These creators are just big fans of Cuphead wanting to share their art in the game style that inspired them. #Cuphead doesn't own the rubberhose animation technique or the 2D shoot 'em up game style. I feel like #EnchantedPortals should not be attacked on a level like this. I'll admit i'm super biased cause I don't like cuphead's art style like at all but you guys really need to be less mad at something that clearly has a lot of work put into it and looks a lot more like an "Obviously inspired by" feel to it rather than a ripoff.
People keep calling #EnchantedPortals a cuphead ripoff? idk how to tell yall this but you can't copyright rubberhose style? Don't we WANT more stylized games like this? People thought #Cuphead was revolutionary and cool looking, what's wrong with #EnchantedPortals?
This game really does not deserve to be shit on for playing and looking like Cuphead. AbsoluteSpooky ? Retro Ghouls ? October 9, 2019 If anything, this game will make people want to play Cuphead even more, since Cuphead's beauty and style are simply unmatched. The new game #EnchantedPortals looks obviously inspired by #Cuphead but there's room for both games. Others simply felt the outrage was unnecessary, and appealed for cooler heads. Of course, many also rose to the game’s defense – stating that there was enough room for more Cuphead gameplay in the market. Tarak0na Rapu The Spook-inary October 9, 2019 #EnchantedPortals #CupHead /eQwQM3UhH2Īs an aspiring game dev, I have no real interest in putting down people's hard work, but I do want to say that I sincerely hope that #EnchantedPortals brings more to the table than what their kickstarter trailer suggests, because I'm seeing little innovation, and it makes me sad. Leaked photo of Xixo Games Studio developing Enchanted Portals. This game feels almost plagiaristic as it has the same mechanics and the art style Cuphead achieved so well. Of course, some even posted memes mocking the game.Ī video game called Enchanted Portals has had a lot of people call it a ripoff to Cuphead and I have to agree with that consensus. On one end, many accused the game of ripping off Cuphead’s animations completely – with some fans upset that it didn’t do enough to differentiate itself as something original. Many fans are now debating (and arguing) about whether game borrows a little too much from Cuphead. The response to this trailer, however, has been far from squeaky clean. You can check this out in the trailer below. One of the main draws of the project is that it will feature similar graphics and gameplay to the popular Cuphead. There’s still a long road ahead of us and we couldn’t be happier for what’s to come.Īgain thanks a lot for your words of encouragement and your ongoing support, it means the world to us!Ī Kickstarter campaign for Enchanted Portals will launch on October 24.Looking for some more hardcore boss fights and platforming action? Depending on your perspective, this new title from Xixo Games Studio might be the perfect fit or rip-off for you.Įarlier this week, the developer revealed a new Kickstarter Campaign for Enchanted Portals – which they hope to bring to Nintendo Switch. We hope this clears things up a bit, you can be sure we’ll be working hard to make the best game we can, and we’ll be closely monitoring the response from the community. Above all our goal is to make a game that people like and want to play, but still celebrating the legacy of Cuphead and paying homage to it. That being said, we’ve been listening closely to the criticism and we agree that having more elements that further differentiate ourselves from Cuphead would greatly benefit the game, so from now on we’ll work towards adding some more original gameplay mechanics, a more whimsical soundtrack that fits the setting, and as many other unique elements as possible.
We’ve put all our love and care into this project, and it all comes from a place of respect and admiration for the original.
Enchanted Portals is our very first game, we are both avid Cuphead fans and our initial idea was to make a game heavily inspired by it, not to attack it or compete with it, but to celebrate it and because we’d love to see more Cuphead-like games out there. Xixo Games Studio is a small indie studio of only two people, Daniel (CEO, game director and programmer), and Gemma (artist and composer). Hi everyone! First of all, we want to thank all of you who have reached out to us to say that you love Enchanted Portals and can’t wait to play it! We think our intent with the game has been greatly misunderstood and we wanted to clarify some points and also give some context as to why the game is the way it is.