Thieves in Time is often considered the weakest and most divisive game in the Sly Cooper franchise especially when it comes to the story. However, I want to talk about the stuff that Sly 4 did better than Sly 1-3.
Translated: "fucking crazy people dont realize they are building clockwerk"
Found this in r/minairl
I wasnt on reddit at the time but how badly did this subreddit explode when Rift Apart came out?
Finally got around to drawing Contessa! Hope you enjoy. Arpeggio is the last of the main Klaww Gang, will draw him next.
8 months later and my Youtooz Preorder is here! He’s perfect. Now I gotta complete the Gang somehow lol
Is there anywhere I can download the tune the ferris wheel does in sly 3 I really like the little tune it does but I can't seem to find it anywhere
So it looks like Mat Kraemer, Co-Founder of Sneaky Devil who had worked at Sanzaru Games and made Sly Cooper Thieves in Time just told Kevin Miller, the voice of Sly Cooper, that they should work together with a winky face!!! They're saying they should work together again to make a new Sly Cooper game!? Is anyone seeing this??? Why else would he say that on a social media comment that's can be dissected unless he was wanting the public to possibly see that!?
Also, Sneaky Devil might be a call back to the end of Sly 3 Honor Among Thieves.
When Sly is with Carmelita and Bentley is watching him with the binocumcom, Sly winks at Bentley and Bentley's reaction was him saying "that sneaky devil!"
"He Who Tames the Iron Horse" is actually the most loved episode in the entire franchise, and YOU decided it.
I wanted to share this post with you so I can thank yall for the votes, comments and every single interraction on any poll I've made. I love to feel that Sly Cooper didn't die for us and that I'm not alone in this, and I hope one day they will listen to us too and do something new.
What poll series would you love to see next?
Long-time Sly lover here since the original game's release. Not driven by nostalgia as much as functionality with this post. I've played every port from PS3 to Vita to PS4/5 and completed them all.
Ultimately, what stacks up is the PS2 release is still the most full-featured and glitchless.
PS3 - coin breakables glitch (specific breakables prevent other breakables from dropping coins for a time), Sly 1 3rd level Boss song sync issue causing gameplay issues for some, UI glitches for the widescreen hack, dialogue delays causing desynced dialogue and sudden voice-cuts.
Vita - same as above mostly
PS4/5 - Very odd glitches with physics. The zipline at end of world 1 in Sly 2 doesn't work. Sly 1, world 3 had a glitch in a long zipline that nearly softlocked the level for me as I used the slippery slide to the end and got stuck without being able to move.
PS2 with a proper upscaler for modern TV's (or a CRT) just seems to still be the most enjoyable way to play.. The input latency is also superb for those that need that. Anyone else agree?
This series has been INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT to find anything remotely similar, but I've compiled a small list of games that at least have some of the same elements in common.
Games like Sly 1: Sly Cooper And The Thevius Raccoonus
Crash Bandicoot (Series)- Sly 1 was heavily inspired by the fundamentals of Crash such as linear 3D platformer gameplay and cartoon style
Rayman 3- Idk so much about Rayman 2, but 3 is very cartoony in its character designs, has lush environments, goofy characters, Globox like Murray is a fat sidekick, it's a 3d platformer, and like Sly is also French
Sonic Adventure 2- Main villain turns animals into robots, MC wears blue and is cool, Group is dexterous mc with a nerdy gadget guy and guy who punches stuff, linear 3d platformer where you can link combos to move fast, unlock new abilities as you play through the main game, Both characters can slide on rails, Both characters run away from their love interest
Games like Sly 2-4: Band of Thieves, Honor Among Thieves, Thieves In Time
Over The Hedge- play as a Raccoon thief who enlists the help of a turtle and other animals to pull off a heist/stealing. Also has minigames,
Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums- Globetrotting ACME agent Cole Gannon voiced by Kevin Miller must chase down world renowned thief Carmen San Diego and stop her from stealing a precious diamond.
Styx (trilogy): Of Orcs and Men, Master of Shadows, Shards of Darkness- This is honestly the closest thing I can think of because it has all of the same gameplay elements, but slightly different execution, and new additions like partners, a focus on combat, and even similar abilities like invisibility. You play as a wiseazz goblin in this grim dark stealth action 3d platformer.
Beyond Good & Evil- Tbh idr exactly why, but when I played this it gave me Sly Cooper vibes.
Assassin's Creed- you come from a long line of master assassins, games take place across different locations in the real world, some fantastical alternate history elements, all sorts of stealth and acrobatic gameplay maneuvers,
Prince of Persia- would be the sister series to Assassin's Creed, 3d action platformer, time mechanic,
Mousey- 3D platformer heavily inspired by Sly Cooper gameplay elements, similar music, stealth elements?, play as an anthropomorphic mouse, started as a Sly Cooper game engine being made in Unity
Scraptail: Down The Drain- 3D platformer heavily inspired by Sly Cooper gameplay elements, stealth, similar music, thief plot, humanoid rat character, 2d art of other animal characters
Ratatouille- 3d stealth platforming game about a rat in Paris
Lupin The 3rd: Treasure Of The Sorcerer King- relies heavily on stealth and the use of various disguises and is displayed from a third-person perspective, Lupin is similar in tone and style to Sly Cooper, Sanzaru games took Arsene from Lupin (and Batman) as how they viewed Sly Cooper when making Thieves In Time
PS2 3D Action Adventure Platformers/Contemporaries:
Ratchet & Clank, Jak & Daxter, Kingdom Hearts, Ty The Tasmanian Tiger, Spyro The Dragon,
Sucker Punch's other games:
Rocket: Robot On Wheels- literally the predecessor to Sly Cooper, gameplay, cartoon style, raccoon and Walrus, etc
InFamous- feels like an evolution of Sly's gameplay, still has a comic book style
Ghost of Tsushima- again evolving and experimenting with/altering the formula they solidified with Sly, action stealth 3d game that takes place in japan
Fangames:
Sly Cooper: A Thief In Paris
Dreams- anything Sly Cooper made in Dreams
Court of Thieves (unreleased)
Deceit of Thieves (unreleased)
Other:
PSEUDOREGALIA- mostly because of the movement, at least how it looked to me, ps1 stylized, anthro animal
Metal Gear Solid- PlayStation synonymous stealth games series with a balance of goofy and dark elements, nerdy guy helps you over the radio, codecs and binocucom are really similar (you can move their heads in both games), they both have this - Sly do you read me!? Slyyyyyyy!! / Snake what happened? Snakeeeee!!
Splinter Cell- a stealth action game series
James Bond- suave lead, stealth, gadgets,
Star Fox- the series have a lot of surface level similarities, and both have furry icons
Tenchu- PlayStation synonymous* 3d stealth platformer series
Stray- sort of stealth game where you play as an actual cat in a city
Ghost of a Tale- rat stealth games, but looks more like realistic animal medieval legend of zelda
Mini Ninjas- stealth themed 3d action platformer
Batman Arkham Series- Batman was an inspiration for Sly, 3d stealth games, action adventure?
Persona 5- wiseguy thief who runs with the phantom theives, but gameplay is a vn / jrpg
Psychonauts 1&2- I've heard these mentioned a few times, for me I just know they're stylized collectathon 3d platformers with a sense of humor, they are kid games with adult themes
It Takes Two- kid friendly 3d co op platformer with adult themes
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum- stealth 3d platformer
PK: Out of the Shadows- similar vibes, has some vehicles gameplay
Other/Links:
https://www.reddit.com/r/lostmedia/comments/15jyhj1/found_lost_sly_cooper_flash_game/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Slycooper/comments/16zu7jq/ive_been_working_on_a_sly_2_2d_pixel_art_demake/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CphGid-wVcw
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2001850/Snaccoon/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1963180/Raccoon_Tales/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2466790/Kiyo/
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