So i just played Splatoon for a large amount of time

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Skullwaker said:

What posts make you want to say that? I'm fairly certain everyone here has played an online shooter before Splatoon.

It was a feeling from the posts that made me want to post the previous comment. But the hesitation in my previous comment has been proved justified now, in fact thanks to you, who have come forward with your clairvoyant powers that have allowed you to be "fairly certain" of what the posters in here have played and what they haven't played and prove me wrong. I have learned my lesson: leave conclusions like the above to you Metahumans.

Curmudgeon said:

I doubt it, but there are probably a lot of Nintendo fans that suffer from not liking utterly forgettable and interchangable dudebro games with terrorists or zombies, that either take themselves way too serious or are trying too hard to be edgy and cool :)

Lots of Nintendo fans are praising games like Bloodborne and The Witcher, Bayonetta obviously, and supporting games like Bloodstained.

I think the craze could be explained by Splatoon trying something new in a stale genre, and the fact that it works very well mechanically and has a surprising amount of depth underneath the surface. And yes of course the aestetics helped but isn't that the case for every game? Nintendo fans also praise the creepy atmosphere from Metroid. 

 But each to their own I guess. It's happened to me, not understanding why everybody love a certain game.

You know, that "dudebro" label is as legit as the one about colorful games being games for children.

I agree with you, there are games that earn a lot of praise and it doesn't make any sense to me, but that is how things roll and doesn't take my sleep away either.