One year old and still fresh. Splatoon is easily Nintendo's best new IP since Animal Crossing. Like Smash, Mario Kart, and Super Mario Maker, I pop it on every now and then even after so many other games try to grab my attention. Nintendo really nailed it with evergreen titles this gen and hopefully they continue pumping out games they support throughout its lifespan on the NX.
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Happy birthday Splatoon!
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HUELEN10
Member
I never got up to any boss.
Same. The controls never really clicked so I kind of gave up on it.
I should definitely give it more time.
Splatoon 2 is gonna be massive on NX, Nintendo is gonna pack that game like crazy
Big single player, prob co-op campaign
Better multiplayer, more types of characters, I can see it getting a Overwatch kinda feel
Violence Jack
Member
Greatest online shooter I've ever played.
timetokill
Banned
Game of the generation. Much deserved success, and I'm so looking forward to where the franchise goes next.
Jon Carter
Member
Now we need spin-offs.
EDIT: Best Wii U game.
EDIT: Best Wii U game.
Iva Demilcol
Member
Best game of this gen so far. It totally deserves all those sales. I'm looking forward to seeing what Nintendo does with this IP in the future.
you havent played any first or third person shooter ever? because there isnt really something to "click" on splatoon controls, if you are refering to the gyro controls you can turn them off and aim with the right joystick like any other shooter under the sun
One of my favorite games of the last 10 years. I had lot's of doubts and I was kinda skeptical about this game but all my doubts vanished the second I played my first online match during that fire test/beta test thing. This game is the perfect example that Nintendo still got it and is totally capable of create and add some nice twist into a genre that it's been overused to death since the last decade. Happy 1st year! Here's to many more Splatoon games and more Callie and Marie!
I really didn't expect any game, time-wise, to beat the sort of hours that I put into stuff like Monster Hunter, but Splatoon has handily crushed anything else that's released in the past year (the past 5-6 years, really) as far as maintaining my attention. For as poorly as rounds in the game can go for me at times, and for all the bitching and moaning that I've subjected the SplatGAF Discord group to (Which really is a fantastic and fun community to be a part of, if you haven't stopped by lately), the fact that I keep coming back for more, keep wanting to find that equipment setup that fully clicks, and have never just dropped it entirely for easier and more ego-padding games suggests to me that they really did nail something compelling within the in-the moment gameplay that few games seem to match.
The aforementioned community definitely goes a long way in maintaining that interest, as well as the game itself, so I want to say a big thanks to all of you for helping to make the year, and I'm honestly sorry about all my salt.
Expectations for the sequel are going to be huge...I hope Nintendo has something really interesting up their sleeve to keep this series from being just a one-off success story.
The aforementioned community definitely goes a long way in maintaining that interest, as well as the game itself, so I want to say a big thanks to all of you for helping to make the year, and I'm honestly sorry about all my salt.
Expectations for the sequel are going to be huge...I hope Nintendo has something really interesting up their sleeve to keep this series from being just a one-off success story.
CoconutTank
Member
I am personally glad to have you around Doorman, and I feel like you are stronger than you give yourself credit for though yes sometimes Splatoon will do some very weird things.
A full year later and I'm still playing! The only other game that ever got this much attention from me was Warcraft 3 back when I was in uni, and that was because I had a crew to play Footman Frenzy for hours upon hours with each night. This time around though, I have SplatGAF to hang with and we basically mess around with each other all the time :3
I have two loadouts that I've turfed over a million points with (and trust me, these are loadouts that are not meant for focusing on capturing turf), and yet there are still more loadouts that I want to mess around with. And so many other perk combinations I need to test too. And some other openings I need to try, and an understanding of what advantages/disadvantages I have from these other positions too...
though yes sometimes Splatoon will do some very weird things.A full year later and I'm still playing! The only other game that ever got this much attention from me was Warcraft 3 back when I was in uni, and that was because I had a crew to play Footman Frenzy for hours upon hours with each night. This time around though, I have SplatGAF to hang with and we basically mess around with each other all the time :3
I have two loadouts that I've turfed over a million points with (and trust me, these are loadouts that are not meant for focusing on capturing turf), and yet there are still more loadouts that I want to mess around with. And so many other perk combinations I need to test too. And some other openings I need to try, and an understanding of what advantages/disadvantages I have from these other positions too...
Jim_Cacher
Member
Happy Birthday to one of the best games last year!
I have just returned from Tokyo. I saw many people wearing Splatoon T-shirts, ranging from middle-aged men to kids. It has definitely become a cultural icon in Japan right now.
I have just returned from Tokyo. I saw many people wearing Splatoon T-shirts, ranging from middle-aged men to kids. It has definitely become a cultural icon in Japan right now.
JinjoUnchained
Member
Who would have ever thought that Nintendo would win best shooter of the year? But they did and it was richly deserved. Here's hoping the series keeps going strong on NX.
RecRoulette
Member
Fills the void left behind by there not being a sequel to TWEWY.
That game's world is just so cool, it being an awesome playing game is just a huge bonus for me. Listened to the soundtrack today on the way home from work, that final battle is still a work of art.
That game's world is just so cool, it being an awesome playing game is just a huge bonus for me. Listened to the soundtrack today on the way home from work, that final battle is still a work of art.
A Link to the Past
Banned
Those kids (squids?) are way too close to the cake, there is no way that they aren't messing up the frosting with their sleeves.
Single player is really good but probably not worth the price of admission on it's own (it's like 4 hours long). That said, even if you're not competative, the multiplayer is still worth getting into. Turf wars is pretty lax.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Shit, I was gonna make this thread D:
victreeb3l
Member
One of my favorite games ever. Im so happy it was such a hit.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
There is a dedicated competitive scene for this game, and theres a guy named srbdude or just dude on youtube that is considered one of if not the best splatoon players in the world.
Thing is nintendo really needs to get on promoting its scene, its sorta kinda doing that in japan but completely ignores the western side, despite splatoon selling very well practically everywhere and not just japan.
really cute
SinCityAssassin
Member
More art.
Splatoon artwork from Ika Musume manga author Masahiro Anbe.
Happy anniversary!
Because of reasons, since its release I have logged exactly 10 minutts of Splatoon. Hopefully I'll turn it around this year, but at this point it's maybe better to just hang in and wait for a sequel?
A team racer seems like a good fit for the ink mechanics.
Because of reasons, since its release I have logged exactly 10 minutts of Splatoon. Hopefully I'll turn it around this year, but at this point it's maybe better to just hang in and wait for a sequel?
A team racer seems like a good fit for the ink mechanics.
Linkstrikesback
Member
Great game, lost interest once they finished adding stages and modes, but got a lot of playtime out of it.
SinCityAssassin
Member
Nah get into it. The player count is literally always plentiful because the japanese play it so much. At least at night, during the day the western players are still plentiful.
SparksterMeta0
Member
You know how popular/successful a game can be when its characters have their own concert.
Truly an awesome game. Great music. "Fresh" take on Shooters. Nice Campaign mode. And interesting Splatfests.
Surprised it's already been a year.
TWICE!
Truly an awesome game. Great music. "Fresh" take on Shooters. Nice Campaign mode. And interesting Splatfests.
Surprised it's already been a year.
gingerbeardman
Member
Shame I was never able to play it after the first patch, which made it impossible to play on my connection which had been fine up to that point, and continued to be fine with the Test Fire events.
Hey man it's like one of four Wii U games released within the last 15 months.
I love Splatoon
Splatoon is a 10/10
Nintendo's first multiplayer shooter game is a 10/10
That's astonishing.
TheDinoman
Member
Love Nintendo and Splatoon, but if it hits 1M WW it would already be a miracle.
Haha.
no offense to anyone i put on the wall of shame here
Anyways, Happy Birthday and congrats to Splatoon. Great game, but personally I haven't been in the mood for online shooters lately (don't feel like playing tf2 or overwatch these days) so I actually haven't touched it in a while. Still happy to see it be hugely successful, and I'm looking forward to seeing how Nintendo expands upon it all and hopefully produce more new IPs in the same vein.
Confused Cheeseburger
Member
One of Nintendo's best franchises.
pixelpatch
Junior Member
Happy Birthday Splatoon! Long may you have many, many more!
Lord_Byron28
Member
Honestly one of the most fun and addictive multiplayer experiences I've had since Melee. I still go back and play it every now and then depending on my mood. The mechanics and controls work so smoothly and naturally together.
Pancakes R Us
Member
I should fire this game up sometime. It's still sealed. I'll happily admit that I was one of the people that thought this game would have mediocre sales. It proved me wrong. What a hit.
PotionBleue
Member
And it still has one weapon update incoming!
Shame though that Nintendo does almost nothing against cheaters. It's as pathetic as Mario Kart 8's infested online mode.
Shame though that Nintendo does almost nothing against cheaters. It's as pathetic as Mario Kart 8's infested online mode.
MannyToons
Member
Just checked my total time on this game, and holy crap.
Play Time: 1007:35
Times Played: 520
This might've just beaten Melee. Wowie.
Play Time: 1007:35
Times Played: 520
This might've just beaten Melee. Wowie.
Linkstrikesback
Member
If you were playing for all those hours, that means of the past 365*24= 8760 hours, you spent more than 1/10th of your life this year playing splatoon. More than 1/6th if you slept 8 hours a day on average.
So you seem like the person to ask. Squid or Kid?
Just got back into playing it recently. Trying to push my rank up, but I've been stuck on A for forever.
This game has easily been the most played Wii U game with my family. Never thought any game would beat Smash. And it's funny because we all thought a Nintendo shooter was never going to catch on initially
This game has easily been the most played Wii U game with my family. Never thought any game would beat Smash. And it's funny because we all thought a Nintendo shooter was never going to catch on initially
I stopped looking at how much time I've logged in Splatoon. It's a scary number but I regret nothing. It's killing my game pad joysticks.
Wii U is such a treasure. In the context of just me, it's my favorite Nintendo console ever. I fully support someone buying it at this time as Splatoon alone makes it such a worthy purchase.
Wii U is such a treasure. In the context of just me, it's my favorite Nintendo console ever. I fully support someone buying it at this time as Splatoon alone makes it such a worthy purchase.