One dark moonlit night, a young boy named Kutaro was carried away by the maleficent Moon Bear King to a black castle where the unlucky lad was transformed into a puppet.

Kutaro displeased the terrible tyrant, who devoured the boy's wooden head and cast away his body.
But the headless hero was not alone, for he had discovered a very special pair of scissors to help him on his harrowing adventure to find his head, and his way home.

Puppeteer is a brand new franchise developed exclusively for PlayStation 3 by SCE JAPAN Studio. Set in a magical puppeteer's theatre, this title will introduce you to a strange and fantastic world, where the environment is constantly changing. Players will enjoy a rich, dark fairytale where surprises lurk around every corner

Huh, looks interesting.

Looks like it will be a lot of fun. Something different

Corrosive said ...

Looks like it will be a lot of fun. Something different

That is what Sony Japan Studios is for

btw i dont recall Sony ever saying this was for PSN. I know Rain is.

TGS trailer (in English guys )

Gameplay vids:

Ninja gameplay


Knight gameplay

There is a demo currently up on the JPN PSN store. But keep in mind that it is extremely short.
It starts with an overview introduction of what the story is about and then allows users to use the basic mechanics. Its basically like an introductory demo to let people know about the game, as opposed to a traditional demo.

Speaking of which, a traditional demo will be coming soon to Western PSN stores soon.
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/06/27/puppeteer-demo-is-coming-soon-to-ps3/

If you have PS+, here is the demo for you:
https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-za/games/puppeteer-demo/cid=EP9000-NPEA90125_00-DPUPPETEER000001


DAMN AMAZING. So much fun this game is!

The above link is available for the public.
Check it out guys. From the demo I think this will be right up there with Rayman Origins as my fav platformer.

Need to find source but the game contains 21 stages of around 30 minutes each.

The game will contain lives and continues. it can be played with another player if you want, and the physics are damn nice.

This game looks very interesting, I think that the effect of the success of indie games is finally seeping through to more mainstream studios etc. This and Tearaway for the Vita have me cautiously excited for Sony's platforms.

reviews starting to come out ...

@ Scottie - check out the demo, if you are a fan of unusual platformer games - this would be the up at the top, not only cause of its stylistic world but the characters and gameplay are top notch! Think LPB with a much darker lemony snickety story

Played the Demo. Once in 2d and with 3D on. The 3D is most likely the best I've ever seen in a game. Makes it even better. and that's the first time I've ever said that about a game. I am so getting this. It's all about the head

Tea said ...

@ Scottie - check out the demo, if you are a fan of unusual platformer games - this would be the up at the top, not only cause of its stylistic world but the characters and gameplay are top notch! Think LPB with a much darker lemony snickety story

This game has zero in common with LBP except that both are in 2D and use 3D graphics.

Plays nothing alike.

That said, game is awesome (judging from the demo)

@ Sinn, really? the game smacks of the same quirky humor, eccentric characters and same styled platforming (just doesnt have the create your own levels character aspect). I love LPB and I must say that the platforming gameplay in Puppeteer is top class

So I have been playing Puppeteer since I got it off the current EU PSN sale.

Firstly, I still don't see the LBP similarities. The humour is way better in Puppeteer. Far more consistent and from every single character. And the platforming feels way better. Everytime you jump in Puppeteer you know how far you will go, where you will land, how long it will take. There are no variables unlike LBP.

I like LBP2 but Puppeteer is just leaps ahead of it.

Absolutely loving this game.. every new stage...man this game does not stop delivering. And I think its mainly a presentation thing... wow oh wow, how the story is presented is crazy good. I do wish Kutaro has more attack options with his scissors though.


Seriously, if you skipped this, you are doing yourself a massive injustice. Its not like Rayman or Mario platforming sure... but its unique take is amazing.