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Sly Cooper first outing on the PS2 certainly oozes all the personality/style Sucker punch wanted to get out of Sly and the gang, Being the first game it is not like its counterpart sequels. Instead it takes a more Crash Bandicoot Platforming style with some Gimmick elements to keeps you on your toes.
I will say, this game has aged fairly well-ish in the graphics/ Gameplay department. It's cell shading does not really make it feel old apart from some animation rigging but I do not think overall this game deteriorates from it. It is as straight forward as they come. Make it from A to B and collect some "Clues" then BOOM Boss. Exploration is quite rewarding with the clue system. I managed to use a few Power ups during my playthrough. It's quite amazing how this was the first outing of what would eventually be a well respected series on PS2 and its 4th Sequel on PS3 but here we can see the blueprints of what made them great and then expanded upon in its sequels.
I would hate myself if I did not mention the Comic Book style and really good Noir Soundtrack this game was going for at times. The soundtrack was not quite there till Sly 2 IMO but you can see again the blueprints of something great about to become in the future. I applaud Sucker Punch for going this route. It really felt like a adventure with Sly and the gang and you were 100% in for the ride. No two worlds ever felt the same and they were all super distinct from each other.
I did have some "issues" with the game tho, it is not perfect by any stretch. I think it's checkpoint system on bosses (If there were any) is unforgiving lol especially when you consider this game did not have a health system like Sly 2, 3, 4. This is honestly a Skill issue on my part cause sometimes I get antsy and overconfidence in a jump lol, not gonna dock it for that. I think were it could have been really good is if the Villain's had more dialogue than the usual bickering about someone in the area and guards to be on the lookout. I wish they had more lines to give them more of a edge but again they are so unique and when you are ready to face them you already know what's going down and why Sly is there. Although they are quite memorable in style not much can be said about performance unfortunately.
Overall I think it's a SUPER SOLID game. I would recommend to anyone giving it another shot. I played this as part of the Sly Collection Remastered so the visual certainly got a bump so I cannot speak on its PS2 counterpart in terms of its Animation Rigging and Cell shading. I think Sly Cooper is underrated overall and it is a bummer PlayStation has not given it another shot on Modern Systems. It makes my inner child cry so much because I grew up with this game from start to finish. Also it is a easy platinum to achieve. I got it in one playthrough haha.
Sly Cooper first outing on the PS2 certainly oozes all the personality/style Sucker punch wanted to get out of Sly and the gang, Being the first game it is not like its counterpart sequels. Instead it takes a more Crash Bandicoot Platforming style with some Gimmick elements to keeps you on your toes.
I will say, this game has aged fairly well-ish in the graphics/ Gameplay department. It's cell shading does not really make it feel old apart from some animation rigging but I do not think overall this game deteriorates from it. It is as straight forward as they come. Make it from A to B and collect some "Clues" then BOOM Boss. Exploration is quite rewarding with the clue system. I managed to use a few Power ups during my playthrough. It's quite amazing how this was the first outing of what would eventually be a well respected series on PS2 and its 4th Sequel on PS3 but here we can see the blueprints of what made them great and then expanded upon in its sequels.
I would hate myself if I did not mention the Comic Book style and really good Noir Soundtrack this game was going for at times. The soundtrack was not quite there till Sly 2 IMO but you can see again the blueprints of something great about to become in the future. I applaud Sucker Punch for going this route. It really felt like a adventure with Sly and the gang and you were 100% in for the ride. No two worlds ever felt the same and they were all super distinct from each other.
I did have some "issues" with the game tho, it is not perfect by any stretch. I think it's checkpoint system on bosses (If there were any) is unforgiving lol especially when you consider this game did not have a health system like Sly 2, 3, 4. This is honestly a Skill issue on my part cause sometimes I get antsy and overconfidence in a jump lol, not gonna dock it for that. I think were it could have been really good is if the Villain's had more dialogue than the usual bickering about someone in the area and guards to be on the lookout. I wish they had more lines to give them more of a edge but again they are so unique and when you are ready to face them you already know what's going down and why Sly is there. Although they are quite memorable in style not much can be said about performance unfortunately.
Overall I think it's a SUPER SOLID game. I would recommend to anyone giving it another shot. I played this as part of the Sly Collection Remastered so the visual certainly got a bump so I cannot speak on its PS2 counterpart in terms of its Animation Rigging and Cell shading. I think Sly Cooper is underrated overall and it is a bummer PlayStation has not given it another shot on Modern Systems. It makes my inner child cry so much because I grew up with this game from start to finish. Also it is a easy platinum to achieve. I got it in one playthrough haha.