Splatoon Global Testfire Demo Schedule and Info Thread (https://youtu.be/l4UFQWKjy_I)
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Damn, I find the whole thing really balanced. I always had the feeling I had a shot at winning with every single weapon combination. Loved how it becomes a different game which any of them. Also, every single second counts and there is always a chance for comeback.
I loved it, didn't expect to enjoy it this much.
I loved it, didn't expect to enjoy it this much.
Bro, this ain't
This is
This needs to be the OP subtitle
DeuceGamer
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Game was a ton of fun. More fun than I expected for whatever reason. Hope more people get a chance to try it and it does well enough on Wii U.
Yea, roller is definitely the strongest and easiest to play starting out. I wonder if that will hold true as players improve.
Yea, roller is definitely the strongest and easiest to play starting out. I wonder if that will hold true as players improve.
Yea that's definitely the one I thing I noticed especially with seeing Japanese named players in player list and no noticeable effect to lag.
LordOcidax
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The most impressive thing, is playing with Japanese peoples and 0 lag, what kind of magic is this?
MagnoSauce
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People always say they stomped teams with all rollers, but every match I played with my team all rollers, we stomped hard. Just anecdotal, but yeah.
Definitely noticed right away people were going for anti-roller strats more often this time around. Sometimes they worked, sometimes they didn't.
Still, team composition is a problem. Probably around half the times (both hours) I choose non-roller, I ended up in a rollerless team and it was a very uphill battle.
Definitely noticed right away people were going for anti-roller strats more often this time around. Sometimes they worked, sometimes they didn't.
Still, team composition is a problem. Probably around half the times (both hours) I choose non-roller, I ended up in a rollerless team and it was a very uphill battle.
Nah it's the perfect coverage tool. It has more range than a sniper(don't quote me on this) and it is only used for killing oppents. You can use it if someone is rushing you down our set it up for people to avoid you and then flank.
I want to play more, fuuuu. 
Super, super fun, even if lots of people need to realize this is not Gears of War, so it's pointless to stand still and shoot at other players.
You need to color every surface AND kill the opponents, if you run into them. But spreading the ink is the priority here, and it's what makes it special.
Super, super fun, even if lots of people need to realize this is not Gears of War, so it's pointless to stand still and shoot at other players.
You need to color every surface AND kill the opponents, if you run into them. But spreading the ink is the priority here, and it's what makes it special.
Enjoyed it quite a bit, very satisfying splatting turf. Interesting concept, nice art design and music is really good.
It's funny following an unsuspecting roller with my own roller, splatting all his turf with my own paint just behind him.
What are the penalties for death though? Seems like you can just use rollers and let your team go ham for the final parts of the match and you can get back to your death position within seconds of dying.
Also is there another way to aim apart from the gamepad gyro? I don't find it accurate and when I want to check my map I move my gamepad but it messes up my camera view
It's funny following an unsuspecting roller with my own roller, splatting all his turf with my own paint just behind him.
What are the penalties for death though? Seems like you can just use rollers and let your team go ham for the final parts of the match and you can get back to your death position within seconds of dying.
Also is there another way to aim apart from the gamepad gyro? I don't find it accurate and when I want to check my map I move my gamepad but it messes up my camera view
right?!?!
Crimson_Justice
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Well, I was playing without a TV, and my team won our last three matches. xD I don't know how many points I got, but I'm sure it couldn't have been much more than 90...
Dang, this game is good. Managed to get like 4-5 matches, was way disappointed when I saw time was up. Won all my matches despite not really knowing what any of the powerup stuff does or how the weapons differ.
The roller seems very fun to use, and also very fun to be in squidform swimming behind people using it. I don't think it's necessarily OP though, when people get the hang of the other weapons and start knowing how to counter the roller it should become less effective.
Artstyle is awesome of course, gameplay seems tight enough.. and I love that it gives you a minigame on the gamepad while loading games.
GG Nintendo.
The roller seems very fun to use, and also very fun to be in squidform swimming behind people using it. I don't think it's necessarily OP though, when people get the hang of the other weapons and start knowing how to counter the roller it should become less effective.
Artstyle is awesome of course, gameplay seems tight enough.. and I love that it gives you a minigame on the gamepad while loading games.
GG Nintendo.
Man, this game went straight from "looks interesting" to MUST BUY after the demo. It was a lot of fun.
Most people used the roller thing but I found it was very easy to kill them with the super soaker gun. My team won most of its matches.
Congrats to Nintendo, this has lots of potential if they can build a strong community.
Most people used the roller thing but I found it was very easy to kill them with the super soaker gun. My team won most of its matches.
Congrats to Nintendo, this has lots of potential if they can build a strong community.
Neither. It sends a shocks wave and kills the opponents.
donkey show
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Did something similar on the rig level with a dash jump over a gap and got a double kill with the roller flick as I landed. Best feeling.
This game needs replays, too.
Aaronrules380
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I used splatter shot jr most of the time, and was consistently the best player on my team, if not the entire match (When my team lost, I'd just compare the other team by subtracting the 300 win bonus)
Pizza Luigi
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What a superfun game. I really like it. It's pretty hard to master, clearly, because I am getting my ass kicked mostly. I can see the strategies you can apply to many situations though.
Real cool.
Real cool.
Out_Of_Ammo
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A paintroller with that shield powerup sounds scary.
Bjoern the Smexy
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You can!
I noticed it too when my thumb slipped an landed on the touchscreen and I suddenly jumped to that person. That's pretty nice to know and can turn matches around pretty quickly, I guess.
Managed to do that too but with a paint roller flick to the side of the head.
BassForever
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Not really, they can still flick you, and in a situation where you see them coming and you have a gun and you don't kill them before they get you in flick range you're bad
Heavy's Sandvich
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Single player and multiplayer too little for your money?
Erf, that's awful, Nintendo should put a ward to avoid camping at base :x
Revolutionary
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I thought the same thing until I played a match with 0 sensitivity. Was wildly flailing all over the place lol
The Last Wizard
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With tighter controls and a better controller this game would be really good
Oh there's lag, you're just not noticing it. Saw more than a few people warping around this morning, the result of which was them running into my roller.
Overall though, very solid online experience.
I bumped that thing up to +2 and wrecked shop. Right stick for normal twin stick aiming, gyro for finesse. Perfection.
2 hours in, and I still can not aim to (literally) save my life, haha.
I climbed on that central box on the dock, and rollers avoided the area as I frantically sprayed in their vague direction, so I make a good scarecrow at least.
Like with Mario Kart, and any other game ever, I am enjoying myself immensely despite the fact that I suck really bad at the game.
God have mercy on my future team members.
Not sure I will stay for the third session, I think I will be playing mainly to collect points and go shopping. That was kinda missing for me. Everything else is fine, I had no issue with lack of voice chat (yay, no one calls me a dumbass for once) or lack of maps. Looking forward to pick it up and play every now and then!
I climbed on that central box on the dock, and rollers avoided the area as I frantically sprayed in their vague direction, so I make a good scarecrow at least.
Like with Mario Kart, and any other game ever, I am enjoying myself immensely despite the fact that I suck really bad at the game.
God have mercy on my future team members.
Not sure I will stay for the third session, I think I will be playing mainly to collect points and go shopping. That was kinda missing for me. Everything else is fine, I had no issue with lack of voice chat (yay, no one calls me a dumbass for once) or lack of maps. Looking forward to pick it up and play every now and then!
woopWOOP
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Whaaaaat?
Gonna have to try this out tonight (and also look on my minimap more often, besides after death).
Heh. I fell asleep without setting an alarm yet somehow woke up at exactly 4AM; so I got in another hour of splattoon.
Dominated almost every match with the splattershot. I came in first or second on my team every time. I only lost a couple of matches where my teammates weren't doing a good job laying ink. Great game. It'll probably be really intense once we can start setting up deliberate teams.
Dominated almost every match with the splattershot. I came in first or second on my team every time. I only lost a couple of matches where my teammates weren't doing a good job laying ink. Great game. It'll probably be really intense once we can start setting up deliberate teams.
NinjaTehFish
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Im still grinning. Time to pre-order.
FataIChoice
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Okay this game is rad.
Not really feeling that roller, though maybe I was not utilizing it well. Enjoyed the charge gun quite a bit and the regular automatic guns. I really want to try some more weapons now.
So fast, so colourful, so fun.
Not really feeling that roller, though maybe I was not utilizing it well. Enjoyed the charge gun quite a bit and the regular automatic guns. I really want to try some more weapons now.
So fast, so colourful, so fun.
I think I was apart of your game in that match on the opposite team. I was wondering how we were winning since we were getting beat pretty bad lol.
RyougaSaotome
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Totally sold.
I played the entire hour, but it never felt like the steam rollers were OP or anything. If anything, they felt kind of limited in terms of what they were sacrificing.
I played the entire hour, but it never felt like the steam rollers were OP or anything. If anything, they felt kind of limited in terms of what they were sacrificing.
SparksterMeta0
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Bro, this ain't
This is
I lol'd.
I got stuck on the wrong side of a 4v1 game. Yay. I'm quite proud I still managed about 20%. Which I think was probably the terrain they couldn't get to, but hey!
Chû Totoro
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What I enjoy the most is moving through maps in painted path. It's so awesome to pass just near a place where 3-4 people are shooting themselves, you go a little higher and shoot from there ^^
Also bombs are very good for defending a strategical part of the map.
I've played only 30 minutes but very fun and addictive. I wish I had more time to learn to better control things though because during the first few plays I was kinda lost and I was just shooting everywhere lol
Can't wait to try the complete experience with more modes, levels and weapons. Customization is going to be so cool too
Also bombs are very good for defending a strategical part of the map.
I've played only 30 minutes but very fun and addictive. I wish I had more time to learn to better control things though because during the first few plays I was kinda lost and I was just shooting everywhere lol
Can't wait to try the complete experience with more modes, levels and weapons. Customization is going to be so cool too
I did much better this session than the last one. In slowly learning.
I still think there needs to be a better way to communicate with your team. Even if there isn't any voice chat, there should be preset messages that say stuff like "I've got this area. Stop wasting time and go somewhere else."
It's silly when everyone on the team starts painting the circle area around the beginning spawn point when one person should be able to do the job alone.
Of course, there is some value in sticking together, like having someone cover a roller or whatever, but with little communication, these types of strategies seem to only happen by accident.
I'm interested to see teams work together either by Skype or local communication and start steamrolling people due to tactics.
I still think there needs to be a better way to communicate with your team. Even if there isn't any voice chat, there should be preset messages that say stuff like "I've got this area. Stop wasting time and go somewhere else."
It's silly when everyone on the team starts painting the circle area around the beginning spawn point when one person should be able to do the job alone.
Of course, there is some value in sticking together, like having someone cover a roller or whatever, but with little communication, these types of strategies seem to only happen by accident.
I'm interested to see teams work together either by Skype or local communication and start steamrolling people due to tactics.
lol, all the roller needs is a counter move.
I had the most fun with the regular splattershot and the roller. Splattershot Jr didnt feel any better to me than the regular splattershot when I tried it out once, but maybe I needed to spend more time with it. Couldnt get into charger at all.
The dpad messages should function as this, but right now theres only two and I found little use for them. I guess Cmon can be used to try and get someone to hang with you for a splattershot/roller combo
The dpad messages should function as this, but right now theres only two and I found little use for them. I guess Cmon can be used to try and get someone to hang with you for a splattershot/roller combo
pinkurocket
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Oh one thing that was annoying was jumping and landing after spawning and getting killed immediately. I think there should be a second of invulnerability when you jump right after respawning. All though they probably want you to actually be aware of where the enemy is I guess.
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