I had never played the first one, I got on the second game. Then third since day 1. And I absolutely adore those. Probably some of my favorite shooters of all time. Finally giving this game a try it still is Splatoon and I love it. But it is missing plenty of features, modes and such that later instalments have. My favorite mode is Salmon Run so that definitely affected my thoughts of this game. Still, there are plenty of stages, weapons, specials, modes and such, exclusive to the first game and that makes it unique and cool to this day. The best way I can describe this game is a unique but unpolished project. An amazing shooter that makes owning my Wii U all the more enjoyable.