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Quick Look: Cuphead

They say you shouldn't make a deal with the devil, but there's no way Cuphead looks this good without some sort of "agreement".

Sit back and enjoy as the Giant Bomb team takes an unedited look at the latest video games.

Sep. 29 2017

Cast: Brad, Ben

Posted by: Jason

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@drachmalius: Same situation, Ruiner and this game are going to end up casualties as much as I want to play them. Irony is I'm playing through Super Metroid for the umpteenth time on the SNES Classic...

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This might be one of the best games of all time.

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@ripelivejam: haha same here dude, I just played through Super Metroid again on Friday. There's always time for that game :)

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Man, this game looks good. Almost as good as Mickey's Wild Adventure for the PS1!

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@chummy8 said:

This looks like a game I might end up buying only for the graphics and not the actual gameplay. Which, IMO, is kind of a bad thing.

I mean, shit, if this was some kind of exploration based rpg or character action game, I'd probably preorder. But 2d sidescroller/boss rush? No thanks. But this game took forever to make and I can only imagine how long a bigger game like this would take.

I always love what brings people to games, and how varied our approaches and interests can be. I feel if it was exploration based RPG, that would be the reason I wouldn't buy it, and the fact that it is a boss rush in the Contra-style is a major plus for me. I adore the way it plays, and the type of game it is; the only knock against it is that I think it would have been an even better package if the run and gun sidescolling wasn't included and they kept it as a boss rush like they intended. So I would disagree that it's a bad thing or a good thing, it's just a thing, as the thing driving you away is the thing keeping me here.

Best time to be playing video games.

I agree, this is the best time to be playing video games. There's a game style for everyone.

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So frustrating to watch them play the run and gun level, you simply just don't shoot the balloons and they won't explode. Makes it so much easier.

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Someone has already made it through all bosses without getting hit...bonkers.

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Actually, the golden age cartoons WEREN'T censored cuz they were for kids, it was tied into the Hayes Code, which was for all film.

The "kids" thing came later once TV popped up and old pre-movie cartoons were packaged for or produced fresh for kids-time programming (hence "the animation ghetto").

And knowing is half the battle! ;)

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The best part of this game is the way it LOOKS... everything else, except MAYBE the music, is wrote and generic. The gameplay itself is lackluster and boring.

Too bad, because the art design is stellar.

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Having cleared the tutorial Brad had final demonstrated to the nation and indeed the world that he was "pro" at video games.

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What's the cartoon @benpack was referring to in the beginning?

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@agemyth said:

Volume seems pretty low on this video. I double checked some other videos and they nearly hurt my ears at the same volume I need for this one. Still, thanks for the video things.

Oh good. I thought I was going crazy. This video is super quiet.

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This game has this stuck in my head now.

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They announced it in 2013.

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@chummy8 said:
@peacebrother said:
@chummy8 said:

This looks like a game I might end up buying only for the graphics and not the actual gameplay. Which, IMO, is kind of a bad thing.

I mean, shit, if this was some kind of exploration based rpg or character action game, I'd probably preorder. But 2d sidescroller/boss rush? No thanks. But this game took forever to make and I can only imagine how long a bigger game like this would take.

I always love what brings people to games, and how varied our approaches and interests can be. I feel if it was exploration based RPG, that would be the reason I wouldn't buy it, and the fact that it is a boss rush in the Contra-style is a major plus for me. I adore the way it plays, and the type of game it is; the only knock against it is that I think it would have been an even better package if the run and gun sidescolling wasn't included and they kept it as a boss rush like they intended. So I would disagree that it's a bad thing or a good thing, it's just a thing, as the thing driving you away is the thing keeping me here.

Best time to be playing video games.

I agree, this is the best time to be playing video games. There's a game style for everyone.

I think they always intended to have the run and gun stuff though. Either way they took the extra time to polish it all up and it's so worth it.

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What is the boss in the thumbnail from? I don't recognize him in the game.

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@jeremyko said:

What is the boss in the thumbnail from? I don't recognize him in the game.

The gauntlet leading up to the King Dice fight. It's possible to not fight him.

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Is this the first time a Quick Look's thumbnail image isn't from the actual video?

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Usually I wait awhile for game sales, but had to buy this one at release even though I have a large backlog. Not a huge fan of the crazy hard platformers, but the style here is amazing.