One thing that stood out immediately is the old-timey cartoon aspect of the visual design. Cuphead looks very similar to an old Mickey Mouse cartoon. Other critics have added Popeye and Betty Boop to the list of inspirable sources.
Some have said that Cuphead was inspired in part by the Mickey Mouse game, World of Illusion, which came out for the Sega Genesis in 1992. While it certainly is evident that Cuphead resembles Mickey Mouse, the games are very much different art styles. Cuphead is way more old-school, and World of Illusion does have decent graphics given the console, but World of Illusion is cast more in the actual Disney universe, whereas Cuphead has the freedoms and fresh animations of an indie title. Both games feature platform elements and co-op gameplay, but a clear line of inspiration is thin at best. Cuphead is a revolutionary addition to the platforming genre.
Rare, the developer behind pirate adventure Sea of Thieves, has introduced a dedicated dog park to its studio grounds for employees' good boys and girls.
Nice thing they did, but not actually gaming related, not sure why this article was approved. Also strange informing us what game Rare worked on, as if we don't know their legacy.
I went to look at new apartments and saw only dog parks, no kid parks. We're so screwed.
A new PlayStation Malaysia tour video shows what looks to be concept art for Bluepoint's next game.
Another shooter? Yawn. Thought the prevous concept looked more fantasy.
Looks like my dream of them remaking Metal Gear Solid is over, still cant wait to see what they are cooking up.
The new unit comprises over 500 developers representing the entire World of Warcraft development team.
I used to be anti-union, it kills productivity, investment and turns product mediocre. Their games suck anyways though so what was lost? Might as well get their people paid until they are dissolved.
Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion on 3DS could also be another source of inspiration
Definitely has that look
The whole marketing/appeal of this game is that it took inspiration from these cartoons.
Pointless article is pointless
It's inspired by that era of cartoon art. Nothing wrong with paying homage to that. Would be cool to see more art styles in videogames from past eras of cartoons. I would love more 2D hand drawn games. I miss games like SF that had it in fighting games. Because some 3D is terrible choices for side scrolling. Except if it looks like Trine. Trine is a beautiful looking game. But even Trine would look awesome with hand drawn art like Cup Head and some parallax scrolling.
Did Cuphead capture an era in cartoon and animation as well as make a well crafted and tight platformer?