Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course offers players a whole new set of boss battles to tackle across a brand new Inkwell Isle. Maintaining every bit of difficulty behind its charming cartoony facade, just managing to defeat the various bosses is an achievement in its own right. However, for hardcore Cuphead players who are really looking for a brutal challenge, attaining an S Rank should more than satisfy them.
In order for players to even start Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, they must complete the base game's Mausoleum 1. After successfully parrying away the numerous pink ghosts, the Legendary Chalice (Ms. Chalice) will be freed, thus revealing a new NPC outside which can take players to the new Inkwell Isle.
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In order for Cuphead players to achieve an S rank, they must first complete the entire game on Normal difficulty to unlock the Expert difficulty setting.
After this has been done, bosses can be revisited with the third difficulty setting of Expert, which cranks up each boss's health, attack frequency, and attack quantity. If that wasn't hard enough to overcome by itself, players can only attain an S Rank in Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course by maintaining 3 HP, using six Super Attacks, performing three non-mandatory parries, and finishing all in under two minutes.
While an immensely tall order for just about anyone, it is important to note that the six Super Attacks are equivalent to using six of the cards in the Super Meter, meaning that by using one of the Super Arts, players can get five out of the required six in a single move.
The newly playable Ms. Chalice also features a more dynamic move set, making it potentially easier on players who may be struggling.
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