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I just felt like sketching Carmelita and Penelope fighting together. And I opted to humanize them because I suck at drawing anthro characters I wanted to challenge myself artistically. It’s not perfect (I did it in pen, so I didn’t have the benefit of an eraser when I messed up); but I still like the way it came out.

One of the things I had hoped to see in Sly Cooper 4: Thieves in Time was some interaction between Carmelita and Penelope. As much as I adore this series, it was always a bit of a bummer that it had very few cool, non-villain female characters. I LOVED Penelope in Sly 3 and I was curious to see how she and Carmelita would relate to one another if they met in Sly 4 (my guess was that they would both spend hours complaining about the hideous new outfits they got stuck with).

Unfortunately…..

WARNING!!!! SLIGHT SPOILERS FOR SLY 4 BELOW!!!!
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My sister just pointed me to this update on Sly 4 from this year's E3!

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Basically, the story will kick off with Bentley noticing that pages of Sly's family book (The Thevius Racoonis) are disappearing right before his eyes. This prompts Bentley to bring the gang out of retirement so they can hop on his new time machine and find out what's going on.

The story sounds cool and the gameplay looks great. But I'm a little worried about the fact that Sucker Punch isn't developing Sly 4. The guy in the interview seems to sincerely love the franchise; so I'll keep an open mind until the game comes out.

I recently dug out and replayed Sly Cooper 2 and Sly Cooper 3: Honor Among Thieves for the Playstation 2. This series is, hands down, just the best! It's a breath of fresh air considering that most modern JRPGs are derivative as hell and most American games released today star an angsty muscle-man "hero" who runs around butchering people/aliens/whatever in increasingly gruesome ways.

For those who've never played, Sly Cooper is like a mix of Ocean's 11 and the best Disney Afternoon shows. The games all have stories that are deep, yet clean enough that you could play it and let a 5-year-old watch. The first game plays like Crash Bandicoot. But the second and third games have absolutely addicting gameplay. And the artstyle is beautiful. The cartoony graphics and character designs really make it stand out.
Best of all, all three games in the series are "Greatest Hits" titles, so you can get them super cheap on Amazon or at Gamestop. I HIGHLY reccomend picking them up (you can skip the first game, though) if you love video games and you need a fix.

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