Cuphead Does Boss Fights Better Than Elden Ring

You can keep a boss fight challenging without overcomplicating it.

[Christopher]

This is like saying simulation racing games are better than arcade racing games which are in turn better than kart racing games. They all serve their own purpose and their own audience needs. There is no right or wrong here.

I get the author may prefer Cuphead boss fights over Elden Ring, I just want to say what I did to remind others that there isn't one "right answer" to game design.

[got_dam]

Absolutely. Completely different genres. Very little to actually compare. Click bait.

[Terry_B]

Dualshockers...they are in a league of their own with thegamer and gamingbolt ..at least since they were bought and almost nobody from the old DS team is still on board.

[lodossrage]

Yeah Dualshockers has become garbage. I didn't think anyone cold be as bad as gamingbolt. Until now that is

[Gianoni33]

Really non sense comparison....

[Welshy]

We should start referring to cheap mentions/comparisons of Elden Ring for clicks as "maidenless journalism".

[CrimsonWing69]

You’re comparing side scrolling Boss Battles of a Contra nature to a 3D game’s boss battles? What’s next, Mario bosses are better than Final Fantasy bosses?

[jznrpg]

Apples to Sumo Oranges comparison .

[jukins]

I know the elden ring stans wont accept it but it really does imo. Each phase is so unique and different where as elden ring bosses are essentially just hit run wait for big telling attacks roll hit repeat.

[Crows90]

In Cuphead you have to for the same stuff in each form. You have to recognize patterns too. So not sure it's vastly different in nature.

[sagapo]

Agreed.

[Welshy]

@Crow They "You have to recognize patterns too. So not sure it's vastly different in nature".

Pattern recognition isn't a feature that you can identify with and use to make something comparable, it's not even exclusive to games. Boxer learn opponents patters, drivers learn other drivers patterns in races etc. Are boxers who know fighters patterns comparable to Elden Ring bosses?

It's a basic human trait that's more prevalent in some things than others, it's way too open and nebulous to use as a like for like comparison with something.

[jukins]

Lol downboted by elden ring stans. Most probably havent even played either game let alone complete them.

[northpaws]

I guess the trend was to praise the game, and then now the trend is to hate it.

[DrDoomer]

I guess lambasting Elden Ring is how hack journos get clicks these days.

[Levii_92]

What's so complicated about Elden Ring bosses ? Like seriously what ?

[lonewolf10]

It took me less attempts on all ER bosses than the 25 or so tries the author mentions in the article that are "OK" in cuphead.

"The seemingly endless flurries and self-healing of Malenia, Sure, the average player will get there eventually, but does it really feel like an achievement if it took you 50 tries to do it?"

Right gear there along with some dodging/blocking and she can hardly self heal, granted took it about 15 attempts to win.

[gold_drake]

oh my god, really?
are we really comparing the two now?

[Crows90]

Really?
In Cuphead you need to be constantly moving and dodging while still attacking.
In elden ring you should be constantly moving and dodging while attacking during openings.

Not sure either is necessarily more or less complicated. I'd say you have a lot more room for mistakes in elden ring vs Cuphead.

[SimpleSlave]

Oh, yeah? Well, Elden Ring does Maidenless better than Cuphead. I submit this article as Evidence A.
Checkmate atheists!!!

Plus you can actually finish the tutorial in Elder Ring...

...On DeEz NuTs! HA! GOT'EEEMM!!!!

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

I’ve been stuck on the same bosses for Cuphead since two weeks after it’s release. I hit walls in Demon Souls too, but at least I overcome them by the end of the week.

Cuphead is a cool game, but it is honestly too hard IMO. The following difficult games are still easier than Cuphead:

Last of Us 2 on Grounded
Doom Eternal on Ultra Violence
Halo Trilogy on Legendary
Horizon 2 on Ultra Hard
Sifu
Ghost of Tsushima on Lethal
Vanquish on Very Hard
Demons Souls
Rainbow Six Siege (ranked)
PUBG online
Chaos Theory on Expert
MGSV non-lethal with all crutches turned off (no enemy marking, no tranq guns, and no reflex mode).