Splatoon3 isn't just the same old multiplayer fun, but a surprisingly robust single-player experience too.
Splatoon 3 MSRP $59.99 Score Details DT Recommended Product “Splatoon 3 delivers a breed of content-rich multiplayer fun that's refreshing to see in the age of shaky free-to-play promises.” Pros Cons In a just world, Splatoon 3 would be the biggest multiplayer game of the year. That’s a level of success it would certainly deserve, as Nintendo has created the best iteration of its wildly inventive ink-shooter series yet.
Keep it coming Whereas Splatoon 2 felt like a deluxe port of the series’ Wii U debut, Splatoon 3 is a true sequel. There’s less of a feeling that Nintendo is tinkering with a new invention on the fly and working out the kinks as it goes along. Instead, it feels like going from an early access release to a 1.0 launch. This is one of the most confident, full-bodied first-party Switch releases we’ve seen in the console’s lifespan.
While that disappoints, little else does when it comes to basic online play. Maps are plentiful at launch, bringing a strong selection of old favorites and new standouts. Connectivity was stable during my tests with none of the lag or stutter you get from something like a Mario sports game. Ranked modes can now be played in a five-game series, which will give competitive players a high-stakes challenge to work towards.
For those who have only ever played Splatoon casually, these changes may not seem especially world-changing. However, every little change adds up to create a core online experience that hasn’t left me anxious about what’s next. That’s something I couldn’t say for Halo Infinite, MultiVersus, or any multiplayer hit that’s dropped in the past year.
The game’s Tableturf Battle mode is similarly one step away from perfection, though I love the groundwork that it lays. Here, Turf War is translated into an addictive deck-building minigame where competing players try to ink the most spaces on a grid using cards. While I’ve spent hours mastering its nuances and crafting decks out of its jigsaw puzzle-like cards, there’s not necessarily a strong reason to keep me hooked.
More than menus Splatoon 3 comes at the perfect time for me. In recent months, I’ve found myself more and more disillusioned with multiplayer games. It was triggered by MultiVersus, a game that puts little effort into the experience around its IP-filled fights. When I boot up the game, I’m thrown into an assortment of menus from which I jump into a playlist. When a match ends, I’m quickly shuttled back out to more menus that show a bunch of progress bars rising, enticing me to keep playing.
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