Either they’re frustrated and/or bored with the extreme difficulty, or they reach a moment where they say “if the game is this hard right now, there’s no way I’ll be able to deal with everything yet to come.” Cuphead is visually jaw-dropping. Cuphead quitters all hit a series of walls, and when that happens, and one of two things happens. I think that constitutes a good faith effort and a want to experience the game in its entirety. But actually, the telling stat above is that over half of owners finished the first world. I get that we live in an era of digital hoarding, so not every owner is going to put in the time. Studio MDHR have given no such hints they would ever consider such a move. Also, Dead Cells has patched-out many of its gates that it originally had. One game clearly wears its difficulty, and the other lets players discover it on its own. The trailer looks downright kid-friendly, if anything. Just looking at screenshots or even the trailers, you wouldn’t know.
That it was designed to be incredibly hard is never brought up. “ Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles.” That’s it, then it goes into the graphics, sound, and features of the game. Difficulty is NOT MENTIONED on its store pages. It lists itself as a roguelike, which is a genre that wears its toughness like a badge of honor. But, Dead Cells straight-up advertises its difficulty. I’ve been accused of hypocrisy more than once. Yes, my #1 ranked indie game of all-time, Dead Cells, has these types of percentages as well. 13.8% of all Cuphead owners on Steam have completed the game on normal.Just under 20% have beaten every boss in Inkwell Isle III under the same terms.Just under 30% have beaten every Inkwell Isle II boss, which again, unlocks even if you use simple mode.This achievement unlocks even if you only win the fights on simple mode. Only 54% of Steam Cuphead players have beaten every boss on Inkwell Isle I.How did they fare? Well, as of this writing. Steam, with PC gamers: the most hardcore of hardcore players. I played this session of Cuphead on Switch, which doesn’t track global achievements, but a quick gander over at Steam’s Cuphead achievement percentages tells a somber tale. The overwhelming majority of Cuphead players never made it as far as this review goes. One last time, and when the DLC hits, I won’t complain about it at all.
Before I get to my reviews of King Dice and the Devil, I want to talk one final time about the difficulty of Cuphead.
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