One of the best platformers I've played, and definitely one of the hardest!
Both the soundtrack and the artstyle do such a good job in making you feel like you're actually playing a cartoon film from the 80's, especially when every sprite in the whole game is fully hand-drawn just like back in the day, giving a very genuine experience on that behalf.
Also, the bosses in this game are some of the most creative concepts ever, both characters-wise and execution-wise, and the level design is great overall on the Run-N-Gun stages, with a few bullshit moments when it comes to enemy placement and timings, but it's expectable given the difficulty.
My only real problem with Cuphead (the base game) is that it can become a mildly short adventure if you're good enough, even being able to beat the game in one day. Then again, this is a little more relieved with the DLC out nowadays, but I'm still seeing them as separate things for this review LOL
I remember back in 2017 hearing rumors about the developers being forced to mortgage their house in order to finish the game, and if that was the case then GOOD LORD it was worth it in the end. Congratulations to the team behind this masterpiece!
Both the soundtrack and the artstyle do such a good job in making you feel like you're actually playing a cartoon film from the 80's, especially when every sprite in the whole game is fully hand-drawn just like back in the day, giving a very genuine experience on that behalf.
Also, the bosses in this game are some of the most creative concepts ever, both characters-wise and execution-wise, and the level design is great overall on the Run-N-Gun stages, with a few bullshit moments when it comes to enemy placement and timings, but it's expectable given the difficulty.
My only real problem with Cuphead (the base game) is that it can become a mildly short adventure if you're good enough, even being able to beat the game in one day. Then again, this is a little more relieved with the DLC out nowadays, but I'm still seeing them as separate things for this review LOL
I remember back in 2017 hearing rumors about the developers being forced to mortgage their house in order to finish the game, and if that was the case then GOOD LORD it was worth it in the end. Congratulations to the team behind this masterpiece!