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[ZeroX03]

 

[Hitlersaurus Christ]

Why are they called Off The Hook in the USA while they're Tentacool elsewhere?

Because Tentacool is the name of a Pokémon in English

 

[KingSnake]

Watch her be a enemy.

The final boss.

Spoiler

Or maybe some octolings will turn good this time.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Why are they called Off The Hook in the USA while they're Tentacool elsewhere?

It'll be too tentacruel to give them that lame name.

 

[thumb]

That Pearl thing is one of the most atrocious looking character designs I have ever seen.

You have lived a charmed video-game life if that is true. I recommend searching NeoGAF for "worst character designs" and see whether you hold on to that opinion.

 

[random25]

Based Trinen.

 

[13ruce]

I think they are DJ Octavio's spies.
That's probably the SP's plot twist.

 

[Mit-]

What the hell is this? I didn't watch the Direct.

What is a Splatfest? From what I can tell in this thread, it's just an arbitrary vote on which waifu is better for five hours.

 

[Okami Haundo]

Splatoon 2 was on sale for like 46 bucks on amazon, right? Does the prime discount then apply to that to get 20% off of 46 to get the game for around 37?
Edit, NVM it doesn't stack.

Nope. Only Best Buy GCU will take your 20% discount off of sale prices. Amazon will give you 20% off of MSRP up to launch and for 2 weeks after.

 

[trixx]

off the hook is a way better name for the group. Tentacool lame.

 

[Godzilla's Left Toe]

Also only good kind of cake is Ice cream cake #teamicecream #cookiepuss

 

[marrec]

What the hell is this? I didn't watch the Direct.

What is a Splatfest? From what I can tell in this thread, it's just an arbitrary vote on which waifu is better for five hours.

Arbitrary my ass #ripcallie

 

[Mr. Smiley]

It's a sign. Cosmics align on best fish.

 

[Ex-Psych]

Like holy crap.

I don't think I've seen a "waifu war" where a character has been OUTCLASSED this critically and horribly.

Like Nintendo sent this Pearl design to its doom.

 

[Dark Cloud]

Damn. Bill can't get enough of Marina.

 

[Crayolan]

Why are they called Off The Hook in the USA while they're Tentacool elsewhere?

Tentacool is a pokemon

 

[Jayveer]

I feel like the OP doesn't actually do a good job of explaining what a splatfest actually is.

 

[The Elite]

The game is rigged!

 

[Antiwhippy]

Also no one made the calamari.com joke yet?

 

[Duxxy3]

I love ice cream cake.

Don't care how old I get. I love it.

Definitely going to try out the demo. Other people in my gaming circle played and liked Splatoon, but I never played it. This will be my first chance.

 

[HawthorneKitty]

Put in op please
https://youtu.be/b6kmP9zNflE

 

[SparksterMeta0]

Is it weird to imagine Marina with a British accent?

 

[The Last Wizard]

The one game that makes me want a switch

 

[Yukinari]

Art incoming

https://twitter.com/okokako/status/882970813833424896

 

[LinkSlayer64]

Even if people like Pearl, I feel like none of them are going to speak up at this point. I feel bad for them that they'll feel ostracized.

 

[RecRoulette]

What the hell is this? I didn't watch the Direct.

What is a Splatfest? From what I can tell in this thread, it's just an arbitrary vote on which waifu is better for five hours.

Splatfest lets you pick a side in an argument (Cake vs Ice Cream, Cats vs Dogs, Callie vs Marie) and then you play Turf War paired up with people who picked the same side as you. These are events that are region locked, and last for 24 hours. You can rank up based on how many points you get (more points for winning) Cake Defender, Cake Champion, Cake King etc.

In the first game, you got currency for upgrading your gear (which they've removed from this game). So I'm not sure how they do that.

The whole hub changes for the Splatfests, the stages change (from day to night with glowing ink), and it looked awesome. It always felt like an event.

 

[LordKano]

The leap

 

[TheOGB]

Pearl looks like the only annoying character in this universe, which is amazing

Marina tho

 

[Badosh]

Oh god yes.

 

[phanphare]

The leap

man I hope blackbelly comes back

it and walleye are the goats

 

[NoKisum]

Is it weird to imagine Marina with a British accent?

Not really. She looks like someone that'd be a regular at underground DJ shows in the UK.

 

[Blues1990]

she's the arrogant "noblewoman" archetype (Devilot, Karin) it seems

And she's the mellow fun personified archetype.

Can they get along & live in the suburbs?

 

[random25]

The leap

I don't remember the first game looking dark like that, but the upgraded looks are very much clear.

Splatoon 1.5 they said?

There's even a clock at the upper right, making it look like a Japanese TV show.

 

[Jim_Cacher]

The leap

Yes, Splatoon 2 looks amazing compared to 1.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Is it weird to imagine Marina with a British accent?

Makes me think of Downtown Julie Brown as well.

 

[Ivan 3414]

she's an octo

She's an Octoling.

Ah

I thought all the Octolings were the sworn enemies of Inklings? Interesting that they've given an Octoling a neutral role, it looks like

 

[Synth]

Even if people like Pearl, I feel like none of them are going to speak up at this point. I feel bad for them that they'll feel ostracized.

lol, I don't.. my empathy has limits that end waaaaay before that character design.

 

[BitStyle]

Exactly. Marina too good

 

[OrbitalBeard]

man I hope blackbelly comes back

it and walleye are the goats

Yeah, I love that stage.

If this game doesn't have Saltspray Rig, my life is over.

 

[Kain-Nosgoth]

Put in op please
https://youtu.be/b6kmP9zNflE

how do you find unrepertoried video like that?

 

[Neoxon]

This is the truth.

 

[RecRoulette]

"Don't get cooked...stay Off the Hook" is pretty damn good.

 

[BiggNife]

A friend of mine described Pearl as "someone who has probably been caught stealing zebra curtains from KMart" and I can't stop thinking about how accurate that is

 

[JimJamJones]

Missed the Direct because of work, just catching up now.

What's up with Pearl's face? Is she a small child?

 

[Dark Cloud]

The leap

Wow they did a nice job with this Splatoon port.

 

[phanphare]

Yeah, I love that stage.

If this game doesn't have Saltspray Rig, my life is over.

saltspray gives me nostalgia because it's from the first testfire

but that map is kind of garbage

 

[Neiteio]

Pearl is a pretty great design. Reminds me of Lady Gaga.

But yeah, Marina is my favorite.

#TeamMarieMarina

 

[Neoxon]

The leap

My god, this game looks so much better than the first game.

 

[thumb]

Pearl looks to me like she's supposed to be very young, hence the awkward teeth and short stature.

 

[Diprosalic]

Why are they called Off The Hook in the USA while they're Tentacool elsewhere?

Tentacool is a pokemon in the english versions.