Nevertheless, many liked it and tried to focus on completion.Īlthough I think Enchanted Portals looks more like Cuphead than it does (at least some originalities are worth mentioning), it's worth noting that the game looks pretty good anyway. They expected some people to dislike the game, but not so much hate, and that had an impact on them. The creators said Cuphead was a great inspiration for them, and they wanted to do something similar, but respect the original work. Xixo consists of two people, a programmer-director and an artist-composer, who asked Polygon about the negative reactions. The "Forward Love / Hate" slider tilted spectacularly to the negative side, about three times as unpleasant as desired.
The gameplay here seems to be about shooting and dodging bosses, but it caused more aversion because it used exactly the same cartoon style, animation, and music as Cuphead. According to the story, two sorcerer's apprentices inadvertently open a portal, which then sucks them in and forces them to defeat all the main characters in turn. There seems to be nothing wrong with the game yet, but then the gameplay starts … which reminds me so much of Studio MDHR's game that at first glance it harmonizes smoothly with the add-on or sequel. Well, Xixo Games Studio helped cross the line when they released a trailer for their upcoming game called Enchanted Portals days ago, and the audience told them spectacularly that they wanted to emulate Cuphead so prominently. An interesting question about the video game industry is what is considered awesome imitation and what is simply brainstorming, since it is a highly iterative medium saturated with sequels.