I've been playing Watch Dogs and some Bravely Default here and there although mostly I've just been leaving my 3DS on and letting my busy little minions rebuild Norende.

Dvader said:

Neogaf seems to be going crazy over it. Blew my mind. Nothing about a 4v4 arena shooter ever interests me. If it were a full third person shooter with a campaign that smartly uses that mechanic then sure I am in.But what they showed while cool would get boring for me after a few days.

Ravenprose said:

I watched the E3 trailer a couple of times, but really I don't see the appeal. It looks like a multiplayer shooter for kids. I like that Nintendo is finally doing a new IP, but it doesn't look like something I'd enjoy. Maybe I'll feel differently after Nintendo shows more of it.

bugsonglass said:

That's true for me, not necessarily speaking for everybody though.  I didn't see anything in the trailers or demos which made me go "Wow I wish I was playing this".  As well as the fact that I wouldn't even consider an online-multiplayer only game without a single-player.

But all I seem to read is praise and excitement, so I try to remain open to persuasion.

gamingeek said:

Same. Need the single player.

gamingeek said:

LOL.

Hope it gets fixed Edge.

It will be master race when I'm playing the only version of Witcher 3 that looks like what they've been showing. hahaha

From Treehouse Live, Day 2, with the developers:

• There are four maps currently shown in the trailer and demo, but "many more" are in development
• The level designers have so much fun making maps that people in the department next door keep telling them to calm down
• Some maps will focus on wall-climbing; others will emphasize varying elevations so you have to consider the angle of your shots
• Squids were chosen over octopi because their arrow-shaped heads make it easy to tell where they're going on the GamePad map
• Likewise, shooting ink instead of bullets is useful since you can see the attack before you're hit
• The art direction is final, with the more urban environments meant to make you feel like you're spreading graffiti
• The music direction is also final, and the idea is the music heard in the trailer and demo is music the Inklings listen to in their world
• To go along with the above point, this is why some of the Inklings wear headphones
• Members of the dev team are the ones yelling "Splatoon!" in the theme song
• The ink-spraying competition is a fun sport for the Inklings, and the ink is an eco-friendly substance that disappears with time
• The sound effects team worked really hard on the sound of the ink splattering in various ways
• The texture of the ink changes based on whether it's a fresh coat or multiple layers
• They promise the graphics will continue to improve more and more leading up to launch (they already look fantastic, IMO)
• You pick your loadout before each match, I.E. a charge-shot sniper rifle, a paint-roller melee weapon, etc.
• You might be able to customize your character's appearance, as well, but they're still thinking about this
• As others said previously, there will be a variety of modes offering a lot of content (including single-player)

Single Player has to somehow provide the origins of Cat that judges the matches between the Inklings.

gamingeek said:

So what would Splatoon single player be like? First thing that comes to mind is bosses, complex, engaging ones. Then limited ammo not just continuous fire. Enemies need to be different, maybe some with sheilds, you have to use specific moves to beat them like pop up from below or squid up walls and drop down on top of.

I guess a story, something, anything to engage the player, maybe they live in Toonland and there's a tyrannical yada yada. Levels built not like arenas, but more like a 3rd person shooter. Some natural levels too not industrial, natural geography. Underwater bases?

Stealth takedowns? Grenades? Maybe some water pools like in De Blob for wiping off muck which weighs you down.

If the Inklings (horrible name) play Splatoon for sports, why should the single player be any different?  I can see this more like Mario Kart 8 or any other sports game, where the single player is just a set of tournaments in different arena's.  I also don't see the mechanics working in larger environments.  When your basic attack has limited range, that limits the diversity of the level design.

I don't like the custom loadouts though.

Dvader said:

Holy fuck, Ubisoft downgraded the Watch Dogs PC graphics for some unknown reason, maybe so that it looks like the console versions. Some modder found the original graphics in the files of the game, they make the game look amazing. Look at this?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwd55NvmHW8

They purposely removed the graphics, holy shit.

Yes, the rumour is that it was for stability issues. Q and A I guess. I posted the story earlier.

Dvader said:

Holy fuck, Ubisoft downgraded the Watch Dogs PC graphics for some unknown reason, maybe so that it looks like the console versions. Some modder found the original graphics in the files of the game, they make the game look amazing. Look at this?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwd55NvmHW8

They purposely removed the graphics, holy shit.

Yeah it really doesn't look close to what they originally showed. Baffling that they downgraded it on PC. Maybe they just didn't want to piss off the console crowd.

Hot damn, those Watchdogs PC visuals.

Holy shit! Square-Enix just upgraded my PS3 version of Final Fantasy XIV (which I bought last Saturday for $12) to the superior PS4 version for FREE! A friend of mine told me they were doing this free upgrade for anyone owning the PS3 version until the end of this year. I'm downloading the PS4 version right now.