Sly Cooper became popular enough to spawn his own trilogy, although the last game that came out was way back in 2005. The only appearance he made on the PS3 was an HD remake of the first three games and a spot on PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.
Fans will be happy to know that a fourth game is on its way in 2013 with Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time. Not only is this game being released for the PS3, it will also be making its way onto the PS Vita as well.
After Sly Cooper Thieves in Time was released on PS3 in 2013, Sanzaru Games has not had the chance to revisit the raccoon and his gang.
Is it law that every Sly game from Sly 2 onwards end on a massive cliffhanger? I wouldn’t be as anxious for a Sly 5 if they just gave Sly 4 a succinct ending.
On another note we still have yet to hear anything about how that Sly Cooper television series is coming along.
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time Lead Designer talks about his passion for the project, how they would love to return the world of Sly Cooper, and how the first episode of the DLC is completely written.
“So all I can is that if you guys want more Sly Cooper let Sony know. We are always ready to dig into that and it was a great franchise to work on. It was a great project.“
Everyone flood Sony and let them know! I’d love to have a new Sly game on PS5.
This!
This game got massacred with reviews for no reason what so ever other than it was sonys swan songs along with god of war ascension of which also got hit.
I actually think Thieves in Time was better than Sly Cooper 3 and I’m surprised it reviewed worse than its predecessor.
Incoming unpopular opinion!
I thought Thieves in Time was decent, but a bit of a letdown to be honest. Sly 3 ended perfectly, giving a conclusion of sorts for the main 3 characters while still leaving a little room for imagination, and had some of the best moments from the entire series, (The fight with General Tsao, anyone?) then Thieves in Time comes along with its lame villain, destroys Penelope's character, (I legitimately thought she was being brainwashed or something. Plus, why the boss fight in that crappy little mech suit when she's a master combatant and tech wiz?) and logic that makes no sense even in a cartoon world, such as Sly purposely being sent to prison so he can break out by... Throwing the one ton iron ball he's chained to to break through the wall? When he's never showed this type of strength before, and never displays a similar feat ever again? Plus I thought the levels were better designed in earlier games, and the cast of controllable characters in 3 was much more diverse and interesting. Sucker Punch were the true masters of this series.
VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "The stealth genre is one that some would argue doesn’t even exist – many titles include stealth elements, but actually fit into one of a number of other genres like action, platformer, or third-person shooter. Ever since the breakout success of the Metal Gear franchise (in particular Metal Gear Solid), though, the genre seems on much more stable footing and it demonstrated that you can have a veritable blockbuster on your hands relying only on stealth mechanics as the main gameplay element.
In recent years we’ve seen other things like Assassin’s Creed, Hitman and Splinter Cell continue to push the genre forward, although it still has somewhat limited appeal. Thankfully, the Vita has a healthy selection of stealth games available (and even more with backwards-compatibility), meaning if you’re looking to do some sneaking on the go then you’ll be well served with the console."
feburary 5th where are you, i wish i could travel 2 months in time to get this now.
Ign had a live stream on twitch showing off the game with the devs, it looks extremely polished and just insanely fun cant wait to pick it up in march(european).
I have heard this game is pretty bad thus far. Lets hope the PS3 is alot better.
"This PS Vita version of the game does not make too much use of the Vita’s unique controls."
I'm kind of happy they don't make much use of them. I hate it when studios add in a feature that doesn't fit the game or make the game a chore to play. I know they did use the Gyroscope in the vita, when using the binoculars.
"Another slightly annoying aspect while playing this game on the PS Vita is controlling the camera. Since the PS Vita lacks the “R3″ button, you cannot simply reset the camera so that it rotates back automatically behind the character."
That is going to be a major complaint from a lot of people. I wish they would add in the ability to press the screen and have the camera circle behind you, instead of adding other touch controls.
Gonna be waiting at midnight for this!!!!!