Splatoon 2: Splatfest World Premiere (Demo) -- Being a Square
2So let's get right into the action... ... ...have you seen this square? It's such a square! No, I don't think that kind of response is called for... no, I'm sorry, YOU'RE a square. I don't even... what? Isn't this where all the cool kids hang out? What's not to like?
...but yeah, THIS demo actually lets you interact with the hub world. HUB. WORLD. Who doesn't love hubs? Well, maybe switches (Nintendo Switches?! ...I... I'm sorry...) ...or routers... but nobody listens to hubs anymore, duh. So I guess I see your point. (Even for all the wrong reasons.)
This being a Splatfest-oriented demo, there's got to be some means of pledging your allegiance to the correct waif--I mean, uh... confection, yes... that's the theme here... I knew that. I was just seeing if YOU were paying attention. (We'll talk about that later in like... two years... and by my schedule, I guess more like three-to-five... or never...)
As a result, they elected to let you wander the new popular hangout, Inkopolis Square. Plaza? What? Where? What's a "plaza"?! Gotta get hip to the squares if you don't want to be square, hep cat... ... ...wait, uh... INSERT MILLENNIAL CATCHPHRASE AND JARGON OF YOUR CHOOSING HERE INSTEAD.
This was also a pretty smart way of showing players a brief peek into a multitude of things they... simply can't access... but they're THERE. Or will be. Check back at the end of the week, okay? Some of these features are more interesting than others, and some are just for looky-loos... and of course, just as I started the original game's tour of Inkopolis Plaza, I'll be getting kicked out of every vendor's establishment in turn. Yay!
You can also gawk at NPCs and player character data left behind, but we'll get to those later, I guess. (Is it racist to assume that's the same Spyke? Do all urchin-people look THAT much alike? Murch doesn't... is this whole line of questioning racist? Speciesist?)
Oh, and don't worry... there's even going to be another whole video that addresses some stuff that's more than merely hinted to exist here... but it's also pretty obvious and probably doesn't deserve any drama... so... stay tuned!
... ... ...what, you wanted ACTUAL gameplay? Any and all of this stuff could've been uploaded over a week ago? ... ... ...well, in that case, maybe don't tune in until tomorrow? (Hopefully? ...knowing me, that might be years from now. I'm not a very good time traveler...)
Also, something I feel somewhat validates this video's existence... after the demo fully ran its course, you no longer retained access to Inkopolis Square... so these "dumb" videos are... *sniff* all I have to remember it by... until at least Friday! (Then it's way off the deep end for us all!)