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Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time |OT| Sly & the Familys Tome are Back!
- Thread starter Byronic Hero
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Yeah, you don't really play as Murray much in the game (although there are several minigames that involve him). This can only be a good thing, haha.
PhantomOfTheKnight
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He's all over the game.
That's amazing 
Its so fun. Doesn't feel like I'm playing a dumbed down version of the PS3 game. It feels like I'm playing Sly 4, just on a different platform. Long load times though if that really bothers you, and there's some occasional pop-in in the hub worlds.
PhantomOfTheKnight
Member
Alright, I've beaten the Black Knight/
; onto the final level.
Penelope
Well I'm about 2-3 hours in and I've been playing as Sly most of the time.
I think the other characters are handled way better here than in Sly 3. I never understood the complaints about Murray though; he controlled just fine in the demo and here. So far everything's been smooth and any sections where I'm not platforming with Sly are a welcome change of pace and something neat and different to do.
I really really like this game so far. Sanzaru has done a great job; even the writing is up to par with past games.
It's all like a familiar bag of potato chips.
Colonel Nasty
Member
Can anybody dl their cross buy vita version? Can't access it through the vita store?
Did you activate it from the ps3 disc?
Has anyone gotten the AR thing to work yet?
They are fun.
You can actually ride on top of the train, which is the only thing high enough to reach that platform. Grab onto it with Circle and get off when you reach that point. The rest should be self-explanatory.
Augh... I buy the full game now. I was playing Bentelys hackpack, and boy is it amazing.
The Grim Heaper
Member
It should work fine now.
Toggle the AR server option in the Game menu in the PS3 version and go into the hub of whatever world you're on. Next, you'll select AR Treasures on the Vita version, which will look for a valid AR server. Once it finds one, it will connect to it. From this point, you have a couple of options you can do:
-The default view is a true AR mode, where it will scan an icon on the TV screen and create its own overlay on top of it, giving you the treasure locations
-The second view, which is accessed by pressing L, will simply double up what's going on the screen on your Vita, which means you can have it in your lap and not pointing at the TV screen
Just tried a second time and it worked like a charm.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
Played through most of the first world, and my initial impression is that this is an improvement on the Sly 2/Sly 3 formula. The missions in those games too often required you to do that thing you just did, but 7 more times. In this one so far, they seem to design actual stages for everything, even fishing! In Sly 2, it would have been 6 obnoxiously placed fishing holes in the hub with a minigame at each one lol. In this one, go through a level, play a mildly entertaining minigame for 30 seconds, go back through the level with a new wrinkle. I guess I feel the minigames aren't overpowering the platforming this time.
That's exactly how I feel. I'll see if the game holds up this great balance all the way to the end.
PhantomOfTheKnight
Member
Oh my god, they did it.They actually did it. They actually brought back
.
...this game man. This friggin' game.
Weird, I was able to get it in episode 3.
Sly's horrible Italian accent
...this game man. This friggin' game.
Weird, I was able to get it in episode 3.
I hear over 20 hours if you want to do everything.
All the positive impressions in the thread are making me want this more and more. Friday can't come soon enough! I'd like to finish my playthrough of Ratchet & Clank before I start this though, but I'm only about 40%ish through the game, and I don't think I could finish it before I get this. Ah well, it'll have to wait
Just started playing and first thing I notice is something that seems to happen with most of the games I play. I don't know if it's my TV/speakers or the PS3 but physical games always seem to have much lower sound than digital. I had to turn my TV up 5 notches to get it to the level it was at for the demo. It's not just this game either, I'm usually turning it down for PS+ games.
Huh. That's odd. :/
But yeah, I'm really loving the balance the game has struck in gameplay.
Does your TV do 5.1 passthrough? Maybe the game sends a 5.1 signal to your TV, which is often more quiet. Try disabling 5.1 codecs.
Speaking of sound, does anyone else occasionally have the sound cut out for a second or two and come back? Also the game has frozen for like a split second a few times while playing. My PS3 can't be dying because I had it repaired and pampered just a few months ago and all other games have worked fine... Hmm.
PhantomOfTheKnight
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Got all the treasures in the first episode and unlocked the arcade machine.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
So the quote I posted from the gaming age review earlier in the thread is total horseshit:
"the missions in each Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time chapter are set up around what looks like an open world hub. I say "looks like" because the game progression is totally linear. There is never a point in the game where you need to choose between more than one job at a time, so you are always pushed forward."
The first frigging world gives you mission choices after the first few missions. Gaming Journalism.
"the missions in each Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time chapter are set up around what looks like an open world hub. I say "looks like" because the game progression is totally linear. There is never a point in the game where you need to choose between more than one job at a time, so you are always pushed forward."
The first frigging world gives you mission choices after the first few missions. Gaming Journalism.
Agent X
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I played the game only briefly yesterday--basically the portion from the demo. Earlier tonight, I started the feudal Japan area, and the visuals are quite striking! It's quite a step up from the initial area, with lots of detail and color, and plenty of interaction with the level as well.
Yeah, I played for about 45 minutes and got to the first hub world. I'm digging the open nature and how free-form the levels and objectives feel. This is my second Sly game after the original, so it feels really fresh and developed to me.
Byronic Hero
Member
In my opinion, you should get the collection first. That way you will be familiar with the characters and humor.
PhantomOfTheKnight
Member
Oh wow, some of the clue bottle placement in this game are in really dickish locations.
I'd play Sly 1, at the very least. It's simple and the HD version on the PSN is cheap. You'll learn enough about the franchise and still have plenty to appreciate when it comes to the improvements Sly 4 brings to the table.
WrenchNinja
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Yeah, okay I dont know what Sessler is talking about. I thought he was a big Sly fan and this feels just like Sly. Its not a huge step in the series but Im okay with that, its been years since we've had a new game. I wanted to go back into that world. Dont know what his problem is.
PS3 version looks fantastic, they nailed the cartoony look while still adding more detail to character designs and environments.
Vita version looks great even with the lack of post processing but the load times are super bad.
PS3 version looks fantastic, they nailed the cartoony look while still adding more detail to character designs and environments.
Vita version looks great even with the lack of post processing but the load times are super bad.
Oh my goodness Cross-save just works magnificently. I was playing the Vita version at my fiancee's house, and then uploaded the save to the cloud from the start menu before I left. Then I came home, booted up the game on my PS3, downloaded that save and I was right back where I left off. Amazing.
SloaneRisette
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Finished the first world, this game is still strong. The El Jefe boss fight was surprisingly good too, as well as everything leading up to it.
The first world felt a little shorter than, say, the first world in Sly 2, but it's still quality.
And with the first two jobs I've done in the second world, I still have a feeling I'm going to enjoy this game a lot.
The first world felt a little shorter than, say, the first world in Sly 2, but it's still quality.
And with the first two jobs I've done in the second world, I still have a feeling I'm going to enjoy this game a lot.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
The load times in the PS3 version are quite bad, very jarring after just finishing Sly 2 and 3 HD with their smoother transitions. There's even a 2 second load when you get to a mission marker "loading mission" lol
But I'll give them props for fixing my biggest gripe with Sly 2/3.......when I finish a Murray mission, I no longer have to lumber halfway across the map to the safehouse to change back to Sly.....you automatically start at the safehouse after the mission complete screen. Good game design. Finally! Was so tedious.
But I'll give them props for fixing my biggest gripe with Sly 2/3.......when I finish a Murray mission, I no longer have to lumber halfway across the map to the safehouse to change back to Sly.....you automatically start at the safehouse after the mission complete screen. Good game design. Finally! Was so tedious.
Yeah, the Cross-Save stuff is absolutely perfect. I posted something in a related thread asking how it works, but it couldn't be more straight-forward.