It’s super cute to collect contracts and have these kids on a tiny redemption mission to right their wrongs and save their souls. This is one of those children’s books you read when you were a child, adjusted to throw in the devil and some craps games but with the overarching moral of be careful when dealing with the devil and doing things you aren’t supposed to. It’s enough to introduce you to the adorable Cuphead, Mugman, and the world, with enough familiarity in its story to be simple, easily understood and relatable in a fairy-tale manner. You get a new power from Elder Kettle, the ability to shoot blasts from your fingers, and you’re on your way to collect the soul contracts and win your souls back.Īs it stands, the story was a perfect fit for the art style and game design. To win their souls back, they must go around and collect the soul contracts of those whose souls are indebted to the devil. In pure video game fashion, the two lose as Cuphead rolls snake eyes and their souls are forfeit. If the two can win one more roll they take all the money they’ve earned, if they lose, the devil takes their souls. Of course, it’s the devil’s casino, and as he watches the two kids win he raises the stakes. The two kids go out to have fun and make their way into a Casino. Cuphead and Mugman (The two characters you control) live on Inkwell island, where they enjoy life with their parental figure Elder Kettle.
