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The visuals may not have had polish but it's online was arguably better than MK8's. At least in MKWii you could create a party with friends and then search for online races as a group. You can't do this in MK8.

Good hunting the other night @Glen\-i and @Hero\-of\-Time, sorry I wasn't on for too long mind. Hopefully I'll get on again soon with you guys!

Just not as a squad though Although I've faint hope that Turf Wars may be playable in Squad Battles as it says Ranked Battle rules, not game types. Maybe you can play all 3 game types but you get ranked based on your Squad's performance..? I imagine I'm setting myself up for disappointment though... typical from Nintendo this generation, disappointing.

It's good they're giving us the Squad Battle, but is it only with the Ranked game modes? Or is it Ranked rules ie; you win and increase your rank. Will Turf War be included?!

I would love almost all of that @dazzybee. The only thing I'd do without is the stats... some people (not thinking of @Zechs Merquise at all here, honest) care too much about their stats and will rage when games effect their stats in a negative manner. People will start plug-pulling mid-game!

No! This is Nintendo we're talking about, they used to be leaders in game development, they used to set the standards! We shouldn't give them a break when they do a half-arsed effort, we should criticise when they're due it, when their games are below their own standards.

The next biggest thing for me is having slots for custom loadouts and having them changeable whilst in the lobby. I change weapons/clothing often and I hate that I have to back out all the time. It's so god damn annoying. It's the simplest of things yet Nintendo don't do it. They're beyond backwards at times. Also, it would be nice if they considered putting in friends only voice-chat for the friend match-making. Even if they don't want randoms talking (giving abuse) to each other, surely they realise it's nice for friends to talk to each other at least?

I'm glad it's releasing towards the start of the month. I've been getting bored quite quickly on it recently, gaming with friends will make all the difference.

I so hope they sort it out so that you can choose what game mode you want to play and let you play with friends in each he the August update rolls around. I quite like both Splatzones and Tower Control but it's annoying how you can't choose between the two when choosing to play ranked.

This is the thing. It's fun but in my opinion nowhere near as fun as it should be. It's fresh, that's definitely certain, but I couldn't say it's anywhere near as much fun as some other multiplayer games I've played... CoD, Battlefront and Battlefield (Battlefield especially) are much more fun for me and why I couldn't possibly see Splatoon as a defining game... it just does way too much wrong. Granted it is opinion and I do still enjoy Splatoon.

There's far too much that needs putting in for it to be rated higher in my eyes. It's too restrictive a game, it's as annoying as it is fun.

Broke a tooth, not registered with a dentist (dumbass me) so I'm having to go privately and pay through the nose. It was just chipped at first until I took a whack to the face playing football and a piece of the tooth broke off. EDIT: Got it fixed, thankfully all my other teeth are good, just needed a filling, my first one... I thought it looked much worse, haha.

If they do all this, add custom class slots, as well as the team match-making, it'd push the game to an 8/10 for me and I'd play it a lot more than I currently do.

It definitely lends itself to a much more aggressive style of play in comparison with the Inbrush. I'd hit the front lines and stay at the fore using my beacons, getting good coverage and splatting well, forcing the enemy backwards. I like a couple Ink Saver Main items of clothing with it, it really does chew through ink otherwise. With the Inkbrush I prefer to hang back slightly and focus on covering turf but then also using it's speed and manoeuvrability to flank and hit the enemy from blind spots/cause them to pull back to reclaim turf. I use a couple Inkling Run Speed Increase items of clothing with it so I'm in and out quickly.

@Rummy have you given the new brush a run-out? If so, what did you think of it? I gave it a blast over the weekend and quite liked it. It's not quite as good for coverage but it's probably more deadly on the splat. I did find I'd need two items of clothing with the main perk as Ink Saver Main though.

It has a good combat system, that I do agree with, but I really do need to be interested in the game for me to care to play it intently. Because I don't care for the characters and story I'm not driven to play it and concentrate. I just don't think it's for me.

I'm on Act IV on Bayonetta 1 and I'm simply not enjoying the game at all. The problem is the crap story, crap characters and because of that I've just no care in getting good trophies. If the story and characters were interesting it'd make me want to play the game more concisely and with interest, but because I hate them so much I just can't be bothered trying in battle. As a result I don't think this is a patch on W101, which had likeable characters and a funny enough story to keep me interested whilst playing. I think I'm not going to trade both 1 & 2 in without bothering finishing them.

It's not just realism and high end graphics though. Some of the CoD and Battlfield games are the best multiplayer games I've ever played. Battlefield being my all-time favourite multiplayer. The gameplay in those games is great too, you can't write that off... unless you're talking about more recent CoDs as they've lost their shine I feel.

I loved that episode!

@Sheikah and @Ashley, very well put, exactly my thoughts on each point.

@Ronnie, I posted a few posts earlier in regards to what I think they should do with the NX. I just think they shouldn't release it too soon and they should ride out the WiiU longer than it seems they're going to.

I think releasing any console mid-gen will be a huge mistake from Nintendo right now. They need to ride out the WiiU a little longer. They should give it a Party Chat system, that'd give it the legs it needs for me.

Surely you see where I'm coming from though? It makes the game so much more restrictive. It's basically making it a third of the game for 24hrs! Another problem with them is that they are during the weekend, which is the most likely time friends can get together and game. You might love them but there's no denying it's silly design! It really does do, 2 mains of Ink Saver Main perk are needed with it.

These Splatfests are awful. They force you into one game mode, stop you from playing with friends and are even more lag-filled than normal games! Poor game design by Nintendo at work here, very poor design!

I'm asking for a decent online infrastructure and features, architecture similar to the other consoles (not necessarily power, but it has to be in the same ball-park) and aired open attitude toward online within their own games.