![]() Judging from the trailer, Enchanted Portals is stylistically derivative of Cuphead in just about every way. But.so what? The game is a clear homage to Cuphead. That doesn't make it plagiarism, or anything even close. It doesn't steal the source code, it doesn't steal the world or the characters, and until the game comes out, nobody even knows if or how it builds upon the general mechanics. Moreover, Cuphead didn't invent rubber hose animation, which was popularized by classic Disney cartoons of the 1930s. It didn't invent run-and-gun gameplay or boss-centric shoot-em-ups, either, which can be respectively attributed to '80s arcade franchises like Contra and Mega Man for NES. The real genius of Cuphead was combining these elements in such a neat, well-designed package. But Cuphead does not hold a monopoly on this style or concept, all of which are also derivative of other artistic things that came before it. To be clear, if anyone doesn't want to play Enchanted Portals because it's so obviously based on Cuphead, that's totally within their rights. At the same time, it's very strange that anybody is so angry about it. The developers never pretended that it wasn't directly inspired by Cuphead. ![]() What exactly makes this one worthy of so much hatred?ĭrawing upon and even reskinning previous games isn't exactly new within the video game world. Sure, the new game might be banking on love and recognition of something already popular and established, but this is incredibly common within literally every artform in existence. That's why popular things are called "trendsetters": ecause they start trends. God of War spawned countless "beefy dude hacking things up" clones. PUBG inspired a whole slew of battle royale games. ![]() Cuphead will almost certainly do the same. Those copycats might not be your cup of tea, but there's nothing inherently wrong with them either.If you have the time to shout about Enchanted Portals on Twitter, it would probably be a more positive use of your time to go play some Cuphead instead.The game's creators, brothers Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, took inspiration from the rubber hose style of the golden age of American animation and the surrealist qualities of works of Walt Disney Animation Studios, Fleischer Studios, Warner Bros. ![]() Cartoons, MGM Cartoon Studio and Walter Lantz Productions. Reminiscent of the 30s' aesthetics and Jazz Age, the game is noted for its animation and soundtrack: all in-game assets used hand-drawn animation with deliberate human imperfections, and the soundtrack was written for and recorded with a full jazz ensemble.Ĭuphead had a preview at E3 2014 and was released in 2017 as a timed-exclusive for Microsoft's Windows and Xbox One, with ports to other systems subsequently added. #Enchanted portals cuphead creators response full# The game was a commercial success, selling two million copies within two weeks of release and six million in two years. ![]()
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