Though let me make it clear that this comparison is between a pretty mainstream indie hit in Cuphead and a sequel to a cult indie hit that will likely develop a niche audience when it releases. I’m going to go in depth to compare the similarities I’ve noticed with Freedom Planet 2 and Cuphead’s too soon reveals as well as how both developers have updated their games before their release. Now since we’re in 2018, I’m still waiting for a full release of the sequel to one of my favorite indie games. Its called Freedom Planet 2, a sequel to the Kickstarter funded Freedom Planet that maintains the original’s sense of speed, 2D platforming and focus on combat that was revealed in 2015. There is another indie game that was revealed way back in 2015, but I’m dreading it has a similar Cuphead problem of being revealed way too soon. Yes this game finally came out last year, but it made for a very painful wait for those who were incredibly eager about it. It grabbed everyone by surprise for basically looking like a playable 1930’s cartoon.

One game that was often ridiculed for possibly never coming out was Cuphead, which was revealed in an indie sizzle reel at Microsoft’s 2014 E3 conference. It forces an interested customer to wait for years for the final product or giving them doubts about the game coming out at all.

It’s a problem because these games tend to be announced way ahead of they’re development schedule and are in a work in progress. Kingdom Hearts 3 is an example where it got announced 5 years ago, but it is expected to release this year (we’ll see). Normally this is when the publisher and/or the developer makes an announcement for an upcoming game, whether it’s a new IP or a new entry in a series, and the game comes out 3-5 years after its initial reveal. A recurring problem with video games is that certain games tend to be revealed or announced way too early.

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