![]() But it has to be said, if it’s the only thing you are going to offer, you have to go all out. We get that platformers aren’t usually a vehicle for gripping stories, aside from more Recent titles like Ratchet and Clank: A Rift Apart for example. The story is that you have been sucked into an enchanted world and you will need to fight your way through the beasts and baddies of this land to get back. The only unique thing about this game is the storyline but sadly, the story is bare bones. Enchanted Portals fails to understand this nuance and while the game plays fine and is fun, it feel dirty in some strange way. It’s similar but not to the point of copying. Just look at Fenyx Immortals and Breath of the Wild. However, there is a correct way to include mechanics from other IP’s and this isn’t it. ![]() For that reason, the combat and platforming feel clean and crisp. Then as for gameplay, Enchanted Portals has just copied Cuphead’s homework again. Plus, the magical focus of the storyline gives this visual showcase a little bit of a unique feel, but not much as far as Cuphead is concerned. It offers the same 50’s style, lower FPS animation along with vibrant cartoonish assets which bring the settings and the stages to life. However, if we are looking through an objective lens, we have to say that this game looks the part. Like magic from another dimension, Enchanted Portals has appeared with an adorable trailer and a familiar play style. Compare the mark on the door with the Ogham Alphabet to find out which Fairy made your Enchanted Portal. It’s hard to give this game as much praise as it deserves as it has taken so much inspiration from Cuphead that it reads as a pure copycat operation. 2 years ago a trailer came out for Enchanted Portals, a Cuphead 'inspired' game. Enchanted is a 2007 American musical fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Kevin Lima and written by Bill Kelly.The film stars Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Timothy Spall, Idina Menzel, Rachel Covey, and Susan Sarandon.It focuses on an archetypal Disney princess-to-be exiled from her animated world into the live-action world of New York City. Look on the bottom of your Enchanted Portal, Fairy Door for the mark of the Fairy that made your door. Here’s the trailer for our upcoming kickstarter campaign! #gamedev #indiegame, so let’s talk about the visuals first of all. There’s getting inspired then there’s merely copying someone else’s work to see what it can do for you.Īnyway, the trailer is featured below. Still, this mixed reception makes us wonder if Enchanted Portals will ever see the light of day. There’s no word from Studio MDHR about the project yet, as the team has been busy celebrating the anniversary of Cuphead with discounts and special art releases. Fans on social media have made a note of this and are sounding off about it. But it just seems to be “hey we can do that too” instead of trying for something a little more original. The Cuphead gamed had greatly inspired the Xixo Games’ team. Secondly, the animation and music style is also a bit on the nose. These bosses come in creative designs, but the gameplay formula follows the same route as Studio MDHR’s release. The characters not only jump and shoot in a very. Players enter a series of boss battles against some bizarre creatures, like a cow in command of a spaceship and a three-headed Cerberus in a casual neighborhood. More even than the gameplay, the bosses themselves seem to be very close. However, there are two things Cuphead fans may notice right off the bat.įirst, the gameplay is about the same as Cuphead. ![]() It does have some interesting story regarding two wizards who warp themselves to an alternate world. The trailer is in the tweet featured below. They hoped it would stir up inspiration for its upcoming Kickstarter campaign. A 1930’s themed shoot-em-up with imaginative bosses and some of the best jazz music you’ll ever hear? Who wouldn’t love that? And now, it’s inspired a studio to try its hand at the formula – though the responses thus far make it obvious where they got their inspiration from.Ī team by the name of Xixo Games Studio made up of two avid developers, released a new trailer for Enchanted Portals. ![]() Were both avid fans of Cuphead and wanted to. Studio MDHR’s Cuphead is such an inspiring piece of work. Enchanted Portals is a cooperative 2D platformer made by Xixo Games Studio, a Spanish studio of two people. ![]()
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