For the past month, the most popular game on the Wii U has been Splatoon, Nintendo's answer to multiplayer PvP games.
Splatoon is the first new Nintendo property in what feels like ages, and it has been a big hit.
The basics are pretty simple: you're a squidling, which is (effectively) a squid that switches back and forth between squid form and a humanesque form. The squidlings love to have "turf wars", which are 4x4 PvP matches where they try to cover the playing field with their color of ink. The players are selected at random and then assigned randomly to two different teams, so you could have a big bad veteran in one match and find that same vet on the opposing side on the next match.
The games may be a variation on area control PvP games, but they're still fun.*
Of course, along the way the mini-Reds are being introduced to PvP in a slightly more forgiving environment.
Slightly.
"AAAAAAAAHHH!!!" My oldest screamed. "I HATE THEM!!!!!"
She stormed over to where I was working.
"Do you know how some people will hang out at your respawn point and wait for you to respawn and then kill you?"
"Graveyard camping? Sure. I've played Alliance in Warsong Gulch, so yeah, I know graveyard camping."
"THEY'RE DOING IT TO US RIGHT NOW!!!!"
"Ah." I considered putting on headphones but decided against it.
The match had ended in defeat, but my oldest ranted for a few more minutes. "AND THIS IS WHY I DON'T PLAY PVP IN MMOS!!!!"**
A half an hour later, she'd recovered and the games went on, but yeah, they're learning about PvP.
A lot.
Maybe they'll have some battlegrounds in their future. But excuse me, I'm going to put on some headphones.
*I still have issues playing due to headaches even though it's in 3rd person viewing angle, but in general the game is a lot of fun.
And, naturally, what our youngest got for her birthday was Splatoon.
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| "You're a kid now, you're a squid now..." From forbes.com |
The basics are pretty simple: you're a squidling, which is (effectively) a squid that switches back and forth between squid form and a humanesque form. The squidlings love to have "turf wars", which are 4x4 PvP matches where they try to cover the playing field with their color of ink. The players are selected at random and then assigned randomly to two different teams, so you could have a big bad veteran in one match and find that same vet on the opposing side on the next match.
The games may be a variation on area control PvP games, but they're still fun.*
Of course, along the way the mini-Reds are being introduced to PvP in a slightly more forgiving environment.
Slightly.
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| From forbes.com. |
She stormed over to where I was working.
"Do you know how some people will hang out at your respawn point and wait for you to respawn and then kill you?"
"Graveyard camping? Sure. I've played Alliance in Warsong Gulch, so yeah, I know graveyard camping."
"THEY'RE DOING IT TO US RIGHT NOW!!!!"
"Ah." I considered putting on headphones but decided against it.
The match had ended in defeat, but my oldest ranted for a few more minutes. "AND THIS IS WHY I DON'T PLAY PVP IN MMOS!!!!"**
A half an hour later, she'd recovered and the games went on, but yeah, they're learning about PvP.
A lot.
Maybe they'll have some battlegrounds in their future. But excuse me, I'm going to put on some headphones.
*I still have issues playing due to headaches even though it's in 3rd person viewing angle, but in general the game is a lot of fun.
**And several less PG variations on the same point.
It is good to see that our hallowed traditions are being faithfully passed down to the next generation.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the PvP raging is still alive and well.
DeleteCan't word it better than Rohan. Just brilliant! ^^
DeleteYou know, I've been really impressed at how Nintendo worked out the details for Splatoon. It's a 4x4 PvP match that is quick, (relatively) painless, and teaches players all about battlegrounds and handling PvP.
DeleteI'm sure I'm not the only one who has kids who have learned the hard way about graveyard camping....