Sly cooper evolution

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I played the first one on a demo, and then I beat the second one, went back and beat the first one, and learned something... The difference between the first and second one is ASTOUNDING! In the first one:

1. you collect coins to get lives and lucky charms (not the cereal),
2. It was uber simple (what's the definition of the word Uber?),
3. you had arcade-like mini-games, like racing, etc.
4. It was straight forward, getting keys and defeating the levels, as well as treasure faults.

In the second one:

1. You can play as sly, murray, or bentley
2. it is more complex
3. storyline not as strightforward
4. You can steal from badguys
5. no treasure faults
6. life bar instead of lucky charms
7. You BUY the upgrades

And a whole lot more as well! Its as if the first and second ones are two completely different games! The third one is not much different than the second one, besides the fact that you have more characters.

The second one does not really have a storyline, The whole purpose is going around trying to find the missing clockwork parts that were stolen. Outside of that, the storyline is practically nothing, The story gets mre interesting in the third one. You will be confused as hell trying to figure out what is going on and what is going to happen to sly. That darn scene they show in the beginning of the game. And the operation was going so well too...

Well, play it, you will find out what I am talking about soon enough.

Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus Review...

I know, this one is a liitle bit LATE!!! But I am going to write a review about it anyways... I got to tell you all, that I have NOT beaten this entire game yet... I gave gotten to the Dog Track and am stuck...

Story: 10/10
I love the storyline. You are supposed to inherit a book of secret thief skills as a kid, but it is taken away before you are able to. So you become a thief who only steals from criminals and tries to reclaim his family heirloom book... Which is a very original storyline.

Gameplay: 10/10
You play as a thief raccoon, what more can I say? I LOVE it! But besides that, the game-play is pretty good, and the battles are short and sweet. I love sneaking around and breaking things!

Sound: 7/10
I really do not pay much attention to the sound, The battle music is great, and it really get you going for a fight. It does not last forever like a Pokemon game.


Mini-games: 2/10
I have beaten the second one before playing this one, and the mini games there were not nearly impossible to beat. The Dog Track is one of the main reasons for this. I bought this game for the sneaking around and stealing things, NOT to play a racing game, if I wanted a racing game, I would play Mario Kart Wii.

Controls: 9/10
They are very simple, perhaps too simple. there are no special combination of buttons to push for a secret move. Its always triangle for the techniques. As good as simple is, mix it up a bit!

Difficulty: 5/10
It is not a hard game at all until you get to the mini-games. Than its hard as hell! But outside of mini-games, It is very fun and easy to play.

Overall: 7/10

I would recommend this game to anyone, just be aware that the mini-games might get you to cry in frustration...

EDIT: 7/29/11

I have beat the game now, it is still the same. I do suggest that they have a way to skip the cutscenes and talk-scenes, because when you lose to a boss and have to start over, you have to listen to it all over again...

There is another racing part later on, you here comes the tears again...

I will still recoomend this game, you should really see the Japanese ending... well... japanese beginning...

Timeless classics...

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Some games will just never get old in my eyes... you know, the games you played as a kid... over... and over again?

Here is a list of someone of MY timeless classics and why!

1. Zelda: A Link to the Past. I played this game as a kid, and it actually helped teach me to read. I know its 2D pixelated graphics are no match for your Halo's graphics, but for me, it takes the cake! I mean, its fun as hell!

2. Sly Cooper. Now who can resist the urge to pilfer peoples pockets? Or is that just my fantasy of being a thief? Best part of all, you do all of this as a FURRY! and RACCOON furry to be exact! My fave! Human characters are sooooo 5 minutes ago!

3. Final fantasy X. This only one of them that I was fully hooked on. Not saying that the others weren't good, but this and 12 were the best! Going around beating up poor defenseless beings that are just waking around trying to kill you... they drop money, so that's a plus! I grew up playing the 4th one for the PS1, you know, ancient technology...

4. Atelier Iris. Alchemy and magic, mixed with a final-fantasy like RPG format. What could be better? You get to make your potions so you save money too. You also have a girl with wings on your party...

5. Breath of fire. And who can forget this classic? Mostly the third one, which had me addicted since I was a wee lass. You turn into a dragon!!! AND you have a princess with wings on your party, who can ask for more? Best of all, The sequels have at least the two main characters, Nina and Ryu... unlike Final Fantasy who changes their characters with every new game.

6. Pokemon. Who can resist catching em all? I mean, this whole games purpose is to enforce animal fighting, and level up your pokemon and fight some more. But it is so ADDICTING!!!

I watched Kiki-s Delivery Service! (review)

I have not watched that movie in such a long time. I was finally about to watch it again tonight. I love that movie so much, that it actually help define me as a person. the last time I watched it was when I was 9 or 10, and I watched it before when I was much younger, you know, back when they actually showed good cartoons on channels such as Cartoon Network and Disney?

I loved this show before because it had a witch who tried to find herself in the world, and started her own business. I love it even more now because it has a artist with really good advice (find your motivation), and I am both a artist and someone who owns a small internet business selling crafts. The wise-cracking cat helps it all out alot. I can really fit in the shoes of Kiki, I mean, I could before, but I can more so now.

I can especially agree with the part about doing something you love, but losing interest in it once you do it for a living. I used to crochet things just to crochet things, or even draw things just to draw them, and they always turn out ugly, especially when I would crochet things and knit things just to put them in my online shop. But you have to find your motivation, WHY am I crocheting? WHY am I making art? and after awhile you find an answer. I noticed that I am more motivated to crochet or sew if I am doing so for the benefit of the environment, not just to gain money. I crochet with plarn and craft with other non-recyclable materials because then I can prevent what could easily replace conventional items such as yarn and fabric from being tossed in the trash. Plus it looks nice!

See, even an old cartoon movie such as that one can change or develop someones line of thinking. I do not think any of what I am doing now with crafting and selling would be happening if I did not watch Kiki's Delivery Service, or even read Harry Potter, the book that informed me of the art of knitting, and started this whole thing.

What inspires you?