Originally, I thought there was a case for branding this game a “rip-off” but didn’t think there was a case for not making the game at least not legally. The travel mechanic wasn’t shown either just a range of boss battles, are we going to have a map like system similar to Cuphead or not? Is it simply to early to Opinion? There is also the ability to block in Enchanted Portals, an ability that isn’t available during in Cuphead, there is also no evidence of a “Super Move” so far. We can assume that there are different spells that can be learnt throughout the course of your time in the dimension. Other movements such as ducking and jumping are similar as well but this could be simply down to the art style.Ī lot of mechanics in Enchanted Portals are unknown at this point, it is only the basic shooting and moving mechanics that we 100% know off due to the trailer. The problem between these two is that both set of characters are almost identical in terms of movement, both seem to recoil when shooting, however, Bobby and Penny (the characters from Enchanted Portals) seem to be swinging their wands rather than recoiling. Where it could be argued that Cuphead, was inspired by games such as Super Metroid amongst others. The game-play mechanics are pretty identical, both are side-scrolling, run and gun shoot ’em ups. Although the picture of the Enchanted Portals above takes place in a graveyard a lot of other areas seem be more light-hearted. Early Rubber Hose tended to tell some sinister stories, appearing in dark areas like graveyards, this is the case with Cuphead, as you have to work with the devil to collect a number of contracts after a gambling bet goes wrong. I think this has some part to tell how the story is told. However, there is one key difference between the two games in the visuals, Cuphead has a film grain, reminiscent of the early 20th century cinema whilst Enchanted Portals doesn’t. The animation style produces almost boneless characters allowing the animators to come up with a range of humorous antidotes and story telling moments. Rubber Hose animation has inspired many different medias through the past century and has recently made a return to the gaming industry in the past couple of years. There are two reasons for the resemblance: The Artistic DirectionĬuphead and Enchanted Portals both take their visual design from Rubber Hose Animations of the 20s and 30s.
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