Cuphead shows artist Yoshitaka Amano creating the illustration for the physical version

Studio MDHR has shown a video about the creation of the art that accompanies the physical edition -specifically it is the cover of the soundtrack- of Cuphead in japan, which went on sale on April 20. The illustration is none other than the artist Yoshitaka Amano, known for his designs for much of the role-playing saga. final fantasy.

The image was familiar, but this time indie developer presents Amano’s process, sketches and inspiration to reinvent the characters -Cuphead, Mugman and Ms. Chalice- with the characteristic style for which he is known. Studio MDHR itself commented on the image that it is “a tribute to fantasy role-playing games”, hence it is more reminiscent of the Square Enix saga than of the style cartoon in which it is inspired Cuphead.

title2>Last year it received an expansion

Cuphead It debuted in 2017 and since then it has reached different platforms and has even been adapted into an animated series. After a long time of waiting, the expansion The Delicious Last Course it was put up for sale in 2022 and exceeded 2 million copies sold.

“Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course It is the finishing touch to one of the best games of the last generation. An expansion that offers us more of that wonderful experience that made us enjoy so much five years ago without losing a single bit of its quality and fun, which is not exactly saying little. The new weapons and Miss Chalice bring freshness to the playable, the new bosses are the best of the entire adventure and audiovisually continues to be a one-of-a-kind prodigy“, we conclude in our opinion.