The Rise and Fall of Sly Cooper | Complete Series Retrospective

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  • @Goonman7720
    @Goonman7720 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    It warms my heart to know there are others out there who grew up playing these games, and still love them to this day

    • @wyattgeorge9696
      @wyattgeorge9696 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Sly and jak and daxter were my first video games. I remember not having a memory card for the ps2 and would just play the beginning of them over and over. Once I was able to save and progress, it was like I had discovered another dimension.

    • @Goonman7720
      @Goonman7720 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@wyattgeorge9696 I don’t have my ps2 anymore but the other day I found an old memory card. God what good times man. Getting nostalgic just thinking about it.

    • @BigNickEnergy97
      @BigNickEnergy97 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      These games are by far my favorite. I was shocked when I saw the fourth game after I got with my girlfriend, so sometime in the last 8 years, but man. Nothing beat these games and I’m mad they probably never make a follow up from that cliffhanger we got. Man I love this series, I can really connect with how he feels about the games 🙏🏼

    • @WhoisDxo
      @WhoisDxo 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      These games are peak

  • @laviard
    @laviard ปีที่แล้ว +223

    Episode 4 of sly 2 was scaring the shit out of me as a child(5yo maybe) because of the dark setting. The fact that, for the first time ever, Bentley was alone and had to fight his own fear to save his best friends got me thru that and I will never forget it. Thinking at this right now made me realize why i give so much importance to my friendships :')

    • @SunnyJ45
      @SunnyJ45 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      one of the hardest levels of my childhood lol i always quit during that part and always restarted when i was young. smh lol

    • @VITAS874
      @VITAS874 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I try play it on emulator and its not work. 😢

    • @TheBlurReturns16
      @TheBlurReturns16 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Those wolves scared the shit outta me. Even the bulls in the first Paris level did lol. I think that's why in Sly 3 they took out the scary levels and guards cause they knew that happened 🤣.

    • @ouchiegiverjr
      @ouchiegiverjr 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      What got me is how SCARED they were of jail, it’s absolutely insane and the fact these games put the characters in real peril is such a breath of fresh air even for a series this old.

  • @BallyBoy95
    @BallyBoy95 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    Can't believe amazing Sly Content is still being released by the community. You are absolutely goated. Appreciate it!

  • @vp_wrld
    @vp_wrld 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +93

    It still surprises me that Sly wasn’t that popular. It felt like a good chunk of kids my age played it

    • @ByFujiHD
      @ByFujiHD 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      same here.. all my friends in school played it and 1 guy got sly 2 for his birthday and we all played it at his party

    • @lunova6165
      @lunova6165 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      It was popular, it just wasn't popular enough sadly.

    • @hewpow
      @hewpow 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      its really hard , especially the first one

    • @gnarrcan108
      @gnarrcan108 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah me and my neighbor friend would pass it back and forth. Huge part of my childhood

  • @Racools
    @Racools ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Murry was that dude in Sly 2, best intros and one liners..."fear not, I shall bend it like the truth"

  • @AtescanAtes-bw2kj
    @AtescanAtes-bw2kj ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I LOVE that I am not the only Sly stan. Love that we have a little community

  • @Hempherovideos
    @Hempherovideos 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    I wonder if any of the writers or developers, from the original sucker punch lineup that worked on the sly series, ever come online and watch any of these retrospectives on their past project/baby. I’m sure they would be moved and love to see his how good of a job they did by putting in the love they did and seeing how this series has been appreciated by so many of us that grew with it. Forever a sly fan and I want more

  • @jessetorres8738
    @jessetorres8738 ปีที่แล้ว +687

    If there were to be a 5th & final Sly Cooper game this is what I'd like the plot to be: Bently, Murray, Carmelita, & Dimitri get a scientist owl to help them build a time machine to go back in time to rescue Sly by using his DNA to track him. But once they find Sly they can only come forward a little at a time, & every time they stop they encounter another Cooper member that they have to help. They could even have Penelope return, but this time as the pirate Black Beard. By the 5th or 6th level, we finally have Sly meet his father, but since Sly knows his father has to die, he's conflicted on whether to try to save him or let him die again. Meanwhile, the owl scientist who helps rescue Sly gets injured through these adventures with the Cooper Gang & he builds a robot body for himself, which we later find out is Clockwork. At the end of the game, Sly & the rest of the gang make it back to the present, but Clockwork steals the time machine, goes back in time, & he gets revenge on what happened to him by making it his life's work to go after the Cooper family. Through this 5th & final game, the story comes full circle as Sly inadvertently created his family's mortal enemy in the form of a bootstrap paradox. The game ends with Sly & Carmelita finally getting together as a couple with Sly ending his life as a thief so he can have a family with her.

    • @allicide166
      @allicide166 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      That... is actually a pretty compelling concept. 🤔🤯

    • @Bloomalloo
      @Bloomalloo ปีที่แล้ว +40

      You have my attention!

    • @SlyCooper1920
      @SlyCooper1920 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Learned a Miguel O'Hara trick eh? Touché, you can have your cake but can't eat it. Whatever happens in the story is a canon event, THAT is something I can hang my hat and swing my cane on!

    • @8732kk
      @8732kk ปีที่แล้ว +42

      You should pitch this to the developers ASAP!!! This franchise needs its proper closure 😭😭😭

    • @MrRichey96
      @MrRichey96 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Perfect

  • @nixuniverse5240
    @nixuniverse5240 ปีที่แล้ว +264

    Sly 4 feels like it was written by a showrunner who’s concepts for a Saturday morning Sly Cooper cartoon got turned into a game last minute.

  • @tacticalgreengecko7369
    @tacticalgreengecko7369 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Hearing you talk about they hype for sly 4 makes me so happy. I thought i was the only kid out there thst really wanted this game! Im gonna have to go back and play the series i still have my ps2 this is about to be a week!

    • @Erick-ji6hw
      @Erick-ji6hw 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I can’t wait to play the first game on ps5 next week 🙏🏽

  • @celedhion
    @celedhion ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Already watched all these vids, and they're amazing. Excellent wrap up and overview of the series.

  • @abdullahahmed1563
    @abdullahahmed1563 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Whether 3rd time or 30th time I'll never get bored from your sly reviews

  • @soysaucehairdye7869
    @soysaucehairdye7869 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Sly 2 will always be my favorite Sly Cooper game. I loved that game.

  • @ghrtyeje
    @ghrtyeje ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Sony has proven in the past two years that they can pretty easily bring back games if they want to, and not even have to put too much time and money into it for them to be good. Just look at how they've handled Ape Escape. Despite their big anniversary plans falling through, they've slowly been sprinkling a couple games from the series onto Playstation Network every few months.
    All they had to do with those is add a simple emulation menu for screen filters, orientation, a Quicksave and Load feature, and a rewind feature. Then they sell them for $10 a pop.
    They could totally do this for Sly Cooper.

    • @ghrtyeje
      @ghrtyeje 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Update: Thanks Sony ❣️

    • @MillyKKitty
      @MillyKKitty 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Called it 🎉

    • @ghrtyeje
      @ghrtyeje 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      So happy!! 🎉

    • @gotchagirlinroom303
      @gotchagirlinroom303 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@ghrtyejethey’ve only done it for the first sly game so hopefully the rest of the series gets that treatment

    • @ghrtyeje
      @ghrtyeje 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @gotchagirlinroom3035 I have good news! Christmas is coming 15 days early this year ;)

  • @ronrox14
    @ronrox14 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Its amazing how similar your experience during the wait for thieves in time is exactly the same as my experience.
    I was 11-12-13 years old during the time between the announcement and release.
    And exactly as you described I soaked up every interview bideo, gameplay, article and everything during the 2 year pre release.
    I played and replayed the trilogy in preparation and also spent my free time thinking of how amazing Sly 4 would be.
    I also was dissatisfied with the game after it came out and couldn’t tell why.
    Now in my 20s I’m not mad anymore.
    Sly 2 is my favorite also for the same reasons you stated.

  • @qrowing
    @qrowing ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Just watching you play Sly 1 makes me want to dive back in and play it. Its crazy how good it feels to run around, nimbly landing on pipes, and whacking enemies with the cane. Seriously such an insanely smooth experience.

  • @sebbb5980
    @sebbb5980 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I'll have to second the Neyla twist. As a kid at 14, I was genuinely shocked when Neyla showed her true colors and I'm pretty sure that was also my first plot twist. And as pointed out, there is some subtle foreshadowing going on that upon repeat playthroughs just makes it clear how well-crafted the story was!

  • @moonmangames16
    @moonmangames16 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I honestly love how Muggshot talks about the Thieveus Racoonus having to many big words than he says “ Transgressed and Violated “ 😂

  • @awsometings
    @awsometings ปีที่แล้ว +29

    My brother and i loved Sly so much we named one of our dogs Cooper. As big of a fan as I was I could never finish sly 4. Still haven't to this day and I'm almost 31yrs old. I'd love for a return though.

    • @Goodvibes4796-m8p
      @Goodvibes4796-m8p 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Did you play it

    • @awsometings
      @awsometings 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Goodvibes4796-m8p I had gotten as far as the medieval times. I'd definitely would like to revisit it just have other games at the moment

  • @Squiggles95
    @Squiggles95 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Thank you so much for this video. I can't even begin to put into words how much the Sly Cooper games meant to my childhood. I remember playing the first one over and over and being SO excited for 2 and then 3. I too have a special relationship with the first 2 games. I did get 3 when it came out but it didn't feel the same and took me awhile to really love it like the other 2. I got a PS3 just for Sly 4 and then didn't actually finish it for like 6 years because it felt too different. It's ok, but definitely has a different feeling to it. Just didn't feel as special. But the original trilogy just holds a huge place in my heart. They were games me and my mom would play together, she even beat all the games on her own and still goes back to them sometimes. Last time was back in 2020. Not sure what happened to my original copy of 1 but I still have my original 2, 3, 4 and Collection games. Just everything about the games scream charm. The characters, the style, the music, the voice acting. Nothing compares. I hope I live long enough to see a proper Sly 5 someday.

  • @Bakablicky
    @Bakablicky ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Haven’t watched yet but sly has been getting so much shine lately. I’m really hoping some execs are seeing how much pull it’s been getting on TH-cam, Twitter and TikTok lately. PRAYING for a reboot. Shoutout to J’s reviews. All hits no misses.

    • @Bakablicky
      @Bakablicky ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also 300 likes to 2k views your community loves you big dog, hope you never stop releasing this grade A content for us

  • @austinmorrison6953
    @austinmorrison6953 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    God I wish this trilogy would get the N-Sane Trilogy treatment

    • @Ottselracing
      @Ottselracing ปีที่แล้ว

      What does that even mean? They're ps2 games. It would just look the same as it did. Remakes are cancer.

    • @IssaColeSummur
      @IssaColeSummur ปีที่แล้ว +65

      @@OttselracingDo you even know what remake means? Lmao

    • @ElectrikStatik900
      @ElectrikStatik900 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      ​@@Ottselracing way to generalize 💀

    • @VanguardDeezNutz
      @VanguardDeezNutz ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Even the PS2 games look fantastic today, they only need a remaster at most, not a remake

    • @Brian-wp9er
      @Brian-wp9er 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      @@Ottselracingme when I lack critical thinking skills:

  • @johnbilicki913
    @johnbilicki913 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Dude, you are the best for putting this together. Sly also holds a very fond place in my heart. I dont like platformers, but i love Sly

  • @astrosquirrel5038
    @astrosquirrel5038 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Sly reminds me of Lupin the Third, which had to have been an influence on the developers. Both are great series that deserve more recognition.

    • @doclouis4236
      @doclouis4236 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I honestly wish Sly Cooper had more of that type of anime shonen influence instead of the Saturday morning cartoon vibe that most of the games have. It would allow for more deeper story telling and characterization to be done instead of treading along certain story themes so as to not increase the age rating of the games.

    • @tonythekillab8189
      @tonythekillab8189 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I think the developers pretty much admitted that in some of the commentary tracks in the first game. They obviously had to bleep them out, But you can gather from context that that's the franchise they were talking about. I mean, a master thief getting chased around the world by an Interpol agent who's got a long and storied history with him. I wonder who that reminds me of...

    • @galten7361
      @galten7361 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@tonythekillab8189 Carmelita is pretty much a Latina Fujiko with Zenigata's role.

  • @xSMGamingx
    @xSMGamingx ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Only God knows how much these games meant to me as a kid. I still have hope for a Sly 5 in the future.

  • @sowavyy_21
    @sowavyy_21 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Miss sly so bad 🥺

  • @glutt0n0us
    @glutt0n0us ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So many memories in sly 1 and 2, need a remaster. Love your videos on the series

  • @dreamofegs8981
    @dreamofegs8981 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Bane-“ I was molded by the darkness”
    Jsreview- I was molded by sly cooper

  • @diogofolques3075
    @diogofolques3075 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Damn bro I never thought I'd meet a bigger Sly fan than myself. What a great job you did with this video, like for real, thank you sir.

  • @EatThatTTV
    @EatThatTTV ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Sly Cooper was the shit back when i was a kid. I would sit down for hours at a time playing these games. If you didnt play Sly as a kid you definitely missed out in your childhood.

  • @purplegalaxies2149
    @purplegalaxies2149 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sly 1 was the first video game I ever played as a kid! I was 7 when it came out and I’ve loved it ever since!

  • @LucasNiemiFilms
    @LucasNiemiFilms ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Played sly Cooper at my parents friend house on the ps2 in the basement when we’d go over… I was soooo hooked on this game 😅

  • @phxntmhive
    @phxntmhive 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    To see others love this game to its minute details makes me absolutely happy. Sly Cooper was THE game to introduce my love for video games and it will always sit in my heart. They put a good amount of detail into the games and as a kid, I appreciated every single one and how diverse they were. I hope this game is never forgotten and continues to be loved by more people to come.

  • @Preparation98
    @Preparation98 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Fuck I’m old. When he’s said “I was only two when the 1st came out” I died 😂😂

  • @Palte
    @Palte 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    1:32:08 this whole dialogue is genius!
    I started to actually sympathize with mugshot, until out of nowhere Bently starts roasting his mother! Really didn't see that coming
    Also, I'm letting this video play while doing boring repetitive stuff and it really caught me off guard :D

  • @leonbelmont7363
    @leonbelmont7363 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    J, I'm glad you uploaded this video man. I love hearing game reviewers on the favorite video games they hold dear to them. The franchise that I hold dear and is part of my identity is Sonic The Hedgehog.
    I played Ratchet and Clank and Jak and Daxter when I was kid and grew up with them, but I never heard of Sly Cooper or heard there was a 3rd Playstation Platformer. The only time I saw or got to know Sly Cooper was in Playstation Move Heroes cutscenes on PS3. But this long video of yours encouraged/inspired me to give the Sly Cooper Trilogy a try because it seemed very interesting. I played Sly 1 (I give it an 8 out of 10), I'm getting into playing Sly 2 (I give it a 10 out of 10), and haven't played Sly 3 yet. But I'm glad I'm getting into this franchise because of you.
    And I love your reasons for why you say Sly 4 isn't for you. You explain that since the Sly Cooper Series is a kids platformer game franchise, it doesn't offer you many things as an adult gamer, even if Sly 3 has way more content to go around, or if Sly 1's time trials keeps you coming back to test your skills and knowledge. So the only thing that can keep you invested or anchored into the games would be the story, artwork, and script characterization. When you played that Scene from Sly 2 with Sly talking about how haunting the structure was, it really showed me what you were talking about. You feel like Sly 4, despite that it could be more fun to play than the trilogy, is missing the main things from the trilogy that made you love the games so much. But still, I don't think there's any other reviewer that reviews these games with so much emotion than you do. Like I said, your video is what made me want to try Sly Cooper, and I'm grateful.
    I love your "Sonic The Hedgehog Is Distinctive" videos the most on your channel, but this Sly Cooper video of yours shows me a franchise that you hold dear to your soul and want to share your love of it with others who may know it or haven't experienced it.
    Keep up your good work J.

  • @Snapdragon0112
    @Snapdragon0112 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Honestly I don’t think I can forgive the HD collection for messing up the Ruby Rhythm game.

  • @AOC1099
    @AOC1099 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Dude all I want is a Crash type remake of the original trilogy. I agree, it doesn't need a sequel.

  • @finnyfinn27
    @finnyfinn27 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    this dude went through his own story arc just to review Sly 4. peak content

  • @Abdullah_Alshareef27
    @Abdullah_Alshareef27 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Sly cooper is my childhood i love this series and i love to revist the game all the time the game mean a lot to me

  • @SailorMoon998
    @SailorMoon998 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I'm so disappointed that SuckerPunch/Sanzaru Games didn't take the opportunity to name one ancestor "D.B. Cooper"
    Y'know
    Like the THIEF
    C'mon

  • @JaysonScottGregory
    @JaysonScottGregory ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome video. One of my fav series from my childhood. Super nostalgic.

  • @rackl1039
    @rackl1039 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    1:24:08 Not using the stealth slide was a big mistake! Probably my most used powerup! Can be faster than running downhill and doesnt alert guards!

  • @tallestlalafell2345
    @tallestlalafell2345 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The roller coaster segments of Rocket: Robot on Wheels made me and my big brother feel sick to our stomachs.

  • @halleyangel1706
    @halleyangel1706 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    While I have issues with Sly 4 (being the game, I replayed maybe 3 times where I've replayed the trilogy countless times. Hell, I'm replaying Sly 1 and 2 right now.)
    I can say that Sly 4 feels very hollow compared to Sly 3 all I can think seeing cutscenes of Sly 4 compared to Sly 3 is
    "You wouldn't do that. You'd do this."
    This game series is my all time favorite and I have nothing but good memories with it.

  • @mathiasknsgaardkristensen3396
    @mathiasknsgaardkristensen3396 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I remember borrowing the original Sly at the library and playing it a ton. Never managed to complete it during my 4-day periods of having it available.
    I was completely captivated by it but it was impossible for my parents to find a copy so they got me the 3rd game as it was the only one available. Ended up finding the second game in a used-goods store.
    Just as mentioned in the Sly1 segment, I don't remember anyone else being into Sly outside of playing it at my house when I had guests over. Absolutely deserves more love and a loving trilogy remake like what Spyro and Crash got.

  • @Stoic_Zoomer
    @Stoic_Zoomer ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Me and two other guys used to pretend to be the gang during elementary school recess. Noah, Nathan, and Nick!

  • @halfpokemonster2845
    @halfpokemonster2845 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My theory is that sly became the Egyptian ancestor and started the theavous raccoonus to start his own story

  • @austinmorrison6953
    @austinmorrison6953 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Such missed opportunities in Sly 4. Certain ancestors could’ve been so cool to meet and LeParadox? What a letdown LeParadox was! Clockwerk is such a cool and mysterious villain. The Claw Gang was full of personality as were the Sly 3 baddies but that low down dirty skunk is so lame compared to all them! Sly said it best, he’s such an idiot who exposed his whole operation cause of his ego! That whole thing about him being from a rival clan of thieves really should’ve been expanded on instead of being left as a last minute reveal and the boss battle should’ve been so much more than a QTE! Like they could’ve had it so we tangle with his ancestors in the various time periods. Also did nobody on the staff question why Sly 4 is just one plot contrivance after another? Even Sly lampshades how unbelievable the gang’s luck has been!

    • @jacklansdale77
      @jacklansdale77 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Also they did Bentley dirty with Penelope.

  • @purepipboy6496
    @purepipboy6496 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Criminally underrated view count. Great job

  • @Ivan-df2gf
    @Ivan-df2gf หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just want a remaster of the trilogy

  • @reillycurran8508
    @reillycurran8508 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'd say the biggest mistake the 1st game made was not having the fiendish five use the abilities of the pages of the thievius racoonus that they had stolen, Raleigh ninja jumping, Mugshot rail sliding, Mizz Ruby going invisible, and so on.
    I also think that a proper conclusion to the series should involve Sly discovering a thieving technique of his own to finally complete his arc as a member of the cooper clan, and even technically go beyond his own father since his dad never actually got to write down his laser slide ability.
    I think the time travel business offers a nice reunion show plot without actually pushing the story any further.
    Also, I'm surprised it's never really expanded on that Bentley and Murray aren't just Sly's friends, they're his adopted brothers and technically just as much a part of that cooper clan as he is, especially since their own parentage never comes up, nor do they ever seem to show any interest in it even when exploring who they are separate from Sly.

  • @jordanbridges6637
    @jordanbridges6637 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love the passion and enthusiasm you have for these games! The way you feel about this game is how I feel about the Jak and Daxter series (not frontiers lol). Just bought a ps5 about 4 months ago and running through retro/exclusive titles. Just played the jak trilogy. Moving on to the sly trilogy. Figured I'd watch a video like this to hype myself up. Thank you for your content! 🙏🤙

  • @midnightstrike3625
    @midnightstrike3625 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    I liked Thieves in Time, but hated the cliffhanger.

  • @purplegalaxies2149
    @purplegalaxies2149 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    “I’ll floss my teeth with your spine!”
    That line goes so hard😂😂

  • @elharvey5032
    @elharvey5032 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A Remake of the original trilogy by Sucker Punch would be awesome

  • @mysticmind4563
    @mysticmind4563 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    As much as Sly 4 has it's flaws in writing, there definitely was an effort in detail and some respect for the source material. One example is with the first two ancestors Ruichi and Tennessee Kid is their levels and abilities are on par with their descriptions in the first game. In the feudal Japan level Ruichi was the one that discovered how to perch on rooftops and ledges so the level is designed to complement that. Likewise in the old west level Tennessee Kid was the one who mastered rail grinding and there are sections where he grinds on rail to progress.

  • @borisdaboris8833
    @borisdaboris8833 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    @6:03 "Bentley, the techno genius and strategist supreme and Murray, part time driver and full time burden" lmfao, that description couldn't be more perfect

  • @lopesmorrenofim
    @lopesmorrenofim ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Boy, oh-boy, here we go again!
    Lemme just get my popcorn real quick

  • @emilefragz1885
    @emilefragz1885 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    The message of Sly 3 falling on deaf ears can be said for so many things. I'm all for letting sleeping dogs lie, most of the time when things get drudged back up for remakes/reboots/sequels from different companies it rarely turns out as good. The comments sucker punch gets are disgusting about telling them they need to make 5 whenever they talk about sly or when they did the anniversary merch. Seems like Sly 3 needs to be played and understood by more people and actually listen to the lesson it teaches. Learn to love and let go, it can always be experienced again. 4 felt like it was made for an even younger audience than the trilogy and lost its charm, ie the story and character arcs being non-existent from past games even. Plus all the character designs are a downgrade alongside the incessant speech lines. Not to mention the ending sequence where the characters are chirping back and forth but there is zero animation for it during the fight.

  • @Wayhoo
    @Wayhoo ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I will forever be heartbroken by what happened to this franchise.. I’m so sad the movie got cancelled I was so excited when I was younger :(

  • @jaydenpopa3188
    @jaydenpopa3188 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this great video on our favorite series.

  • @DeathperceptionGaming
    @DeathperceptionGaming 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video man I myself just started recording playthroughs of the series always been a large part of my childhood.

  • @livefreewithjp5251
    @livefreewithjp5251 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is the thing about stylized graphics, they age so well. It kinda makes you think to yourself how little we've actually come in terms of the "wow" factor in games. I look at the Jak series and sly cooper and I see things that even some modern games don't do well, yet these were made 20 years ago. Certain styles, physics, moves, it just hit different and still does when I look at it. There was passion back then, real artists. The jump from ps1 to ps2 was INSANE. Then ps2 to ps3 or Xbox 360 was crazy too. Since then, not so much.

  • @Delicashilous
    @Delicashilous 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I don't know what you mean, sucker punch ended the sly saga with sly 3 with a very good ending. The character arcs are finished. I had a good time with it, and still enjoying watching/playing the sly trillogy.
    Edit: MAYBE they left the door open for other studios, but only for sony's marketing reasons. We know what happends, when other writers/studios work on Allready finished storylines OR just new writers that continue stories, but lack the understanding & respect of inevented systems of stories: Sly 4, Everything at borderlands 3, Disney star wars, RWBY, boruto, DB super, middleearth (like rings of power) etc.

  • @Nick_ETH
    @Nick_ETH 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    One of fav games of all fucking time.

  • @dragonheartrave7687
    @dragonheartrave7687 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Honestly, I feel like you should make videos about the whole game mission by mission and explain everything narrative. Id watch it.

  • @Skeeball-xe6qp
    @Skeeball-xe6qp 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I started playing sly cooper for the first time back in summer of 2022, im 21 now, but i felt the nostalgia from the game ^^

  • @TomCat0217
    @TomCat0217 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Please make a retrospective on the cartoon The Batman and The Spectacular Spider-Man!

  • @SunnyJ45
    @SunnyJ45 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i just started replaying sly 2 :O
    DAMN

  • @ryaneast6371
    @ryaneast6371 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    For me personally sly 4 is my favorite, might be because of the different playable coopers but 4 by far is my fav

  • @charlesanthony4267
    @charlesanthony4267 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great work bro!

  • @King_of_Blue-Eyes
    @King_of_Blue-Eyes ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is my childhood game too. Sad that they don’t do games like these. 😢

  • @jboyathegamer
    @jboyathegamer ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Sly Cooper was a really cool game even though i haven't played it but it looks so good

  • @mcryan07
    @mcryan07 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This 100% needs a modern remaster

  • @mjh8216
    @mjh8216 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I don't hate Sly 4. But I feel it wouldn't get a big backlash if it didn't end on a cliffhanger

    • @SaiyanGamer95
      @SaiyanGamer95 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I heard Sanzaru planned on releasing DLC where we get to explore Ancient Egypt, but Sony wouldn't let them do it. I even heard the script was pretty much done.

    • @SlyCooper1920
      @SlyCooper1920 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@SaiyanGamer95 So they just cut that part out and called it a day?

    • @SaiyanGamer95
      @SaiyanGamer95 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SlyCooper1920 I mean, Sony wouldn't let them work on it, so yeah. Sanzaru really wanted to release the DLC, thougy.

    • @bamban_garcia5562
      @bamban_garcia5562 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@SlyCooper1920Sanzaru Games president was the one that cut the ending due to the size restriction of the PlayStation Vita sadly did not have time to add it to the PlayStation 3 within the short time frame given to be ported, as such it was turned into dlc that never made it due to lack of sales
      No idea why said president did not scale back levels or removed some them instead of cutting the actual ending

    • @kgisabeast
      @kgisabeast 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Would be cool if that ever got leaked somehow

  • @axel3633
    @axel3633 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    still remember the year i got sly 3, the levels i had trouble with, theres so many memories that i've had with the sly trilogy.
    I'll never forget sly, hope we get ports or another game sometime soon.

  • @QueSeraSeraaaa
    @QueSeraSeraaaa ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Sly 4 was the biggest joke.. i felt like i was playing in one of my oldest fanfictions.
    The focus wasn't the ancestors, you barely get to know them.
    The focus is on the drama between Sly and Carmelita..
    Thanks goodness, there's no a 5th game made by Sanzaru, but we never had a movie, as the Ratchet & Clank movie failed..
    even MORE from the European sidem

  • @DennisHeikki
    @DennisHeikki 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I love these games, especially sly 3 cus it was my first one. Sly 2 is great too

  • @Abysstree
    @Abysstree 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    sly copper is an amazing game i played 1&2 back in 2005/6

  • @choffs1374
    @choffs1374 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Man, I miss these games. Sony, just remaster them, please!

    • @MalikATL
      @MalikATL ปีที่แล้ว

      They won't sell well

    • @choffs1374
      @choffs1374 ปีที่แล้ว

      @MalikATL Sadly... you are correct, but one can dream

    • @derekmaullo2865
      @derekmaullo2865 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@chandllerburse737No one will care

    • @derekmaullo2865
      @derekmaullo2865 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@chandllerburse737No one will care

    • @derekmaullo2865
      @derekmaullo2865 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@chandllerburse737Everyone will not care

  • @mania4270
    @mania4270 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you! I couldnt stand you back in the day. My friends showed me your sonic and sly cooper vids and i thought you were a straight troll. Glad you grew up. Many youtubers are kind of looking at some of their old stuff and im glad they're finally seeing how cringe that era was.

  • @MiBrCo4177
    @MiBrCo4177 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Having been more into ratchet & clank instead of sly and Jak. The only sly game I've played was slide 4 when I got it on my Vita. I definitely need to go back and replay the entire series in one sitting.

  • @twoinchrazorblade
    @twoinchrazorblade ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i enjoyed playing sly 3 the most as a kid but i appreciate sly 2 the most as an adult

  • @zeusdeegoose
    @zeusdeegoose ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Happy New Year man!

  • @mrphauker
    @mrphauker 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sly 4 didn’t feel like a sly game but at least sanzaru tried. As someone who has replayed the trilogy over 20 times I couldn’t even finish 4, they couldn’t replicate that magic of the originals.

  • @zephyrstrife4668
    @zephyrstrife4668 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man... I loved Sly 1, it was the only one I ever played but until i got the sly cooper collection on ps3, it was the most enjoyable story i had played. The drama, the action, the tension! It had a beautiful style that defined my standards of how a game should feel.

  • @LordOfBagels117
    @LordOfBagels117 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I wrote up a plot for a Sly 5 game.
    So, my sly 5 idea involves a weakened Sly being trapped in the past, and being found by an old enemy: Clockwerk, who initially mistakes him for an ancestor and attacks, him, injuring him greatly, even mauling him. Upon defeating him, though, Clockwerk realizes that *this* Cooper is from the future--and furthermore, based on some of Sly's comments he let slip up at the beginning--namely, shock that Clockwerk was alive, and rage at seeing the cyborg Owl, Clockwerk figures that something must have happened to him in the future. Deciding to capture him, and using a device he's created, he manages to rip Sly's memories from him and gets the highlights of his life, including the defeat of Clockwerk. Rather than be enraged and kill him out of frustration, Clockwerk decides he must find a way to become immortal, beyond the cybernetic replacements of his body he's already done. Consulting his research, he smiles upon finding mentions of a crystal that could grant one unending life--only catch is, it's guarded deep in the depths of Atlantis, the shining city. Only catch is, he's too big and not powerful enough at the current moment to get it. Luckily for him, he has a Cooper from the future, with skills learned from ancestors that aren't even born yet--and Clockwerk offers the captured Sly Cooper a deal--He'll share a portion of the power of immortality with Sly, and build him a machine to send him home, but Sly has to get the crystal for him first. And just to make sure Sly plays along, Clockwerk makes some...cybernetic modifications to Sly to patch sly up in order to let him move again, but Clockwerk has the control switch for them, and if Sly tries to backstab him, Clockwerk will turn off the cybernetics, leaving Sly crippled and helpless. Left with no other choice, Sly agrees, but also noticed something when Clockwerk was flipping through his memories--a newspaper from the day when Thieves in Time started, mentioning a clue on a tablet found in Egypt leading to Atlantis.
    While going through a hastily constructed training course set up by Clockwerk for him to get used to his cybernetics, thinking quickly, Sly finds a blank tablet and etches out a rough map on it and inscribes the word "Atlantis" on it, along with a small Cooper symbol and Clockwerk's wings disguised as hieroglyphics, and then buries it, hoping that it was the clue that was mentioned, before Clockwerk begins to take them to Atlantis after the training is concluded.
    Flashing back to the Present Day, Bentley is going through news and comes across an article with a picture of the tablet, and is gobsmacked when he cues in on the symbol. Calling up the gang and Carmelita, they decide to steal the tablet and follow it to Atlantis, surmising that Sly is sending them a message from the past.
    The rest of the game follows two parallel plots: Sly in the past being ordered around by Clockwerk, but leaving clues and hidden items for his future crew, while in the present day his Crew has to manage without Sly as their Thief in order to solve the clues he's leaving behind throughout the exapansive city of Atlantis, and try and piece together what's happening, and maybe even save him.
    At the climax of the game, Sly manages to get the crystal, but his crew has managed to lock on to where he is. As removing the crystal causes the city to begin to sink, Sly has to escape to the top of the city, where he faces off against Clockwerk. Clockwerk disables Sly's cybernetics, but by this point Sly has managed to heal a good bit, and is able to try and fight him. When Bentley's portal opens up, Sly attempts to escape with the Crystal, but Clockwerk intercepts him. Unwilling to let Clockwerk have it, Sly attempts to destroy it, and as they grapple over it, it shatters. The shock of losing his chance at Immortality gives Sly the opportunity to escape, and Clockwerk is left seething--before noticing that there are two shards left behind. In the post credits he's shown designing the Hate Chip*s*
    This leads into a potential DLC where Penelope finds the second hate chip in a buried lab of Clockwerk's and ends up using it as part of a means to create a mechanical army...aaaaand brings Clockwerk back ultron-style when she does so, with a shot at a redemption arc when all of her machinations ends up with her losing her hands to the evil owl.

  • @Beep.Boop.Bop.
    @Beep.Boop.Bop. ปีที่แล้ว +5

    GREASY SWEET!

  • @Bl4z3Th3Dr4g0n
    @Bl4z3Th3Dr4g0n 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dude I absolutely love your retrospective reviews if you ever get a chance I would love to see you do a review on a couple of my favorite games from back in the day which is test drive unlimited one and two and perhaps a very unknown interesting racing game called Kinetika

  • @skylerashe
    @skylerashe 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I didn't even realize sly 4 was a thing.

  • @R33fth3b33f
    @R33fth3b33f 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What I like about Bently is he's NOT a genius just has a very high near genius IQ and that's why he's always getting outsmarted by the actual criminal geniuses like Penelope

  • @kgisabeast
    @kgisabeast 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I loved Sly 4, not perfect but to me all 4 games are 8/9 out of 10s

  • @cringyperson9670
    @cringyperson9670 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1:32:49 I didn't know Bentley could be so SAVAGE

  • @Roybanks88
    @Roybanks88 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This came out in the perfect time

  • @SvgeGio
    @SvgeGio 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Getting to Sly 2 and Murry calling himself "THE MURRY" was like bro who you talking too? lmaooo

  • @smokeysnowboard1809
    @smokeysnowboard1809 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is amazing. I love ur video

  • @IREDxIKLUTCHZ
    @IREDxIKLUTCHZ ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video brotha

  • @EmilioFigueroa
    @EmilioFigueroa 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I hope we get a reboot / remake one day. Such an iconic franchise I think with some TLC and a decent budget, we could get insomniac-level Sly games.

  • @just_gill6113
    @just_gill6113 หลายเดือนก่อน

    in defense of the turnbuckle launch
    you don't need to wait for it to charge up, you can just immediately *do* it. It made so much of platforming for Murray incredibly fun, and Sucker Punch hit it out of the park there.