Maybe I’m just coming off the high of replaying Sly 1 on PS5, but it got me thinking!

If you could create a mission, or even final operation from scratch, what would it be?

For me, it would take place during Sly 3’s final world. As Sly enters the Cooper Vault, we’re sent back in time to the night Sly is meant to inherit the Thievius Raccoonus.

A cutscene plays, and it’s just audio between Conner Cooper and his wife, Sly’s mom. Talking about granting the book to Sly. Out of nowhere, the event that kickstarts the franchise happens. The Fiendish Five invade their home, and we’re granted control of Conner Cooper.

He looks and plays mostly like Sly, with some slightly different animations (like the Ancestors). We fight through the first four members with ease (the gameplay mimics the original Sly 1 boss fights, exactly how Panda King happened in Sly 3) until we get to Clockwerk.

I’m not creative enough to describe this fight, but it ends with Conner’s life. We transition back to Sly entering the vault, beginning one of the greatest missions of all time.

So, what mission would you create, given the chance?