Because they realize how oppressive and unfun they are to go against. Sure, they aren't hard to dodge, but they do manipulate enemy movement, and in stacked teams in calls, they act as a way to pinpoint enemy locations to your team.
@@StarlightMagician I totally agree; I just find it funny how literally everyone- people who study the meta, people who casually play, people who mostly just go for art.. All just hated it. I despise the Tenta Missles.
This was so hype for me. Loved this direct, even though they edged us the entire time and made us wait until the end for the duo because they knew everybody wanted to see them.
I loved absolutely everything about the direct except for a lack of new modes. I know that they restructured ranked and the new special splatfest mode is awesome, but I just feel like the game needed one more big mode. Still gonna buy it for story and all of the awesome new stuff and looks like an absolutely very quality game but that was the one thing it was missing imo.
Did anyone else notice the changes to rainmaker? They hit a checkpoint and the near the end started to carry it to the next one. Curious to see if it’ll help the mode out.
THIS IS EVERYTHING WE WANTED!!! The only thing I’m upset we didn’t get is a full PB overhaul but it still looks better than before so that’s not even a huge issue. The card game looks freaking insane and I can’t wait for two completely different competitive scenes in this game. THE SPLATANA IS THE SWORD I ALWAYS HOPED FOR. THE NEW SPLATFEST SYSTEM IS FANTASTIC AND BUG MAN IS MY GUY! OH MY GOSH THIS GAME IS INCREDIBLE LESS THAN A MONTH NOW GAMERS
They really did listen to EVERY little request. The dab emote proves it to me. And vertical posts are such a seemingly minor thing, but they KNEW the artists like us would go nuts over 'em. They're out to please everybody!
I just realized that at 24:22, they seem to be in the place where the story mode happens, not only that, but their masks appear in the art of return of the mammalians, so I would assume that they will appear in the story mode
The Direct was awesome! Here are my thoughts: Definitely expected Tenta Missiles to be a placeholder special weapon after its brief appearance in the first trailer. Suprised Wahoo World was selected too. Excited to see more details regarding the splatanas (they're extremely cool!!), Hagglefish market seems like a really fun stage, and how you can link gear to a specific weapon is awesome. The new special weapons are awesome (the tacticooler is a cool concept and the reefslider reminds me of the kraken). Happy Mahi-Mahi is back and though I wish it was part of the base game, I'm also happy flounder heights is back:) The character and locker customization options are fantastic! Lastly, the new lobby looks dope, you can change the main abilities of gear now which is amazing, the idols are cool, and the match replay mechanic is a welcome addition. Overall, very satisfied with the direct!!
Wait you can change main abilities now oh god people are gonna run run speed on most of their clothes I already know it I mean that's good but still the grind is going to be insane
Calling it now, Tacticooler and Big Bubbler are gonna be in a meta comp together Edit: Ot would be so in character for Sheldon to pull some blue eyes white dragon crap in the card battles mode Edit edit: Big man is god, also pretty sure the beacon thing in the splatfests are like the princess canon from 2
As the meta has developed in these months, it's a good combo but unfortunately just not meta cause for how small the stages are designed bombs and damage specials just negate them 😅😢
@@jakethedog1483 someone said that 2 felt more like an upgraded (esp with the long post launch support) port of splatoon to switch. This one feels more of its own separate thing.
So I TOTALLY called the "Splatana Wipers"! I've brought up the idea on this channel, and I've also suggested the weapon 2 YEARS AGO on a separate forum! Initially my idea was dual-wielding wipers with a single-wielding one as a variant. I also had the idea of a "rushing slash" move, though more flashy than what the direct showed. Still though, glad to see one of my weapon ideas came to life! :D EDIT - Also _sort of_ called the Rainmaker changes. In one of Chara's videos I thought of having multiple pedestals, but I think my idea was planting the Rainmaker and trying to keep it there for a set amount of time. Something like that. But Rainmaker definitely needed changes, and I like where this is going so far.
Fun fact: when missles were revealed I made such a racket from annoyance that my dogs thought it was family outside with groceries and began howling their asses off. Also this definitely the most stacked game so far, massive changes with all sorts of cool shit. Concerned about the splatana class tho as they dont seem to have a movement option to close the gap like other short range slayer classes do beyond the rather short moving dash. The trio is pretty crazy, story mode actually has cutscenes, all the QoL and gameplay improvements, “apartments”, so much that we can be hype for.
0:43 I was confused why they said “swim form,” because they had said “kid form” just before, which is usually followed by “squid,” of course. BUT THEN at 9:23, when it says “Inkling or Octoling form,” it became clear to me: “Squid form” isn’t inclusive to Octolings! I think it’d be pretty funny if there was someone either as an in-game character, or a real world human complaint about how they have to be “politically correct” about what terms they use, lol
"It's really offensive to me that people just keep saying 'squid' form, and as an Octoling, I think that we should ban the use of this un-inclusive, hateful word and get a new word that isn't a slight inconvenience to me."
@@sheek-uh …In-universe, it wouldn’t really be an inconvenience. It’s not like it impacts an octoling that makes anything more difficult for them. What it DOES do is demonstrate a lack of consideration for octoling kind, as well as an exclusion from inkling society
This direct was great, loved it, but my mood immediately got flattened down again… I watched some other people’s reactions, and the amount of negativity that people outside of the Splatoon bubble give to this game is incredibly stupid.. People that have no clue about the game judging the game and saying its existence is irrelevant…..
And that's why I never bother how strangers feel about a game that I know will take many accumulated hours of persuasion to slightly change their mind into giving Splatoon the benefit of the doubt. Stay away from those people when you wanna have fun. It's not a game people can understand until they're in it.
I didn’t get splat 2, since by the time I was planning on it I knew it was at the end of its life. So I’m not a splatoon player but I was really excited about this game. That being said, to people the changes in the game made seem extremely minor, even if they arent. I saw one comment saying that they could’ve just had this be an update to splat 2, and frankly I sort of agree. I noticed they didn’t have any new modes besides the card game, and while the 3 player splatfests are cool for people who have splat 2 I’m not sure how many of them would wanna get this
@@otherlego idk how it looks from the outside, cuz when you know how Splat 2 is, Splat 3 is actually a massive change. It's not a Splat 2 part 2. Especially knowing the story & world setting, it just 1000% won't make sense to put 3 together with 2. I have the same sentiment(?) as Chara about the card game being a funny fulfilment of people's wish of the game needing "fundamental big changes to be called Splat 3". It's just unnecessary imo.
I knew that the only way to enjoy this would be on a Splatoon player’s perspective. Alot of them streamed on twitch, altho Dude’s was the largest stream.
Missiles shouldn't start charging again until all of your current missiles have landed, which if you fire your missiles from a long ways away can take ages. Being able to be halfway to your next missiles sometimes by the time your missiles finally land is honestly ridiculous.
One thing that *is* fantastic that hopefully makes up for the inclusion of missiles is, with the amount of specials we already know about and now know about.... I think we have more non-displacement specials *than* displacement specials. And like Chara said, missiles is probably getting reworked. I hope the instakill on missiles getting ditched.
@@ezequiel8251 Being that Wahoo is in my bottom 10 but not bottom 5 S2 maps I don't mind that too much. Maybe that's because Explo is pretty fun on Wahoo.
Ok, so we've learned from this direct: Sword, Emotes, GOOD Splatoon 1 maps return, New Subs, New Specials, New Weapon buying System, New shop owners, new abilities, new clothing brands, GROWN UP MURCH, Murch's new powers, EMOTES, Anarchy Battle, Test Range's new looks and features, "Ghosts" system, Lobby Terminal, Lockers, Hotlantis store, Splat Tag review, EMOTE PAIN, 2 Year Seasonal support, New Minigame, New Salmon Run features and bosses, more Story mode content, Mailbox returns, Crab-In-Go, The Shoal Returns, Photo Mode Returns, Recon Mode, Splatnet 3, Amiibo return, Future Updates announced, X Battle and League added as updates, DLC Announced, Idols announced, News is optional, Splatfests return, 3 WAY TURF WAR WITH OBJECTIVES WHAAAA, Rock Paper Scissors, Pax West event and Testfire announced OH MY LORD NINTENDO THANK YOU THIS WAS WORTH GETTING UP SUPER EARLY FOR
Genuinely: the new way you buy weapons is amazing. As a gootuber and eliter (scope) main I absolutely hate that I have to get to level 22 for the imo WORSE gootuber kit, and level 30 for both of the scoped eliters? Excuse me? What the hell?
@@strawberryshortpup3655 Okay but have you seen what Team Gear went through in Gear vs Grub vs Fun, the other teams might as well not even have existed
The roll looks like it mitigated 100%, but maybe all shots below a certain threshold on power get reflected, or something like that. Still good direct, excited for more.
I thought of Reefslider as more of a horizontal splashdown, easy to see coming and explodes the surrounding area at the end. Nintendo said "No apartments! Go outside to play with your friends!" I love the new idols so much. 😩💛 Kinda disappointed to not have a male (inkling/octoling) idol, but I love their personalities already!
This is nostalgic already. Bro the day this game came out was the dawn of the first friday of my 10th grade year. I slept from 7pm and set an alarm for 12am to play just all night, and it was AWESOME. I miss those first few months, not just for this game but everything happeningn around that time. It just sticks out in my mind so much.
Same bro the hype was real. when Splat 3 came out, I was starting out at a new school, and the only thing that was rlly holding me over was the fact that mother flipping S3 would be coming out in a week. And I remember the Friday that it came out, I was tweaking so hard as I was waiting for the school day to be over. And as soon as I got home, I got on the game. Some good times….
This is my first time watching this channel but I have to say naps reaction to hearing the whole tournament thing was priceless considering from what I get he is eligible to enter and he didn't realize it and I loved how he was panicking cuz I would have been the same way cuz I loved when he said I guess I'm going to Seattle I would have been making so many phone calls to my team telling them to wake up watch the direct watch to the end and you'll know why I'm panicking
Things I like in order of appearance. (and a couple I don't) 1. Explo's emote looks nice 2. Squid surge doesn't activate with a button press at the lip of the wall like I thought but rather is a means of charging it and bounding the whole wall in a single action. Very cool. Mechanically simplistic, but cool. 3. Squid Roll doesn't actually grant invincibility frames but merely light resists ink damage or knockback or both. Which is good. 4. I like Scorch Gorge's tower 5. Very hyped for Undertow Spillway 6. Hammerhead Bridge is now completed it's construction in-universe, might make it better or worse. Those scaffolding grates were unique. (this is a S1 thing) 7. Mahi Mahi is back. I'm over the moon. Yes. (S1 map) 8. Sturgeon, Inkblot, Makomart, Wahoo: all good S2 maps. Maybe Wahoo a little less so. Would have preferred Reef, Manta, or Arrowana 9. Flounder Heights is coming in the future which is the S1 map I wanted MOST. woooo 10. Splatana huh? Since I've dropped Krak-on Roller (now secondary) for Explosher as my main maybe I should pick this up and have it be my secondary. Probably should invest in a shooter this time though. 11. - Worst part of the direct for me. Missiles are back. Horrid. 12. - Inkjet happens to counter Explo, I was hoping it wasn't coming back either. Though I'd take it over Missiles. 13. Ultra Stamp and Booya Bomb are back, I wanted ONLY those two back, as they were late additions to S2. And they're excellently designed besides. 14. You just plain just don't use gold for weapons anymore. Now gold is for other stuff. 15. By spending extra tickets I can get Explo early. Bitchin. 16. Headgear shop's mini-sidekick tradition still going. Those teeny shades are adorable. 17. Noticed "Sub Resistance Up" that is clearly going to replace Bomb Defense DX. I like. 18. - I don't think I approve of "Intensify Action" these new movement options should be predictable uniformly I feel. 19. You can save Weapon+gear combos. Yes, fantastic. AND specific sensitivity settings on them? Now that's just going the extra mile. Charger benefits form lower sens. I might finally invest real time into it now. 20. You can change the MAIN slots too on gear now. Now you can truly look however you want. 21. Checkpoints for Rainmaker. Neat. No new change to ClamBlitz. Many think it needs a tweak. I for one like the mode. 22. Test Range is MASSIVE now, nice. 23. Can play in the test range while waiting for a match. INCREDIBLE. 24. Ghosts are cool AND let you play with friends on the same team. I know you've wanted that. Same. 25. Replay recordings automatically saved. This will let us review our own plays and even judge what the enemy was doing. And learn. 26. Locker decorating. Thats nifty. Thats what gold is for then. 27. Splashtags are even cooler. And Fortnite emotes, lol this is our future. Not even cringe when it isn't Kratos doing that fucking floss dance. 28. LMAO card battles. The announcer was cute here. eh I'll play it once. Maybe it's really good? 29. Salmon run. Bro egg passing changes everything. I'm actually excited for this mode now 30. She says "one of" the new King Salmonids. So there might be more types than just this Godzilla one. 31. Salmon Run on regular maps. Thats awesome. Splatfest but for Salmon Run. 32. Looks like the campaign is continuing the philosophy of Octo Expansion. Very Good. 33. Also jesus the plaza is huge this time around 34. Photo mode and can put em in your locker. Nothing but FEATURES in Splatoon 3. 35. Recon any map, any time. I want to cry. 36. With X battle existing that'll take some of the edge off of Anarchy Battles. You might get some enjoyment out of the other modes now. 37. Updates every 3 months is stellar and the phrase "Large-Scale Paid DLC" gets me hard. 38. - Wew. The blue idol is serviceable but Frye is so ridiculously fugly it has to be on purpose. Jesus. 39. Skipping the fucking news. Thank you. 40. Their song is pretty damn good though. 41. 3 choice splatfests thats wild. 42. -+ Oh I didn't notice the first time that TriColor is actually 2v4v2 not 4v4v4. Don't know how I feel about that. 43. Testfire splatfest. Sweet. 44. - eh Big Man seems like more of a mascot. Or a pet. Not just up a going with 3 idols with a RGB motif feels like a missed opportunity. 45. Splatoon at Pax, this game is getting SO much love from Nintendo. This is finally being treated with flagship-series status like Mario and Zelda. So this was absolutely amazing 12/10. Features. Features. Features. If I find out Tenta Missiles have been significantly nerfed and Burst Bombs get the rework-nerf I want this'll even be 13/10 I'm absolutely over the moon right now. I love this game.
Disappointed there weren’t any new ranked modes and that boyaah bomb and tenta missiles are returning, but mostly the direct got me very excited for the game and stuff like Salmon Run and story mode and upcoming dlcs and miscellaneous QOL
@@ハーパーサム yeah clam blitz was added to Splatoon 2 in post-launch updates, I assume it’ll be the same here, it’s just sorta disappointing we gotta wait a few months
@@cindr_ yeah splatoon 2 did the same at launch. It made some changes and QOL for all the ranked modes. Idk if Splatoon 3 will update *every* ranked mode but yes rainmaker for sure. Still would have been cool to get a completely new mode, not just rainmaker checkpoints. I mean, team death match is not that hard of a concept
it's weird; in one part of the direct, it shows that both Anarchy Series and Open have the same maps in rotation, but elsewhere it shows them having different maps at the same time either way, TWO DIFFERENT RANKED MODES ON ROTATION AT A TIME YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I was hoping for a Sword like weapon in splatoon 3 (tho I was expecting it to be an Ink brush type and/or for them to make it based off of a Pen) so man that's so hype. I get both a Bow and Sword to use in this game.
i have a lil theory that shiver might be a sharkling. she definitely doesnt have the inkling look to her. you could argue that she is an octoling because of her rounded ears and suction cups on her hair, however i feel like her eyes make her a different type of creature. also, when she's introduced she mentions sharks calling her shiver, so it sorta just makes sense to me. again, this is just a fun little theory.
This direct was amazing the only thing I’m mad about is Tenta missiles (I kinda hope it gets modified so it’s more fun to use and less annoying to play against)
“Oh this map does look good” 💀
Famous last words and also people thinking Splatana was bad lamo they had no idea
Bro just said that to the worst stage 😂
Well that aged well😂😂
@@Kit_splat LMAO fr, pretty sure he takes everything back now. 😭😂
ironic foreshadowing
I love how every Splattubers reaction to Tenta Missles is just "NOOOOO"
Because they realize how oppressive and unfun they are to go against. Sure, they aren't hard to dodge, but they do manipulate enemy movement, and in stacked teams in calls, they act as a way to pinpoint enemy locations to your team.
@@StarlightMagician I totally agree; I just find it funny how literally everyone- people who study the meta, people who casually play, people who mostly just go for art.. All just hated it.
I despise the Tenta Missles.
@@ecstaticmechanic i also dislike the tenta missles, except when im the one shooting them
Ok but like when you cancel tenta missles...
Chef's kiss.
@@b1nary245 ive never canceled one ive only canceled the stamper (i did it once to the same person twice with the squiffer ☠️)
I love how when nishi first saw Fyre didn't like her design, but 5 minutes later she says "I love her!"
Character development right there.
This was so hype for me. Loved this direct, even though they edged us the entire time and made us wait until the end for the duo because they knew everybody wanted to see them.
duo???? trio!!!
I loved absolutely everything about the direct except for a lack of new modes. I know that they restructured ranked and the new special splatfest mode is awesome, but I just feel like the game needed one more big mode. Still gonna buy it for story and all of the awesome new stuff and looks like an absolutely very quality game but that was the one thing it was missing imo.
@@GalaxysEnda sorry sorry forgot it was a trio this time 😭
Dont forget Big man
@@davidferguson8040 we will probably get a new ranked mode in an update like with spoon 2
The fact that Nintendo have listened to what we the fans want is absolutely awesome.
They added voice chat?
@@lee1130fromtwitter They actually added it on Splatoon 2
Well, in everything except the tenta missles
@@lee1130fromtwitter voice chat would suck. Children play this game
I really like the locker room they added, I think it's supposed to be the equivalent of apartments, which I really like :)
1:38 "This map does look good!"
Oh how little we knew
I was thinking the same thing. Famous last words.
Gotta love Nishi's development from 24:35 to 30:32.
Frye won 'em over real quick, haha
Lol same
fryes design is literally the best smh
@@qhostquartz but big man!
THAT WAS SO FUNNY
watching this after the games been out for a while i was like "HOW DARE YOU" and the turnaround was sooooo fast
the frye "i don't like your design" to "i love her" pipeline is so real
Did anyone else notice the changes to rainmaker? They hit a checkpoint and the near the end started to carry it to the next one. Curious to see if it’ll help the mode out.
Yes i did lol
@@rafit8903 now they just need to make clam blitz easier for people lol
@@GSS19945 Well from the looks of it you only need 8 clams to make a power clam instead of 10.
@@Russ_T. really? That’s crazy. That makes it a little easier. I wonder if the point values are still the same.
Finally Rainmaker games won't last 30 seconds
THIS IS EVERYTHING WE WANTED!!! The only thing I’m upset we didn’t get is a full PB overhaul but it still looks better than before so that’s not even a huge issue. The card game looks freaking insane and I can’t wait for two completely different competitive scenes in this game. THE SPLATANA IS THE SWORD I ALWAYS HOPED FOR. THE NEW SPLATFEST SYSTEM IS FANTASTIC AND BUG MAN IS MY GUY! OH MY GOSH THIS GAME IS INCREDIBLE LESS THAN A MONTH NOW GAMERS
They really did listen to EVERY little request. The dab emote proves it to me.
And vertical posts are such a seemingly minor thing, but they KNEW the artists like us would go nuts over 'em.
They're out to please everybody!
The Splatana is literally Demoknight in Splatoon!
It even plays like Demoknight from TF2, because the special is Ink Stamp ;)
Bug man
@@tattisiti yeah i was writing it on my phone typos are dumb
@@cti23gy46 you're doin good lad
4:14 i love how you just completely talked over the "all previous weapons will be in this game" part
Late but they already mentioned that in a tweet before the direct
watching this video a year later and seeing all of the excitement makes me so happy I love how collectively hyped everyone was for this game
I just realized that at 24:22, they seem to be in the place where the story mode happens, not only that, but their masks appear in the art of return of the mammalians, so I would assume that they will appear in the story mode
They also mention looting, and Agent 3 is a scavenger
How did you guess they were there you madman
My man over here is a prophet
lockers instead of apartments is the best compromise tbh, much more fitting for the game
The Direct was awesome! Here are my thoughts:
Definitely expected Tenta Missiles to be a placeholder special weapon after its brief appearance in the first trailer. Suprised Wahoo World was selected too. Excited to see more details regarding the splatanas (they're extremely cool!!), Hagglefish market seems like a really fun stage, and how you can link gear to a specific weapon is awesome. The new special weapons are awesome (the tacticooler is a cool concept and the reefslider reminds me of the kraken). Happy Mahi-Mahi is back and though I wish it was part of the base game, I'm also happy flounder heights is back:) The character and locker customization options are fantastic! Lastly, the new lobby looks dope, you can change the main abilities of gear now which is amazing, the idols are cool, and the match replay mechanic is a welcome addition. Overall, very satisfied with the direct!!
Wdym base game? Mahi Mahi is in the game
@@Mikefilms419 They were talking about Flounder Heights when they said "though it isn't in the base game"
Wait you can change main abilities now oh god people are gonna run run speed on most of their clothes I already know it I mean that's good but still the grind is going to be insane
Hahaha tacticooler is cool because haha
you were happy mahi is back, but at what cost?
I can't believe how we got pretty much everything we've been wanting! (i.e. skippable news, returning good maps etc.) Very solid direct holy
SKIPPABLE NEWS! 7 YEARS! 7 YEARS LATER WE FINALLY GET IT! (Scream of satisfaction)
The stage section is hilarious in hindsight.
Their reaction to mahi made me cry 😭
This blew my expectations out of the water. I’m so excited.
I bet you meant the ink
@Mintman nah it was a sign team water will win in this splatfest
"oh this map does look good!"
little did they know...
Calling it now, Tacticooler and Big Bubbler are gonna be in a meta comp together
Edit: Ot would be so in character for Sheldon to pull some blue eyes white dragon crap in the card battles mode
Edit edit: Big man is god, also pretty sure the beacon thing in the splatfests are like the princess canon from 2
It would be a camp to live in.
then add ink vac and missiles to it lmao
get ready for someone to start spamming tacticoolers the entire round
As the meta has developed in these months, it's a good combo but unfortunately just not meta cause for how small the stages are designed bombs and damage specials just negate them 😅😢
Uhhhhhh
I was so pissed when they showed missiles and ink storm... Excluding that it was amazing and I'm more hyped than ever
If they change missiles so it isnt so spammable then it's fine. I highly doubt they change anything.
The three constants. Death....taxes......whoever spams missiles.
Yeah…. they better nerf missiles.
What’s wrong with storm 😭
Ink storm is not as annoying as missiles tbh
This was by far the best direct I’ve ever seen.
3:37 little did they know it, but soon they were going to wish they never got mahi mahi
I know that it might be too early to say it, but to me,
Splatoon 3 look and feel more like a proper sequel than Splatoon 2 was to Splatoon 1.
But why tho?
@@jakethedog1483 someone said that 2 felt more like an upgraded (esp with the long post launch support) port of splatoon to switch. This one feels more of its own separate thing.
I mean, splatoon 2 kind of had to be like that though. Almost nobody had a wii u so splatoon 2 was a lot of peoples first introduction to the game.
@@fandomaddict505 yep
That direct was amazing, it’s almost everything we wanted, this is an W moment
i agree
best direct I've ever seen
sees mincemeat:
"this map does look good"
💀
So I TOTALLY called the "Splatana Wipers"! I've brought up the idea on this channel, and I've also suggested the weapon 2 YEARS AGO on a separate forum! Initially my idea was dual-wielding wipers with a single-wielding one as a variant. I also had the idea of a "rushing slash" move, though more flashy than what the direct showed. Still though, glad to see one of my weapon ideas came to life! :D
EDIT - Also _sort of_ called the Rainmaker changes. In one of Chara's videos I thought of having multiple pedestals, but I think my idea was planting the Rainmaker and trying to keep it there for a set amount of time. Something like that. But Rainmaker definitely needed changes, and I like where this is going so far.
I wonder if Octo Samurai is going to come back as a boss in 3 but now he has a Splatana instead.
Imagine if you could defend yourself by blocking with the wipers
@@sparkydl289 And now that these Octolings have fur... GIVE THE OCT-DUDE A 'FRO! Oct-fro Samurai!
Dude out here doing Nintendos work for them
6:14 “tetra has a special” 💀
Fun fact: when missles were revealed I made such a racket from annoyance that my dogs thought it was family outside with groceries and began howling their asses off.
Also this definitely the most stacked game so far, massive changes with all sorts of cool shit. Concerned about the splatana class tho as they dont seem to have a movement option to close the gap like other short range slayer classes do beyond the rather short moving dash. The trio is pretty crazy, story mode actually has cutscenes, all the QoL and gameplay improvements, “apartments”, so much that we can be hype for.
0:43 I was confused why they said “swim form,” because they had said “kid form” just before, which is usually followed by “squid,” of course.
BUT THEN at 9:23, when it says “Inkling or Octoling form,” it became clear to me: “Squid form” isn’t inclusive to Octolings! I think it’d be pretty funny if there was someone either as an in-game character, or a real world human complaint about how they have to be “politically correct” about what terms they use, lol
"It's really offensive to me that people just keep saying 'squid' form, and as an Octoling, I think that we should ban the use of this un-inclusive, hateful word and get a new word that isn't a slight inconvenience to me."
@@sheek-uh …In-universe, it wouldn’t really be an inconvenience. It’s not like it impacts an octoling that makes anything more difficult for them. What it DOES do is demonstrate a lack of consideration for octoling kind, as well as an exclusion from inkling society
@@gaminggeckos4388 but it WAS funny
Big Man is all I needed, yet they fed me more then I could take. Mad excited!!
This direct was great, loved it, but my mood immediately got flattened down again… I watched some other people’s reactions, and the amount of negativity that people outside of the Splatoon bubble give to this game is incredibly stupid.. People that have no clue about the game judging the game and saying its existence is irrelevant…..
And that's why I never bother how strangers feel about a game that I know will take many accumulated hours of persuasion to slightly change their mind into giving Splatoon the benefit of the doubt. Stay away from those people when you wanna have fun. It's not a game people can understand until they're in it.
What are non splatoon people saying about it?
I didn’t get splat 2, since by the time I was planning on it I knew it was at the end of its life. So I’m not a splatoon player but I was really excited about this game. That being said, to people the changes in the game made seem extremely minor, even if they arent. I saw one comment saying that they could’ve just had this be an update to splat 2, and frankly I sort of agree. I noticed they didn’t have any new modes besides the card game, and while the 3 player splatfests are cool for people who have splat 2 I’m not sure how many of them would wanna get this
@@otherlego idk how it looks from the outside, cuz when you know how Splat 2 is, Splat 3 is actually a massive change. It's not a Splat 2 part 2. Especially knowing the story & world setting, it just 1000% won't make sense to put 3 together with 2.
I have the same sentiment(?) as Chara about the card game being a funny fulfilment of people's wish of the game needing "fundamental big changes to be called Splat 3". It's just unnecessary imo.
I knew that the only way to enjoy this would be on a Splatoon player’s perspective. Alot of them streamed on twitch, altho Dude’s was the largest stream.
Missiles shouldn't start charging again until all of your current missiles have landed, which if you fire your missiles from a long ways away can take ages. Being able to be halfway to your next missiles sometimes by the time your missiles finally land is honestly ridiculous.
So basically like Ink Storm? That doesn't fill up again until it stops raining ink.
Sounds like you got your wish!
bro predicted the nerf
One thing that *is* fantastic that hopefully makes up for the inclusion of missiles is, with the amount of specials we already know about and now know about.... I think we have more non-displacement specials *than* displacement specials. And like Chara said, missiles is probably getting reworked. I hope the instakill on missiles getting ditched.
Everyone: "Yo is that a new ability? 'Intensify Action'? What does that mean???"
Trailer: "I bet you wanna know what 'Run Speed Up' does, amiright?"
THIS IS DEFFINETLY EVERYTHING WE WANTED!
**tenta missles return**
Everything we want
I am absolutely devastated Missiles are back
That and wahoo world. But everything else looks so good!
@@ezequiel8251 Being that Wahoo is in my bottom 10 but not bottom 5 S2 maps I don't mind that too much. Maybe that's because Explo is pretty fun on Wahoo.
Ok, so we've learned from this direct:
Sword, Emotes, GOOD Splatoon 1 maps return, New Subs, New Specials, New Weapon buying System, New shop owners, new abilities, new clothing brands, GROWN UP MURCH, Murch's new powers, EMOTES, Anarchy Battle, Test Range's new looks and features, "Ghosts" system, Lobby Terminal, Lockers, Hotlantis store, Splat Tag review, EMOTE PAIN, 2 Year Seasonal support, New Minigame, New Salmon Run features and bosses, more Story mode content, Mailbox returns, Crab-In-Go, The Shoal Returns, Photo Mode Returns, Recon Mode, Splatnet 3, Amiibo return, Future Updates announced, X Battle and League added as updates, DLC Announced, Idols announced, News is optional, Splatfests return, 3 WAY TURF WAR WITH OBJECTIVES WHAAAA, Rock Paper Scissors, Pax West event and Testfire announced
OH MY LORD NINTENDO THANK YOU THIS WAS WORTH GETTING UP SUPER EARLY FOR
Coming back to see this trailer and their reaction. It made me so happy honestly. The good and bad 😂
Genuinely: the new way you buy weapons is amazing. As a gootuber and eliter (scope) main I absolutely hate that I have to get to level 22 for the imo WORSE gootuber kit, and level 30 for both of the scoped eliters? Excuse me? What the hell?
And you unlock the first scoped charger at god damn 15! No wonder I see so many squiffers! Nintendo loves these bunnyhopping assholes.
@@Starlit_Onion seriously? I can understand gootuber but the scopes should be a low level weapon. So that beginners can get to know them
I love reading this when Splatoon 3 got released and golden licences exist
The three splatterfest teams will probably be really helpful in preventing you facing your own team. And that second splatfest mode looks great!
Looking back at this comment after playing Nessie vs Aliens vs Bigfoot is really funny
@@strawberryshortpup3655 Okay but have you seen what Team Gear went through in Gear vs Grub vs Fun, the other teams might as well not even have existed
@@vb8133 I was not into Splatoon around that time so unfortunately no
Just watched the direct! Can’t wait for your commentary!
I love how they said “This game looks like splatoon 2? Not anymore!”.
Fun fact: Harmony is the English localized name for Paruko from Chiry Chips.
6:31 a rare moment of uncensored chara
This direct was amazing it had so much stuff that I wanted
The roll looks like it mitigated 100%, but maybe all shots below a certain threshold on power get reflected, or something like that. Still good direct, excited for more.
OH MY GOD POOR SYNAPSE
DO U GUYS EVEN NOTICE THAT THE SHOP KEEPER FOR DECORS IS PARUKO FROM CHIRPY CHIPSS??!
There was so much information that I didn’t understand until the direct ended. Then it all just sort of rushed back and I understood everything.
This was my favorite direct in the world! I was so amazed of everything!
3:48 notice how the water doesn’t rise anymore, the stage lowers/rises instead which is weird imo
I'm pretty sure it was always like that
It was always like that
@@catsinwonderland7473 I coulda sworn the water rise/dropped in s1
Imma check rn
If you look at the edges of the pool, the water level does in fact drop.
@@ThaumcraftMC and yes, in the original, it’s actually *both* the water level *and* the stage that rises/drops
I applaud you all for not murdering my ear drums in a reaction video
I thought of Reefslider as more of a horizontal splashdown, easy to see coming and explodes the surrounding area at the end.
Nintendo said "No apartments! Go outside to play with your friends!"
I love the new idols so much. 😩💛 Kinda disappointed to not have a male (inkling/octoling) idol, but I love their personalities already!
I’m so excited to pop Eliter at level 4 on the first day it’s gonna be crazy
13:09 is that Flingza with Missles?
OH GOD NO. NOT AGAIN
YESSIRRRR
This is nostalgic already. Bro the day this game came out was the dawn of the first friday of my 10th grade year. I slept from 7pm and set an alarm for 12am to play just all night, and it was AWESOME. I miss those first few months, not just for this game but everything happeningn around that time. It just sticks out in my mind so much.
Same bro the hype was real. when Splat 3 came out, I was starting out at a new school, and the only thing that was rlly holding me over was the fact that mother flipping S3 would be coming out in a week. And I remember the Friday that it came out, I was tweaking so hard as I was waiting for the school day to be over. And as soon as I got home, I got on the game. Some good times….
This is the one day a decade you'll see me waking up at 5:30 in the morning. Worth it!!!
1:38 Chara: "Wait this map does look good!" Chara later: "The map is dogsh1t"
This is my first time watching this channel but I have to say naps reaction to hearing the whole tournament thing was priceless considering from what I get he is eligible to enter and he didn't realize it and I loved how he was panicking cuz I would have been the same way cuz I loved when he said I guess I'm going to Seattle I would have been making so many phone calls to my team telling them to wake up watch the direct watch to the end and you'll know why I'm panicking
Thank you for uploading this so fast
Chara i'm SO HYPE for your analysis, can't wait!
Awesome direct, very excited.
Things I like in order of appearance. (and a couple I don't)
1. Explo's emote looks nice
2. Squid surge doesn't activate with a button press at the lip of the wall like I thought but rather is a means of charging it and bounding the whole wall in a single action. Very cool. Mechanically simplistic, but cool.
3. Squid Roll doesn't actually grant invincibility frames but merely light resists ink damage or knockback or both. Which is good.
4. I like Scorch Gorge's tower
5. Very hyped for Undertow Spillway
6. Hammerhead Bridge is now completed it's construction in-universe, might make it better or worse. Those scaffolding grates were unique. (this is a S1 thing)
7. Mahi Mahi is back. I'm over the moon. Yes. (S1 map)
8. Sturgeon, Inkblot, Makomart, Wahoo: all good S2 maps. Maybe Wahoo a little less so. Would have preferred Reef, Manta, or Arrowana
9. Flounder Heights is coming in the future which is the S1 map I wanted MOST. woooo
10. Splatana huh? Since I've dropped Krak-on Roller (now secondary) for Explosher as my main maybe I should pick this up and have it be my secondary. Probably should invest in a shooter this time though.
11. - Worst part of the direct for me. Missiles are back. Horrid.
12. - Inkjet happens to counter Explo, I was hoping it wasn't coming back either. Though I'd take it over Missiles.
13. Ultra Stamp and Booya Bomb are back, I wanted ONLY those two back, as they were late additions to S2. And they're excellently designed besides.
14. You just plain just don't use gold for weapons anymore. Now gold is for other stuff.
15. By spending extra tickets I can get Explo early. Bitchin.
16. Headgear shop's mini-sidekick tradition still going. Those teeny shades are adorable.
17. Noticed "Sub Resistance Up" that is clearly going to replace Bomb Defense DX. I like.
18. - I don't think I approve of "Intensify Action" these new movement options should be predictable uniformly I feel.
19. You can save Weapon+gear combos. Yes, fantastic. AND specific sensitivity settings on them? Now that's just going the extra mile. Charger benefits form lower sens. I might finally invest real time into it now.
20. You can change the MAIN slots too on gear now. Now you can truly look however you want.
21. Checkpoints for Rainmaker. Neat. No new change to ClamBlitz. Many think it needs a tweak. I for one like the mode.
22. Test Range is MASSIVE now, nice.
23. Can play in the test range while waiting for a match. INCREDIBLE.
24. Ghosts are cool AND let you play with friends on the same team. I know you've wanted that. Same.
25. Replay recordings automatically saved. This will let us review our own plays and even judge what the enemy was doing. And learn.
26. Locker decorating. Thats nifty. Thats what gold is for then.
27. Splashtags are even cooler. And Fortnite emotes, lol this is our future. Not even cringe when it isn't Kratos doing that fucking floss dance.
28. LMAO card battles. The announcer was cute here. eh I'll play it once. Maybe it's really good?
29. Salmon run. Bro egg passing changes everything. I'm actually excited for this mode now
30. She says "one of" the new King Salmonids. So there might be more types than just this Godzilla one.
31. Salmon Run on regular maps. Thats awesome. Splatfest but for Salmon Run.
32. Looks like the campaign is continuing the philosophy of Octo Expansion. Very Good.
33. Also jesus the plaza is huge this time around
34. Photo mode and can put em in your locker. Nothing but FEATURES in Splatoon 3.
35. Recon any map, any time. I want to cry.
36. With X battle existing that'll take some of the edge off of Anarchy Battles. You might get some enjoyment out of the other modes now.
37. Updates every 3 months is stellar and the phrase "Large-Scale Paid DLC" gets me hard.
38. - Wew. The blue idol is serviceable but Frye is so ridiculously fugly it has to be on purpose. Jesus.
39. Skipping the fucking news. Thank you.
40. Their song is pretty damn good though.
41. 3 choice splatfests thats wild.
42. -+ Oh I didn't notice the first time that TriColor is actually 2v4v2 not 4v4v4. Don't know how I feel about that.
43. Testfire splatfest. Sweet.
44. - eh Big Man seems like more of a mascot. Or a pet. Not just up a going with 3 idols with a RGB motif feels like a missed opportunity.
45. Splatoon at Pax, this game is getting SO much love from Nintendo. This is finally being treated with flagship-series status like Mario and Zelda.
So this was absolutely amazing 12/10. Features. Features. Features. If I find out Tenta Missiles have been significantly nerfed and Burst Bombs get the rework-nerf I want this'll even be 13/10
I'm absolutely over the moon right now. I love this game.
you didnt have to do frye like that 💀 honestly i think their unconventional designs are a breath of fresh air i really like them both
Continuing the big forehead trend started by pearl
intensify action reduces jump rng the website confirms that
Bro, launch splatoon 3 felt amazing, when everyone was still learning how to use the new weapons, specials etc.
For anyone wondering, the voice over lady in the background is Laura Bailey lol
She's done heaps of voice work all over the place. :)
I knew I heard Rise in there
1:38 "wait this map (mincemeat) does look good" -ProChara
...this aged poorly
We were technically correct about a male idle just not in the way we expected •-• (BIG MAN SUPREMACY!!!!)
“This looks like a good map”
Ah yes, dabbing in Splatoon 3. What I've always wanted. But in all seriousness, they really pulled out all the stops on this game.
This direct was incredible I have never been more hyped hammer head being fully rebuilt was a super insane announcement
I’m super excited and can’t wait to see what kits Nautilus gets, I want the Reef Slider on it.
Disappointed there weren’t any new ranked modes and that boyaah bomb and tenta missiles are returning, but mostly the direct got me very excited for the game and stuff like Salmon Run and story mode and upcoming dlcs and miscellaneous QOL
They will probably come in further updates
It seems they've changed some of the old modes tho. Rainmaker is now has multiple capture points so I'm assuming the other modes are different too.
@@ハーパーサム yeah clam blitz was added to Splatoon 2 in post-launch updates, I assume it’ll be the same here, it’s just sorta disappointing we gotta wait a few months
Rainmaker seems to have changed.
@@cindr_ yeah splatoon 2 did the same at launch. It made some changes and QOL for all the ranked modes. Idk if Splatoon 3 will update *every* ranked mode but yes rainmaker for sure. Still would have been cool to get a completely new mode, not just rainmaker checkpoints. I mean, team death match is not that hard of a concept
Man nostalgia is hitting... I'mma miss this..
6:17 The "NOOOOOOO" omfg we all had the same reaction to this😭
its the way the inkling using missiles is so happy I can't ahgjdhjghdhgmjjmhuuyry
Seeing their reactions to the new maps, and returning ones from Splat 1 is so sad now; they ruined my babies
14:59 that dabbing emote though! 😂😂😂
it's weird; in one part of the direct, it shows that both Anarchy Series and Open have the same maps in rotation, but elsewhere it shows them having different maps at the same time
either way, TWO DIFFERENT RANKED MODES ON ROTATION AT A TIME YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
i find it so funny how instead of apartments we got locker rooms bc the devs know these kids cant afford rent and bills
I was hoping for a Sword like weapon in splatoon 3 (tho I was expecting it to be an Ink brush type and/or for them to make it based off of a Pen) so man that's so hype. I get both a Bow and Sword to use in this game.
"This map does look good"
*goes on to become the most hated map *
The scream at 24:23 finished me😂😂
this direct was hell alot of fun, IM PLAYING THIS GAME DAY 1
i think we all can agree that Murch got the biggest growth spurt known to man.
despite the small amount of stages, the launch for splathree is gonna be *H Y P E*
Chara just going YES MAHI!!!! made me die inside.
BRO NOTE: Glooga has k52's kit!!!!
14:58 You can visually imagine all their different faces reacting to the Dab XD
Something I noticed was that at 10:55 it only took 8 clams to make a power clam, interesting
1:39
That line aged so poorly
BRO IT'S NOT A DUO ITS A GODDAMN TRIO FKING LOVE IT 😂😂😂👌
i have a lil theory that shiver might be a sharkling. she definitely doesnt have the inkling look to her. you could argue that she is an octoling because of her rounded ears and suction cups on her hair, however i feel like her eyes make her a different type of creature. also, when she's introduced she mentions sharks calling her shiver, so it sorta just makes sense to me. again, this is just a fun little theory.
Tetras did not, in fact, have a special 😢
This direct was amazing the only thing I’m mad about is Tenta missiles (I kinda hope it gets modified so it’s more fun to use and less annoying to play against)
"That's kraken 2.0" little did we know...
0:58 love how Gold Dynamo existed in the base game but never released until like 2023
Remember when we thought Splatfests with 3 teams was an awesome and good idea
This... this hurts to look back on
Why?
this is crazy to look back on , the video and the comments
21:14 yeah thats toxic mist
disruptor is blue while toxic mist is pink, major f