![]() ![]() Cuphead will almost certainly do the same. PUBG inspired a whole slew of battle royale games. God of War spawned countless "beefy dude hacking things up" clones. This means that it is a shoot ’em up in which the protagonist. For those who are unfamiliar, Cuphead is a run and gun game. Something that Xixo Games Studios seems to have expected to some extent. That's why popular things are called "trendsetters": ecause they start trends. In short, Enchanted Portals has caused an Internet uproar because there are a lot of people out there who believe that it is a ripoff of Cuphead. 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. What exactly makes this one worthy of so much hatred? The folks over at Polygon recently spoke to Xixo artist Gemma, who opened up about why Enchanted Portals seems so similar to Cuphead. Cuphead is basically the same story, except it’s about cups. Drawing upon and even reskinning previous games isn't exactly new within the video game world. Enchanted Portals is about two wizards and a cat who are lost in the multiverse and must find their way home through multiple worlds. The developers never pretended that it wasn't directly inspired by Cuphead. At the same time, it's very strange that anybody is so angry about 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. 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. The real genius of Cuphead was combining these elements in such a neat, well-designed package. 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. Moreover, Cuphead didn't invent rubber hose animation, which was popularized by classic Disney cartoons of the 1930s. 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. That doesn't make it plagiarism, or anything even close. But.so what? The game is a clear homage to Cuphead. Judging from the trailer, Enchanted Portals is stylistically derivative of Cuphead in just about every way. In fact, the creators have confirmed this fact on their official Facebook page: "We are avids fans of Cuphead and were inspired by it to create something similar, but we're trying to give it a different spin and making it our own thing."Įnchanted Portals borrows a lot from Cuphead, including the rubber hose animation style (defined by jointless, "rubber hose" limbs), run-and-gun, boss-centric gameplay model, and even the jaunty jazz music. There is also no known release date either, however, the game will have a Kickstarter campaign starting on October 24.For reference, here's the Enchanted Portals trailer:Įnchanted Portals Kickstarter Trailer And here's the trailer for Cuphead:Ĭuphead E3 2015 Trailer for Xbox One So right up front, Enchanted Portals does, indeed, appear to be overwhelmingly inspired by Cuphead. It is currently unknown which consoles Enchanted Portals will be available on. So while the game trailer has garnered some negative reviews, it also has its fair share of fans who want to see the Indie game blossom. ![]() The game has also garnered some positive comments as well with Gemma noting that, “a lot of people have also reached out to us to say they adore the game and they would love to see it succeed,”. Here’s the trailer for our upcoming kickstarter campaign! #gamedev #indiegame /lWAJeULb3K The trailer shows off the two protagonists traversing a number of levels including a level submerged in water, and a world straight out of science fiction. It is up to the player to find the pages of their tome and return home. ![]() Enchanted Portals follows two novice magicians that have become lost in time and space. The tweet showing off the trailer has already garnered quite a few comments with fans of Cuphead commenting on how Enchanted Portals seems similar to Cuphead. ![]()
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