User:ArgentuTA164/Splatoon 4 Ideas
I have come up with plentiful ideas for Splatoon 4 and I thought it would be nice to share them as well as document them.
Main gimmick
My main gimmick idea is elemental ink - your ink would have different effects based on the element you chose! It goes off of the idea of the "fire, water, air, earth" quartet of elements.
Elemental Ink Effects | ||||
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Element | Effect | |||
Normal spread | Explosion | Status effect | Tracking | |
Fire | Ink will spread outwards at a moderate pace, but does not spread up or down walls. Lower range payoff. Melts frozen ink and ice. |
??? | Toxic Mist will damage players who walk through it but their speed will be lowered less. | Fire-tracked players will move faster but be unable to stop until the tracking wears off. |
Water | Ink will freeze over and become slippery, and will break after a while and become normal ink. Less efficiency payoff. Can be melted by fire ink. |
Explosions have very little power but will freeze players in place if they come into contact with it. The ice melts after a while. They can also attempt to break free from the ice by mashing buttons. |
Toxic Mist will freeze players if they come into contact with it. They will also melt when the mist disappears. | Water-tracked players will move as if they were on ice. |
Air | Ink will shoot further. Less power payoff. Brellas will allow the player to fall slower if they still have their canopy and not in swim form. |
Explosions have less power but will fling enemies away. Will break rocks. |
??? | Air-tracked players will be slowly rising into the air, unable to move much. |
Earth | Ink is stickier and harder to move through. | Creates a giant rock that prevents the area from being inked on or moved through for a while. Can be destroyed by air-bombs. |
??? | Earth-tracked players are unable to jump or dodge-roll. |
General Gameplay
Modes
Pretty much all modes from Splatoon 2 onwards will return.
Hero Mode | The story mode of Splatoon 4. |
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Turf War | Cover the most turf in your team's ink in three minutes to win. |
Splat Zones | Maintain control of the zone(s) for about 100 seconds to win. |
Tower Control | Stay on the tower and ride it to the enemy's base to win. |
Rainmaker | Take the super-powerful Rainmaker through the checkpoint and to the enemy's base to win. |
Clam Blitz | Fill the enemy's goal with 100 clams to win. |
Salmon Run | Defeat the three waves of enemies and meet quotas for some cash. |
Special Battles
Aside from the classics, there are also some extra multiplayer modes!
Tricolor Turf War
Tricolor Turf War returns from Splatoon 3. Every map has a Tricolor layout now, and it can be played at any time - including during Splatfests! It can't appear during a Splatfest with only two teams.
Quad-Color Turf War
A Turf War with... four colors? Quad-Color Turf War is also available at any time and has its own unique set of maps to facilitate its nonsense! It can't appear during a Splatfest with two or theee teams.
Free-for-All Turf War
Eight colors??? That's just ridiculous. Witness true chaos in this 8-player Free-for-All Turf War! Scramble to be the one with more ink on the ground than the other 7 players! It also has its own set of maps... obviously.
Monocolor Turf War
A normal 4v4 Splatfest but both teams have the same color. Simply have fun and hope you win!
Past Idols
The Main Hub
Splatfests
Splatfests can have 2, 3, or 4 teams, as sometimes the idols will agree on certain matters. Just like in Splatoon 3, they are split up into two days. All previous idols will appear during a Splatfest and will behave mostly as normal. Every idol will be affiliated with a team, and every team will have at least one idol affiliated with it.
Day 1
During the first day of a Splatfest, each of the past idols will be found in the section according to the team they're on. You can talk to them and play as them for some Splatfest fun, and they'll have their usual special kits. In addition, you can also talk to the idol performing and play as them, which will allow you to swap out their performance with that of a previous idol.
Day 2
During the second day of the Splatfest, all of the current idols gather on the halftime leader's section and perform their Day 2 song. While you can still play as the previous idols (who are on your team), you will not be able to play as the current idols on Day 2.
List of Splatfest ideas for Splatoon 4
Theme | Alpha | Bravo | Charlie | Delta | Neutral |
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Fire vs. Water vs. Earth vs. Air | |||||
Fire | Water | Earth | Air | ||
Mario vs. Luigi vs. Princess Peach vs. Toad | |||||
Mario | Luigi | Princess Peach | Toad |