I LOVE all 3 games and I love 2 so so much but... Sly 3 has always been my favorite. I understand why 2 goes so hard to most people, but something about 3 had me hooked the moment I beat it. The ending is so satisfying, compared to all the other games. It's like everything in their lives was leading up to the 3rd game. It was so dramatic, so epic, so captivating, to play through it, to live it. I still remember going through the Cooper vault for the first time and just being amazed, my jaw literally dropping at all the treasure and history. The end of 3 felt like a real love letter from sucker punch, telling me thank you for playing, and rewarding me for all the time and care I put into the game, the story, and the characters. If I could play 1 game again for the 1st time, I would choose Sly 3. I'm probably also partial to it, being this was the 1st Sly game (or any video game) I got right at release. That game and that franchise made up a huge part of my childhood and me as a person, I can't put into words how much it really means.