Something that makes the bosses feel quite unalive is the fact that most of them do little to no noise, most boss fight have only the player sounds, music and the sounds of some attacks.
Another thing is that the bosses' music doesn't loop. There's always a little second where their theme just stops before starting all over again. I noticed it at first with the cow boss fight but it's all throughout the game.
For those who don’t get the story, it’s somewhere amongst this Two wizard apprentices were cleaning one of many shelves, but in the middle of it they accidentally make a special tome fall, after that, being the tricksters (or just messing around) that they are, they start messing with the spells in the book, one of them being a portal that goes through worlds, but not being careful enough, the portal swallows them whole along with the cat that was with them and the book (idk if it’s even a tome but doesn’t matter) and so, with the tome on the loose (cuz it was alive somehow) it’s their job to return it back home, probably before their master returns, I don’t know really, it’s my interpretation of the things going on
Also the lack of.. something, on screen. Cuphead avoided the problem of everything looking too still by adding the Old Visual Effect. The only place where I don't see that problem is at the final boss, which hqs a lot of movement in the background and is amazing. That's what was left on the rest.
@@neonoah3353to be fair fluid animation is EXTREMELY time consuming. As a solo game developer, I typically have to make each animation have < 5 frames, just because how long it takes.
I think it's more the lack of sound effects. Cuphead really made the sound effects work and that "Knockout!" at the end is just iconic. This game just doesn't have any of that.
This game is definitely rough around the edges but considering it was made by just TWO people on a tight budget, it's pretty well done. I hope they get to make a sequel because clearly they have fun ideas worth showing off.
I... I can't take it seriously with name like these. It's like 90s demented platformer game made in Japan and they can't translate boss name to English properly or something.
Two people making this on a budget is awesome! The only problem is that it takes way too many ideas Cuphead had. Which sucks cause this game has potential. I take back what I said the gameplay was horrible.
I would personally disagree. It does look enough destinct from Cuphead in my opinion but it falls flat with the animations (I wasn't expecting Cuphead levels of animation but honestly looks really unpolished), the levels being annoying and also no save states. I am happy that the devs managed to make the game and it is quite impressive, but I think they should try to avoid some of the problems of the game next time they work on a project.
This won't hurt cuphead, the game sold well, ported to the Switch, got a Netflix series, and the dlc. They should be flushed with enough cash to be started on a sequel by now.
@elecdeathblade They most likely made it look like Cuphead for the controversy. They were probably worried it wouldn't get enough attention from the players who usually snub indie titles. If this didn't look like cuphead, it would have played 10 seconds on a nindie swizzle reel and then would be promptly forgotten by everyone who doesn't care about run and gun shooters. By making it look like Cuphead, they got the attention of Cuphead fans, videogame sites, videogame reviews, vloggers,RUclipsrs, etc. All weighing on the issue of homage vs. copy vs. blatant ripoff. Which may not even payoff because the reviewer I watched said the controls felt janky and unpolished.
Does this feel like a Cuphead clone? Yes. Does the game still feel a bit unfinished? Yes. But can you tell that this game genuinely strives to be unique, and tries to shake up the formula? Absolutely. I feel like with just a few tweaks to the difficulty, as well as perhaps some additions of voice acting and more animated cutscenes, this game could truly stand side-to-side with Cuphead. Overall, kudos to the game makers! You can tell that this game has a lot of heart.
Not… Really? I’m not seeing this game do anything that Cuphead doesn’t already do better, unfortunately. There’s some fun visuals with the character designs changing but that’s it, really. It’s a solid effort, especially for a team of two, but they really should’ve kept it in the oven for a few more years.
i think what bugs me about this game is how disconnected it all feels. the rooster fight really highlighted it for me. the phases didn't transition naturally or in a way that made sense. the music has 3 clashing parts so if even 1 was good, it's instantly gone. the music is my biggest gripe because it feels so incomplete, like an instrument is missing. mdhr studio got an actual band, learned to hand draw animation, concept art etc. enchanted portals is a passion project for certain, but it doomed itself by trying to pay homage to the lightning in a bottle that is Cuphead. They have good ideas, (the piano level, the disco cow portion), but they lack the umph to go farther with the idea that their protags are in wacky cartoon worlds where anything can happen. it's like "what if the princess was a frog" "what if the witch threw cats and we named her catwitch" they didn't go all in with their ideas, they weren't daring enough.
Despite being similar to Cuphead with the same art style, bosses, and story I still do like how the team still tries original things and put the thought and care in it. Even if Cuphead 2 takes a long time we still at least have this to play for a while.
Not exacly same Art style, Cuphead is realy more a Cartoon from the 30's or more while the other one is a like a modern animation for kids,also have some sounds that are commonly used in those videos like the Jump and Getting hit
I'm so glad they did release this, they weren't put of by the negative press and people saying it's a 'cuphead rip-off' and made the game they wanted to make
I do feel bad for these guys. It was a great undertaking to make this game and to try and get a Kickstarter to help it flourish, but sadly all the negative press it got took its toll. I don't to be too critical, but even if Cuphead wasn't a thing, this would still be a hard recommendation to make. Kudos to these guys for finishing the game all the same and making a fair attempt at trying to expand the genre. Hopefully if there's another game from them, they will be able to get the assistance they need to make it really special.
This was actually well done! Despite the outcry of it coming, I’d say it was fantastic, and it shows you don’t have to add creep factor to make a villain tough to deal with! I also like that it uses various styles of music, and some of which I like better. In short, less is more. Ludwig can attest to that.
What? No the game is terrible and designed so poorly. Lazy animations Slow movement Lazy game design (just throws random stuff on screen) No consistency in loaded saves No save files Sound design All of these make it a garbage game
It being a Cuphead clone is gonna draw in a lot of harsh criticism, but there's a couple of things I liked. The first and final battles had the artstyle change mid-battle, for starters. An unexpected, but welcome surprise. And as the Cerberus battle was beginning, you can see the protagonists laughing at it. I know there's a scared animation in Cuphead final bosses, but honestly, it'd be fun to have the protagonists react to every boss. On the other hand, I see why Cuphead doesn't have a block button. Or lets you dash a bunch.
It's alright. The game really could use more sound effects and much more attacks. Part of Cuphead's endless charm was the sound effects and the sheer bullet hell you face on your journey. This feels tame in comparison.
This makes me think, to avoid the Cuphead clone allocations, they could make the style switching into a gimmick for the boss fights. Though Id imagine it being hard to program, especially with such a small team.
To not be accused of being a cuphead clone, don't basucally be a cuphead clone. That's it. This game is basically a fancy mod of Cuphead done in another engine.
Pretty good game considering it was made by only two people! Big improvements I would suggest are: -More sound effects in a lot of places (bosses and enemies making sounds to signal that's they're about to attack since it seemed like attacks largely only having visual tells lead to JabaPlay not noticing and getting hit a lot; bosses having "immersive" sound effects like foot steps or occasionally doing things like laughing or grunting; a sound playing when a super is ready; etc.) (Watching a game with like no sound effects is always a very strange experience even though it's only happened twice to me. It's always like "wait, something's wrong about this game...oh there's no goddamn sound effects!"); -Having a numerical indicator for health rather than a color/mood indicator, since it's more useful in a fast-paced game with a cluttered screen like this one; -Making things faster, but also spreading things out more if that makes sense? To explain, I mean making most attacks go faster, but having less attacks on screen at once and/or changing the patterns of some to make things flow together better (sound effects would help this work as well); like make the fight shorter and give them less health but make things happen faster. Like bosses tend to just stand around a lot and I think they need to be doing more, so perhaps greater attack variety specifically from the bosses would also help (could also be used to Cuphead bosses going crazy though) (There's other, more specific improvements I could give for specific bosses but I think people get my point) For positives, as many have said before, I enjoy the art/animation and the boss ideas, with the Cow, Princess, Composer, and Cerberus being my favorites, and I think Rocky has a neat idea. They're all quite fun to look at, as are the background and level icons. The music itself is also enjoyable, though a bit basic (and may have to be louder if more sound effects are added), and covers a surprising number of genres. I wish the developers luck on their game making endeavors, because this is a good start/example! :D
Howdy Nessie, crazy to see you here. 😆 I do agree with all that you said however. Sound department was a bit lacking and same with a few visuals. But I think it's a very kool game for the most part with lots of good inspiration from Cuphead. Not so much as a rip-off as people make it sound to be, it's still fresh in it's own ways. Might even get the game myself, looks fun. :D
@@TaterTod Hello!!! didn't expect to see you here either! The game is lacking in several departments but I hope the developers can sort through bad faith criticism and continue to make games
@@nessie-from-earthbound1601 Yeah for sure. For a small studio / team they honestly put some great creativity and ideas throughout the game but it could still use a chunk of work. Gotta start somewhere. 😌
This game is so good!... visually Gameplay wise... it works... but that's all it does I hope the best for the artists behind this game because it sure has talent
@@kiwigamer900 bootleg or not the art is still good And I see nothing wrong with having inspirations on Cuphead the gameplay is just really lame That's why I hope the best for the artists because they made some good looking art
For a game that is considered a "Cuphead rip-off", it's surprisingly decent. This looks like something that came straight out of a modern Disney Channel show.
Just love the fact that the magic book itself is the final boss. I think my only complaint with the game is that the animation still needs some polish but that’s about it
the artstyle may be good, but im very dissapointed how it turned out. The game that was promised to be inspired or similar to Cuphead doesn't bring the same nicely gameplay. The sound effects are either lacky to give any sort of impact, or they are as generic as the "punch" afx used for hits The cutscenes are cool, i guess, but hearing the quiet film playout as the bosses theme plays on the backgroud makes it sound janky and not satisfying at all to hear Lastly, the HUD. . .i dont even know whats happening there. Its not simplified as other bullet hell games do
True, artstyle is on good side, animation well on weak side and music i will say besides the music playing its no Orchestra, and well sounds are like nonexistent
Truly, its pretty silent besides the music. It has no sound, animation well its not bad and it would be unfair as it worked on smaller budget than cuphead did, still good
The game seems decent, the only thing bothering me is the lack of attacks besides the different phases that add more attacks or change attacks, animations could do some work too in some occasions. The lack of sounds is also a bother, its just the music and I think the jumps too? The game could do much besides improvements but is quite unique, just lacks certain things
I love for like half of the attacks of the first and second boss, you can stand still and do absolutely nothing but shoot. Great game, guys. Edit: oh, of COURSE the coolest looking bosses with the most promotional material got the shortest fights in the world. UGH
This game’s mechanics, art style and gameplay give off major Cuphead vibes. In fact I think this is a newer version of Cuphead with bosses from other dimensions and more cutscenes.
@@KL53986 If it released 2 years after Cuphead it would have gotten even more flak for trying to ride the coattails of a game more successful than them in such a short amount of time.
I have to say this game is pretty good, sure it’s like Cuphead with its art style, and gameplay wise but the story is different from the game with the brothers defeating the bosses for the soul contracts and the wizards trying to get their book back
Well, it would be absolutely ridiculous and embarrassing if they also copied the story and characters from cuphead. This story also isn't very interesting or creative.
This video is my first time discovering that this game has released. Interesting! It makes sense why people were comparing it to Cuphead. Although I think Cuphead is more preferable, Enchanted Portals looks fun too.
It's made by two people on a tight budget and it turned out pretty good. I just wish that they get themselves a team and remake the game. That would certainly make it much better.
So things I noticed in each boss: -Meowitch: For most of the fight you can just stand in one location and just keep firing with minimal dodging save for the second phase -The Cow: Not enough is happening in the first phase to justify the cow pushing buttons so much. The dance section was completely unnecessary, and the best part was the flying part which is what they probably should have led with. -Haarmit: You get no penalties for dodging into him so you can just spend most of the first phase hugging him. The cork screw in phase two is pure nonsense coming too quickly. I do like the image of a ghost being on fire underwater though. -The Princess: You literally just barge in and start beating up this lady who’s minding her own business. I will say though I wasn’t expecting her to turn into a frog. The third phase though needs more bullets as there are only two sources during it. -Bull: Why is there a Bison in the middle of the desert?! -Rocky: This one feels really out of place. Instead of a fountain of youth it’s a fountain of time for some reason. But you have a fawn and cupid in the top corners for most of it and at the end he turns into an egg despite not getting younger before. It should have been as an old man, then a normal man, then a teenager, and then finally a baby. Really bizzare choice. -Conductor: Why is he here? No seriously why is he here?? It’s so short and easy it feels wasted. -Cerberus: probably one of the more original bosses. This one feels like it had the most potential but sadly it’s over just as it starts getting good. -The Book: Another case of stand in one place and just spam save for the final phase. Overall thoughts: You can see what they were trying to go for but too many of the encounters feel like they have critical design flaws that bog the whole thing down. The multiple shots gimmick is barely used at all too. They should have made the shot types power ups like in most rail shooters so that they feel actually different from one another and so you can’t just change them on the fly. Normally the shots are; Spread Shot, Straight Shot, Homing Shot, and Slow Power Shot. You can see this in Cupheads power ups. Also, and this wasn’t in the video but I need to mention it anyway, but the run and gun stages are unneeded and lazy with too many enemies just spawning in at random. In run and gun games the enemies are purposely placed in specific areas for a reason so as not to overwhelm the player and make it unfair. This game has potential but it feels very cheap and repetitive alot of the time.
Still impressive all that was done with Enchanted Portals since it was made by two people (One did the programming, the other did the art) it just doesn’t have that polish Cuphead does. It’s much more linear and straight forward beginning to end. I do like the Fountain of Time concept in Rocky’s boss fight as well.
Honestly, this isn't nearly as bad as I'd thought it would be. Sure, the animations are a bit stilted at points, but there's at least some unique twists, like changing up the battle format mid-fight, changing art-styles... there's clearly some effort put into making it distinct, as much as it makes its Cuphead inspiration apparent. Sound design could do with some work, though. I mean the octopus has a horn attack that hits you with the sound, but it doesn't actually MAKE any sound...
I think they should have implemented the different style changes whenever they jumped through a portal. They only utilized it for the first and last boss from the looks of it. Would love to see it go through 80's, 90's and early 2000's style animation for every boss fight.Would be awesome to see styles like South Park cutouts, american anime style (like in the last boss), Family Guy or the old Genndy Tartakovski/CN animation style.
The fact the first and final bosses switch art styles in their final forms makes wonder if this was intended to be a thing for every boss but had to be scrapped for whatever reason.
This game is actually quite nice,it honestly gives me more of a nice introduction to cuphead with its bullet hell playstyle,like something to let a newcomer try to get used to what the playstyle of cuphead is like before they get into the absolute madness that cuphead brings.Would like more sound effects and more intense music,especially for the diffirent boss phases.All in all,this game gets a B- from me.pretty good👍🏾
For a first-time game that clearly is inspired by Cuphead, this game actually has its charm. One big pro that makes this better than Cuphead: the art changes One big con that it needs: more time and more budget to make the arts flow right
The boss sequences are so random, I mean in cuphead you can tell the bosses gradually become more desperate/wounded as the fight goes on, the bosses in this game just nonchalantly shoot at you while minding their own business and phase switching to something different.
@@Relatablememes2 Cala Maria turning into Medusa make sense because 1) mermaid & medusa are both mythical creatures 2) it means she loses her cool and becomes a monster to fight you. 3) She loses her body, flees but keeps on attacking because she is desperate, that's progression. Look at the sea stage, you fought a hermit crab pirate ship thing, then you fight a giant octopus, and then the ghost of the hermit crab thing without any transition animation, that's random. Yes some boss transformation in Cuphead are random as well like the queen bee & Hilda Berg, but at least the fights are intense and coherent. Look at the rooster fight, he just stood at the background minding his own business while other obstacles attacks you, then turn into a gladiator & a caveman for no reason. I know it's a two person project, but if you are trying to attract the Cuphead crowd, at least understand what makes it good.
Something that would have helped this game would have been if each boss had a different animation style... In the case of the princess it would have been more Disney, in the case of the witch more Tim Burton, and so on. It would have given more personality to the game.
I think the artstyle changes are pretty cool, maybe that could’ve been the selling point of the whole game. But wow it’s kinda lame that some of these phases can just be beaten by jumping in place.
the art style switching looks good but sometimes the animation and graphics look bad like the bubbles from the first boss they just look like a stock asset and the bosses just look like a repeating animation that hardly ever changes what it does and the sound effects lack any punch
alright sue me Im not gonna pretend likes its a masterpiece. the bosses feel bland some even just using 1 attack on repeat like meowitch and the chicken, and a lot of the animations could use work. a big thing is the lack of sound effects which make the game feel really empty. also this could just be a personal issue but the art style changes while a creative idea make the game just feel inconsistent but maybe that's just me.
It's only me or it lacks sound feedback? Like the only that I hear is the music, the jumps and the shoots from the player, this is so bad. Like the Bull boss, WHERE IS THE SOUND OF THE GUNSHOTS?
I like how when someone tries to make a game similar to Cuphead with original characters, everyone cries "BOOO RIPOFF!", but then when Nickelodeon copies Smash Bros with NASB everyone is ok with it because all the characters are from their childhood.
Honestly, I love it Although it's a parody, they have little in common other than the gameplay. I love that I can get even more unusual characters, because in the original game I already know everyone
The game has a interesting story and amazing bosses but what somewhat disappointing is that the game seems a little bit unfinished and the game has clunky mechanics but at the same time it was made by 2 people ( if I’m right) so you can’t expect perfection, still for two people and somewhat small budget this game is amazing
Honestly, they shouldn't have done such a monumental task, but it has promise, they should've worked on it much more with the such small budget they had
Wow….ok let’s run them down, I ain’t naming the bosses since….I don’t want to 1st boss: kinda Mortimer freeze 2nd boss: the devil + dr khals robot 3rd boss: captain brineybeard + Cala maria 4th boss: Cagney carnation 5th boss: I guess ester Winchester? 6th boss: I really don’t know…..I guess sally stageplay if you think about it Mini boss 1: king dice Mini boss 2: the tipsy troop Final boss: literally every boss you faced so far with a mix up, or you can say chef saltbaker
As somebody who followed this game progress by watching trailers/tweets sinch the announcment, i think that, this game is too easy, the animations are weel made, but look bad (not for the art style) and the boss could've be more fantasiuos (for example during the crab fight, the last phase is literally the first with sommue pufferfishes). This game is not worth €20 and 4 years of wait, for me.
The ending tells me that there's gonna be DLC for this game in the future. Where the final boss is the Book of Magic with its dad? Grandfather? Predecessor?
It looks good, but I wish they’d gone full-on with the style changes. Maybe each boss could’ve been in a different style and the game would be a celebration of all animation instead of just the 20s-30s.
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Something that makes the bosses feel quite unalive is the fact that most of them do little to no noise, most boss fight have only the player sounds, music and the sounds of some attacks.
You mean the sfx?
@@TheBunkyDude yeah, my bad.
Another thing is that the bosses' music doesn't loop. There's always a little second where their theme just stops before starting all over again. I noticed it at first with the cow boss fight but it's all throughout the game.
Other than the fact that a few most just stay in place and loop the same animation?
at least some screaming sounds or voices and shooting sounds would give them life
For those who don’t get the story, it’s somewhere amongst this
Two wizard apprentices were cleaning one of many shelves, but in the middle of it they accidentally make a special tome fall, after that, being the tricksters (or just messing around) that they are, they start messing with the spells in the book, one of them being a portal that goes through worlds, but not being careful enough, the portal swallows them whole along with the cat that was with them and the book (idk if it’s even a tome but doesn’t matter) and so, with the tome on the loose (cuz it was alive somehow) it’s their job to return it back home, probably before their master returns, I don’t know really, it’s my interpretation of the things going on
Yes your right it is their master
The story sucks
Am I gonna be honest I thought this game was never gonna come out
Same here, honestly this game should have never came out. Both the Presentation and Game Design are terrible.
people called it a cuphead clone and it promptly died
Same
Same
Agreed
My only problem with the game is the lack of sound effects and boss fights.
For me its that, and the animation not being very fluid.
I think what bugs me the most is the "punch sound effect" whenever the player gets hit.
for me is the bosses standing there doing nothing, final boss didn't do anything.
Also the lack of.. something, on screen. Cuphead avoided the problem of everything looking too still by adding the Old Visual Effect.
The only place where I don't see that problem is at the final boss, which hqs a lot of movement in the background and is amazing.
That's what was left on the rest.
@@neonoah3353to be fair fluid animation is EXTREMELY time consuming. As a solo game developer, I typically have to make each animation have < 5 frames, just because how long it takes.
Honestly, I didn’t expect the first boss to change art styles, that’s kinda cool and unique.
The fact is a look a like to tim burton’s style i enjoy this so much
Same with the last
didn't really change style, just design. still cool, don't get me wrong
Same
bro it literally changed the art style for the characters
Never understood how good Cuphead’s music was till I had to see this that soundtrack really does change things
Tbh i think the soundtrack is the least of the problems present here, it doesn't seem that bad.
I think it's more the lack of sound effects. Cuphead really made the sound effects work and that "Knockout!" at the end is just iconic. This game just doesn't have any of that.
This game is definitely rough around the edges but considering it was made by just TWO people on a tight budget, it's pretty well done. I hope they get to make a sequel because clearly they have fun ideas worth showing off.
I mean cuphead was made by like 4 right?
No, for cuphead it was made by a small studio with people
That explains why it felt incomplete...
@@Numskull6900Cuphead was made by a studio of people, hence their name lmao
Tobby and Temmie do a beter work
I did not expect the sudden art style change in some bosses I kinda like it it’s got its own charm to it
0:00 Intro
0:39 Meowitch
2:56 The Cow
6:07 Haarmit
9:03 The Princess
11:53 Bull
14:21 Rocky
17:23 Conductor
18:01 Cerberus
18:50 Book of Magic
21:18 ENDING
Question: did you get this on pc or ps? I was checking the ps store and it’s paged was just removed
CupWitch 😊
Why was the conductor and Cerberus boss like 30 seconds long
I... I can't take it seriously with name like these.
It's like 90s demented platformer game made in Japan and they can't translate boss name to English properly or something.
@@knickknack8818PC
Two people making this on a budget is awesome! The only problem is that it takes way too many ideas Cuphead had. Which sucks cause this game has potential.
I take back what I said the gameplay was horrible.
I would personally disagree. It does look enough destinct from Cuphead in my opinion but it falls flat with the animations (I wasn't expecting Cuphead levels of animation but honestly looks really unpolished), the levels being annoying and also no save states. I am happy that the devs managed to make the game and it is quite impressive, but I think they should try to avoid some of the problems of the game next time they work on a project.
This won't hurt cuphead, the game sold well, ported to the Switch, got a Netflix series, and the dlc. They should be flushed with enough cash to be started on a sequel by now.
@@Mysticgamer It doesn't hurt Cuphead, but it's hurting itself by looking so much like Cuphead
Piss off, stop harping on it for being the same genre geeze
@elecdeathblade They most likely made it look like Cuphead for the controversy. They were probably worried it wouldn't get enough attention from the players who usually snub indie titles. If this didn't look like cuphead, it would have played 10 seconds on a nindie swizzle reel and then would be promptly forgotten by everyone who doesn't care about run and gun shooters. By making it look like Cuphead, they got the attention of Cuphead fans, videogame sites, videogame reviews, vloggers,RUclipsrs, etc. All weighing on the issue of homage vs. copy vs. blatant ripoff. Which may not even payoff because the reviewer I watched said the controls felt janky and unpolished.
Does this feel like a Cuphead clone? Yes. Does the game still feel a bit unfinished? Yes. But can you tell that this game genuinely strives to be unique, and tries to shake up the formula? Absolutely. I feel like with just a few tweaks to the difficulty, as well as perhaps some additions of voice acting and more animated cutscenes, this game could truly stand side-to-side with Cuphead. Overall, kudos to the game makers! You can tell that this game has a lot of heart.
And it had a lack of sounds to everything that was going on, which kinda made it feel lifeless, at least in my opinion.
Yeah, and the things that have sound are questionable at best, so much that I jump a bit from the enemy killing sound from one of the bosses
Not… Really? I’m not seeing this game do anything that Cuphead doesn’t already do better, unfortunately. There’s some fun visuals with the character designs changing but that’s it, really. It’s a solid effort, especially for a team of two, but they really should’ve kept it in the oven for a few more years.
I have a very simple question, what does this game do differently then cuphead that wpuld actually shake up the formula?
No need to exaggerate like that. It does nothing to shake up the formula and I doubt it will ever stand close to Cuphead.
i think what bugs me about this game is how disconnected it all feels. the rooster fight really highlighted it for me. the phases didn't transition naturally or in a way that made sense. the music has 3 clashing parts so if even 1 was good, it's instantly gone. the music is my biggest gripe because it feels so incomplete, like an instrument is missing. mdhr studio got an actual band, learned to hand draw animation, concept art etc. enchanted portals is a passion project for certain, but it doomed itself by trying to pay homage to the lightning in a bottle that is Cuphead. They have good ideas, (the piano level, the disco cow portion), but they lack the umph to go farther with the idea that their protags are in wacky cartoon worlds where anything can happen. it's like "what if the princess was a frog" "what if the witch threw cats and we named her catwitch" they didn't go all in with their ideas, they weren't daring enough.
Despite being similar to Cuphead with the same art style, bosses, and story I still do like how the team still tries original things and put the thought and care in it. Even if Cuphead 2 takes a long time we still at least have this to play for a while.
"Lol, original things" despite the heroes being as uncreative AF
@@baalfgames5318I'd say "bland" instead of unoriginal in this context.
@@excalibur493 Nah. Unoriginal is pretty accurate. There are TRILLIONS of human characters. There isn't anything new you can do with them.
Not exacly same Art style, Cuphead is realy more a Cartoon from the 30's or more while the other one is a like a modern animation for kids,also have some sounds that are commonly used in those videos like the Jump and Getting hit
So.... The dlc is confirmed to be the last cuphead media
I'm so glad they did release this, they weren't put of by the negative press and people saying it's a 'cuphead rip-off' and made the game they wanted to make
I mean...if this is a cuphead rip-off, then every metroidvania game is a metroid rip-off
@@xxmension04xx47 well it’s not very often you see a sidescrolling boss rush inspired by old cartoons.
Cuphead still better
@@xxmension04xx47it's literally a cuphead clone
and every metroidvania games are clones of themselves@@eeeeeeee_e
This game isn’t perfect, but it does have its charm
It's very cool and they probably will improve the game in future updates, Also i think is a very small team soo thats a realy well fone job
Yes it does
Though they need to add some sfx to the bosses
Not just music
Well it's the first release. Fixes, buffs and nerfs are expected to come
Thats cuphead charm
Yeah but... The price 💀
I do feel bad for these guys. It was a great undertaking to make this game and to try and get a Kickstarter to help it flourish, but sadly all the negative press it got took its toll. I don't to be too critical, but even if Cuphead wasn't a thing, this would still be a hard recommendation to make. Kudos to these guys for finishing the game all the same and making a fair attempt at trying to expand the genre. Hopefully if there's another game from them, they will be able to get the assistance they need to make it really special.
This was actually well done! Despite the outcry of it coming, I’d say it was fantastic, and it shows you don’t have to add creep factor to make a villain tough to deal with! I also like that it uses various styles of music, and some of which I like better. In short, less is more. Ludwig can attest to that.
For a team of two people, they surely made a decent game
Right?
What? No the game is terrible and designed so poorly.
Lazy animations
Slow movement
Lazy game design (just throws random stuff on screen)
No consistency in loaded saves
No save files
Sound design
All of these make it a garbage game
@@Dronk.D.Scales this was before I found out about all the bad things the game had
@@Dronk.D.Scales Let people have their opinions, jerk
@@Dronk.D.ScalesCuphead also throws random stuff on screen tf
And don't even try to make a point
Definitely needs more signals and visual flair of phase changes and defeat animations for the bosses
It being a Cuphead clone is gonna draw in a lot of harsh criticism, but there's a couple of things I liked. The first and final battles had the artstyle change mid-battle, for starters. An unexpected, but welcome surprise. And as the Cerberus battle was beginning, you can see the protagonists laughing at it. I know there's a scared animation in Cuphead final bosses, but honestly, it'd be fun to have the protagonists react to every boss.
On the other hand, I see why Cuphead doesn't have a block button. Or lets you dash a bunch.
I will say, the Beethoven boss fight is really well done and creative
yea but its only 30 seconds long wow how fun
It's alright. The game really could use more sound effects and much more attacks. Part of Cuphead's endless charm was the sound effects and the sheer bullet hell you face on your journey. This feels tame in comparison.
Agreed
This makes me think, to avoid the Cuphead clone allocations, they could make the style switching into a gimmick for the boss fights. Though Id imagine it being hard to program, especially with such a small team.
To not be accused of being a cuphead clone, don't basucally be a cuphead clone. That's it.
This game is basically a fancy mod of Cuphead done in another engine.
Pretty good game considering it was made by only two people!
Big improvements I would suggest are:
-More sound effects in a lot of places (bosses and enemies making sounds to signal that's they're about to attack since it seemed like attacks largely only having visual tells lead to JabaPlay not noticing and getting hit a lot; bosses having "immersive" sound effects like foot steps or occasionally doing things like laughing or grunting; a sound playing when a super is ready; etc.) (Watching a game with like no sound effects is always a very strange experience even though it's only happened twice to me. It's always like "wait, something's wrong about this game...oh there's no goddamn sound effects!");
-Having a numerical indicator for health rather than a color/mood indicator, since it's more useful in a fast-paced game with a cluttered screen like this one;
-Making things faster, but also spreading things out more if that makes sense? To explain, I mean making most attacks go faster, but having less attacks on screen at once and/or changing the patterns of some to make things flow together better (sound effects would help this work as well); like make the fight shorter and give them less health but make things happen faster. Like bosses tend to just stand around a lot and I think they need to be doing more, so perhaps greater attack variety specifically from the bosses would also help (could also be used to Cuphead bosses going crazy though)
(There's other, more specific improvements I could give for specific bosses but I think people get my point)
For positives, as many have said before, I enjoy the art/animation and the boss ideas, with the Cow, Princess, Composer, and Cerberus being my favorites, and I think Rocky has a neat idea. They're all quite fun to look at, as are the background and level icons. The music itself is also enjoyable, though a bit basic (and may have to be louder if more sound effects are added), and covers a surprising number of genres.
I wish the developers luck on their game making endeavors, because this is a good start/example! :D
Howdy Nessie, crazy to see you here. 😆
I do agree with all that you said however. Sound department was a bit lacking and same with a few visuals. But I think it's a very kool game for the most part with lots of good inspiration from Cuphead. Not so much as a rip-off as people make it sound to be, it's still fresh in it's own ways. Might even get the game myself, looks fun. :D
@@TaterTod Hello!!! didn't expect to see you here either!
The game is lacking in several departments but I hope the developers can sort through bad faith criticism and continue to make games
@@nessie-from-earthbound1601 Yeah for sure. For a small studio / team they honestly put some great creativity and ideas throughout the game but it could still use a chunk of work. Gotta start somewhere. 😌
This game NEEDS death animations
Hay juegos creados por una sola persona que le dan mil vueltas a este juego
I totally called It that The Book Of Spell would easily be the Final Boss since day 1!
I do not mind at all that it looks similar to Cuphead. People love Cuphead and want more like it, so here it is, and it still has its own look.
Especially for most of times.
Mom I want Cuphead!
We already have Cuphead at home!
Cuphead at home:
This game is so good!... visually
Gameplay wise... it works... but that's all it does
I hope the best for the artists behind this game because it sure has talent
you do realize this game is a cuphead bootleg right?
@@kiwigamer900 bootleg or not the art is still good
And I see nothing wrong with having inspirations on Cuphead the gameplay is just really lame
That's why I hope the best for the artists because they made some good looking art
yeah, even if the game WISHES to be cuphead, i still enjoy the art
the sound design is just...wow.
It’s so bad right
For a game that is considered a "Cuphead rip-off", it's surprisingly decent. This looks like something that came straight out of a modern Disney Channel show.
Fr, this game gives me Molly McGee and Owl House vibes.
No 😐
I think that’s what they were going for. Cup Head is like a Looney Tunes cartoon. This is more like Disney
@@Pridetoons yes 😐
@@KOOPAS1234 For me, it looks similar to the 2013 Mickey Mouse cartoon (and guess what, the show ended last month).
I just noticed the bosses changes there art style during the fight and even the playable characters also got there Styles changes too.
It’s just to cut corners sadly.
It sucks that the conducter fight is so short. I wish it was just longer
Just love the fact that the magic book itself is the final boss. I think my only complaint with the game is that the animation still needs some polish but that’s about it
subscribed for the boss-labels. I really like the design. They make my brain happy.
the artstyle may be good, but im very dissapointed how it turned out.
The game that was promised to be inspired or similar to Cuphead doesn't bring the same nicely gameplay.
The sound effects are either lacky to give any sort of impact, or they are as generic as the "punch" afx used for hits
The cutscenes are cool, i guess, but hearing the quiet film playout as the bosses theme plays on the backgroud makes it sound janky and not satisfying at all to hear
Lastly, the HUD. . .i dont even know whats happening there. Its not simplified as other bullet hell games do
True, artstyle is on good side, animation well on weak side and music i will say besides the music playing its no Orchestra, and well sounds are like nonexistent
To be honest they should fix the animation and add sound
@@basharbawab1980 well the fame was released this way, meaning *this state* of the game was enough for a full release.
Ok this isnt entirely "bad", just needs more sound ngl
Truly, its pretty silent besides the music. It has no sound, animation well its not bad and it would be unfair as it worked on smaller budget than cuphead did, still good
The game seems decent, the only thing bothering me is the lack of attacks besides the different phases that add more attacks or change attacks, animations could do some work too in some occasions. The lack of sounds is also a bother, its just the music and I think the jumps too? The game could do much besides improvements but is quite unique, just lacks certain things
is it just me or despite the conductor fight being short the theme is FIRE
I love for like half of the attacks of the first and second boss, you can stand still and do absolutely nothing but shoot. Great game, guys.
Edit: oh, of COURSE the coolest looking bosses with the most promotional material got the shortest fights in the world. UGH
It’s not horrible! It definitely has major charm, it’s creative, the art is nice to look at
it really feels like a "we have cuphead at home" game isnt?
She was in awe of Cuphead so she took a swing at it with borderline no budget and like two other people
I love how this game looks significantly worse than it did in the trailers
@@kaos5633Ikr that’s why I was kinda dissapointed how the game actually was
Yeah, but at least it's honest with the fact.
I feel the game was rushed out or something like that
20:18 LOVE the design on this kid wizard.
Same. The player looks terrible tho.
Ok, I got to admit that, while the game looks similar to Cuphead, the style for the bosses are pretty entertaining.
I can tell that this game can be a succesful Bethoven-like symphony because of its music.
Yes. Absolutely CupHead here. Great Boss fight Jaba ❤❤❤
Feels nostalgic, like a flash game.
This game’s mechanics, art style and gameplay give off major Cuphead vibes. In fact I think this is a newer version of Cuphead with bosses from other dimensions and more cutscenes.
If it released like 2 years after cuphead ok it would be quite Stinky but almost 6 years... you cant say its not relevant
@@KL53986especially with the astounding dlc coming out just last year
@@KL53986 If it released 2 years after Cuphead it would have gotten even more flak for trying to ride the coattails of a game more successful than them in such a short amount of time.
I bet it does cause it's a rip off of Cuphead just done worse.
It's just a cuphead clone
Oh wow, I wasn't expecting this game to come out so soon!
I have to say this game is pretty good, sure it’s like Cuphead with its art style, and gameplay wise but the story is different from the game with the brothers defeating the bosses for the soul contracts and the wizards trying to get their book back
Well, it would be absolutely ridiculous and embarrassing if they also copied the story and characters from cuphead. This story also isn't very interesting or creative.
the conductor has so much potential, and it all went away
This video is my first time discovering that this game has released. Interesting! It makes sense why people were comparing it to Cuphead. Although I think Cuphead is more preferable, Enchanted Portals looks fun too.
It's made by two people on a tight budget and it turned out pretty good. I just wish that they get themselves a team and remake the game. That would certainly make it much better.
This is definitely a game with things and stuff
So things I noticed in each boss:
-Meowitch: For most of the fight you can just stand in one location and just keep firing with minimal dodging save for the second phase
-The Cow: Not enough is happening in the first phase to justify the cow pushing buttons so much. The dance section was completely unnecessary, and the best part was the flying part which is what they probably should have led with.
-Haarmit: You get no penalties for dodging into him so you can just spend most of the first phase hugging him. The cork screw in phase two is pure nonsense coming too quickly. I do like the image of a ghost being on fire underwater though.
-The Princess: You literally just barge in and start beating up this lady who’s minding her own business. I will say though I wasn’t expecting her to turn into a frog. The third phase though needs more bullets as there are only two sources during it.
-Bull: Why is there a Bison in the middle of the desert?!
-Rocky: This one feels really out of place. Instead of a fountain of youth it’s a fountain of time for some reason. But you have a fawn and cupid in the top corners for most of it and at the end he turns into an egg despite not getting younger before. It should have been as an old man, then a normal man, then a teenager, and then finally a baby. Really bizzare choice.
-Conductor: Why is he here? No seriously why is he here?? It’s so short and easy it feels wasted.
-Cerberus: probably one of the more original bosses. This one feels like it had the most potential but sadly it’s over just as it starts getting good.
-The Book: Another case of stand in one place and just spam save for the final phase.
Overall thoughts: You can see what they were trying to go for but too many of the encounters feel like they have critical design flaws that bog the whole thing down. The multiple shots gimmick is barely used at all too. They should have made the shot types power ups like in most rail shooters so that they feel actually different from one another and so you can’t just change them on the fly. Normally the shots are; Spread Shot, Straight Shot, Homing Shot, and Slow Power Shot. You can see this in Cupheads power ups. Also, and this wasn’t in the video but I need to mention it anyway, but the run and gun stages are unneeded and lazy with too many enemies just spawning in at random. In run and gun games the enemies are purposely placed in specific areas for a reason so as not to overwhelm the player and make it unfair. This game has potential but it feels very cheap and repetitive alot of the time.
Still impressive all that was done with Enchanted Portals since it was made by two people (One did the programming, the other did the art) it just doesn’t have that polish Cuphead does. It’s much more linear and straight forward beginning to end.
I do like the Fountain of Time concept in Rocky’s boss fight as well.
I wish this game could have been properly funded and made, I feel like there was some good things here
Honestly, this isn't nearly as bad as I'd thought it would be.
Sure, the animations are a bit stilted at points, but there's at least some unique twists, like changing up the battle format mid-fight, changing art-styles... there's clearly some effort put into making it distinct, as much as it makes its Cuphead inspiration apparent.
Sound design could do with some work, though. I mean the octopus has a horn attack that hits you with the sound, but it doesn't actually MAKE any sound...
Good job suffering through this to give us this video XD
I think they should have implemented the different style changes whenever they jumped through a portal. They only utilized it for the first and last boss from the looks of it. Would love to see it go through 80's, 90's and early 2000's style animation for every boss fight.Would be awesome to see styles like South Park cutouts, american anime style (like in the last boss), Family Guy or the old Genndy Tartakovski/CN animation style.
I wont lie. This game feels highly inspired but so unispired at the same time. The fact the game was made at all is impressive.
I hope they make a sequel to this.
The fact the first and final bosses switch art styles in their final forms makes wonder if this was intended to be a thing for every boss but had to be scrapped for whatever reason.
This game is actually quite nice,it honestly gives me more of a nice introduction to cuphead with its bullet hell playstyle,like something to let a newcomer try to get used to what the playstyle of cuphead is like before they get into the absolute madness that cuphead brings.Would like more sound effects and more intense music,especially for the diffirent boss phases.All in all,this game gets a B- from me.pretty good👍🏾
I wish Cerberus and Conductor fights lasted longer because they look so cool.
For a first-time game that clearly is inspired by Cuphead, this game actually has its charm.
One big pro that makes this better than Cuphead: the art changes
One big con that it needs: more time and more budget to make the arts flow right
I love how the second phase pf the cow boss is just disco, and seeing the character locked into a pose is hilarious XD
The boss sequences are so random, I mean in cuphead you can tell the bosses gradually become more desperate/wounded as the fight goes on, the bosses in this game just nonchalantly shoot at you while minding their own business and phase switching to something different.
Bro what do you mean? Cuphead has the same thing with things like a bee turning into a jet or Cala Maria turning into fucking Medusa
@@Relatablememes2 Cala Maria turning into Medusa make sense because 1) mermaid & medusa are both mythical creatures 2) it means she loses her cool and becomes a monster to fight you. 3) She loses her body, flees but keeps on attacking because she is desperate, that's progression. Look at the sea stage, you fought a hermit crab pirate ship thing, then you fight a giant octopus, and then the ghost of the hermit crab thing without any transition animation, that's random. Yes some boss transformation in Cuphead are random as well like the queen bee & Hilda Berg, but at least the fights are intense and coherent. Look at the rooster fight, he just stood at the background minding his own business while other obstacles attacks you, then turn into a gladiator & a caveman for no reason. I know it's a two person project, but if you are trying to attract the Cuphead crowd, at least understand what makes it good.
there is some cool boss designs here. although i'm a sucker for that 1930s animation artistic style. the cow is particularly cool
Honestly not that bad for a fan game, but man you really understand the importance of sound effects when they’re missing 😂
"Mom I want a cuphead"
"We have cuphead at home"
The cuphead at home:
People have got to stop harping on this game for being inspired by cup head, it is clearly doing its own thing
"Mom, can we have cuphead?"
"No we have cuphead at home"
Cuphead at home:
Something that would have helped this game would have been if each boss had a different animation style... In the case of the princess it would have been more Disney, in the case of the witch more Tim Burton, and so on. It would have given more personality to the game.
Visually the game looks amazing
The Animation in this game is so half-assed! The presentation is Cardboard in nature. This game is just a Cuphead Cash-In like Fearmonium.
I think the artstyle changes are pretty cool, maybe that could’ve been the selling point of the whole game. But wow it’s kinda lame that some of these phases can just be beaten by jumping in place.
the art style switching looks good but sometimes the animation and graphics look bad like the bubbles from the first boss they just look like a stock asset and the bosses just look like a repeating animation that hardly ever changes what it does
and the sound effects lack any punch
the conductor deserved more to his fight . it was over and done in less than a full minute
alright sue me Im not gonna pretend likes its a masterpiece.
the bosses feel bland some even just using 1 attack on repeat like meowitch and the chicken, and a lot of the animations could use work. a big thing is the lack of sound effects which make the game feel really empty. also this could just be a personal issue but the art style changes while a creative idea make the game just feel inconsistent but maybe that's just me.
13:23 my favorite 1800s weapon. The minigun.
I'm still mad we spent the whole game chasing this book ONLY for the book to be evil ...
The book is a little devious
Its about time this game came out.
It's only me or it lacks sound feedback?
Like the only that I hear is the music, the jumps and the shoots from the player, this is so bad.
Like the Bull boss, WHERE IS THE SOUND OF THE GUNSHOTS?
Pretty sure the only boss with a sound effect is the conductor (which btw why is him and the dogs 30 seconda each...)
Also a feedback of when you kill a boss or end a phase other than that slideshow is really needed.
@@goldsnake90So true
also the bosses look like they should make a sounds like the caveman rooster yells quietly
I'd recommend the creators of the game to re-release it in future with improvements
I like how when someone tries to make a game similar to Cuphead with original characters, everyone cries "BOOO RIPOFF!", but then when Nickelodeon copies Smash Bros with NASB everyone is ok with it because all the characters are from their childhood.
People are blinded with nostalgia, this isn't new.
I guess it only matters whenever the game is good or bad
Honestly, I love it Although it's a parody, they have little in common other than the gameplay. I love that I can get even more unusual characters, because in the original game I already know everyone
click here 14:23 to see rocky boss fight again and because that first phase is nice and good in cool way
Honest review JabaPlay. How was this experience for you?
The game has a interesting story and amazing bosses but what somewhat disappointing is that the game seems a little bit unfinished and the game has clunky mechanics but at the same time it was made by 2 people ( if I’m right) so you can’t expect perfection, still for two people and somewhat small budget this game is amazing
Honestly, they shouldn't have done such a monumental task, but it has promise, they should've worked on it much more with the such small budget they had
@@theant4184 I agree
Wow….ok let’s run them down, I ain’t naming the bosses since….I don’t want to
1st boss: kinda Mortimer freeze
2nd boss: the devil + dr khals robot
3rd boss: captain brineybeard + Cala maria
4th boss: Cagney carnation
5th boss: I guess ester Winchester?
6th boss: I really don’t know…..I guess sally stageplay if you think about it
Mini boss 1: king dice
Mini boss 2: the tipsy troop
Final boss: literally every boss you faced so far with a mix up, or you can say chef saltbaker
It needs a little polish. The animation is definitely there. Just a little more work, if there is one thing this needs more sound effects.
I agree.
I’m not sure why people are hating on this ‘ this game looks sick
As somebody who followed this game progress by watching trailers/tweets sinch the announcment, i think that, this game is too easy, the animations are weel made, but look bad (not for the art style) and the boss could've be more fantasiuos (for example during the crab fight, the last phase is literally the first with sommue pufferfishes). This game is not worth €20 and 4 years of wait, for me.
It looks cool, but if you actually play it, oh man.
The ending tells me that there's gonna be DLC for this game in the future. Where the final boss is the Book of Magic with its dad? Grandfather? Predecessor?
19:45 OH GOD THE TREE'S BACK FOR REVENGE!!!
at the end
evil wizard: noooooooo
book of magic: oooooo
boy and girl wizard: yeah high five
I love the sound effects
It looks good, but I wish they’d gone full-on with the style changes. Maybe each boss could’ve been in a different style and the game would be a celebration of all animation instead of just the 20s-30s.
No sound effect and a little lack of animation but it is what it is
This game is not even worth pirating
Child: hey mom, can we get cuphead?
Mom: no honey, we have cuphead at home
Cuphead at home: