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Mummelmann on 11 March 2015
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Skullwaker said:
Mummelmann said:
Then call me ignorant because I don't think Splatoon looks interesting at all (I really, really can't be arsed with CoD either, not since Modern Warfare). The gameplay looks slow and uninteresting and the whole concept just doesn't speak to me. If they were to release something like Timesplitters on the Wii U; I'd eat that up in an instant but I don't think will appeal to the vast majority of shooter fans and it has more to do with mechanics and concept and less to do with its cartoony style and people being mentally uncapable of appreciating different things (Borderlands is also cartoony, same for Team Fortress 2 and aforementioned Timesplitters).

(Oh, and someone mentioned "CoD" and "tactics" in the same sentence; I just have to add that this is ridiculous thinking, CoD is 100% twitching and frag chasing, there are literally zero tactics involved, which is among the main reasons it doesn't interest me in the slightest. )

This whole "if you don't play what Nintendo is offering on their platforms; there's something wrong with you" schtick is getting a bit tired from where I'm sitting, I'm sure people could be saying the same about other franchises on other platforms. This, paired with the "PS4 is winning only because it's the "it" thing and nothing else" takes me back to the "Wii is a fad for soccer moms and children" days, it really does.

PS: I think everyone should just let CoD players do their thing, stop them poluting the voice chat in other games...

I wasn't saying people who don't like Splatoon are ignorant.

Anyways, like I told someone earlier, I'm not claiming to know absolutes. Obvoously the situation differs from person to person. And I also wasn't just talking about Nintendo games. People can like what they like, but I'm just saying that it's the case for many people out there that they feel like playing CoD makes them more "manly" than if they were to play something like Tearaway. It's just how the world is, since it expects us to just mold into these antiquated archetypes rather than doing/liking what we want.


There is a lot of stigma in gaming for sure; every sunday I take the kids at work to an internet cafe where we play games together for a few hours. The place is almost always at least half full and there are many kids there, the youngest ones play Call of Duty while the ones from ages 16 and up usually play Counterstrike, Battlefield, League of Legends, Heroes of the Storm or Starcraft, almost all games that require actual thought and tactics, I find this very interesting. The average CoD player is probably in the 12-20 age group, so I agree that many would be opposed to the idea of a "cartoony" game.

Which is a shame for them, many great games are cartoony or goofy in their visual style, Timesplitters series, Team Fortress 2 and Borderlands series, as mentioned, all qualify for this. I think the main problem for a game like Splatoon is that it doesn't have that immediate and obvious hook that games like CoD does; they have grand displays of epic explosions, hardcore music and fast-paced action gameplay and so it is made to be showcased and forever remain shallow.