After winning players' hearts with its stylized 1930s aesthetic and punchy run-and-gun shooting, Cuphead is finally getting a promised expansion. Having first appeared in 2014 and then launching in 2017, fans of Cuphead are familiar with the game's extensive development, so a new adventure to embark on roughly five years later is no surprise.
Titled Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, this expansion is bringing a host of new content that many see as an entire chapter on top of the base game. With just over a week to go before The Delicious Last Courseis released, fans have a good idea of everything new being added, including new bosses to conquer, stages to traverse, and even a playable character.
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course Has Gone Gold, Reveals Price
Cuphead's original story had the player rounding up the Devil's contracts from all manner of bosses across the Inkwell Isles in order to pay off their gambling debt. It's a simple plot that's both charming and motivational as it introduces the player to the titular Cuphead and his brother Mugman. Overall, it does an excellent job of throwing the player right into the heart of the action, but as with many DLC stories, The Delicious Last Course will have to diverge.
In this expansion, the duo will team up with Ms. Chalice on her quest to become «as real as real can be,» meeting with a new friend Chef Saltbaker and gathering ingredients for Wondertart. Once again it's a simple incentive, but Cuphead did its best work through gameplay, not weighing itself down with story, which is what fans have really been clamoring for.
Though it has gone through several names during its development, at one point even «DLC Island,» the new setting players will get to explore is a hidden
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