This is the official (?) thread for Splatoon, the Wii U exclusive shooter that will be released the 29th of May.

If you are not aware, last Saturday there was a "global testfire", a demo that was only playable in three one-hour occasions that day. I played 2/3 of them and I gotta say...

the game is AWESOME. Fun as heck, the music is catchy and the online works nicely. I even... I even... pre-ordered an Inkling Girl amiibo (!), man, I was sure I will never buy any amiibos, but a human mind is a fragile thing indeed. The amiibo is just so darn cute I have to own one :D It's pretty big a thing. Damn you Nintendo and you gimmicks, still, but... it's just so cute <3

Erhm... did others play the demo? What were your impressions of it? A word is free. Yea!

They lost me when it was revealed that there'd be no voice chat, even with friends. Might try a demo once it's out.. I'd only buy it if the price drops below $30.

Who needs voice chat? Even if Splatoon had it, I would disable it as soon as possible :D

Only a week left!!

People who want to talk to their friends maybe?
I don't care much for chatting with randoms either, but why not include it anyway for those who do want it? Those who don't want it, just turn it off.
Everyone wins, right?