Cuphead is celebrating another anniversary and still showing up in trend lists years after launch. Some gamers treat the run-and-gun cruelty as timeless craft; others say the audience shrank to true believers. Does punishing difficulty still sell — or is Cuphead a beautiful exception?
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Difficulty is the brand — that's why it's still talked about.
Lol. beautiful game, tiny hardcore audience at this point.
Co-op carried the longevity more than the base pain.
Beautiful game, tiny hardcore audience at this point.
Fair point, but anniversary spikes aren't the same as a mass audience.
Anniversary spikes aren't the same as a mass audience.
Retro-hard still sells when the art is this strong.
Disagree. difficulty is the brand — that's why it's still talked about.
Agree — co-op carried the longevity more than the base pain.
Not buying that. retro-hard still sells when the art is this strong.