Oddly enough my favourite Sly Cooper is actually Thieves in Time. Its actually surprisingly good and follows the core formula pretty well. My favourite character is Rioichi Cooper, a ninja and the inventor of sushi.
"I come from a long line of completionists, the Completus gamicus, holds the ultimate tips and tricks to completing every kind of game from RPGs to games about racoons that steal a bit (with honor among them)" Something like that i imagine you have in a vault somewhere Jirard, awesome video! Love seeing Sly around here
@@lepermessiah2608 I didn't like it in the original since it was kinda visually confusing (like all uses of the red/blue 3D glasses were to me as a kid). Though given 3D's rise and fall in the 00s and 10s, it just seems very gimmicky in retrospect.
And now, Jirard can finally rid himself of the completionist nightmare that is the Dark Souls franchise. *Remembers the removal of episodes 1-120 and the announcement of Dark Souls HD on the Switch* Oh, F*****
Eh, honestly Dark Souls is not that difficult to complete. Mostly just takes 2-3 playthroughs to get all of the spells/miracles/pyromancies and the Rings/boss items/covenant items depending on which game in the series you play. Now if he were to try to complete Tales of Maj Eyal... THAT would be a completionist nightmare.
kid10j same. Different makers different styles. The 1 thing that annoys me most of all was the final boss. The first 3 were actual fights or challenges but the 4th was just a HUGE QTE. I can understand Miss Ruby from the first game but not the final boss of the series
Sly 4 was a decent game on its own (more an homage to the trilogy for now than a continuation or new series), but my biggest gripe was how Penelope was portrayed. [I won't spoil it for anyone who hasn't played it, but] she was my favorite character in 3 and to see what she became, in such little time too, made me mad enough to walk away from the game for a bit. Here's hoping we get a 5th game soon
Personally I don't see a problem with the way they portrayed penelope in the 4th game. Looking at penelope's history and her personality shown before the gang it really wasn't too out of character.
Keep beeing the best god damn youtuber out there, Jirard! love everything you do from The Completionist, to Beard Bros and even Scary Game Squad with Jesse! Youre doing an awesome job!
Sly 3 was my favorite of the trilogy. I just have memories of playing it over and over again. I enjoyed the relationship that Sly, Bentley, and Murray had since it felt the most genuine to the past installments. Also I really enjoyed Sly theives in time, so good luck with that ;)
Only Thieves in Time left and this Cooper Circle can finally be complete!!! Unless you still want to complete Sly 5 few more years later unless they ever announce It either 2019 or 2020. But hey look on the bright side at least you can playthrough Bentley's Hack Pack to pass the "time". :D ;)
chris miller as sly is perfect, his voice fits a sarcastic but refined thief ! he isn’t pretentious... they definitely shouldn’t have removed bottles and treasures in the overworld !
Thank you for releasing this when you did my grandma literally passed away yesterday and I was just searching for some joy on UA-cam. I went the reviews in order and feel the delight of catching the upload two hours ago made me so happy. Best of luck to all of your endeavors, you you’ll always have my support and I can’t wait for the Sly 4 review!! P.S. I missed the spoiler alert, I love how you tell the story and your is pleasant to listen to👍
My personal favorite Sly game is Sly 4: thieves in time. But I also just realized that I played the first 3 when I was like 5, and couldn't appreciate games. After watching these videos I'm excited to go back to the remastered trilogy on the PS3. Thanks Jirard
Sly 3 was the first game I ever had as a kid, and also the first game I ever beat. Still love this game to this very day. Thanks for the walk down memory lane Jirard ❤️
Sweet! Sly 3's been completed! I KNEW that Jirard's love for the gamds, the fact it's been a year since the Sly 2 video, and the fact it's Threequel month would ENSURE that there would be this video at some point this month! Whoo!
I might have preferred this over the second one if it wasn't for one major problem. The game has wayyy too many gameplay styles. One minute your driving a truck the next minute it's a first person shooter. I get they were going for variety but it's a but much. I just want to platform and steal stuff
Sly 2 had Bentley, Murray, Hacking, tanks, RC choppers, turret segments, rhythm games, all the mini games in the Jean Bison’s second level, the grappling hook segments, and much more. And the majority of these controlled pretty terribly. Sly 3 may have had a bit more, but at least the vast majority controlled really well. And the final boss was actually a fight on your feet rather than a turret section.
Odd Gaming I don't know, I felt Bentley's rc chopper controlled and felt better than Penelope's. I also thought Sly 2's grappling hook felt more satisfying to land a hit than Bentley's grapple cam in Sly 3, But that's entirely subjective. And yes, I agree with you on the final boss. The clockla fight was so anticlimactic.
I've played all three games on my channel and I've gotta say that Sly 3 is my favorite among them all. The diversity of the gameplay, environments, and boss fights made me feel like the developers properly polished and built up from their past mistakes and made this game the grand "finale" that it was supposed to be.
I've noticed that a TON of the Sly 3 love came from people who crossed memories between Sly 2 and this one. I can't tell you how many times I've said "man, you remember how awesome collecting the clue bottles was on Venice?" only to blow somebody's mind by pointing out 3 totally omitted clue bottles! (It's actually something I can't wait to say in my Sly 3 review in the next couple weeks!) I speak from experience, since I did the same wire-crossing! That plus the huuuuge Sonic Adventure-lite style of "pack the game full of new playstyles" turned me off of this game big-time. I can see why some would enjoy it, but all it does is detract from what made Sly 2 in particular so damn good. Still a good game, but I'd argue it's the weakest in the series, even weaker than 4.
I actually still like Sly 3 better. Clue Bottles really only existed to incentivize exploration. I actually enjoyed doing Pick Pocket runs and setting off traps to take out guards. Sly 2 is great but it's also very homogeneous, every level starts with making you take recon photos, and Bentley and Murray are never as fun to play as Sly. In Sly 3 though, they didn't just feel like lame sidekicks, they felt like equal partners to Sly.
I agree with this. I don’t think Sly 3 is a bad game, not in the slightest. But I do think it’s the weakest in the series. While I like that both Murray and Bentley can pickpocket now, I don’t like that clues and treasures are omitted. They gave me reasons to explore the worlds and ways to get money fast. The only way to get money is to pickpockets which is fine but gets tired after a while. I’m glad they were brought back in 4 and considering the size of worlds, it needs it. I don’t hate the multiple playable characters in 3, I think it could work and it makes to make them feel like a gang, but I don’t it was handle well, especially that you can’t play them in hub worlds by yourself. I mean Guru is ok, Penelope while cute is only used in vehicle helicopter missions which is something Bentley can do before, both the panda King and Dimitri only Get used twice, Panda King‘s mission drag on for far too long and Dimitri’s missions are just annoying. I also really the ship in chapter 5. The controls suck and the battles are just tedious and frustrating. Again, I don’t hate Sly 3. I think it is a good game, but it is my least favorite if the series. My order of favorite Sly games are: 2>4>1>3.
As if. 4th might have clue bottles, but that game is the worst in the series. The gameplay is smooth to the point it's incredibly slow and tedious. And Sanzaru Games made a game only to end it on a fucking cliffhanger. Unforgivable.
Sly Cooper has a special place in my heart. I replay it every year. It was my first stealth game and introduced me to the heroic thief archtype (an archtype that would become one of my favorites). Sly 2 is my personal favorite mainly because it was my first, but also because the story is super tight, the levels are great, and Clockwork is terrifying!
Absolutely loved this game. It was the first one I ever 100% completed, when I was 10 years old. I like to go back every couple years and play through the trilogy in sequence, but not Sly 4. Never Sly 4. That game should never have happened.
I’m so glad you loved this game because it is probably my favorite game of all time. The extra playable characters (especially the Guru) are all unique and interesting as both characters and gameplay styles, and break up the game just enough to keep it from getting stale while Sly, Bentley, and Murray still get the majority of the focus. It’s a really fantastic game. I’ve always thought it was funny that people complain about this game having too many gameplay styles while praising Sly 2. Did they forget that Sly 2 had tons of turret, RC Chopper, Hacking, Tank, and more mini games over the course of the journey? Almost all of which controlled worse than Sly 3’s other styles of gameplay. I mean, you fight Clock-La with a turret for god’s sake! At least Sly 3’s final boss was actually on foot. But yeah I totally agree with your criticisms. The clue bottles were missed and the Master Thief challenges were nothing special. Other than that though, this game is incredible.
Great vid as always! But those 3D stages were completely 3D optional. I really used it as the screen goes into greyscale and you can only see red and blue anyway
Clue Bottles return for the fourth Sly Cooper game The Completionist, and has so much to offer so it won't disappoint at all man so play it if you don't believe me. :D
I love these games. They were so integrated into my childhood. I got the collection on my vita so I can play when ever. The music in the beginning was tugging my heart strings.
The 3d was never an issue because it was optional, I only tried it once and it was shitty. Also I love Sly's voice actor, he sounds smug and self satisfied as well as consistently confident.
This was and still is my favorite Sly Cooper game. The story was just so good, the bosses so fun, and well it was just perfect. Sly 2 is very close to it for me on the favorites list. This trilogy was truly one of a kind with no let down games.
I love Sly 2 but Sly 3 was the absolute best as far as gadgets and odd mechanics went. Just the odd end missions and Bently's grappling cam gave me hours of entertainment. God I loved trolling Carm in this game!
I'm gonna guess it took you a LOOOOONG time to complete, though. Jak II is notorious for it's difficulty... and unfair checkpoints... and that Seal piece in the Slums mission.
It has been years since I played Sly cooper. I just played it again a few days ago and even my nephew still remembers Sly Cooper, he is such an iconic character. ^^
You may have thought the master thief missions were easy. But as a kid I thought they were super hard. Never managed to beat them. Also, your 3d-glasses are upside down, not sure if it was on purpose or not
greasy sweet. LETS DANCE!!! My biggest problem with the game is, why did Sly have to team up with someone who helped kill his father? Its neat to tie the game back to the first, but Panda King was instrumental in the death of Sly's dad, why not make it his son or something? Ehhhhhhh whatever good review Jirard!
Sly and Kingdom Hearts were my absolute favorites when I was a kid. So hyped to see KH3 coming to us and I hope Sucker Punch returns to the Sly series one day. Sanzaru Games did not do Sly Cooper justice.
Man, i love the Sly games i remember playing all of them in ps2 and then replaying them in the collection for the PSvita. I then later finally play the 4th game. I was so happy because i was finally playing a new Sly Cooper game. And i love time travel stories.
Love this game and the trilogy in general (never played Thieves in Time but I've seen playthroughs). I've made it a personal tradition to play through and complete Sly 1, 2, and 3 in order every summer.
Sly 4 was definitely the worst one. The Hex of the Quintet is definitely a real thing. And also same. I really wish there was more to do in Sly 3. Like clues, or the ability to run around as the new members of the Cooper gang, or just more to do in general.
when I was young this was my all time favorite PlayStation game. I love them all a ton, I remember the days I didn't have a memory card and would constantly restart the second one.
I completed the Sly Trilogy, and I'm glad to see you've now completed it as well, Jirard. You've chosen quite a hard game, to finish off your Threequel series. I was kinda expecting you to do Fallout 3 oddly enough, ah well. I suppose you can do the series in proper order now.
I'm really glad he's enjoyed the series thus far. This is one of my favorite franchises of all time and seeing people love it always does my heart good. Another good and fair review, Jirard! Keep up the great work. I'm looking forward to seeing your review of Sly 4 in the future. However, how could you not comment on Sly's Italian Accent and craving for pasta lol
7th Sage I found sly 4 slightly underwhelming. Any of Sly's relatives they let you play as other than the caveman are just cut & paste sly controls with an added ability. I'd have preferred if they let you play as the buff Scotsman raccoon swinging the claymore-esque cane, or any one of his other less sly-like relatives. So many other play styles were possible, but they threw it out the window for some cut & paste sly mechanics
Nick S, I just said for Jirard play the next game; I left no opinion what-so-ever. You can like what you like and I can like what I like. I just don't understand why you replied to my comment of all things?
7th Sage i never said he shouldn't play it LOL Why are you so fussy about starting some conversation on the subject. Plus I never said it wasn't a good game, I just felt slightly underwhelmed by it.
First off... I'm not fussy. I was just confused as to why you commented on my comment when it's not even about liking or not liking the game. Jirard has a comment for that Literally below this (May or may not be different but from my perspective, it's right below it.) Also, I never said He shouldn't play it either. XD I don't know where you got the phrase "You shouldn't play it..." (Or anything similar) from as I never said anything like that, As I quote: "I’m going to be quick about this. Just play Sly 4: Thieves in Time." and "Nick S, I just said for Jirard play the next game; I left no opinion what-so-ever. You can like what you like and I can like what I like. I just don't understand why you replied to my comment of all things?" ; So where is all this coming from? XD
Wait what? Sly 3 had an intricate story? It was your average SatAM villain-of-the-week setup. Sly 2 is by and large a more engaging, detailed, and well-written narrative wherein all the seemingly disparate parts come together at the end to create a satisfying and meaningful climax. Bentley's journey to self-actualization is a highlight of the franchise. I also have to completely disagree that Sly 3 avoided the third-game curse. All the new members are little more than gimmicks, who do jobs that Sly, Bentley and Murray could do in previous games (Penelope is *literally* just Bentley's RC mechanics from 2). Their abilities are few and their controls aren't nearly as tight as the main trio. The game is absolutely *bloated* with half-baked mini-games and the combat abilities are given far too much attention for the simplicity of the actual combat. The Master Thief Challenges are a joke, and tedious more than anything. The removal of bottles makes the open hub worlds completely meaningless, save for grinding treasures to buy ThiefNet abilities that you will probably never use. The boss fights, save for Tsao 1, all have far too much health while being designed for children, making them longer than they are difficult. And this one is a serious fanboy issue that I hope someone else will vibe with me on *Sly was turned into a carbon-copy of his father, gang and all, removing the one thing that Sly had which set him apart from his lineage.* The entire premise of this game completely undermines the Cooper Gang as a concept.
The Sly Cooper series was actually my favorite as a kid. I remember playing Mario 64 at my cousin's house, and then getting a PS2 for Christmas with Jak and Daxter, and Sly Cooper and the Thevius Racoonus. Then I went to Blockbuster and rented the other two once I'd beat the first one.
Considering where it left off, and if it ever happens, it left some pieces for a Sly 5 that can circle back to Sly 1, which would make Sly 4 a bit forgivable.
As if I'm gonna listen to someone with "Rainbow Dash" in their name. Your opinion is invalid. It was made by a company that half-assed the remaster for PS3, and made Sonic fucking Boom games. And it shows.
Jacob Paterson No, there's a LOT more stuff than the previous games. 3 whole modes: the usual dating mode like the previous games, a board game mode featuring EVERY character from the franchise as things to level up, and a dungeon crawler game.
MabinogiKHVidegamer Surprisingly a lot actually. Between extra modes, relationship scenes, and secret scenes there's easily 70+ hours of playtime to complete itm
What is your favorite Sly Cooper Game? And who is your favorite character throughout the entire series?
Bentley
When is MHW?
My favorite game is Thieves in Time, and my favorite character is Dimitri
The Completionist do crash 123
Oddly enough my favourite Sly Cooper is actually Thieves in Time. Its actually surprisingly good and follows the core formula pretty well. My favourite character is Rioichi Cooper, a ninja and the inventor of sushi.
"I come from a long line of completionists, the Completus gamicus, holds the ultimate tips and tricks to completing every kind of game from RPGs to games about racoons that steal a bit (with honor among them)" Something like that i imagine you have in a vault somewhere Jirard, awesome video! Love seeing Sly around here
Original George muggshot : ya know that complingus gamincugoocus had alot of nice pictures but way too many big words
Fireassassin16 Thingus Raggamagocus lol
greenadrenaline6405 thats the reference my dude one of the funny things ive heard in gaming
Fireassassin16 the first game may not be my favorite but there are some great one liners sprinkled throughout the series
Sly's voice is all about being cool, chill, too awesome to be rattled. Its perfect.
There was an option to not use 3d on the origonal
Sly 2855 that is correct. Everytime it came up, you were given the choice. I think I only did 3D once.
Id turn it on and not use the glasses in some playthroughs always made it weird
I don't know why people hate the 3D so much. It was kinda neat back in the day and only used for a handful of missions.
Um what it should always gives you an option to not run in 3d im playing it on pcsx2 and it doest do that xD
@@lepermessiah2608 I didn't like it in the original since it was kinda visually confusing (like all uses of the red/blue 3D glasses were to me as a kid). Though given 3D's rise and fall in the 00s and 10s, it just seems very gimmicky in retrospect.
The localization of this game was spot on. I played this game in a language only 4.5 million spoke at that time.
Without sarcasm, thats actually an interesting point of view
What language is that?
Dr.Barrel Norwegian
The Norwegian dub is perfect! I actually can't play any of the Sly games with any other dubs than the Norwegian one.
Danish was also pretty good, i know i'm late i just came back to this video again becasue i wanted to see if sly 4 was rewieved
And now, Jirard can finally rid himself of the completionist nightmare that is the Dark Souls franchise.
*Remembers the removal of episodes 1-120 and the announcement of Dark Souls HD on the Switch*
Oh, F*****
*laughs really hard* stops laughing to think *sobs deeply*
Eh, honestly Dark Souls is not that difficult to complete. Mostly just takes 2-3 playthroughs to get all of the spells/miracles/pyromancies and the Rings/boss items/covenant items depending on which game in the series you play. Now if he were to try to complete Tales of Maj Eyal... THAT would be a completionist nightmare.
The Green Dragon 53 don't forget about elder scrolls V and hyrule warriors definitive edition on switch.
Oh, I remembered. I was just hoping we could let Jirard forget for a bit longer.
The Green Dragon 53 but he must embrace the games and sonic 06 as well but that's a story for another day
My first Sly game, and one that I would always cherish to this day.
Also, Dmitri is a treasure
Wyld Logan Roth Dimitri is the man
Greezy Sweet!
And your're suit sucks!
I forgot Sly Cooper was a thing. He deserves much more attention!
MY FAVORITE SLY COOPER GAME.
I know some prefer 2, but I just personally loved this one the most.
DuoReview Sly 3 is my favourite too!
It's just like 2 with more characters and gameplay mechanics. It's great.
My favorite of the OG trilogy
2and3 are both great!
DuoReview Thieves In Time was mine, but 3 is a close 2nd
You want Bottles so much?! Go play "Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time!"
@@dondemitri3760 I love how this was te only comment lol
@@senorbones1869 not anymore
@@MayoAddict475 damn sorry
Agreed hes done 3 out of 4 why not just finish, hopefully he has it in mind
Yes
This series has affected so many people's childhood, but I still don't think Sly 4 should be looked at the same way as the original trio.
kid10j same. Different makers different styles. The 1 thing that annoys me most of all was the final boss. The first 3 were actual fights or challenges but the 4th was just a HUGE QTE. I can understand Miss Ruby from the first game but not the final boss of the series
Sly 4 was a decent game on its own (more an homage to the trilogy for now than a continuation or new series), but my biggest gripe was how Penelope was portrayed. [I won't spoil it for anyone who hasn't played it, but] she was my favorite character in 3 and to see what she became, in such little time too, made me mad enough to walk away from the game for a bit. Here's hoping we get a 5th game soon
Penelope was one of the many reasons why I hate sly 4.
@kid10j Why do you feel that?
Personally I don't see a problem with the way they portrayed penelope in the 4th game. Looking at penelope's history and her personality shown before the gang it really wasn't too out of character.
Keep beeing the best god damn youtuber out there, Jirard! love everything you do from The Completionist, to Beard Bros and even Scary Game Squad with Jesse! Youre doing an awesome job!
Thank you so much my dude
Sly 3 was my favorite of the trilogy. I just have memories of playing it over and over again. I enjoyed the relationship that Sly, Bentley, and Murray had since it felt the most genuine to the past installments. Also I really enjoyed Sly theives in time, so good luck with that ;)
Only Thieves in Time left and this Cooper Circle can finally be complete!!!
Unless you still want to complete Sly 5 few more years later unless they ever announce It either 2019 or 2020. But hey look on the bright side at least you can playthrough Bentley's Hack Pack to pass the "time". :D ;)
Sly 3 is my favorite game of all time. SO excited for you to cover it on the channel!
This series is great. Bought them for ps2 and slept on em, stayed in my backlog unplayed. Recently plat the trilogy, finally. Loved it. Great games.
Same i can receight the proulouge to sly 2
*YES!!* Sly 3 has made it into Jirard's Month of Threequels!! My childhood game that I begged my Mother to get Day One has made the cut! *YES!!*
Great review! I haven't played Sly 4 yet, but 3 is my favorite from the trilogy.
Don’t play it!!!
@@fishfish2128 Agreed
Sly 4 is not a recommendation trust me i have no interest to play it.
I’m a DIE HARD Sly fan having beaten the trilogy a dozen times and I couldn’t even bring myself to finish 4
Forget you know Sly 4 exists. Youre better off.
Jirard: "Bring back clue bottles!"
*remembers Sly 4*
Boy, do I have good news for you!
It’s not that bad guys
“I want to grab them all, squeeze them all, and hug them all
On second thought, Dimitri would hate that”
Writing gold here
chris miller as sly is perfect, his voice fits a sarcastic but refined thief ! he isn’t pretentious... they definitely shouldn’t have removed bottles and treasures in the overworld !
Yeah especially the treasures since grinding coins is annoying and the treasures always gave you a lot of coins.
Thank you for releasing this when you did my grandma literally passed away yesterday and I was just searching for some joy on UA-cam. I went the reviews in order and feel the delight of catching the upload two hours ago made me so happy. Best of luck to all of your endeavors, you you’ll always have my support and I can’t wait for the Sly 4 review!! P.S. I missed the spoiler alert, I love how you tell the story and your is pleasant to listen to👍
Sly 3 is my least favorite game in the trilogy, but I still love it! It did so many things right with its story and gameplay!
My personal favorite Sly game is Sly 4: thieves in time. But I also just realized that I played the first 3 when I was like 5, and couldn't appreciate games. After watching these videos I'm excited to go back to the remastered trilogy on the PS3. Thanks Jirard
When you gonna get to “Thieves in time,” Jirard?
Tanner Price 4-quel month
I hope sometime soon, cause that's my favorite one in the series!
I would guess around this time next year. He did Sly 1 almost exactly two years ago, I believe(?) Sly 2 was this time last year, and here we are now!
Tanner Price, come on man he just did a video of 3. Give a guy some breathing room.
The real question is when is he going to finish the mario all stars pack
Sly 3 was the first game I ever had as a kid, and also the first game I ever beat. Still love this game to this very day. Thanks for the walk down memory lane Jirard ❤️
known scientific fact: animated raccoons are cute
Sweet! Sly 3's been completed! I KNEW that Jirard's love for the gamds, the fact it's been a year since the Sly 2 video, and the fact it's Threequel month would ENSURE that there would be this video at some point this month! Whoo!
I might have preferred this over the second one if it wasn't for one major problem. The game has wayyy too many gameplay styles. One minute your driving a truck the next minute it's a first person shooter. I get they were going for variety but it's a but much. I just want to platform and steal stuff
SlyCooperGlitches and I hated the pirate ships
Sly 2 had Bentley, Murray, Hacking, tanks, RC choppers, turret segments, rhythm games, all the mini games in the Jean Bison’s second level, the grappling hook segments, and much more. And the majority of these controlled pretty terribly.
Sly 3 may have had a bit more, but at least the vast majority controlled really well. And the final boss was actually a fight on your feet rather than a turret section.
Rita Poon ugh. Don't get me started with the pirate ship haha
Odd Gaming I don't know, I felt Bentley's rc chopper controlled and felt better than Penelope's. I also thought Sly 2's grappling hook felt more satisfying to land a hit than Bentley's grapple cam in Sly 3, But that's entirely subjective.
And yes, I agree with you on the final boss. The clockla fight was so anticlimactic.
I've played all three games on my channel and I've gotta say that Sly 3 is my favorite among them all. The diversity of the gameplay, environments, and boss fights made me feel like the developers properly polished and built up from their past mistakes and made this game the grand "finale" that it was supposed to be.
I've noticed that a TON of the Sly 3 love came from people who crossed memories between Sly 2 and this one. I can't tell you how many times I've said "man, you remember how awesome collecting the clue bottles was on Venice?" only to blow somebody's mind by pointing out 3 totally omitted clue bottles! (It's actually something I can't wait to say in my Sly 3 review in the next couple weeks!) I speak from experience, since I did the same wire-crossing! That plus the huuuuge Sonic Adventure-lite style of "pack the game full of new playstyles" turned me off of this game big-time. I can see why some would enjoy it, but all it does is detract from what made Sly 2 in particular so damn good. Still a good game, but I'd argue it's the weakest in the series, even weaker than 4.
True i'm surprised that the video completely hit the key points of why i like 2 more than 3.
I actually still like Sly 3 better. Clue Bottles really only existed to incentivize exploration. I actually enjoyed doing Pick Pocket runs and setting off traps to take out guards. Sly 2 is great but it's also very homogeneous, every level starts with making you take recon photos, and Bentley and Murray are never as fun to play as Sly. In Sly 3 though, they didn't just feel like lame sidekicks, they felt like equal partners to Sly.
I agree with this. I don’t think Sly 3 is a bad game, not in the slightest. But I do think it’s the weakest in the series. While I like that both Murray and Bentley can pickpocket now, I don’t like that clues and treasures are omitted. They gave me reasons to explore the worlds and ways to get money fast. The only way to get money is to pickpockets which is fine but gets tired after a while. I’m glad they were brought back in 4 and considering the size of worlds, it needs it. I don’t hate the multiple playable characters in 3, I think it could work and it makes to make them feel like a gang, but I don’t it was handle well, especially that you can’t play them in hub worlds by yourself. I mean Guru is ok, Penelope while cute is only used in vehicle helicopter missions which is something Bentley can do before, both the panda King and Dimitri only Get used twice, Panda King‘s mission drag on for far too long and Dimitri’s missions are just annoying. I also really the ship in chapter 5. The controls suck and the battles are just tedious and frustrating. Again, I don’t hate Sly 3. I think it is a good game, but it is my least favorite if the series. My order of favorite Sly games are: 2>4>1>3.
I find each sly game better than the last.
As if. 4th might have clue bottles, but that game is the worst in the series. The gameplay is smooth to the point it's incredibly slow and tedious. And Sanzaru Games made a game only to end it on a fucking cliffhanger. Unforgivable.
Sly Cooper has a special place in my heart. I replay it every year. It was my first stealth game and introduced me to the heroic thief archtype (an archtype that would become one of my favorites). Sly 2 is my personal favorite mainly because it was my first, but also because the story is super tight, the levels are great, and Clockwork is terrifying!
Absolutely loved this game. It was the first one I ever 100% completed, when I was 10 years old. I like to go back every couple years and play through the trilogy in sequence, but not Sly 4. Never Sly 4. That game should never have happened.
I’m so glad you loved this game because it is probably my favorite game of all time. The extra playable characters (especially the Guru) are all unique and interesting as both characters and gameplay styles, and break up the game just enough to keep it from getting stale while Sly, Bentley, and Murray still get the majority of the focus. It’s a really fantastic game.
I’ve always thought it was funny that people complain about this game having too many gameplay styles while praising Sly 2. Did they forget that Sly 2 had tons of turret, RC Chopper, Hacking, Tank, and more mini games over the course of the journey? Almost all of which controlled worse than Sly 3’s other styles of gameplay. I mean, you fight Clock-La with a turret for god’s sake! At least Sly 3’s final boss was actually on foot.
But yeah I totally agree with your criticisms. The clue bottles were missed and the Master Thief challenges were nothing special. Other than that though, this game is incredible.
"jumping the shark with 3d"
a cute little side feature, that you dont have to do btw, is a downside to this game? what?
Great vid as always! But those 3D stages were completely 3D optional. I really used it as the screen goes into greyscale and you can only see red and blue anyway
Clue Bottles return for the fourth Sly Cooper game The Completionist, and has so much to offer so it won't disappoint at all man so play it if you don't believe me. :D
I love these games. They were so integrated into my childhood. I got the collection on my vita so I can play when ever. The music in the beginning was tugging my heart strings.
FINALLY!
FUCKEN FINALLY!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FINALLY UPLOADING THE NEXT SLY VID
The 3d was never an issue because it was optional, I only tried it once and it was shitty. Also I love Sly's voice actor, he sounds smug and self satisfied as well as consistently confident.
Comp-three-tionist. Zing.
Prom? lol
Prom yes
megaman barley escaped 8
This was and still is my favorite Sly Cooper game. The story was just so good, the bosses so fun, and well it was just perfect. Sly 2 is very close to it for me on the favorites list. This trilogy was truly one of a kind with no let down games.
Thank you so much completionist for doing this review I love the sly cooper series the storyline, gameplay, and artwork is incredible
The 3D wasn’t bad, it just felt more like a small thing to enhance the experience
YES! I WAS HOPING HE WILL DO SLY 3!!
that giant carmaleta boss did.....things to me as a kid....
Sly 3 is my favorite. Its actually where I started in the series.
God, I've been waiting for another Sly review for SO long! :D
My favorite game of all time, I've been waiting for this completionist episode. Also, the 3d was pretty good for the ps2 era.
I couldn't agree more with this review Jirard, Sly 3 was a relly close to perfect ending to the trilogy. Great job as always!
A stealth game, this week? During the month of threequels? Reminds me of
M E T A L G E A R S O L I D 3 : S N A K E E A T E R
Anthony Breznican yess
I love Sly 2 but Sly 3 was the absolute best as far as gadgets and odd mechanics went. Just the odd end missions and Bently's grappling cam gave me hours of entertainment. God I loved trolling Carm in this game!
Still waiting for your Jak II review, since you said Jak & Daxter was too easy
Maybe he's still completing it...
Yeah, that seems about right.
I wouldn't be surprised if he gave up.
He wouldn't give up on it but I think it'd definitely give him trouble
Oh it's ready my dude. Just no date planned yet to air it.
I'm gonna guess it took you a LOOOOONG time to complete, though.
Jak II is notorious for it's difficulty... and unfair checkpoints... and that Seal piece in the Slums mission.
The Completionist Thx for answering and I hope you enjoyed playing it, keep up the good work!
It has been years since I played Sly cooper.
I just played it again a few days ago and even my nephew still remembers Sly Cooper, he is such an iconic character. ^^
You may have thought the master thief missions were easy. But as a kid I thought they were super hard. Never managed to beat them.
Also, your 3d-glasses are upside down, not sure if it was on purpose or not
I KNEW IT! I knew once you announced month of threequels that Sly 3 HAD to be a part of it! I'm glad I wasn't wrong.
Sly 3 is my second favorite game in the series
I'm in love
greasy sweet. LETS DANCE!!!
My biggest problem with the game is, why did Sly have to team up with someone who helped kill his father? Its neat to tie the game back to the first, but Panda King was instrumental in the death of Sly's dad, why not make it his son or something? Ehhhhhhh whatever good review Jirard!
Keep in mind, he never wanted to do it, it was Bentley’s idea. Also, he never really forgave him either
Flame of Udun you can tell he didnt pay attention
I grew up with sly three, and this video is making me want to play it again
Ah sly 3, the best of the sly games
I am so glad these videos exist. Its such a joy to complete these games , and then hear was Jirard has to say about them :3.
Notification squad and I love your videos keep it up
7:47 I ask myself the same question. That series had a huge impact on me as a teen. When playing the fourth game, that’s a whole ‘nother story
My childhood
Sly and Kingdom Hearts were my absolute favorites when I was a kid. So hyped to see KH3 coming to us and I hope Sucker Punch returns to the Sly series one day. Sanzaru Games did not do Sly Cooper justice.
Actually thought it was pretty good I just hope if sucker punch does continue the game they continue on where sly 4 left off
Nice! he finally did Sly 3. Now, on to Sly 4!
you never mentioned him seeing his ancestors work inside the vault
That part was so cool
OMG!!!!! You took my suggestion !!! Thank you!! ;^)
Euan B no problem, mate! You're awesome! 💋🍄💋🍄
Man, i love the Sly games i remember playing all of them in ps2 and then replaying them in the collection for the PSvita. I then later finally play the 4th game. I was so happy because i was finally playing a new Sly Cooper game. And i love time travel stories.
FUCK YEAH I WAS WAITING FOR THIS ONE
Love this game and the trilogy in general (never played Thieves in Time but I've seen playthroughs). I've made it a personal tradition to play through and complete Sly 1, 2, and 3 in order every summer.
Now that Sly's almost done, any chance you'll be doing Jak II anytime soon?
Very big chance
Hell yes! From saturday morning cartoon to Grand Theft Daxter!
Patiently waiting on that Sly 5 PS4 exclusive
Sly 4 was definitely the worst one. The Hex of the Quintet is definitely a real thing.
And also same. I really wish there was more to do in Sly 3. Like clues, or the ability to run around as the new members of the Cooper gang, or just more to do in general.
Brock McKelvey, in my opinion, these are my rankings:
1. Sly 2
2. Sly 4
3. Sly 1
4. Sly 3
I was just hoping you would make this for three-quels month!!! Awesome!!! :D Jirard, you rock dude!
Hope that you can do the ratchet and clank trilogy one day.😁👌
I've never felt the want or need do download a sound track but the nostalgia is strong for me
Wow only 3 deaths? sounds like an easy romp
Salmence100 I think playing so many games has turned Jirard into some kind of super human. It's definitely not that easy.
Damn, jirard is a major nard
He gives PewDiePie a run for his money.
It is a kids game after all.
Jirard is a pro. I died at least 10 times on the final boss and 20 with the big chicken. It’s easy for a pro, not for everyone.
Great review! The next entry gives you everything you wanted Jirard! I hope you complete that one!
Complete Metal Gear Solid 3
Solid Snake I've been waiting for you solid snake
when I was young this was my all time favorite PlayStation game. I love them all a ton, I remember the days I didn't have a memory card and would constantly restart the second one.
Sly four is really good and I can't wait for Jirard to play that one
guess you didnt play the sly games in chronological order
No offense man but Sly's voice is fine , the nonchalant tone is what they wanted and it fits his character so i hope it never changes
Do fable the lost chapters
Doing certain sections in 3D was optional. That little nickpick aside, glad you picked up and enjoyed Sly 3.
Do infamous 1, 2, and second son
There is no Infamous 3, Infamous Second Son is what you're referring to.
Alexis Collins infamous 2 has some glitches in terms of completing
Alexis Collins He already completed Infamous 1, He should complete Infamous 2 and Infamous Second Son is shit.
Sly 3 was awesome. Amazing diversity and looks beautiful.
Dude could you do infamous 2? Prequel month, and you have already done the first one
Three-quel month
I completed the Sly Trilogy, and I'm glad to see you've now completed it as well, Jirard. You've chosen quite a hard game, to finish off your Threequel series. I was kinda expecting you to do Fallout 3 oddly enough, ah well. I suppose you can do the series in proper order now.
DARK SOULS 3
I'm really glad he's enjoyed the series thus far. This is one of my favorite franchises of all time and seeing people love it always does my heart good. Another good and fair review, Jirard! Keep up the great work. I'm looking forward to seeing your review of Sly 4 in the future. However, how could you not comment on Sly's Italian Accent and craving for pasta lol
I’m going to be quick about this. Just play Sly 4: Thieves in Time.
7th Sage I found sly 4 slightly underwhelming.
Any of Sly's relatives they let you play as other than the caveman are just cut & paste sly controls with an added ability.
I'd have preferred if they let you play as the buff Scotsman raccoon swinging the claymore-esque cane, or any one of his other less sly-like relatives.
So many other play styles were possible, but they threw it out the window for some cut & paste sly mechanics
Nick S, I just said for Jirard play the next game; I left no opinion what-so-ever. You can like what you like and I can like what I like. I just don't understand why you replied to my comment of all things?
7th Sage i never said he shouldn't play it LOL
Why are you so fussy about starting some conversation on the subject.
Plus I never said it wasn't a good game, I just felt slightly underwhelmed by it.
First off... I'm not fussy. I was just confused as to why you commented on my comment when it's not even about liking or not liking the game. Jirard has a comment for that Literally below this (May or may not be different but from my perspective, it's right below it.)
Also, I never said He shouldn't play it either. XD I don't know where you got the phrase "You shouldn't play it..." (Or anything similar) from as I never said anything like that, As I quote:
"I’m going to be quick about this. Just play Sly 4: Thieves in Time."
and
"Nick S, I just said for Jirard play the next game; I left no opinion what-so-ever. You can like what you like and I can like what I like. I just don't understand why you replied to my comment of all things?"
;
So where is all this coming from? XD
7th Sage you definitely got fussy about it,
And you're continuing your fussiness without even knowing it
SLY 3 if my favorite in the series Because it had a 2 player mode that was insanely fun!
Wait what? Sly 3 had an intricate story? It was your average SatAM villain-of-the-week setup. Sly 2 is by and large a more engaging, detailed, and well-written narrative wherein all the seemingly disparate parts come together at the end to create a satisfying and meaningful climax. Bentley's journey to self-actualization is a highlight of the franchise.
I also have to completely disagree that Sly 3 avoided the third-game curse. All the new members are little more than gimmicks, who do jobs that Sly, Bentley and Murray could do in previous games (Penelope is *literally* just Bentley's RC mechanics from 2). Their abilities are few and their controls aren't nearly as tight as the main trio. The game is absolutely *bloated* with half-baked mini-games and the combat abilities are given far too much attention for the simplicity of the actual combat. The Master Thief Challenges are a joke, and tedious more than anything. The removal of bottles makes the open hub worlds completely meaningless, save for grinding treasures to buy ThiefNet abilities that you will probably never use. The boss fights, save for Tsao 1, all have far too much health while being designed for children, making them longer than they are difficult.
And this one is a serious fanboy issue that I hope someone else will vibe with me on
*Sly was turned into a carbon-copy of his father, gang and all, removing the one thing that Sly had which set him apart from his lineage.* The entire premise of this game completely undermines the Cooper Gang as a concept.
The Sly Cooper series was actually my favorite as a kid. I remember playing Mario 64 at my cousin's house, and then getting a PS2 for Christmas with Jak and Daxter, and Sly Cooper and the Thevius Racoonus. Then I went to Blockbuster and rented the other two once I'd beat the first one.
Omg Jirard plz don’t play sly 4 you’re gonna have your dreams crushed
How? I really liked that one.
And it brought back *BOTTLES* as well.
Indeed, that game is fucking trash.
Considering where it left off, and if it ever happens, it left some pieces for a Sly 5 that can circle back to Sly 1, which would make Sly 4 a bit forgivable.
As if I'm gonna listen to someone with "Rainbow Dash" in their name. Your opinion is invalid. It was made by a company that half-assed the remaster for PS3, and made Sonic fucking Boom games. And it shows.
I hate Sly 4's story, but the gameplay is still pretty alright.
Awesome stuff Jirard, amazing to see games completed that quickly
Camplete Danganronpa v3
Jacob Paterson That's a hell of a task with the extra modes...
uchytjes10 oh right, the funny thing is that my PS4 is still being shipped so I haven't played it but I thought I wouldn't be any worse the dr 1/2
Jacob Paterson No, there's a LOT more stuff than the previous games. 3 whole modes: the usual dating mode like the previous games, a board game mode featuring EVERY character from the franchise as things to level up, and a dungeon crawler game.
It's a visual novel. What's there to complete?
MabinogiKHVidegamer Surprisingly a lot actually. Between extra modes, relationship scenes, and secret scenes there's easily 70+ hours of playtime to complete itm
Something about Gerard’s way of talking is so cathartic