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Sly Cooper: Thieves in Times Review: Stuck in the Past | Polygon

Polygon: "The bad pacing in level design, the overwhelming mix of things to do without any sense of how to piece them together into a strong experience, the production values that veer back and forth between fantastic and non-existent — it feels like, well, a PlayStation 2 game."

Y_51504089d ago

"Stuck in the past" I consider that a good thing! I'm going o not read the review because I want to judge for myself.

LOGICWINS4089d ago

"I'm going o not read the review because I want to judge for myself."

So why did you come here in the first place?

Y_51504089d ago

"So why did you come here in the first place?"

I wanted to provide my own personal feedback based on the title. The title made it sound as if it is a negative which it isn't in this case.

ChronoJoe4089d ago

It doesn't make much sense to critique a game like this on that basis to be frank. If Sly 4 is 'stuck in the past' so is Super Mario etc.

It's a kids platformer for christ sake, what did they want? Guns and dubstep?

slaton244089d ago

no they wanted it to have multiplayer with killstreaks and custom classes

Knushwood Butt4089d ago

Very true, although, for some inexplicable reason, you'll never find a Mario review that calls it out.

It's like Nintendo game are never judged against anything else - they just exist in this magical void.

I mean, if Sly is being called a PS2 game, then what is Super Mario Bros Wii U then?!

arbitor3654089d ago

this game stays true to its roots, expands where neccessary, is well polished, and it gives the fans what they have been wanting for 7 years

polygon gives it a 6/10

dead space 3 is dumbs down the franchise into generic action schlock, completely missing the tone and point of the first game by a country mile

polygon gives it a 9.5/10

no comment

Adva4089d ago

That's such a joke.
What kind of idiots do we have in the gaming journalists industry?

mandf4089d ago

some are not legit gamings sites. They pay $10 for a site to bash a game. Watch how many reviews there are. Half will be sites gamers have never seen before. It's viral marketing.

spongeboob4089d ago

This is the same guy who gave Ni No Kuni a 6.5, enough said.

showtimefolks4089d ago

Watch rev3games Adam sessler's review of sly 4, he gave it 2/5. Than search Adam sessler plays sly 4 and see how he doesn't even know what the game is all about. He complains about combat yet it's a stealth game not meant to run around killing people

I don't think sly games ever had strong combat

Watch GT's review they are right. After playing the game I can tell you few things. I picked up the game from walmart this past Friday. I don't think the cashier had any idea she was selling me a game that wasn't due for anther few days

The story is quite long actually took me between 15-20 hrs
The world feels diverse and are big to explore
There is a way point system that helps big time, the world are so big if sly 4 had no way point map system I would be lost and frustrated

The boss battles are fun but to the best part of the game

Now to my favorite part. The story is actually quite funny, you will laugh out loud quite a lot. I don't know why sessler was expecting a serious story when this game is a perfect buddy movie type of game

For 40 bucks with cross buy feature I say buty it. For me personally it's a 8.5/10

You can revisit the worlds to find hidden stuff and or reach areas no possible before

spongeboob4089d ago

Usually Adam is a solid reviewer i can trust but i think he was way off on this review. He doesn't seem like himself since he's left X-Play, I'm not seeing that excitement for games he used to have. He seems bored in general.

I've played it for quite a few hour last night and I was pleasantly surprised by how good it is.

Chuk54089d ago

Actually, if you knew Adam, you would know that Sly was one of his favourite franchises last generation. Gamers make too many assumptions about reviews; you trust some and you don't trust others. You don't always have to agree, and when you don't it doesn't invalidate everything that person ever says again.

BoNeSaW234089d ago

One of the best comments I've read all day!

Totally agree!

showtimefolks4089d ago

Chuk5

actually i also agree with a lot of sessler's reviews but for SLY4 he was way off, he was asking for stronger combat yet its a stealth game, and costumes are big part of the game and how you get around enemies and beating bosses yet he didn't like the feature

spongeboob

you want him excited watch these 2 videos

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

God Of War he is quite excited and asks some great questions, damn i am so hyped for this new GOd of war

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

and watch this for last of us, i think he misses morgan webb lol.

anyone on the fence, look at most reviews and you will see most of them are positive,

as a fellow gamer i can say this for a fact if you have played prior games than this is a must, if you are a new SLY fan than you should buy this and get the sly HD collection.

in SLY4 you can relive the story through a long cut scene which will bring you up top date on the whole story

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H4all4089d ago

i'ts time to make self decision..
play it and know it..
it's a good game to me.. i play and judge it..
not hear/read/watch from other people review..

lovegames7184089d ago

Damn i asked my freind on my list if he liked it and his response was "Epic fun"

Whitefeather4089d ago

I can confirm it's amazingly Slyish. If you want more Sly this is the game.

smashcrashbash4089d ago

Anyone saying that the new Sly is bad because it plays like the last ones are full of $hit.Try remembering that when you review the next Gears or Mario game

Good_Guy_Jamal4089d ago

Gears? You mean the franchise that started this gen and couldn't possibly be stuck in the past since its gameplay is pretty modern? That Gears?
Do you people actually remember the original super mario games? Mario has evolved and progress gradually and naturally since its beginings.

smashcrashbash4089d ago

Why is it modern? What makes it modern? What are you talking about. Those games have the exact same gameplay each time? How has Mario evolved? We are fighting the same kind of three hit bosses in the same type of worlds, bouncing on enemies the same way.They are even going back to the same power ups.I am not sure what you mean by evolution and modern. Gears has played the same way each time and only the controls have been tweaked. The story isn't better, the dialogue isn't better, the gameplay isn't any deeper.I am not saying Sly has evolved like some games have but I don't think that should be held against it seeing that many games get away with it. Everything people are putting it down for is what Sly Cooper was always about.The same way people are saying that there are things that only sly fans would overlook? That is the same with every game.There are glaring faults in many games that fans choose to ignore and that reviewers refuse to take points off for.So why should Sly be treated differently?

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Should Sly Cooper Return For The PS5?

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.

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PhoenixUp1579d ago

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.

BlaqMagiq11579d ago

Duh. It's been almost 7 years. It NEEDS a new one.

Elda1579d ago

Why not If they know fans of the games want it bad enough.

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Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time Lead Designer: ‘We Would Love to Come Back to That World’

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.

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Jin_Sakai1584d ago (Edited 1584d ago )

“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.

Sciurus_vulgaris1585d ago

I would love for the cliffhanger ending to get a conclusion.

Rude-ro1584d ago

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.

Sciurus_vulgaris1584d ago

I actually think Thieves in Time was better than Sly Cooper 3 and I’m surprised it reviewed worse than its predecessor.

BlackIceJoe1584d ago

I'd be done for a new game being a launch, or near launch game for the PS5.

Segata1584d ago

I really liked these games. Please bring him back.

Chaos_Order1584d ago

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.

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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."

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