Posted on: October 11, 2017

skohl

Games: 195 Reviews: 27

Bit short, difficult, and very excellent

Pros: -It's a 90s game with a 30s aesthetic in 2017 -Feels like something I could have played in the 90s, calling to mind Mega Man, Mario, Contra, and many other inspirations that I noticed as I progressed -Worth buying for the art and music alone -Good challenge despite being short. My playtime was 7 hours on Regular (normal), however Expert (hard) difficulty unlocks after beating the game for people who need more -Has 2player co-op (though I haven't tried it) -There are only five different guns and four different accessories ("charms") to collect, however they provide a satisfying amount of depth and customization since they are all useful and distinct Cons: -The NPCs only have one dialogue and do not move or develop at all -Likewise, no interesting secrets to discover in the overworld (that I've found) -Might feel too difficult and frustrating for casuals -Might feel too short and easy for hardcores

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Posted on: April 10, 2020

Aouas

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Games: 331 Reviews: 9

Looks nice, plays bad

Cuphead is a boss oriented game(19 bosses) with 6 I believe short side scrolling platforming levels. I won't go deep into the game's looks and from where it's inspired. You can look at it. It looks fantastic. The game's aesthetics are 5/5. The rest is 0/5. By the time I write this, I have beaten 4 bosses in island 3 + run and guns which took me approximately 6 hours overall so it's fair to say I've given the game enough time to grow in me. Unfortunatelly for me and the 20 euros I've paid it didn't. Let me be frank, it's not about the difficulty. Given 1-2 hours extra I would probably beat it. My main problem is the design and the gameplay. Doing boss after boss with the same powerups following the same strategies feels dull. Yes you can have different types of firing and charm to have some short of variety in your game but it still feels the same. After island 1 you can be sure whether you like the game or not. The usual feeling of achievent when you overcome a challenge just wasn't there. Again, in this game there is no journey, no world to explore etc etc and the boss fights is basically all that is offered to you. If you are not into that kind of thing then you will be just like me. You will feels amazed by the animation in the first few minutes but you won't enjoy a single minute playing the game. So my suggestion is, take a copy from a friend or do something and put a couple of hours first in the game. If you still like then go buy it. You will enjoy the rest of it most likely. If not then you will save yourself 20 euros.

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Posted on: September 30, 2017

Tsumikaya

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Games: 29 Reviews: 1

Amazing !

I have noticed this for a long time, and I just bought it just the day it was released. Maybe I didn't play many 2D shooting games like this, but it does remind me of the old-Disney-style like the Mickey and Donald, which is really sweet and nice. As for the difficulty, I really think it's fine. (Perhaps I haven't reached the hardest level) After several deathes player will actually find the proper way to avoid all the attack and survive...... The operation is fine, I thought I was playing it in 60FPS so I think all the movements are fine and you can see it clearly and fluently. The music is briliiant and the sound when you are entering the game or it's loading is judt like the mild noise in old TV or movie. Classic ! So I thnik you shall all enjoy the game and have a relaxing (surely really hard) time!

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Posted on: October 5, 2017

Kitsune_Kinomi

Verified owner

Games: 147 Reviews: 6

Keeps you coming back for more.

I just finished the main campaign in what amounts to one sitting. If nothing else the challenge of the game keeps me wanting to keep trying just one more time, which is something I don't have too often with run and gun type games. The biggest draw of Cup Head is by far its aesthetics, and from what I've been told they are all hand drawn and that is impressive enough. The animations of all the bosses are so fluid and impressive, and they are all quite imaginative as well. The gameplay is no slouch either because at heart it's a run and gun stripped down to the boss fights. The controls were all very responsive making it feel like most of my deaths were my own fault. This is certainly not a game to pass up if you're on the fence about it.

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Posted on: November 29, 2017

fedpul

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Games: 18 Reviews: 1

Amazing game with unique graphic art!

This game is awesome, the playstyle, its art style, all of this make a wonderful experience. I would like to comment that there is an issue with controller vibration getting stuck, it would be nice if devs could solve it, becuase it is kind of annoying, without totally ruining the experience. Also it eats your batteries if you are using wirelles joysticks (which is my case) That is the only reason I give it 4 stars instead of five. PD: Also, it would be nice to make the noise filter an option in game, but I think it is part of the visual style the devs look for. And making the minimum value for chromatic aberration 0.0 instead of 0.5. Please don't be rude or take this additional comment as a critic. It is just an opinion.

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