And I like the idea of Penelope being reluctant, especially since in the AU she was arrest by Inspector Cooper and course Murry and Bently are crime lords here. (Just imagine the angst for Bently when he finally sees Penelope, but it's not "HIS" Penelope.)
After reading your scene, I imagined Bentley running to hug Penelope when he sees her (he'd probably assume that, if she's hanging with Normal-Sly, than her memories were restored before his) and she immediately screams, pushes him away, and tells Carmelita & Sly that they're INSANE for dragging "that lunatic" into their hideout. And then finding out he's supposed to be her boyfriend will just strengthen her resolve to not let Sly "fix" her.
Also, we finished Sly 3 last night and it was good. I LOVED the part of Bently and Penelope getting together. It was so cute and natural. She looked so cute in that pirate outfit too.
"No one touches that turtle....but ME" ...yeah, that line is just so badass! It totally caught me off guard the first time I played it as a teen! XD
As much as I LOVE Sly&Carmelita, I always thought that Bentley and Penelope's relationship felt more natural. Mainly because they had to start over and build a friendship after their first in-person meeting turned out to be a....disappointment (btw, didn't you LOVE the "internet photos" joke? I sure did! XD). And they didn't hook up until after they spent time living together, working together, and getting to know one another as friends.
You know what Sly 3 scene REALLY hit me when I replayed it to flush out the memories of the-game-that-shall-not-be-named? In the scene toward the end where Sly is being crushed by the monster and believes he's about to die, he says that seeing Penelope & Bentley together and how happy they were made him realize what the important things in life really are. And it made him realize that, if he REALLY loved Carmelita and wanted to be with her, he'd need to make some serious changes in his life. So, in a way, Penelope is responsible for Sly making the choice to give up his old life (and his family fortune) for Carmelita. And that's why Sly's complete lack of concern for Penelope's safety and his lack of an emotional reaction to her betrayal in Sly 4 is such an outrage. She had a BIG impact on his life! Losing her friendship should have MEANT something to him!!
Honestly, story and characterwise it doesn't make sense for her to turn evil unless she was being brainwashed or badguys altered her timeline. It makes me wonder if Sanzaru were just thinking "Hey, let's restore Sly Cooper to the status quo, but we need a way to get rid of Penelope first for that to work." @_@
The popular theory is that Sanzaru originally intended for her to remain a protagonist. But then they changed their minds at the last minute because they wanted to be "edgy" and/or they just wanted to get rid of her and return the status quo. Most people think this because the character designer for Sly 4 released her Penelope re-design concepts on her blog and the first three were VERY similar to Sucker Punch's version (aside from the stylistic tweeks to make her look more like a mouse and less like a bunny)
There's also a Sly 4 model sheet floating around that includes a villain that didn't appear in the game (and people are guessing he was the original England baddie)
Also, how could Sly 4 not bring in Sly's ancestors that were a viking and a female pirate! They looked awesome, but granted considering what Sly 4 was like maybe it was just as well they didn't ruined too. I say, our Sly 4 does more with the pirate ancestor.
Yeah, the lack of female ancestors in Sly 4 bugged me at first. But now I'm relieved that Henriette Cooper (the pirate lady) wasn't rebooted into a Pirate-themed stripper or something. >_<
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Date: 2013-07-01 04:21 am (UTC)After reading your scene, I imagined Bentley running to hug Penelope when he sees her (he'd probably assume that, if she's hanging with Normal-Sly, than her memories were restored before his) and she immediately screams, pushes him away, and tells Carmelita & Sly that they're INSANE for dragging "that lunatic" into their hideout. And then finding out he's supposed to be her boyfriend will just strengthen her resolve to not let Sly "fix" her.
Also, we finished Sly 3 last night and it was good. I LOVED the part of Bently and Penelope getting together. It was so cute and natural. She looked so cute in that pirate outfit too.
"No one touches that turtle....but ME"
...yeah, that line is just so badass! It totally caught me off guard the first time I played it as a teen! XD
As much as I LOVE Sly&Carmelita, I always thought that Bentley and Penelope's relationship felt more natural. Mainly because they had to start over and build a friendship after their first in-person meeting turned out to be a....disappointment (btw, didn't you LOVE the "internet photos" joke? I sure did! XD). And they didn't hook up until after they spent time living together, working together, and getting to know one another as friends.
You know what Sly 3 scene REALLY hit me when I replayed it to flush out the memories of the-game-that-shall-not-be-named? In the scene toward the end where Sly is being crushed by the monster and believes he's about to die, he says that seeing Penelope & Bentley together and how happy they were made him realize what the important things in life really are. And it made him realize that, if he REALLY loved Carmelita and wanted to be with her, he'd need to make some serious changes in his life.
So, in a way, Penelope is responsible for Sly making the choice to give up his old life (and his family fortune) for Carmelita. And that's why Sly's complete lack of concern for Penelope's safety and his lack of an emotional reaction to her betrayal in Sly 4 is such an outrage. She had a BIG impact on his life! Losing her friendship should have MEANT something to him!!
Honestly, story and characterwise it doesn't make sense for her to turn evil unless she was being brainwashed or badguys altered her timeline. It makes me wonder if Sanzaru were just thinking "Hey, let's restore Sly Cooper to the status quo, but we need a way to get rid of Penelope first for that to work." @_@
The popular theory is that Sanzaru originally intended for her to remain a protagonist. But then they changed their minds at the last minute because they wanted to be "edgy" and/or they just wanted to get rid of her and return the status quo. Most people think this because the character designer for Sly 4 released her Penelope re-design concepts on her blog and the first three were VERY similar to Sucker Punch's version (aside from the stylistic tweeks to make her look more like a mouse and less like a bunny)
There's also a Sly 4 model sheet floating around that includes a villain that didn't appear in the game (and people are guessing he was the original England baddie)
Also, how could Sly 4 not bring in Sly's ancestors that were a viking and a female pirate! They looked awesome, but granted considering what Sly 4 was like maybe it was just as well they didn't ruined too. I say, our Sly 4 does more with the pirate ancestor.
Yeah, the lack of female ancestors in Sly 4 bugged me at first. But now I'm relieved that Henriette Cooper (the pirate lady) wasn't rebooted into a Pirate-themed stripper or something. >_<