Splatoon, SSB and Mario Kart 8 are better games than anything the PS4 has to offer right now in the online department despite being free to access, unlike the PS + subscription wall.

I have to jump in here. Splatoon is a fresh take on the genre, and to claim it isn't because the core gameplay element is the same, is faulty. I do not validate your point that the core gameplay is identical, but even if it were true, that fact alone would not bar the game from being a twist on the genre.

It's like saying The Lego Movie is no different than The Matrix because they share identical plots. Pacing, tone, setting, characters, art style, and a myriad of other elements all combine into a something that makes The Lego Movie wholly different from The Matrix, and they can't be ignored to just make a point. Call of Duty solidified a mainstream version of shooters that all have similar tone, similar graphic styles, similar progression systems, similar cinematic framing, EVEN SIMILAR COVER ART with a lone soldier walking toward the foreground.

Splatoon breaks free from all of those conventions and it's unfair to ignore everything for the sake of making a point. And I still don't validate your argument that the core gameplay is exactly like Call of Duty, but I'm afraid that if I get into it my posts will turn into walls of text.

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Obviously if you don't like it, you're not going to even understand how it could be a GOTY contender. It's my personal GOTY because it's the most fun game I've played this year. It's an extremely refreshing take on the genre, and the squid mechanics are super fun. The fact that it has already racked up more gameplay hours than both Smash and Mario Kart 8 tells me it's easily one of my favourite Wii U games. Yes there are oversights in the game, some of which you've mentioned. Such as not being able to change gear in the lobby. But big deal. The shortcomings of the game aren't enough to overshadow the shear enjoyment I personally get from the core gameplay.

You last sentence. "Truly bad" and your "opinion". What does that even mean? It's objectively bad from your subjective point of view?

The big thing I dislike about your thread is how you're trying to push your opinion as if it were fact. The phrasing of your sentences. You don't like the game. Other people do, and some of which think it's GOTY worthy. In the end, it's just an opinion.

Right. So are you supposed to be The Grinch or something? You couldn't stand how some people could possibly have fun with a game you don't like, you must put an end to it immediately!

Sure there is more you could talk about. You pretty much said no positives. You're obviously being too harsh in the "review". A lot of the complaints you made we're all aware of, since the game has been out for a while. So I don't see the point of a overly negative review long after the game has launched. Furthermore, you're clearly overreacting on some of the negatives, like how "similar it is to CoD" or how much you go on about how you hate the music. This isn't a review, it's a rant.

Since you can't swap classes for each particular map, the game incentivises players into choosing classes for a particular set of maps instead. I love my Sploosh-o-matic, but if the map rotation includes Arowana Mall and/or Moray Towers, I'm at a serious disadvantage against enemy chargers. It behooves me to choose either a sniper class or an anti-sniper class like the Heavy Splatling. By having those limits, the game lets players master new classes while simultaneously preventing class fatigue and homogenization that you see in other shooters.