{"id":334358,"date":"2022-09-03T06:00:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/operationrainfall.com\/?p=334358"},"modified":"2022-09-03T06:07:41","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T13:07:41","slug":"impressions-splatoon-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/operationrainfall.com\/2022\/09\/03\/impressions-splatoon-3\/","title":{"rendered":"IMPRESSIONS: Splatoon 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-My-Character.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-334367\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-My-Character.jpg?resize=610%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Splatoon 3 | My Character\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-My-Character.jpg?resize=610%2C343&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-My-Character.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-My-Character.jpg?resize=195%2C110&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-My-Character.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-My-Character.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m somewhat of a newcomer, or casual player if you will, of <em>Splatoon<\/em>. I got into it about a year after <em>Splatoon 2<\/em> came out. I was hesitant to buy it originally, simply because shooters are not my forte. I did play a ton of <em>Perfect Dark<\/em> with my older brothers growing up, but that\u2019s about the only enjoyment I\u2019ve really gotten from shooters and I have no skill for them. Nonetheless, I\u2019ve always liked the look of <em>Splatoon<\/em>, it has such an appealing aesthetic. Back in 2018, I finally decided to splurge on a digital copy of <em>Splatoon 2<\/em>. I figured at the very least I could enjoy the Turf Wars mode, where the ultimate goal is to ink the most territory, not getting the most kills\/splats. Despite not being a very skilled player, I had a ton of fun with all of the Splatfests and put around just a bit over 100 hours into the game. Jump ahead to last weekend and there was a <em>Splatoon 3<\/em> World Premiere Splatfest event. Being a lover of Splatfests, I obviously took part in this timed Splatfest demo. I also have already pre-ordered a physical copy of <em>Splatoon 3<\/em>. Keep reading to find out whether I now regret this pre-order, or if I\u2019ll be keeping it and enjoying the full game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Deep-Cut-Performing.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-334371\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Deep-Cut-Performing.jpg?resize=610%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Splatoon 3 | Deep Cut Performing During the Splatfest\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Deep-Cut-Performing.jpg?resize=610%2C343&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Deep-Cut-Performing.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Deep-Cut-Performing.jpg?resize=195%2C110&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Deep-Cut-Performing.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Deep-Cut-Performing.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Splatoon 3<\/em> World Premiere was a pretty limited demo, but it was enough to get a small taste of the newest entry and see what\u2019s different and how it feels to play. First you get to create your character. I really like the gradient additions to the eye color selection. Then you get to meet the new group of characters who update you on all the happenings in Splatsville. Deep Cut, this latest entry&#8217;s group, consists of Shiver, Frye and Big Man. Shiver is my favorite so far, but Big Man is great too. One thing I didn\u2019t like was that Deep Cut doesn\u2019t seem to have much of a catchphrase. Their saying when they\u2019re done with the news is, \u201cCatch ya later.\u201d It\u2019s not really anything unique or special, it\u2019s honestly a boring catchphrase. Also, once the Splatfest started it wasn\u2019t as easy to see them perform as Off the Hook was in <em>Splatoon 2<\/em>. In the first half of the Splatfest they\u2019re riding around town on these floats and are really high up. You can barely zoom in and see the heads of Shiver and Frye. In the second half of the Splatfest, all three are performing on a stage together. You can see them a little better here, but they\u2019re still really high up there, you have to go up some stairs and then zoom in to get a good look at the actual characters rather than the electronic screens they&#8217;re displayed on as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Tricolor-Match.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-334372\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Tricolor-Match.jpg?resize=610%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Splatoon 3 | Tricolor Match\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Tricolor-Match.jpg?resize=610%2C343&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Tricolor-Match.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Tricolor-Match.jpg?resize=195%2C110&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Tricolor-Match.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Tricolor-Match.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Splatfests this time around contain three teams to pick from and are divided into two parts. In the first half of the Splatfest, it\u2019s the traditional one team vs another, where you\u2019ll be randomly matched against opponents from one of the other two teams and try to ink the most territory. The second half of the Splatfest has all three teams in one mode, where four people from the team in the lead try to defend their territory from the other two teams who get two people each. The goal is still to ink the most territory but if the team opposite you, who isn\u2019t in the lead, takes the win, you also technically win the match. I was under the impression that once the Tricolor Turf War half of the Splatfest begins, you can\u2019t play the standard Splatfest mode anymore, but fortunately, that wasn&#8217;t the case. I was actually able to still pick the normal mode with only two teams battling it out, or I could go with Tricolor. At least that was how it was supposed to work. However, there was one point where I went somewhere between five to seven matches picking Tricolor, only to get consistently forced into the old standard Turf War. I\u2019ve also heard that Team Scissors had the opposite problem as the lead team, where they would be forced into Tricolor. I mean, that\u2019s just unacceptable. You should be able to pick your mode and the mode you pick should be a 100% chance of being the mode you play. That\u2019s like if someone was trying to join ranked and play something like Tower Zone for example, but keeps getting thrown into Turf War. By the way, I sided with Team Rock and it turns out we won the Splatfest. It was hard to decide between Rock, Paper and Scissors, but my favorite primary color is blue and Shiver seems cool, so that\u2019s what I went with.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Equipment-Menu.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-334374\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Equipment-Menu.jpg?resize=610%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Splatoon 3 | Equipment Menu\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Equipment-Menu.jpg?resize=610%2C343&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Equipment-Menu.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Equipment-Menu.jpg?resize=195%2C110&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Equipment-Menu.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Equipment-Menu.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mechanically, <em>Splatoon 3<\/em> plays a lot like <em>Splatoon 2<\/em>, but there are quite a few changes. One huge change is the fact that you get a whole lobby to test your weapon in, while you wait to be matched with other players. This is a much welcome change. The room making feature to join friends, though, seems a bit harder to find, but it is there. I just hope the full game allows players to create a room, outside of Splatfests, for only one or two friends to join before opening it to the public for randoms to join. I\u2019m not sure whether or not that\u2019s been discussed somewhere already by Nintendo, I feel like it was maybe vaguely mentioned in the Direct earlier this summer. In <em>Splatoon 2<\/em> you could only create a room for less than three friends prior to opening it for random players, during Splatfests and in Salmon Run. Regular every day Turf War matches, required you to stalk your friend to whichever room they were in and when the online was lively, you\u2019d usually have to then wait for them to finish their match before you were let into the room. And even after all this, you weren\u2019t guaranteed to play on the same team as your friend. Well unless you had three friends total, free to play with you at the same time. Weapons are another important mechanics change. Some of them have changed slightly and there\u2019s the introduction of new weapon types and specials. I noticed the Dualies don\u2019t feel as smooth as before. I don\u2019t think the dodge roll is quite as mobile as it used to be. Keep in mind, I am an amateur <em>Splatoon<\/em> player and this is just how certain things seemed or felt to me during my own World Premiere playtime, I might not be completely accurate on every little change I think I noticed. On another slightly related note, I don\u2019t feel like moving through ink is quite as fast as before either. That could be an intentional balancing feature due to the addition of new gameplay techniques, such as the squid roll. The same could be said for my Dualies observation, they might not be as smooth so that they\u2019re more balanced against the other weapons, or it could be that each weapon even among the same type, is a little bit different from each other.<\/p>\n<p>As I\u2019ve said before, I\u2019m a casual enjoyer of <em>Splatoon<\/em>, not an expert, these are just some of the mechanics changes I noticed. I\u2019m going to try to keep this short and won\u2019t be going over absolutely everything. The last big thing I want to discuss, is the overall atmosphere and style of <em>Splatoon 3<\/em>. I\u2019m not sure yet if I like the music more than <em>Splatoon 2&#8217;s soundtrack<\/em>. I don\u2019t think it stands out as much so far, but I did enjoy what I heard for the most part. One last thing I noticed, is that the ink style doesn\u2019t seem as aesthetically pleasing as I found it in <em>Splatoon 2<\/em>. It still looks really stylish in the promotional footage Nintendo has put out, but when I was actually playing the Splatfest for myself, the ink seemed to layer more thinly on the ground and just overall, didn\u2019t look as gloppy and shiny as the previous title. Part of why I wanted to get into <em>Splatoon<\/em> years ago was because of the aesthetics, thus this is a slight negative for me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Deep-Cut-Signing-Off.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-334373\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Deep-Cut-Signing-Off.jpg?resize=610%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Splatoon 3 | Deep Cut Signing Off\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Deep-Cut-Signing-Off.jpg?resize=610%2C343&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Deep-Cut-Signing-Off.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Deep-Cut-Signing-Off.jpg?resize=195%2C110&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Deep-Cut-Signing-Off.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/operationrainfall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Splatoon-3-Deep-Cut-Signing-Off.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, I had a ton of fun checking out this <em>Splatoon 3<\/em> World Premiere. Considering this is an impressions article mainly about what I experienced during the game\u2019s demo, that\u2019s what I focused on. But I would like to say real quick, I am quite looking forward to all the other little added things in the full game, like new clothing items, the locker you get to customize and Tableturf Battles. Overall, I see no reason to cancel my pre-order. I get a little burnt out after so many matches in a row, usually when I\u2019m losing often, but it\u2019s a quality multiplayer series and I had fun with the small snippet I got to experience in the demo. Plus, I don\u2019t want to miss out on any future Splatfests. Not to mention, I imagine with feedback such as this, Nintendo will make some fixes to improve the game and eliminate major flaws, like they&#8217;ve always tried to do with <em>Splatoon <\/em>in the past.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will I be keeping my Splatoon 3 pre-order, or will I cancel it after playing the World Premiere demo?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":231,"featured_media":334376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,5,31,5708,7,9,16548],"tags":[6818,35,16066,8748,26597,27826],"class_list":["post-334358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-channels","category-editorials","category-featured","category-featured-widget","category-previews","category-reviews","category-switch","tag-impressions","tag-nintendo","tag-nintendo-switch","tag-splatoon","tag-splatoon-3","tag-splatoon-3-world-premiere"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>IMPRESSIONS: Splatoon 3 - oprainfall<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Last weekend there was a Splatoon 3 World Premiere demo. 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