Another year, another game to obsess about (and to not finish! just kidding). I just wanted to take a break from Dying Light for now since I haven't really continued playing yet since we got back from vacation (I know). I wanted to play something fun yet not too long of a game and a different genre as well.
I remember @acidyo showed me Cuphead before and I wanted to play it since I like 2d platformers as well. I checked the reviews on Steam and oh my, it got a lot of positive reviews so I gotta check it out.
I'm playing this one on an Xbox controller cos I can't imagine playing this on a keyboard lol. I don't think I've played any 2d platformers on keyboard.
Anyway, this game is popular mostly because of the difficulty. It's dubbed as 'the Dark Souls' of platformers because it's hard lol. Even at the first level it is already difficult.
I honestly don't know how many times I died in this. I played for hours and only completed a few. This is also because I wasn't used to the controller and to the default settings. The default button for dash is Y and in most cases you'll need to shoot continuously while also jumping simultaneously. Having the default controls just makes it extremely difficult to do since you have to lift up your thumb just to press another button. I tried to get used to it but even after hours it's just not working so I changed it anyway.
I was already getting frustrated of the game since I kept on dying and can't beat the boss but the moment I beat them it's just so rewarding. The gameplay is also satisfying cos it's so smooth and addictive, so I just kept on trying again and again.
It is difficult but it is something that you'd want to do again because there are patterns that you can just memorize so it's not completely random and stupid.
I also kept on zoning out a lot and wasn't paying much attention so there was a time I could not understand what to do since I forgot an important detail in the tutorial. I realized it later in the game. :P
It's a really really fun game and I love it.
My kids play this one a lot, two player. I've noticed the infinite respawn at checkpoint idea is kind of going away.
A lot more games now lose all progress upon death, which is far more engaging. Neon Abyss is similar and worth a look if you like 2D platformers.
I only play hardcore, so Minecraft, Terraria, Path of Exile (they're my big 3), if I die, I delete that character and world and start again.
Glad to see gaming move back in that direction. Death should be devastating; not a mild inconvenience.
There was one kid at the shop who was asking her mom to buy it but never really paid attention if they bought it or not. If she got it, I wonder how she's doing now haha. Maybe for kids it is easier for them and they'd have more fun since their minds aren't that complicated unlike adults. So they can focus since they don't have much else to do. Must be so annoying with two players, no?
I agree, I was playing Crash Bandicoot It's About Time on switch and there's like checkpoints everywhere and it was so annoying and boring. In some other genres of games though hardcore probably wouldn't be so nice. But Minecraft I can imagine would be fun in hardcore. :D Makes you really wanna try harder
This game is as infuriating as super meat boy. xD
true lol what I dont't really like is having to press one button all the time (shoot) while also jumping and dodging attacks like bruh so annoying
Cuphead is one that was on my radar for a while because I love the style of it, but after hearing about how tough it was I never picked it up, because I know I most likely wouldn't be able to finish it. !LOLZ
I saw the difficulty as a challenge. It is hard but definitely doable and surprisingly fun instead of the "I WANNA PUNCH MY MONITOR" type. Yeah I heard it gets tougher after the many bosses but we'll see haha
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