One of the best games Nintendo has made, one of the best multiplayer shooters ever made, and the last bastion of traditionally monetized AAA multiplayer games. In my circle of real life and online friends I’ve found this game to be pretty unpopular for whatever reason. To vehemently disagree, I’ve found Splatoon 3 to be unbelievably fun and exciting. The gameplay is tighter than ever, the modes, from turf war, to ranked to Salmon Run all feel fresh off the second game and the skill ceiling has been raised even higher with new movement mechanics that are hard to master, but not too difficult to execute meaningfully or counter. The campaign is lackluster, minus the genuinely great final stretch that I wish extended to the rest of it. It’s easy to overlook though, after I take into account that it was around five hours of my 110 total, with dozens and perhaps even hundreds to go. I love this game so much

Reviewed on Mar 03, 2023


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