Cuphead’s one of those games that we at Lazygamer.net have been eagerly anticipating for ages. When it was first shown, it was a series of tough-as-nails boss fights – all presented in glorious, hand-drawn animation reminiscent of Max Fleischer‘s cartoons from the 30’s.
It’s beautiful.
Since then though, it’s expanded to include platforming sections, making it not unlike something like Metal Slug or Contra. Only much prettier. Unfortunately, the extra content means that the game is going to take the two brothers making it, Chad and Jared Moldenhauer (operating as Studio MDHR) a little longer.
In a new update, MDHR confirmed that the game is now coming in mid-2017 instead this year.
“Hey everyone, we wanted to finish our game 80 years after 1936 but it will now be 81.
Throughout this year we discussed reducing the scope to make a 2016 release, but we made the difficult decision to delay the launch in order to ship with our vision intact. We are happy to announce that Cuphead will be coming to Xbox One, Windows 10 and Steam in Mid-2017.”
You may have noticed that the game is making its way to Steam on top of Windows 10 and Xbox One – so PC gamers who’re afraid of those other ecosystems get to join in too.
It really is a lot of fun. Here’s what Alessandro had to say about it after getting hands-on – and dying a lot – last year.
“What dying did give me the chance to do, however, was appreciate the amount of detail that Cuphead has in animations and knee twitching music. Visually there simply isn’t a game like it –calling back to classic cartoons of old with a flickering film filter and washed out colours. Enemies are also gorgeously animated, bringing things like a mesmerising carrot and truly terrifying pirate to life. The audio is sublime too – with a jazzy track acting as a prelude to more stage specific music that simply didn’t allow the grin on my face to disappear. It’s captivating, and one of Cuphead’s greatest strengths.”
While delays are always disappointing, I’m okay waiting for this one.
Last Updated: October 12, 2016
Gavin Mannion
October 12, 2016 at 07:54
I saw this at rAge and I love the design style.. the kids however thought it looked dumb..
But what do kids these days know anyway
HairyEwok
October 12, 2016 at 08:06
Yeah! Kids these days have absolutely no taste in games…. I mean look at CoD, they think its amazing and revolutionary 😛
Admiral Chief
October 12, 2016 at 08:09
xD
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
October 12, 2016 at 08:14
http://i.memeful.com/media/post/BdeLXXR_700wa_0.gif
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
October 12, 2016 at 07:56
This is the one game that if it doesn’t come to PC might persuade me to buy an XBOX. It’s love at first sight. As was the case with Binding of Isaac or Shovel Knight
HairyEwok
October 12, 2016 at 08:24
Well they do say this “Cuphead will be coming to Xbox One, Windows 10 and Steam in Mid-2017” so yeah there’s your PC answer right there.
Fox1 - Retro
October 12, 2016 at 09:10
Coming to PC in form of Windows 10…
And Steam 😛
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
October 12, 2016 at 09:10
YES!!!
VampyreSquirrel
October 12, 2016 at 08:41
Damn, that sucks. Oh well… more games going into next year… *sigh*
Matthew Figueira
October 12, 2016 at 08:53
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Matthew Figueira
October 12, 2016 at 08:53
Cuphead is life 🙁
Fox1 - Retro
October 12, 2016 at 09:10
They’ve learnt well from the disaster that was NMS.
TheCellGames
October 12, 2016 at 14:54
Let it be delayed. Let it cook. I will stare at the oven patiently waiting for its crust to turn gold brown and when it does become that color, I shall rip the door open and devour it.