Another great sequel that presents solid ideas with the Sly 2 foundation. The game is brighter, has more cool levels full of fun missions, and expands on what Bentley and Murray are capable of traversal-wise and in combat. Level design still favors Sly, but the other two can jump higher and pickpocket now. I'd say the downsides here are that the game is shorter than Sly 2, as it only has 5 full levels and a handful of missions for the ending versus Sly 2's 8 full levels, too much variance with other characters and gameplay styles, and a slight lack of replayability (mostly with the lack of clue bottles, no reason to come back to levels afterwards). Challenges are a neat addition for full 100% completion, and I will admit the treasure hunts do test your knowledge of each level in the game. There's a lot of great ideas, but some poor executions (such as with the overall story). Fun, but Sly 2 edges out.

A sequel done right! The hub worlds are now way better and seen as pretty open-world, you get to play as Bentley and Murray, and there's a lot of story to this game. It's a fun time and by the end of the long journey, you will have learned how to play each character best. I will say the only downsides are lack of replayability after completing the game and design-favoritism towards Sly which limits what the other two can do when you play as them. It's the easiest of the three games to 100% as well. Fun, but lacking anything to do after completing the story.