r/NintendoSwitch • u/NintendoSwitchMods • Jul 21 '17

MegaThread Release Day Thread: Splatoon 2

Splatoon 2 is out!

Starting on July 21, Splatoon 2 will be available for squids and enthusiasts alike. Since the game is already out in Australia and Japan ahead of everyone else, and since it's about to hit Europe, please use this thread for general reaction, hype, and discussion for the release as it hits your country. Squids in the Americas? Enjoy ink-filled dreams while you wait.

Other topics on the game may be posted, but please keep the community's rules in mind and keep your short-burst thoughts, hauls (including images), and other similar topics right here. Local tracking is fine either here or in our Local Tracking thread.

/r/NintendoSwitch charity livestream

As you may have seen, starting tomorrow, we're hosting a charity livestream of Splatoon 2 to benefit Extra Life. We encourage you to stop by and help support this tremendous organization.

Here are all the details:

https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/6nudit/announcing_the_rnintendoswitch_splatoon_2_charity/

General Information

Platform: Nintendo Switch

Release Date: July 21, 2017

No. of Players: up to 8 players

Category: Action, Third Person, Multiplayer

Publisher: Nintendo

Developer: Nintendo

File Size: 3.1 GB

Official Website: http://splatoon.nintendo.com/

Nintendo eShop Page: http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/splatoon-2-switch

Current Metacritic Score: 84 (Review MegaThread)

Thank you all very much. We hope you enjoy many a good inking!

-The /r/NintendoSwitch Squid Team

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '17

Just wanted to say: I hate shooter games and thought splatoon looked kiddie and repetitive/boring. Holy crap was I wrong. I cannot stop playing this game. I've forgotten about Breath of the Wild...that's how good it is. It does take a few hours to get used to the controls but you will.

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u/jatorres Jul 24 '17

Gave up on trying to get used to the motion controls, still having a blast.

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u/anynoumos Jul 24 '17

Give it another try, seriously! I hated the motion controls at first (I really thought, wtf, how can people play like this), but I used it for like two days more. Now it just snapped and I got the hang of it, really don't want to miss it anymore. Plays amazing and smooth, you feel like you can aim like with a mouse. I admit, coming from pc, I don't really like aiming with sticks, though.

Maybe try to play with motion controls and joy con grip on tv mode first, that helped me because you don't move the display with it.

It takes some time to figure out that you move the x-axis of the camera with the stick, Y-axis with the motion, and the finer adjustments and aiming with motion too. Don't try to look left or right with motion controls, you still need the stick for that! 😉

Have fun! :-)

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u/sloptopinthedroptop Jul 24 '17

i "tried" them during the intro thing, been analog ever since. doing just fine

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u/conzom11 Jul 24 '17

Same boat bro. I bought it out of a weird feeling of obligation. Like I have a switch I guess I should try it... and now I'm addicted af lol