How Sly Cooper Stole The Spotlight

[@MrJarheadTV]

Forgot to mention this in the intro but you guys know the drill by now. Leave your comments down below to be featured in the next video! Thank you always so much for your time and support, it means so much more than you know. Hope you're all staying safe and enjoy the rest of your day!

[@KaminoKatie]

I'm convinced that Sly Cooper is the Star Fox of PlayStation

[@MentalEdge]

4:38 The guards just casually swallow their swords mid combat?!

[@roquejo6194]

this is my childhood, you described it perfectly, you deserve WAY more subs, way more than i do

[@MrJarheadTV]

Thank you so much that really means a lot :D I'm glad I could do the game justice for you!

[@gatsumaguire6709]

9:55 you chad you ain't slick 👁

[@MrJarheadTV]

😏

[@tom-omb8309]

Never picked this series up. Ratchet & Clank is one of my favorites of all time. Might have to check Sly Cooper out!

[@MrJarheadTV]

Sly's awesome, I can't wait to review the second one cause that's on a whole new level. The 3rd one's really enjoyable as well. The 4th game is... an interesting play but I think it's worth atleast one go. Overall definitely check it out, they're loads of fun.

[@skyflyer20002]

Bro u need to I recommended it to my one friend our favorite franchise between both of us is rac but I love sly so much, I told my friend to get it and he loved it

[@MetalGildarts]

Watched this after watching your Sly 4 video. Great memories man.

[@FerdyMcCorndog]

found this on the sly reddit, this is awesome, man! I’m excited to follow your channel from now on

[@FerdyMcCorndog]

grew up on the games and I’m always willing to watch another sly video! Are you thinking of doing videos on the rest of the games? I would love to see that, but you should focus pm doing what you want :)

[@MrJarheadTV]

I'm happy to hear that! :D Yeah right now I'm basically cycling through the Jak, Ratchet, and Sly series with some odd Crash games sprinkled in. I'm really looking forward to getting to the other games in the series!

[@FerdyMcCorndog]

also, you’re really funny! I’ll definatley keep watching

[@MrJarheadTV]

Awesome thank you again so much for checking my stuff out!

[@ShdwDnutProductions]

I had to go back and double check - I thought I heard Vegeta! Great reference.

[@Nat2jz]

Holy sh!t I never laugh so hard, and see a very good review of a game in the same time ! The video editing is just perfect (balance of serious/funny moments) and yea, that all. + 1 sub and like you deserve it (you really need more subscribers) And hello from France 🇫🇷

[@MrJarheadTV]

Thank you so much! :D That really does mean a lot to me, that's awesome that you're all the way from France too! Thank you again for the support and the kind words!

[@TheMarcoscardoso94]

I'm expecting a Sly Cooper complete review series ;D really enjoyed the video, thank you! subscribed

[@MrJarheadTV]

No thank you :D I will be continuing to review the rest of the Sly series along with the other series I'm cycling through right now so I should have the Sly series done by the end of the year!

[@twinkieinyomowf6033]

for some reason you following muggshot and calling it the thingus racamagoocus unironically is hilarious to me

[@arcaedonluminos666]

Is that my comment I see? :O Well, your editing is still impeccable! I love Sly Cooper, such an underrated series, and its first game is a great start to it!

[@MrJarheadTV]

It is 😏 Thank you! I agree it's a great great series and it only gets better from here in my opinion

[@BladeDrummer]

Cracking video my dude! I loved the Sly games. Awesome review and keep up the good work 😁

[@MrJarheadTV]

The Sly games are awesome, I can't wait to get to the rest of them. Thank you so much! :D

[@ceasersaladfromthe90s11]

Nice Video, I've been following the Sly Cooper, Jak & Daxter, and Ratchet & Clank series since I was in kindergarten 2006 Big Ups.

[@MrJarheadTV]

Thank you! I've been playing Ratchet and Clank and Sly Cooper since I was a little kid but I'm going into Jak and Daxter totally blind. So far I'm really enjoying it! It'll be very interesting going into Jak 2 soon though since I atleast know the series undergoes a pretty big overhaul with that title.

[@ceasersaladfromthe90s11]

@@MrJarheadTV I've been playing Jak 2, Jak X, and Jak & Daxter TLF since quarantine has been started in March but hey I 100% every game lol.

[@ceasersaladfromthe90s11]

Right now I'm playing Sly 2 band of thieves in one sitting.

[@ceasersaladfromthe90s11]

Big Ups I'm going to subscribe to this channel.

[@MrJarheadTV]

@@ceasersaladfromthe90s11 I love Sly 2, that's impressive playing it in one setting though since I do remember it being pretty long. But hey thanks for subscribing! I feel ya about quarantine, games are a great way to keep yourself occupied! It's definitely given me more time to work on videos and start uploading a bit more frequently.

[@GroovyWill]

Hello again, it's been a while. I commented on your Sly Thieves In Time video a while back and said I'd come by your other Sly videos to give my opinions on them as well, and... here I am. I'll say this to start off - the video is simplistic to me. This isn't a knock on more conventional reviews, or even those like this that sum large concepts up in little detail for the sake of streamlining the games' material with humor. I feel like this's taken a small toll on how the story is presented, which for most things might be just fine if it's not worth the investment - but this is Sly Cooper, a franchise ignited and carried along by the competence its' creators, three of which are comic book artists, one who was a Batman artist under DC, plus a Batman fan who had specialty in environmental lighting and artistry, brought to the table - needless to say, gameplay will be tertiary to this games' sense of comic book drama and art. I hope this doesn't come across as impolite, I just felt like some things may have been prioritized over others in describing this game - there's legitimate competence to the story here! I only bring this stuff up because I feel like it was glossed over and avoided what was ultimately the appeal of the game - which, in order to adequately describe the peaks and valleys of its' design, needs to be accounted for. So uh, I actually made a video essay a while back about Sly 1 if you care for it, the other 3 games are yet to be covered, but in case you don't want to see that nearly 60 minute long video of me describing how a raccoon jumps on stuff to you, I'll give a brief description of things I felt should have been mentioned in this video, or were mentioned, but not expanded on. I'm saying this with full recognition that you may very well not revisit the games in reviews - which is fine! I only hope this will maybe chaange how you think about Sly Cooper. I love it a lot! I just wanna encourage you to think about it more too. The artwork is nice, well-drawn, the characters, poses and lighting are dynamic - just not by enough. There are a lot of restrictions the artists clearly struggled with here, and, while one could blame the fact that vectoring the artwork requires a serious amount of control for things to look this good, or that the animations here look unfinished at times and try too hard to animate the characters with too many frame-by-frame "moments" - my biggest issue is with the lack of borders around its' characters. The later games fixed this issue, but to appreciate that choice, it makes sense to look at why it was changed to begin with. Several moments throughout the cutscenes do I feel like the linelessness of the characters maybe blended them too much with their backgrounds, making things less immediately readable. Vivid colors and bright lighting are nice to help contrast them here regardless, but there's a reason they eventually adopted the boldness of comic book outlines, and that's because wrapping the characters with these outlines helps discern them from their environments, even if they are meant to be background elements. There was mention of the linear platforming format in this game and its' similarities to Spyro. I'm happy with how this was communicated in the video! I only bring this up because I'm not long on how Spyro plays or works, so to have it described this thoroughly in so few words was effective - probably didn't need to write a whole paragraph about how lines surrounding characters makes an image easier to digest, did I? There was some throwaway comment in the video about Bentley having only one mission, with a few more sentences thrown at the presence of busywork - missions like collecting chickens for stew, or shooting crabs. There's maybe a way to describe their lack of relevance to the plot or later gameplay segments in a good way - but ultimately, you're right, it's still just busywork for its' own sake. That said, there's something to the gang each sharing some part in the busywork that makes narrative, or in this context, ludonarrative sense. Bentley is the mission breifer from the very beginning of the game - so while his presence is very much felt, he isn't someone who appears to want to be put in the drivers' seat. Otherwise, Sly and Murray shared the bulk of the dirty work,collecting keys and driving things around, and whatall. It's worth mentioning that the "full-time burden" comment isn't a throwaway line either - that's part of Murrays' character! You're in the shoes of someone who wants to be as cool and capable as Sly without any of the actual competence or physical facility to do so. In his own way, he's proven he has his own capabilities, that his drive can, and DID help with Slys' ambitions. Bentley is someone who's shown to be too afraid or weirded out by the things outside of his comfort zone to be bothered dealing with himself - after all, he has two options at his constant disposal to provide him the information he needs, or to provide them the information they need, to satisfy these ambitions. Basically, Bentley is happy with sitting things out. It's so impactful that the one time he finally comes out of his shell (I promised myself I wouldn't say that, it just appeared in the paragraph by magic) is at the height of the stakes in the story. Bentley shows he can be courageous and an equal member of the team by the end. I just gave a huge argument for why Bentleys' lack of involvement is a good thing. I can't say the same for the busywork - while I feel it does make sense, I don't think I'd be saying the extra missions should be dumbed down had they been maybe a touch more involving. Overall it's pretty good, though! That's about the jist of it, props to you if you sat down and read all that. Mad respect for having talked about Sly Cooper in the year 2020, 18 years after its' debut, and I'm overall pretty happy with the way it was represented here, even if I feel like it could have delved more into the specifics of Slys' appeal. I watched a 5 hour long video essay about a show I never watched yesterday though, so to say I'd be happier with more content is something not uncharacteristic of me. Nice video, I'll be happy to watch more!

[@MrJarheadTV]

First of all I just wanna say I appreciate the time you took to comment this and wanna assure you I don't take offense to anything you said - I don't find any of it impolite at all. I get where you're coming from on this. I was new to the whole game reviewing thing during this era of my videos, and while I was probably more knowledgeable than the style of my videos let on at the time, it was that beginning stage so I was still learning anyway, while also still trying to feel out how exactly I was gonna present my content. Even now I'm still not entirely sure. I don't think I have one specific style I totally stick to even 2 and a half years later. You've seen my Sly 4 review and you know that was much longer and more in depth, and gradually since my Crash 4 video I feel my videos have gravitated for the most part towards a more in depth style. Not to say that I'm super insightful or anything like that cause eh, I'm not really, but the content I think is more insightful than it used to be. As I said I was, and to an extent still am, trying out different forms of how I approach my content. And if my content isn't for everyone that's cool, I know there's plenty of other reviewers out there, especially on the Sly Cooper series who are much more knowledgeable like B-Mask, TGX, J's Reviews, etc. Like I said it's just how my content was at the time. If I were to cover the games I covered towards the beginning of my channel again, I'm sure many of those videos would be 2x, maybe even 3x longer because I tend to lean towards a more indulgent style nowadays. Again I don't take it as a knock, everybody's got their style and they all appeal more or less to different audiences. It means a lot that even if this video wasn't necessarily up your alley, it's nice to know that you still enjoyed, and I really do appreciate you taking the time to voice your criticisms in such an articulate way!

[@sethmiles9436]

That damn grab level!!!! I was stuck on that forever as a kid! Well that and the car missions. I've never been the best at driving in games. Also Ik you said it was ridicules but I personality love clockwork as the villain for the coopers! Was a little disappointed he wasn't mentioned once in Sly 4! Sure ya get to see him! (Which makes no sense in one level!) But no one says anything about him. Shame what happened to him in Sly 2.

[@Big_Stin]

I was here before this channel was even created ezpz. Another great video as always. Im running out of different ways to say it ;-;. Keep it up champ!

[@MrJarheadTV]

This is true you've been here since THE FIRST channel 😳 Thank you for the kind words as always sire

[@PortsYT]

This was great! I must have missed this game, I've never seen it before! Looks like it would of been lots of fun back in the day. Idk if this is up your street, but I'd PERSONALLY like to see Timesplitters 1,2 & 3! Either that or crash team racing! Great job!

[@MrJarheadTV]

Thanks Porter! :D I could definitely look into Timesplitters, though for now I wanna wrap up these trilogies. And lucky for you I'm actually editing the CTR review right now 😏 It's about halfway done!

[@branloar7086]

Love these games, good video, keep it up

[@MrJarheadTV]

Thanks Brandon! :D

[@gtoyadhatagyab8013]

"Murray, part-time driver, full-time burden." 😭 Sadly in this one, he is. That's why his changes in Sly 2 means a lot to me.

[@branloar7086]

Also you should review the rest of the ratchet and clank trilogy I’d love to see that

[@MrJarheadTV]

Yeah don't worry I'll definitely be reviewing the rest of the trilogy and the future trilogy eventually as well!

[@megabuster3940]

UNDERRATED CHANNEL HOLY SHIT DIZ I SUM PREMIUM CONTENT

[@Dallasrocker124]

It seems like every time you premiere I'm busy doing something that day lol, but anyways that's a good review. Like I've said before R&C was all I had back then so I didn't get sly until October of 2018 but I really enjoyed it for its metal gear approach to the crash bandicoot type gameplay. Everything was great and peachy but my dumbass literally got stuck in that long hook section in China that I stopped playing for almost a year until i realized how much of a big goof I was and figured it out

[@MrJarheadTV]

Lmao, yeah like I said I have my nitpicks with certain things that I don't think quite fit the mold of what they're going for but overall it's still a great game and I can't wait to review the next one. Thanks for your support!

[@Dallasrocker124]

@@MrJarheadTV also congrats in the 100 subscribers dude, next time you do a stream or something let us know

[@MrJarheadTV]

Thanks Eddie! I'd like to stream sometime this weekend again, I'll definitely make a tweet if that's the case

[@Dallasrocker124]

@@MrJarheadTV btw when you said "this is absolutely ridiculous" it hit me hard because that's how it's been being a Dallas cowboys fan for 24 years now

[@MrJarheadTV]

That's how it feels being a fan of Philly sports in general

[@jessicaandrews9776]

I was here before 100 subs

[@MrJarheadTV]

This is true

[@therealmain1162]

So who else had to turn their volume down at the beginning.

[@MrJarheadTV]

Thank god for that headphone users warning in the description amirite 😏

[@brianoleary1556]

sensational

[@MrJarheadTV]

Much obliged captain

[@SomethingSpecial.]

50th comment. Also subcribed

[@MrJarheadTV]

Ayyyyy 😎 Thank you so much!