PSA A person by the name of Manny Miles is attempting to ping anyone and everyone who dare criticizes this game If you see them plz report or block/mute them
You know what's worse? The fact that the reason this game has so many problems is because most of the team that made 1 and 2 have been replaced by new and inexperienced devs, if nintedo left the dev team as it was we wouldn't have most of these problems.
Then again the last devs kinda ruined S2 by constantly overbuffing shooters and not doing anything about it and making top level consist of 100% shooters, missiles, armor, bomb spam and K .52 Gal
But now im gonna give it some time to give us atleast 1 to 2 new splatoon species or a new mode different from salmon run and im going to give it some time to actually give us new anarchy modes
Very well said. This game is still awesome but most of the issues it does have are so easily fixable once the devs put their mind to it. Cmon Nintendo take notes!
@HyperNova808 True. I feel like that 3rd Splatoon game should've been a Splatoon spin-off game (like a rpg game or a fighting game of Splatoon) instead of the 3rd Splatoon game.
@@keeganmcfarland7507efore its announcement I thought they were gonna wait til the next console to make Splatoon 3, but its clear Nintendo isnt moving on from the Switch anytime soon. The console itself and the games on it have broken records and the concept of a home/handheld hybrid is genius in general. How can that not sell well? We also still have big games that just launched (like Tears of the Kingdom) and other hype games coming out later this year (like Mario RPG and Wonder).
It legit feels like Salmon Run and PVP have two different dev teams! Cause all of the new content and changes for Salmon Run have been really well thought out and almost perfectly balanced, yet almost all of the new things added to PVP are all flawed and none of them are particularly well designed. All of the Salmon Run maps have been cleverly designed with proper verticality, flank routes, choke points, etc... but all the PVP maps have been freaking Tetris blocks! I wish the PVP team cared as much as the SR team!
While I agree on most of the criticism I think it's rough to Insult devs who oftentimes have to work on a very odd cycle especially since delays are often met with death threats. A culture in which devs are constantly insulted for things some have no say over is terrible and leads to even more problems.
Agree on this for real, I know a lot of people insult the developers of Overwatch a lot, and from interviews, that situation in particular seems to be one where they have constantly worked on and started content over the years, but it is usually just completely thrown out by the people running the company. Game development is a really cut throat process, so many things can be the cause of something that is underwhelming, so it's a little bit psychotic to try and call out the developers themselves.
8:20 I'm so glad I'm not the only one noticing that Salmon Run is getting all the fun maps. Out of ALL the new Salmon Run maps (that aren't returning maps from 2 like Marooners and Grounds) NONE OF THEM MISS. Even this new map recently feels "harder" (The long trek you have to take to get to low tide + High Tide feeling pretty cramped) but not in a bad way. AND THE NEW SR MAPS STILL ATTEMPT TO USE THE GAME MECHANICS (like, INKABLE WALLS).
The main reason why the dev refuse to is Down to Japanese service culture. Under this ideology customer complaints aren’t seen as problems with the establishment or product they are seen as a problem with the customer’s tastes. They think us complaining is just us having bad taste and they will not change unless Nintendo fires this team and replaces them (preferably with a third party developer witch there aren’t many developers out there that are good candidates)
Exactly. For the Japanese community, they see it as "Haha devs make Splatoon bad" not as "Hey, stop making Splatoon bad, devs". Japanese devs are just considered untouchable which is probably why they don't care about the complaints in the western community.
@@origamigoose031 Japanese view: Game developers are immutable rulers over their games. If a dev changes a game, then we are helpless victims of that change. We'll laugh or complain or become angry, but we don't actually expect anyone to listen to us. If Splatoon becomes bad, then it is a bad game and I just won't play it. There is no option for players to try and have any effect on the direction of game development. Haha, the developers made Splatoon bad. Oh well. Western view: Game developers are people just like us. They are capable of listening and changing and being affected. As consumers who pay money for games, game developers are at our mercy to make games we like. If a developer expects us to invest money into a game, then we expect them to develop the game properly in return. If we complain loud enough or long enough, or if we boycott their game, then we can force the changes we want. Hey, developers, stop making Splatoon bad. Or else.
@@sherbertshortkake6649 This is shocking. But... Still... WE GOT EA, WE GOT SAINTS ROW REBOOT and something else that I don't re- MICROTRANSACTIONS. Money, cash, power. All that matter is this. We ain't worth their time, so they won't give a f**k about us.
@@sherbertshortkake6649 Or else modders will waste their time fixing the s**t up and cleaning up this game from bugs and disconnections that happen 24/7. With their own touch and preferences, like happened to Octo Expansion that got reworked and known as "Rainbow Expansion" (JayMoji played it) or 3's Storyline that got all the dialogue text messed up (lot of fun, ngl).
Man, my fav game franchise, and i feel the same way as ypu, and there is such weird decisions on this game, why arent trees paintable, bikes etc... like in splat 1 and 2, why did they go to the effort of making maps worst from the trailers and from past games when they could just port them over with a new coat of paint, and i dont think this is the devs fault but some higher up that has no idea on what its doing.
It’s not the developers that are making these choices its the project managers and directors. Developers only do what they’re told and fix bugs and broken things; they do not create content .
I am so relieved to hear this; I 100% agree with what the problems are. Loving something means accepting its flaws, not ignoring them. And, frankly, we have. We keep playing and hoping it will do better over time instead of returning it and moving on. Here's hoping the rallied cries from the community wake up the devs. Splatoon 3 can easily be one of the greats, but it's just not there yet.
there was something I wanted to share abt the second part because I felt like it should be known, especially since I haven’t heard it that much so when you’re playing with your friend and they disconnect, if you made a turf room and joined that to be on the same team as them, if they disconnect then you’re also assigned a loss. which barely makes any sense to me??
This video is EXACTLY how I would fully express myself when it comes to Splatoon 3’s biggest problems, like I couldn’t word it any better than this, great video!
Know the sad part about most of the poles added in to 'fix' the maps? Chargers and long ranged weapons can still get you especially if you're in squid form (bigger hitbox) even if you're right behind them, in some cases it provides them with MORE cover, and the pole in wahoo is hell on zones because it obstructs some aoe attacks and is generally just an unnecessary menace.
It makes me sad that Splatoon 3's new stages don't really have any stage mechanics. Its just flat spaces with several blocks... its such wasted potential. They have good settings for the stages ( Brinewater Springs sounds cool ) but there is not a single part of the map to actually INTERACT with.
We did not need this game. Please, keep reading for my reasoning why. No one has mentioned this from what I have seen: Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Splatoon 3 have the same developers… going from Animal Crossing: New Leaf Animal Crossing: New Horizons was a rough transition that has received a lot of criticisms just like Splatoon 2 to Splatoon 3 has… removal of many NPCs, hundreds of furniture pieces gone, only two upgrades to the Nook family store instead of five or six, villager dialogue being more repetitive, no Main Street with multiple shops removed and replaced with gutted store fronts on another island, god awful wait times going from your island to a friends, no island mini games, “new” features like Brewster Coffee shop that should’ve been in the game day one but were added MONTHS after release, etc. look at Splatoon 2 to Splatoon 3. No sponsored or regional Splatfest, no Shifty Stations, slow drip feed of content, specifically weapon kits, that actually amounts to less of what we got with Splatoon 2, atrocious online plagued with disconnects, awful map design which, while I’m at it, the last game got a new map a month per year for Splatfest on top of all of the decent Splatoon 2 maps, Gold Dynamo being ALL over the promotional art of the game with it being no where in sight, things like League (which they lied to us about, go watch the game’s direct) and X Battles not being in the game on launch and added MONTHS after release, maps like Barnacle and Dime not having things a mall would have, like an escalator, and just being a Tetris piece with silly boxes and boring terrain and many, many other things. None of my casual friends bother with this game. We used to play 2 constantly. They’re all under 50 hours this time around and it’s been almost a year. Ouch. Given the patterns this team has shown us, I truly believe this game will not have these problems fixed and it will remain this way alllll the way until the day they drop support for it. It’s the same team who just dropped the ball on Animal Crossing. Casually, which a multiplayer game lives and dies by, this is a worse experience than Splatoon 2 was. I’ve put 400 hours into this game and it just does not hook me like 2 did, and I’m a semi hardcore player who knows and remembers how bad the meta was with that game. This update in September better be absolutely spectacular or I will have been 100% correct in my very unpopular opinion all along: we did not need this game… it should’ve been in the oven longer for the next Switch console. It was rushed out, no questions asked. It went through development hell. Check out the trailer footage and art book, there’s so much missing content. The only solidly finished content the game has is the single player campaign, Return of the Mammalians. Boy, was this a massive disappointment. This game has got to change and change FAST. I didn’t even watch the rest of the video and you mentioned this exact thing I was typing. There you go.
Nintendo just needs to listen to community feedback. It’s not hard to get input when the Splatoon fan base is so strong. You’ve stated the problems so clearly! Supercell listens to community feedback for Brawl Stars at least, idk what the heck is going on with Clash Royale. But Brawl Stars is a constantly improving game that does have its downs (i.e. the debut of gears), fixes them in response to the community, and consistently updates the game often enough to make me keep coming back. The potential of Splatoon is so high and it is realized by much of its community, which makes it infuriating that Nintendo doesn’t act on it. Although Nintendo was a huge part of my childhood and brings me nostalgia, I have to say that I would rather place hope elsewhere other than Nintendo if they don’t listen.
i agree here, and in the video the dude mentioned how FF 14 bounced back from its failures, not only that, but the dev team of that game embraces memes and actively support community, modding is against the games agreement, but the devs look for the important ones that dont upset balance and add it to the game officially to remove the need to modify, meanwhile, nintendo would just issue C&Ds and NOT impliment requested features on top of it then tell us to just deal with it
I have yet to play any of the challenges due to work, or 2/3 of the rotations being at ridiculous times at night. Edit: My theory is that the original Splat1/2 Team had worked on 3 at first, but halfway through development they were moved over to Pikmin 4 and replaced by a entirely Rookie team. This would explain the groundwork in early gameplay looking great, which is good since it helped the new devs get their footing in theory, but the new devs seemingly ignored most of what the original team set up.
I doubt every single dev was moved to a singular project like P4, but I agree that the OG devs of S1 and S2 were swapped out VERY late into development, as you can tell by the much better map designs. Why the new dev team scrambled in the last 5-6 months to undo every good thing the old dev team did, I'm not sure, but all I know is that this new team is absolutely incompetent and has clearly never designed anything but a tetris game reskin before.
@@MeloniestNeon Not all of them, there was likely still a few senior devs, but the team is known for Animal Crossing, Pikmin, and Splatoon. All three released within 3 years of eachother, and the same thing happened with New Horizons, so it's plausible MOST moved over
Since Pikmin 4 just released (and it’s GREAT), there’s no reason for the dev team of that game to not help fix Splatoon 3 Same with TOTK, and even Xenoblade 3 to some extent
@@platy4700 That's what I'd wish for. The 1 year aniv for Splat3 is coming up, so there's hope. That being said... they're most likely working on the next AC game as well, probably as a launch year title for whatever the next console it.
I hear the "avoiding crunch" argument a lot, and I'll... half give them that for now. We better see an extended update cycle or like huuge updates after Side Order, if that's what's taking up most of their time. man whenever I want to cut them some slack the Neo Splash pops into my head, such a PAINFUL kit when I saw it revealed.
I'm all for avoiding crunch, but a lot of splatoon 3's issues have little to do with development time. Both beta maps we saw were redesigned to be worse, would've been less work to keep them as is. Weapon kits also wouldn't take that much work to give us more of them or make better ones, and I cannot for the life of me justify the challenges mode existing the way it does
Putting the personal jabs aside, this video pretty much summed up everything that I've found frustrating about Splatoon 3. I'm willing to admit my blood pressure has risen a lot because of the bad maps and matchmaking. This game is infinite amounts of frustrating, and it makes me consider that it won Best Multiplayer Game at the game awards not because it was the most superior, but because it was just the least bad. Also side note: I love that in the side by side comparisons of Mahi Mahi Resort. 1 looked infinitely more vibrant and colorful, and that was on an older console!
finally, someone who feels the exact same way i do about the game. i do feel if fans continue to not speak up and stay overly positive and hopeful, then nothing will change and 3 years from now, splatoon 3 will be considered the worst one potentially.
Brinewater springs is absolutely diabolical map design. There are 3 ways into mid (if you count the dropdown "flank" as 2) and the entire dropdown path can be covered by a sigular person, meaning the other team can cover the very small amount of space remaining. Once a team gets locked in theyre permanantly stuck there. Its bearable in rainmaker and almost in tower, but the map is completely unplayable in zones and clam blitz. At its launch clam blitz was its best mode bc of that ink rail they added for the offense to get in, but now that getting in isnt as hard the rail makes breaking a lockout, what is hard, a hell of a lot harder. Many maps have insanely easy lockout coverages, the lack of any kind of good routes and the obsession with uninkable surfaces and drop downs with no return is what makes these maps so awful. Wahoo World almost looks like a good map on certain modes compared to some of the new maps and that is sad
Excellent vid, you pretty much nailed everything wrong with Splatoon 3. And as someone who genuinely wants to get better at PvP, the awful maps just... make me not want to play. So I pretty much only play Salmon Run. That mode stays winning and it shows. Almost every stage you have a lot of ways to move around.
It's really frustrating that the map design is so bad since the other small changes they made are really good, overall I think I just had more fun playing splat 2, splat 3 can just get so frustrating
F for Um'ami Ruins getting wacked with the hallway stick. An ancient inkling Egyptian theme map is a cool idea that met with a fate worse than Saltspray Rig. It's obviously a worse stage, layout wise, but there's only 1 Saltspray as opposed to how many Tetris hallways? :[
I’m not sure if you are aware but, if you look at the credits at the end of both S2 and S3’s storymode, the names under game design are almost entirely different I’m not saying S2 was necessarily better or did a good job at making the game at launch, but S2 has far, far better long-lasting support than s3, which has yet to fix some of its main problems
It REALLY shows that not a single designer returned for 3. Why did they get rid of all the competent designers and replace them with incompetent frauds?
@@platy4700 another thing I want to point out is how back when s3 was announced, there was a job listing for a brand new level designer It could be possible that this could be responsible for the drastic shift in design philosophy between the games too
It's kinda funny on the new modes thing since I feel like if the team went all in on custom lobbies and let you pick from a whole bunch of different modifiers and rulesets, they could get a lot more people sticking with these games.
@@BIZZARESUMMER-km5uy"then stop playing!!!" 🤓 fanboy reaction when someone criticizes their badly made shitty game. I love splatoon too but we gotta admit it's taking a dark path.
Thank you for being aggressive and brutal in your opinions. I feel the same way. I’ve loved Splatoon since the first game and have dedicated over half my life to it. Seeing my childhood hero be burned to the ground makes me want to sob. Splatoon was a special interest for me for SO LONG. It’s so hard to like Splatoon now. And I was OBSESSED. My hate for Splatoon 3 keeps growing and I am so incredibly heartbroken. The connection I had to the franchise is legitimately making me feel grief like I lost a child. Corporations and developers need to understand that delaying games is okay and NECESSARY to making a good game. Rushing something never goes well. Splatoon 3 feels so.. bland. All there is is yellow and purple on promotional material, contrast to the colorful art of previous games. The beauty has been sucked right out of it. Splatoon is such a chore to play. One major mistake is the music. In past games, there was a much wider variety in genre and vibe. Splatoon 3 is just metal, rock, metal, horns, metal, rock, rock. The lobby has past music, so why isn’t it in battles???? It makes no sense and it just makes me hate all the rock in the recent game. Where’s the variety? The cute chiptune? The chaotic pianos and kazoos? Splatoon is a franchise of endless possibilities in any art form. Splatoon 3 was SO centered around Chaos’s victory, and not the real ebb and flow of the others. When listening to other music, like story mode stuff for example, there’s these “weeeeer weeeeoooo” kind of vocals. That blobby gloopy sound just isn’t in the third game. It’s almost what makes Splatoon.. Splatoon! Also I was never aware about the differences in update times. Splatoon 2 had WEEKLY updates and Splatoon 3 is TRI-MONTHLY?? Literally insane. Another problem I have is the idols. This may be a hot take but Deep Cut is so hard to like. There’s just something missing, and they seem.. bland? Especially Big Man. His only defining traits are Cute, Sweet. They just feel shallow. It’s much easier to flesh out the idols with one-on-one interactions and clashing/matching personalities and traits. Splatoon 3 discontinued so many established themes from older games. Also the SPLATFESTS. They messed with the system we had going just to keep the “3” theme going. It makes it much harder to have opinionated options instead of objective ones. It just doesn’t work with the battle system. Tricolor is a mess. I wish it just didn’t get made. The COLORS too. The same color gradient so many times was terrible. Again, MUCH easier to do with just two teams/idols. The whole game also feels too, typical(?) for the whole “chaos” theme. Of course people are gonna think of chaos as “punk, metal, badass” but what if they had a more creative/less limiting approach? Music like breakcore, d&b, piano, anything other than metal/rock can be chaotic too. Themes like beaches, forests, cities can also have that spin. It just feels so strict and bland. Sorry for the rant. I just wanted to express my sadness and anger towards the whole issue.
Personally, I come from the same Splatoon-Origins as you (several hundred hours of playtime in both previous games) and I'm honestly pretty much set on selling my copy of Splatoon 3 if the next Update doesn't introduce severe changes. Personally, I see where you are coming from with your complaints, but for me, those aren't even the worst issue and just the tip of the Iceberg. First of all, as said in the Video, there is a significant lack of weapon kits which makes the game far less fun to play. Considering how bad the balancing has been, that completely sabotages some weapons. Think of the Jet Squelcher: A Shooter with a mediocre fire and damage stat, but insane range. This weapon has been good for basicly forever, well, until they slapped the entirely underwhelming Line Marker and Ink Vac on it, both of which were entirely ineffective at their tasks until the most recent Balance Patch, with especially the use of the Ink Vac being risky and more often resulting in you dying than you protecting anyone or even coming close to killing an enemy. It completely sabotaged the weapon. There is a reason why people were so exited about the 2nd kit, which by far isn't amazing, with Toxic Mist and Ink Storm on it, but the usage of these specials at least didn't punish you while barely ever archieving anything, it just hardly ever archieved anything and did nothing. That's how terrible the balancing of this game can be. I've never seen it that bad in S1 or S2, that a main weapon that's actually High-B to Mid-A tier gets sabotaged that much by it's specials. 2nd point, also mentioned in the video, the map design. I hate how every map uses the same base layout as if they just pressed CTRL+C/CTRL+V each time they make a new map and just make some minor adjustments and change the visuals. I hate how there are 0.003 side routes in any map, but that wouldn't even be that much of an issue if the map design also wouldn't enforce base camping and if the maps were large enough to properly play. But the worst point about the game is honestly the Matchmaking. The two points above already severely impact the game, but it could be, you know, at least somewhat fun if I didn't have to singlehandedly carry my team of incompetent idiots who seemingly barely know how to play the game while playing against a team of Overpros who coordinate via Discord. I know, this might seem childish, and maybe it is, but as someone who played Splatoon for well over 500 hours I refuse to believe that my skills are that lacking and the statistics also don't back that up. In each game I receive the award for the "Best Overall Performance", have inked the most by like 300-500 Points and am also usually the only member of my team with a positive Kill-Death-Ratio, and I'm not talking about 11:10 or something, I'm talking about 17:3 with Splattershot Nova and the likes, while my team mates playing with Inkbrushes, Splatanas, Blasters and other Offensive Weapons come around with KD-Ratios of 3:11, 4:15 and the likes and even if it's not that extreme, I'll have 6:0 and my teammates 0:5 or 1:4, if things are going well. Overall, I lose about 2/3 of my matches while only winning roughly 1/4 with the rest being disconnects. It has never been that bad in S1 or S2, not even in my Splatoon-Rookie days, and I started well after the first game's launch, about when Mahi-Mahi dropped. It's just incredibly disheartening to see a competetive game sh!t on your performance. And to be honest, my patience with Splatoon 3 is currently running extremly thin. So far, while the game did introduce fun and cool features left and right, it has failed to properly utilize and refine those and just been one of the worst Gaming experiences I've ever had - an unbalanced mess with linear, unengaging and unfair game play. If the developers continue to refuse addressing the game's issues properly, I don't see myself ever warming up to Splatoon 3. I'm severely disappointed with the game so far, and it's been a year - enough time for the developers to fix the mess they made.
@@nick3805 Oh my cod I’ve experienced so much of what you said. I used to be great at the game until the third one dropped. The matchmaking/balancing/etc. issues have just ruined my experience. So hard finding games without spawncamping, even in ranked.
As a Splatoon 1 vet, the new map designs are both so linear and look identical. It’s sad they absolutely violated mahi mahi and hammerhead. They were so unique and fun to play on with actual vertical play but got “Splatoon 3’ed” We need more maps that feel like the first game. Hope they add bluefin and Saltspray (only in turf war) just to make the game exciting again,
also, the 3 "new" maps from the updates are all the SAME, not even similar, they’re just the SAME same shape, same spawn with uninkable block when launching on the stage, same amount of grids on top of the void, same "flank" that just is a lowered middle that only leads to the middle, lots of uninkable bits on an already small map, huge block in the middle, only 1 checkpoint in rainmaker, only 2 checkpoints in tower control
I’ve been wanting to play in some of the challenges but with my schedule I’ve sadly not been able to make it to a single one :(( I really hope they change this
Yup, they end the match if someone dcs in the first minute, after that play continues, so the team with 4 players basically get a free win and the team that has 3 players has to keep playing even though there is little to no chance of winning and getting assigned a no contest
@@sherbertshortkake6649 3 out of 8 content updates, though it might as well be 7 since the Drizzle Season 2024 is likely to be a small “tie up loose ends” kind of update like 5.0.0 was for 2.
How I would balance this game: #1: Nerf ink vac and Reefslider because reefslider is too aggressive (won't one shot now) and now ink vac will slowdown your own teammates to discourage team play and will hold 45% less ink. #2: Sprinkler and Line Marker: Sprinkler is too overpowered because it's too passive and paints too much so now it'll be mark on the enemies screen and line marker will only do 20 damage to prevent combos #3: Maps such as Flounder Heights and Museum Delfonsino are too open and prevent people stal.. I meaning fighting each other so we took out all and any extra routes for a more streamlined experience. #4: Buffing ink jet and crab tank has always been on our radar, and now ink jet will have the same amount of armor as booyah bomb and shot velocity increased by 99% and crab tank will now have 25% range and 55% increase fire rate on top of having extra frames of invincibltity after destruction #5 Now all modes will be limited time, with turf war, ranked, x battles etc condensed two hour sessions. We promote healthy habits so please go touch grass from the bottom of our hearts. #6 You might have more connection errors for your matches to reduce workload on our servers. #7 No more skill based match making just pure anarchy #8: Were cutting updates short with no new kits and adding sting ray and ink armor for your consistent support (plz pin i spent 15 minutes on this)
honestly great video that captures all my feelings on the current state of splatoon. you have a fun personality (and another pearlina fan) so i think it'd be cool to see more splatoon content
i hate it when the entire fandom of a game is screaming about issues and the devs of the game are like "let's do the bare minimum of that so we can say we listen but don't actually get out of our lazy ass chairs'' even when the issues are not even that much work exactly like you said about the weapon kits. If they wanted to they could make like 5 different kits of every weapon in a week as it is a COMPANY with a huge ass TEAM of people and not just one dev.
Ive been into this game since i was like uhhh 7 I believe ?? been playing since splatoon 1, and honestly its depressing how badly this game is treated. One issue that I have that i havent seen at all is the story mode they had such a big opportunity to turn lil judd into a villain, by cementing the chaos vs order art (where he seems in cahoots with octavio) and essentially making him turn on octavio and steal his equipment, by doing so it would make sense how the octarians are going back to mammals, as if lil judd was attempting to bring his owner back judd-style I know its super random, and theres more pressing issues, but Ive had this theory since the first splatoon 3 teaser and was disappointed by me grizz being the villain, as half the community saw that twist a mile away
3:04 I agree with this statement as I’m S rank rn and I face off sweaty players ( which makes somewhat sense as it’s S rank) but yet there’s players who basically got the game 2 weeks ago and don’t know anything and I or a another teammate end up having to carry the match and we still lose
for me the conection issues are something that feels like other people are able to force disconnect others (like when my team is winning we are getting disconnected (and banned due to the match ending "Not Natural") but when losing the match goes normal) i do love to see something in place that if a disconnect happened on the Server side then nobody gets punished (which now only happens rarely if Mutple people get disconnected at the same time) As for matchmaking i do say its unbalanced...the problem being that the player's skill is not taken in account...only the weapon value(the distance it can cover) which is not a very good idea...where in ranked mode the player class (my is S) will only get matched with those form the same rank class (A- gets A- A A+ players matched to them for exemple) in splatoon 2 during a splatfest everyone gets asigned a value which depends on the last 20 battles (More wins means more skilled players) which is honestly a better way of matchmaking also a other problem being that if i leave the lobby to get into a other lobby the game often reassigns me back to the lobby i just left which is annoying For maps i heared people saying that even though the game is around chaos...the maps are more like order has won they are small but sometimes even packed with the players where you have no place to move around since a charger/splatling/stringer is keeping watch (who somehow always khow where people are despite them not being able to see those) i do wish they made the maps more friendly to other weapon types instand of the long range ones that can splat in a instant among with the spawn area's being accessible by enemies is a real pain...spawn camping happens alot cause the team spawn area is just to small...which is coverable in a instand (i remember in the trailer that the spawn drones can move freely around and be used to select a spawn area aslong as they stay on there half of the map) Specials are balanced...kinda? most of the specials nowadays have something to do with distracting the other team or bruteforcing your way in (in case of the zapcaster and reefslider) despite specials being advertised as Real game changers all they do now is like forcing people to temporary leave there spots which they can easly retake in a second for the PVP or the devs i constandly have problems like where one player is doing odd stuff and if someone is found cheating/exploiting EVERYONE in that match is punished for it i asked alot of times on twitter to either update there anticheat or to use a external anticheat instand of there in-house one to atleast Prevent innocent players form getting locked out form play
I do have hope for the future of this game, but less from nintendo, and more from how quickly the modding scene for this game is already growing. We're not even a year in and I'm seeing cool mods left and right, and even an accessible stage builder tool (not playable yet). I think we might get the privilege of watching a new smash brawl / mario kart wii be formed in real time
One small issue; you need a version 1.0 switch AND the ability to skirt around Nintendo perma-bans, plus the issue for tournaments running the risk of being shut down or sued by Nintendo for using modded maps and/or weapons (They shut down a Melee tournament for using an emulator to enhance the playability of a decade and a half old game that isn't even sold anymore)
@@MeloniestNeon oh all of that mega sucks and probably will be a big risk, but I've seen these modding communities persist through all of it. Remember the big 3ds patch a couple months ago that patched all the previous methods to homebrew the system? New ones were found almost immediately. The people making the mod stuff are awesome and I'm sure they'll continue to find ways around the current switch limitations and nintendo's nonsense.
I agree that the glossy wet look of the final ink is... Odd, it looks less like ink and more like high-gloss oil paint, but I like the lighting and shapes of the modern game better (2 ruined how Roller paint looks though, the spottiness makes my OCD flare up and I don't even have OCD)
Amazing Video! One thing Id like to add is that it may be very possible that different teams work on different aspects of the game, Salmon run and story mode may have completely different people working on them than the PvP side of the game, and obviously that isn't really an excuse for the... subpar parts of the multiplayer mode, but it may be a reason why salmon run maps and weapons are more efficiently balanced than PvP
If splatoon one released today, i genuinely thinknitd be a smash hit of a game. Thr main thibg that stopped it from blowibg up was thr impetence of the wiiu. The maps were fantastic and the netcode, while not *perfect* was still pretty serviceable. The super strong ass spcials while maybe would be a point of contention would fit in line with a game like overwatch where one persons ult could turn thr tides completely.
I’d disagree, the maps were only good after post launch updates (early urchin, walleye, saltspray, and Arowana mall), one ranked mode that wasn’t even on release (splat zones), and the game still had a lot crutches in competitive.
@@Tartartm Even then, only urchin received massive changes. The others were fairly small because they were already pretty close to perfect. But still, I'd take those flawed varientd of those maps than anything splatoon 3 has to offer since they're still both fun and unique, and not just tetris blocks.
at 3:40 eggstra work makes sense it should be more often but still be limited cause the goal is to get a high score with no rng of it were all the time it would take the fun out of it, i really enjoy eggstra work and so does my team but it needs to be more often
12:25 oh I’m so glad I’m not the only one getting tagged by this person 💀 i criticized Splatoon’s matchmaking n update cycle and ended up getting a “Nintendo is perfect, splatoon is perfect, you’re just jealous” type of response In regards to the video, i actually agree with a lot of the points brought up here. The game has been so hard for me to enjoy lately to the point where I completely dropped pvp for Salmon Run, even then i only play for my win of the day and log off now. Splatoon 3 really needs to bring back minor updates, even if it’s just every 2 weeks to at least keep some from completely dropping the game.
I’m just gonna come out and say this, but the main issue that I have (and a whole lot of other people too) is the matchmaking system, and I get that Turf War is being affected by that too, but as a Anarchy player I find that there are three types of ways they go, (1) The opposing team just stomps the other team or the other way around. (2) The same thing only the other team wins by a turnaround. (3) Somebody disconnects and we all get sent back to the lobby. And I get it, it’s something that’s made for pros, but seriously, WHY CAN’T WE HAVE FUN? Every single time I see my team and the opposing team I either think we’re gonna win or lose, and I shouldn’t have to do that, we shouldn’t have to have that fun ripped away from us and leave, and I’m not even blaming anyone, it’s just in my mind, I think there should be an equal chance of both teams, because when there isn’t a challenge, it’s either boring or disheartening depending on the side you’re on, and when I get that win, I want to feel like I earned it, instead of having a team that curbstomps the other team. For the people who keep losing at either Turf War or Anarchy, I’m very sorry that you guys can’t have some fun in matches and I hope that your experience will improve, and for the people who keep winning, be happy that you’re having fun, because it could get ripped away at any moment, that is all.
id completely forgotten that we have actually gotten big map reworks until the screenshot at 11:55 my biggest worry is that the idea of a large scale map rework has no precedent, but yeah, it does. just out of curiosity, have any other maps had similar changes within one games update cycle like the reef? or is it the only exception
In Splatoon 1, Urchin Underpass was the only map to receive a big overhaul. In 2, in addition to the Reef, Starfish Mainstage, Blackbelly Skatepark and I’m pretty sure Snapper Canal also got some reworks, among others.
Yeah, I'll be honest.. as an OG Splatoon player who still plays Splatoon 1, i think the maps in Splatoon 1 (though unbalanced) and WAY more dynamic and interesting. Quality and mechanic wise Splatoon 3 is better, i love the changes to Salmon Run and story mode was AMAZING.. but so far the updates have been underwhelming. I want new- better maps, like what Splatoon 1 had. We need to see more new weapons; there is SO much potential! With the chaos theme in mind, they could make dozens of new and unique designs. I've seen random artists make fan weapons way better then what is seen in game! Splatoon 1 will always be special, with the maps, weapons and specials. But i think Splatoon 3 is going in the right direction. Funny enough, Splat3 could learn a thing or two about map making from Splat1 (we dont talk about Splat2. that was.. a watered down version of Splat1. Story mode sucked, new maps were just barely okay, and nothing was really new.)
Good video! You basically summed up how I feel about the game aswell. There's just soooo many baffling decisions that should be sooooo easy to change holding this game back from being the best entry in the series. It's insanely frusterating.
Really enjoyed this video man, earns a sub. While this game is still the best in the series, it’s really a shame to see it not being the best it can be. If the maps were just functional, and we got 5 kits every midseason update (that’s like 14-15 a season) we’d really be living in the best timeline. Oh well, one can cope and hope.
I didn't have a Wii U, so I only watched splatoon 1 videos, but I got Splatoon 2 2 years ago and have hunderds of hours in it. I miss Splatoon 2, because even if I raged, I gladly came back. I've had moments with 3. It's tough for me to get back into the game because the meta and playstyle the game asks of people is different from 2. In 2, my aim was fine. I hit people and it felt believable. If I missed, I 100% knew why. In 3, I blame lag so often. I *know* what good splatoon feels like. I know when shots are supposed to hit someone else. The lag is horrible. The dc's are frequent and ruin games. The ranking system makes it really hard for me to stay in X or S+ anything, because I have less time to play and lose often because of passive teams/feeding. I love splatoon and was looking forward to 3 so, so much. I just have to hope they will eventually do a overhaul, change maps or anything because even in 2 they changed stages. I don't really get why nintendo doesn't want to make the changes we ask for? Is the Japanese meta/opinion so different? Idk. But idk how long I'll be playing ranked for. SR is fun. Looking forward to the dlc. Please update the game nintendo
My biggest problem is that the game is way too derivative of the previous games in the franchise. Whereas Splatoon on Wii U was this very fresh and interesting idea, Splatoon on Switch is a rehash of what came prior. Very disappointing.
Look, I know this game has a lot of flaws. And yes, it definitively stunts the enjoyment of the game. I agree with alot of the points made throughout this video, but come on. Have respect for developers and don't call them brainless. Yes, they're maybe slow, but not "brainless".
the issue with Splatoon's online play is that it has nothing to do with NSO, as the game relies on console-to-console communication. Before each match a host console is picked, who will communicate all inputs to other consoles. This gives them a slightly unfair advantage since their console receives inputs faster. Additionally, if that host is laggy, everyone else will be laggy because all inputs run through their console before registering. If they switched from this console-to-console system to a proper server it'd be way less laggy imo, but cross-region play would become impossible, which honestly would feel pretty unfair. I'd rather deal with lag and disconnects than be limited to playing with ONLY players from the Americas.
Its why I stopped playing Splatoon 3 and just play a lot of Octopath Traveler 2 and Team Fortress 2. Salmon run is always amazing but the rewards to get the new suits are just not worth my time.
Very good Video man, the algorithm seems to agree! :> A little bit of suggestions: - add some Background Music to your voice - use a small png of your character in a corner instead of cutting to the full pic - add your social Links in the description - i love that you mentioned all the music, etc... at the end, but you could also put that in the description so people can copy the Text, or you put the links for them there Other than that, Great stuff man! :D
I couldn’t even imagine a more effective way of killing this game aside from just abandoning it or even shutting it down outright. This is a huge step in complete self destruction, I can’t help but be impressed. Elon Musk would be proud.
From the future here and Im happy they finally fixed Mahi Mahi Resort and its much bigger now and Mincemeat Metalworks as more ramps now for easy scaling and climbing now. So they are listening to an extent but my god the splatfests are still broken especially with the awful conch shell rates
Love pretty much everything about 3 aside from the update cycle and the maps. I'd be more willing to wait for updates if the maps were actually fun to play on, which is really unfortunate. Maps are the one thing holding this game back for me.
I personally think that the majority of the game's faults are corresponding or rerouted to its map design, and that map design is the source of MANY issues with the game. Just fix it's sad maps and add a new (PERMANENT) mode, and see the community gleaming with benefited weapons, balanced specials, and fun gameplay which encourages strategy and introduces a fresh slate
One thing that really irritates me about salmon run in Splatoon3 is that you can't earn money after going through your first 12 bonus capsules anymore. Unlike in splatoon2 where you could exchange gear with no secondary abilities for money you can't do that in Splatoon3 because all gear earned through salmon run is guaranteed to have a minimum of one secondary ability on it.
2:55 and the fact that it didn’t give you a loss in splat 2, really? 9:40 the game should add the same amount of content it adds at the beginning of a season in the middle of each season as well. The only reason people complain is because they really care about the series and don’t like to watch it go down the toilet, it’s too bad Nintendo doesn’t listen. Who knows, maybe we’ll get spoiled and the sizzle season mid season update will fix most of the problems mentioned in this video, because I unfortunately didn’t hear one wrong thing in this video, everything was painfully true
@@squidkid419 Nah I get a ton of disconnections. You would get a loss if you dc on the end screen too. And also, dc'ing after the game ends is pretty rare too so this isn't a big deal at all.
@@fortunemuderhwa9318 if you go in the switch online app and check after you dc the game doesn’t show up because it didn’t count. Only thing that might happen is that it might ban you for a few minutes or make you lose some X or league power
Its the final game in this storyline, not the final game in the series. Its a common mistake. This game's story mode will wrap up all plot threads and Side Order will finish up OtH and Agent 8's story assumedly (even if the base story mode was 100% rushed like the rest of the game and Mr. Grizz should have been way more active. And also, y'know, the Salmonids should have shown up for the debut and defeat of the villain of their own mode outside of one tiny little smallfry (though Little Buddy is a great companion))
you misunderstood they were talking about the octarian saga (yknow, stories that revolve mostly around the octarians and using them as the main enemies of the story modes)
PSA
A person by the name of Manny Miles is attempting to ping anyone and everyone who dare criticizes this game
If you see them plz report or block/mute them
His name is actually Maple Miles
@@platy4700 yeah my bad
I would edit my comment but I don’t want to lose the heart so 🤷♂️
@@cousinparty7266 Editing a comment gets rid of the heart?
You know I could, like, just heard the comment again, right?
@@platy4700 for some reason my internet connection won’t let me do it
But you gained a sub!
@@platy4700 Why blur his name out when you're just gonna say what it is in the pinned comment?
You know what's worse? The fact that the reason this game has so many problems is because most of the team that made 1 and 2 have been replaced by new and inexperienced devs, if nintedo left the dev team as it was we wouldn't have most of these problems.
Then again the last devs kinda ruined S2 by constantly overbuffing shooters and not doing anything about it and making top level consist of 100% shooters, missiles, armor, bomb spam and K .52 Gal
Nah that’s Rockstar’s niche with GTA Online 😂
@@snivyboy168 that’s also true, it’s like picking your poison.
@@snivyboy168that still seems more enjoyable than 3, and is way more fixable through balancing.
But now im gonna give it some time to give us atleast 1 to 2 new splatoon species or a new mode different from salmon run and im going to give it some time to actually give us new anarchy modes
Very well said. This game is still awesome but most of the issues it does have are so easily fixable once the devs put their mind to it. Cmon Nintendo take notes!
True.
Also, should Splatoon 3 should've been delayed to a next-gen Nintendo console game instead of a switch game?
@@keeganmcfarland7507a next gen should’ve at least have been announced before we even got a reveal of splatoon 3
@HyperNova808 True.
I feel like that 3rd Splatoon game should've been a Splatoon spin-off game (like a rpg game or a fighting game of Splatoon) instead of the 3rd Splatoon game.
@@keeganmcfarland7507efore its announcement I thought they were gonna wait til the next console to make Splatoon 3, but its clear Nintendo isnt moving on from the Switch anytime soon. The console itself and the games on it have broken records and the concept of a home/handheld hybrid is genius in general. How can that not sell well? We also still have big games that just launched (like Tears of the Kingdom) and other hype games coming out later this year (like Mario RPG and Wonder).
@@ElectricalSquid God, I hope Nintendo doesn't milk the Splatoon franchise to death like how the other triple AAA gaming companies are doing it.
It legit feels like Salmon Run and PVP have two different dev teams! Cause all of the new content and changes for Salmon Run have been really well thought out and almost perfectly balanced, yet almost all of the new things added to PVP are all flawed and none of them are particularly well designed. All of the Salmon Run maps have been cleverly designed with proper verticality, flank routes, choke points, etc... but all the PVP maps have been freaking Tetris blocks! I wish the PVP team cared as much as the SR team!
at this point i genuinely wished salmon run would allow you to raise your base player level since otherwise i’d spend all my time playing that tbh
While I agree on most of the criticism I think it's rough to Insult devs who oftentimes have to work on a very odd cycle especially since delays are often met with death threats. A culture in which devs are constantly insulted for things some have no say over is terrible and leads to even more problems.
Agree on this for real, I know a lot of people insult the developers of Overwatch a lot, and from interviews, that situation in particular seems to be one where they have constantly worked on and started content over the years, but it is usually just completely thrown out by the people running the company. Game development is a really cut throat process, so many things can be the cause of something that is underwhelming, so it's a little bit psychotic to try and call out the developers themselves.
Finally a real person that respects the developers and employees that worked hard on splatoon 3
You should totally become a Splatuber, you have W takes and amazing potential.
- Grizzco.
Well said
8:20 I'm so glad I'm not the only one noticing that Salmon Run is getting all the fun maps. Out of ALL the new Salmon Run maps (that aren't returning maps from 2 like Marooners and Grounds) NONE OF THEM MISS. Even this new map recently feels "harder" (The long trek you have to take to get to low tide + High Tide feeling pretty cramped) but not in a bad way. AND THE NEW SR MAPS STILL ATTEMPT TO USE THE GAME MECHANICS (like, INKABLE WALLS).
The main reason why the dev refuse to is Down to Japanese service culture. Under this ideology customer complaints aren’t seen as problems with the establishment or product they are seen as a problem with the customer’s tastes. They think us complaining is just us having bad taste and they will not change unless Nintendo fires this team and replaces them (preferably with a third party developer witch there aren’t many developers out there that are good candidates)
Exactly. For the Japanese community, they see it as "Haha devs make Splatoon bad" not as "Hey, stop making Splatoon bad, devs". Japanese devs are just considered untouchable which is probably why they don't care about the complaints in the western community.
@@sherbertshortkake6649can you explain the difference between those two phrases? I'm struggling to see how they are different
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Japanese view: Game developers are immutable rulers over their games. If a dev changes a game, then we are helpless victims of that change. We'll laugh or complain or become angry, but we don't actually expect anyone to listen to us. If Splatoon becomes bad, then it is a bad game and I just won't play it. There is no option for players to try and have any effect on the direction of game development. Haha, the developers made Splatoon bad. Oh well.
Western view: Game developers are people just like us. They are capable of listening and changing and being affected. As consumers who pay money for games, game developers are at our mercy to make games we like. If a developer expects us to invest money into a game, then we expect them to develop the game properly in return. If we complain loud enough or long enough, or if we boycott their game, then we can force the changes we want. Hey, developers, stop making Splatoon bad. Or else.
@@sherbertshortkake6649
This is shocking.
But... Still...
WE GOT EA, WE GOT SAINTS ROW REBOOT and something else that I don't re-
MICROTRANSACTIONS.
Money, cash, power.
All that matter is this. We ain't worth their time, so they won't give a f**k about us.
@@sherbertshortkake6649
Or else modders will waste their time fixing the s**t up and cleaning up this game from bugs and disconnections that happen 24/7.
With their own touch and preferences, like happened to Octo Expansion that got reworked and known as "Rainbow Expansion" (JayMoji played it) or 3's Storyline that got all the dialogue text messed up (lot of fun, ngl).
Man, my fav game franchise, and i feel the same way as ypu, and there is such weird decisions on this game, why arent trees paintable, bikes etc... like in splat 1 and 2, why did they go to the effort of making maps worst from the trailers and from past games when they could just port them over with a new coat of paint, and i dont think this is the devs fault but some higher up that has no idea on what its doing.
It’s not the developers that are making these choices its the project managers and directors. Developers only do what they’re told and fix bugs and broken things; they do not create content .
They need to bring some of the original Splatoon 1 and 2 developers onto Splatoon 3's development team
I am so relieved to hear this; I 100% agree with what the problems are. Loving something means accepting its flaws, not ignoring them. And, frankly, we have. We keep playing and hoping it will do better over time instead of returning it and moving on. Here's hoping the rallied cries from the community wake up the devs. Splatoon 3 can easily be one of the greats, but it's just not there yet.
8:00 ironically the splatoon 1 Mahi mahi was actually found in the game files recently
there was something I wanted to share abt the second part because I felt like it should be known, especially since I haven’t heard it that much
so when you’re playing with your friend and they disconnect, if you made a turf room and joined that to be on the same team as them, if they disconnect then you’re also assigned a loss. which barely makes any sense to me??
This video is EXACTLY how I would fully express myself when it comes to Splatoon 3’s biggest problems, like I couldn’t word it any better than this, great video!
Know the sad part about most of the poles added in to 'fix' the maps? Chargers and long ranged weapons can still get you especially if you're in squid form (bigger hitbox) even if you're right behind them, in some cases it provides them with MORE cover, and the pole in wahoo is hell on zones because it obstructs some aoe attacks and is generally just an unnecessary menace.
It makes me sad that Splatoon 3's new stages don't really have any stage mechanics. Its just flat spaces with several blocks... its such wasted potential. They have good settings for the stages ( Brinewater Springs sounds cool ) but there is not a single part of the map to actually INTERACT with.
We did not need this game. Please, keep reading for my reasoning why. No one has mentioned this from what I have seen: Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Splatoon 3 have the same developers… going from Animal Crossing: New Leaf Animal Crossing: New Horizons was a rough transition that has received a lot of criticisms just like Splatoon 2 to Splatoon 3 has… removal of many NPCs, hundreds of furniture pieces gone, only two upgrades to the Nook family store instead of five or six, villager dialogue being more repetitive, no Main Street with multiple shops removed and replaced with gutted store fronts on another island, god awful wait times going from your island to a friends, no island mini games, “new” features like Brewster Coffee shop that should’ve been in the game day one but were added MONTHS after release, etc.
look at Splatoon 2 to Splatoon 3. No sponsored or regional Splatfest, no Shifty Stations, slow drip feed of content, specifically weapon kits, that actually amounts to less of what we got with Splatoon 2, atrocious online plagued with disconnects, awful map design which, while I’m at it, the last game got a new map a month per year for Splatfest on top of all of the decent Splatoon 2 maps, Gold Dynamo being ALL over the promotional art of the game with it being no where in sight, things like League (which they lied to us about, go watch the game’s direct) and X Battles not being in the game on launch and added MONTHS after release, maps like Barnacle and Dime not having things a mall would have, like an escalator, and just being a Tetris piece with silly boxes and boring terrain and many, many other things. None of my casual friends bother with this game. We used to play 2 constantly. They’re all under 50 hours this time around and it’s been almost a year. Ouch.
Given the patterns this team has shown us, I truly believe this game will not have these problems fixed and it will remain this way alllll the way until the day they drop support for it. It’s the same team who just dropped the ball on Animal Crossing. Casually, which a multiplayer game lives and dies by, this is a worse experience than Splatoon 2 was. I’ve put 400 hours into this game and it just does not hook me like 2 did, and I’m a semi hardcore player who knows and remembers how bad the meta was with that game.
This update in September better be absolutely spectacular or I will have been 100% correct in my very unpopular opinion all along: we did not need this game… it should’ve been in the oven longer for the next Switch console. It was rushed out, no questions asked. It went through development hell. Check out the trailer footage and art book, there’s so much missing content. The only solidly finished content the game has is the single player campaign, Return of the Mammalians. Boy, was this a massive disappointment. This game has got to change and change FAST.
I didn’t even watch the rest of the video and you mentioned this exact thing I was typing. There you go.
This video was really good! It was both entertaining and informative! I hope this blows up!
Nintendo just needs to listen to community feedback. It’s not hard to get input when the Splatoon fan base is so strong. You’ve stated the problems so clearly! Supercell listens to community feedback for Brawl Stars at least, idk what the heck is going on with Clash Royale. But Brawl Stars is a constantly improving game that does have its downs (i.e. the debut of gears), fixes them in response to the community, and consistently updates the game often enough to make me keep coming back. The potential of Splatoon is so high and it is realized by much of its community, which makes it infuriating that Nintendo doesn’t act on it. Although Nintendo was a huge part of my childhood and brings me nostalgia, I have to say that I would rather place hope elsewhere other than Nintendo if they don’t listen.
i agree here, and in the video the dude mentioned how FF 14 bounced back from its failures, not only that, but the dev team of that game embraces memes and actively support community, modding is against the games agreement, but the devs look for the important ones that dont upset balance and add it to the game officially to remove the need to modify, meanwhile, nintendo would just issue C&Ds and NOT impliment requested features on top of it then tell us to just deal with it
They will never listen unless you stop giving them money. You should hope that the next console end up like wii U if you want them too care
I have yet to play any of the challenges due to work, or 2/3 of the rotations being at ridiculous times at night.
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My theory is that the original Splat1/2 Team had worked on 3 at first, but halfway through development they were moved over to Pikmin 4 and replaced by a entirely Rookie team. This would explain the groundwork in early gameplay looking great, which is good since it helped the new devs get their footing in theory, but the new devs seemingly ignored most of what the original team set up.
I doubt every single dev was moved to a singular project like P4, but I agree that the OG devs of S1 and S2 were swapped out VERY late into development, as you can tell by the much better map designs. Why the new dev team scrambled in the last 5-6 months to undo every good thing the old dev team did, I'm not sure, but all I know is that this new team is absolutely incompetent and has clearly never designed anything but a tetris game reskin before.
ACNH and Splatoon 3 had the same devs
@@MeloniestNeon Not all of them, there was likely still a few senior devs, but the team is known for Animal Crossing, Pikmin, and Splatoon. All three released within 3 years of eachother, and the same thing happened with New Horizons, so it's plausible MOST moved over
Since Pikmin 4 just released (and it’s GREAT), there’s no reason for the dev team of that game to not help fix Splatoon 3
Same with TOTK, and even Xenoblade 3 to some extent
@@platy4700 That's what I'd wish for. The 1 year aniv for Splat3 is coming up, so there's hope. That being said... they're most likely working on the next AC game as well, probably as a launch year title for whatever the next console it.
I hear the "avoiding crunch" argument a lot, and I'll... half give them that for now. We better see an extended update cycle or like huuge updates after Side Order, if that's what's taking up most of their time.
man whenever I want to cut them some slack the Neo Splash pops into my head, such a PAINFUL kit when I saw it revealed.
I'm all for avoiding crunch, but a lot of splatoon 3's issues have little to do with development time. Both beta maps we saw were redesigned to be worse, would've been less work to keep them as is. Weapon kits also wouldn't take that much work to give us more of them or make better ones, and I cannot for the life of me justify the challenges mode existing the way it does
In 2020 it was "because of beervirus" now it's "to avoid crunch"
They're gonna run out of excuses at some point.
i am a firm believer that a game's biggest haters are also it's biggest fans
this is by far the most based and real splatoon video ive seen all year. god bless your soul brother
oh it’s you
Putting the personal jabs aside, this video pretty much summed up everything that I've found frustrating about Splatoon 3. I'm willing to admit my blood pressure has risen a lot because of the bad maps and matchmaking. This game is infinite amounts of frustrating, and it makes me consider that it won Best Multiplayer Game at the game awards not because it was the most superior, but because it was just the least bad.
Also side note: I love that in the side by side comparisons of Mahi Mahi Resort. 1 looked infinitely more vibrant and colorful, and that was on an older console!
To be fair about Mahi’s color grading, my capture card is way worse than Chuggaaconroy’s
finally, someone who feels the exact same way i do about the game.
i do feel if fans continue to not speak up and stay overly positive and hopeful, then nothing will change and 3 years from now, splatoon 3 will be considered the worst one potentially.
Brinewater springs is absolutely diabolical map design. There are 3 ways into mid (if you count the dropdown "flank" as 2) and the entire dropdown path can be covered by a sigular person, meaning the other team can cover the very small amount of space remaining. Once a team gets locked in theyre permanantly stuck there. Its bearable in rainmaker and almost in tower, but the map is completely unplayable in zones and clam blitz. At its launch clam blitz was its best mode bc of that ink rail they added for the offense to get in, but now that getting in isnt as hard the rail makes breaking a lockout, what is hard, a hell of a lot harder. Many maps have insanely easy lockout coverages, the lack of any kind of good routes and the obsession with uninkable surfaces and drop downs with no return is what makes these maps so awful. Wahoo World almost looks like a good map on certain modes compared to some of the new maps and that is sad
Excellent vid, you pretty much nailed everything wrong with Splatoon 3. And as someone who genuinely wants to get better at PvP, the awful maps just... make me not want to play. So I pretty much only play Salmon Run. That mode stays winning and it shows. Almost every stage you have a lot of ways to move around.
It's really frustrating that the map design is so bad since the other small changes they made are really good, overall I think I just had more fun playing splat 2, splat 3 can just get so frustrating
F for Um'ami Ruins getting wacked with the hallway stick. An ancient inkling Egyptian theme map is a cool idea that met with a fate worse than Saltspray Rig. It's obviously a worse stage, layout wise, but there's only 1 Saltspray as opposed to how many Tetris hallways? :[
I’m not sure if you are aware but, if you look at the credits at the end of both S2 and S3’s storymode, the names under game design are almost entirely different
I’m not saying S2 was necessarily better or did a good job at making the game at launch, but S2 has far, far better long-lasting support than s3, which has yet to fix some of its main problems
It REALLY shows that not a single designer returned for 3. Why did they get rid of all the competent designers and replace them with incompetent frauds?
@@platy4700 another thing I want to point out is how back when s3 was announced, there was a job listing for a brand new level designer
It could be possible that this could be responsible for the drastic shift in design philosophy between the games too
@@cousinparty7266 They hired the wrong guy 💀
It's kinda funny on the new modes thing since I feel like if the team went all in on custom lobbies and let you pick from a whole bunch of different modifiers and rulesets, they could get a lot more people sticking with these games.
In Splatoon 4, the maps are going to become Mario Kart battle maps I'm calling it
so there’s a chance urchin underpass could come back 🫢
You also forgot to address how they took away our ability to recon the night stages
That isn’t as major as the issues shown in this video, but yeah that sucks too
was that added after Splatoon 2's update cycle was over? I know Splatfest colors were
@@ActualAlien_no. That was a thing since SPLATOON 1 but for some reason unknown to even god they removed it.
Splatoon 3: The only game where being called the Darksouls of its genre isn't about how hard it is to play, but how hard it is to ENJOY playing!
Then stop playing and don't play again
Anyways Splatoon 3 is the best game ever and Splatoon 2 is the worst but ofc like always ppl are dickriding nostalgia too good to admit how bad it is
@@BIZZARESUMMER-km5uy"then stop playing!!!" 🤓 fanboy reaction when someone criticizes their badly made shitty game. I love splatoon too but we gotta admit it's taking a dark path.
@@Explosher "I love Splatoon"
*Calls the best installment a badly made shitty game*
@@Explosher have you ever thought that maybe ur just getting older?
Thank you for being aggressive and brutal in your opinions. I feel the same way. I’ve loved Splatoon since the first game and have dedicated over half my life to it. Seeing my childhood hero be burned to the ground makes me want to sob. Splatoon was a special interest for me for SO LONG. It’s so hard to like Splatoon now. And I was OBSESSED. My hate for Splatoon 3 keeps growing and I am so incredibly heartbroken. The connection I had to the franchise is legitimately making me feel grief like I lost a child. Corporations and developers need to understand that delaying games is okay and NECESSARY to making a good game. Rushing something never goes well. Splatoon 3 feels so.. bland. All there is is yellow and purple on promotional material, contrast to the colorful art of previous games. The beauty has been sucked right out of it. Splatoon is such a chore to play.
One major mistake is the music. In past games, there was a much wider variety in genre and vibe. Splatoon 3 is just metal, rock, metal, horns, metal, rock, rock. The lobby has past music, so why isn’t it in battles???? It makes no sense and it just makes me hate all the rock in the recent game. Where’s the variety? The cute chiptune? The chaotic pianos and kazoos? Splatoon is a franchise of endless possibilities in any art form. Splatoon 3 was SO centered around Chaos’s victory, and not the real ebb and flow of the others. When listening to other music, like story mode stuff for example, there’s these “weeeeer weeeeoooo” kind of vocals. That blobby gloopy sound just isn’t in the third game. It’s almost what makes Splatoon.. Splatoon!
Also I was never aware about the differences in update times. Splatoon 2 had WEEKLY updates and Splatoon 3 is TRI-MONTHLY?? Literally insane.
Another problem I have is the idols. This may be a hot take but Deep Cut is so hard to like. There’s just something missing, and they seem.. bland? Especially Big Man. His only defining traits are Cute, Sweet. They just feel shallow. It’s much easier to flesh out the idols with one-on-one interactions and clashing/matching personalities and traits. Splatoon 3 discontinued so many established themes from older games.
Also the SPLATFESTS. They messed with the system we had going just to keep the “3” theme going. It makes it much harder to have opinionated options instead of objective ones. It just doesn’t work with the battle system. Tricolor is a mess. I wish it just didn’t get made. The COLORS too. The same color gradient so many times was terrible. Again, MUCH easier to do with just two teams/idols.
The whole game also feels too, typical(?) for the whole “chaos” theme. Of course people are gonna think of chaos as “punk, metal, badass” but what if they had a more creative/less limiting approach? Music like breakcore, d&b, piano, anything other than metal/rock can be chaotic too. Themes like beaches, forests, cities can also have that spin. It just feels so strict and bland.
Sorry for the rant. I just wanted to express my sadness and anger towards the whole issue.
Personally, I come from the same Splatoon-Origins as you (several hundred hours of playtime in both previous games) and I'm honestly pretty much set on selling my copy of Splatoon 3 if the next Update doesn't introduce severe changes.
Personally, I see where you are coming from with your complaints, but for me, those aren't even the worst issue and just the tip of the Iceberg.
First of all, as said in the Video, there is a significant lack of weapon kits which makes the game far less fun to play. Considering how bad the balancing has been, that completely sabotages some weapons.
Think of the Jet Squelcher: A Shooter with a mediocre fire and damage stat, but insane range. This weapon has been good for basicly forever, well, until they slapped the entirely underwhelming Line Marker and Ink Vac on it, both of which were entirely ineffective at their tasks until the most recent Balance Patch, with especially the use of the Ink Vac being risky and more often resulting in you dying than you protecting anyone or even coming close to killing an enemy. It completely sabotaged the weapon. There is a reason why people were so exited about the 2nd kit, which by far isn't amazing, with Toxic Mist and Ink Storm on it, but the usage of these specials at least didn't punish you while barely ever archieving anything, it just hardly ever archieved anything and did nothing. That's how terrible the balancing of this game can be. I've never seen it that bad in S1 or S2, that a main weapon that's actually High-B to Mid-A tier gets sabotaged that much by it's specials.
2nd point, also mentioned in the video, the map design. I hate how every map uses the same base layout as if they just pressed CTRL+C/CTRL+V each time they make a new map and just make some minor adjustments and change the visuals. I hate how there are 0.003 side routes in any map, but that wouldn't even be that much of an issue if the map design also wouldn't enforce base camping and if the maps were large enough to properly play.
But the worst point about the game is honestly the Matchmaking. The two points above already severely impact the game, but it could be, you know, at least somewhat fun if I didn't have to singlehandedly carry my team of incompetent idiots who seemingly barely know how to play the game while playing against a team of Overpros who coordinate via Discord.
I know, this might seem childish, and maybe it is, but as someone who played Splatoon for well over 500 hours I refuse to believe that my skills are that lacking and the statistics also don't back that up. In each game I receive the award for the "Best Overall Performance", have inked the most by like 300-500 Points and am also usually the only member of my team with a positive Kill-Death-Ratio, and I'm not talking about 11:10 or something, I'm talking about 17:3 with Splattershot Nova and the likes, while my team mates playing with Inkbrushes, Splatanas, Blasters and other Offensive Weapons come around with KD-Ratios of 3:11, 4:15 and the likes and even if it's not that extreme, I'll have 6:0 and my teammates 0:5 or 1:4, if things are going well.
Overall, I lose about 2/3 of my matches while only winning roughly 1/4 with the rest being disconnects. It has never been that bad in S1 or S2, not even in my Splatoon-Rookie days, and I started well after the first game's launch, about when Mahi-Mahi dropped.
It's just incredibly disheartening to see a competetive game sh!t on your performance. And to be honest, my patience with Splatoon 3 is currently running extremly thin. So far, while the game did introduce fun and cool features left and right, it has failed to properly utilize and refine those and just been one of the worst Gaming experiences I've ever had - an unbalanced mess with linear, unengaging and unfair game play.
If the developers continue to refuse addressing the game's issues properly, I don't see myself ever warming up to Splatoon 3. I'm severely disappointed with the game so far, and it's been a year - enough time for the developers to fix the mess they made.
@@nick3805 Oh my cod I’ve experienced so much of what you said. I used to be great at the game until the third one dropped. The matchmaking/balancing/etc. issues have just ruined my experience. So hard finding games without spawncamping, even in ranked.
As a Splatoon 1 vet, the new map designs are both so linear and look identical. It’s sad they absolutely violated mahi mahi and hammerhead. They were so unique and fun to play on with actual vertical play but got “Splatoon 3’ed” We need more maps that feel like the first game. Hope they add bluefin and Saltspray (only in turf war) just to make the game exciting again,
What if you wanted to see something cool for the Splatoon 3 maps but God said...
TETRIS!
My theory about maps is that Nintendo's dev teams are trained to make single player games, so they have no idea what to do for multiplayer's maps.
To sum up this games situation, unfair matchmaking, catalog, maps, salmon run, and communication errors.
also, the 3 "new" maps from the updates are all the SAME, not even similar, they’re just the SAME
same shape, same spawn with uninkable block when launching on the stage, same amount of grids on top of the void, same "flank" that just is a lowered middle that only leads to the middle, lots of uninkable bits on an already small map, huge block in the middle, only 1 checkpoint in rainmaker, only 2 checkpoints in tower control
I’ve been wanting to play in some of the challenges but with my schedule I’ve sadly not been able to make it to a single one :(( I really hope they change this
Side note: I’ve noticed that when the match ends due to a disconnection it’s always when someone disconnects within the first minute of the match.
Yup, they end the match if someone dcs in the first minute, after that play continues, so the team with 4 players basically get a free win and the team that has 3 players has to keep playing even though there is little to no chance of winning and getting assigned a no contest
@@nathonso_editsbtw the team with 3 players will not have the defeat
9:06
Correction: We've had four seasons out of the projected eight. The game started by default in the Drizzle Season.
I was talking about post-launch updates
@@platy4700 Then 3 out of 7?
@@sherbertshortkake6649 3 out of 8 content updates, though it might as well be 7 since the Drizzle Season 2024 is likely to be a small “tie up loose ends” kind of update like 5.0.0 was for 2.
How I would balance this game:
#1: Nerf ink vac and Reefslider because reefslider is too aggressive (won't one shot now) and now ink vac will slowdown your own teammates to discourage team play and will hold 45% less ink.
#2: Sprinkler and Line Marker: Sprinkler is too overpowered because it's too passive and paints too much so now it'll be mark on the enemies screen and line marker will only do 20 damage to prevent combos
#3: Maps such as Flounder Heights and Museum Delfonsino are too open and prevent people stal.. I meaning fighting each other so we took out all and any extra routes for a more streamlined experience.
#4: Buffing ink jet and crab tank has always been on our radar, and now ink jet will have the same amount of armor as booyah bomb and shot velocity increased by 99% and crab tank will now have 25% range and 55% increase fire rate on top of having extra frames of invincibltity after destruction
#5 Now all modes will be limited time, with turf war, ranked, x battles etc condensed two hour sessions. We promote healthy habits so please go touch grass from the bottom of our hearts.
#6 You might have more connection errors for your matches to reduce workload on our servers.
#7 No more skill based match making just pure anarchy
#8: Were cutting updates short with no new kits and adding sting ray and ink armor for your consistent support
(plz pin i spent 15 minutes on this)
Hisashi Nogami? Is that you?
The more I read the more I realized it was all a ruse. Good job on riling me up!
honestly great video that captures all my feelings on the current state of splatoon. you have a fun personality (and another pearlina fan) so i think it'd be cool to see more splatoon content
i hate it when the entire fandom of a game is screaming about issues and the devs of the game are like "let's do the bare minimum of that so we can say we listen but don't actually get out of our lazy ass chairs'' even when the issues are not even that much work exactly like you said about the weapon kits. If they wanted to they could make like 5 different kits of every weapon in a week as it is a COMPANY with a huge ass TEAM of people and not just one dev.
this video gets more and more true everyday amen
Ive been into this game since i was like uhhh 7 I believe ?? been playing since splatoon 1, and honestly its depressing how badly this game is treated.
One issue that I have that i havent seen at all is the story mode
they had such a big opportunity to turn lil judd into a villain, by cementing the chaos vs order art (where he seems in cahoots with octavio) and essentially making him turn on octavio and steal his equipment, by doing so it would make sense how the octarians are going back to mammals, as if lil judd was attempting to bring his owner back judd-style
I know its super random, and theres more pressing issues, but Ive had this theory since the first splatoon 3 teaser and was disappointed by me grizz being the villain, as half the community saw that twist a mile away
3:04 I agree with this statement as I’m S rank rn and I face off sweaty players ( which makes somewhat sense as it’s S rank) but yet there’s players who basically got the game 2 weeks ago and don’t know anything and I or a another teammate end up having to carry the match and we still lose
i hope people make more videos expressing their concerns with the game until its completely unavoidable and the devs finally do something
for me the conection issues are something that feels like other people are able to force disconnect others (like when my team is winning we are getting disconnected (and banned due to the match ending "Not Natural") but when losing the match goes normal)
i do love to see something in place that if a disconnect happened on the Server side then nobody gets punished (which now only happens rarely if Mutple people get disconnected at the same time)
As for matchmaking i do say its unbalanced...the problem being that the player's skill is not taken in account...only the weapon value(the distance it can cover)
which is not a very good idea...where in ranked mode the player class (my is S) will only get matched with those form the same rank class (A- gets A- A A+ players matched to them for exemple)
in splatoon 2 during a splatfest everyone gets asigned a value which depends on the last 20 battles (More wins means more skilled players) which is honestly a better way of matchmaking
also a other problem being that if i leave the lobby to get into a other lobby the game often reassigns me back to the lobby i just left which is annoying
For maps i heared people saying that even though the game is around chaos...the maps are more like order has won
they are small but sometimes even packed with the players where you have no place to move around since a charger/splatling/stringer is keeping watch (who somehow always khow where people are despite them not being able to see those)
i do wish they made the maps more friendly to other weapon types instand of the long range ones that can splat in a instant
among with the spawn area's being accessible by enemies is a real pain...spawn camping happens alot cause the team spawn area is just to small...which is coverable in a instand
(i remember in the trailer that the spawn drones can move freely around and be used to select a spawn area aslong as they stay on there half of the map)
Specials are balanced...kinda?
most of the specials nowadays have something to do with distracting the other team or bruteforcing your way in (in case of the zapcaster and reefslider) despite specials being advertised as Real game changers
all they do now is like forcing people to temporary leave there spots which they can easly retake in a second
for the PVP or the devs i constandly have problems like where one player is doing odd stuff and if someone is found cheating/exploiting EVERYONE in that match is punished for it
i asked alot of times on twitter to either update there anticheat or to use a external anticheat instand of there in-house one to atleast Prevent innocent players form getting locked out form play
This needs way more views
I do have hope for the future of this game, but less from nintendo, and more from how quickly the modding scene for this game is already growing. We're not even a year in and I'm seeing cool mods left and right, and even an accessible stage builder tool (not playable yet). I think we might get the privilege of watching a new smash brawl / mario kart wii be formed in real time
One small issue; you need a version 1.0 switch AND the ability to skirt around Nintendo perma-bans, plus the issue for tournaments running the risk of being shut down or sued by Nintendo for using modded maps and/or weapons (They shut down a Melee tournament for using an emulator to enhance the playability of a decade and a half old game that isn't even sold anymore)
@@MeloniestNeon oh all of that mega sucks and probably will be a big risk, but I've seen these modding communities persist through all of it. Remember the big 3ds patch a couple months ago that patched all the previous methods to homebrew the system? New ones were found almost immediately. The people making the mod stuff are awesome and I'm sure they'll continue to find ways around the current switch limitations and nintendo's nonsense.
The big thing I’ve been wanting since launch is a new PERMANENT Anarchy Mode… none of these temporary modes are drawing me in
6:49 nobody talks how the beta ink looks better
I agree that the glossy wet look of the final ink is... Odd, it looks less like ink and more like high-gloss oil paint, but I like the lighting and shapes of the modern game better (2 ruined how Roller paint looks though, the spottiness makes my OCD flare up and I don't even have OCD)
Also it looked like dry ink which fits the whole desert theme
Finally, someone said it looked so refreshing and felt like the summer
Amazing Video! One thing Id like to add is that it may be very possible that different teams work on different aspects of the game, Salmon run and story mode may have completely different people working on them than the PvP side of the game, and obviously that isn't really an excuse for the... subpar parts of the multiplayer mode, but it may be a reason why salmon run maps and weapons are more efficiently balanced than PvP
The multiplayer of splat 3 is frustrating but I have high hopes for side order because octo expansion was a heater
coming back to this video from the "anniversary update" to say im disappointed is barely enough 😭
If splatoon one released today, i genuinely thinknitd be a smash hit of a game. Thr main thibg that stopped it from blowibg up was thr impetence of the wiiu.
The maps were fantastic and the netcode, while not *perfect* was still pretty serviceable. The super strong ass spcials while maybe would be a point of contention would fit in line with a game like overwatch where one persons ult could turn thr tides completely.
I’d disagree, the maps were only good after post launch updates (early urchin, walleye, saltspray, and Arowana mall), one ranked mode that wasn’t even on release (splat zones), and the game still had a lot crutches in competitive.
@@Tartartm Even then, only urchin received massive changes. The others were fairly small because they were already pretty close to perfect.
But still, I'd take those flawed varientd of those maps than anything splatoon 3 has to offer since they're still both fun and unique, and not just tetris blocks.
Better question. Why are two of the time windows for Challenge mode either at night or pretty early in the morning?
Why are there time windows in the first place?
at 3:40 eggstra work makes sense it should be more often but still be limited cause the goal is to get a high score with no rng of it were all the time it would take the fun out of it, i really enjoy eggstra work and so does my team but it needs to be more often
I feel like it should last longer, like idk 5 days because of the 5 waves
12:25 oh I’m so glad I’m not the only one getting tagged by this person 💀 i criticized Splatoon’s matchmaking n update cycle and ended up getting a “Nintendo is perfect, splatoon is perfect, you’re just jealous” type of response
In regards to the video, i actually agree with a lot of the points brought up here. The game has been so hard for me to enjoy lately to the point where I completely dropped pvp for Salmon Run, even then i only play for my win of the day and log off now. Splatoon 3 really needs to bring back minor updates, even if it’s just every 2 weeks to at least keep some from completely dropping the game.
Honestly I get peace of mind knowing I’m a splatoon fan and not a Pokemon fan 😭
No kidding, at least Splatoon games are somewhat stable and look like they came out this console generation
Every map in 3 feels like the Splatoon equivalent to 2fort but without the fun
Yeah, no wonder why there's a lot of chargers in these maps
I’m just gonna come out and say this, but the main issue that I have (and a whole lot of other people too) is the matchmaking system, and I get that Turf War is being affected by that too, but as a Anarchy player I find that there are three types of ways they go, (1) The opposing team just stomps the other team or the other way around.
(2) The same thing only the other team wins by a turnaround.
(3) Somebody disconnects and we all get sent back to the lobby.
And I get it, it’s something that’s made for pros, but seriously, WHY CAN’T WE HAVE FUN? Every single time I see my team and the opposing team I either think we’re gonna win or lose, and I shouldn’t have to do that, we shouldn’t have to have that fun ripped away from us and leave, and I’m not even blaming anyone, it’s just in my mind, I think there should be an equal chance of both teams, because when there isn’t a challenge, it’s either boring or disheartening depending on the side you’re on, and when I get that win, I want to feel like I earned it, instead of having a team that curbstomps the other team. For the people who keep losing at either Turf War or Anarchy, I’m very sorry that you guys can’t have some fun in matches and I hope that your experience will improve, and for the people who keep winning, be happy that you’re having fun, because it could get ripped away at any moment, that is all.
id completely forgotten that we have actually gotten big map reworks until the screenshot at 11:55
my biggest worry is that the idea of a large scale map rework has no precedent, but yeah, it does.
just out of curiosity, have any other maps had similar changes within one games update cycle like the reef? or is it the only exception
In Splatoon 1, Urchin Underpass was the only map to receive a big overhaul.
In 2, in addition to the Reef, Starfish Mainstage, Blackbelly Skatepark and I’m pretty sure Snapper Canal also got some reworks, among others.
Yeah, I'll be honest.. as an OG Splatoon player who still plays Splatoon 1, i think the maps in Splatoon 1 (though unbalanced) and WAY more dynamic and interesting. Quality and mechanic wise Splatoon 3 is better, i love the changes to Salmon Run and story mode was AMAZING.. but so far the updates have been underwhelming. I want new- better maps, like what Splatoon 1 had. We need to see more new weapons; there is SO much potential! With the chaos theme in mind, they could make dozens of new and unique designs.
I've seen random artists make fan weapons way better then what is seen in game!
Splatoon 1 will always be special, with the maps, weapons and specials. But i think Splatoon 3 is going in the right direction. Funny enough, Splat3 could learn a thing or two about map making from Splat1
(we dont talk about Splat2. that was.. a watered down version of Splat1. Story mode sucked, new maps were just barely okay, and nothing was really new.)
Good video! You basically summed up how I feel about the game aswell. There's just soooo many baffling decisions that should be sooooo easy to change holding this game back from being the best entry in the series. It's insanely frusterating.
Really enjoyed this video man, earns a sub. While this game is still the best in the series, it’s really a shame to see it not being the best it can be. If the maps were just functional, and we got 5 kits every midseason update (that’s like 14-15 a season) we’d really be living in the best timeline. Oh well, one can cope and hope.
7:04 Please forgive me if I sound like someone who can’t take a joke, but was that the intention for that line to be inaudible gibberish?
I tried to speak like an Inkling. I said “These are just the new maps, what about the old ones?”
@@platy4700 I see.
I was not expecting that at the end.. it caught me so off guard 😂
I didn't have a Wii U, so I only watched splatoon 1 videos, but I got Splatoon 2 2 years ago and have hunderds of hours in it.
I miss Splatoon 2, because even if I raged, I gladly came back.
I've had moments with 3. It's tough for me to get back into the game because the meta and playstyle the game asks of people is different from 2. In 2, my aim was fine. I hit people and it felt believable. If I missed, I 100% knew why.
In 3, I blame lag so often. I *know* what good splatoon feels like. I know when shots are supposed to hit someone else. The lag is horrible.
The dc's are frequent and ruin games. The ranking system makes it really hard for me to stay in X or S+ anything, because I have less time to play and lose often because of passive teams/feeding.
I love splatoon and was looking forward to 3 so, so much. I just have to hope they will eventually do a overhaul, change maps or anything because even in 2 they changed stages.
I don't really get why nintendo doesn't want to make the changes we ask for? Is the Japanese meta/opinion so different? Idk.
But idk how long I'll be playing ranked for. SR is fun. Looking forward to the dlc.
Please update the game nintendo
My biggest problem is that the game is way too derivative of the previous games in the franchise. Whereas Splatoon on Wii U was this very fresh and interesting idea, Splatoon on Switch is a rehash of what came prior. Very disappointing.
Look, I know this game has a lot of flaws. And yes, it definitively stunts the enjoyment of the game. I agree with alot of the points made throughout this video,
but come on.
Have respect for developers and don't call them brainless. Yes, they're maybe slow, but not "brainless".
Then why the same devs don't respect the player's time and life?
Yes, everything in this video yes. I don't know about anyone else but seems like it's easier to get stuck in your base if you get a team wipe
i found a splatoon game ON ROBLOX with custom maps and kits that had better map design and kit design and connection then the actual splatoon game.
the issue with Splatoon's online play is that it has nothing to do with NSO, as the game relies on console-to-console communication. Before each match a host console is picked, who will communicate all inputs to other consoles. This gives them a slightly unfair advantage since their console receives inputs faster. Additionally, if that host is laggy, everyone else will be laggy because all inputs run through their console before registering. If they switched from this console-to-console system to a proper server it'd be way less laggy imo, but cross-region play would become impossible, which honestly would feel pretty unfair. I'd rather deal with lag and disconnects than be limited to playing with ONLY players from the Americas.
When the disconnections happen every 15 minutes I don’t want to play anymore.
The disconnects and punishments make this game almost unplayable.
Well get rid of your potatoes internet
Its why I stopped playing Splatoon 3 and just play a lot of Octopath Traveler 2 and Team Fortress 2. Salmon run is always amazing but the rewards to get the new suits are just not worth my time.
Very good Video man, the algorithm seems to agree! :>
A little bit of suggestions:
- add some Background Music to your voice
- use a small png of your character in a corner instead of cutting to the full pic
- add your social Links in the description
- i love that you mentioned all the music, etc... at the end, but you could also put that in the description so people can copy the Text, or you put the links for them there
Other than that, Great stuff man! :D
There was background music, it’s just a little quiet compared to my voice
I couldn’t even imagine a more effective way of killing this game aside from just abandoning it or even shutting it down outright. This is a huge step in complete self destruction, I can’t help but be impressed. Elon Musk would be proud.
As much as the channel host does not like "little Timmy" he does has a valid point.
Its good to know that im not the only one who got splatoon 2 and never got 1 because I couldn't,
and god I have noticed these issues as well.
You cooked
eh
There is a reason why outside Splatfest and Big Run, I dont bother with multiplayer events that much in this game.
It baffles me that the fucking undercover brella didn't get a new kit for sizzle season like cmon that's a beach umbrella😭
Honestly, I’m surprised the Brella class got a new kit at all with the current season’s Sorella Tent
eh, I'd say regular Splat Brella or Tenta Brella makes more sense. Undercover is more like a Kingsman umbrella
From the future here and Im happy they finally fixed Mahi Mahi Resort and its much bigger now and Mincemeat Metalworks as more ramps now for easy scaling and climbing now. So they are listening to an extent but my god the splatfests are still broken especially with the awful conch shell rates
Love pretty much everything about 3 aside from the update cycle and the maps. I'd be more willing to wait for updates if the maps were actually fun to play on, which is really unfortunate. Maps are the one thing holding this game back for me.
Excellent video, you hit me on the head.
I personally think that the majority of the game's faults are corresponding or rerouted to its map design, and that map design is the source of MANY issues with the game. Just fix it's sad maps and add a new (PERMANENT) mode, and see the community gleaming with benefited weapons, balanced specials, and fun gameplay which encourages strategy and introduces a fresh slate
Won't fix Vac though
The map design itself could honestly be its own video, but I don’t have that kind of time
One thing that really irritates me about salmon run in Splatoon3 is that you can't earn money after going through your first 12 bonus capsules anymore. Unlike in splatoon2 where you could exchange gear with no secondary abilities for money you can't do that in Splatoon3 because all gear earned through salmon run is guaranteed to have a minimum of one secondary ability on it.
Yeah basically this. The games fomo really burnt me out. That and the arbitrary luck of getting a mode and map combo you actually enjoy.
You were the grill master. Nice cooking
Based video, fix mahi club. Hope to see you during the fest! 🍓
2:55 and the fact that it didn’t give you a loss in splat 2, really?
9:40 the game should add the same amount of content it adds at the beginning of a season in the middle of each season as well.
The only reason people complain is because they really care about the series and don’t like to watch it go down the toilet, it’s too bad Nintendo doesn’t listen. Who knows, maybe we’ll get spoiled and the sizzle season mid season update will fix most of the problems mentioned in this video, because I unfortunately didn’t hear one wrong thing in this video, everything was painfully true
Disconnections also granted you a loss in s2 tho???
@@fortunemuderhwa9318 they didn’t actually, they didn’t in splat 1 either. It just depended on if you dced before the game ended or not
@@squidkid419 Nah I get a ton of disconnections. You would get a loss if you dc on the end screen too. And also, dc'ing after the game ends is pretty rare too so this isn't a big deal at all.
@@fortunemuderhwa9318 if you go in the switch online app and check after you dc the game doesn’t show up because it didn’t count. Only thing that might happen is that it might ban you for a few minutes or make you lose some X or league power
6:39 unfortunately, s3 is the final game in the series, Nintendo has stated that themselves. Unless they revive it, which I doubt they will do.
When did they say that dumbass
Go ahead and tell me
Its the final game in this storyline, not the final game in the series. Its a common mistake. This game's story mode will wrap up all plot threads and Side Order will finish up OtH and Agent 8's story assumedly (even if the base story mode was 100% rushed like the rest of the game and Mr. Grizz should have been way more active. And also, y'know, the Salmonids should have shown up for the debut and defeat of the villain of their own mode outside of one tiny little smallfry (though Little Buddy is a great companion))
I’m pretty sure that was actually a mistranslation
you misunderstood they were talking about the octarian saga (yknow, stories that revolve mostly around the octarians and using them as the main enemies of the story modes)
Unfortunately part of the Nintendo Charm™️ is having completely baffling decisions that are always nagging at you despite an other wise lovely game
Is there any hope?
Immediate no.
But then I think about it and But you know it’s unlikely
Watching this video in 2024… Yeahhh the game hasn’t changed much. At least Side Order was good… (im disappointed with the rewards)