I love Splatoon 3. Here’s what I think of the game. One of the reasons I like Splatoon so much is because of it’s creativity. Set in a post apocalyptic earth where humans have gone extinct, and cephalopods have taken over. Your character is a cephalopod, having a choice between a Squid (Inkling) and an Octopus. (Octoling) I play as an Octoling. It doesn’t matter what you choose, the only differences are visual. There are two modes; singleplayer,(Story Mode) and multiplayer, involving other players. You need Nintendo Switch Online to play multiplayer. Multiplayer modes are split into 2 groups; Casual and Competitive. Turf war is a casual mode. Turf war is a mode where two groups of four battle with selected weapons, trying to paint the map within 3 minutes. Competitive, AKA Anarchy is a mode unlocked once your character reaches level 10. Anarchy battles have many types. There’s clam blitz, where you collect clams and score, there’s tower control, where you ride the tower to victory, splat zones, where you ink the zone, and keep it inked until the time runs out, and rainmaker, where you carry the rainmaker to the checkpoints. When your rank (level up via anarchy battles only) gets to S+ 500, you can play X-Rank battles. X-Rank is the hardest of anarchy battles. You can only battle with other X-Rankers.
Singleplayer
Singleplayer mode is, as the name suggests, singleplayer. You do not need Nintendo Switch Online to play the Story Mode. Your goal is to get every level done, while also completing the main goal, which depends on your game. In Splatoon 2, your goal is to find and rescue Callie, one of the Squid Sisters. In Splatoon 3, your goal is to find and rescue Cap’n Cuttlefish from the clutches of the mammalians. The main enemies throughout the whole singleplayer are called “Octarians”. These are another breed of cephalopod, which come with armor, and later on, more abilities, such as jumping higher. The Octarian troops are led by their leader, D.J. Octavio. Every game has you fight D.J Octavio.
Below I will show pictures of idols in every Splatoon game, along with descriptions for each one.
These are the Squid Sisters. Their first appearance in the game was in the first game, Splatoon. Their names are Callie (left) and Marie (right). The Squid Sisters appear in every game after that, with different outfits. Their most famous songs are “Calamari Inkantation”, “City of Color”, and “Ink me up“
Every game has a set of idols, who host the news and sing songs.
These idols first appeared in Splatoon 2. Their group name is “Off The Hook”. Their names are Pearl, (left) and Marina. (right) They do the news, and do some singing. The game Splatoon 2 has a paid DLC called “Octo Expansion”. Pearl and Marina appear in the expansion as the guidance. The two also cheer you on as you save the world. Their most famous songs are “Ebb and Flow”, “Into the Light”, “Fly Octo Fly”, and “Nasty Majesty”.
The picture above shows Splatoon 3 idols Shiver (right) Frye (left) and Big Man.(middle) These cephalopods form the group known as “Deep Cut”. These idols first appeared in Splatoon 3, and being the latest game, there has been no other games they’ve been in. These idols host the Anarchy Splatcast. (Name of the news channel) Their most famous songs are “Anarchy Rainbow”, and “Calamari Inkantation 3Mix”. This is the latest game, and their 1 year anniversary is coming up, this September 9th, 2023.