Finally finished the Sly series playthrough. I think my rating is 1>3>4>2 . Sly 4 was very easy and bland. It moved at quite a faster pace than the previous 2. The world's were pretty forgettable but The Griz was probably my favorite boss of the series. I feel like they missed a beat here, Sly 4 should've been made more difficult to cater to the older fans that had played the original trilogy. But it's just fine, probably revisit it with the niece but otherwise not much reason to go back to it.

So far so good. All my gripes come from just being burnt out on Sly at this point. I've played through the first three in the past few months and my focus is waning. Sanzaru did a great job at continuing the feel of a Sly game but with added cutscenes and the ancestors are much better than the extended gang of 2 and 3. Environments feel more vibrant and lively. Will be glad to be done with the Sly games soon though.

This might be a weird question, but would you say #Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time is more of a portable or more of a home console game? e.g. there were versions of GTA Liberty City Stories and Silent Hill Origins on both the PSP and PS2, but they're both obviously handheld games, know what I mean?

I was surprised by this one, Sanzaru does a pretty good job recreating what made the Sly games fun even if they don't try a whole lot new. It actually improves upon Sly 3 in a couple areas, particularly the way the extra characters are implemented. If you're a fan of the series, give this a shot, it's pretty cheap.

After a extended time off, Sly and the gang finally returned with another adventure late in the PS3's life. Being developed by newcomer Sanzaru, they did a good job of smoothly translating the feel of the Sly game. Levels are bigger, the story is the most detailed in the series, and the new gameplay abilities of the ancestors are well done. It does feel like a sum of the previous games put together. However, as much as it mostly matches the bar set by Sucker Punch, it never really pushes it to new levels, resulting in a game that feels a bit too conservative, even if the design choices are understandable. Also has some minor problems with hit detection jumping. Still, it's a nice change of pace from most games these days.