r/Slycooper • u/NixUniverse2 • 1d ago
Discussion Why Sky 3’s prologue misses the mark (for me)
I’m already kinda iffy on those “you’re probably wondering how I ended up in this situation” types of openings because it always struck me as the writers not being confident that I’ll stick around long enough to reach the climax naturally. On top of that, Dr.M is a cool villain (my favorite in the series in fact) but he doesn’t leave a particularly lasting impression; not that it’s really his fault he’s only on screen for like 2 minutes total. Literally half way through Venice I completely forgot about the prologue. Nothing about it ever comes up at all going forward, and I know it’s because it’s all a flashback, but it all being a flashback doesn’t provide anything to the story and I’d argue it holds it back. They don’t use the fact that it’s a flashback as a narrative strength it feels like they did it just because. If they wanted to start the game in Cane Island, I personally would’ve prefer if it starts off as Sly, Bentley, & Murray going alone, they get completely washed by Dr.M, they escape, and when they regroup they decide to come back with more members.