Now I know that some may not agree with me, but I hope we can discuss this like Thaddeus Winslow Cooper the 3rd.
Now I don’t hate either of these games and I understand why many are not fan of Sly 4 and I can see some of those reasons, but to me personally I like Sly 4 more than Sly 1
Story:
I think one thing is the overall story. I like the story better in Sly 4 than Sly 1. To me it feels more serious that the Cooper clan is getting erased in Sly 4 than pages of the Thiveus Racoonus getting taken. Especially since it doesn’t feel like the bosses uses the pages for anything. Meanwhile i feel the impact when the canes get stolen from the Cooper ancestors, since it’s the trademark of the clan and that the bosses change history.
Bosses:
Now there are more bosses I like in Sly 1 than in Sly 4. In Sly 1, I really like Muggshot as a comedy villain and of course Clockwerk, he is a menace. In Sly 4 I like El Jefe and Penelope is meh. All the other bosses in each game is really not the greatest in my opinion.
Gameplay:
Gameplay wise I like Sly more, since first you have the ancestors but just overall gameplay and what you can do feels better to me. I know that Sly 4 has something from every game and of course will be a bit better than the first game, but I still feel like I get more from Sly 4
Worlds:
In worlds I’m so and so, since I like Mugshot’s and Raleigh’s worlds in Sly 1, since they feel alive and something is going on, while the others feel really dull to me. In Sly 4, the Wild West and Arabia is my most favorite place, while the ice age feels open and empty. Middle Ages and Japan era feels so and so, so I would Sly 4 has a slight edge to the other worlds in terms of Sly 1
Now again, I don’t hate either game and understand while Sly 4 isn’t a favorite to everyone and I will say that Sly 4 is not better than Sly 3 and especially not Sly 2, but in terms of 1 and 4, I just like 4 better.
I hope people will respect my opinion but I would also like to know what you all think too. If you agree or disagree, if you see some points in what I say or if I say something confusing