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Loving the shopkeepers in SPLATOON
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iamaustrian
Member
clown fish have some sort of symbiosis with sea anemone.
the anemone protects the clown fish from predators with its venoumos tentacles.
aygomyownroad
Member
Ever wonder what the bottom of an Inkling's shoe looks like?
Bam!
There it is.
The attention to detail is second to none.
I wonder if every shoe has a different type of sole.
I'm not certain to be honest. I haven't seen enough of Zelda yet to say, but my top three for 2015 are Splatoon, Zelda and Persona 5. Assuming P5 gets a UK release in 2015 at least.
Ever wonder what the bottom of an Inkling's shoe looks like?
Bam!
There it is.
that Under Armour-like shirt haha
I love this game already
I don't inderstand why people are going so apeshit over the designs in this game.
They are very generic and reminiscent of many 90's cartoons. But people are acting like it's some super new style.
Disclaimer: Yes you don't have to be a bald space marine to be generic. You can be generic in other styles.
They are very generic and reminiscent of many 90's cartoons. But people are acting like it's some super new style.
Disclaimer: Yes you don't have to be a bald space marine to be generic. You can be generic in other styles.
You enlarged the definition of generic so much that now it includes all the game characters ever designed.
Edit: to clarify, everything can be a reminiscent of 80's cartoon, 80's movies, 90's movies, 80's music videos, 70's radio shows and so on.
everyday math
Banned
:lolEver wonder what the bottom of an Inkling's shoe looks like?
Bam!
There it is.
Retro Biscuits
Member
i feel the same way, the game looks very fun but the character design, really not for me.
The designs are growing on me. I first dismissed it as one of those cartoony design I'd soon forget, but looking at more screenshots of designs, expressions, etc made me like them more.
If you take a screenshot of that shop in OP and show it to me in 2008, I'll never guess it's a Nintendo game.
If you take a screenshot of that shop in OP and show it to me in 2008, I'll never guess it's a Nintendo game.
HeisenbergLannister
Member
This is a game that needs a demo to increase the hype and flip some people from "maybes" to "day ones".
Not many game use this style and in a good way.
Herbspiceguy
Member
'militaristic crab' is wearing a boyscouts uniform isn't he?
It is okay to be in the minority. Nothing wrong with that.
For the rest of us. This game looks so good. Love everything about it. So much personality.
Jawmuncher
Member
Didn't care for the militaristic crab, bur I love the rest of the designs.
Especially the shy sea anemone.
Especially the shy sea anemone.
I think the art style is appropriate. The JSR vibe is strong but more than that I think the reference is ultimately urban sport courts and the culture around them. I do like a lot what we've been seeing so far.
Rushersauce
Banned
Fucking really? Lol, this is NeoGaf, I guess.
Unless you can actually name/show some cartoons that look like this I think you nailed down why so many are loving the designs. It feels like it's straight out of some 90s cartoon, without actually BEING straight out of a 90s cartoon. It's reminiscent of this and that, but far from generic and they've got their own unique theme and style going that is seemingly spawning an endless amount of fun, creative designs. The fan-art following the game has is no coincidence, the game looks fresh and very fun.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Love the designs.
The original is great and your fanart is great!
I couldn't help myself, I started fan-arting one of them haha
The original is great and your fanart is great!
playingwithfire
Member
The cylindrical building is a nod to the Shibuya 109
Also there is a nod to the Shibuya crossing here
And the Tokyo Tower.
Splatoon is full of nods to Tokyo landmarks and i love it.
The cylindrical building is a nod to the Shibuya 109
Also there is a nod to the Shibuya crossing here
And the Tokyo Tower.
Splatoon is full of nods to Tokyo landmarks and i love it.
No wonder that area just screamed "The World Ends With You" to me.
Jonneh3003
Banned
Does this run on the Nintendo Land engine? The footage where you're running through the plaza looks very familiar although it might just be the similar concept.
nintendork666
Member
At this point, I might even anticipating Splat own even more than Xenoblade Chronicles X
Magic Mushroom
Member
Neiteio threads are great. I love how he singles out certain things in games, whether it's the shopkeepers in Splatoon or the spider in Bloodborne, and writes an enthusiastic post about them.
So beautiful!
Every company should hire Neiteio as a hype-man... If they already haven't, and (s)he's just very discrete about it.
I wholeheartedly agree about the shopkeepers. This game just oozes style, but I thought it was just gonna stick to Inklings and the Octopi. From the shell-hat on the horseshoe crab to the clownfish in the anemone's hair I like their takes on these other species!
Decided to make my own Splatoon FanSprite
Of COURSE I'd have to do one of the Shy Glasses-wearing... group! Hope you can actually tell the Clownfish is there...@ Gagaman: I saw your added more to your TempuraShrimp on Tumblr, hope you update it here too if you do more to it!
OricWindstar
Member
That looks really great!
Decided to make my own Splatoon FanSprite
@ Gagaman: I saw your added more to your TempuraShrimp on Tumblr, hope you update it here too if you do more to it!
It's so good! Do the tempura shrimp next!!
Decided to make my own Splatoon FanSprite
@ Gagaman: I saw your added more to your TempuraShrimp on Tumblr, hope you update it here too if you do more to it!
MisterGrey3000
Member
Ever wonder what the bottom of an Inkling's shoe looks like?
Bam!
There it is.
lol
Gets me every time I watch it.
Edit:
Decided to make my own Splatoon FanSprite
@ Gagaman: I saw your added more to your TempuraShrimp on Tumblr, hope you update it here too if you do more to it!
Looks great, good job!
:>
I dunno if its just me but seeing how much effort they put into this whole customization and shops thing I feel like they originally thought to test their waters with a free to play game with cosmetic microtransactions but the reception was so good they decided against it and are moving towards a full fledged IP. Which could tie in with their original decision to not make it a mario game cuz they didn't want to possibly taint that franchise if the reception for a free to play game would not go over well. When I saw the recent trailer the first thing it reminded me of was playstation Home where you like walk around a central mall sorta deal. Especially with the recent free to play offerings they seem to be going into kinda concerns me a bit. Maybe its just those free to play games thats making me think Splatoon coulda been one also. In any case I hope they stick to just cosmetics a la Smite. This whole pay or wait thing would tick me off royally if they applied it to too many games moving forward.
deltatheta
Member
It's an interesting theory, but they were really pushing Splatoon hard at E3 and they hadn't shown it prior to that. I think it might have started out as a free to play but during development Nintendo realized they had something special.
Wasn't even planning to, but hey, since you asked!
Thanks much! Hope you like this one, too.
Eh, games had loads of costumes and such long before microtransactions became a thing. At it's best, "pay or wait" is simply the same as "wait and earn" from early 2000s and earlier games, just with "pay" as an option for those who have more money than time.
Even if Splatoon has some Microtrans, managed right, they do nothing by add options to a product.
But for now, they just add some fun incentive to long term play. I'm good with that. More than potential microtransactions, I'm wondering how well having abilities attached to certain clothes will work out. Hopefully the need to wear "the best" clothes doesn't lead to everyone looking exactly the same. Doing such a thing would make much of the customization aspect much less interesting after a few weeks / months of play.
OH MY LAWD THIS IS AMAZINGWasn't even planning to, but hey, since you asked!
If my current avatar wasn't so important to The Neiteio Brand I would change to this magnificent masterpiece immediately
Wasn't even planning to, but hey, since you asked!
That is really really good.
MisterGrey3000
Member
Wasn't even planning to, but hey, since you asked!
Oh yeah, I like this a lot; keep it up!!
OuO
Wasn't even planning to, but hey, since you asked!
Man, between this and your avatar, your sprite art's fantastic!
Amazing sprites. You just made a new fan.
Sparrowhawk
Member
Ugh, the Shibuya-style hub makes me want to whip out TWEWY. Absolutely cannot wait for this game.
hurricanes
Member
They are not my cup of tea but I can appreciate the attention to detail. The Shoe Shopkeeper really stand out.
Wasn't even planning to, but hey, since you asked!
Thanks much! Hope you like this one, too.
Eh, games had loads of costumes and such long before microtransactions became a thing. At it's best, "pay or wait" is simply the same as "wait and earn" from early 2000s and earlier games, just with "pay" as an option for those who have more money than time.
Even if Splatoon has some Microtrans, managed right, they do nothing by add options to a product.
But for now, they just add some fun incentive to long term play. I'm good with that. More than potential microtransactions, I'm wondering how well having abilities attached to certain clothes will work out. Hopefully the need to wear "the best" clothes doesn't lead to everyone looking exactly the same. Doing such a thing would make much of the customization aspect much less interesting after a few weeks / months of play.
May I use the tempura shrimp?? ;_; so amazing