As a platformer junkie by heart and growing up playing Contra not knowing about the konami code. Cuphead is the title I never knew to be my dream game that has come into fruition.

The gameplay is a shot to all the senses. (Yes. You can actually smell and taste that victory coming upon a few more retries). It can be easy to dismiss this as another style over substance title, but that would be hell wrong; not with that tight movement and twitch gunplay accompanying all that aesthetic. At first I thought that the diagonal aiming was a bit iffy, but then found out that it is as intended since it proved to be useful in later sections. The addition of swappable weapons and parrying also sets this game apart from other run n' gun titles (As if the visuals were not enough).

I found myself having a wide grin every stage seeing all the wacky and creative bosses, just trying to soak it all in whenever they move into their new form. A feeling of redemption after killing a boss who was mocking you for all your countless failures subsequently follows this. That feeling is bliss.

Overall I am very happy to see. Cuphead receive mass media attention as I hope it could spark a resurgence of these type of games that purely relies on skill, in contrast to the mainstream "experience simulators" that hold your hand too often. Buy this game. Support the developers. You will be elated when you are a fan of the genre and even if not, this will improve your gaming skills in general.
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