Sly Cooper 4 anyone?

I remember not liking the second as much bc of the free roam. I preferred it more linear. I also didnt like using all the extra characters especially Bentley. Man was his missions a chore.

 

I personally think the second one is the best of the series. Had a great, mature story with some lighthearted moments, had some interesting characters that shook up the storytelling a bit, introduced the free roam aspect of the series, started the "heist" manner of missions, and had a nice balance between Sly, Bentley, and Murray as playable characters.

Really, it's only fatal flaw was the lack of replayable missions and bonus challenges, something that Sly 3 fixed.

Oh, and a new trophy room mechanic to be introduced in the game:

http://www.gameinformer.com/games/s...eudal-japan-with-sly-cooper-and-the-gang.aspx

 

this is just such an awesome franchise with a mythology all it own. I'm so glad it's coming back.

 

New PAX video:

http://www.gamespot.com/events/pax2011/video.html?sid=6331509&pid=632900

 

As a huge Sly Cooper fan who has played all the games fully at least three times each... Omigoshomigoshomigosh! This looks awesome! The animations, the music from what little we can hear of it, the costumes, the enemies, the animations, the binocucom, the conversations at the beginning of a mission with the binocucom.

I love it so much. It has that Sly Cooper feel with a little Sanzaru twist. they're staying true to the series but aren't just copy and pasting and actually are adding to it. I am absolutely in love with what I'm seeing. It's so easy to see that they really care about the franchise. Words can not describe the tears of joy I have right now. t:

 

Anyone else read the Binocucom dialogue? It definitely keeps the spirit of the old games.

Bentley: Sly, this place is locked down tighter than... well, tighter than something, that's for sure.

Sly: Your database security? Murray's pants?

Bentley: Whatever Sly, this is no laughing matter. I've checked and there really is no way in except for that front entrance. I think there's only one option.

Sly: The doorbell?

Bentley: Very funny. No! You're going to need a disguise. Get yourself a suit of armor from those guards. That's our way in.

Sly: Roger that. Just call me "Samurai Sly."

Also, I must say the animation is fantastic. It especially shows during the binocucom part. Sanzaru is doing the series justice so far.

 

Man that PAX demo was just awesome for a Sly fan like me. Everything just looked great. Even Sly's redesign, which I didn't like at first, is looking fantastic.

C'mon 2012.

 

In the PAX video I linked, if you pause it when the game goes in debug mode right before activating the costume mission, you see:

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Breakout!

*"Collect the armor pieces"
"Enter the prison"
"Meet Rioichi"
"Use the Samurai Armor as a discuise"
"Use the Samurai Armor to block fire"
"Navigate through the prison traps"
"Steal the key"
"Open the gate"
"Cross the bridge"
"Armor tutorial 1"
"Free Rioichi"

 

are they going to have the expanded cooper gang in this game? because i loved that aspect of the third game, introduction new characters with specific skills for the job, had a great oceans 11 vibe to it.

 

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Would they really have Connor? Throughout the series they always hid his face. It would be interesting if they actually showed his face. His face probably looks about identical to Sly's if Dr M's comments are anything to go by. The thought of finally seeing Connor and possibly learning more about him is actually really exciting. I could see that being the last ancestor they meet.

 

I need to restart Sly 2. I went into it hunting for trophies. In the first game doing that still resulted in a fun experience but trying to rush Sly 2 makes it a slog. I want to go back and be all proper stealthy n' ****.

 

Another bit I noticed:

Did anyone take a good look and read the bio of the Dragon's Claw trophy?

 

They did mention that Penelope's relationship would not be forgotten, so maybe she's back. Hope they get a different VA for her, though, if she is.

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Since he disintegrated completely at the end of Sly 2, I doubt he will be revived.

However, that doesn't mean we won't see his origins or anything....

 

Rioichi and other ancestors to become playable characters:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011...oichi-cooper-from-sly-cooper-thieves-in-time/

http://www.gameinformer.com/games/s...-a-playable-character-in-thieves-in-time.aspx

 

I just watched Gamespot do a live demo of some new footage of Sly 4. I'm sure more footage and images will be released, but here's the run down:

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*The new level revealed is Medieval England. The ancestor that Sly will meet is Sir Galleth of the Order of Knights of Cooper. Sly dons an archer costume that allows him to aim his arrows in first person, and then shoot them, allowing the player to manually direct the arrow to a target. These were used in a circus deathtrap level, where Sly activated the targets to go through the deathtrap-infested obstacle course.

*The villain was not revealed, but hinted to be an insane circus owner. He/she captured Sir Galleth and dressed him up in a harlequin costume, locked up in the deathcourse circus. Sly meets up and rescues him at the end of the mission.

*Some Rioichi gameplay was also shown. Steve Blum is voicing him. Rioichi is shown to jump to VERY high heights, and can navigate security systems easily. Also, pickpocketing guards for extra treasure will return as a feature.

*A loose release date of Fall 2012 was confirmed.

EDIT: Footage:

http://www.gamespot.com/shows/on-the-spot/?event=on_the_spot20120301

 

PSM is featuring the game, and it has new pictures of the cast of characters:

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I'm loving the designs to those characters. I'm really curious to see where they are going to pick up the story after the ending of Sly 3.