I swear to god that's nearly the same level style as the one used for the final boss in JSRF.
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Splatoon singleplayer campaign announced
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I swear to god that's nearly the same level style as the one used for the final boss in JSRF.
DomsPlaying
Member
The first thing I thought when I saw the announcement of Splatoon was that it needed a first person campaign that included platforming etc. This is a genius idea! So many possibilities with the ink mechanic, great opportunity for Nintendo.
Daria Morgendorffer
Member
I love the music used in this trailer so much
TheBlowfish
Neo Member
Loved everything I saw and heard. I was expecting a single player mode, but nothing to this extent. I still see it being pretty short but still looks tons of fun and super creative.
Have to mention the really weird references they pulled into the trailer. I noticed at E3 the levels had Blooper ceramic mosaics placed on walls, a direct reference to both Mario and the graffiti artist Invader. The propaganda stills bring in a bunch more, including Adam and Eve, War of the Worlds, Octoroks from Zelda and this:
Quite strange but really cool.
Have to mention the really weird references they pulled into the trailer. I noticed at E3 the levels had Blooper ceramic mosaics placed on walls, a direct reference to both Mario and the graffiti artist Invader. The propaganda stills bring in a bunch more, including Adam and Eve, War of the Worlds, Octoroks from Zelda and this:
Quite strange but really cool.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
That plaque comparison hints at the Inklings having reached our level of civilization, and the possibility that either they've been space-traveling or the octopi are aliens.
lol, never gets old
RobFox64tm
Member
For as often as I hear this with each new game release, I'd think the system would be worth it to these people by now.
TheBlowfish
Neo Member
That proposition gets way more risky once you realize that it implies that males retain a squid form when they reach adulthood while female keep their more humanoid look. Nintendo's so weird.I see adult Inkling.
As if we needed any other reason to have Rule 34.
That's what I gleaned from the trailer and from this little snippet (if its at all relevant to the story). It'd be sort of like de Blob's story.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Males are the drones, females get to enjoy a mature phase. It's gender dimorphism, really.
The gamepad adds an important feature to the MP game: " A map on the GamePad shows your progress and the whereabouts of your team-mates, while when playing as a squid you're able to leap to their side simply by pressing their icon on the touchscreen."
I wonder what role the gamepad screen will hold in single player.
also gyro + right stick aiming
Schnozberry
Member
If it wasn't the gamepad, there would be some other arbitrary barrier to purchasing one. Ethernet, optical audio, etc.
Then how do we explain Old Man Inkling in the trailer?
Geminosity
Member
That's actually a really old female inkling. The Menopause is a cruel mistress ;D
That reads like he wish he was on it.
James Scott
Banned
So everything that's not Mario will bomb? Come on now, I think it'll do really well if critically received well. I like that it looks different. Although there's certainly some parallels you can make between Mario Sunshine and Splatoon, but the characters and world don't look very "Mario" and I really like what I'm seeing. Making it Mario will either limit what they can do gameplay wise.
Not if you buy it.
Zeyphersan
Banned
That song is killer. Like so good
Shikamaru Ninja
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No way. Online multiplayer and probably Amiibo support alone will blow it away.
This makes a lot of sense given some of the more out there tracks in Twilight Princess. The music in the trailer feels like someone was asked to take something like Zant's battle theme but make it playful, so of course it makes sense its the same composer
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Oooohh never thought about that! Hopefully that is the case. Splatoon could be their next million-seller property and judging by the response, it will most certainly be.
I pray Nintendo has a decent marketing campaign to support the title - I honestly believe this will be their May 2015 title.
Edit: Maybe not since Nintendo stated Second-Half of FY16?
TW101 was too convoluted for most people. Everyone had the opportunity of playing the demo before release which most likely turned off many people from buying the game.
Nintendo Directs always refer to calendar years, so Q2 of 2016 = April, May, June.
It didn't help that W101 demo was awful (not the game, of course, but the demo...tried once, deleted immediatly, that surely made possible buyers go "ugh").
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Thanks! Always think about their Fiscal Year lol
So I think we can say late May release ala Mario Kart 8!
So excited
JB-the-Hunter
Member
I honestly don't see how this could be a Mario game. Unless they made it Mario Paintball and removed the squid features. Or the squid feature was just one piece of equipment among many others.
But the entire game is built around the squid features. You can't just say, "It should have been Mario", and actually think the game as a whole would remain intact. It would turn into something different, and Splatoon as we know it wouldn't exist.
I'm sure whatever that alternate reality Mario game is would be good, but what we got looks just as good as anything EAD could have done, so let's just let it be what it is.
But the entire game is built around the squid features. You can't just say, "It should have been Mario", and actually think the game as a whole would remain intact. It would turn into something different, and Splatoon as we know it wouldn't exist.
I'm sure whatever that alternate reality Mario game is would be good, but what we got looks just as good as anything EAD could have done, so let's just let it be what it is.
Wait weren't there boy inklings in the E3 trailer? Are they tomboys?
We have enough Mario games.
A new IP is always welcome, especially such a stylish one like Splatoon.
I've heard people say this before. It wasn't awful. In fact, it was actually better than when you play that level in the actual game because in the demo, you can block and dodge, while int he actual game you first need to buy those items.
W101's difficulty and learning curve was extremely overstated. And this is coming from someone who usually sucks at character action games.
A new IP is always welcome, especially such a stylish one like Splatoon.
I've heard people say this before. It wasn't awful. In fact, it was actually better than when you play that level in the actual game because in the demo, you can block and dodge, while int he actual game you first need to buy those items.
W101's difficulty and learning curve was extremely overstated. And this is coming from someone who usually sucks at character action games.
There are boys and girls, he was just joking.
I made an album of some propaganda art that's in the trailer. I'll add a bit more in a bit! Sorry if they're not super high quality though.
http://imgur.com/a/Qlroj#0
EDIT: redone and uploaded more all in 720p
http://imgur.com/a/Qlroj#0
EDIT: redone and uploaded more all in 720p
They're cute emo octopus daleks, how can you not like them?Bulbasaur said:
Yeah I should have gone with a more obvious joke response myself. I'm gonna go hide in paint now.
Heh.... no thanks. The game is leagues more interesting as is
nice, so I would think Nintendo would have Splatoon out before E3 this coming year much like Mario Kart 8
maybe they'll even have a tournament at E3 to build some more hype
BasilZero
Member
I agree as well but this trailer and announcement of single player has piqued my interest.
Hopefully we'll get a SMS HD announcement sometime down the line though ;D
Naw.
Generic characters? Wut
Wat. Do you know what the word forced means? And have you ever played a Mario game? Cause none of them look or play anything like Splatoon. The only Mario game this resembles at all is Sunshine and that's only cause of the paint.
UncleSporky
Member
ThaneKrios
Banned
Seriously wtf, will people ever get tired of those FUCKING Mario characters? Because I'm tired as hell...
Huh?
The ink lends itself to the design of the characters. They also turn into squids.
Do you want Mario to have a squid suit?
What?