I like the way throughout video the more James died the more he was swearing and you could see the AVGN started slowly coming out, he even said "I think I'm going insane"
I don't even think it's 80's hard since it's so balanced, with so much telegraphing of boss movements and patterns, and with really responsive controls and evasion maneuvers. Mike is really overselling it's difficulty.
I’m a animator and a illustrator. (Been one my whole adult life) and I have to say the quality of the animation and illustration in this game Is really fantastic! They perfectly nailed the tone of the period animation in a engaging way.
It's so spot on it's spooky at times imo. The only thing that gives it away is some of the smoothness, both image quality and high frame rate. But still.
My 8 year old loves this game. He finds it challenging, but he has made a lot of progress in the game. His all time favorite game is A Link to the Past, so obviously he has great taste in games.
Nick Riggin, Cool dad!! Me and my pop used play PS1 games together all the time as a kid. Our favorites are Driver, Gran Turismo 2, the Crash series, and Road Rash. Keep them memories going bro!
Don't take powerup advice from Mike he played the whole fucking game with that weak tracer shot and both health upgrades. No wonder it took him so long.
You can see James' old school gaming skills on display with this game! I bought this game and agree it's really difficult but it's so addicting because of it.
I would love if james and mike did a co-op playthrough series of this like they did with contra. It would be right up their alley. I loved those couple of videos where it wasn't much talking and it was just them focusing up and playing through the game. That'd be epic.
You teased us with the Alice Cooper story. Apparently when they met Elvis Randomly wanted to show Cooper how to disarm someone and Cooper got the pistol and pointed it at the King with thoughts of just harming him, I guess Cooper thought he could really get his name out there if he shot Elvis but before he could act Elvis took him to the ground and wrestled the gun out of his hand. Strange story
Yeah he talked about it on "Never mind the Buzzcocks" which you probably got the story from because that's the only time when he told it but you didn't credit the show for some reason. Ah well.
8:57 james gets a A+ perfect score on a really hard level and mike steals his thunder jabbering on about some bullshit disney trivia! James is actually pretty good at cup head from what ive seen so far.
Yea what would the nerd really complain about? Complaining that the game is difficult isn't interesting. That just makes the nerd sound like he sucks at games. Bad controls or idiotic mechanics are one thing. But Cuphead is well made it is just difficult.
Yuri Suzano Silva The devs I’m pretty sure they confirmed that Grim matchstick was inspired from the stage you ran away from the dragon in Megaman 2 or 3 it was one of those two I think
You know what I'd also like to see? A side scrolling beat 'em up in the style and flavor of the 80's cartoons. Imagine characters in the vein of He-man, Optimus Prime, Lion-O going through different levels inspired by various 80's properties beating the hell out of mutants, robots and aliens with bosses at the end of each level.
Walt Disney had health problems throughout his life that became a hindrance to his career. He loved horseback riding and played pole. During a polo match, Walt was hit by a polo ball and knocked out of his saddle. Consequently, he shattered four vertebrae, which lead to excruciating pain. After this accident, he sold his horses and never played another game of polo for as long as he lived. Walt chose to go to a chiropractor rather than a doctor for his injuries, but the chiropractor could not heal his back. These factors led to his death.
Walt Disney was struggling with health related issues throughout his whole life, so much so that it became a hindrance to his career. He held a passion for horseback riding and the game of polo, a passion that was shattered almost as soon as four of his vertebrae did when he got knocked out of his saddle by a stray ball. Walt took his injuries to the chiropractor, who could not help him. It was these injuries that led to the death of Disney's magical front runner. Bit of creativity.
Has someone found any information about Walt Disney killing someone during polo? Few stories i found, said that Walt purchased a home for himself and a second one for his parents. His parents new home had some sort of a problem with the furnace, wich ended up killing his mother. He felt responsible. I guess that story was mixed up with the polo accident in Mike's head.
Because cuphead is far more difficult coop because with all the shit on the screen it becomes hard to tell where both projectiles are, and which character youre controlling. Additionally, Mike had already almost finished the game, he wouldve been easily able to smash through it and james wouldnt have gotten any impression of what its like.
I would love to see that. Some of his best episodes are when the games are hard, not bad, like his Ninja Gaiden episode. And he has had a lot of episodes coming out recently btw, they take time.
They finally played Cuphead! I miss some more opinions and observations from James though. Maybe its just me, but sometimes its like he was there only because he didn't have anything better to do.
"I'd like to see more games in this style" Well you're probably in luck... you know, it's sold really well, so expect 7 metric fucktonnes of clones to flood steam next year.
Seeing how much of an influence Disney animation was on this game, I would like it if Disney themselves made a Mickey Mouse platformer with these kind of graphics. (either a brand new one or a remake of Mickey Mania) ...then again, considering their attitude towards hand-drawn animation as of late, I probably shouldn't hold my breath. 😞
Cool to see you guys playing this game! ! i've been streaming this for a few weeks now on youtube and twitch. people seem to love watching the frustration build haha!
Ahh yes. I was starting to think I was the only one who thinks Mike talks a little too much in these videos, however I think it was necessary in this particular video.
Haven you guys played the fighting game Skullgirls. It also uses hand drawn animation like this game, it even has a character based on the cartoons from the 30's.
Ride The Lightning Skullgirls is such a great game, I even like how they let you choose how many characters you want. I wonder why MVCI didn't do that, it would have been cool to have that option. :)
The way Alice Cooper tells that story, he didn't get any farther than the thought of shooting Elvis entering his mind before he found himself on the floor with the King's foot on his neck. That was entertaining a house guest, Presley style.
one thing I can definitely say about this game is that the music is great. My personal favorite is "Don't deal with the Devil" I found some sheet music that's actually pretty accurate to it on musescore. And it's so fun to sing
It all depends. If it's just infuriating difficulty to the point where I don't even want to try anymore it's a bad thing. I have a stack of games I have banished to purgatory due to such things.
+francisjairam I mean to be fair, Cuphead has a lot of appeal to it besides its difficulty that you can't find anywhere else, yet because of its difficulty only a portion of the audience for that appeal can actually play it. It'd be one thing if it was a really hard game that was really generic outside of its difficulty, but it doesn't seem misplaced at all to have a Beginner mode for people who want to experience the game without having to try hundreds of times because they're just not good as Contra-like games.
Fun Fact: The creators of this game were SO inspired by the Street Fighter series that the characters influence many of the boss fights and special moves in the game.
In regards to games that are too easy to enjoy, the obvious one for me which is a very popular game is Kirby's Adventure (and presumably the other Kirby games if I played them). Its an incredibly well made game, but I find it a chore to play rather than fun, because so little thought is needed.
Man I can remember as a kid having a lot of trouble though with the spiky cloud boss on game boy. His downwards screen sweep was so fast for my little kid mind that I could never react in time to jump.
I enjoyed Lost Levels more than SMB because of the difficulty. I think it is just one of those differences in why people play games. There need to be hard games for gamers like myself and easier games for people that want a more relaxed experience. Currently I think there are plenty of games for both types.
I minored in animation. It's freakin HELL. Animation suites are some of the Most complex computer programs that exist. The amount of time it takes to use something like maya proficiently is like astronomical. It's no wonder this game took so long being 100% hand drawn.
I can relate to Mike so much in this video. Like him I went into animation because i was more interested in the traditional styled cell animation. However that was barely covered in my course, instead the focus was on making 3d models and animating those with bones. While i definitely enjoy watching 3d animations it definitely isn't my passion and it's a shame that 2D traditional animation has fallen by the wayside because of 3D animation. So glad that a game like Cuphead has come out and has been well received. It just proves that 2D animation isn't dead and the style is timeless.
Same with the animation thing Mike, when I was a kid animation was a fucking passion for me but by the time I got out of public school (2006) CGI had become the norm and I have dyscalculia so there was no way I was ever going to live up to the math demands
The two frog bosses are actually based on Ryu and Ken from Street Fighter. They make similar poses at the start of the fight, shoot fireballs and even have the same colour outfits.
Just played it, game's an addictive masterpiece from start to finish! It's Wonderboy on the SMS + Tyson's Punchout + Contra on the NES. Took me 2 days to finish. If you can beat 80's games, you can beat this easier.
I'm with Mike, i don't think the game is excesively hard, and i agree that the game should have an easy difficulty so more people can appreciate the artwork. Maybe you just get a bad ending by doing it in easy or something. Great seeing these guys playing the game
You want to know why Jerry was mad, well Elvis was like Teflon while Jerry had to deal with the fallout of all his scandals while he was still alive. Basically "You did shady stuff too, why don't you get in trouble Elvis?".
Mike you nailed that easiness and difficulty perception. Mario Odyssey felt like it was so easy that I have no need to come back to it again, where as I got s-a ranks on all the expert cuphead levels and still felt the desire to keep playing after doing everything, just for the sake of playing.
There is something about old cartoons that for some reason makes them come of as evil. I have talked to other people about this. I can't really put my finger on what it is but basically every classical cartoon from the 30s has some sort of evil inside it.
Mike: Blah blah blah blah...
James: yeh.
Mike: Well actually blah blah blah blah blah blah...
James: hmm.
Mike: Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah...
James: Wow.
Family Guy : "I know, thats crazy"
yep. sounds about right.
that's the problem with games that are so focus demanding and the fact they didn't pass the controller
I don't know how James does it, I would totally snap.
hahahaha
I like the way throughout video the more James died the more he was swearing and you could see the AVGN started slowly coming out, he even said "I think I'm going insane"
I am not surprised James was good at this game
This game is standard difficulty for who grew in the 80s and early 90s.
>mfw the arcade version is even harder.
(´・ω・｀)
True. Kids nowadays are looking for the in game lootboxes.
Dan Vasc Not at all. There are plenty of difficult games today.
Back in my Ps2 days lul
I don't even think it's 80's hard since it's so balanced, with so much telegraphing of boss movements and patterns, and with really responsive controls and evasion maneuvers. Mike is really overselling it's difficulty.
Two guys one cup
Rigor Mortis head
😂😂😂😂
Immature
God no.
Haha, excrement... er, I mean excellent.
THANK YOU FOR COMPARING IT TO CONTRA AND NOT DARK SOULS
Pixel-Gon
Its, like, TOTALLY! The Dark Souls of side scrollers.
Well of course they don't compare it to dark souls, they didn't grow up with that game
i beat contra
only with cheats
Why?
Contra was the Dark Souls from before Dark Souls was Dark Souls
I’m a animator and a illustrator. (Been one my whole adult life) and I have to say the quality of the animation and illustration in this game
Is really fantastic! They perfectly nailed the tone of the period animation in a engaging way.
It's so spot on it's spooky at times imo. The only thing that gives it away is some of the smoothness, both image quality and high frame rate. But still.
@@snetmotnosrorb3946 A lot of moments during the boss fights are equally hilarious and terrifying.
Awsome, what animation do you use and what have you animated?
@@marvelfan2.059 He's probably a failed animator lol
@@REDEEMERWOLF even if he was so what? At least he's trying to do what he loves, and he's probably better animator than you lol
My 8 year old loves this game. He finds it challenging, but he has made a lot of progress in the game. His all time favorite game is A Link to the Past, so obviously he has great taste in games.
Nick Riggin, Cool dad!! Me and my pop used play PS1 games together all the time as a kid. Our favorites are Driver, Gran Turismo 2, the Crash series, and Road Rash. Keep them memories going bro!
My son has since beaten Cuphead and is nearly finished defeating all of the bosses on Expert.
No his favorite games should be DooM (2017), Mortal Kombat 11 and Wolfenstein 2 the "New Collosus"!
@@ButtHoleSinger Link to the past is the best game ever made
@@trillionzillionvinividivic2669 one of*
Don't take powerup advice from Mike he played the whole fucking game with that weak tracer shot and both health upgrades. No wonder it took him so long.
Health is OP, smoke bomb does NOTHING to help me against Devil. Spreadshot is awesome, tho, he was dead fucking wrong on that one.
Ok nerd
You can see James' old school gaming skills on display with this game! I bought this game and agree it's really difficult but it's so addicting because of it.
If you think cup head is too hard, it shows how spoiled you are! Back in the 30's all games were that hard!
Keaton Sullivan uh... i don’t think there were games in the 30’s
@@karimjrhabassi94 those time games were played by real life men .. so people used to play COD in the name of second world war 😂
@@karimjrhabassi94 you are a little on the slow side, aren't you
Well i apologize for being slow in the head
Back in 32' when the Xbox 360 was out we played castle crasher. We had to beat it up hill both ways in the snow.
This is an interactive Fleischer cartoon, only in color. What a work of art!
I would love if james and mike did a co-op playthrough series of this like they did with contra. It would be right up their alley. I loved those couple of videos where it wasn't much talking and it was just them focusing up and playing through the game. That'd be epic.
You teased us with the Alice Cooper story. Apparently when they met Elvis Randomly wanted to show Cooper how to disarm someone and Cooper got the pistol and pointed it at the King with thoughts of just harming him, I guess Cooper thought he could really get his name out there if he shot Elvis but before he could act Elvis took him to the ground and wrestled the gun out of his hand. Strange story
that how i meet my wife
Yeah he talked about it on "Never mind the Buzzcocks" which you probably got the story from because that's the only time when he told it but you didn't credit the show for some reason. Ah well.
He also told it on a French Canadian show, so I don't think it is the only time he told it.
Thats why Elvis is The King.
Was cocain a thing back then?
Why aren't they playing the Co-op?
infernogott I guess it'd be harder to have a proper discussion.
Like they say it's actually harder because you have to keep track of your buddy
Awww, mike clearly wanted to play Co-op but I guess james got carried away
I really like when they play co op
Lemme guess
Just 1 controller? 😄
Cuphead looks much harder with Mike yapping in your ear. Lmao
This game is seriously beautiful
This game is hard as fuck. And it’s funny watching James trying to pay attention to Mike while playing.
I got Cuphead yesterday and I instantly fell in love with it.
Oh shit its the actor who played in
RoboNerd .. I didn't know mike gets movie stars to play games with him..
Dude Robonerd was my favorite action movie, it’s cool to see him here.
turbocars4fun I loved Robonerd it was better than robocop
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This really is a beautiful game to watch and it seems to realistically have the effect on James as Polybius had on the nerd in his last AVGN video.
This time it is more like a Mike's Monday.
I grew up with the NES as a kid so this games difficulty is right up my alley :) Great game!
8:57 james gets a A+ perfect score on a really hard level and mike steals his thunder jabbering on about some bullshit disney trivia! James is actually pretty good at cup head from what ive seen so far.
It would be awesome if they made a new Felix the Cat game with this style of animation. The NES Felix game is one of my favorites.
Admit it, you want an avgn episode of this game
DAVID4GAMER You read my mind.
I would love it but AVGN reviews bad games only
Yea what would the nerd really complain about? Complaining that the game is difficult isn't interesting. That just makes the nerd sound like he sucks at games. Bad controls or idiotic mechanics are one thing. But Cuphead is well made it is just difficult.
He could review it the way he reviewed Zelda 2, which is also not a bad game and one that he didn't really complain much about.
+Rob Fresh - He has reviewed some good games, like Super Mario Bros. 3, but with a twist.
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thought of the blue Donald Duck Silly Symphony background on the level complete (The Results!) screen, lol.
Contra...reborn!
Carlos D Rodriguez ah but it can
everyone says it's like dark souls
but it's way more like contra
For a real this time
I've been waiting for someone to say Cuphead is like Contra
Yuri Suzano Silva why like megamen? XD crontra fits better :D
Gun star heroes...... nuff said. Not as crazy but close enough even has the dice board as well just like in the game
Contra-head
Yuri Suzano Silva The devs I’m pretty sure they confirmed that Grim matchstick was inspired from the stage you ran away from the dragon in Megaman 2 or 3 it was one of those two I think
giveagoodsong Contra I would agree but there is references to Megaman with Grim match stick and Gun star heroes (Sega Genesis) with the dice board.
A Monday without James and Mike is like a something without something.
Well I'm glad they did a game this week that Mike already covered on Mike & Ryan and a 4 part stream.
You know what I'd also like to see? A side scrolling beat 'em up in the style and flavor of the 80's cartoons. Imagine characters in the vein of He-man, Optimus Prime, Lion-O going through different levels inspired by various 80's properties beating the hell out of mutants, robots and aliens with bosses at the end of each level.
Look up Van Beuren Animation. 1930's, very obscure. Pretty sure Cuphead is more than a little inspired by them.
Totally agree with Mike. I think the difficulty is fine and it keeps making you come back. Masterpiece of a game!
Walt Disney had health problems throughout his life that became a hindrance to his career. He loved horseback riding and played pole. During a polo match, Walt was hit by a polo ball and knocked out of his saddle. Consequently, he shattered four vertebrae, which lead to excruciating pain. After this accident, he sold his horses and never played another game of polo for as long as he lived. Walt chose to go to a chiropractor rather than a doctor for his injuries, but the chiropractor could not heal his back. These factors led to his death.
Nice copy/paste skills 😉😉
Walt Disney was struggling with health related issues throughout his whole life, so much so that it became a hindrance to his career. He held a passion for horseback riding and the game of polo, a passion that was shattered almost as soon as four of his vertebrae did when he got knocked out of his saddle by a stray ball. Walt took his injuries to the chiropractor, who could not help him. It was these injuries that led to the death of Disney's magical front runner.
Bit of creativity.
Mr.Ranger wow. Poor Walt.
I thought it was from all of his smoking, though I wouldn't be surprised if it help contribute his failing health at that point.
Has someone found any information about Walt Disney killing someone during polo?
Few stories i found, said that Walt purchased a home for himself and a second one for his parents. His parents new home had some sort of a problem with the furnace, wich ended up killing his mother. He felt responsible.
I guess that story was mixed up with the polo accident in Mike's head.
The trivial pursuit answer was 2. Gordon Westcott, an actor, and Winslow Felix, who Felix the Cat was named after.
Why are they not playing co-op :/
Yeah that was a missed opportunity
Because the game is more difficult, too much going on screen
Because cuphead is far more difficult coop because with all the shit on the screen it becomes hard to tell where both projectiles are, and which character youre controlling. Additionally, Mike had already almost finished the game, he wouldve been easily able to smash through it and james wouldnt have gotten any impression of what its like.
the guy Disney "accidentally" killed during the polo game was one of the Warner brothers
Great video as always. Keep up the good work fellas
Don’t worry James. I can’t talk while playing this either. I need total concentration. It really brings me back to my youth
avgn cuphead episode anyone?
president of daikaiju Yeah...in 10 years or so.
I would love to see that. Some of his best episodes are when the games are hard, not bad, like his Ninja Gaiden episode. And he has had a lot of episodes coming out recently btw, they take time.
O.H. X-90 nah not really James could say that the game warped in time or some shit... remember avgn doesn't care about dates of games...(much)
No, it wouldn't work. AVGN is suppose to play games from the past, not the future.
But the graphics are way to advanced. If the game at least was 8-bit and was made in the 80's, it would work.
Was waiting to see you guys play this! thanks!!!
"Me and James are going to be playing Cuckhead!"
This game didn't only survive being in development for so long, but it was made by two brothers! A fantastic game all around.
I was curious what James thought about this!
I wanna see him do an AVGN episode of this someday.
I'm like that with Road Rash, the when my mind wanders, the better I do.
They finally played Cuphead! I miss some more opinions and observations from James though. Maybe its just me, but sometimes its like he was there only because he didn't have anything better to do.
The quality of the graphics and animation is phenomenal
DIsney killed someone? What a story, Mike!
That "trance" you are talking about it I think it's the flow. It's such a great feeling!
Should’ve named this video “random thoughts while playing cuphead”
And now we all know about Walt Disney killing that guy in the Polo game.
Is there any reason James and Ryan videos that have been done are basically being regurgitated for a James and Mike Monday episode?
Probably because no one gives a fuck about Ryan?
Personally I'd wish that they would drop Ryan entirely. I do not enjoy watching him at all.
Yesssssssssss I'm so happy you listened!!! super happy to watch this :)
"I'd like to see more games in this style"
Well you're probably in luck... you know, it's sold really well, so expect 7 metric fucktonnes of clones to flood steam next year.
It cant cloned easily tho
Everything is hand drawn and definitely a lot of creativity went into it which cannot be easily achieved
Those are the product of Unity asset flipping. Such products would look nothing like this game.
Oh it can be cloned.
Don't underestimate the smell of money in consumer's pocket.
There will be clones.
Seeing how much of an influence Disney animation was on this game, I would like it if Disney themselves made a Mickey Mouse platformer with these kind of graphics. (either a brand new one or a remake of Mickey Mania)
...then again, considering their attitude towards hand-drawn animation as of late, I probably shouldn't hold my breath. 😞
That would be great, this animation style is amazing and I wouldn't complain about having more games like this one to play. Clone away devs!
Cool to see you guys playing this game! ! i've been streaming this for a few weeks now on youtube and twitch. people seem to love watching the frustration build haha!
You really ramble, mike
Thought the same thing. I like Mike, but he talks a bit too much like he knows more about things than James.
Ahh yes. I was starting to think I was the only one who thinks Mike talks a little too much in these videos, however I think it was necessary in this particular video.
@@spiderwaifu16 did you just reply to yourself? how high were you?
I feel like they should do an AVGN episode reviewing this episode. The difficulty should make for some great angry nerd moments.
Haven you guys played the fighting game Skullgirls. It also uses hand drawn animation like this game, it even has a character based on the cartoons from the 30's.
I mained peacock onn that game,loved the shit out of her and the game in general
Ride The Lightning Skullgirls is such a great game, I even like how they let you choose how many characters you want. I wonder why MVCI didn't do that, it would have been cool to have that option. :)
Awesome video and an awesome game! Playing through on normal and when I'm done there will be Cuphead ink.
Wow a Flip the Frog reference. I think I might be the only one that gets it. He was created by Ub Iwerks who also co-created Mickey Mouse.
Frizzurd yeah I like that cartoon.
The way Alice Cooper tells that story, he didn't get any farther than the thought of shooting Elvis entering his mind before he found himself on the floor with the King's foot on his neck. That was entertaining a house guest, Presley style.
the felix poster in the back is very appropriate.
Years of difficult NES games have led to James playing this game with ease lol
My god, Mike doesn't shut up.
Eh, better than those commentators that don't say a word
I thought Walt Disney killed both his parents by mistake when a house burnt down
"Cuphead? Sounds lame." That's what I thought. Turns out it's really cool!
same. Thought it was pretty dumb, but I looked into it and freaking love it!
one thing I can definitely say about this game is that the music is great. My personal favorite is "Don't deal with the Devil" I found some sheet music that's actually pretty accurate to it on musescore. And it's so fun to sing
I really hate when people think difficulty is a bad thing in video games.
francisjairam Cheap difficult is bad. Fair difficulty is awesome.
It all depends. If it's just infuriating difficulty to the point where I don't even want to try anymore it's a bad thing. I have a stack of games I have banished to purgatory due to such things.
Being Hard because the game is designed in a way to be hard but fair, hard because of BS (like say dr jeckal and mr. Hyde) it no good.
Difficulty due to bad design is frustrating tho.
+francisjairam I mean to be fair, Cuphead has a lot of appeal to it besides its difficulty that you can't find anywhere else, yet because of its difficulty only a portion of the audience for that appeal can actually play it. It'd be one thing if it was a really hard game that was really generic outside of its difficulty, but it doesn't seem misplaced at all to have a Beginner mode for people who want to experience the game without having to try hundreds of times because they're just not good as Contra-like games.
Fun Fact: The creators of this game were SO inspired by the Street Fighter series that the characters influence many of the boss fights and special moves in the game.
I feel like a Co-op series with these two would be fantastic on this game
Great game, reminds me a lot of Alien Soldier
In regards to games that are too easy to enjoy, the obvious one for me which is a very popular game is Kirby's Adventure (and presumably the other Kirby games if I played them). Its an incredibly well made game, but I find it a chore to play rather than fun, because so little thought is needed.
Completely agree. I've never understood why Kirby is so popular. Its just so easy its not fun.
Andrew Alexander Kirby is a great title in spite of its ease. It's a great title to just vegetate to.
Man I can remember as a kid having a lot of trouble though with the spiky cloud boss on game boy. His downwards screen sweep was so fast for my little kid mind that I could never react in time to jump.
Andrew Alexander
Devil may cry 2, anyone
I enjoyed Lost Levels more than SMB because of the difficulty. I think it is just one of those differences in why people play games. There need to be hard games for gamers like myself and easier games for people that want a more relaxed experience. Currently I think there are plenty of games for both types.
Mike: James, didn't you dabble in animation once?
James: MUNKY CHEEZ!
James was marihuana and Mike was the cocaine.
So fucking true
So Autism is just spelling words wrong? That's news to me.
A001 English?
The Encyclopedia of Pop Culture Thanks for the diagnosis, doc
The Nerd is jenkem.
I minored in animation. It's freakin HELL. Animation suites are some of the Most complex computer programs that exist. The amount of time it takes to use something like maya proficiently is like astronomical. It's no wonder this game took so long being 100% hand drawn.
It's James and Mike talks your ear off Monday!
You have to admit,everyone's been waiting to see this be a James and Mike Mondays video.
Everything that Mike says sounds like a question?
Bought this game knowing full well I'll probably never finish a level but this type of creativity has to be rewarded.
James and his pal Mike
I can relate to Mike so much in this video. Like him I went into animation because i was more interested in the traditional styled cell animation. However that was barely covered in my course, instead the focus was on making 3d models and animating those with bones. While i definitely enjoy watching 3d animations it definitely isn't my passion and it's a shame that 2D traditional animation has fallen by the wayside because of 3D animation. So glad that a game like Cuphead has come out and has been well received. It just proves that 2D animation isn't dead and the style is timeless.
Same with the animation thing Mike, when I was a kid animation was a fucking passion for me but by the time I got out of public school (2006) CGI had become the norm and I have dyscalculia so there was no way I was ever going to live up to the math demands
+Turrican4D You're funny.
Well, you can always use what you have to your advantage like the people who developed this game
yeah men, never surrendah
Definitely one of my favorite games of all time, Cuphead is a masterpiece.
I like how Mike say “boss”.
B0ss
lmao same! "Bawss"
The two frog bosses are actually based on Ryu and Ken from Street Fighter. They make similar poses at the start of the fight, shoot fireballs and even have the same colour outfits.
My nephew is 11 and beat expert mode
Just played it, game's an addictive masterpiece from start to finish!
It's Wonderboy on the SMS + Tyson's Punchout + Contra on the NES.
Took me 2 days to finish. If you can beat 80's games, you can beat this easier.
I'm with Mike, i don't think the game is excesively hard, and i agree that the game should have an easy difficulty so more people can appreciate the artwork. Maybe you just get a bad ending by doing it in easy or something. Great seeing these guys playing the game
You want to know why Jerry was mad, well Elvis was like Teflon while Jerry had to deal with the fallout of all his scandals while he was still alive. Basically "You did shady stuff too, why don't you get in trouble Elvis?".
Good lord Mike never shuts up
"Before I came along, all cartoon animals did was play the ukulele. I changed all that."
-Chester J. Lampwick
"I dont like spread, I would take heart" genuinely made me little mad.
Boo boo, people playing video games differently than you. Clearly, a thing to be mad at.
Mike you nailed that easiness and difficulty perception. Mario Odyssey felt like it was so easy that I have no need to come back to it again, where as I got s-a ranks on all the expert cuphead levels and still felt the desire to keep playing after doing everything, just for the sake of playing.
But... I don't understand...
HOW DID THEY GET PAST THAT BLASTED TUTORIAL?
This is my favorite game of all time so I'm glad James and Mike played it!
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The way Mike emphasized "this is a VERY hard game"... it's fair, much more fair than all the 80s games you have played.
There is something about old cartoons that for some reason makes them come of as evil.
I have talked to other people about this. I can't really put my finger on what it is but basically every classical cartoon from the 30s has some sort of evil inside it.
It is clearly Mike's goal to distract James into his death. I love these videos.