Netflix dropped a new Cuphead trailer folks, and it’s gonna be a doozey! So gather ’round, step right up and hold onto your jolly-wollies, cuz we’re gonna breakdown on this trailer like an 80s b-boy! Click here if ya wanna mosey on over to the trailer for yourself, but don’t forget to pop back for some real swell commentary!

For starters, the show’s visual style really is dripping with that 1930s classic-Disney meets Rob Fleischer swag! Clear and readable, but the designs and subtle grainy flickers at times are faithful to the game’s aesthetic… Which is awesome, but hey, Cuphead the character’s design was based off an old-timey anime bloke, so imagining Cuphead and Mug Man as JoJo’s-esque stand users with heavily-shaded eyes in serious moments and “5-minute”-long beam struggles would be hi-larious as a bit.

Speaking of anime, power/magic systems are a common staple of the medium, yes indeedy Mr McCreedy! That bit at the beginning where our Titular Headed Cup flicked his paint brush only for the paint to projecterooney itself in a way just like the player’s weapon powers in the Cuphead game was sure neat!

The Cuphead Show will be coming to Netflix in the month of love, chocolate, Deadpool AND Dying Light 2! Which is to say, it will release on February 18th.

Seemingly taking more of an ensemble farcical comedy route than the level-by-level shooty-finger-bang action of the game looks like a great fit for the story, since that way you can flesh out the world a little more, get more mileage from the cast of characters, and all that good HashtagWritingAdviceTwitter tom-foolery. And I like a good high-class bout as much as the next guy, but let’s not mince words, will be nice to see a little more variety in shows going forward, which this show seems to be doing!

Speaking of utilizing your cast of characters, Ms Chalice has shown up multiple times in the trailer. Between this and the fact she’ll be getting a whole DLC pack in large part centered around her for the Cuphead game (psst, more on my breakdown for that DLC here), I’m looking forward to seeing what the writers do with her.

Overall, in case it wasn’t clear enough, I’m extremely optimistic for this show! May even write up a review blog or YouTube review video if I’m feeling adventurous and The Powers That Be (AKA My Schedule) can allow for it.

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That’s right folks, between the Minecraft storymodes (psst, we got some cool Minecrafterooneys here), that one Carmen Sandiego special, Bandersnatch and the League of Legends adaptation Arcane (more on that here), Netflix states plans to make games accessible for the App Store and IOS. For a little catch-up, we have some backstory on Netflix’s own recent gaming service for Android users.

There may be some push-back, as tech reporter for Bloomberg Mark Gurman has pointed out the App Store’s primary policy being against letting third-party companies make their own gaming hubs in the store. And don’t even get me started on the Fortnite-Chinese store debacle or the play store legalese that became the impetus for a 1984-style ad on the topic by Epic Games.

Xbox Cloud Gaming, Nvidia GeForce Now, and Google Stadia have also tried (and currently failed) to appeal to Apple, but as of yet, the only way way these services have gotten to work is via Cloud-based gaming services, like how Facebook (possibly soon to be Meta) has a bunch of accessible mini-games of varying quality you can play with friends on Messenger. I like Words with Friends and the basketball hoopy-shooty-woosh-dunkery one.

Gurman has gone on to state that despite Netflix’s games being playable via the in-app login, it can’t be downloaded from the app itself. You’ll have to get it from the app store first, then log into Netflix. For Android games, Netflix’s gaming system functions this way for the Google Play Store.

“Apple will need to change its rules or grant Netflix an exemption” […] “That leaves the ultimate success of Netflix’s service in the hands of Apple, a longtime partner but also a growing rival.” – Mark Gurman

The Funtime Netflix Recommendation Hole: Because I’ve heard many a sad tale from friends of mine complaining they ran out of stuff to watch on Netflix, so here’s some recommendations for anyone using Netflix UK, or anyone who’s international and uses Nord VPN or the like.

1. White Tiger (Netflix Original): A shrewd young man from a poor family uses his wit and intellect to rise to incredible wealth. A darkly funny and emotionally raw exploration of class struggles and inequalities. Think Wolf of Wallstreet but double the wolf (or tiger rather) and half the Wallstreet.
2. Inside Job (Netflix Original): What if every single majorly insane conspiracy theory (besides the Flat-Earther’s) was real and kept under wraps by a corrupt government? Boom! Quirky adult sitcom fun times written and produced by Gravity Falls creators Shion Takeuchi and Alex Hirsch! I especially liked the episode parodying James Bond that also acted as a critique of toxic masculinity and incel culture. For a breakdown on the Incel crowd, have a butcher’s at the video by Contrapoints on the topic.
3. Om Shanti Om: My very first Bollywood experience and a welcomed one! You know how a lot of JoJo fans (myself occasionally included) point to all the weird wacky plot points without context in a non-sequitur jokey way which leads to a “you gotta see it to believe it” method of encouragement? Om Shanti is basically THAT for Bollywood, so I won’t go too in-depth on the plot, but I will say it is a hilarious and beautiful watch alone or with friends. Overcome the one-inch-high barrier that is subtitles and you’re in for a world of fun.

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