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Making the most of Ms. ChaliceThere are significantly harder challenges to topple in Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course (https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-cuphead-the-delicious-last-course/) than the Pawns, but for such a seemingly simple fight, I sure struggled with these leaping maniacs. Just... parry their heads 'til they fall off. How hard could it be? Well, it's a frantic scene, doubly so in co-op when you're trying to stay on the same page amid the chaos.
As it turns out, there's a faster (and potentially easier) way to beat the Pawns in Cuphead, and it would've been nice to know before I took on the all-in-one-go King's Gauntlet (https://cuphead.fandom.com/wiki/The_King%27s_Gauntlet).
The strat: Playing as Ms. Chalice, it's possible to double-jump, bounce off a falling pawn's head with her forward-dashing parry, then gain enough height to reach the top of the screen and continue the parry combo until it's checkmate, better luck next time.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Cuphead/comments/w1lt6r/beat_the_rooks_without_touching_the_ground/
Here's a demonstration from Reddit user ERROR1010101010 (https://www.reddit.com/r/Cuphead/comments/w1lt6r/beat_the_rooks_without_touching_the_ground/) (ignore the mislabel; they were "tired"), as well as a similar 10-second clear from Sarojam (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpZl7e0UX0M) on YouTube. Again, you'll want to be Ms. Chalice ? she's got an aerial advantage over Cuphead and Mugman.
I tested out the method, and sure enough, it's pretty slick. It took a handful of attempts to pull off ? I struggled to keep track of Ms. Chalice up top ? but it can work, and when it does, it's a super-fast clear. With practice and good positioning, it's repeatable.
It's been fun to talk about (https://www.destructoid.com/cuphead-reward-ms-chalice-alternate-color-gold-skin-filter-beat-every-boss/) facing Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, yet I feel like the King's Leap bosses haven't been discussed as much. Did y'all steamroll them? The chaotic Pawns and the just-get-on-with-it-already Knight were the hardest of the pack for me.
By the way, did you rebind the controls? I could never finish Cuphead with the (pretty baffling) default dash/dodge input. I need that to be R1 or else.
The post There’s a better way to beat the Pawns in Cuphead, and I wish I would’ve known (https://www.destructoid.com/cuphead-the-delicious-last-course-how-to-quickly-easily-beat-the-pawns/) appeared first on Destructoid (https://www.destructoid.com).
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Making the most of Ms. ChaliceThere are significantly harder challenges to topple in Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course (https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-cuphead-the-delicious-last-course/) than the Pawns, but for such a seemingly simple fight, I sure struggled with these leaping maniacs. Just... parry their heads 'til they fall off. How hard could it be? Well, it's a frantic scene, doubly so in co-op when you're trying to stay on the same page amid the chaos.
As it turns out, there's a faster (and potentially easier) way to beat the Pawns in Cuphead, and it would've been nice to know before I took on the all-in-one-go King's Gauntlet (https://cuphead.fandom.com/wiki/The_King%27s_Gauntlet).
The strat: Playing as Ms. Chalice, it's possible to double-jump, bounce off a falling pawn's head with her forward-dashing parry, then gain enough height to reach the top of the screen and continue the parry combo until it's checkmate, better luck next time.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Cuphead/comments/w1lt6r/beat_the_rooks_without_touching_the_ground/
Here's a demonstration from Reddit user ERROR1010101010 (https://www.reddit.com/r/Cuphead/comments/w1lt6r/beat_the_rooks_without_touching_the_ground/) (ignore the mislabel; they were "tired"), as well as a similar 10-second clear from Sarojam (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpZl7e0UX0M) on YouTube. Again, you'll want to be Ms. Chalice ? she's got an aerial advantage over Cuphead and Mugman.
I tested out the method, and sure enough, it's pretty slick. It took a handful of attempts to pull off ? I struggled to keep track of Ms. Chalice up top ? but it can work, and when it does, it's a super-fast clear. With practice and good positioning, it's repeatable.
It's been fun to talk about (https://www.destructoid.com/cuphead-reward-ms-chalice-alternate-color-gold-skin-filter-beat-every-boss/) facing Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, yet I feel like the King's Leap bosses haven't been discussed as much. Did y'all steamroll them? The chaotic Pawns and the just-get-on-with-it-already Knight were the hardest of the pack for me.
By the way, did you rebind the controls? I could never finish Cuphead with the (pretty baffling) default dash/dodge input. I need that to be R1 or else.
The post There’s a better way to beat the Pawns in Cuphead, and I wish I would’ve known (https://www.destructoid.com/cuphead-the-delicious-last-course-how-to-quickly-easily-beat-the-pawns/) appeared first on Destructoid (https://www.destructoid.com).
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