Opinion Needed From All Sly Cooper Fans!!!

[Jones7042]

Let me be clear first. I played (And just finished for the 1st time) the original trilogy via PS Plus. If it wasn't for some of the writing and a few characters, I would've hated almost everything about the trilogy. Did the original PS2/PS3 release run just as terribly? Was it just as clunky? Did the game stutter a lot? Did the game have a hard time registering button inputs? Did it feel repetitive and boring (with the exception of the ship in Sly 3, I really liked that) when it first came out? I'm asking all these questions because after playing them... I don't get why it was popular at all. Thanks in advance to all those who comment! 

 

Side Note: Didn't play Sly or Jak and Daxter growing up, Just Crash and Spyro. Jak and Daxter trilogy I'll be playing soon. 

[blue_blur_98]

Any performance issues you experienced can be blamed on streaming latency or potentially some kind of issue with your internet connection. When played natively on a PS3, the Sly games are incredibly smooth and responsive to play. Wether the actual in-game content is up to your tastes is a matter of personal opinion, but the stuttering and unresponsive controls claimed in this post can be blamed on the fact you were streaming the game instead of playing it locally.

[mega-tallica]

Sounds like you just have bad streaming connectivity. 

 

 

[Mr_Fluffy_Pants_]

I streamed Sly 1 and got the platinum. No issues, my internet isn’t that great either.

[Jones7042]

@Mr_Fluffy_Pants_  @mega-tallica  @blue_blur_98  Thanks for the replies! Was just curious, playing this collection is the only time I've had any issues when streaming on PS Plus. 

[ddracarys]

Like you, I only played the Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon series growing up and never touched Sly, Jak or Ratchet apart from very brief encounters with the games, I knew next to nothing about them. The only Jak game I played for any considerable amount of time was, ironically, the one Jak wasn't even a part of (Daxter on the PlayStation Portable). My first Sly game was Thieves in Time, which many didn't seem to like. I enjoyed the experience though, enough to play through Bentley's Hackpack and the original trilogy. I've still yet to properly dive into the Jak and Ratchet series, and while I do agree Sly is not masterful in any way, I do think there is still a lot of fun to be had with the games.

[Zid960]

It probably the streaming issue. Iv play the PS2 and PS3 on hardware. And it run great. I will say some of the mini games feel clucky and slow. But that do to the era.