A REAL Exploration of Splatoon 3's Lemuria Hub

[@ArgentuTA164-2]

"Okay so the autistic kid is going to start talking about trains now." killed me as an autistic _Splatoon_ player and more casual train enjoyer. Also the spreadsheet joke at the beginning of the video clued me in super early lmao, I had a feeling.

[@paizonedout]

You are like me autistic played splat 3 but i lost my cartridge

[@jpxfrd154]

Me too. Aside from the train. What a coincidence.

[@stardasuperstar895]

I nearly choked when I heard that. Had to keep myself from bursting out laughing in the middle of a library

[@missmilky6677]

I would love to see this type of video about marlin airport in the future, as long as there is enough irl info and no ludicrous travel fees

[@rassicas]

lemuria hub's kyoto station inspirations were super apparent from the start. unfortunately it doesnt seem like whatever marlin airport, or most of the other stages for that matter, are as clearly based on a single real life location.

[@monkeyman55667]

@@rassicasthe next stage is going to be based on your house 🫵👁️👁️

[@OlleMoquist]

@@rassicasThe Manta Maria is quite a clear reference to the Nippon Maru in Yokohama. I even remember them having an ad on the trains with an inkling jumping around different real locations in Yokohama to then land on the Manta Maria.

[@OlleMoquist]

I found a reupload. In the shot before Manta Maria the inkling jumps from Kujira no senaka, a famous landmark in Yokohama over to a boat. In the trailer they admittedly jump in the opposite direction but in the background of the stage it then lines up with the ferris wheel that's close to the Nippon Maru. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2GVk6xvgrOWY7cfeature=shared

[@rassicas]

​@@OlleMoquist as far as i knew for super blatant IRL references in stages, aside from lemuria hub, is Urchin underpass = jujo street in kyoto, and bluefin = hashima island. and then there's several other ones with looser irl inspirations or ones where its not clear how much specific reference was taken, such as inkopolis square= times square or barnacle & dime = Lalaport shopping center I think manta maria=kujira no senaka falls into the "blatant irl reference" category, did not know this! thank you for sharing.

[@fireyocean8129]

8:50 "Ok, so the autistic kid is gonna start talking about trains now." As an autistic train enthusiast, real shit.

[@keynanmartinez]

I respect Nintendo for putting as much details in these maps for us to discover and share!

[@ZDouble_U]

asbestos? in my splatoon? it’s more likely than you think 13:09

[@alias_hallow]

the pause before "so i went to kyoto station" was peak editing

[@mellow8176]

funny kyoto station story: my friend and I moved to japan last year, but im mainland and she lives on an island a ways off. it blew my mind that the escalator rule which 99.99% of people follow in my prefecture and tokyo (stand on the left if you're riding the escaltor, walk on the right if youre walking up it) was REVERSED in west japan, so I wanted to point it out to my pal when we met back up in kyoto. its super silly! turns out- there are no escalators on her island, she had not been mainland much at all and NOBODY FOLLOWS ANY RULE AT ALL IN KYOTO STATION SPECIFICALLY!! so she was *baffled* when i tried to explain the east/west split, or the fact people very diligently maintain this rule at all "what elevator rule? ive never seen anyone line up that way, are you making that up?" HOMEGIRL HAS EXCLUSIVELY RIDDEN LAWLESS ESCALATORS DUE TO KYOTO STATIOOON!!!

[@rassicas]

ok good to know im not crazy for thinking kyoto is inconsistent with the escalator rule, i just end up doing whatever the people in front of me are doing LOL. probably because of the sheer number of osaka commuters and tourists, nobody knows what's correct. I think its specifically in Osaka where the escalator rule is flipped. i heard this is something that started for the world expo in 1970 to make it less confusing for visitors... missing the point that the rest of the world doesn't have escalator rules LMAO

[@mellow8176]

@@rassicas LMAO! Osaka is wack for that, I had only been living here for about 2 months at the time and furiously messaged people like DOES KANSAI FLIP THE ESCALATOR RULE????

[@mellow8176]

Niigata, Tokyo, Sapporo and Osaka But Wrong I've seen the elevator rule in

[@scettico...]

​@@rassicaswait, are escalator rules not commonplace worldwide? We have them in Italy

[@lorettabes4553]

Oh, in the Netherlands it's stand on the right, move on the left. Because we also drive and cycle on the right side of the road.

[@donkatthree913]

As a designated train autistic and splatoon autistic, this stage is by default my Favorite and im so happy this video goes over all the little details c:

[@dani8361]

13:01 those eye stickers are also on those pads you get on in the story mode to see an area from top down view

[@rassicas]

oh!! forgot about those!

[@akawoomy_]

THIS is what makes splatoon my favorite series, not the multiplayer (even though i do have 3000 hours across the series), not the main story (except octo expansion), not the gameplay, it's the world. the amount of detail that is poured into this series is WILD and it makes me want a splatoon life simulator so bad lmao

[@Chu2chompsankles]

Yesss as someone who loves world building and looking way too deeply into the development of games I love splatoon is like an actual goldmine and a huge inspiration to me

[@gavin1078]

fax, incredible world building 🔥

[@MagicalGirlFia]

I love seeing the taxis and trains from other stages here. Even though it’s just asset reuse it makes the work feel so much more connected than if they bothered making unique vehicles for every stage for some reason

[@yggdrasilsaltar]

i think maps like these with so many different references to an area are my favorite because you can tell they clearly care enough about it to give it this much detail, plus great world building for splatoon’s world

[@yeetyoot4433]

im trying to recreate splatsville in minecraft (not finished) (almost guaranteed to be just the hub but im not neurotypical so every time i see details about the splatoon world i go i want to make that NOW!!!) because i love the little details in splatoon (i want to teleport inside splatoon and go to their funny locations) so much so this video made me go yay!!! yippee!

[@_BubblGum_]

that sounds SO FUN!!!

[@alexaistrying]

Gotta love all the detail nintendo hides in the background and your breakdowns of them! These videos def helped me decide to study both game design and Japanese, so thanks for these lore dumps!

[@Samieisgone]

DEEP SPLATOON ANALYSIS OF STAGES FTW 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ThomasGameDocs]

This video was so good!! I know you said there aren't many other stages based on real locations but if possible I'd love to watch another video similar to this!!! Super fascinating!

[@Dumbeans]

they should have called it lumeria pub and you could get drunk during battles

[@Xonequis]

Best place for Bottom Feeders to play in the background

[@crazycatcrazycat8186]

Splatoon but British

[@ConfusedSocialist]

@@crazycatcrazycat8186🇬🇧

[@Lady_Autism]

​@@crazycatcrazycat8186They all "booyah" and "this way" in British accents 😭 as a brit this comment section is silly /pos

[@Goobert77]

​@@Lady_Autism Oi bruv, booyah innit

[@stanley8006]

The switches graphical specs can not contain the splatoon developers unsatiatable hunger for references, easter eggs and text lore

[@gavin1078]

0:49 the dedication to this is CRAZY…mad respect 😭

[@Typi]

There are three types of people watching this video. The ones watching for Splatoon worldbuilding/lore. The ones watching for the Trains. and the ones watching for both.

[@convalaria]

I would guess the eye stickers are there as these are both train stations, maybe there is a train that goes from the deep sea metro to lemuria hub?

[@donbototo5068]

probably, i mean theres a huge underwater city out there, they need to get supplies and move people around somehow between the splatlands and inkadia

[@springfaux6991]

10:55 What I think the flavors are The obvious ones: mint chocolate, vanilla, chocolate Probably: an eclair bar, caramel vanilla swirl, the pink one being birthday cake because of the sprinkles Idk I'm going on a limb here: soda for the blue one

[@rassicas]

that all sounds about right (blue flavor in japan=soda like 99% of the time )

[@quep1]

blue flavor :DDD

[@Wallis_2001]

I LOVE SPLATOON 🗣‼🔥

[@Kevinblue035]

I LOVE KYOTO 🦑‼🔥

[@keynanmartinez]

You have no idea.

[@Lìnne1196]

ME TOO🔥

[@joshuayates3468]

Japan more like irl splatoon stages

[@localcryptidboy6725]

this style of splatoon map exploration is Very Good and Entertaining i think. another banger from rassicas

[@swampboyblack]

just realized that lemuria hub is in kyoto

[@zeenyghost5152]

14:43 the little jelly running omg 😭❤️

[@themanhimself1949]

genuinely thank you for sharing these videos, nowhere else do the Fixated and the Obsessed (me) get such indepth and satisfying splatoon content. watching ppl play is all fun and games but who else would analyze all of lemuria hub if not for you

[@larrydupp3988]

The footage you pulled up of the actual train station made me go "Oh my god." This is incredible

[@paperaleks4896]

wake up babe, new Rassicas vid just dropped

[@andrewbarnick8750]

Amazing video! I know other stages don't all have references as clear as this one but I would love to see future videos like this, even if they're shorter or more focused on particular subjects rather than a whole stage.

[@_BubblGum_]

11:39 this is the most satisfying sound in the world im playing it over and over i love trains i love train stations so much

[@spinosaurus2001]

This video is so awesome Rassicas I am a big train fan AND specifically Japanese trains and JR as a whole. I laughed when you said the comment of "the autistic kid is going to talk about trains" because I am autistic too and when Lemuria Hub was released I screamed in joy. I wish there was train modeled after shinkansen models my favorite is the e5 it is my favorite JR train AND train in general. Also it is lovely when interests collide like Splatoon and trains. But if you're a Japanese train fan this happens often with how many collaborations they do with JR and other Japanese train companies. Thank you for the informative video and I hope you had fun in your trip.

[@Wince_SC]

Being a massive train fan, I ended up watching the trains until the time was up in recon mode.😅 Sadly though most of this went over my head, including some of the trains thanks to me being an Aussie. So thankyou for the explanation on this stuff.👍 I love looking into any game with trains in it for some reason. Even my two favorite train games, also from Japan funnily enough, Tetsu-One and Tetsu 1: Densha de Battle! both for the PS2.

[@meiou520]

I LOVE SPLATOON SO FUCKING MUCH!!!! the day that someone posts another out of bounds exploration of splatoon 3 is the day i can die peacefully

[@化けの花]

i'm sorry but the "asbestos confirmed in splatoon!?!?!?" had me DYING wethwetj you are the only thing keeping me interested in this game i swear

[@springfaux6991]

So there's where all the adult innings are...

[@Nautilusan]

0:24 that's Autism Chief, Respect for the dedication, I'd just search for it and go "WOAH THAT'S SO COOL"

[@pennycat6317]

as someone who's feral for the urban grim of train station details and the Lemura mascot period I love looking around the stage

[@cheshirecreeper3743]

Spreadsheets are *such* a boon to being obsessive but like, in a mentally stimulating way. You feel like you're doing something useful. That's just me, though... ~Sincerely, a Spreadsheet lover...

[@wjsilas]

>rassicas posts >immediate joy

[@Twobees3]

im gonna have nightmares of those inkling suits for the "splattrain"

[@WretchedRedoran]

I like how the one on the left was halfway to a suit of armour.

[@Matias-fh2hf]

Leave it to rassicas to show why asbestos exists in splatoon 3's lemuria hub

[@woast5818]

This video was very cool, like always. thank you! i remember going around lemuria and finding the deepsea metro map, very cool, i love it when they hide things for us to find. speaking of, i think a lot of people have seen this, but i found the writings on the crepe stand in inkopolis square very cute.

[@douglas2604]

i live for this kind of full deep dive, the trash can, the accessibility stuff, i loooove those so much, I was literally planning to be a prop modeler because I yearned for cups and pots and trashcans with LORE

[@quowll]

me currently watching this inside kyoto station

[@splatfin1467]

It’s so cool to see someone who enjoys Splatoon as much if not more than I do. I wish I could see the real life places Splatoon is based on. I hope you have a great day! 🦑

[@TheRealGenm]

god, i love love LOVE TRAINS!!! i'm so glad you made a video on this map, your Splatoon videos are my absolute favorite.

[@DoodleWill]

_"Ok the Autistic Kid is going to be talking about trains now."_ That caught me so off guard.

[@kbhasi]

(0:03) That's understandable, also considering that the Splatoon series has one of the most immersive fictional worlds of any Nintendo game series I can think of! (0:56) You figuring out what the real-world inspiration was and actually going there in person reminded me of similar things being done by Bluey fans as that TV series turned out to take place in a fictionalised depiction of Brisbane (Australia). (1:37) ‘…so I'm gonna jump right in’ and proceeds to instead Super Jump right in. I see what you did there. 😆 (4:02) That reminded me of when I imagined someone mapping out relative locations of Splatoon stages and hubs based on visibility of other stages and/or hubs (e.g. Hagglefish Market being visible from Crableg Capital). (5:13) I somehow immediately recognised that as a spoof of the Takashimaya logo, particularly because I do remember that they have at least one location in Singapore, where I live. (6:03) That was one of the first things I recognised, being familiar with them from seeing them at MRT stations and a number of other locations across Singapore. On a side note, even though I can see, I'd often walk on such pavements to keep myself walking straight if I were to lose focus. (7:57) I also imagined that the signs would read something along the lines of parts of the station being closed for ink battles during off-peak periods or something like that. (11:28) I remember seeing a news clip about the campaign (even though I don't speak Japanese, but ran the webpages and KZbin comments through Google Translate to get a rough idea of what was being mentioned), and I found it interesting that the honourary station master Inkling had a Splatoon 2 ink battle ink tank, but it was probably because there weren't any Splatoon 3 Inkling costumes available to use.

[@bucket9144]

The takeaway from this video: asbestos confirmed in Splatoon

[@aiaikawa4012]

Youre doing god's work!! I discovered your channel very recently and even though I was already in love with the world of splatoon, your videos make me appreciate it that much more!!! I'm glad there's people who share this much passion for these games. Thank you for your service!

[@sporkspawner4.10]

rassicas thank you so dearly. i owe you so much for this video (so normal about this game)

[@immortaljellyfish.]

this is so awesome sauce!!!! i love how much detail splatoon maps have.., i really want to be a splatmap designer (or something similar) one day i think that would be a neat job to have some of the seventeen ice vending machines i've seen have sorbet-like sweets! only soda (tastes like ramune to me) and orange. i think they might be newer so maybe they're not available at many places?

[@rassicas]

i think there was some sorbet-like sweets at the machine i used (soda/ramune flavor and grape im pretty sure?), i just didn't make a smart choice on the flavor i chose LOL

[@Lyubimov89]

Recently I visited Japan and visited the Nintendo store in Kyoto station. Got myself some merch and was super glad, it was an absolute blast, such a happy memory. Then, i saw the trailer for Lemuria Hub and was like, “cool, nice map-WAIT, IS IT?!”

[@CLouJeli4827]

I absolutely love this!! It would be cool to see this level of analysis put into a video form for the other stages!

[@TheNelman]

You know, I see the issues people have with most of the stages in Splat 3 conceptually. How it doesn't feel like a part of the world like they used to. I mean, what's Rom En even? You have an actual restaurant and a play area in the middle. What's it for? Just to Kite ink teens away from the rest of the establishment? Either way I think of Lumeria similarly but I have a new found appreciation seeing all the detail that is put into these stages never the less.

[@rassicas]

oh yeah i totally get that. i like stages that feel more built into the world, like camp triggerfish, blackbelly skatepark, or flounder heights. lemuria hub definitely falls into the trap of "abstract thing and then cool things in the background" splatoon 1 stages had an atmosphere of "this is a real place that kids arent supposed to be playing but theyre being a disruption and doing it anyway", but over time it feels like turf wars have gotten more and more corporate, to the point where businesses have started to make spaces specifically for turf wars to happen without it being a disruption.

[@yggdrasilsaltar]

robo ramen is basically the squid kids playing around in the mcdonalds playplace

[@thatwoomyinahoodie]

Also visited Kyoto Station after the season dropped and the level of detail in Lemuria makes stepping into the actual lobby felt so surreal. Wish I had more time to explore the main hub but I can’t wait to visit again in the future. :D

[@gabrielangeliccc]

the birthday cake(?) ice cream from the 17 vending machine is good. I got it near the entrance of Himeji castle when I was visiting! :)

[@dat1nubiy]

my sleep schedule can wait. rassicas uploaded a new video

[@Marzianpack]

I love this type of content so much! I love seeing all the little details in stages but since I don't have much cultural context theres a lot that I don't notice/understand on my own.

[@cheesepigeon8076]

I love this channel❗️❗️❗️im so happy seeing people love this franchise as much as i do❗️❗️❗️

[@sansundertale2424]

I love this video so much! This type of analysis and comparison to "place, Japan" is so cool!

[@AKAI_MPC3000]

This was such an interesting watch, thank you for sharing this info with us! I have no idea why that washington train is on splatoon kyoto, maybe one of the devs is a train freak? LOL

[@verkhvo]

holy hell that spreadsheet is going to prove invaluable for my fanfic thank you

[@lualas]

5:58 🥺 i love that

[@Neon_Streets]

It’s actually kinda funny that after I get back from my trip to Japan in the spring, the new season comes out and I see the new stage and I’m like “hey I was literally just there in this station and now its a stage”

[@phantasielle]

ANOTHER BANGER VIDEO RASSICAS

[@Mockingbird0014]

I personally would like to see other videos on other stages like this in the future, if it's possible that is. I really enjoyed the deep dive into a stage that I have mildly mixed feelings about.

[@foolofdaggers7555]

thank you so much for linking the spreadsheet/wiki in the description. you know your audience so well because yes i did want that. You have very much earned a like-and-subscribe from me, and I would give you Patreon money to go do more squid autism were it not for my being a broke college student.

[@cheychc]

great video!!!! thank you for all the details!!!! really appreciate all the effort you put into these vids!

[@h2whoafan3364]

this goes straight into my comfort video playlist

[@silwarrow]

10:57 So if our fellow cephalopods want ice cream on a hot day, they go like "BROTHER, do I need the silly cream!1!!" ? A headcannon about the squids naming things after their first impression seems fitting for this series, would be fun if that was the intention even if it's just a obvious coincidence.

[@kaistephens2694]

GHHHHAAAAA I LOVE KYOTO STATION!!!!!! Trains are one of my most favorite things in the entire world, Kyoto station is my favorite station of all time, and THIS STAGE IS SO GOOOOD I LOVE IT also one of my nephews works at the Kyoto station Isetan! I adore that Nintendo basically just made a love letter to Kyoto Station in Splatoon!!!!! Edit: also 9:29 EEE HANKYU MENTIONED ITS MY FAVORITE TRAIN SYSTEM Edit 2: 14:30 I’d just like to add that 551 Horai is LITERALLY. EVERYWHERE. In Japan. You can find a 551 in basically every single department store basement ever (the basement is where Department stores sell food). You can also find them in most airports and yes, most major train stations.

[@arcococoa]

much appreciation for the spreadsheet

[@animalbio608]

LETS GO NEW VIDEO DROPPED time to watch this several times

[@EpicSwagmaster94]

I cannot believe that I watched this whole video without any pauses (other than to analyze specific frames I missed)

[@ramune_u]

id love to see those spreadsheets! also, ive used a seventeen ice machine before, and i find the cookies and creme very good, i suggest trying it

[@nautics69]

I really hope we get to have mudskipper pavilion return 😭 I would love to here the music playing in the back of a splatfest match

[@Shrewdilus]

I’d love it if you made a video about where all the stages are in relation to each other and the world map. If I remember correctly, someone used the train lines in Lemuria Hub to figure it out.

[@katies6426]

YES! Please talk more about trains!

[@lorettabes4553]

This is so cool. I feel like im learning so much

[@rowan.mp3]

i feel like the deepsea metro map is DEFINITELY intentional!!! iso padre takes the place of spyke in inkopolis square so i feel it's safe to say that if not repurposed, it was at least made aware to general public. along with the time gap and the nils statue in hammerhead, i feel the deepsea metro was "refound" (it was already connected to the square, just seemingly abandoned?)

[@Optimus97]

I've been SORTA exploring it last week. By importing it into Blender

[@Kevinblue035]

love how in depth this video was, shout out to kyoto

[@goobatron8266]

Even if there aren’t as many irl inspiristions in other maps, I’d love more deep-dive explorations similar to this with some of the other maps, even ones shown in Splatoon 2

[@METAL_HARBOR]

thank you for another great video!!! as a japanese train autistic AND splatoon autistic this made my day

[@mak564kvavlem59999]

came for the stage lore, stayed for the train lore

[@StuffsFluff]

i fucking love the train jingles, they're very cute

[@venice3189]

I think this map single handedly made me want to play the game after a year of not playing

[@ninjacrafter2215]

I’m fairly certain the extremely tall building visible from lemuria hub (around 3:35 in the video) is the same building that’s right behind the lobby in splatsville

[@p3arl-luk1]

The way you casually said that you went to Kyoto station caught me off guard 😭

[@VT8104]

This was peak thank you

[@15sep93]

I would to see a video of ‘questions I would like to ask the developers’

[@kaitoshion5869]

this is soap is so beautiful omg wow. also. Yes. idk i love these colors

[@RegularSammykid2]

In the Spanish cc’s, the stage is called: Terminal Dragón 🐉

[@KomugiHo]

Eres vital para ésta comunidad. ¡Gracias!

[@GabieHanah]

Any day that rassicas uploads is a W🤭💅🔥🔥🔥

[@noevalenzuela7044]

Babe wake up rassica's back with another banger 🗣

[@Timtams72]

Genuinely wonder what makes the devs choose which text should be actually legible or just pure gibberish lol, seems almost random at times "Yet another stage to explore and be not normal about" so fucking true

[@LordSteel85]

That is THE MOST cursed squid I have seen in a thumbnail ☠️☠️☠️

[@mintymichael8680]

there's a splatoon train based off of the DC ones? NICE!