ResilientBanana
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That cut to gameplay was jarring. Not to mention the shitty Japanese music track.
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FoamStars announced by Square Enix | PlayStation Showcase
TheUndeadGamer
Member
It looked cute and fun. Hope it comes to Xbox and/or PC. I’d play it. 
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
I doubt there are legal grounds for these concepts but it's definitely a bit too on the nose and doesn't scream creativity. Or even polish at this stage. The overall visual style is a mess too, they should have gotten more inspiration from Splatoon on that front rather than mash it up with Fortnite also...
Ink, foam, swimming in ink, surfing on foam, every basic aspect has something analogus in this and then so do the details like some of the skills and weapons and their fire rates or sounds (but those are more common, some also look like COD killstreak skills etc., still, all together it's just too much).
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darrylgorn
Member
Now's the time, Sony. Pull that trigger and buy.
Crayon
Member
Ha I was giggling through it with the thought of Nintendo filing a c&d.
Seems fully exclusive for now. Wasn't in the XBO tweets, nor is any other platform referenced on the official site.It looked cute and fun. Hope it comes to Xbox and/or PC. I’d play it.
I'm guessing this is mostly aimed at the Japanese audience(given it's Splatoon inspiration), and it may come to PC, but it's likely going to be skipping XBO entirely. Wouldn't be surprised if Sony was co-funding this.
Iced Arcade
Member
Lunarorbit
Member
This looked like absolute dog shit. Instead of ink we have cotton candy to shoot at each other.
Move over Destruction Allstars. You've got competition for the most vapid product on PS5
Move over Destruction Allstars. You've got competition for the most vapid product on PS5
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
It’s the Wish version of Splatoon.
ElCasual
Member
Who in his sane mind would give the green-lit to this?
Shifty1897
Member
I laughed really hard while watching this but it's honestly a good idea. Give me Splatoon gameplay with a decent multiplayer network service and you've got a winner.
Mr.ODST
Member
Think its more that the animations of weapons and the splatoon grenades and equipment are all exactly the same
GenericUser
Member
I really like the colorful visuals and the overall style of the game.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Square have lost hope and any idea of what makes a good game so they copy Nintendo with a splatoon clone...sheeeeiiiiiiitt
Terrible attempt at a cash grab. Hope its doa
Terrible attempt at a cash grab. Hope its doa
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Tams
Member
Bruh, the gameplay on the trailer looks convoluted and janky.
Not to mention it being very close to Splatoon. It's not a clone or copy, but damn is it just trying to can in on the same themes. If you do that though, at least try to do it well.
As usual; we'll see how it is and does.
consoul
Member
Oh, it ain't the first.
but seeing Square Enix play in the Chinese mobile rip-off game space is depressing af.
Oh Squaresoft. What happened to you?
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Shut down within 6 months.
Brigandier
Member
Drizzlehell
Banned
Fitting, considering that the charactes look like they're shooting cum at each other.
near
Gold Member
Of course, the immediate reaction will be drawn from the comparison. That's not to say that the final product won't be a good one, or that it will fail to sustain a player base. But you can hardly blame those that find it difficult to an announcement like this when it overtly draws its inspiration from Splatoon.
Gambit2483
Member
Nintendo innovates, and the industry imitates. This ain't nothing new, going as far back the numerous Zelda, Mario and Metroid clones over the years...and don't get me started on the Wii era...
Elder Legend
Banned
To be fair I kind of want to check this out. Nice too see someone else try the Splatoon theme. Hopefully it's F2P.
FalsettoVibe
Member
Agreed. I feel this will be the next "it's cool to hate it" game. If it was Splatoon 4, everyone would be cheering.
The game doesn't look bad.
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Robb
Gold Member
Of course they would, how is that even a comparison?
Pretty sure people would criticize a blatant rip-off of e.g. The Last of Us and cheer for The Last of Us: Part 3 as well. Why would anyone not be more excited for the original?
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FalsettoVibe
Member
Maybe base games on whether or not they are actually good games? We haven't seen enough of the game to know what differentiates it before writing it off.
March Climber
Member
Remember how badly people treated the first Soulslike games that started appearing?
Seems like the first ones in line always get the worst reactions.
Robb
Gold Member
I agree and my post probably reads very harsh. I really don’t think there’s anything wrong with getting more of something like Splatoon, there’s really good ideas/mechanics in there and it’s nice to see at least some other dev pick them up. Hopefully this turns out great.
I just think it’s natural and to be expected that people would be way more excited for a continuation of the original franchise (which is proven to be great) rather than a new IP that’s trying to do the same thing.
TheDreadBaron
Member
Now I don’t want to play this, but I can see where there’s some small potential for innovation. The foam actually has volume so you are creating a new landscape as you lay down foam walls that can block line of sight etc. Overall though it’s meh, splatoon knockoff for if you don’t have a switch.
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
Why shoot down something similar to a thing you really like ?
People really like Nintendo's formats. These games sell huge, but it always seems like there are fewer similar titles on other platforms than their popularity would suggest. Certainly successful ones.
Maybe I'm wrong, but it wasn't always like this.
near
Gold Member
I don't really think that behaviour is exclusive to Nintendo titles. There have been a history of cases where games are released that are literally copy & paste that fail, not only commercially but critically. In most cases, fans will call out a game for its similarities. We coined the term souls-like because of this.
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March Climber
Member
I look at it like this: Some of them fail so that others can succeed.
Thanks to Souls being 'copied' for years, we've gotten gems like Ni-Oh, Let it Die, and Remnant amongst many good entries. Now we're getting Remnant 2, Lies of P, and potentially Code Vein 2. This wouldn't have happened without games like Lords of the Fallen 1 being one of the first ones to help open that door and then falling on the sword.
This is why I like when people 'copy' others. It can end up in a new genre rather than only one company having a say so over that entire genre.
Edit: This has gone back years too. Here's one of my favorite examples:
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near
Gold Member
Exactly, and the ones that succeed are very much appreciated. I mean who knows, Foamstars might actually be really fun, I will try it if it is F2P, but until then, it is a Splatoon ripoff lol.
Draxon Gamer
Banned
Square just replaced the kids with foam women for the western male anime fan audience.
Like that one shooter with the bikinis. Untapped market on the Switch.
Like that one shooter with the bikinis. Untapped market on the Switch.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Nydius
Member
Just watched the trailer and yeah, it's a very blatant Splatoon ripoff. Weapons, specials, movesets.
But that doesn't bother me so much. The reason it's going to fail is because it doesn't have anywhere near the same level of charm as Splatoon. It also doesn't appear to have nearly as many options -- it appears to be solely a PVP game, whereas Splatoon has PVP, single player, and coop PVE that flesh out the entire world. And despite my issues with some of the maps and balancing of Splatoon, Nintendo has a solid track record of releasing content and updates to improve the game. Square-Enix's track record is... ehhhhhh, not great in that regard.
I feel like this is going to end up going the same route as Knockout City.
Flash in the pan, extreme drop off, never to recover, and then shut down within 2 years.
But that doesn't bother me so much. The reason it's going to fail is because it doesn't have anywhere near the same level of charm as Splatoon. It also doesn't appear to have nearly as many options -- it appears to be solely a PVP game, whereas Splatoon has PVP, single player, and coop PVE that flesh out the entire world. And despite my issues with some of the maps and balancing of Splatoon, Nintendo has a solid track record of releasing content and updates to improve the game. Square-Enix's track record is... ehhhhhh, not great in that regard.
I feel like this is going to end up going the same route as Knockout City.
Flash in the pan, extreme drop off, never to recover, and then shut down within 2 years.
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Knightime_X
Member
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At least the anime girl looks cute.
At least the anime girl looks cute.
HerjansEagleFeeder
Member
The GOAT dev. Throwing out one smash hit of a game after another.What a waste of resources..
Another game from the Forspoken Team?
Man that trailer was embarrassing. How are such projects greenlit. Will be laughing my ass off if this turns out to be legit successful.
Oddvintagechap
Member
There’s been a bunch of games like these.