Splatoon 3 vs Splatoon 2: One Year In

For the people who keep commenting I got the music quantity wrong for Splatoon 3, yes, I'm well aware, please read the other comments before you post your own lol But anyways, yes I forgot the added lobby music and Daybreaker Anthem, so technically Splatoon 3 does win the music quantity category, and thus wins this whole thing overall. Also, just like, be respectful??? I am human, I make errors, I will try not to let this kind of thing happen again because EVERYBODY MAKES MISTAKES!!! Just don't be a jerk about it, thanks.

Squid vs octopus was and still is my favorite splatoon splatfest. It's mainly the gimmick I love, having all octopus members be octolings and all squid members be inklings was so unique and probably the best gimmick we've had in a splatfest.

Theres a key point missed here though in that people naturally expect 6 years of progress and knowledge gathering to be reflected in improved content quality. And instead quality has backpedalled in some key areas. Splatoon 2s updates set a benchmark to be met or surpassed, so missing the mark becomes more noticable than the successes of 3.

"sappholopods" is the best way to describe pearl and marina

I will say on the second kit front there are two things worth mentioning: - While Splatoon 3 had a higher quantity of kits post-launch, by one year into Splatoon 2 every main weapon had gotten a kit aside from the brand new main weapons and two more (Ballpoint Nautilus Explosher and Bloblobber), while for Splatoon 3 plenty of weapons that have been around since launch didn't get a second kit. The worst outliers for Splatoon 2 became the bottom 25% for Splatoon 3, which is what makes it more frustrating. - I'd definitely give the kit quality point to Splatoon 3, almost every weapon feels like it has a specific identity and goal and feels like it's trying to separate itself from its other kit. Splatoon 2 had a lot of kits that felt similar and didn't have a strong identity, and which one got picked usually just boiled down to which sub/special was stronger at the time

My huge major issue with Splatoon 3 that wasn't really touched upon is how worrysome the state of the stringer and splatana classes are. We are basically halfway through the games "lifespan" and we only have 3 kits for each class and 2 of them are identical mechanic wise. These classes SORELY need need kits or better yet new variations and unique takes on each of their respective attributes. Stringers were a major marketing point of the game and Nintendo just being like "heres a new kit or smth lol" a year later is kinda frusterating

With updates i think the main thing people are dissapointed with is mid-late season feeling stale.

Splatoon 3 is so overhated man,it's literally so good compared to it's prediseccors,I'd argue the only thing Splatoon 2 did better than 3 was most of the maps and splatfest😭 Splatoon 3 is literally better in every single way

I still feel like we’ll get a surprise extra year of support. Not only would THREE years make sense for this game, but at this rate it doesn’t look like we’re getting third gets which they could be fine with but this is the THIRD game

Some points I think are worth noting: - Splatoon 3 actually did get more music post-launch due to additions you didn't mention like Bait & Click and the three lobby songs added in 4.0.0. There's also Daybreaker Anthem, but I guess that was technically only available to listen to one day after the anniversary, but even then Splatoon 3 would win in terms of quantity. - One more measurable quality difference in terms of kits is how visually distinct they are from their vanilla counterparts. In Splatoon 2. With a few exceptions like the Dynamo Roller, most kits looked identical to their vanilla counterparts, but with a sticker or decal. Compare that to Splatoon 3 where nearly every weapon looks visually distinct, usually in terms of color. Compare Tentatek Splattershot, Clash Blaster Neo, or Bloblobber Deco between the two games and you can see what I mean.

one extremely petty thing i have with 3 vs 2 is the ink colors and how most of them are some variation of yellow and purple

Your channel is really underrated, this video doesn't even look like it is from a channel this small, i hope your channel gets popular in the future! :)

splatoon truly is a live service game that you can play on the nintendo switch that being said, it's neat seeing a comparison between the two most recent update cycles that we've had for the series! I wasn't around for splatoon 2, having only got it after the final fest wrapped up, so I was interested to see how the current way of updates holds up against it best of luck w uni!

Challenges would be cool if they happened more often and didn’t have teeny tiny available windows that, for me, don’t run during the late hours of the night and early mornings. Idk why they don’t just have these challenges available all the time on rotation..?

Such a well crafted video, and brings up several good points I don’t often see discussed regarding 3's updates. Seriously hoping to see this channel grow more, best of luck to you!

13:36. "The only real difference..." Imho the greatest (and worst) difference is that any S+ player can participate in X battles, whereas in S2 you had to reach S+10 in order to be able to join X. This considerably lowers the skill floor of the mode. Also, since people don't organically rank down, any S player that does well in S will inevitably rank up to S+ with no way of going back (other than a manual rank down and a reset every 3 months), which means that players that belong to S can also participate in X battles

Thanks for making this video! It really helped appreciate the things that Splatoon 3 has done right. Also, ggs, from the clip from 17:35.

This video was really well made, I also really want Ark Polaris to come back and who knows maybe they could make some changes to the map related to the fact that we actually know what Ark Polaris was meant to be (due to the story mode archive revelations) now.

I think Splatoon 3 is a victim of being compared to post 2nd year Splatoon 2. Granted, online in 3 definitely feels worse than 2 with more disconnects. At the same time though s3 did fix some issues with ranked modes. Specifically, the hud showing you a timer in SZ for overtime to let you know exactly how long you have to regain control of the contested zone before you lose. In CB the drop down to 8 clams for a power clam feels good also the addition of the overtime hud here as well. The addition of the checkpoint in RM(preventing the possibility of things like the old 10 sec kelp dome match from ever happening)

Everyone says that Sploon 2 was better. Well, I never got into FPS or competitive shooters, and even though I was intrigued enough by Sploon 2 to buy it, Ladder Axiety (it's a thing! and I didn't know there was a single player campaign!) kept me from playing it. I joined in the Sploon 3 testfire because someone in my XIV guild played 2 and encouraged me to try it, and I was hooked. I played a bunch that weekend and preordered the game. I also went back and played some Sploon 2 while I was waiting. Personally, I like Sploon 3 more than 2. I can see how someone might look upon it more fondly with rose tinted glasses, but Sploon 3 really feels like a maturation of the concepts. As for the catalog, I log in and play a couple games each day - with the first win bonus (which counts for salmon run too!) it's been pretty easy to fill them all out. AND I play FFXIV multiple days a week plus took time off for ToTK.