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Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time |OT| Sly & the Familys Tome are Back!
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PhantomOfTheKnight
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To be honest, it's kind of a mix of all three.
It's got way more platforming segments than 2 & 3 did, but it's structured like them with the overworld hub and missions.
Minigames are at an all-time low, and it honestly feels like the most balanced of the games... so far, anyway. It still has plenty of time to fall apart like Sly 3 did in the last few hours.
Im probably 2-3 hours in myself and I only did 2 jobs. The rest of that time was spent exploring the hub and collection bottles.
Are all the hubs as large-ish as that first one? Because I love that.
PhantomOfTheKnight
Member
Yes.
Awesome.
I was having a blast last night just bouncing around the area and stealing coins.
For those on Vita, hows the draw distance? PS3 version has pretty good draw distance and that was handy when searching for bottles. I hope Vita is similar.
I decided to keep my pre-order. Reviews are decent and i think i will have at least some fun with this. I'm actually looking forward to this game so it's going to be a long 2 month wait. I still have some other games to finish in the meantime.
Also, i feel i should support this game because i love the genre (3D platformer) and would like to see more of these games being made.
Also, i feel i should support this game because i love the genre (3D platformer) and would like to see more of these games being made.
Live Free or Die
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Does anyone know if I unlock trophies in the vita version, will they unlock when I play the PS3 version?
chris121580
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Why are you even making this comparison? 2 completely different games
PhantomOfTheKnight
Member
...so you already saw the ending? 
Yes, I think IGN made a video about it.
SloaneRisette
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Only got up to the Rioichi mission of sneaking into the Geisha house last night and then stopped it.
That sequence with Murray was... interesting. To say the least.
Still liking the game so far, even if I'm not so used to how loose Murray feels to control at times compared to what I remember from Sly 2.
That sequence with Murray was... interesting. To say the least.
Still liking the game so far, even if I'm not so used to how loose Murray feels to control at times compared to what I remember from Sly 2.
Live Free or Die
Banned
...so you already saw the ending?
Yes, I think IGN made a video about it.
Thanks, I just saw it.
Very good draw distance. There's some pop-in unfortunately on the hub worlds, but not much. Doesn't seem to detract from the experience.
]Very good draw distance[/B]. There's some pop-in unfortunately on the hub worlds, but not much. Doesn't seem to detract from the experience.
It's bad,and honestly game look bad on Vita.
I ordered the PS3 version,now I have to wait for almost two weeks to get it
Oh, the draw distance is bad? Man, I can't believe I've been duped. And Sanzaru tricked me into thinking the graphics look great when I'm now learning from the best source of all - the one who doesn't have the game - that, in actuality, the game looks bad.
I wonder if I should just return it now and cut my losses.
Because that's another game that I bought that I probably shouldn't have, although I did kind of like the last half of it.
Acquiescence
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The Vita version absolutely pales in comparison to the PS3 version; it's significantly pared down in every aspect, and even the videos have some nasty compression artifacts riddled throughout.
That said, the AR Treasure finder is actually really fucking useful, so it's got that going for it.
That said, the AR Treasure finder is actually really fucking useful, so it's got that going for it.
Textures look the same. The Vita version lacks cel-shading and self-shadowing, however. Looks great, still. The compression in the animated videos is due to the fact that the game is 3.5GB compared to 20GB on PS3.
I can't seem to get mine to connect, would love to be able to try this out, took me an hour to get the last bottle in the first stage
So apparently there's a secret ending.
It would be pretty awesome if Sanzaru immediately started on Sly Cooper 5 after they finished dev on TiT. I've always thought that there should be an Egyptian world so Sly can rob tombs and shit.
TheChillyAcademic
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There has never been more fail in one post.
I may pick this up to appease VanWinkle and my own stubbornness, we'll see!
PhantomOfTheKnight
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They're in every level, but they're completely optional.
I really do think you would like it, because I don't feel that the demo was a very good representation of the game, but I dunno :-/
I know but someone earlier mentioned they didn't like having collectibles or whatever (I can't imagine why not).
They really need to patch in the ability to turn this stupid compass OFF. When I click L3 I want it to GO AWAY not just hide until the next cutscene or random action that brings it back up again.
What?!
Where'd you get this info...
https://twitter.com/supererogatory/status/298546549296869376
Tends to be a reliable source.
It was never confirmed that Sanzaru laid anyone off, and I thought it was reported that they were already working on another game for Sony?
Heh you using them as a source great.
Studios usually hire a bunch of people near the end of development for crunch time, so I wouldn't look TOO into it. Not to say it isn't unfortunate.
I don't even notice it's there most of the time, but easily I can see why it might bug people. You'd think if they were going to include a toggle option they'd make the toggle permanent.
Also, Murray segments are surprisingly not as bad as I thought they would be from the demo.
The Grim Heaper
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EDIT: Basically beaten.
I just got to Tennessee Kid Cooper and I'm having lots of fun with this game.
PhantomOfTheKnight
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According to a report on someone's Linkedin profile, they've been OK'd to make another PS3 game.
Spring-Loaded
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Ain't it badass, though? It's like a cross between Ratchet & Clank's rail grinding and Red Dead Redemption's dead-eye
RaySpencer
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Do I have to play as Sly's stupid friends in this game? and if you do (which im sure you do) whats the split 70/30 sly/dumb friends? or is it more like 50/50 ?
So far the balance has definitely been more on Sly or his ancestors (which are basically Sly). I'm only in the second world though.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
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Yes, I'm curious to hear impressions about the later areas, because Sly 3 started out with a decent balance of Sly/Friends, but the last world seemed 80% friends, 20% Sly.....I started to miss the little guy.
PhantomOfTheKnight
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Nearing the end of the second-to-last level and that ratio is still pretty much the same.
Which ratio? 80% friends /20% Sly? That hasn't been my experience unless you count the ancestors as friends.
PhantomOfTheKnight
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The mostly-Sly-and-Ancestors ratio. IIRC I've only played as Murray around 5-6 times throughout the whole game thus far; Carmelita even less than that.
Oh okay, good to hear!
RaySpencer
Member
Thats good to hear. I might actually pick this game up then, haha.
Ive got no problem playing as different sly ancestors, since they look like they play pretty much the same. I just dont want to play completely different types of characters. The little turtle guy shooter sequence in the GiantBomb quick look is fine too.
Ive got no problem playing as different sly ancestors, since they look like they play pretty much the same. I just dont want to play completely different types of characters. The little turtle guy shooter sequence in the GiantBomb quick look is fine too.