"Despite growing up on the Sly Cooper series, I never played the first game in the series until this point in time.

It was alright. The models didn’t look anything like what I was used to; everyone looked like younger versions of their current iterations. The boss fights were interesting, at least as far as platforming can go. What caught my attention were their designs and personalities. I'd say the voice acting was quite charming for its time, for both protagonist and antagonists, but the character art looked a bit rough in many places like in certain comic book cutscenes. For a game targeting a younger audience, the murder of Sly's parents was a lot more brutal than I remember it being.

Gameplay was close to platformers like Crash Bandicoot, being linear 3D games with very rare branching. The game was punishing due to the lack of a health bar, and the collectibles aren’t much to write home about. Generally an alright game. I remember unlocking ""slow mode"" and ""fast mode"" as secrets, using that to collect items easier.

Overall Rating: 48
Personal Difficulty: 40
Trophy Hunting Difficulty: 40"