Puppeteer PS3 exclusive in development

Sony and JAPAN Studio announced during their Gamescom 2012 conference a new PS3 exclusive named Puppeteer. The game is pegged for 2013.

Set in a magical puppeteer’s theatre, this title will introduce players 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.

Story

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.

Key Features

• Dynamic Changing Interactive Backgrounds: A huge variety of backgrounds that are continually changing, taking you on a journey of discovery that will surprise and thrill.
• Scissor Action: Wielding a pair of magical scissors, Kutaro cuts and crops his way through the adventure.
• Puppet Action: The unique ability to change your head anytime you choose. Lose your head and you lose a life. Use your head and discover that you have the ability to change the world.
• Seamless Storytelling Using Theatrical Techniques: Audience, lights, sets, music and narration all combine to create a mesmerizing, unique storytelling experience.

Read all of MyGaming’s Gamescom 2012 coverage.

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