Puppeteer

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This game, without question, receives an "A" for imagination. I have been playing games for a long, long time, and very rarely do I experience one where I can genuinely say that it is a unique concept. I can wholeheartedly endorse "Puppeteer", and I promise you that it is a novel, fun, heartfelt experience. It's weird, whacky, and wonderful. Quite frankly, you can stick this sucker in your pipe and smoke it, it's so downright funky. It's like the psychedelic product of somebody's crazy dreams after drinking a whole box of Sangria and eating a tray full of magic brownies.

The art direction of this game is marvelously realized. Whoever came up with the concept to place a game in the setting of a puppet show/theater is some kind of crazy genius. Oh, and then this crazy genius decided to give your character the ability to swap out his head... you know, with things like bananas and cherry trees. Yeah, it makes no sense... get used to it. This game does, after all, take place in the setting of a puppet show, so the developers wisely elected to let their imaginations run wild as the story progresses through its wild, Moon Bear King infested chapters. Further capitalizing on this unique setting, the visuals of "Puppeteer" utilize a beautiful paper-craft style, which is intelligently implemented into the actual gameplay (with particular emphasis on your "magic scissors"). The inclusion of an actual audience and curtains is brilliant, framing the experience into something that has never before been attempted in a video game and it works! This game's art style will make it impervious to aging, and I think it will still look wonderful 20 years from now, just like the recent Rayman titles.

Why is this game "budget priced" at $39? I have no idea. Don't be fooled by its enticing price, that by no means is an indication of a short game, or one that was put together with limited resources. This is a full fledged, wondrous experience, and I hope as many gamers as possible get to take a whack at it. There are tons of collectibles, challenges, and trophies. HOWEVERif you are dead set against platforming or goofy ideas (in no way is this game at all realistic), you probably won't enjoy "Puppeteer". But for everybody else, this game is a banana-headed blast of craziness and fun. If you like Muppets or puppets or anything pertaining to Jim Henson, you will get extra tickled on your weird journey.

This game is, in short, a breath of fresh air. With recent releases like "Rayman Legends" and "Puppeteer", not to mention the forthcoming "Into the Nexus", this is turning out to be a wonderful time to be a platforming fan. This console generation is exiting on a high note. Now go get your banana head and take on the Moon Bear King!

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This game is simply awesome. It's art direction and storytelling are fun and superb. The gameplay contributes to the story without detracting. The fluidity of the animation and "scene" changes as experienced through the stylings of a Kabuki puppet theater is such a fresh and imaginative idea that really works (especially in 3D). The bonus features such as the stories you unlock between acts contribute to the atmosphere.

Remarkable.

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Amazing game, Cant beat the price either for what you receive. Shows that even though it might be aimed at younger gamers, that it can still hold its own up to adult games as well. The art style and presentation are awesome because its presented as a opera/play in which you are the viewer which encompasses you into the story even more. Gameplay is solid and fun even if a little repetitive at times but is mixed up with the inclusion/acquiring of heads that not only give you a stylish look, but may also give you a new power to use along the way. As long as you have a head with the scissors by your side you'll conquer the moon bear in no time.

9/10 in my opinion and definitely worth the buy and play through.

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I honestly can't believe that Sony would sell this for $39. The amount of care, development, and attention to detail is much higher than many full priced "AAA" titles. It has so many unconventional and unique elements that I can't imagine that this game was developed in less than several years. I mean, there is even an original song composed for this game (towards the middle of the game). This is a very fun 2D platformer with great characters and a unique art style. Definitely give this game a shot if you want something different, but familiar at the same time.

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Man... what a treat Puppeteer is. Sony apparently cares passionately about games and their customers, because to pull something like this off cannot be easy. It must've been an enormous risk to create such a game, one that's based on a character nobody's heard of, and one with such an incredibly quirky (and at times downright weird) storyline. It's not exactly easy to market something like that. Fortunately they did it, because Puppeteer is simply one of the most wondrous works of art I've ever seen in video-game format. This is a piece of pure and unadulterated imagination, crafted with such care and integrity, and not motivated entirely by the desire to just take your money. Sony wants to make "art" believe it or not, art that is remembered and cherished by those that are brave enough to experience it. This game surprises and delights to an absurd degree, and the experience is sure to be nothing short of sweet for anyone who gives it a chance.

Puppeteer tells the wacky story about a puppet who must save a moon kingdom from the stygian, Moonbear King. What ensues is some tremendous platforming that operates on fairly simple mechanics, most of which are dictated by an important item you acquire early on, known as "Calibris." This is a magical pair of scissors that you'll use to reach high places and attack enemies. What makes the use of this item so fun and unique is the way in which you travel with it: you'll be cutting through paper, webs, bad guys, etc, sometimes at very high speeds.

The game though, for the most part, is a slow burn. You can't run very fast or jump all that high, and there isn't a whole lot of variety to your attacks. But you won't care because you'll be having so much fun with everything else that Puppeteer has to offer. There is just so much beauty and detail to behold in every frame, and the game knows how to change things up by throwing you a vehicle to commandeer occasionally. The boss fights are also a major reward and surprisingly epic for a platformer, boasting some of the game's greatest moments.

We should be grateful that developers are still daring to bring us something as detailed and intelligent as Puppeteer. Its originality is refreshing in an age riddled with the same old shooters and sequels. Paradoxically, the game's power lies within its innocence, its charming simplicity, its tendency to daydream and surf the threads of imagination at random. Prepare to smile... a lot.