Many a complaint has been voiced about the art direction of The Conduit. Usually centering around words such as uninspired or generic. There have also been a few explanations given. None are as enlightening though, as this one given to HDWarriors.com indirectly by Matt Corso during their interview on The Grinder.
There’s a consensus about Splatoon 1 that cannot be disputed: motion controls are the way to play. The Wii U Gamepad had its many problems on the system as a whole, but along with the way in which the touch screen was implemented in the first game like I mentioned in my last piece, using the Gamepad’s gyroscope was deemed a superior way to play compared to traditional joystick control.
Rustyshell.com: The Conduit strived to be the quality FPS experience Wii owners were missing out on, with quality graphics and a robust online multiplayer component.
Hardcore Gamer: The Conduit was an interesting first-person shooter that sneaked its way onto the Wii amid a deluge of shovelware and "family" games.
really ruins the otherwise-beautiful graphics.
considering that it was a learn as you go project.