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Well, Nintendo DID say they wanted Splatoon to be just as much as stable as Mario Kart of Super Smash Bros., so perhaps it WON'T be just a one-off thing, and Yooka-Laylee WON'T be dated by including it. Besides, the guys at Playtonic, back when they used to work for Rare, would make references to a...

While I enjoy Splatoon, and don't think it will be forgotten anytime soon, I'd avoid putting in any non-timeless references not related to Rare. I would honestly find it cringy even if it came out tomorrow. I have never seen a non-timeless reference in ANYTHING. Some last longer than others, but ti...

I agree in that case.

Also, yes. Sine Curve is the english term... Sinus Kurfe is the german term... I got them mixed up... I tend to do that with words that are similar in both languages.

Hell, Tiptup is in both Kazooie games and he is only playable in Diddy Kong Racing... which is an N64 game. Yes, a game from RAREWARE there was a direct connection. Splatoon has absolutely no connections, nor is it a genre defying hall-of-fame game that needs to be mentioned. Just a nice game no mo...

Splatoon is Nintendo only, they will never make a cameo for it. They have nothing with the game. It's as much logic as putting in Battlefield cameos, hell... Half life 3! No-go. I didn't Suggest a cameo, I suggested a reference as well as an easteregg. There is a BIG difference. Also, wasn't there ...

For the love of god... Let's just keep it Yooka Laylee shall we? It's still going to be Yooka-Laylee. One throwaway line ain't going to change the game's identity... Neither is a random NPC just dropping a specific fish in the background... most people wouldn't even notice it... it would just be a ...

That idea sounds as timeless as Gex talking about Supermarket Sweep. Honestly in over a years time, do you think people will be talking about Splatoon? It's a good game and all but referencing other games really dates a game. And what's wrong with being dated? You know what is really dated? Witcher...

I would be totally fresh if they manage to put in a line like:

"Paint X"
"Do we look like a squid kid?"

Also, plus points for everybody calling somebody or something '(not) fresh'... or somebody somewhere dropping a sea bass (just on time).

I think a challenge shouldn't consist of a lack in character control. Oh, this was something I tried to explain to my girlfriend who made me try to play a shitty flash game. Literally the physics would change on you randomly. Either you had slow movement or fast movement and you had to jump through...

Maybe because it doesn't look realistic and weird in combination with dynamic shadows... but as you said, they probably hide it & fade it in when it's needed, or something like that. I think a challenge shouldn't consist of a lack in character control. I mean... is it really a good challenge we...

There will be a blob shadow and a dynamic shadow so that's that. Now a new minority rises with the question wherether we will be able to disable the 'blob shadow' but why exactly? Because it's not realistic? not challenging? Who says the blob shadow will be under your character at all times ? They ...

Maybe because it doesn't look realistic and weird in combination with dynamic shadows... but as you said, they probably hide it & fade it in when it's needed, or something like that. I think a challenge shouldn't consist of a lack in character control. I mean... is it really a good challenge we...

There will be a blob shadow and a dynamic shadow so that's that. Now a new minority rises with the question wherether we will be able to disable the 'blob shadow' but why exactly? Because it's not realistic? not challenging? Who says the blob shadow will be under your character at all times ? They ...

I finally got the money refunded and pledged. There were even some refilled Stocks! I wanted to go for the last 64-Bit version, but my chair broke down a week ago and I am sitting on a wooden garden chair now... so I had to order a new one... it's a really good one, like those Angry Joe uses, but it...

Personally I feel and always have felt that DK64 was the best collect-a-thon out there, period.

I also had issues with Banjo-Kazooie's game design until it was fixed in the xbox live version and Banjo Tooie is probably the Worst Collect-a-Thon I have ever played.

My opinion is in favor of realistic shadows, despite this not being a realistic game. It's not just because blob shadows were technical limitations at the time and realistic shadows would look better in this beautiful game. (Though those are also valid reasons.) Blob shadows are training wheels. At...

An option to turn on or off this kind of shadow seems to be a decent solution. Then the smaller issue arises: which is the default? I'm really torn on this. I want the game to look visually awesome. But at the same time I understand the concern for this. But remember if you go with top down shadows...