Steven Yeun rounds out the cast as former child star, Ricky “Jupe” Park, known for starring in a western film named “Kid Sheriff,” and the tragically short lived 90s sitcom “Gordy’s Home,” which featured a live chimpanzee as the eponymous Gordy. Both play foils to each other - Emerald is outgoing and ambitious in her pursuits for fame while OJ is more reserved and quiet as he just wants to preserve his father’s legacy. After their father’s, Otis Haywood Sr., portrayed by Keith David, mysterious passing, both work at their family business training horses for the screen. (OJ), played by Daniel Kaluuya, and Emerald, portrayed by Keke Palmer. Peele’s tale begins by focusing on the brother-sister duo of Otis Jr. This film, as is with Peele’s earlier work “Get Out” and “Us,” is rife with symbolism, deeper meanings and horror beyond imagination yet still hitting at home for all of us. He has returned to the silver screen with his heavily anticipated creature feature “Nope” and had audiences captivated. You know a film is not playing around when it starts with a bible verse, and comedian turned horror director Jordan Peele does not play around. You’ll need patience and a steady hand, but you’ll absolutely be able to win out in the end.“And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a spectacle.” -Nahum 3:6 It’s far from easy, but don’t let that spook you out of playing this wonderful work of art. “Cuphead” is a love letter to not just the decades-old cartoons it apes, but also gaming’s classic boss battles that have fallen to the wayside, as well. Unfortunately, I found that there were a handful of upgrades that felt all but useless, which made me regret purchasing them with the few coins I had. The solution? Equip my weapon that fires forward then boomerangs back to enemies behind me. During one fight, a boss was situated behind me as the screen moved forward, preventing me from using my base gun to attack him. You’ll need to purchase and use a number of these abilities and weapons if you’re going to finish “Cuphead,” as each boss will require a different combination of attacks. These levels also allow you to collect coin, which you can use in the game’s shops to purchase upgraded weapons, additional health points - though that’ll lower your damage output - and abilities like turning invincible for a split second during a dash. Run-and-gun side-scrolling levels are great pallet cleansers, but too few and far between. You’re not going to have to trudge through 15 minutes of additional gameplay before you reach the boss again started like you do in games like “Dark Souls.” The fact that boss battles last about two minutes, though, means that when you do die, and again, you will, you never feel completely defeated. ![]() A piece of advice: If you lose one of your three - yes, just three - health points during the first phase of a boss battle, you might as well restart the fight instead of pointlessly marching toward defeat. That’s because each boss has multiple, uniquely elaborate stages that attack you in different ways. You’ll still need to use precise timing, but if you’re patient, and follow the right strategy, you’ll be able to tackle any enemy.ĭon’t get cocky when you figure out a boss’s first phase quickly, though. But then you’ll catch a pattern, or think of a certain weapon to use, and it will all click. Oh, sure, you’ll fail boss fights a dozen or so times without having a clue as to what you’re doing. But what makes “Cuphead” so impressive is that these frenetic battles that fill the screen with enemies and projectiles are actually a bit like moving puzzles. ![]() Boss battles are difficult, especially during the finale, requiring you to be patient and find the right patterns to follow.Īnd to be fair, if you rush into the game’s various boss fights headfirst without a strategy, that’s exactly what you can expect.
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