD u stole my picture
From what I've seen of the game, it's creativity comes in it's technical achievement (stellar presentation, animation, etc) atmosphere, and character development, which is more than you can say about Jak 4. I played all three Jak games, as well as the racer and psp installment. I'm interested in all genres. However, I've never clamored for a Jak sequel. To me, Jak always took second place to Ratchet and Clank. I'm glad Naughty Dog moved on to Uncharted, as well as moving on to The Last Of Us.
I thought the graphics where fine on vita
It's said to be around 20+ hours if you try to do everything, it's like almost double sly 2 and 3, pretty damn good.
I'd give it a 9.5, but that's just me
Not because he's older, but because this game is the first Sly game made for the PS3. The three previous games were all made for PS2. Sanzaru improved what they could with the PS3, including looks.
This a perfect game better then tht old ones in my opinion
Sly 2 it's still the best one
May someone please answer the following question? I have nothing against sly but I've noticed that on PS allstars battle royale and PS move heroes, Sly moves incredibly fast and is the most dangerous character but why does he seem to move a bit slow and have less ability in his own games? They kind of buffed him up.
I honestly thought this game was a huge disappointment. It had none of the character or personality of the other games. The tone was way off and the humor was very childish and not very smart. The gameplay between Sly and his ancestors was exactly the same except for ONE special power thing. The story and villains were lackluster. And I felt this game was targeted for kids which was totally wrong of them to do.
First thing, I completely disagree, I thought it was amazing. Second, where do you get that this shouldn't be aimed at children? I'm pretty sure they all were.
There's a difference, imo, of being aimed at children, and not excluding children as an audience.
dialMARK4action it's a cartoony, cel-shaded, thief character with a turtle and pink hippo for a friend. Right. Either way, I don't think it excludes adults, I loved it, and thought it was charming. But I didn't expect more with the premise, even after playing the first three.
Ok. I see your point. But still, the other games had good humor for all ages, and the story was totally awesome for anyone, be it a kid or an adult. The personality of those games was also that I thought was missing in this game. It's a cool game! Don't get me wrong. But the story, the character and the personality disappoint. And don't get me started on Murray's Geisha mission. All I'm saying is that Sly 2 is my favorite game ever... And I didn't feel this made it justice
dialMARK4action ok now I see your points. The writing could have been better I think also. I did find the Geisha thing hilarious though lol.
Never played Jak and Daxter, but RandC and Sly Cooper games is def one of my fav games of all time.
i don't like that we only can chose 1 mission at a time.
And why is that bad? Its a no brainer that you can only do one mission at a time
Awesome Saint 40 He means the fact that you can't do the missions in any order you want, on the old game's you could do the missions in whatever order you wanted, now your forced to do each one without choice
Flynner102
You can still do that. Just like the originals, You have the choice of doing objective A or objective B No matter which one you choose, you still have to do both before doing objective C. It's always been like this. Only difference is you're not directly traveling to them.
I think it could sometimes be confusing, and I didn't always know who I was gonna pick, or which mission I would choose.
When do you think Sly 5 will be out on PS4?
Now you can get it for free on ps3:)
As a demo.
TopHatLucario well it could have been free with ps plus when he wrote that as you commented a year and a half after he dis
Ethan Johnson Probably.
NOTICE...I have not played sly 4 I just got into the series with ps5 and psn ....But didn’t sly lose his memory in sly 3 but I do like the idea of time traveling because Bentley was making a time travel device.
He faked having amnesia.
Oh
Sly and Dad Vs. Clockwerk!! BTW, If Sanzaru used Time travel to tell a Sly story, why no Clockwerk, or a Clockwerk Beta being made by Penelope or Le Paradox? That is a true plot twist!
finicky controls? i had no problems whatsoever with them...as a sly cooper veteran i can still jump off a ledge while sneaking along ti to gain more distance and then immediately press circle to regain my footing
@Chris Wumba not really. Sly 2 takes no more than 10 hours and considering Sly 3 has no collectables, Sly 4 passes the previous ones by far. They have treasures, bottles, new thief masks, and since the levels are 2-3 times as big you get the point.
criminally underrated game
Its gonna be another 8 years since Thieves in Time came out in a month... Damn
This game is seriously one of the only kids games I like. Yes, there are some very shoddy points:
1) The gameplay can feel really repetitive at moments
2) The difficulty can often get very hard without warning (in one boss battle, there seemed to be an attack which I was never able to dodge- I am not joking, it took 1/3 of my health each time and I wanted to smash my controller)
3) Some of the story gets a bit boorish.
Now, I have some VERY positive points:
1) It has smart humor (Honestly, any other kid game will have no sense of adult humor. This game seriously nails it with unpredictable remarks and also blends in adult humor near perfectly (it does get a little edgy but I think it is not a major concern))
2) The characters are well developed (Even though they are introducing many characters, each were introduced very smoothly)
3) The level designs are very thorough and feel like a cartoon
4) It does not have a life counter (It is a very under appreciated convenience)
Ultimately, this is a great game and is one of the best times I have had playing a kids game. Try it and I think you will be very amused
Jacob Bacci Are you talking about El Jefe's fire attack that consumes the whole screen? Your supposed to put on the samurai armor to avoid it, since it's fireproof.
Enan Alonso This is my alternate account. I was talking about Toothpick and his twister attacks. I do not remember what I was supposed to do (something about a quick ball position change), but I do remember that I could not afford any damage in the first part of each heat (the one with the electric grid). It was a complete pain.
Jakinator178
Yeah, you have to get on the ball before the grid activated. I felt there was enough tell for it.
the slight change in controls [bi-nocucom mostly] took some getting used to, and the camera always moving around,
You seem to have missed the fact that around 30 people managed to pull this off. Usually games have thousands of people working on them so if anything, this game has amazing graphics for the amount of people that worked on it..
Graphics are part of the package period. Dismissing them is turning a blind eye towards a large part of the game.
Again, I have no issue with the cartoony artstyle. The Sly trilogy on Ps2 looked fantastic! I just expected dramatic aesthetic improvements when the series made a jump to current gen(ex. Ratchet and Clank). That didn't happen.
Finally, this a debate strictly about graphics. The game obviously is "worthy to receive gratitude" despite this flaw. I never said otherwise.
The fact that you get two versions of this fantastic game for sub-full-retail price should have guaranteed this at least an 8.5.
Just picked it up at my nearest gamestop, sly cooper, here I come!
Hard to believe i started playing all these games again and the most recent one was 7 years ago crazy
back when block buster was alive i got this game (first one) and loved it. just got the triligy on ps3. now i can play 2 and 3. and i,ll get this later. such a fun game unlike the copy and paste cods. i like how they add more into this game each time they make another one
This game is one of the best video games I have ever played.
No it isn't only multiplayer is. Games like Sly will work fine as there is no multiplayer. I imported Sly Cooper Thieves in Time and it works perfectly. (Blu-ray dvd's are region locked however)
Actually, the graphics is above decent, it really looks amazing. But then we have to consider this: this is the first time that Sanzaru developed a full flegded game for this generation of consoles. So while developing the game, they were also learning the hardware of the PS3, if this were to be Sanzaru's 2 or 3 game to be released for this generation of consoles, then, the graphics would've looked 1000X better.
Everyone, I am playing this game right now and all I can say is it did not live up to the hype. Being someone who's played the original 3 on both ps2 and ps3, this just didn't give me the nostalgic feelings I thought it would. The demo led me to believe it would be like the originals but it actually just didn't get a good grasp on concept. It's not horrible, but it's not the best. I'd say this review just about got it, but for 40$, I think it's still worth the time as I am a huge Sly fan.
We want sly 5
Wait, it's been EIGHT years since Sly 3??? Wow, time sure does fly... I'm sad that I can't play 4 since I don't have a PS3 or Vita... But I'm glad it sounds like the new company kept the Sly spirit! :)
It may not have the same budget, but Sly has just as big of a reputation as both of those games!
Best sequel I've played, in a long time!!! 😁😁😁
Where did you import it from? im considering importing it but im worried about import taxes
They have forgotten to mention when you get a PS3 you actually do need a motion sensor controller
the controller and camera everything is fine, when i played the demo. the only problem i had with the demo was slow loading time's and conversation's at the bottom of the screen.
I remember I always used to wanna be able to play as other members in Sly's family, and learn about them. And now I finally can!! Thanks Sanzaru!
Did you know that if you purchase the game for the PS3, you also recieve a downloadable version of the game for PSVita?
For me, it goes the second as the best, first and fourth are tied, and third is last. Not hating on the third but the others were just better. This one was an amazing game and Sucker Punch left the game in good hands to the new company. The one thing that made me a little sad though was the lack of special powers. Like no invisible powers, no leaping, no funny distractions, no hitting guards to make them fight each other. Still a great game but lacks just a little in powers and options.
Apart from Carmelita, everybody has the same voice actors they had the other 3 games, including Sly, Bentley, and Murray