Cuphead and its heavily stylized run'n'gun gameplay first landed on Xbox One and PC back in 2017, but it quickly became clear that the title's brilliant blend of cartoon aesthetics and unforgiving difficulty shouldn't be sequestered to Microsoft's corner of the industry. In the time since, it's also been released on Nintendo Switch, and finally, the game has arrived on PlayStation 4.
Studio MDHR's been hard at work since their tough-as-nails platform shooter, Cuphead, first released back in 2017. Most recently, the game just finished being ported to the Nintendo Switch back in April of this year. With that done, the developers' attention (or more of it, anyway) has turned towards putting out the game's first DLC pack.
Cuphead will be out before you know it, and let's be honest, you're probably not nearly as prepared as you think. You'll toil. You'll sob. You'll curse the Meatboy legacy. But, at least you'll get to enjoy some sweet cartoon visuals and a swingin' soundtrack.
Elise Farvis from Game Informer got some hands-on time with the (yes, actually!) forthcoming Cuphead from Studio MDHR while attending Gamescom this week. The title sounds just as punishing as it's been made out to be previously, but it also looks like it's a lot of fun, especially with a friend.
As a child watching reruns of old Mickey Mouse and Popeye cartoons, I constantly thought to myself, "Boy, this aesthetic sure would lend itself to a co-op arcade shooter with a touch of occultic charm", and up until yesterday, my dream was almost within reach. I could practically feel my grip tightening around my controller as a hand-drawn foe murdered me for the forty-ninth time. Alas, it appears Cuphead's blend of 1930's animation and comically tough gameplay will be eluding us for a few months more.
Up to this point, much of the gameplay we've seen of Cuphead has been of a little teacup man (or men, in co-op) battling against giant bosses. While boss rush is fun, it's also nice to do something else, like traverse a level. The latest video for the game shows that our wish is granted and you'll be doing more than just fight...
Everyone will die, sooner or later. For most folks, it'll just be the one time, but for those with, say, a cup for a head, or a body made of meat, it'll happen over and over and over until the creature controlling their fate is either overcome with mercy or screams and breaks their controller. Sometimes both. It's inevitable, regardless. The pain. The loneliness. The overwhelming cold.
We caught a glimpse of it at last year's E3, but we finally got an extended look at the 1930's style platform shooter, Cuphead, at Microsoft's press conference. The video game lovechild of brothers Chad and Jared Moldenhauer follows the exploits of Cuphead and Mugman, a duo tricked into doing the Devil's bidding after a dice game gone awry.
