Abstract: Time played: 16 hoursPlatform: Nintendo SwitchSplatoon 2 was – for all intents and purposes – no more than a port of the original Wii U squid shooter to the Nintendo Switch. Its single-player campaign was a marginal improvement over the first game's glori...
Abstract: Splatoon 3 feels like a fresh coat of paint for the series, with a new story mode as well as additional weapons, stages and enemies. With the main multiplayer modes largely unchanged compared to Splatoon 2...
Abstract: Splatoon 3 is a precarious balancing act. It's in the enviable position of trying to retain the approachable nature of Nintendo's typical family-friendly vibe, while punching up the skill ceiling for players that have been with the series for the better p...
It's fun solo It's fun with friends It's fun with strangers,
I don't know enough friends with Nintendo Switch's to indoctrinate into the magic Splatoon universe
Splatoon 3 does very little to reinvent the franchise. Instead, it keeps the solid foundation set by the previous titles and focuses on making the tiny little things better and smoother...
Abstract: At first glance, you might not notice too much that's wildly different about Splatoon 3's multiplayer options compared to past installments. However, the handful of dives I've been able to take into its ink-covered warzones ahead of release have already r...
Abstract: Historically, Splatoon's single-player campaigns have focused on acclimating you to the waters of its much more frantic and churning multiplayer battle modes. Splatoon 3's campaign — dubbed The Return of the Mammalians — starts in territory so familiar th...
