Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time

This is the only Sly Cooper game I've played. I gave it a try because of all the great things I heard about the previous games. This is one of the few games I've purchased on release day, and I'm glad I did!Combat - Honestly, I didn't expect much in this department. Afterall, this is a platformer that's not known for spectacular fighting sequences. However, I was pleasantly surprised. Sly starts off with one or two basic melee attacks, but you'll be able to acquire more moves as you progress through the game. Keep in mind that this is a stealth game that doesn't really 'encourage' the player to engage in combat, but you'll have a few attacks at your disposal if needed. Although the moves are simple in their nature, they're pretty fun to execute. If Sly was the only playable character in the game, I probably would not have enjoyed the combat as much as I did. Luckily, I had the opportunity to play as 9 different characters! There's a nice balance of melee and long-ranged attacks (some players only have melee attacks, while others have long-ranged attacks in addition to their melee attacks). Don't get me wrong, while you probably won't confuse this combat with DmC or God of War, you'll still have a fun time fighting.Weapons - Sly only has one weapon (a cane) that he primarily uses. But, once you enter a new area/map you'll eventually uncover a new costume that offers it's own very unique weapon. I'll refrain from commenting on each specific costume because uncovering these is part of the allure of the game - So I don't want to spoil any surprises. Earlier, I mentioned other playable characters in the game. Each character has his/her own weapon. Five of the characters are Sly's ancestors, which means they look similar to him, and they all have some variation of his cane. One ancestor's cane has a special attack that changes it into a sword, while another ancestor's cane can transform into a gun, and so on. Although the weapons are simple, you'll enjoy them more than you think.Enemies - Fortunately, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time doesn't suffer from some of the problems that other games of this genre fall victim to. The enemy formula here is pretty straight forward - you'll find brand new enemies with each new area/map you encounter. Wow, what a novel concept! Here are the types: Large (difficult to beat), average size (puts up a good fight), and small (easily defeated). Although each area has 3 enemies types, they all look different and offer up different attacks. Since this is a stealth game, you will not have to fight anyone unless discovered. Finally; boss battles that are reminiscent of those old school Nintendo and Sega Genesis games! None of the boss battles were strictly hack n slash. Each boss had a particular weakness, and it'll be your job to figure out what it is. There are six bosses in total, and each 'weakness' is vastly different from the others. I'll warn you, these battles are anything but easy (regardless of what some reviewers may say). I can pretty much guarantee you won't beat any of them on the first attempt.Miscellaneous - There's no tracking in regards to how much time is spent playing the game. I'll put it this way: If you're the type that takes your time and enjoys exploration, this will be a long game. However, if you're the type that likes to go from mission to mission, it may not take you very long to beat. One of my favorite things about this title is that it encourages exploration. If you get lost, you can press a button that's results in an on screen arrow pointing you towards your goal. Hmm, if only other adventure games did that *ACHOO spyro dawn of the dragon ACHOO* sorry, I forgot to take my Allegra...In conclusion, this is a fantastic game. This game is special because each new map feels like you're playing a brand new game. As with most of my reviews, I do have one minor criticism. There are quite a few mini-games throughout the experience. Most of them are a nice change of pace. I ran into a few that were downright annoying and unnecessary. Any mini-game that requires you to move your controller (not analog sticks, the actual controller) and tilt it in a certain way just to complete the challenge is just dumb. This is the only game I've played that in my opinion, is worth more than the release day price tag ($39.99). Transformers: Fall of Cybertron you're up next!

This is the 4th game in the beloved Sly Cooper series that started in 2002 on the PS2, this was one of the best video game exeriences I've ever had in my entire life of gaming and is totally worth picking up and playing on the PS3. The gameplay is awesome, the story is magnificent, graphics are nice, and the game itself is totally worth the money I paid for it. I will admit when I saw that Sucker Punch (developer who made inFAMOUS and the original developer of the Sly Cooper series) is no longer the developer and Sanzaru is taking over I was concerned that they might make the game horrible but I was totally wrong, I was blown away to see how amazing the game is. I was really happy to see that Sly Cooper has finally made a come back. If you haven't played this game definetly do so if you own a PS3 but I HIGHLY recommend playing the first 3 games before playing this game because the series goes in chronological order. One of the best things about the game is the original voice actors for Sly, Bentley, and Murray are back to resume their work in this series. If you like platformers like Ratchet and Clank, Jak and Daxter, Crash Bandicoot, Super Mario Bros, etc. you will love this game, even if you're not too big into platformers this game will be very enjoyable. At the time I make this review there are rumors flowing around about Sanzaru working on a 5th game, if those rumors get confirmed that would mean the world to me and all other Sly Cooper fans. I will say this again if you own a PS3 or know anyone who has a PS3, definetly get this game or get it for your friends who own a PlayStation 3!

Can you believe this is the only (thus far) Sly Cooper entry on PS3? I sure heck do. Theives in Time was the latest in the Sly Cooper series. I played a demo for it back in 2013 before it actually and officially came out. I didn't get the full game until 2 years later in 2015 last year. The game picks up right where Honor Among Thieves left off from its mundane cliffhanger where Sly previously faked his amnesia after that fatal final battle with Dr. M in the previous entry and actually "assumedly" dates Camellita Fox..... In France. The plot follows when the Theivious Racoonus' pages are erased and all of the history of the Cooper Family legacy has been altered and wiped out and it's up to Sly, Murray and Bentley - with the major help of each of Sly's ancestors from varying time periods, and a very unlikely of alliance of Camelita at some point (Yeah, I know. Still hates Mr. Ringtail) - to restore time and the info from the book's pages.I adore the updated visuals and animation from the previous games as this game is developed by Sanzaru Games instead of Sucker Punch Productions, the game studio developer behind the original Sly Cooper trilogy (2002-2005) for the PS2. Now I do mind another developer doing a new game in the series, I would've liked it if SP did Sly 4 but they decided "Time to move on and do a more mature-driven game series" like Infamous instead. In which they did eventually.I like how the game delves further when traveling through time to gather a few of Sly's most common ancestors: Like Rioichi Cooper in feudal Japan, Tennessee Cooper in the Old West, and Sir Galleth in Medeval England. Which can be odd considering Murray and Bentley weren't even at those points born nor were alive, same implied for Sly. Traveling through time is bad anyway; especially in fiction.If Sly 3 can have aspects of 3D in some portions of missions, this game has stereoscopic 3D (on PS3). The clue bottles from the first two games return in this one since Sly 3 they were missed. Also, when you complete the game and if all trophies are to be collected and unlocked, you get a special ending where Sly wakes up surrounded by the wreckage of Le Paradox's blimp with pyramids in Egypt in front of it as it may indicate that the next possible game in the series (if to be soon for the PS4) will have a opening to a Sly 5. Unfortunately, at this point, I think this game is truly the finale of the series as in other words in won't continue further since Sanzaru stated that they have no intentions on making more Sly Cooper games so at this point, I think this was the end.PROS- Solid gameplay, like previous games- Hilarious humor at times, like previous games.- Trophies were easy to collect/unlock.- Improved animation on the Cinematics in this game where, in the first 3, the cinematics felt a bit comic booky like.-CONS- Bentley's hack minigames during missions were more complicated in this one than in previous games.- Embarrassing Dance Dance Revolution-esque rhythm moments with Murray and Carmelita in their respective costumes. Maybe that's just me.- Something I have never pointed out in all of the games: Why does Carmelita's voice actress has to change game after game? Sure I liked Grey DeLisle's voice as CF in this but why is it that she is the fourth and last to voice her in this while the previous 3 she was voiced by unknown voice actresses? That has somehow bugged me.- Some of the villains in this game were weak, like The Grizz and El Jefe.- Load times were slow.-