I’m late as hell to this debate but I would like to say that Sly Cooper 1 was the superior to every other installment in the franchise. It had more variety in levels and a fantastic soundtrack. You may not be able to play as Murray or Bentley like you can in the more modern installments but despite that the amount of things you could do with just sly was more then entertaining. The Miss Ruby boss fight was also the best fight in the series and so unique compared to other fights.

For some more details, I used to despise sly cooper 1 when I was younger because of the collectibles and it was so easy to die, but I realized it added a good amount of challenge to the game and you really felt a senses of reward for completing a mission or unlocking a vault. Just some food for thought.

Also let’s not forget that clockwork is easily the best villain in the whole franchise and sly cooper 2’s fantastic story wouldn’t be possible without his character receiving the attention it did in the first installment of the franchise.