With The Road coming to an end, I thought I would discuss a game that adds a fun spin to the post-apocalypse: Splatoon.
Splatoon is a 2015 third person shooter licensed by Nintendo. The objective is simple, use unique weapons to splatter ink onto a surrounding area in the hopes to have more than the opposing team.
Surprisingly, Splatoon shares many similarities with The Road. In fact, I believe that they both take place in the same universe. Both have similar backstories to them, an natural event has destroyed civilization, leaving the earth in shambles. In Splatoon, the cause of the destruction had been a global flood, due to rising sea levels. People in The Road (humane ones at least) are rarely seen because of a catastrophic event, though it is never directly stated what it is.
In Hero Mode, there are several hidden scrolls found in various stages. One reveals that Inklings, the playable characters in Splatoon, have evolved past humans. This shows that the events of The Road took place thousands of years before those of Splatoon.
The case seems to be that humans somehow have evolved with squids to become Inklings. They share many similarities, not just in appearance. It is stated that, like humans Inklings have competitive natures and will fight over territory. It seems with its infatuation with war that the species has not evolved far enough just yet!
So what are anyone else's thoughts? Are there any games or media that remind you of The Road?
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