Splatoon 3
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Template:InfoboxGame Splatoon 3 is the upcoming third entry in Splatoon series. It is currently scheduled to release on Nintendo Switch in 2022, and was revealed in the 2.17.21 Nintendo Direct.
Development
It will be the first game in the series to be localized into Korean and Chinese.[1][2]
Story
The game takes place in the Splatlands, one and a half years after the final splatfest (Chaos vs. Order), a sun-scorched desert inhabited by battle-hardened Inklings and Octolings and Splatsville a city of chaos. The outcome of the Final Fest is likely the reason the game’s design is themed around chaos.
Gameplay
Like its predecessor, Splatoon 3 is a third-person shooter game focused on online multiplayer battles, in which eight players are divided into two teams of four. Players have two main forms and may switch between the two at will: their humanoid form, in which they can use weapons to spread ink and splatter opponents, and their squid or octopus form, which they can use to swim through ink at great speed and up walls, recharge the player's ink tank faster (while in their ink) and hide in their team's ink.
Characters
At this time, only two characters are known:
- The player, an Inkling or Octoling
- The player's "little buddy", a Smallfry
Modes
So far, Turf War is the only mode that has been confirmed.
Stages
A desert stage was shown in the trailer.
Changes and additions
Content and mechanics that were not present in Splatoon 2 are listed here.
Player customization
New player customization options have been added: new hairstyles, new legwear, and new gear.
Players now have a "little buddy", a Smallfry with its own hair customization choices.
The Smallfry shown in the Splatoon 3 Announcement Trailer has been named "Monominugs" by the development team.
Weapons
Main
- A bow and arrow style weapon was added. Once charged, it fires three strings of ink simultaneously.
Sub
- Crab-shaped robot that can transform into a ball.
Special
- Similar special toInkzooka returns, that fires 3 big blobs of ink simultaneously.
- A new miniature floating beam special weapon was added.
Gameplay
Players will have access to "new moves" to "dodge attacks and cover more ground".[3]
A new type of spawn point is used during online battles. It floats above the stage and allows players to aim at their desired deployment location. After choosing where to deploy, the spawn point launches players to that location in squid or octopus form.
Gallery
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Range Blasters
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Similar Inkzooka special
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Miniature beam special weapon, looks similar to Killer Wails with Suction Bombs attached.
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Crab-shaped robot that can transform into a ball
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New design to the .96 Gal
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The main character and her Smallfry buddy
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Splatsville
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Splatsville
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Inklings and Octolings
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New design to the Splattershot
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Sloshing Machine
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Similar Inkzooka special
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Flying spawner drone
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Flying spawner drones
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Inklings and Octolings being ejected from the flying spawner drones
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Squids and octopuses
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Squid
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Gold Dynamo Roller
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A weapon shaped like a bow and arrow
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The bow and arrow weapon being fired
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Gold Dynamo Roller
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Sloshing Machine
Names in other languages
External links
- Official American English Splatoon 3 website
- Official European English Splatoon 3 website
- Official Australian Splatoon 3 website
- Launch Trailer