Octoling Hype Thread (prev. Assets in SplatNet)

[Graff]

Octoling October, G.

 

[MissingNumbers]

Putting my bets on that they try to rescue DJ Octavio from the snow globe and/or hijack the Squid Sister's newscast declaring their rescue operation or something. As added storyline DLC.

Replaying the final boss makes it obvious that he can pretty much leave whenever he wants as long as Cuttlefish isn't looking.

 

[Noire]

This has always confused me. Just how is Nintendo going to explain the Octolings playing Turf Wars with the Inklings? A new Single Player campaign to explain it? I don't know. But they're going to need a pretty good reason because right now, they're sworn enemies.

 

[aqua46]

This has always confused me. Just how is Nintendo going to explain the Octolings playing Turf Wars with the Inklings? A new Single Player campaign to explain it? I don't know. But they're going to need a pretty good reason because right now, they're sworn enemies.

Maybe they'll just go, "hey, our head octo-guy was kind of an ***. he threw non-stop listening parties of his weekly albums, and always called all us his "little hipsters." We heard 'octopus' repeating on our radios, and saw you had awesome non-octopus snacks, and are throwing a party. oh yeah, can we just share the zappies from now on? we'll give you this awesome (sort of new) hovercraft. cool. hand me some shrimp ****tail. get away from me judd."

or maybe they'll implement new story, like many have suggested, which would be really cool and unexpected.

But you know would be really cool? Octoling equivalents of Callie and Marie, taking over the news for a bit.

 

[MissingNumbers]

But you know would be really cool? Octoling equivalents of Callie and Marie, taking over the news for a bit.

Introducing entirely new characters in a free update would be interesting. Though, again, they'll have to justify their presence somehow.

 

[Helio]

Marie has a squid sushi on her head and Callie has a octopus sushi (one suction cup)on her head. Octopuses are already represented.

 

[MissingNumbers]

Marie has a squid sushi on her head and Callie has a octopus sushi (one suction cup)on her head. Octopuses are already represented.

I'm... not entirely sure what point you're making here.

 

[Noire]

But you know would be really cool? Octoling equivalents of Callie and Marie, taking over the news for a bit.

If they actually bother to make Octoling characters like Callie and Marie, they should alternate with Callie and Marie between map rotations so it's not as monotonous as before.

 

[SkyBlue]

The dlc storyline could be completely from the octolings stand point. You're forced to be suppressed and live underground do to an argument/war your ancestors have. Your leader captured, you have to fight the squidtarians and inklings for the right to live above ground, save your leader, and hopefully forge a peace treaty.

idk, I just feel since we start out as inklings, and the story is us as inklings vs octarians. That it'd make sense for them to switch it to we start as octarians(in the story mode) and go through that to unlock them. Granted thats a lot of story, new enemies, etc to make.

 

[Noire]

The dlc storyline could be completely from the octolings stand point. You're forced to be suppressed and live underground do to an argument/war your ancestors have. Your leader captured, you have to fight the squidtarians and inklings for the right to live above ground, save your leader, and hopefully forge a peace treaty.

idk, I just feel since we start out as inklings, and the story is us as inklings vs octarians. That it'd make sense for them to switch it to we start as octarians(in the story mode) and go through that to unlock them. Granted thats a lot of story, new enemies, etc to make.

That's a cool idea. Unless they made a lot of assets even prior to the August update, I have no idea how they could pull off a Octoling campaign without fighting Octarians. Every time I try to predict Nintendo, I'm always wrong. But there needs to be a reason as to why the Octolings are all of a sudden playing recreational games with their sworn enemies, the Inklings.

 

[MissingNumbers]

But there needs to be a reason as to why the Octolings are all of a sudden playing recreational games with their sworn enemies, the Inklings.

Yeah, if there's one thing Nintendo never slouches on, it's world-building.
I wouldn't mind the premise overall, really. In a way to me, it would feel like playing the other side of a war rather than playing as the "bad guys", so to speak.

 

[aqua46]

That's a cool idea. Unless they made a lot of assets even prior to the August update, I have no idea how they could pull off a Octoling campaign without fighting Octarians.

It might turn out to be a true halo 2 situation, with outcast octolings running to inkopolis in rebellion of the octo king.

 

[Brunosky_Inc]

This has always confused me. Just how is Nintendo going to explain the Octolings playing Turf Wars with the Inklings? A new Single Player campaign to explain it? I don't know. But they're going to need a pretty good reason because right now, they're sworn enemies.

Well, the credits do show some doodles of Octolings hanging out with Inklings like friends, so it's not like it would come completely out of the blue. Still, I'd sure love to see a single player campaign DLC to tie up this stuff.

 

[Zombie Aladdin]

This has always confused me. Just how is Nintendo going to explain the Octolings playing Turf Wars with the Inklings? A new Single Player campaign to explain it? I don't know. But they're going to need a pretty good reason because right now, they're sworn enemies.

My best guess: There will be extra content to the single-player mode to explain it, and Octolings become playable at the end, but it can only be playable after defeating DJ Octavio at least once.

 

[Lester Roquefort]

I personally think it'd be cool, though a little underwhelming, if this came about as a notice from Callie and Marie kicking the fourth wall or somehow telling you to check out the customization screen.

And when you switch to Octarian, all the NPC's in the Hub merely treat you like an enemy with restraint, merely hinting on a "recreational truce", keeping the enemy role.

My best guess: There will be extra content to the single-player mode to explain it, and Octolings become playable at the end, but it can only be playable after defeating DJ Octavio at least once.

Or weave it into single player and letting us replay it over again, as doing that would make it an extra chore for some of us.
(Yes, i'd rather start from scratch in Single Player than having to beat on DJ Octavio again.)

 

[Zombie Aladdin]

Well, what I meant was that you have to have cleared the single-player mode as it currently is to begin on the DLC single-player mode stuff, as it'd have to be set after the current final boss.

 

[Demonic Labrys]

It might turn out to be a true halo 2 situation, with outcast octolings running to inkopolis in rebellion of the octo king.

That would be cool and maybe one octoling will be an incarnation of arbiter but i'm asking too much XD

 

[Brunosky_Inc]

That would be cool and maybe one octoling will be an incarnation of arbiter but i'm asking too much XD

Inkling SPARTAN armor confirmed.

 

[Demonic Labrys]

Inkling SPARTAN armor confirmed.

We already have that armor the squid amiibo one XD
but personally it looks too bulky on the inklings

 

[LMG]

I wonder if Nintendo will purposely continue to tease us with Octolings to create the equivalent of Half-Life 3 o_O