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Cuphead devs explain why the bosses don’t have health bars
Cuphead is full of boss battles, and every single one of them is a test of endurance. Making the fights that much tougher is the fact that you won’t see any health bars for the bosses. According to the dev team behind Cuphead, this was a very deliberate decision.
In an interview with EDGE magazine, Co-director Chad Moldenhauer shared multiple reasons why boss battles keep you in the dark on the boss’ health.