Note: This review
contains spoilers related to Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time.
While I enjoyed Sly Cooper: Thieves in time in spite of its faults, it
wasn’t until years later that I found out developer Sanzaru games was not going
to follow up on its cliffhanger ending, a statement made in 2014. Around the
same time, I also discovered that this soured the reputation of the developer
amongst Sly Cooper fans, a sentiment shared by Tron fans with the game Tron
RUN/r, also by Sanzaru. Years later, however, Sanzaru seems to have come to
their senses, releasing a long-awaited surprise sequel to Sly 4 that attempts
to address issues players had with said game, chief among them the infamous
plot twist and cliffhanger ending, with a simultaneous release on PS4 and Vita.
After getting to play it upon launch, I can safely say that the Sly Cooper
franchise has gotten back on track and is better than ever.
