This season got me to genuinely enjoy playing the game again. Hopefully the season doesn’t fizzle out like all the other ones but all of September seems hype so far
@@rizirone More like hopefully the season doesn't "drizzle" out cause we need that tsunami. Also I noticed how nintendo rushed big run and the IDOL splatfest right as the season started so I mean... nintendo is being a little bit of a Sussy Chungus right about now 🧐...
i really hope crableg gets a big run rotation for no other reason that it would be really funny the implication that the entire city is flooded to skyscraper height
everyone I know had the exact same experience playing shipshape where we fell into the pit, instinctively assumed it was a deathplane, then had to take a second processing that they added an actual short range fight area complete with inkable walls and viable flank routes.
Something you didnt mention was the fact that you can zip on the cranes on crableg. This doesn't have any competitive use since its so high that even bucket projectiles despawn before they reach the ground but its really cool.
Absolutely, these new maps are leagues better than what we've gotten before. I was pleasantly surprised by Crableg going into thinking it was mincemeat 2.0. And ShipShape is easily a top 5 splatoon map oat. The maps were honestly the big highlight of this new season and I can't wait for more!
i think this honestly is the beacon of hope we needed, the splatoon community has gone through… things this last year and with map remodeling potentially on the table now we could FINALLY see change. things are looking bright
From what I heard, Splatoon 2 started getting stage renovations only after a year has passed. One year has already passed for Splatoon 3 , so I wonder if the other stages will be renovated to fall in line with these 2 new stages.
Crableg is like old Hammerhead's grates mixed with the CONCEPT of Mincemeat and Scorch's designs. It was my biggest surprise, and I'm so happy with the block jump on the grate that I 100% predicted would be possible the moment I realised it was inkable on the top! (Also Shipshape is probably my new favourite map in the game possibly!)
yeah, though i think they would only be little changes to each map over time as to not send competitive players into shock when a recognizable map is suddenly completely different
@@hy2rochlor1ci mean, learning the layouts for all the maps is already a decent task, so i honestly wouldn’t mind lol, the sooner we get MORE decent maps, the better.
ive never really felt the loss of good flanks in splat 3 until this update 😔 splat 3 is my first and only splatoon game and it was an incredible feeling realizing that we can actually deal with a push with these maps
4:53, that jump from inkline to grate can actually be done in reverse, it’s a pretty decent way to get the rainmaker down and away from the checkpoint fast
I think it should me mention that uninkable walls arent *always* bad, theyve just been overused. It can however be important that players cant just swim up to any enemy vantage point and that dropping into certain areas isnt too risk free. Theres a lot of spots that i think are fine without paintabke walls, but could do with some way to get up like an unpaintable staircase, grates, a paintabke block to jump from, inkrail, etc Its good for there to be different approach options of varying speed and safety
I said it before and I say it again, Crableg is what happens if you took Moray Towers and gave it actual good map design. Also, I love the aesthetics of Ship Shape cause I always wanted a map with a ice/cold without the ice physics and the map layout is just icing (he he) on already lovely the cake for me.
9:27 Ok, pay attention here to this inkable side of the block next to the small wall. This exact piece of geometry USED to exist in the middle of Eeltail Alley Zones. It let you squid roll off of the side of the block for a surprise attack over the wall. THEN in the Pole Update they made that specific side of the block UNINKABLE and my days of squid roll cheese were over... :( And here it has RETURNED!! Finally I can abuse my squid rolls to my heart's content once more! Will they add it back to Eeltail? Who knows. But it's a good sign indeed. We really need to call this the Wall Season as our comeback against the Pole Update.
I've only played Crableg so far, but I love it already. It's the only S3 original map that I played 3 times, and didn't feel like I had it "solved." There are so many routes and strategies to explore, just like an S1 map. In fact, I was playing this in my room as opposed to my basement, and I actually got flashbacks of playing S1 again! Definitely love this stage.
I really enjoy Shipshape, it uses the rectangle shape and make it unqiue with the bridge it has(and has a good amount of inkable walls), I can't wait to play it more!
When i first saw Shipshape in the trailer i was VERY worried because i only really saw the middle path that was very thin and had a ton of walls i thought it was just going to be super heavy on choke points but i was very pleasantly surprised
Crazy how I just needed good maps to enjoy this game again. I've got so much fun these past days playing the two new maps!! Although, I don't forget the amount of kits we have been receiving
This season is not as disappointing as I thought it would be honestly 😊the maps aesthetically look AMAZING especially shipshape! I love the cool detail of Hagglefish Market being in the corner of crableg capital it’s amazing! I overall like the design of the maps, Nintendo finally answered our prayers for real maps having flanks, several ways out of spawn, and much more 😁I’m really looking forward to what they can do in the next Chill season! 😇Edit: Hey Chara! When are you gonna do the BEST and WORST weapons of every class for this season?
I love the aesthetic of Shapeship Cargo and Crableg Capital. Splatoon has many summer-themed maps like Albacore and Mahi, but Shapeship is really the first winter-themed map, and Crableg reminds me of the construction vibes of old hammerhead.
I dont have the in game knowledge and capabilities to judge splatoon's maps' layout, but when I stepped into the shipcargo whatever, because of the amazing amount of inkeable walls and the open space it provides, I immediately felt like I was playing a different game lmao. Such a fun map, definitely one of my favorites
It’s amazing how much fun new stages make the new season, even though lacking in content in other areas, so much more fun than the other ones we’ve gotten so far. Also sorella brella is just really fun to use lol
i think its great that BOTH of the new maps are really good because that shows they are actually taking more care into their maps instead of just getting lucky with a good map WHICH MEANS there'll likely be more great maps coming in the future
Loving both new maps so far! They still lack that S1 feel that the maps are real places and not just FPS maps, but the visual pallets and backgrounds are gorgeous as always. Hoping we get some reworks for next season, or at least another banger new original map like these! Maybe with actual side routes and not JUST flanks? >.>
I went into this season partially blind and was shocked like dang this map feels a little bit like Splatoon 1, I love it. 😂 Haven't played the other one yet but I am excited to. It's nice to be excited for a season.
It's interesting how shipshape and manta maria both have similar stage design and many comparable areas, and also are both boat/ship themed stages. Both their stage design and their aesthetic design are similar (though shipshape is better in stage design and imo is better aesthetically with those grates and the way the light floods the sky)
I love how the mood is clearly much nicer in this video. Unfortunately I did spend the best of the past 2 days on Big Run, but the day before Big Run started, I found the maps very enjoyable
0:33 that sound is the sound of the elevators on the sides of the map going down. At first I thought it might be something like the draw bridges on wahoo world or the gates on camp trigger fish but no, the elevators are purely aesthetic.
2 good maps REALLY show how amazing a new season can be, it's crazy the difference it makes when flanks exist!! I don't know if this'll keep Splatoon 3 feeling fresh for 3 months, but nothing really can. I'm happy with the maps, a few of the kits, and the new weapons, so we take this season as a W!!
Shipshape is honestly my favourite turf war map in this game. I'm really not a fan of how even zones changes the layout to be less interesting than the normal turf war map with its 3 "hills".
12:57 well that explains why I was being scored on. Anyway I love shipshape cargo the most fun map I've played but not sure how I feel about the other map but hey rainmaker and clamblitz should give me my results once I play it on those modes.
Yeah the lack of being able to push left on zones and tower (minus the tower being there) are really my only problem with crableg, otherwise I love the map. There's actual cover to play around in mid with the walls and grates and it's pretty fun.
Haven’t played much of new season (big run at the start is wack af) but from the 1 match I have played, crab leg turf seems pretty fun. Will come back to this after a few weeks hopefully
I’m so happy that they finally figured out how to make maps fun and enjoyable. I’d say it was worth a year if bad maps if they start making better maps and fixing old ones.
This season is THE example for not deciding your opinion on something before you can even get all the information on it Eeeeveryone before this season fully dropped was yelling that these maps were gonna suck and nothing changed at all, now they're actually being played and people actually realized the maps are good. Not being overly negative or positive about something you have very little information about is incredibly important and I was honestly disappointed by a lot of people just completely writing off everything shown in this season before they even were playable
Re-using already released s1 gear in this catalog was an intentional nod to them designing better maps that feel like they were from the previous games. :p Anyways back to waiting for the third, hopefully sorella-level cracked, dynamo kit 🗿
on both maps for zones, dynamo (specifically gold because i haven't played vanilla since drizzle season 2022, but i'm sure it's just fine all the same) has a really strong holding spot in mid. on crableg, after the zone is claimed, the dynamo can go up onto the grate in the center and can hold well, as the range of the horizontal flicks covers most of the defending area, with bombs to poke. on shipshape, i tend to just hop in between the two ledges above the zone, but the leftmost one from my team's spawn seems stronger. on shipshape tower, i tend to sit on the tower and play ring-around-the-pole, but on the odd occasion, the jump on checkpoint 2 gives the dynamo a *lot* of power.
i'll be honest: Crableg Capital and Shipshape Cargo Co. might be my *absolute* favourite maps - more than Mako Mart and Flounder Heights (perhaps). and i think those maps work quite favourably with the Inkline Tri-Stringer (my new main). most fun maps i've ever had the pleasure of playing on! 7:39 WHAT!? Hagglefish Market? wow... two maps next to each other. noice.
I'd been so used to the lack of flank points and uninkable walls from previous maps, that i honestly wasnt sure how to react or function when i realized i wasn't stuck in a specific point on the map and could actually get behind the enemy team to make a comeback
i feel like we were rushing them way too much with map reworks we are all eager to see bad stages become good, but if reworks happened too early, we wouldve had more of umami, or more of barnacle. now that their map design has improved drastically, its much more reasonable to expect reworks now. im glad they waited til now to really get good at map design, and im excited to see what they do next!!
Genuinely thought I was back in Splatoon 1 & 2 with the number of routes and inkable walls on these maps. Crableg is also insanely special friendly as Zip has the Cranes to grab and Slider can kill people on the grates from below.
it’s interesting to read everyone talking about finally returning bc of this season. i played a lot of sploon 2, but didn’t start playing 3 until last month (bc i knew i would hyperfixate and now i am lmfao). so ig i jumped back in at the right time!
I am so happy I am able to flank rather than stalling. It's crazy! For some ranked modes on shipshape, there's a cool flank you can use to try and push and defend. Thank u splatoon.
Gotta say at first I wasn't too keen on Crableg because I honestly felt there was TOO MUCH to take in since I started to get used to how simple most maps are. But giving it some time it's pretty good overall. And yes Shipshape Tower is really fun, looking foward to trying out the other modes.
I’m very happy about the game’s direction right now! The meta is the healthiest it’s ever been with so many viable strategies available at our disposal, not only that but we actually got good maps this time around! Let’s just hope the devs don’t pull out an Uno Reverse Card next season. 😶
I like these new maps but i was just spawn camped for most of crab leg.. when we didnt rush mid long and medium range weapon hold middle on the grate and othes have an easy time shooting into the lowered spawn with the only ways out dropping down further or attempt to get close to the grate haha
if crableg had that one block on clam there on all modes its would instantly become one of the best maps in the game right behind something like museum
This definitely gives hope that they might be able to rework other stages and add some more inkable walls or spunges to places. I'm so glad they are starting to get it.
The new maps are so good, the game is really fun with good maps because it gives you more strategies and posibilities. Also the estetic and the atmosphere
Im a total casual who only likes Splat Zones, and i tried the new maps and i was like "oooh. OOOOH! I like these! Do i like these? Are these good maps?? They feel good! But am i just an outlier? I wonder what Chara and folks think about them." So glad I'm not just crazy lol
I've had more time with Shipshape than Crableg (Big Run ate up most of my time this weekend), but from what little I've played in Zones, it has been some of tte most fun I've had in the mode!
Would you rather have the good maps or all weapon kits Because clearly in Nintendos eyes it’s one or the other However the good maps are a breath of fresh air( I really like them)
Honestly if the next update literally just revamped ALL the maps this game would surge in overall enjoyment. Every time Chara inked a wall Ive been indoctrinated to think "theres no way thats a path" it made me so excited.
Cool map idea for tower control: bassicly its a big map like very big that maybe 10 people can play on it at once and still not feel full so more space for flanks etc but in tower control you get a split path (the way the most tower riders are pointing towards if 2 are on each side or 1 in the middle it will be a random choice) one path will be bigger for if you want a longer game or want to get more control smaller path is if you need fast points to be able to win but this may be a fun gimmick for this map
People weren’t super excited for this season but I think it’s turned out to be one of my favorite. They introduced two super fun stages and two good weapons.
I was super down on Crableg based on the initial images from the trailer, and for good reason. The perspectives they provided made the stage seem much smaller than it actually was. Like, I thought it was Mahi-sized. But being much, MUCH larger than assumed as well as plenty of inkable wall surfaces definitely helped assuage my concerns. Was more optimistic about Ship, and fortunately that one's even better than I assumed. I'd say these maps are the big highlights of Season 5. Good job devs, seems like they're starting to get it.
i have thought this for a while but a parking garage would make a amazing stage it could have verticality and a mako mart like layout stacked on top a couple times plus a elevator would make for a good way to go through layers or maybe even a ramp
Crableg Clams was legitimately the most fun I've had with any map in this game. I lost like 10 games in a row and still loved it because of that map. Undertow was the other map in the rotation and even though I actually like Undertow, Crableg felt a million times better. The devs said they take player opinion into account, I really hope they see the massive positive reception these maps are getting and use this design philosophy for all of their maps from now on (plus they said map reworks aren't off the table). The fact that both maps are good, not just one of them, means that there had to be some sort of change in the design philosophy. In fact this seems to be the most confident the devs have been for any change.
These new maps have been genuinely super fun! Ink-able walls!! No way!!!
AND ALT ROUTES YIPPEE
still the amount is not good enough, so many walls un inkable for no reason
@@avocadoast IT JUST FEELS SO RIGHT
can’t use kraken in crableg :|
at least both of the stages has more inkable walls than brinewater springs eh
This season got me to genuinely enjoy playing the game again. Hopefully the season doesn’t fizzle out like all the other ones but all of September seems hype so far
I love the new maps
Oh god it’s 2022 again. It’s a cycle.
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@@rizirone More like hopefully the season doesn't "drizzle" out cause we need that tsunami. Also I noticed how nintendo rushed big run and the IDOL splatfest right as the season started so I mean... nintendo is being a little bit of a Sussy Chungus right about now 🧐...
I liked the season but it needed more kits and also I need side order news
i really hope crableg gets a big run rotation for no other reason that it would be really funny the implication that the entire city is flooded to skyscraper height
Loool
TRANS FLAG !!!
@@Transgender__ Pfp Sauce (Artist)? 🗿
@@SimoneBellomonte official art from persona 5 royal Its "Sumire All Out Attack Portrait"
I really hope they notice how fun the game can truly be with good maps so they can rework the already existing ones
And bring mahi mahi back to its former glory
Aww, I agree, yeah! ^^ That would be awesome!
everyone I know had the exact same experience playing shipshape where we fell into the pit, instinctively assumed it was a deathplane, then had to take a second processing that they added an actual short range fight area complete with inkable walls and viable flank routes.
I knew there was a whole place to drop to and yet I still think I would have fallen into the water 💀💀💀
Its so nice that they finally decided to add maps to this game!
So far they’ve only had Flounder and Manta, but the new maps are appreciated
@@autismandgaming4532 Hagglefish and Mako Mart as well
don’t forget humpback it’s sort of an actual map too
Something you didnt mention was the fact that you can zip on the cranes on crableg. This doesn't have any competitive use since its so high that even bucket projectiles despawn before they reach the ground but its really cool.
I was testing reaching the enemy base with spiderman, just to reach the crane.
Absolutely, these new maps are leagues better than what we've gotten before. I was pleasantly surprised by Crableg going into thinking it was mincemeat 2.0. And ShipShape is easily a top 5 splatoon map oat. The maps were honestly the big highlight of this new season and I can't wait for more!
Turns out crableg was actually hammerhead bridge 2.0
@@angrypepe7615 3.0 would make more sense lore wise since the hammerhead in spoon 3 is finished!
@@LongDeadArtist true, but I hate the new hammerhead and would rather pretend it's a different stage.
@@angrypepe7615 same even as a charger it's so boring
@@buffoctothe new maps are anarchy open with friends better than other s3 maps
i think this honestly is the beacon of hope we needed, the splatoon community has gone through… things this last year and with map remodeling potentially on the table now we could FINALLY see change. things are looking bright
I don't see what makes you think map remodeling is a possibility
@@WretchedRedoranUhm, you know that’s literally what they did? Compare the game’s maps at launch with the trailer’s maps……???
From what I heard, Splatoon 2 started getting stage renovations only after a year has passed. One year has already passed for Splatoon 3 , so I wonder if the other stages will be renovated to fall in line with these 2 new stages.
I hope so! 😊
Oh, please, that would be so cool, I would LOVE that! ^^
I love Shipshape's lighting, it feels like Alterna.
yeah it really feels like alterna but without the “fake underground” aspect
Crableg is like old Hammerhead's grates mixed with the CONCEPT of Mincemeat and Scorch's designs. It was my biggest surprise, and I'm so happy with the block jump on the grate that I 100% predicted would be possible the moment I realised it was inkable on the top! (Also Shipshape is probably my new favourite map in the game possibly!)
omg its sonicrunner
This has been the most fun I’ve had playing Splatoon 3 and I think that’s largely because of these new maps :D
And the new weapons and kits are pretty good
agreed with both of you.
I really hope the devs realize how much people love these new maps and go back to implement some of those hame design aspects to the older ones
yeah, though i think they would only be little changes to each map over time as to not send competitive players into shock when a recognizable map is suddenly completely different
@@hy2rochlor1ci mean, learning the layouts for all the maps is already a decent task, so i honestly wouldn’t mind lol, the sooner we get MORE decent maps, the better.
ive never really felt the loss of good flanks in splat 3 until this update 😔 splat 3 is my first and only splatoon game and it was an incredible feeling realizing that we can actually deal with a push with these maps
I love how you ended the video with such a happy "thanks for watching" I can feel the positive energy
4:53, that jump from inkline to grate can actually be done in reverse, it’s a pretty decent way to get the rainmaker down and away from the checkpoint fast
I think it should me mention that uninkable walls arent *always* bad, theyve just been overused. It can however be important that players cant just swim up to any enemy vantage point and that dropping into certain areas isnt too risk free. Theres a lot of spots that i think are fine without paintabke walls, but could do with some way to get up like an unpaintable staircase, grates, a paintabke block to jump from, inkrail, etc
Its good for there to be different approach options of varying speed and safety
What does paintabke mean 🤔
Just a fun side note you can see crableg from hagglefish too after the update
I said it before and I say it again, Crableg is what happens if you took Moray Towers and gave it actual good map design.
Also, I love the aesthetics of Ship Shape cause I always wanted a map with a ice/cold without the ice physics and the map layout is just icing (he he) on already lovely the cake for me.
These maps were a genuine clutch for the season they’re so fun to play on
9:27
Ok, pay attention here to this inkable side of the block next to the small wall.
This exact piece of geometry USED to exist in the middle of Eeltail Alley Zones. It let you squid roll off of the side of the block for a surprise attack over the wall.
THEN in the Pole Update they made that specific side of the block UNINKABLE and my days of squid roll cheese were over... :(
And here it has RETURNED!! Finally I can abuse my squid rolls to my heart's content once more! Will they add it back to Eeltail? Who knows. But it's a good sign indeed. We really need to call this the Wall Season as our comeback against the Pole Update.
This season is a really good example of a "never let them know your next move" moment on Nintendo's part
I've only played Crableg so far, but I love it already. It's the only S3 original map that I played 3 times, and didn't feel like I had it "solved." There are so many routes and strategies to explore, just like an S1 map. In fact, I was playing this in my room as opposed to my basement, and I actually got flashbacks of playing S1 again! Definitely love this stage.
It's surreal being able to ink walls on a Splatoon 3 original stage
I really enjoy Shipshape, it uses the rectangle shape and make it unqiue with the bridge it has(and has a good amount of inkable walls), I can't wait to play it more!
Pfp Sauce (Artist)? 🗿🗿
When i first saw Shipshape in the trailer i was VERY worried because i only really saw the middle path that was very thin and had a ton of walls i thought it was just going to be super heavy on choke points but i was very pleasantly surprised
Crazy how I just needed good maps to enjoy this game again. I've got so much fun these past days playing the two new maps!! Although, I don't forget the amount of kits we have been receiving
Goes to show how maps are such an INTEGRAL part of the game, if all maps were just squares ye that would be boring af. 😂
This season is not as disappointing as I thought it would be honestly 😊the maps aesthetically look AMAZING especially shipshape! I love the cool detail of Hagglefish Market being in the corner of crableg capital it’s amazing! I overall like the design of the maps, Nintendo finally answered our prayers for real maps having flanks, several ways out of spawn, and much more 😁I’m really looking forward to what they can do in the next Chill season! 😇Edit: Hey Chara! When are you gonna do the BEST and WORST weapons of every class for this season?
Nintendo really did a "never let them know their next move" moment on us for the better
fun fact: you can see crableg from hagglefish but not in older versions
I love the aesthetic of Shapeship Cargo and Crableg Capital. Splatoon has many summer-themed maps like Albacore and Mahi, but Shapeship is really the first winter-themed map, and Crableg reminds me of the construction vibes of old hammerhead.
I dont have the in game knowledge and capabilities to judge splatoon's maps' layout, but when I stepped into the shipcargo whatever, because of the amazing amount of inkeable walls and the open space it provides, I immediately felt like I was playing a different game lmao. Such a fun map, definitely one of my favorites
Sometimes I forget that there are actual inkable walls now and I find myself taking the long routes instead of climbing the walls lol.
Btw, when playing on hagglefish, you can also see crableg! It's just harder to see!
Really cool that Nintendo finally decided to give us maps this season, very cool!
It’s amazing how much fun new stages make the new season, even though lacking in content in other areas, so much more fun than the other ones we’ve gotten so far. Also sorella brella is just really fun to use lol
i think its great that BOTH of the new maps are really good because that shows they are actually taking more care into their maps instead of just getting lucky with a good map WHICH MEANS there'll likely be more great maps coming in the future
I absolutely love that you can see hagglefish market from crableg capital if you look down over the side
Before Drizzle Season: I can tolerate the worser maps for 2hrs
After Drizzle Season: If Crableg or Shipshape ain't in rotation, I ain't playing
The little parts where Chara goes off script to point out random stuff is so funny.
hopefully this creates a trend of good maps. still praying for a map rework update so we don't only have like 2 good maps in the game.
Loving both new maps so far! They still lack that S1 feel that the maps are real places and not just FPS maps, but the visual pallets and backgrounds are gorgeous as always. Hoping we get some reworks for next season, or at least another banger new original map like these! Maybe with actual side routes and not JUST flanks? >.>
I went into this season partially blind and was shocked like dang this map feels a little bit like Splatoon 1, I love it. 😂 Haven't played the other one yet but I am excited to. It's nice to be excited for a season.
It's interesting how shipshape and manta maria both have similar stage design and many comparable areas, and also are both boat/ship themed stages. Both their stage design and their aesthetic design are similar (though shipshape is better in stage design and imo is better aesthetically with those grates and the way the light floods the sky)
Crableg feels like a better scorch gorge to me and i LOVE it!
I love how the mood is clearly much nicer in this video. Unfortunately I did spend the best of the past 2 days on Big Run, but the day before Big Run started, I found the maps very enjoyable
0:33 that sound is the sound of the elevators on the sides of the map going down. At first I thought it might be something like the draw bridges on wahoo world or the gates on camp trigger fish but no, the elevators are purely aesthetic.
2:04 not to mention the block in the middle so you can squid surge to the grate above it
It felt very odd playing Shipshape for the first time after playing on other maps for so long, wasn't used to all the inkable walls
2 good maps REALLY show how amazing a new season can be, it's crazy the difference it makes when flanks exist!! I don't know if this'll keep Splatoon 3 feeling fresh for 3 months, but nothing really can. I'm happy with the maps, a few of the kits, and the new weapons, so we take this season as a W!!
Shipshape is honestly my favourite turf war map in this game. I'm really not a fan of how even zones changes the layout to be less interesting than the normal turf war map with its 3 "hills".
Same, I really like the actual layout and the aesthetic
12:57 well that explains why I was being scored on.
Anyway I love shipshape cargo the most fun map I've played but not sure how I feel about the other map but hey rainmaker and clamblitz should give me my results once I play it on those modes.
Yeah the lack of being able to push left on zones and tower (minus the tower being there) are really my only problem with crableg, otherwise I love the map. There's actual cover to play around in mid with the walls and grates and it's pretty fun.
Haven’t played much of new season (big run at the start is wack af) but from the 1 match I have played, crab leg turf seems pretty fun. Will come back to this after a few weeks hopefully
I’m so happy that they finally figured out how to make maps fun and enjoyable. I’d say it was worth a year if bad maps if they start making better maps and fixing old ones.
This season is THE example for not deciding your opinion on something before you can even get all the information on it
Eeeeveryone before this season fully dropped was yelling that these maps were gonna suck and nothing changed at all, now they're actually being played and people actually realized the maps are good. Not being overly negative or positive about something you have very little information about is incredibly important and I was honestly disappointed by a lot of people just completely writing off everything shown in this season before they even were playable
Re-using already released s1 gear in this catalog was an intentional nod to them designing better maps that feel like they were from the previous games. :p
Anyways back to waiting for the third, hopefully sorella-level cracked, dynamo kit 🗿
I just played the OG Splatoon and is easy to see how much the Inklings have grow in 3 games.
Wack Workbench “G” mix goes hard
on both maps for zones, dynamo (specifically gold because i haven't played vanilla since drizzle season 2022, but i'm sure it's just fine all the same) has a really strong holding spot in mid. on crableg, after the zone is claimed, the dynamo can go up onto the grate in the center and can hold well, as the range of the horizontal flicks covers most of the defending area, with bombs to poke. on shipshape, i tend to just hop in between the two ledges above the zone, but the leftmost one from my team's spawn seems stronger.
on shipshape tower, i tend to sit on the tower and play ring-around-the-pole, but on the odd occasion, the jump on checkpoint 2 gives the dynamo a *lot* of power.
i love these maps so far! even before i saw anything about the map design itself, i really liked the setting of each stage
i'll be honest: Crableg Capital and Shipshape Cargo Co. might be my *absolute* favourite maps - more than Mako Mart and Flounder Heights (perhaps).
and i think those maps work quite favourably with the Inkline Tri-Stringer (my new main).
most fun maps i've ever had the pleasure of playing on!
7:39 WHAT!? Hagglefish Market? wow... two maps next to each other. noice.
I'd been so used to the lack of flank points and uninkable walls from previous maps, that i honestly wasnt sure how to react or function when i realized i wasn't stuck in a specific point on the map and could actually get behind the enemy team to make a comeback
i feel like we were rushing them way too much with map reworks
we are all eager to see bad stages become good, but if reworks happened too early, we wouldve had more of umami, or more of barnacle. now that their map design has improved drastically, its much more reasonable to expect reworks now. im glad they waited til now to really get good at map design, and im excited to see what they do next!!
Genuinely thought I was back in Splatoon 1 & 2 with the number of routes and inkable walls on these maps.
Crableg is also insanely special friendly as Zip has the Cranes to grab and Slider can kill people on the grates from below.
News maps are sooo cool to play on it! Maps are good but big too, it's so good to not be in a constant 4vs4 😂
At this point in Splatoon 3's lifespan, if there any maps that will make it make into the series in Splatoon 4 or 5, it will most likely be these two.
Between these maps and the weapon balance, this is the most fun ive had playing splatoon since 2018
it’s interesting to read everyone talking about finally returning bc of this season. i played a lot of sploon 2, but didn’t start playing 3 until last month (bc i knew i would hyperfixate and now i am lmfao). so ig i jumped back in at the right time!
I am so happy I am able to flank rather than stalling. It's crazy! For some ranked modes on shipshape, there's a cool flank you can use to try and push and defend. Thank u splatoon.
Gotta say at first I wasn't too keen on Crableg because I honestly felt there was TOO MUCH to take in since I started to get used to how simple most maps are. But giving it some time it's pretty good overall. And yes Shipshape Tower is really fun, looking foward to trying out the other modes.
I’m very happy about the game’s direction right now! The meta is the healthiest it’s ever been with so many viable strategies available at our disposal, not only that but we actually got good maps this time around! Let’s just hope the devs don’t pull out an Uno Reverse Card next season. 😶
Pfp Sauce (Artist)? 🗿🗿
I like these new maps but i was just spawn camped for most of crab leg.. when we didnt rush mid long and medium range weapon hold middle on the grate and othes have an easy time shooting into the lowered spawn with the only ways out dropping down further or attempt to get close to the grate haha
if crableg had that one block on clam there on all modes its would instantly become one of the best maps in the game right behind something like museum
This definitely gives hope that they might be able to rework other stages and add some more inkable walls or spunges to places. I'm so glad they are starting to get it.
HAHA! Oh the sound bit got into the video, that's great!
7:35 but can you see crab leg capital from haglefish market
HUGE W, PLEASE LET THIS BE A SIGN OF WHAT'S TO COME WITH REWORKS AND NEW MAPS
It took them a year, but they’re finally learning.
The new maps are so good, the game is really fun with good maps because it gives you more strategies and posibilities.
Also the estetic and the atmosphere
I am so happy that we didn't get tetris pieces this update. I also don't even care that there's so many uninkable walls
Im a total casual who only likes Splat Zones, and i tried the new maps and i was like "oooh. OOOOH! I like these! Do i like these? Are these good maps?? They feel good! But am i just an outlier? I wonder what Chara and folks think about them." So glad I'm not just crazy lol
I've had more time with Shipshape than Crableg (Big Run ate up most of my time this weekend), but from what little I've played in Zones, it has been some of tte most fun I've had in the mode!
I just got nintendo online back, last time I played online was March so I am HYPED FR
So the noise you heard in Crableg, I am pretty sure it's like a part of the map...And Shipshape's horn lol
13:49 Yes!! Please Nintendo, listen to Chara!
Would you rather have the good maps or all weapon kits
Because clearly in Nintendos eyes it’s one or the other
However the good maps are a breath of fresh air( I really like them)
2:11 the way it’s smaller than barnacle and dime and mincemeat metalwork be serious
Now that Big Run is done, time to check out the new maps. They definitely look promising
Honestly if the next update literally just revamped ALL the maps this game would surge in overall enjoyment. Every time Chara inked a wall Ive been indoctrinated to think "theres no way thats a path" it made me so excited.
Cool map idea for tower control: bassicly its a big map like very big that maybe 10 people can play on it at once and still not feel full so more space for flanks etc but in tower control you get a split path (the way the most tower riders are pointing towards if 2 are on each side or 1 in the middle it will be a random choice) one path will be bigger for if you want a longer game or want to get more control smaller path is if you need fast points to be able to win but this may be a fun gimmick for this map
New brella good, hooray!
imagine what the sunder kit will be (kunder kit plz nintendo)
Inkable wall heaven!!! Shipshape Cargo Co. is my fav!
0:35 11:41 ProChara is Don Pollo confirmed!?!? 😱😱😱
People weren’t super excited for this season but I think it’s turned out to be one of my favorite. They introduced two super fun stages and two good weapons.
I was super down on Crableg based on the initial images from the trailer, and for good reason. The perspectives they provided made the stage seem much smaller than it actually was. Like, I thought it was Mahi-sized. But being much, MUCH larger than assumed as well as plenty of inkable wall surfaces definitely helped assuage my concerns. Was more optimistic about Ship, and fortunately that one's even better than I assumed. I'd say these maps are the big highlights of Season 5. Good job devs, seems like they're starting to get it.
I had to smack myself a couple times when I saw the walls. Ink? On the walls? In Splatoon 3? Inconceivable.
i have thought this for a while but a parking garage would make a amazing stage it could have verticality and a mako mart like layout stacked on top a couple times plus a elevator would make for a good way to go through layers or maybe even a ramp
Crab leg Capital is the first Splatoon 1 stage we’ve had in a LONG time
Have y’all seen the background art of these maps tho? They’re actually beautiful, ‘specially crableg
Crableg Clams was legitimately the most fun I've had with any map in this game. I lost like 10 games in a row and still loved it because of that map. Undertow was the other map in the rotation and even though I actually like Undertow, Crableg felt a million times better.
The devs said they take player opinion into account, I really hope they see the massive positive reception these maps are getting and use this design philosophy for all of their maps from now on (plus they said map reworks aren't off the table). The fact that both maps are good, not just one of them, means that there had to be some sort of change in the design philosophy. In fact this seems to be the most confident the devs have been for any change.