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Cuphead Release Window: Mid 2017
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Skullgirls?
More_Badass
Member
Why? It's not like the stuff that interested you before are erased by time. They're still there.
More_Badass
Member
Yeah, indie games aren't like that. Indie game dev tends to be very transparent from the start. Go check out the Game Dev thread on GAF.
And either way, it doesn't matter. It's okay to not be hyped for something from the moment of announcement to the release. You can be patient. It's not hard. There are countless other games to distract you in between, and movies, and tv, and books, and music, and podcasts, and so on
Not really. Each of their frames is more detailed than ours (they have full shading and gradienting on curved surfaces and more individual lines for the most part) but we run at a higher frame rate.
An attack by a Skullgirls character appears to take 8-12 frames, ours would probably take around 20 or more for the same thing. It's a different style of animation; all our stuff is done on ones, which basically no one does anymore.
RAM doesn't care about detail of frames for the most part (we're both ostensibly running at full colour depth), just the size and amount.
thelastword
Banned
Cuphead delayed again, by the time it releases whatever got people excited about it would have waned significantly. They had a vision with boss rush mode, people complained it didn't have traditional platforming, they tried to implement platforming which has not looked all that great....
It's always a dangerous thing to offset your vision on whims and fancies. They should have released their original vision of a game when all the hype existed, and by now should have been working on cuphead 2 maybe with platforming from the ground up. I'm not sure they will be in a good position when this eventually releases. I think alot of the hype for this game has subsided, so i'm not at all optimistic for sales or even great reviews...
The Albatross
Member
Not really interested in it. I was when the first reveal seemed to be, to quote a gaffer on P1, looks like Megaman with early Disney animation graphics, I Was really interested. But then when the devs released info about the gameplay I was less interested. I'm not into schmups. I hope the game is good for people who are into them though.
I mean... Cuphead was announced in 2014, and the release is targeting 2017, and it was a small indie team doing the development. 3 years from announcement to release is still a pretty long time.
Duke Nukem Forever was announced in 1997. It was released in 2011. 14 years.
The Last Guardian was announced in 2009, it's targeting a 2016 release. 7 years.
Cuphead is not comparable.
I mean... Cuphead was announced in 2014, and the release is targeting 2017, and it was a small indie team doing the development. 3 years from announcement to release is still a pretty long time.
Duke Nukem Forever was announced in 1997. It was released in 2011. 14 years.
The Last Guardian was announced in 2009, it's targeting a 2016 release. 7 years.
Cuphead is not comparable.
More_Badass
Member
2-3 years is pretty common for larger scale indie games. Some of the more ambitious projects are in development for much much longer (6-10 years)
breakfuss
Member
That sums up this situation perfectly.
More_Badass
Member
For comparisonI want to remind people what Cuphead looked like when it was announced:
The game has come a long way, and it already looked impressive back then
Man, I wish I could show you more recent stuff. That Blob was the first boss animated. It's closer to that initial picture than stuff we have now.
It is more than just boss rush. There are levels, a Mario style world map, shops to buy new weapons, places to gain new abilities.
DriftingSpirit
Member
Still looking forward to it.
Take the time that's needed to make it all work as intended. I was perfectly happy with it being a boss rush that made the focus as polished as possible.
Now that it's grown into more, I hope that "more" is polished to be just as grand.
I don't understand all the complaints about it's release time or pushbacks. If gaming showed that the big pros are rock-solid with these things, and only poor little indies mis-managed or under-estimated, that'd be one thing... but that's not the case at all.
I'm thankful for the communication, I'm glad the game continually has new things to show every once in a while, and I'm glad we know the kind of things that are keeping it held up. I find all of that to make the wait a lot less frustrating than it could be.
Hopefully, it'll get the promotion and discussion it needs upon release. I feel like a lot of downloadable games these days gets swept under the crazy amount of cross-posted multi-plat stuff that is constantly coming out on consoles now. Good old Summer of Arcade made the biggest DL game events feel like an awesome, focused release of high caliber stuff. Now, when something like Inside, Viking Squad, a PS4 Arcade Archive, or LASTFIGHT release on a console, I feel like barely anyone knows, or talks about any of it. It's really like there's much too much releasing all the time, and people focus on what comes out much less than they used to. Sony's PLAY events are the closest, but even thy feel like they don't generate as much noise as I'd expect.
So yeah, no rush. Though I'd love to see some promotion as we get closer and closer to the date. Not even big website interviews or such... daily screenshots and factoids would even be nice.
Now that it's grown into more, I hope that "more" is polished to be just as grand.
I don't understand all the complaints about it's release time or pushbacks. If gaming showed that the big pros are rock-solid with these things, and only poor little indies mis-managed or under-estimated, that'd be one thing... but that's not the case at all.
I'm thankful for the communication, I'm glad the game continually has new things to show every once in a while, and I'm glad we know the kind of things that are keeping it held up. I find all of that to make the wait a lot less frustrating than it could be.
Hopefully, it'll get the promotion and discussion it needs upon release. I feel like a lot of downloadable games these days gets swept under the crazy amount of cross-posted multi-plat stuff that is constantly coming out on consoles now. Good old Summer of Arcade made the biggest DL game events feel like an awesome, focused release of high caliber stuff. Now, when something like Inside, Viking Squad, a PS4 Arcade Archive, or LASTFIGHT release on a console, I feel like barely anyone knows, or talks about any of it. It's really like there's much too much releasing all the time, and people focus on what comes out much less than they used to. Sony's PLAY events are the closest, but even thy feel like they don't generate as much noise as I'd expect.
So yeah, no rush. Though I'd love to see some promotion as we get closer and closer to the date. Not even big website interviews or such... daily screenshots and factoids would even be nice.
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
This is what I have? Can I pull it off?
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pixelation
Member
I honestly think that the CA effect does not fit the aesthetic that this game is going for, i remember watching old ass cartoons and don't remember them having CA issues. It makes the game look cheap somehow IMHO, i hope we can toggle it off.
Still looks dope though.
Still looks dope though.
Crab Milk Mickey
Member
Pity, but still excited for it.
I was, especially now that FURI proved it could still be done with modern games. Sucks that Cuphead was delayed so much due to peer pressure.
I would love to develop a 2D game with modern console memory. That said it's not unlimited, would be hell with those bosses.
User 479360
Banned
Cuphead looks awesome. I've played it for five minutes and love the art style.
However, its focus on bosses and its great difficulty may turn me off.
However, its focus on bosses and its great difficulty may turn me off.
Hayama Akito
Member
Alien Soldier is a Boss Rush and is my favorite Genesis game of all time, I didn't have any problem with that. Oh well.
Magic Mushroom
Member
It has an easy mode.
I've played the game twice now and loved it both times. As long as the core experience (the wonderful boss fights) remains intact, I'm there day 1.
MightyHedgehog
Member
2017 is totally fine with me.
purseowner
Member
Damn, I thought that bump was a release date at last 
OrbitalBeard
Member
Regarding price, I'm sure Microsoft knows what they're doing. This isn't running on a AAA budget.
JetSetRadio
Banned
Still looks like a fun 20 bucks platformer. I hope it delivers on the challenging part.
Ultimadrago
Member
Oh man, I was looking so much to this game earlier this year...and still am!
I really hope it sticks to mid-2017, but I'm sure they'll only release when it's damn ready at this point. Assuming Microsoft isn't squeezing the brakes too much on them, of course.
I really hope it sticks to mid-2017, but I'm sure they'll only release when it's damn ready at this point. Assuming Microsoft isn't squeezing the brakes too much on them, of course.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
A few questions...
Cross Buy?
Windows Store exclusive or hitting Steam as well?
Cross Buy?
Windows Store exclusive or hitting Steam as well?
I wouldn't worry about overhype. There's plenty of people (like me) who've been curiously awaiting this game but aren't expecting it to be perfect.
OrbitalBeard
Member
It's coming to Steam.
Xbox Play Anywhere and Steam.
Bits N Pieces
Member
Sorry for the bump but Studio MDHR just put up a new FAQ that has some interesting facts.
Main takeaway is that its still coming mid 2017, its going to be around 25% platforming and 75% bosses, the platform levels we've seen have been are not indicative of the final game - they were missing final assets and all sorts.
http://studiomdhr.com/faq/
Main takeaway is that its still coming mid 2017, its going to be around 25% platforming and 75% bosses, the platform levels we've seen have been are not indicative of the final game - they were missing final assets and all sorts.
http://studiomdhr.com/faq/
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
yuck
Yes, 100% bosses would be better.
Bits N Pieces
Member
RoyaleDuke
Banned
I thought this came out like last year, it's still not released?
Eh, I can wait to be honest, platformers aren't my favorite even if this one looks pretty unique.
The art is amazing, blows me away the way they have captured classic animation styling and character movement.
Eh, I can wait to be honest, platformers aren't my favorite even if this one looks pretty unique.
The art is amazing, blows me away the way they have captured classic animation styling and character movement.
Why?
JimJamJones
Member
I saw the bump and was worried that there was another delay.
Your opinion is obnoxious.
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