Well, here's some random running thoughts that came to me as I go through Sly 4, from the prologue up through partway through level 2. I'll probably make a new journal for later levels so this one doesn't get crowded. There'll be some spoilers, but so far fairly vague ones, really.

Prologue
Oh no, Penelope! Whar u go?

Hmm, traps seem a lot less forgiving. Most of them are 1 hit kills, but you generally get to restart just before you died.

Bentley's crossbow fires exploding bolts now. That's pretty awesome. And the hacking minigames are a shitload better.

My exact thoughts on seeing angry Carmelita for the first time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efei6R5oKOQ

Wow, the game seems to be placing a lot more emphasis on Carmelita's tits. Maybe they'll turn out to be the main villains. I'd be okay with that

Wow, really, you're leaving Dimitri in charge of watching over the Thievious Raccoonus while the main team goes through time? Really? Don't get me wrong, Dimitri is fucking awesome, but I don't think he'd really be my first choice for this. Also, why not give him any lines yet?

Level 1: Japan 1604

Bentley just implied that Murray actually wears pants. Mind. Blown. I guess he just wears tight pants the exact shade of his skin. Neat. He must get them from the same store as Sabrina from Sabrina Online.

So, Rioichi apparently thought that being a famous sushi chef was ideal cover for being a ninja. Also, he apparently invented the idea of sushi, probably because he was too lazy to just cook the fucking fish. His special moves are pretty badass, though.

Sushi knives as special door keys? That's just...stupid.

There's a Geisha house? Really? Rated E for Everyone! Also, there's a billboard on the side of a geisha fox with big tits and a beauty mark. Apparently Feudal Japanese Carmelita has a somewhat different job from the modern one. Bet we'll never get her in that costume ingame, though.

Ruh roh. The head geisha is a big fat rhino. I do not like where this level is going.

AAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEE! MURRAY GEISHA DANCE RHYTHM GAME TO DISTRACT THE GUARDS! OH GOD NO. OH GOD THEY'RE ACTING LIKE THEY'RE AT A STRIP CLUB AND WAVING MONEY AND DROOLING. I NEED AN ADULT. *hurk* AND A SICK BAG.

Music's pretty catchy for this section though. And I sure wouldn't mind a version of this section with Geisha Carmelita in place of Murray. *hurk*

Man, the villain of this level is apparently stupid enough to not only randomly blab about the secret switches to open his fortress, but he is also fooled by an RC car wearing a chicken costume (don't ask). Oh, and he flirts with Geisha Murray and slaps him on the ass. *hurk*

Special sushi that puts the eater to sleep. Hmmm. That seems very...abusable. >:3

Nice job getting tackled from above, Rioichi. Getting your shit ruined like a bawss.

Man, El Jefe would be kind of a badass if he weren't hopelessly stupid and running away all the time. No idea where a mercenary dictator gets magical fire and lightning swords, though.

Level 2: Old West 1880

Still no lines for Dimitri. This bodes not well.

Yes. Lock up Sly Cooper with his cane and all his gadgets. Good plan. Why stop there, though? Why not chain an iron ball to him strong enough to knock out the wall to his cell. It's sheer genius, I tells ya.

Tennessee hears voices that tell him to blow stuff up? Oh we're gonna get along just fine.

What the fuck kind of accent does the villain have? It's like a Mexican/Russian hybrid.

Oh, that explains it. He's a time-traveling gangster from Eastern Europe with a cowboy fetish. What.

Huh, so far the guards in this game are much less into the whole "wearing pants" thing. Maybe everybody shops at the same store as Murray.

Tennessee Kid Cooper is pretty badass with that rifle. Though it's really hard to miss that he's shooting dudes in the face with a normal bullet-shooting rifle, as opposed to the various nonlethal weapons the heroes usually use. That's pretty grim for this series.

Fuuuuck. Giant spiders. At least Tennessee shares my hatred for the things.

Hmmm, looks like the baddy’s gonna go all “HULK SMASH" on us during the inevitable boss battle.

FUCK YES. Carmelita shows up for the first time since the Prologue…and she’s tied up! Attagirl. :3

Carmelita, did you just do one of those "oh no you di'int" gestures? Somebody tie her up again.

Yay! Carmelita's playable again, and not just in brief snippets. You can actually run around as her in the levels, it seems. She has her own unlockable moves, though she seems to have lost her mega jump, or at least I can't figure it out yet. But she does have basically a vest, bra, and miniskirt as her outfit and she does a nice little stretch if you leave her idle for a couple seconds. So, there's that.

This level seems to be about someone fucking up and getting captured, rescuing them, then someone else fucking up and getting captured, and rescuing them, and then someone else fucking up and getting captured, and rescuing them.

Carmelita, hitting on your ex-boyfriend's ancestor in front of him is not a healthy way to deal with your problems.

Sure, the creepy thug wants a "kiss" from Carmelita if he wins the shooting contest. That's all. Nothing suggestive there, right?

A jailbreak? A drinking minigame? A casino? A train robbery? What is this level, Sly Cooper's greatest hits?