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Deceptive Thinker
Oct 5, 2005

I'll rip out your optics!

Drastic Actions posted:

This is also why I don't think voice chat in public games would make much sense. Kinda hard to get a chat going when half the group can't understand the other half.

I think the game does need more "calls" though - the remaining directions on the D-Pad, A+B+L could all be tied to stuff to "say", and there's also a little room on the touch screen for a few more

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BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

Being able to pick from a list of presets for your D-pad and being able to "ping" locations on the map would go a long way.

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Drastic Actions posted:

And that's only the people (like myself :smug:) who elected to use Kana in their names at all, it could be even more than you think! :tinfoil:

"アンタバカ?"

Drastic Actions
Apr 7, 2009

FUCK YOU!
GET PUMPED!
Nap Ghost

Infinitum posted:

"アンタバカ?"

Pretty sure it would be 「あんたバカ」. You wouldn't use katakana for saying "You" in this instance, it just looks weird :smug:.

And to wrap it back this back around to this thread: あんたイカ?

nftyw
Dec 27, 2006

It is a game... where you will put your life on the line.
Lipstick Apathy
バカ イカ です。

e: Apparantly it's 烏賊 ? But people just use kana so いか I guess?

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


私は子供です

Bread Set Jettison
Jan 8, 2009

I deffo saw someone with japanese letters to make a little squid smiley yesterday

Drastic Actions
Apr 7, 2009

FUCK YOU!
GET PUMPED!
Nap Ghost

nftyw posted:

バカ イカ です。

e: Apparantly it's 烏賊 ? But people just use kana so いか I guess?

The game itself uses the Katakana, so you're fine with イカ.

PaletteSwappedNinja
Jun 3, 2008

One Nation, Under God.

Drastic Actions posted:

That's Hatsune Miku Project Mirai, then it's Witcher 3.

EDIT: And PSYCHO-PASS, an Xbox One exclusive, came out this week and only sold 4,500 copies. Not surprising, considering it's an Xbox One game in Japan (A System very few have bought), but still :laugh:.

4.5k is loving fantastic for a JP-exclusive XB1 game, seriously.

You want flops, try Codename Steam - it came out in Japan a couple weeks ago and didn't even chart, and that was in a week where the lowest game on the chart sold less than 2k copies. I can't recall the last time a Nintendo-published game flopped so hard.

Not a Children
Oct 9, 2012

Don't need a holster if you never stop shooting.

It's hard to get people excited about Valkyria Chronicles Starring Abraham Lincoln, especially since they already did the ultimate cameo with the first game a la Skies of Arcadia

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

"Hi Everybody!"

Not a Children posted:

It's hard to get people excited about Valkyria Chronicles Starring Abraham Lincoln, especially since they already did the ultimate cameo with the first game a la Skies of Arcadia

Vyse and Aika took point in my squad and never left :allears:.

Champeenship
Oct 9, 2012

PaletteSwappedNinja posted:

4.5k is loving fantastic for a JP-exclusive XB1 game, seriously.

You want flops, try Codename Steam - it came out in Japan a couple weeks ago and didn't even chart, and that was in a week where the lowest game on the chart sold less than 2k copies. I can't recall the last time a Nintendo-published game flopped so hard.

Captain Rainbow, most likely.

ComradeCosmobot
Dec 4, 2004

USPOL July

ThisIsACoolGuy posted:

For me I ink jump to the enemy base asap. Jump and fire ahead to make a small puddle, squid to keep momentum, hop out and make another puddle and repeat. You can wind up in the enemy base a good chunk of the time while they're setting up. I usually start claiming their base before moving on.

Yeah I actually tried this technique to escape a pursuer on the back of Saltspray last night and it seemed to work well. It also refills your paint gauge faster than you burn it so there's that going for you too.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

"Hi Everybody!"

PaletteSwappedNinja posted:

4.5k is loving fantastic for a JP-exclusive XB1 game, seriously.

You want flops, try Codename Steam - it came out in Japan a couple weeks ago and didn't even chart, and that was in a week where the lowest game on the chart sold less than 2k copies. I can't recall the last time a Nintendo-published game flopped so hard.

Psycho-Pass is pretty popular though, so 4.5k is woeful. I dont know how you could make a game of it though, because the guns only unlock when targeting someone they scan as mentally unbalanced (Hence the title). And even then its just a paralyzer shot unless the gun scans them as full-blown psychotic. Then it causes goopy explosions in people.

ComradeCosmobot
Dec 4, 2004

USPOL July

Roland Jones posted:

But yeah, claiming your base and the nooks and crannies on your half of the map is important, but at the same time claiming the middle/getting a good foothold/whatever is huge too. I always fill in the gaps my team left after my first death so that those are gained without sacrificing a strong start.

:agreed: You're usually getting splatted at least once so you know you'll be coming back, plus it saves a bit of turf to get a quicker recharge on your special after eating the splat penalty.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

"Hi Everybody!"
Has anyone else tried Recon? Because its surprisingly useful. Just getting a glance at where the other guys are is a real advantage when you respawn, because chances are they'll still be there after you Super Jump.

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Recon + Ninja Squid + Ninja Jump = Godlike

Sam Faust
Feb 20, 2015

Neddy Seagoon posted:

Has anyone else tried Recon? Because its surprisingly useful. Just getting a glance at where the other guys are is a real advantage when you respawn, because chances are they'll still be there after you Super Jump.

Yeah, its super nice for not getting insta-splaltted after a super jump.

dragon enthusiast
Jan 1, 2010
Does rerolling equipment also change the primary perk?

Sam Faust
Feb 20, 2015

No.

edit. I think the primary perk is tied to that specific piece of gear.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

slightly amused
This game needs some kind of taunt button so I have something to spam over my enemies corpse puddles.


Sam Faust posted:

No.

edit. I think the primary perk is tied to that specific piece of gear.

Ugh, does that mean I'm gonna be stuck with respawn+ on my paintball mask?

Hardcordion
Feb 5, 2008

BARK BARK BARK
If you're picking your gear based on their abilities and not on looking as fly a possible, I don't know what to tell you.

Cat Machine
Jun 18, 2008

The gear bonuses are fairly negligible - I seem to remember a comparison around launch that showed that. Just pick what looks good on your girl/guy.

Cialis Railman
Apr 20, 2007

Internet Kraken posted:

This game needs some kind of taunt button so I have something to spam over my enemies corpse puddles.

Isn't that what the booyah button is for?

Jarogue
Nov 3, 2012


The best review you are ever going to see of Splatoon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjfIIAk7oDg

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Internet Kraken posted:

This game needs some kind of taunt button so I have something to spam over my enemies corpse puddles.

:ccb::krakken:

Bread Set Jettison
Jan 8, 2009

Teabag your opponents. Squid to kid to squid to kid inside their puddle of ink.

Sockser
Jun 28, 2007

This world only remembers the results!




Guys, guys, guys


Am I kid now or a squid now?

I can't tell anymore, man.

Sade
Aug 3, 2009

Can't touch this.
No really, you can't
Gear abilitychat: Swim speed and run speed feel really noticeable to me, even at +1. Notably, swim speed +1 lets you outrun krakens super easily. Run speed is probably worth it for rollers and the slower shooters in particular.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

slightly amused

Cat Machine posted:

The gear bonuses are fairly negligible - I seem to remember a comparison around launch that showed that. Just pick what looks good on your girl/guy.

Some of them have really noticeable effects though, like ninja squid and cold-blooded. Which is why having a crappy effect like respawn reduction as the primary bothers me.

Sockser posted:

Guys, guys, guys


Am I kid now or a squid now?

I can't tell anymore, man.

You're whatever you want to be in your inky heart.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

"Hi Everybody!"
I swear I keep seeing pubbies who dont seem to parse that the Charger up on the ledge is happily undoing their ink-spraying in the Zone :cripes:.

Help Im Alive
Nov 8, 2009

Is a pubbie someone that didn't pay $10 to post on Something Awful

oopsie rock
Oct 12, 2012

ComradeCosmobot posted:

Yeah I actually tried this technique to escape a pursuer on the back of Saltspray last night and it seemed to work well. It also refills your paint gauge faster than you burn it so there's that going for you too.

This is exactly why I switched from the Krak-On Roller to the Aerospray RG -- with the roller it's too easy to just roll roll roll and then run out of ink, but with the Aerospray I'm spraying, squidding, jumping up and spraying and then squidding again. I rarely run out of ink this way, and plus it makes it easy to just poop out mines all over the place because my ink is usually full right after I squid.

oopsie rock fucked around with this message at 01:30 on Jun 4, 2015

Suspicious Dish
Sep 24, 2011

2020 is the year of linux on the desktop, bro
Fun Shoe

Help Im Alive posted:

Is a pubbie someone that didn't pay $10 to post on Something Awful

it's someone who is bad at video games, unlike me, who is bad at video games

Oxxidation
Jul 22, 2007

Neddy Seagoon posted:

I swear I keep seeing pubbies who dont seem to parse that the Charger up on the ledge is happily undoing their ink-spraying in the Zone :cripes:.

There are no pubbies in Splatoon. There are only kids, and occasionally squids.

noirstronaut
Aug 10, 2012

by Cowcaster
it's more squids than kids, actually

Kurtofan
Feb 16, 2011

hon hon hon

Neddy Seagoon posted:

I swear I keep seeing pubbies who dont seem to parse that the Charger up on the ledge is happily undoing their ink-spraying in the Zone :cripes:.

I do this because I expect my comrades to take out the gently caress while I roll in the Zone.

Folt The Bolt
Feb 21, 2012

Nothing exciting to see here. Move along.
Got to the final boss today!

He kicked my rear end.

Goddamn, all the puns... :allears:

Also managed to clear all Squid Challenges except the one involving the last boss! :toot:

Lemming
Apr 21, 2008
I'm going to try to get A+ today.

I want Judd to be proud of me.

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JimmyT64
Oct 27, 2007
I'm Special!

Jarogue posted:

The best review you are ever going to see of Splatoon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjfIIAk7oDg

The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Games > Splatoon: A terrifying nexus of immaturity.

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