I'm always really skeptical when it comes with new IPs. Definitely interested in fresh new ways designers can create game, but there is always that feeling that it could be not as good as what is shown. First shown in E3 2014, the game looked pretty fun but me being a skeptic, I didn't think much for the game.. but as time went on and as it go closer to the launch date, I was watching Splatoon trailers and all those commericials. Those annoying songs just seem to get stuck in my head everyday! I got pretty excited, which is strange, since those commericials gave me no reason for me to be. Never have I thought that Splatoon would make more excited than games like Smash 4 or Mario Kart. In fact, it's ranked #9 on Leadified's Greatest Games of All time. I thought it would have gone down after a year, but I've played hundreds of hours of that game and I still like it. This brings the question.. will Splatoon 2 surpass it? I think Splatoon will be a great game because it's good, but I'm not sure if it ever will

1. Voice chat: Love it or hate it, Splatoon did not include voice chat probably because of hardware limitations. I'm probably on the minority, but I'm sort of glad there was no voice chat in Splatoon. Other games like CoD being the most notable has a lot of annoying players that can ruin the experience. It's not as simple as just turning voice chat off, because this can ruin the experience for other players and with other Splatooners upset, it can ruin my experience even if I have it off!

2. Resolution: We all know that the Wii U was really lacking in power. Comparable to the PS3 and Xbox 360, Splatoon was still able to run at 60 frames but still looking really nice. Now we fast forward 2 years and Splatoon 2 still looks quite similar. Splatoon 2 does have some new changes but will not have the nice glossy ink texture as seen in the original Wii U version. However, improving the resolution to make Splatoon 2 nicer would come at the cost of preformance which would hurt the experience. If we have comparable displays and preformance, the original will take the prize for this

3. Stage variety: The stages in Splatoon aren't all balanced and some maps definitely are not created with some ranked modes in mind.. I'm looking at you Salt Spray Rig. However, I must say that the variety in these stages are really good. I've wondered if adding the fans in Ancho V Games or conveyer belts would make it a bit unfair or a hassle to play on, but these stages were designed very well with these different elements requiring people to possibly change their playstyle for different maps. Splatoon 2 will no doubt have new maps but I feel they would look too much of the same as the originals

4. Music: I must say, the music in Splatoon is really catchy (not talking about those promo songs :/ ) and having this great soundtrack is hard to top. Though it didn't contain a lot of tracks, we got an updated that added a lot of new songs. So far Splatoon 2 songs sound good, but not as good as the original

5. Story Mode: The story mode in Splatoon was really a neat work of art. By playing through the single player campaign, you have to get used to different play styles and helps improve your skills for multiplayer matches. Things such as aiming and positioning are required to complete single player so you improve your skills while having fun and not getting destroyed by level 50s from Japan. Not only that, but if you get the optional DLC, you can play through a lot of the campaign again but are limited with the roller or charger. Best of all, you can play as the un-nerfed Kraken! I don't even need to talk about the final boss

6. Loading Screens: Splatoon's match making lobbies isn't the greatest and sometimes I get put in a lobby that you can't leave and have to wait 2 minutes only to disconnect after. However, Splatoon developers foresaw how this could be a bore to some and added in something to do while I wait. Squid jump, while not a stellar game, was amusing enough to pass the time as I waited to play in a real game. The extra amiibos also gave 3 more different games to play with so when I was bored with Squid Jump I could play any of the other games as I waited. Squid Beats is the best minigame for sure :D

The gamplay for Splatoon 2 looks great, but is fundamentally the same as the original. The weapons, subs and specials all look good and have been balanced but I need to see more. Splatoon 2 looks good, but not great. I know with the additional and fixed weapons and specials, Splatoon would be good. But in my opinion, Splatoon 2 won't be able to surpass the original.. What are your thoughts?

Sounds like you're nostalgia blind.

2 is not even out yet...

none of this makes any sense to me.

I see what you did there.

You must read between the lines to find the deeper meaning.

Explain!

EDIT: Oh this supposed to be a counter to Nintation's thread, but this doesn't tell me what was wrong with his thread nor is it particularly funny, so I still don't get it.

Am... Am I missing something here?

Don't get me wrong, I liked how well informed and detailed this is, but looking at the other posts is beginning to make me think I'm reading hilarious joke or parody. I knew I should have clicked on what? ah well.

1. Voice chat: 100% agree.

2. Resolution: Hopefully it can get a resolution bump with sacrificing frame-rate and overall performance; they still have until the summer

3. I think they may start off with most of the original stages as base stage reworked with a couple of new ones added and supply brand new stages overtime.

4. 100% agree

5. I think they are ready to double down on story mode if that shot of Marie is any indication. I think this is where more than anything Splatoon 2 will separate itself from Splatoon

6. Yes this was such a good implementation. Outside of the loading time thing, there is no way anybody could have a problem with playing mini-games while loading the main match; I think there was this one eyed kid playing something like a Gameboy, so I think that hints at new content

In terms surpassing or not, I'm 50/50 on it.

EDIT: Hahaha now I get it

It will be fine, it'll be hours of fun, i'll get hooked again and 100 hours later have to force myself to play a different game. ready

Ummmmmmmmmmmm okay. I read this through like 3 times and I don't know what's its about. Either you are making fun of me subliminally, or you stole my thread, or you randomly thought of the same thread idea(which I doubt) orrrrr.... I don't know. You could be referencing to the Uncharted thread I made a YEAR ago when you mentioned Story mode.... I don't get it. Can someone explain?