Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
Summary
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time is a stealth platform game created by Sanzaru Games and released by Sony Computer Entertainment. It launched in 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, marking the fourth main installment in the Sly Cooper franchise. In the game, Sly and his crew journey across various historical eras to recover the Thievius Raccoonus, which is being wiped from history. Players take control of Sly and other characters, each offering distinct skills, as they tackle stealth missions, platforming obstacles, and brain-teasing puzzles. The title keeps the franchise's signature comic-style visuals and witty humor while adding new features like time-travel environments and outfits that grant unique powers.
Storyline
Sly Cooper was in a budding relationship with Inspector Carmelita Fox, a connection made possible when Sly pretended to have lost his memory. But their moment was interrupted when Bentley arrived. He told Sly that pages from the Thievius Raccoonus were vanishing, and at the same time, Penelope had disappeared without a trace. Bentley wanted to reunite the Cooper Gang to stop whoever was tampering with history. Sly soon joined Bentley and Murray at their old hideout, where Bentley revealed the Time Machine. By installing it in the Cooper Van, the gang could travel through time to correct the past. Their first destination was Feudal Japan, but since the Time Machine needed an artifact from that period, they had to pull off a heist to obtain it. Their mark was a local museum run by a respected art collector, a place Sly had already been watching closely.
