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[iratA]

Just finished this game up story wise. Wow! The little touches in the end credits etc show what a class act this production was. This game made me a fan of Gavin Moore and Japan Studios. It was a wonderful adventure filled with amazing art, some of the PS3's best visuals and a charming cast. Would love a sequel or another puppet theater experience.

Imagine where they could take this using PS4 tech. *melts into a pile* Bring it Sony!

 

[No Love]

Definitely picking this up soon. I love quirky little titles like this.

 

[dropbear]

Chances of this coming to Vita?

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Chances of this coming to Vita?

Slim to none I think. I'd love it if it did and would happily double dip as it would mean I could properly enjoy it instead of playing just one curtain every few nights...

 

[Theman2k]

This game is amazing, finished it.
It was perfect, butter then expected.

Now to platinum it

 

[Sajjaja]

How long does it take to beat this game?

 

[Miles Quaritch]

How long does it take to beat this game?

10-15hrs from what I've read. The curtains (levels) are very meaty and cut-scenes often last upwards of 3 minutes. Their charm makes their length less of an issue...

 

[dropbear]

Slim to none I think. I'd love it if it did and would happily double dip as it would mean I could properly enjoy it instead of playing just one curtain every few nights...

What makes you think this? Poor sales?

 

[Miles Quaritch]

What makes you think this? Poor sales?

Pretty sure the developer (Gavin Moore) said it wouldn't be coming to Vita. That might have changed since he made those comments and I really, really hope it has, but I'm not getting mine or anyone else's hopes up for a Vita version until there's something substantial to suggest it's coming to Vita.

 

[Andrew.]

Pretty sure the developer (Gavin Moore) said it wouldn't be coming to Vita. That might have changed since he made those comments and I really, really hope it has, but I'm not getting mine or anyone else's hopes up for a Vita version until there's something substantial to suggest it's coming to Vita.

Visually, is a port of this game even possible on the Vita?

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Visually, is a port of this game even possible on the Vita?

A 1:1 port is unlikely so some downgrades would be unavoidable, but I think the Vita is up to handling a relatively faithful port.

 

[Triz]

I've been playing this on and off, the long levels kinda turned me off. Until I hit Level 3-2. My god this game is amazing.

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

Man, this feels like 60 fps for me after playing GTAV, ahaha.

Finally got this from Gamefly, the presentation, art, style, art direction, performance, everything is so top-notch. I find the chatty bits a tad overlong, but all-in-all this game is leaving a very strong first impression, and I've only just gotten to Act 2.

 

[olimpia84]

Anybody got the platinum for this yet? How hard is it to get it?

 

[Andrew.]

Anybody got the platinum for this yet? How hard is it to get it?

It's not hard as much as it is time consuming.

 

[Espada]

I finished this game recently, and after a tepid first level it quickly won me over. By the time I got to the

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Wild Waste

, I was hooked. My goodness the music in this game is awesome, and the story puts you in crazy ass scenarios to navigate through. Those last few chapters were incredible, and I still can't believe the visuals they pulled off in this game.

One negative is missing out on a bunch of bonus levels because I didn't have the right head, and there doesn't seem to be a way of equipping the ones you want.

 

[I2amza]

Just finished the mexican town level, and oh man the boss was hard.

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Bull was such an ass

 

[persongr]

After the boss battle in 3-3:

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"Giant enemy Crab defeated!"

I lol'd. It's a crime that this game went so unnoticed.

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

Chances of this coming to Vita?

It should have been on Vita in the first place. Probably would have sold better too.

 

[wouwie]

I really wonder if this particular team at Japan studio will get the opportunity to work on a new game, either a Puppeteer sequel (which would make most sense) or something else. I think they really deserve to have another go at making a Puppeteer game. A lot of new franchises improve upon the original in a sequel and Puppeteer has lots of potential.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

I really wonder if this particular team at Japan studio will get the opportunity to work on a new game, either a Puppeteer sequel (which would make most sense) or something else. I think they really deserve to have another go at making a Puppeteer game. A lot of new franchises improve upon the original in a sequel and Puppeteer has lots of potential.

I hope so. I fear tho that they will just be merged with other JS projects with Next Gen looming and all.

Who knows tho how Gavin will continue from here on. He could direct another game even if it is with a different team be it smaller or larger.

 

[Himself]

Man, this feels like 60 fps for me after playing GTAV, ahaha.

Finally got this from Gamefly, the presentation, art, style, art direction, performance, everything is so top-notch. I find the chatty bits a tad overlong, but all-in-all this game is leaving a very strong first impression, and I've only just gotten to Act 2.

The stuff that comes after Act 2 is where the game really starts to shine. Enjoy.

 

[TripOpt55]

Man I played a couple acts of this when I first got it and ended up not playing it for a bit. Hadn't really hooked me in, but now that I jumped back in (just finished Act 6) I'm really loving this. That fifth act was amazing. Boss fights are really cool. Game gets a lot better when you get more abilities. Can't wait to finish this game up.

 

[DJmizuhara]

Chances of this coming to Vita?

I did an interview with Gavin Moore on the redsungamer podcast which was 1 hour 30 minutes in length and we talk about vita/PS4 and so on.

Have a listen it's episode 60 it's time stamped too so U can just jump directly into the interview.

http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=81011829

 

[Sword Of Doom]

Finally finished the game. Don't remember ever playing a game where every level looked so different. Beautiful game

 

[Andrew.]

Has anyone else had any luck getting addtional Elephant Heads off of the elephant that appears during the General Rabbit fight after the first time you beat him?

This head isnt appearing anywhere and I have a feeling its gonna be the one roadblock from using every head action correctly.

 

[TripOpt55]

Just finished this game. Great stuff. Takes a few acts to get going, but man did it grow on me as it went on. The boss fights were excellent. The gameplay got a lot better in general when you got more abilities. I still feel like there were some missed opportunities on that front, but it was a lot of fun still and I could see them really building on the foundation they have here in a sequel. It goes without saying the presentation is amazing. They really go all out with the puppet/theater style. Very unique and entertaining. A lot of charm too from the character designs to the various head animations and The story book stuff or even just the moving paintings that were on the level select screen. Pikarina really cracked me up too. Her and the narrator bickering was pretty great. What a fun game.

 

[so1337]

Is anyone else playing this in German? The voice acting is phenomenal. The narrator especially is just killing it.

 

[Sintoid]

Is anyone else playing this in German? The voice acting is phenomenal. The narrator especially is just killing it.

Italian and english dub is awesome too

 

[Mdk7]

MY GOD the act 5....
Sooooooooo good.

 

[The Xtortionist]

Finally picked this up again starting at 1-2 and beat everything through act 5. I struggle to comprehend the amount of effort that went into the game's presentation. Unique art assets out the ass and constantly unique set/character animation. How big was the development team? Jesus.

Gameplay is mostly alright, sometimes pretty good. Not as involving as I'd like but the variety is good and the presentation keeps me on my toes. I'm enjoying my time with it and $40 was a great deal.

 

[OccamsBlender]

Oh man, I am glad to see buzz for this game here. I thought I was the only one who bought it! A mate of mine did some of the level design, if she could read English I'm sure this thread would make her day.

 

[Andrew.]

The LTTP threads for this game are going to be glorious.

 

[Tizoc]

This game has more cutscenes than it ever needs yeesh!
At times I can't help but want the scenes to end so I can continue playing, but what I have played was pretty good far as 2D Platformers go. Just wish the Heads did more than just affect the play area and unlocking bonuses.

Graphics and presentation are top notch, gameplay is good, but I really wish it had less cutscenes.

Still if one were to nominate a game as GotY for its story or presentation over overall gameplay, then this game would immediatly count.

Currently made it to World 3, when do I get to the

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LUCHADOR world?

 

[Napalm_Frank]

This game has more cutscenes than it ever needs yeesh!
At times I can't help but want the scenes to end so I can continue playing, but what I have played was pretty good far as 2D Platformers go. Just wish the Heads did more than just affect the play area and unlocking bonuses.

Graphics and presentation are top notch, gameplay is good, but I really wish it had less cutscenes.

Still if one were to nominate a game as GotY for its story or presentation over overall gameplay, then this game would immediatly count.

Currently made it to World 3, when do I get to the

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LUCHADOR world?

It's the next one.

 

[Tizoc]

It's the next one.

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Gonna aim to finishing up World 3 today at least then. I swear World 2, Act 2 was so long I wondered if I was finishing 2 stages at the same time lol.

 

[Deap92x]

Just finished the game but i have a question.

Is little bear the actual dark moon king? the big one inside the shy one or what?


Great game though.

 

[DirtyLarry]

I totally was sleeping on the fact I had this game as a rental from GameFly. My wife went out for a night on the town tonight, so I had the night to myself, which is a rarity.

After endless hours of playing the SP of GTA V, I needed something different. I threw in Beyond: Two Souls (also a rental from GameFly), and was just not in the right frame of mind to check it out.

Then I remembered I had Puppeteer. Damn, I am very glad I did.

First and foremost, I had no idea the game itself supported stereoscopic 3D. I guess the game auto detected I had a 3D TV, so right away it asked me if I wanted to enable it. Because I had already checked out gameplay video so I knew the game itself already has a good sense of depth because of how it is presented "on-stage," I had a funny feeling the 3D would really work. So let me say, DAMN, the 3D really does work.

I put the following in the thread about best 3D console games...

Puppeteer is easily one of the best 3D games on the PS3, and is in fact probably the very best. The visuals are outstanding, and really are perfectly suited for the enhancement of 3D. The more important thing is because the frame rate of the game without 3D is a solid 60fps, enabling 3D does not create a headache inducing slide show.

So anyone who happens to own a 3D TV and a PS3 who is looking for a game that showcases the tech on the PS3, look no further than Puppeteer. It is truly phenomenal from a 3D perspective, and although I only checked out Act 1, it also seems to be an incredibly solid platformer.

What a damn good game on all fronts. Being someone who graduated from Parsons School of Design and has always been a fine artist my entire life, I am somewhat of a snob when it comes to video games graphics. Hey, at least I can admit it.

With that said, I have no problem whatsoever saying Puppeteer is truly art in motion. Without sounding to cheesy, I will say it is beautiful. The amount of detail is truly stunning. The whole style and art direction is impeccable. It very much feels like a childrens book come to life. Just what a stunning game visually. Add in the fact the 3D is spectacular, and I am in love with this game from a visual standpoint. Hopefully the gameplay matches the visuals, as I only played the very first stage and how to come share the fact this game is fantastic to look at, and it is one of the rare games this generation that the 3D actually enhances the visual style, and does not detract from it. Just awesome.

 

[Dragon1893]

I still can't get over how Sony just sent this game to its death.
Why foot the bill for what was clearly a pretty big budget only to completely ignore it when it's done?
This could've done well.

 

[Stampy]

I wonder if any other recently published Sony game sold as poorly as this one. Terrible retail sales, and the game didn't even enter top 20 download in the first month on PSN.

 

[Tizoc]

HDTVs exist FOR this game, seriously the colors the animation, the visuals of the entire game are freakin' amazing. If you're gonna try and sell the game on someone tell them about that and if they have an HDTV with 3D it'd be visual bliss.

 

[olimpia84]

I wonder if any other recently published Sony game sold as poorly as this one. Terrible retail sales, and the game didn't even enter top 20 download in the first month on PSN.

Do we have numbers for this game?

 

[Dragon1893]

Do we have numbers for this game?

First week Japan around 9000, UK 2000. Didn't make it into the September PSN chart. Yeah...

 

[Skiesofwonder]

On Act 2-3. Some signs of brilliance shown so far but man the pacing is frustrating.To much stopping and starting. It would have been really nice to continue playing during all this narrative, similar to something like KI:Uprising.

Right now I can't help but compare Puppeteer to Kirby: Epic Yarn; great presentation flawed by lack of difficulty and inconsistency. Obviously these are early impressions and I will continue to play before I make a final opinion, but I can't help but be disappointed at this moment. Maybe I should have played this before Rayman Legends.

 

[enigmatic_alex44]

just finished this an hour ago. most underrated game of 2013 by a long shot. Makes me sad! Gorgeous art direction and fantastic characters with a fun story, fun gameplay, nice music, and quite long for this type of game. It's my personal "sleeper hit" of 2013 and is criminally overlooked

 

[Tizoc]

Well just beat the game, but I'd like to know:
Is there a secret endign or such if I collect all Heads and complete the bonus stages? Also how many Picture Stories are there?

 

[Tizoc]

GAF I really need your help with this:
1- How big is in the install data for the retail ver. for EU and US PSN.

2- For those that got the game via US PSN, how much is its size on your PS3 (Highlight Puppeteer, press Triangle and choose Information)?

Cuz as wacky as this is gonna sound, if the retail EU/UK ver. requires an install of 6 GB...I'll double dip and get the US ver. that's on sale now =V

 

[Miles Quaritch]

GAF I really need your help with this:
1- How big is in the install data for the retail ver. for EU and US PSN.

2- For those that got the game via US PSN, how much is its size on your PS3 (Highlight Puppeteer, press Triangle and choose Information)?

Cuz as wacky as this is gonna sound, if the retail EU/UK ver. requires an install of 6 GB...I'll double dip and get the US ver. that's on sale now =V

Pretty sure there isn't an install for the retail version.

US version should be around 6gb.

 

[Tizoc]

Pretty sure there isn't an install for the retail version.

US version should be around 6gb.

Weird I could've sworn the EU disc ver. requiring 6 GB install...I'll double check from my end.
Either way thanks, surprised the extra 6 GB for EU is for the multi-audio, if only they made it a seperate DL @_@

 

[PoweredBySoy]

It's official. Puppeteer will be my final PS3 game. Hope it's good.