I know it's pointless arguing what is already decided, but Puppeteer got really shafted in not being at least a runner up in the Best Looking Game in the most recent GOTY deliberations.

Brad's denouncement of the game getting stale as the story went on is completely unfounded; every act is thematically different and varied, sometimes even within the act. The menus are held up by ropes and pulleys, and stage hazards and moving pieces are controlled by gears. All of the characters are very unique in their design, and I'm not even talking about playing the game in 3D.

Oh, well. I'm writing this so the game gets somewhat the due I think it deserves. It looks great, and will stick with me more than the current runners-up.

It was my No.3 on my own GOTY list, and I think it's incredibly under-appreciated. And yes, it's insane to hear (second hand, as I didn't listen/watch any of their GOTY stuff) how quickly Brad denounced it out of the Best Looking Game. It's full of so much visual variety, and it all animates superbly.

Didn't The Last of Us end up taking it? Now I bloody adore TLoU and all, but... visually speaking it's got nothing on Puppeteer.

@yummylee: Yes, The Last of Us won, and while it does look fantastic, it does struggle with a few minor things on the PS3, whereas Puppeteer shows no such thing.

I'm willing to bet in about 5 years time, Last of Us will not age gracefully, but Puppeteer (Like Wind Waker) will still shine through.

I think to do that kind of award justice, there needs to be two categories. A dev making real-world representational graphics is doing an almost completely different thing than a dev creating a visually rich fantasy world. I don't know what the nominees for best visuals were, but if you're debating, say TLoU, Battlefield 4, Tomb Raider and... Puppeteer, you just can't have a real conversation.

Puppeteer is so damn fun and looks soooooo good. It's presentation is phenomenal. To bad it sunk like every other PS3 exclusive because Sony can't market for shit.

Yep, easily one of the best looking PS3 games.

hence why Giant Bomb game of the year debate went so long on this game.