Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion |OT| Metro Exodus
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Really enjoying the expansion so far!
I'm not super deep into it, but I'm glad the sociological aspects of the lore are back in play! I really enjoyed the solemn racial divide of the Octarians and Inklings implied in the first game.
Glad they seem to be tooling with that some more.
Let's all live together and stay fresh!
I'm not super deep into it, but I'm glad the sociological aspects of the lore are back in play! I really enjoyed the solemn racial divide of the Octarians and Inklings implied in the first game.
Glad they seem to be tooling with that some more.
Let's all live together and stay fresh!
Yep. This is where I thought "I'm not good enough to beat this DLC, am I?"
same omfg.
Gonna go back and beat all the levels but the whole bit leading to the finale and the finale itself are so fucking GOOD.
I just beat this (And with only using one life to boot!)
Capsule refills take you from 0 to 100% I would attack the flanks and after I got the key dump whatever was left in one of the boxes (minus one bullet) and go back. Remember to hit the guys when they're vulnerable (Like after they dodge to the side).
After that its down to your skill killing the octoling at the end. You just gotta be as conservative as possible.
This is a great lunch break game. Levels are the perfect length. I enjoyed the Main SP campaign but those levels were just a bit too long.
If i have any big gripe its that not only are thangs just given to you but when you do fight a boss its just a EX version of existing bosses.
I did die a lot but its just not THAT different to warrant rematches.
That was one of the best Nintendo DLC's ever.
Edit: still got like 40-50 missions left wich ill slowly do i need all those memcakes and the extra gear unlocks + story tadbits they kinda are like sunken scrolls.
Edit: still got like 40-50 missions left wich ill slowly do i need all those memcakes and the extra gear unlocks + story tadbits they kinda are like sunken scrolls.
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Hopefully they hire the devs that made the octo dlc again cuz if it is like Splatoon 1 and 2 again i will literally be shocked.
This is how they should handle singleplayer next time.
Edit: srry dp.
New weapons and stage will be released monthly until December (it was originally until this month, but they just extended it). Splatfests were announced to be held for 2 years (so until July 2019). And even after that, you'll still be able to play online.
Mind that if the game continues to do well we might get another extension on the weapon/stages support, and after the World Championship the Octo Expansion was said as the "first" paid DLC, so there's that.
Yes, but it's basically there to teach you how to use the base weapons. It's broken into 5 sections which act as a level of sorts as you have to discover the stages in each. Plus there are discoverable items.
It's fun but very differently paced from the multiplayer. So I found it best to balance my time between all the modes.
I played about 40 or so minutes, and this is pretty neat. The levels don't hold back as even early on you need to pay attention. Though I played on a flight and I think my motion controls annoyed my neighbor:) Whatever. His fault for sitting next to me.
Even if this wasn't great I figured my $20 went towards keeping the updates going. But great to see the expansion itself is fun.
Even if this wasn't great I figured my $20 went towards keeping the updates going. But great to see the expansion itself is fun.
thoughts on the DLC? difficulty/length/replay value are the points i am interested in. is it at least " Nintendo hard?" ? .-)
I'm hoping for Splatoon 3. There is 1 killer feature that I think Splatoon is missing: 4 player split screen multiplayer. You need to be able to get 4 friends together and go online as a 4 player squad from a single console. This is the only thing holding Splatoon back from being the #1 couch multiplayer game. Maybe Switch can't handle that. But what about a Switch Pro model? Also we need a mini map on screen, no button press required. Battle Royale mode could be interesting, with maybe 8 4 player teams going at it. As for Splatoon 2 it now feels like a complete sequel. I would keep trickling gear, maps, and splatfests until Splatoon 3 is announced.
First time I'm having fun with Splatoon single player.
Surprisingly did 8 Ball on my first try, idk what the big deal is.
Surprisingly did 8 Ball on my first try, idk what the big deal is.
So i just got started in Splatoon 2 base game and... first thing i notice, i can't use motion controls?? So yeah, it's probably because i use one of those 3rd party wired controllers which don't have a gyro right? I guess that means if i want to play on my tv and not handheld mode and use gyro aiming i need to get a pro controller right?
Played it to the end with about 40 missions knocked out, out of the 80 in one go last night. That took about six or seven hours. There's still a lot left to do. Final stretch and finale is pretty killer. Best piece of single-player Splatoon content, most probably. I dug how they balanced lore/story beats and broke up the mission variety. I like the 8-ball. If that's a new mode, it'll probably feel like a combination of Rocket League and pinball.
I like the turnstile/cash mechanic to attempt a level. For the hard as balls ones, you'd best have your coins stacked up on that arcade cabinet, ready to invest some time, patience and money.
New outfits are pretty snazzy. If you get complete mem cake sets, you get a new unlock, so that's 8-10?
Going to get my grind/completion on tonight.
New outfits are pretty snazzy. If you get complete mem cake sets, you get a new unlock, so that's 8-10?
Going to get my grind/completion on tonight.
There's a lot more variety and the challenges are pretty unique... but if you weren't a big fan of the base game's campaign I can't really see this changing your mind.
That said, it's a pretty massive improvement over that campaign in general.
Do you not like the Joy-cons? I have a Pro Controller but prefer the Joy-cons when playing this docked. Something about just using my right hand to aim.
I just started playing and finished a few stages. More singleplayer content for Splatoon 2 was something I was pensive about at first due to the nature of the base content, and that I'm still at 400%~ completion there and still have yet to monotonously finish each level with several more weapons, but what I've seen of this so far has assuaged my fears that it would be similar: No annoying sardinium or sunken scrolls to collect, and the levels have tailored loadouts for them. Having a level early on that is entirely done using the inkjet has already made this better than the base campaign.
Hmmmmmm, I have really conflicted thoughts on
The hidden Agent 3 fight.
This doesn't feel "challenging," this genuinely feels cheap and unfair. On top of Agent 8 moving incredibly slowly, if you get barely hit your shield breaks and you move at a snail's pace. This is compounded by Agent 3 having almost entirely AoE attacks that feel like their effective range is far beyond what it is in the actual game. I'm getting killed behind cover by Autobombs and Splashdowns far outside of their actual inked radius. I actually got to the final section and nearly tore my hair out when I died because I touched a pixel of orange ink and it stopped me in my tracks completely, and I died on the very edge of the Splashdown radius. That and no checkpoints or lives is just killing my desire to actually do this.
The actual story mode fight was fun, this feels like fighting a cheater online, and it's just as unrewarding.
This doesn't feel "challenging," this genuinely feels cheap and unfair. On top of Agent 8 moving incredibly slowly, if you get barely hit your shield breaks and you move at a snail's pace. This is compounded by Agent 3 having almost entirely AoE attacks that feel like their effective range is far beyond what it is in the actual game. I'm getting killed behind cover by Autobombs and Splashdowns far outside of their actual inked radius. I actually got to the final section and nearly tore my hair out when I died because I touched a pixel of orange ink and it stopped me in my tracks completely, and I died on the very edge of the Splashdown radius. That and no checkpoints or lives is just killing my desire to actually do this.
The actual story mode fight was fun, this feels like fighting a cheater online, and it's just as unrewarding.
If 8-ball became a mode that'd be awesome. Can't believe you crushed so much in one day, I'm about 10 missions in. I love the extra challenge and that it has its own graphical style.
I'll probably get this thang later in the year. Don't have many Switch games I'm interested so far this year, aside from Hollow Knight and Captain Toad, so I'll try and spread the purchases out.
I've heard horror stories. Probably need to move around faster. Maybe use sub strafing?
This game is kicking my ass so hard I want to go undock my Switch so I can throw it. Throwing the controller isn't enough.
I can tell that I absolutely need to start using gyroscope aiming in order to complete some of this content, but I can't for the life of me get used to it.
Any tips? How did you guys get used to using motion controls?
Any tips? How did you guys get used to using motion controls?
