Splatoon Gets Release Window, Singleplayer Trailer

[Steven Bogos]

Splatoon Gets Release Window, Singleplayer Trailer


Splatoon gets a new, singleplayer focused trailer to go with its release date announcement.

Splatoon has been a game that we at The Escapist have enjoyed pretty much Nintendo Direct [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/conferences/e32014/11689-Splatoon-Hands-On-Modern-Squidfare], we were finally given a glimpse into the game's singleplayer campaign.

First up, check out the trailer to the right. From the looks of things, the baddies in this game will, appropriately, be various variations on octopi, with the singleplayer portion of the game taking on a more platforming vibe (if you watch closely, there is even a quick snippet of what appears to be an 8-bit platforming throwback). It's certainly a really cool way to handle the campaign, rather than it just being the multiplayer mode with bots.

Another bit of information we gleamed from the trailer was a slightly more solid release date. Back in E3, Nintendo told us Splatoon would be out in "2015", now, we've been told "Q2 2015," which still keeps us in the first half of the year.

Splatoon is shaping up to be Nintendo's freshest, most unique game, and at least from my personal experience, one that is a tonne of fun. You should probably keep your eye on this one.

Source: Nintendo [http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/11-05-2014/]

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[PunkRex]

Wow... that looks ridiculously fun, and the art styles both gross and cute at the same time.

 

[jackpipsam]

I am not going to lie, I am most likely getting a Wii U because of this.

 

[shintakie10]

Man this game looks so ridiculously fun. Can't wait.

 

[JayRPG]

This is honestly one of my most anticipated games, since I saw it at E3 I've been hyped, it looks like so much goddamn fun.

 

[Malbourne]

I'm glad the singeplayer has fleshed itself out as advertising has gone on; the mechanics are just going all-out with the stuff that's been shown. Really looking forward to the campaign mode! Not that I don't have friends to play with. I-I just want to do ink puzzles, that's all.

 

[Evonisia]

I'm not going to lie, Splatoon looks like a lot of fun. I imagine that I will enjoy myself most with inevitably falling off a cliff because I'll suck at travelling through the paint.

 

[DaViller]

This looks pretty awesome, the last non narrative driven ego shooter that interrested me was titanfall and now im realy looking forward to this.

 

[major_chaos]

Well I guess it falls to me to be the one stuffy guy, because that looked like chaotic floaty garbage to me. Definitely not interested in this at all, even at a steep discount.

 

[Nazulu]

I like the idea that you can travel through your colours, and how far it seems you can leap out of it. Certainly does look like wacky fun. Though I have to say that I found the song in the trailer really annoying, as well as some of the sounds.