![]() Each of the run-‘n-gun levels, to borrow Cuphead’s parlance, are quite a bit longer than the comparative levels from Studio MDHR’s opus. The most disappointing aspect of Enchanted Portals is just how samey the levels felt. Also, while the aura system isn’t in and of itself a bad idea, the fact that enemies would often crowd around and overlap one another would cause the weird side effect of being invulnerable because the enemy behind them is a pixel closer to me than they are. The fire and water spells felt interchangeable unless I was trying to counteract an aura, so I would have felt more of a reason to switch between spell types more often if, say, the water spell fired a lobbed grenade, or was weaker but had homing properties, or something like that. Some foes are guarded by a red, green, or blue aura and can only take damage from one kind of spell.Įnchanted Portal’s gameplay isn’t terrible but it could have stood to be a bit more fleshed out. One unique feature is the ability to swap between three different spell types with the D-pad, switching between a three-directional wind projectile, as well as fire and water spell projectiles which fire in a straight line. You can fire spell projectiles at enemies in a bullet hell fashion, and can get out of the way and avoid obstacles with a double jump and dash ability, as well as a shield to defend against unavoidable attacks. The basic gameplay will feel extremely familiar to Cuphead fans, with a handful of differences. The game is then separated into a variety of colourful themed worlds as the children chase the book for their path back home, while encountering several crazy bosses and challenges. ![]() Intrigued, they cast a spell from the book which sucks their cat, themselves, and the book itself into a mystical portal. Despite a handful of novel ideas and some genuinely fun boss and enemy designs, Enchanted Portals unfortunately doesn’t reach the same spellbinding heights as the game that it strongly resembles.Įnchanted Portals starts off with young magical children Bobby and Penny stumbling across a mysterious spellbook. ![]() With its fluid early 20th century-inspired rubber hose animation, colourful characters, and murderous level of difficulty, Enchanted Portals wears its inspiration on its sleeve. Developed and published by Xixo Games Studio, Enchanted Portals is a 2D platformer/shoot ’em up with more than a passing resemblance to Studio MDHR’s acclaimed title Cuphead. ![]()
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