This week I've been getting lost in the world of Puppeteer, the latest game from Sony Japan and what a magical week it has been! When the game first arrived in the office, I though nothing of it, a simple children's game with cute graphics I thought... but I was wrong and I quickly regretted not picking it up and playing it sooner. The development team at SCE Japan Studio have made some truly incredible games that span the entire PlayStation history, scaling right back to their debut title Ape Escape, one of the most innovative games of the PlayStation 1 generation. This was followed by their collaboration with Team Ico on the legendary titles that are Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, both regarded as some of the greatest games ever made, as well as their next title The Last Guardian. This follows onto the madness of LocoRoco, the mind bending Echochrome and the PlayStation 4 launch title Knack which is being directed by Sony's own Mr Popular, Mark Cerny. Lets just say they have a pretty epic reputation and that gave me strong hope that Puppeteer would be something special. The game takes place in a theatre, or should that be the story is played out on a theatres stage and you're the main star! The stage doesn't move, but the set is ever-changing, rather than your typical side scrolling adventure the game acts like a real life play (if a little more over the top), so things are on strings, set pieces roll in and roll away as you move around. Between acts the whole scene can flip and turn around to reveal a new setup, or of course we can drop the curtains and do a full change over. The effect is absolutely flawless and it gives a real and somewhat magic feel to the presentation with graphics that puts a smile on your face.



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