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« on: October 03, 2017, 09:02:05 AM »
Been playing Cuphead for Xbox One. This game is the reason why I got an Xbox One a couple years ago, and I have to say it is well worth the wait. Not only is it beautifully animated with a creative visual style but it is extremely addicting. The game mostly centers around gigantic, multi form boss battles rather then traditional run n gun platforming levels but there are some of those as well sprinkled around the game world map, they are also optional too, though I highly recommend you play them, some of them are really fun (though, like the rest of the game, challenging with no checkpoints) and they have coins sprinkled throughout them that you can use to buy upgrades. Really though the star of the show (as it should be) are the boss battles which are varied and punishing. Though if you want to lower the difficulty you can, but even at that they still aren't easy, it just limits what they can do and the forms you have to battle through to defeat it. Be warned though, you cannot get to the final boss unless you beat the bosses on the standard difficulty.
If I were to compare the boss battles to another game it would probably be Treasure's old games, especially Gunstar Heroes. Also while they can be difficult it is the good kind of difficulty in that you feel motivated to go back and continue learning their patterns. They have no health meter, the only way you know how close you were to defeating it is if you die, it will then show a progress graph with a finish line which is a unique way to track how well you did along with how close you were to defeating the boss, not to mention it limits screen clutter which is a good thing considering what the bosses can throw at you.
Beyond gameplay though the visuals are beautifully animated, and the sound design is top notch as well to immerse you in the 30s animation style they are going for.
Anyway, I'm having a wonderful time, I wish it would come out on Switch and PS4, but it appears it is solidly a Xbox one/PC exclusive. Would be the perfect game though for Switch though.