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Splatoon 2: Your new octopus wife is here
commandercool:
The first volume of the Splatoon manga came out this week in English. I haven't finished it yet but I'm a few chapters in. It's cute.
It may be the most mechanically focused piece of game tie-in media I've ever seen, which makes a bit of sense given that the mechanics more or less are the premise in Splatoon since it's kind of a sports game. But there's a line like "You guys focus on building your special meter!" or something, and stuff like that happens a lot.
I think it's relatively old originally though, because it focuses heavily on the mechanics from the original game which means it's kind of out of date. Inkzookas and Inkstrikes and Echolocaters are plot points, so I wonder if it's ever going to transition into Splatoon 2 where those things don't exist anymore...
Tamashii Kanjou:
I'd hope they do; it gets mentioned in the single-player, but they don't really explain WHY exactly they got dis-continued. So it would be a nice to touch if they flung that into the manga...
As for what's currently happening in-game... Splatfest for Europe this Saturday: Movies vs Books. As someone who likes both (I'm specific on each, of course) I do find myself floating to manga/comics more; so I'm with Marina this time! XD
commandercool:
The new Salmon Run map is way harder than the other ones. I generally consider low tide to be easier than the other scenarios because there's no way for long-range enemies to spawn very far away and take pot shots forever, but on Salmonid Smokeyard it's much harder. And the Griller event is brutal. I managed to squeak a win out on it once but it's a real shitshow.
Meanwhile Crusty Sean has a new tier of food and it looks even tastier. I wonder what's in his hot dogs? I don't think pork exists in Splatoon... Probably seagulls.
Third Eye Lem:
--- Quote from: commandercool on December 05, 2017, 03:43:20 PM ---Meanwhile Crusty Sean has a new tier of food and it looks even tastier. I wonder what's in his hot dogs? I don't think pork exists in Splatoon... Probably seagulls.
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Maybe it's made from tuna. I've eaten chicken corn dogs before, and tuna's considered the "chicken of the sea," so that's not too much of a stretch to make, eh?
commandercool:
Marina and Pearl Amiibos finally announced! Yaaay!