I think I prefer the raw gameplay of FOAMSTARS to Splatoon 3. Splatoon 3 is definitely the more mechanically deep, technical, fast-moving, and respects your wallet and time more... but it lacks the je ne sais quoi of FOAMSTARS.
I used to be great at Splatoon 2, consistently being the best member of my team and usually taking my crew to a victory. In FOAMSTARS I am in the running for greatest of all time. But in Splatoon 3, something is off. I think the game pace is too fast. It feels like you’re meant to live and die so quickly and the special gauges fill up very fast so you have to keep an eye on it and spam it as much as possible, which isn’t how I enjoy playing. The weapons also don’t shoot as far as they appear to, making the "game feel" seem off. There are a ton of new weapons and powerups that I can't immediately comprehend and I don't really feel like studying them either. It could also be that the game is almost 2 years old and most people still playing have 500 hours in the game at this point. I find the skill curve to be a bit unreasonable, especially when the beginner weapons are very underwhelming.
Then there's the small, microscopic chance I'm just getting old and out of practice having not played Splatoon 2 in about 4-5 years at this point.
But I must be doing something right since Nintendo keeps awarding me the #1 Super Jump Spot.
I used to be great at Splatoon 2, consistently being the best member of my team and usually taking my crew to a victory. In FOAMSTARS I am in the running for greatest of all time. But in Splatoon 3, something is off. I think the game pace is too fast. It feels like you’re meant to live and die so quickly and the special gauges fill up very fast so you have to keep an eye on it and spam it as much as possible, which isn’t how I enjoy playing. The weapons also don’t shoot as far as they appear to, making the "game feel" seem off. There are a ton of new weapons and powerups that I can't immediately comprehend and I don't really feel like studying them either. It could also be that the game is almost 2 years old and most people still playing have 500 hours in the game at this point. I find the skill curve to be a bit unreasonable, especially when the beginner weapons are very underwhelming.
Then there's the small, microscopic chance I'm just getting old and out of practice having not played Splatoon 2 in about 4-5 years at this point.
But I must be doing something right since Nintendo keeps awarding me the #1 Super Jump Spot.