{"id":16189,"date":"2022-09-07T18:53:10","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T17:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/splatoon-3-hones-and-refines-the-series-to-new-heights\/"},"modified":"2022-09-07T18:53:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T17:53:10","slug":"splatoon-3-hones-and-refines-the-series-to-new-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/splatoon-3-hones-and-refines-the-series-to-new-heights\/","title":{"rendered":"Splatoon 3 hones and refines the series to new heights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\nWhether a game console is a smash hit or an abject failure, I find myself drawn to all of them &#8211; and typically there&#8217;s at least one killer game you have to play. Nintendo&#8217;s Wii U arguably fits into the latter category, despite the fact that the system actually has a bunch of exceptional releases &#8211; and one of those titles is the original Splatoon, effectively Nintendo&#8217;s take on the third-person shooter genre with its own unique twist, the paint system. It&#8217;s a game that oozes style, kind of like Nintendo&#8217;s take on a classic Dreamcast game &#8211; and it&#8217;s brilliant.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nLike many Wii U titles, Splatoon hit Switch via a sequel: familiar in many ways, but fleshed out with a more comprehensive single-player offering and the excellent Octo expansion. Five years on, the third instalment is here &#8211; and there are plenty of changes and improvements to consider. I liked Splatoon 2, but this new release feels like a proper sequel, improving on the series&#8217; strengths and moving in new directions. The presentation instantly feels more elaborate, the single-player mode is vast and the visuals have improved. It feels like the game Nintendo has been working towards since the very beginning.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThat starts with your first contact with the game &#8211; a basic menu on the Wii U original with more polish on the sequel with a title sequence leading into the training sequence. Splatoon 3 makes far more of an impact, with a mysterious desert scene instantly setting the stage for what&#8217;s to come. The camera then cuts to your character with a more fully fleshed-out, animation rich character customisation sequence. It then seamlessly pans over to the starting point before kicking into the training mission.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/digitalfoundry-2022-splatoon-3-hones-and-refines-the-series-to-new-heights\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; eurogamer.net<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether a game console is a smash hit or an abject failure, I find myself drawn to all of them &#8211; and typically there&#8217;s at least one killer game you have to play. 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