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Dizz
Feb 14, 2010


L :dva: L
Splatoon is Fallout, but with water instead of wastelands.

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Zaphod42
Sep 13, 2012

If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.

Dizz posted:

Splatoon is Fallout, but with water instead of wastelands.

Its like Skyrim with guns.

Silentman0
Jul 11, 2005

I have a new neighbor. Heard he comes from far away

Crabtree posted:

Boy, I hope to enjoy a cute game that doesn't really need any kind of deep story and -


:nallears:

3 unlockable pictures is deep.

Squallege
Jan 7, 2006

No greater good, no just cause

Grimey Drawer
I can understand how you feel. When I found out how complicated Super Mario Sunshine was I couldn't play it. I can't keep up with that plot!

Snooze Cruise
Feb 16, 2013

hey look,
a post
this is too deep for a silly cartoon
*walks out of studio ghibli movie*

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

The story of the game is actually that octopus dudes stole our lightbulb fish power sources. What you're thinking of is the backstory. They're completely different.

Spacebump
Dec 24, 2003

Dallas Mavericks: Generations
Do y'all think there will be any other preorder bonuses in the U.S. besides the GameStop one? I'm tempted to preorder it digitally but am just making sure I won't miss out on any worthwhile extras.

Hace
Feb 13, 2012

<<Mobius 1, Engage.>>

mr.capps posted:

this is too deep for a silly cartoon
*walks out of studio ghibli movie*

Dude gets his arms loving torn off

Cialis Railman
Apr 20, 2007

I like it when otherwise cute and happy things have surprisingly dark backstories, like Wall-E. I mean, when it's done right and isn't too grimdark.

Bumper Stickup
Jan 7, 2012

Mmm... Offshore Toast!


Grimey Drawer

Spacebump posted:

Do y'all think there will be any other preorder bonuses in the U.S. besides the GameStop one? I'm tempted to preorder it digitally but am just making sure I won't miss out on any worthwhile extras.

What's the gamestop pre-order?

Silentman0
Jul 11, 2005

I have a new neighbor. Heard he comes from far away

Fibby Boy posted:

What's the gamestop pre-order?

Depending on where you are, Smash Bros. Mii costumes or a poster. I'd rather preload it than have either of those to be honest.

PaletteSwappedNinja
Jun 3, 2008

One Nation, Under God.
UK dudes, I can't remember how fast/reliable The Game Connection is but they're doing Splatoon preorders for £24.95 (Squid Amiibo bundle is £38.95): http://www.thegamecollection.net/all-products/?title=Splatoon&keywords=splatoon

Chimera-gui
Mar 20, 2014
If it's anything like the Hyrule Warriors pre-order DLC, it'll likely be released on the eShop for public downloading in a month or so.

Crabtree
Oct 17, 2012

ARRRGH! Get that wallet out!
Everybody: Lowtax in a Pickle!
Pickle! Pickle! Pickle! Pickle!

Dinosaur Gum

Silentman0 posted:

3 unlockable pictures is deep.

Sorry dude, I just want a cute game not cute After Man. But then again, the game doesn't have voice chat so I'm overreacting to the horror of people trying to craft a zelda timeline in MP.

Snooze Cruise
Feb 16, 2013

hey look,
a post

Hace posted:

Dude gets his arms loving torn off

have you seen all those horrible images of those squids getting rolled man, poo poo is hosed

Snooze Cruise
Feb 16, 2013

hey look,
a post

Crabtree posted:

Sorry dude, I just want a cute game not cute After Man. But then again, the game doesn't have voice chat so I'm overreacting to the horror of people trying to craft a zelda timeline in MP.

you are still getting a cute game, lol

Silentman0
Jul 11, 2005

I have a new neighbor. Heard he comes from far away

Crabtree posted:

Sorry dude, I just want a cute game not cute After Man. But then again, the game doesn't have voice chat so I'm overreacting to the horror of people trying to craft a zelda timeline in MP.

It's a game where fish children shoot paint at each other.

mabels big day
Feb 25, 2012

Silentman0 posted:

It's a game where fish children shoot paint at each other.

Squid aren't fish.

It's like calling a dolphin a fish.... get some knowledge before you post these things man.

Countblanc
Apr 20, 2005

Help a hero out!
Caring what a fandom is doing is like the most boring opinion ever

Regy Rusty
Apr 26, 2010

Silentman0 posted:

It's a game where fish children shoot paint at each other.

What the gently caress

Hace
Feb 13, 2012

<<Mobius 1, Engage.>>

mr.capps posted:

have you seen all those horrible images of those squids getting rolled man, poo poo is hosed

You see a dude get his arms torn off!

homeless snail
Mar 14, 2007

Reiley posted:

Don't spoil poo poo people would conceivably want to find for themselves, you dumb idiot.
I can't freakin believe people would spoil the fact Splatoon takes places on a post-apocalyptic Earth where rising sea levels wiped out humanity and brought on an age of squid supremacy. That's a messed up thing for people to do.

Motherfucker
Jul 16, 2011

I certainly dont have deep-seated issues involving birthdays.
SPOILERS!!! :qq:

SilverSupernova
Feb 1, 2013

So then the shared timeline for the franchise goes Pikmin > Splatoon > Kirby ?

Jarogue
Nov 3, 2012


Also most makes me want to get it at Target instead of Gamestop.

Zaphod42
Sep 13, 2012

If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.

Jarogue posted:

Also most makes me want to get it at Target instead of Gamestop.


drat that's tempting.

I already bought digital though :v:

MrFlibble
Nov 28, 2007

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Fallen Rib
I'm a kid! I become a Squid! I'm a kid again!

What a lovely game.

Bread Set Jettison
Jan 8, 2009

Jarogue posted:

Also most makes me want to get it at Target instead of Gamestop.


oh my god

Ms. Unsmiley
Feb 13, 2012

homeless snail posted:

I can't freakin believe people would spoil the fact Splatoon takes places on a post-apocalyptic Earth where rising sea levels wiped out humanity and brought on an age of squid supremacy. That's a messed up thing for people to do.

i do not think it's unreasonable to want people not to talk about poo poo that was obviously intended by the developers to be a fun surprise to people well before the game is even released. it's not the biggest issue in the world or anything, but it's frustrating both as a consumer and as a creator because having some rear end in a top hat tell you what the surprise is is hardly going to give the same effect as slowly earning and reading the collectables (i think that's how it works? idk i havent actually been following that closely) and figuring it out yourself.

zolthorg
May 26, 2009

sharrrk posted:

i do not think it's unreasonable to want people not to talk about poo poo that was obviously intended by the developers to be a fun surprise to people well before the game is even released. it's not the biggest issue in the world or anything, but it's frustrating both as a consumer and as a creator because having some rear end in a top hat tell you what the surprise is is hardly going to give the same effect as slowly earning and reading the collectables (i think that's how it works? idk i havent actually been following that closely) and figuring it out yourself.

This was literally the most obvious guess at the "backstory lore" that has been floating around especially in this topic since it was announced that one or two of the stores in the plaza are "salvagers" combined with the modern architecture, lack of humans, and squids wearing human clothes.

Blackheart
Mar 22, 2013

So this is in the Hyrule is flooded timeline, right

codenameFANGIO
May 4, 2012

What are you even booing here?

Blackheart posted:

So this is in the Hyrule is flooded timeline, right

Linkling :dogbutton:

Ometeotl
Feb 13, 2012



It's MISSEL! Or SISSLE!
I confused myself...



SilverSupernova posted:

So then the shared timeline for the franchise goes Pikmin > Splatoon > Kirby ?

Pikmin takes place millions of years in the future, based on the continents in 3

Dizz
Feb 14, 2010


L :dva: L

Blackheart posted:

So this is in the Hyrule is flooded timeline, right

This is the timeline where Japan finally confesses their love of squid and begins to mutate into a hybrid of it to survive.

chumbler
Mar 28, 2010

Dizz posted:

This is the timeline where Japan finally confesses their love of squid and begins to mutate into a hybrid of it to survive.

So it's one of Link's dreams while he's dying in the beginning of Majora's Mask?

Dizz
Feb 14, 2010


L :dva: L

chumbler posted:

So it's one of Link's dreams while he's dying in the beginning of Majora's Mask?

It's more like they invented a real Zora Mask.

ManlyGrunting
May 29, 2014

I don't care about outfits, but if I can make my squid form have a little Link hat I'm buying this day one.
Nintendo let me have squid hats.

Dizz
Feb 14, 2010


L :dva: L
Ink Fortress 2

Jarogue
Nov 3, 2012


Live stream of review copy of Splatoon from Gamexplain
http://www.twitch.tv/gamexplain

edit: It also seems that he can't spoil somethings pass world 3 do to the Nintendo embargo

Jarogue fucked around with this message at 23:39 on May 18, 2015

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Bread Set Jettison
Jan 8, 2009

Wow the campaign actually looks like its a good size

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