After 2 INK-credible years of Splatoon 3, regular updates will come to a close. Don't worry! Splatoween, Frosty Fest, Spring Fest, and Summer Nights will continue with some returning themes!
Updates for weapon adjustments will be released as needed.
Big Run, Eggstra Work, and Monthly Challenges will continue for the time being.
Also they just released a video celebrating each splat-fest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd3qYJRnI7E
I've still never played a splatoon game, mostly because I don't wanna have to re-purchase it after a couple years
Are you imagining that this game should be like those constantly updating online games that rely on micro transactions or monthly subscription? It was a game to buy full price, but got updates and events for free for 2 years plus DLCs. The servers and game will still be online getting quality of life and security updates. Splatoon 1 servers were online for 9 years... On Wii U no less.
It does rely on a subscription though.
As do nearly all console online games
I don't think that's a great excuse.
Maybe it isn't, but it's hardly a reason to single out this game for it.
I don't think it's singling it out to say that the just-about-required subscription makes it less appealing to purchase, whereas most multiplayer games have the PC version as an option.
I didn't know we were playing the PC vs console argument. Nevermind, someone did that in another thread already. Yes PC without subscription is better. But anyone playing anything on a console buys the sequel every few years of whatever the game may be. Which was what I was replying to
We weren't per se. Only that a predominantly multiplayer game is a harder sell when the subscription is damn near mandatory, which is why there are so few multiplayer-only games on consoles that cost money up front anymore, and free to play games get an exception to the subscription service on PlayStation and Xbox.
S2 was 2017, S3 was 2022. Five year gap is pretty reasonable for sequels.
S4 likely won't happen until after the next Animal Crossing, since it's the same team working on both IPs.
My issue with that is that Splatoon basically dies off for a few years until a sequel comes out. I'm not playing for switch online for a game that won't get any new content.
How many years do you expect them to keep pumping out content for the same game? They've gotta wrap it up somewhere. Two years is plenty.
Back in my day, games were released and we played them for what they were.
I would be happy with that if Nintendo didn't charge a yearly fee for online.
The second game was around for well over two years.
Needing to buy an online subscription is a far better complaint than a misinformed timeline.
I still have yet to understand what is new in Splatoon 3. I play 2 casually, just for a few pvp matches every so often, and it's good as is
It's an iterative series, each game building on the predecessor's mechanics, so there's not any one major twist. But there are a lot of little things that add up. The new movement techniques are great, Salmon Run has been significantly expanded, and just in general the QoL is night and day.
Also, the fact that Ink Armor, Sting Ray, and Main Power Up are not in the game might be the true biggest step forward. S3's meta is in a pretty good spot now.
The second game even repurposed large parts of the not-particularly-impressive campaign of the first game. They weren't going to fool me again by making me buy the same game a third time.
Large parts? It's been a while since I played Octo Canyon, but I'm pretty sure the only thing that reappeared from Valley was the Octostomp boss, but it's a different fight anyway so not really.
You can keep playing it tho?