After all, Cuphead was created as a boss rush game with eight selectable foes but the final game features more than 17 boss fights and six side-scrolling action stages. This wasn't the only major change either - after Cuphead received such positive attention from fans and the media, the team decided to expand the concept to create a larger game. In early 2014, the team made the switch to Unity to facilitate multi-platform development, while easing the development process. However, Cuphead was originally created with the XNA Framework - a now obsolete set of tools designed to enable smooth development for Xbox 360 and Windows. With its fantastical design, what might surprise you is its core - Cuphead is a Unity game - and in the process it's a title that obliterates the notion that an engine predefines a certain style.
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John Linneman's essential technical breakdown of Cuphead on Xbox One and PC (with both Steam and Windows Store code analysed).
When everything comes together, the results are pure magic. When Studio MDHR set out to make this game, the objective was to design something unlike any other title on the market and in that sense, they have succeeded completely. What makes Cuphead so unique lies in its stylistic choices - 1930s animation has a very specific look, and not one we often see in games. The re-release of Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is the only modern example we can think of with a similar idea behind its visuals, but this is on another level. Taken together, the look is cohesive, richly animated and exceedingly uncommon. To top it off, each of the games backgrounds are hand-painted water colours with various separate layers that scroll independently to create that parallax look. Colorisation is handled digitally but everything else about the game is entirely handcrafted and it shows. Instead, everything you see in Cuphead has been animated and inked on paper using traditional methods with the resulting art digitised for use in the game. The inspiration is clear - Cuphead is designed to channel the look of classic 1930s American cartoons, but digitally recreating this look didn't quite work. First starting development back in 2010, the development team started out with just three people before eventually expanding to nearly 20 by the time it shipped. We've played the game on Xbox One and PC, and while the UWP Windows Store code has frustrating issues, the console and Steam releases come highly recommended.Ĭuphead has been a long time coming. Controversy surrounds aspects of its gameplay, but after a week of play, we're converted: in an age of me-too software, Cuphead stands apart from the pack. With a sense of style and flair that we've never really seen before, Cuphead manages to combine unique audio-visuals with classic gaming action in an exceptionally cool, cohesive package.
Retro gameplay meets vintage aesthetics in what is, for our money, a dream combination.
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