Puppets, shadows and this week’s games

If you think publishers would be slowing down the releases to avoid the hype around GTA 5, you’d be wrong, as this week we see a long-awaited fright-fest finally getting its sequel release. On top of that, we get one of the most interesting and unique games this year in the form of Puppeteer.

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

The sequel to one of the most frightening games of all time arrives this week.

Amnesia: Machine for Pigs will continue the quest for survival, although as an indirect follow-up to the original game.

Featuring a new cast of characters and time setting, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs should bring some new surprises to the fan-favourite gameplay of the original.

MyGaming had a closer look at Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, as well as reviewed Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

Let’s watch Youtube sensation PewDiePie (who made his fame on doing playthroughs of the first Amnesia game) try out the first level of Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs.

Puppeteer

Puppeteer is one of the PS3 games that is slipping under the radar in September, and that’s a crime, because the gorgeous-looking platformer is releasing this week, and is already receiving some great reviews.

The game is inspired by the complicated art of Japanese Bunraku puppet theatre, with core gameplay elements drawing on the style of scene changes, and the use of elaborate carved heads for the puppets.

The game 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.

James was rather impressed with the game when it was first showcased at Gamescom 2012 – Puppeteer’s pantomime platforming perfection