Again, this console-exclusive isnt scheduled for the PS4 or Wii-U, but PC gamers will definitely be joining the cartoon throwback party. Beyond its eerily accurate visual homage, Cuphead is non-linear like Shadow of the Colossus, while its 1-on-1, run-and-gun shooting spurts from the vein of arcade classics like Contra and Metal Slug. The Super Mario-esque hub-world doesnt run on grid-like tracks, so you have free reign to roam the top-down scroll and enter whatever 2D stages youve unlocked. The single-use power-ups are also Super Mario 3 inspired, granting health bonuses and deflecting attacks. Its difficult to convince yourself what youre actually seeing when you watch Cupheads trailer. This game has the truly uncanny aesthetic of a 1930s cartoon in motion. Rightfully so, considering the art-style takes direct inspiration from traditional animation icons like Max Fleischer and Disneys Silly Symphony cartoons. According to Studio MDHRs Co-founder, Chad Moldenhauer, that era specific look is the signature of an ultra old-school technique of animating at a true 24-frames-per-second, before cartoonists started holding every other frame and only needed to draw 12fps. Whatever theyre doing, its working.
Real Science Magazine called James' addiction to video games "sexually attractive." He also worked really hard and got really lucky in college and earned some awards for acting, improv and stand-up, but nobody cares about that out here in LA. So... He's starting over fresh, performing when He can. His profile picture features James as Serbian, vampire comic Dorde Mehailo with His anonymous Brother and Uncle at the Nerdmelt Showroom in West Hollywood. In James' spare time, he engages in acting, writing, athletics, hydration, hours of great pondering and generally wishing you'd like him.
