The Splatoon official Twitter page has been updating frequently as of late, often with little tidbits about the game and accompanying screenshots. All the posts follow the theme of a lab researching squid vs. octopus ink-combat, and range from long-known details about multiplayer to some newer bits of information on the game’s design and single player modes. Tons of great screenshots come with the info, too, which are well worth checking out in their own right.

Regarding multiplayer, the Twitter announced that the matches are called

“Turf Battles,” decided by which team of four can cover the most ground with their color ink. They mention the cat referee, too, saying “why is there a solitary cat in this world of squid….? This mystery is yet to be solved.”

In single player, the protagonist puts on a

“Hero Suit,” which is meant to have “a different feel to the regular clothes.” It is designed to resemble a fire fly squid, and is covered in swanky translucent lights. The enemies are members of the octopus army corps, though they look more like single tentacles. In their tweet, the Splatoon team says “what’s going on with their internal organs? We will make this the topic of our next research.”

The core plot was summed up in one tweet, saying:

Investigative Report from the Squid Research Lab. The protagonist, wearing the Hero Suit, travels through this underground world. The Octopus Army Corps, hoping to invade the Squid’s world, built this underground facility. Is it just me that feels the Octopus’ longing for the world above-ground from the blue sky projected onto those large monitors?

Your primary weapon for painting and spattering is the basic paint gun, which is the rapid-fire weapon we’ve seen in the trailers. There is also the charge gun and the roller, which allow for exceptionally long-range and melee painting respectively. There are also sub-weapons available, exampled by the Splash Bomb, which explodes and paints a large area. It has a lot of utility, able to cover a lot of ground, damage enemies, create distractions, and reveal enemy cephalopods hidden in the ink. The color of the teams’ ink will change with each battle, too, so the maps will always end up being quite colorful and unique at the end of each game.

Finally, the controls, translated:

ZL – Squid (dive into ink, restores ink)



L-stick – move R-button – Bomb (uses 70% of your ink)



ZR – Ink Shot (uses up ink)



R-stick – looks left/right



X – Jump



Y – Camera Reset Touch the Squid Icon to make a big jump to one of your team mates. Use gyro to aim.

They explain that the gyro sensor will use smaller, more subtle movements to control the camera by default, and can be configured to be turned off to allow full right-stick camera control or switched to a hybrid mode that will involve more intuitive, large sweeping motions.

Source: NeoGaf

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