Videogame Love it and hate it.
First got this game when it cam out on the PS3. Got to level 3 and THAT GODDAMN EGG BALANCING MINIGAME before giving up on it.
Currently have it on the Vita. Haven't gotten to the hated section just yet.
I love the Sly Cooper games, and I like the story (such as I have seen of it) but the necessity of forcing the egg balancing minigame soured me on the experience because of the utterly utterly unnecessary requirement of the sixaxis, a piece of technology whose inventor needs to be slowly and painfully tortured to death, which games of that era and genre seem intent on forcing on you at random (I recall similar, more forgiving instances in Ratchet and Clank games for example) for no reason other than to have it in there.
Because of the need to use the sixaxis feature if you can't muster the dexterity and patience to keep that egg from flying off the log .000000000000000001 femtoseconds after the mini-game starts then guess what? You won't be continuing on with the game!
This is a partial review because I doubt I will ever actually finish the game. Someone using stolen time travel technology is plundering the past with a Quirky Miniboss Squad that is the standard for the series. They've also, for some mysterious reason, been collecting Cooper canes.
I loved El Jefe. He's serious and calm, contrast to the easily excitable and just plain Axe Crazy Toothpick.
I wasn't crazy about Rioichi. He was a bit too stereotypical and generically-wise-kung-fu-master-y for my tastes. Loved Tennessee though. To my mind he had more personality than Rioichi.
Bob and The Grizz I don't have much to say about for obvious reasons.
Gotta wonder what Clockwerk was doing all during all of this. You can see him in each of the time periods (even the Ice Age?!?!?!?), but he's just sort of watching the Coopers. Stewing in his own hate I guess. I'd be very interested in stories of other Coopers that encountered him.
Overall, probably a decent addition to the Sly Cooper series. I'm sure I wouldn't know. From what I saw 7/10
Videogame A Perfect Return to Sly Cooper...Mostly.
First of all, I have to give serious props to Sanzaru Games for absolutely NAILING the Sly Cooper formula. I never would have guessed this was made by a different developer if I didn't happen look it up. The gameplay is nearly identical to all the previous installments, with the addition of the playable Cooper ancestors. The series' quirky humor is present as well, along with the usual rogues gallery of villains. All in stunning HD.
So gameplay-wise, it's pretty much perfect. Story-wise...it has some issues.
The basic plot is fine. Pages are mysteriously disappearing from the Theivious Raccoonus, and the gang travels back to various time periods to help the Cooper ancestors and stop those responsible. It's a creative premise, and there's a lot of fun stuff they do with it.
What I have a problem with is the portrayal of certain returning characters. Carmelita's sex-appeal redesign for one, and her new role as the bitchy ex-girlfriend instead of the Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist from the previous games. At least she's finally Latina again.
More blatantly (and this is a MAJOR SPOILER so be warned), is Penelope's Face-Heel Turn. I actually don't have as big of a problem with this as most people. I think it's a cool twist in itself, I like the Bentley Character Development that comes as a result of it, and it leads to one of the coolest boss fights in the series. But her motives are shaky at best, and the whole thing comes across as a complete Ass Pull that could have been executed WAY better.
I should also make note of the ending. Without spoiling anything outright, it's a very unique ending for a Sly game, and I'm interested to seeing what comes of it...if they ever make another one. Things are looking rather grim in that regard. -_-
Overall, it's a very good Sly Cooper GAME, but the story and characters might piss you off a little if you're a hardcore fan. I give it an 8/10.