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First Splatoon review?
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Eh. Best looking game on Wii U is fairly subjective since it's more artstyle than how much they can pull off technically. I can buy that someone would think it's the best looking game on Wii U, though I personally think Smash looks better.
I'm fully expecting a ~75 metacritic. A 6-7 hour campaign + a 2 player versus mode + 2 online modes across 5 maps isn't generally thought to be $60 worth of content, but the core mechanics are fun enough that I doubt it'll be knocked too far down.
iirc there's been multiple reports of people with review copies playing Splatoon online in the spoiler thread.
Oh really? That is surprising to say at least.
goldenpp72
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SubiyaCryolite
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Sounds like he actually played the game and it seems like decent review.
papercan55
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This was my biggest complaint with the game, the multiplayer levels look amazing but some of the single player levels are very empty.
It being about 6-7 hours is what someone on /v/ leaked a week or two ago, complete with screenshots of their playthrough and info.
Definitely an afterthought
Pretty much all Wii U titles... In Europe. I guess sales over here are even more abysmal. That's why Splatoon launches at 39.99 here.
As I understand it they mean the background of the arenas. Those obviously lack details because you can't access them (obviously) and nobody is standing still to look at them. I might be wrong though.
Sakura
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Just seems really weird to me to lie about playing a game and make a fake serious review about it.
papercan55
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Please don't think that way, the single player was actually really good in my opinion and not an afterthought, i just wish more of the levels had larger structures like the multiplayer arenas.
After a while flying between smaller cube like structures, whilst it looks great like mario galaxy did, does gets a bit old because so many of the structures in the levels are tiny islands.
Infinite_Daremo
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You missed have missed the witcher 3 downgrade thread. People have pixel PHDs. GAF analyses everything.
People do weird things, but it does seem a little farfetched especially since the has other reviews on his youtube.
I'm assuming you are sticking to the embargo or did you just get an early copy?
4-5 hours it seems like
Interceptor
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I'm a psychic.
I knew the score just looking at the poster. ^^
I knew the score just looking at the poster. ^^
HawthorneKitty
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7 PDT I think
SpacePirate Ridley
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Hobby Consolas, biggest (sadly) Spain game magazine, also did the review some days ago and gave it a 90/100.
Dont know more details about the review.
Dont know more details about the review.
bobawesome
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Wow...bombarded with dislikes already.
this doesn't seem to be the official review thread but will probably turn into it i guess
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Jpop
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Is it that hard to wait for the embargo to end?
Smiles and Cries
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I feel bad for giving that a click
papercan55
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No embargo, just got a very early copy.
Finished single player but servers have only just gone up here so i couldn't play much multiplayer other than the test ones nintendo put up.
It has huge potential for a new franchise but like pikmin1 is a little lacking in content, thankfully it seems nintendo is adding stuff post launch so i think it could turn into something really special.
It is very sad to see the amiibo stuff not available to everyone for free though, that really should be free in order to lengthen the single player.
Yeah, he seemed pretty fair for me. Obviously not as professional as other sources but not that bad. He does have some real dumb shit on his twitter though.
It's interesting you bring up Pikmin because thats the same idea I've been getting too.
Some months ago?
Thanks. We need more of these fresh shooters in the vein of PvZ and Splatoon.
Why would it have struck you as a budget title from the moment it was unveiled? That doesn't make any sense unless you equate price to art style or genre.
toythatkills
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Why not? He's the only "review" online, he's got his own thread on GAF and wherever else, he's gonna be rolling in Youtube hits.
Nobody's ever heard of him and nobody knows who the fuck he is so what has he got to lose?
Garden Warfare is such a fun game, loooooooooove it.
It was initially revealed as a "garage title" IE smaller downloadable titles correct?
The weird thing is that Splatoon is a budget title in Australia. It's coming out at the same price as Rainbow Curse.
EDIT: Nevermind it's just one of the major retailers selling it that cheap, apparently it's not actually a thing.
I didn't have a chance to try the test-fire. But I heard that it can be hard to get a good team composition because you can't change weapons mid-match and you can't see what your allies are using until everything's locked in. Is that true? If so I hope they fix it.
EDIT: Nevermind it's just one of the major retailers selling it that cheap, apparently it's not actually a thing.
I didn't have a chance to try the test-fire. But I heard that it can be hard to get a good team composition because you can't change weapons mid-match and you can't see what your allies are using until everything's locked in. Is that true? If so I hope they fix it.
Yup, i can confirm that.
garage refers to the dev process, not to its market cap
that said, I don't know whether splatoon was initially positioned as a $60 game or not; clearly it is now, given the marketing, but who knows
It's true and that's not something that can be "fixed" as it's a core gameplay design.
Your best bet would be an improved sequel.
Ah okay, didn't know that. I just figured it was a "garage title" like the PSN titles Sony produces, or XBLA titles Microsoft produces. But the fan impressions at e3 were so large they ramped it up. Kind of like how they ramped up the 3DS price based on the E3 reveal.
The Guarniad have had a short review up for a few of days:
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/22/splatoon-wii-u-review
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/22/splatoon-wii-u-review
Actually, I wonder if there's some internal balancing going on, because thinking about it, I think it might have split the roller users evenly per team. It may well have been the case with the other weapon classes, too, but rollers are a lot more noticeable.
Trying to think if there were any battles I had which had a roller-count gap higher than 1.
I don't really mind the mid-match switching, which would be harder to fix. But surely adding in some indication of what people are selecting. I dunno I haven't seen the way the menus are set-up so maybe you're right.
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