Cuphead
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Can't believe there's no thread.
The Xbone is fucked, but I'm pretty sure this will be amazeballs.
It's the Dynamite Headdy sequel I've been waiting on for over 20 years now.
There are so many parrallels... First, it's said to be as hard as fuck.
It's also a traditional platformer, has some cracking, funny/disturbing artwork, and (really looking forward to this) a high art jazz OST...
There's a PC release too, right?
Will be one of my few full price purchases on the platform.
"I didn't get it. BUUUUUUUUUUUT, you fucking do your thing." - Roujin
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It's more a platformer/shmup hybrid, in the Contra vein.rateyourmusic: https://rateyourmusic.com/~Olimite -
It's certainly amazing graphically, properly hand-animated and it captures the surreal and sometimes disturbing animation of that era perfectly.
Looks like the sort of game I'm shit at though, hope there's an easy mode.
(Check this 80 year old trippy monstrosity out, especially from 7 minutes in)
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There is an easy mode.
Plus a hard mode that unlocks after completing the normal mode.
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Olimite wrote:Depeche?
Seven."I didn't get it. BUUUUUUUUUUUT, you fucking do your thing." - Roujin
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Hadn't seen this till recently despite all the good talk I've heard. Looks awesome and think I'll be checking it outI'm falling apart to songs about hips and hearts... -
It looks absolutely fantastic but unfortunately it's the sort of game that I'll be terrible at. I might get it anyway though. -
The gameplay vid from E3 time unfortunately made it look rather dull. Certainly doesn't deserve comparisons with Dynamite Headdy. -
Dull is about the last thing I'd call it but each to their own.rateyourmusic: https://rateyourmusic.com/~Olimite
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Not in terms of looks, obviously. But the actual level and boss design looked very by the numbers. It may have come on since then of course.
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This, for example:
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Jon's right, that E3 vid made it look very monotonous. Haven't watched the ones in the OP yet though.
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Have had an eye on this for ages. Not so keen on the boss fight focus though.
Maybe the game has developed further and it has the level design on show now?Holding the wrong end of the stick since 2009. -
I think I'd have more time for it if the baddies reacted to being hit.
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Boss fight focus, co-op and overall aesthetic appeals to me, I'm day one unless it's stupidly priced. Believe it or not, along with Ori it's the main reason I bought an Xbox. Forza Horizon 3 was just a sweetener.
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It was oddly £16.74 when I looked at it the other day. Maybe a Gold discount or something? -
Thereabouts is fine, I was worried they'd hike it to £22.99 or something.
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Anyone read the Edge preview? They weren't overwhelmingly positive but I'm still really looking forward to this, it's out next Friday I believe.
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Yeah... All I caught from it, was 'diluted'...
But it still looks (and sounds) amazing."I didn't get it. BUUUUUUUUUUUT, you fucking do your thing." - Roujin
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There is such a thing as showing too much of game for too long before it comes out and Cuphead is on the cusp of that.Holding the wrong end of the stick since 2009.
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The art style is still glorious but it's a bullet hell shooter with none of the grace of other titles of that genre, from what I can make out from the gameplay vids.It wasn't until I hit my thirties that I realised you could unlock rewards by exploring the map
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Much like the Edge I would've preferred a boss rush, which was apparently the original idea, but it's co-op so I'm in anyway. Plus it's not like they've taken the bosses out, there are 30 or so. Shame there's no disc release, thought it might get one.
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I'm up for this, I'm in for day one and retroking is primed for a co-op marathon...but I've just watched a few recent videos, and it really doesn't look that good. Obviously it looks good, it's beyond gorgeous, but rather than simply playing like a throwback I can throw myself into it looks like it could veer on the side of crap. It's extremely cluttered, is clearly punishingly hard and also appears pretty cramped.
I'll find out next Saturday, but I'm worried now, and I've been looking forward to it for years. -
I'm not worried, there's still Gears of War 4
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Which is pretty much what others have been saying on this page, but I stuck my fingers in my ears and continued to believe.
It might be The Adventures of Batman & Robin on MD all over again. -
retroking1981 wrote:I'm not worried, there's still Gears of War 4
Gears doesn't exist until we've mastered the attractive co-op platform bullet hell. Or given up after two stages, like Hard Cops Uprising. -
It's always been about the art style which is novel and impressive, and I really like, but the game has looked dry as anything since it was first announced.
It's like the old Dwarf Fortress problem inverted, people struggle to play things that look really bad or abstract, and so everyone's scrambling to make games 100th as detailed as DF, but that actually look good enough to the casual player. -
Ah I should be less down on this.
Looks like they've put a ko into it. I hope they become rich!
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