Anybody up for a few rounds of Mario Kart?

bugsonglass said:

Anybody up for a few rounds of Mario Kart?

Sorry, I no longer own that.

travo said:

Sigh.  Why not the whole weekend?  Some people can't schedule an appointment to play.  I guess I really enjoyed if I want to come back to it.

I guess they want it to be a teaser/taster to make people want to buy the game.  If you give them the whole weekend that's all many people will ever want to play of any game, let alone one so seemingly slight.

Dvader said:

Same.

I thought you kept your games?

Haven't downloaded the demo. Not really interested.

gamingeek said:

Are you guys expecting too much based on a limited demo? There seems to be a ton of stuff with more added post launch, including a single player mode and amiibos add tons of single player missions too.

I can't believe you seriously said ... "amiibos".

Your second post today to make bugsie a sad bugsie.  ...I'll take me coat.

Just played an hours worth of Splatoon and I'm loving it.  This is actually a take on the shooter genre that I don't suck at  

I don't see how anyone can complain about the rollers.  They always come in last with the scores and are super easy to kill.  If you leave them to it undisturbed, they can cover a lot of ground fast, but the fact that they're so easy to take out balances things out.

I don't care much for the graphical style, but the presentation and graphics are top notch.  The 3D models of the area's are very simple, but the way paint is flying around everywhere is a joy to behold.  There was also no noticable lag at all.  I was playing with 6 japanese guys at one point, but it could have been local multiplayer for all I know.

The possibilities for strategy are huge and I liked how the 2 maps were very different.  The warehouse had a constantly ongoing war smack in the middle while the other required you to keep a good eye on the map, as it was easy to overlook certain area's while you were focusing on others.  I also don't think that chat is required for this game, the whole eb and flow of the match is directly clear when you look down to the gamepad.  If you're set up with a bunch of idiots with the strategic insight of a seacucumber, no amount of verbal communication can make up for that.

Overall I think it's a very elegant design, with every element feeding into it.  The map is more importan then in any other game, jumping to your teammates is not only a means of fasttravel, but it also gives you a clear view of what area you should concentrate on and the use of each primary and secondary weapon is immediately apperant thanks to how the paint splatters.

The game might feel a bit slight after the demo, but it's only been 2 maps.  There's still single player, post-launch free DLC and the promise of Nintendo adding in the option to team up with 4 friends in one team.  Although that last one should have been ready for inclusion at launch if you ask me.  Bit of a bummer I won't be around tonight for the last demo hour.

I've managed to miss 2 out of 3 demo events. Oh, well. I'm already sold on the game anyway.

Ravenprose said:

I've managed to miss 2 out of 3 demo events. Oh, well. I'm already sold on the game anyway.

Yeah, I've already preordered so if I miss the last demo event, it'll be fine.

I have to miss the last test fire event.

In the first one I could only complete two matches.

Today I was able to complete 5 of them.

All the others I couldn't either join people or I got kicked out in the middle of the match. It might be on my end my router is really old so it might have been losing connection.