Splatoon 1 is Broken

[@_EthanStone]

Splatoon 1 is a Balanced Game! And 50 other jokes you can tell yourself

[@Nagareboshi-_-splat]

Splatoon launched on your birthday? Splatoon is dying on my birthday 😢.

[@MasterKnightDH]

Kid Icarus Uprising 3DS is balanced! There certainly isn't a video by me titled "Kid Icarus Uprising 3DS is broken" about it! Also about KIU: -Weapon modifiers in general are balanced instead of warranting a video that calls out various abuses that they enable! -Items like Smart Bomb are well balanced, instead of involving things like continuous freeze frames that mock Super Armor! -Celestial Fireworks is a balanced Power, and is most certainly not anything like the "Bubbler" thing that you described! -Gemini Orbitars is balanced! It most certainly does not have a Forward or Side Shot capable of being undodgeable at 50 meters with just Homing Boost! -Raptor Claws is a very elegant weapon! It definitely doesn't involve one-note gameplay of "just breathe on the other guy with your melee" for absurd reward for being one of the most mobile weapon types in the game! -The Freeze debuff is not degenerate! You simply got 40s base damage breathed upon you and thus deserve to be a completely immobilized punching bag with no consolation if you're not ridiculously quick with the Effect Recovery! -The UI is great! Who needs to know whether somebody has Powers like Super Armor, Petrify Attack, Homing Boost, Slip Shot, Libra Sponge, Lightweight, or Bumblebee active without having to look at the bottom screen? (Note: Libra Sponge is viewable on the player but can be blocked by Aries Armor. It's also hard to discern from Energy Charge, which already sees popular use, without checking the bottom screen.) -It's wonderful to not be able to decipher how long Powers with variable duration (LIGHTWEIGHT) have been active just because the user just happened to have picked up an item! And this is the stuff that comes to mind that a remaster should address.

[@pain.6619]

whoops prochara made the exact same video today

[@VeeVibin8373]

When you think about it, Splatoon 1 is balanced, because everything is overpowered!

[@SpaceDyeDream]

If I learned anything from this video it's that the game is balanced. Seems everything is broken.

[@pokaie]

Splat1 was a broken game but it was MY broken game. I’m gonna miss it 😭

[@_EthanStone]

damn right pokaie

[@that1pengy230]

Look up pretendo. splatoon still lives

[@unluckify1]

It was broken but fun

[@JColeGlazer754]

You can still play it I’m pretty sure it has fanmade online servers like Mario kart wii

[@D00MSET]

ur so right

[@datmeme6643]

Just from the intro, I was like "No they don't???"

[@qwargly]

And when EVERYTHING'S BROKEN...... nothing will be.....

[@Puttis]

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[@Freelancer837]

Unironically this is a great approach to balancing any video game and often leads to better results than a game that tries too hard to be balanced

[@TrulyAtrocious]

gen5ou

[@alexbrown8900]

​@@TrulyAtrociousthis was something else

[@MrRukrio1]

it may be the least balanced entry, utterly broken and even unplayable at times/soon to be completely, but this was the game that sold me on motion controls supporting sticks in fpses

[@Freelancer837]

Surprisingly, it's the most balanced entry and the one with the fewest internet/online issues

[@Puttis]

"If everythings overpowered nothing is" thats why splatoon 1 is balanced

[@happiness7544]

I will never forget my journey with Splatoon 1…The day they showed the first trailer I was fascinated, I would keep up with any and all news I could find on it…then the day if the Splatoon Global Testfire came…Parents weren’t home, brother had football, just me and the testfire…I played non stop for each time it came on, I played roller, I played and played loving every little thing about the game…The game officially released and I loved it so so much…Then came 2 And then 3…I saw this franchise start and grow over the years and im so happy I am apart of it…And that I was there from the very beginning, This game will always hold a special place in my heart and I will never forget it.

[@that_one_shiny_eevee]

and then theres the hackers (like younger me stupidly hacking on public battles thinking the names plsdntbanm and ihak4fun would keep me from being banned on nintendo network, luckily pretendo is now a thing and im smarter and only use hacks on priv)

[@ubermaster1]

The pure uncut cocaine of the Splatoon series, vividly remember coming home from a trip to Six Flags on my birthday to a copy of this game on my bed(my mom overheard me talking about it constantly). The most broken mess of a game I have ever played, loved every second of it.

[@normanred9212]

It waa balanced with unbalanced while Splat 3 is just pute unbalanced trash

[@ProfessorHeavy1]

> This is why Toxic Mist will never be good. "And as long as there are those that remember what was, there will always be those that are unable to accept what can be." ~ Thanos

[@Tanzuue]

"Slosher will never get burst bomb again" Splatoon 2's soda slosher: Allow me to introduce myself

[@akiro_25476]

even thought s1 was a game full of instant activation special weapons, INKZOOKA HAS MORE START-UP THAN TRIZOOKA.

[@Spygirl812]

Do you splatoon 1 people need a hug?

[@Strike48]

Yes 😢

[@Thewaterspirit57]

Maybe 💀

[@Freelancer837]

Having only played Splatoon 1 for the first time in that week the servers shut down, yes. Not because Splatoon 1 was so hell but because it was actually more balanced than the other two games and now they're stuck with either pretendo servers or having to play the two worse games

[@CoralCopperHead]

@@Freelancer837 *Played it once *Claims it's the best because it's balanced Did you watch the video?

[@twobees7]

Yes

[@_reZ]

>chara immediately puts out s splatoon 1 is broken video after this

[@Beckett.]

i never got to play splatoon 1 i wish everything in splatoon 3 was broken like it was in 1

[@侚]

splatoon 1 nostalgia was insane, but now it’s time for you to make the memories we reminisce on

[@Spectacular66]

There's a reason they had to scrap all the specials from this game when 2 came around lol

[@sonicrunn3r895]

@@Spectacular66 It's crazy because I think the single biggest mistake they ever made was completely deleting every old special and replacing them with ones that are way less satisfying to use and range from stupid to useless

[@octaviamochizuki7475]

Ngl, it would make sense story wise if the specials were broken again since Splatoon 3 does take place in the city of chaos. (Maybe they could have it where inkopolis had banned the specials due to then being potentially harmful so they instead were brought to Splatsvile)

[@ricopagel]

@@sonicrunn3r895 i generally liked how stupid and more overpowered the ones from the first game are lmao

[@k0dori]

Played splat 1 right when it came out, I was actually so in love with the idea of splatoon with the directs and stuff. Anyways Splatoon 1 will always be in my heart as “that one broken game that is actually fun and good”. Btw I really like the persona songs playing in the background 👌

[@_EthanStone]

PEAKSONA

[@squiddler7731]

1:45 One slight critique here, you absolutely can jump out and I even remember doing it myself a few times. It's just that jumping out is worse in general in splatoon 1 (one sub of quick super jump isn't a thing, stealth jump neuters your ability to escape with it, and quick respawn makes it less worth anyway). So while you still can't really jump out, toxic mist isn't what's stopping that from being an option. Otherwise though this is pretty spot on lol

[@justsplat]

If you died with heavy depletion you could kiss your entire special goodbye

[@kasimirlp8846]

1:11 I can’t believe that in the 6 years that I’ve played this game I have never noticed that the three dummies have a different kind of defense 😅

[@dracozeon_]

Splatoon 1 was peak splatoon change my mind

[@Puttis]

I refuse to change your mind

[@Gerton999]

Carbon's got nothing against all the meta weapons 😭 That being said, this is a pretty cool video! I'm glad you're bringing attention to this game. I really do hope more pick it up with Pretendo...

[@Suprtendo]

This is unrelated but fire music choices

[@_EthanStone]

peaksona

[@penitente3337]

@@_EthanStone Don't forget Kid Icarus Peakrising.

[@rubikscubegaming2412]

Why does the fog slap so mucgh.

[@Luci_4k]

Nice take on the “is broken” series

[@_EthanStone]

hi luci :) I wonder what you’re doing looking up Splatoon 1 is broken

[@Luci_4k]

@@_EthanStone showed up on my reccomended today lol

[@_EthanStone]

@@Luci_4k yippee! although I wouldn’t be surprised if you guys have been working on one for chara. I can’t wait to see it if you have

[@Luci_4k]

@@_EthanStone Yeah I was making my own version as well, I've personally been working it since spring break started. Glad to see that your video is being picked up by the alogrithm!

[@_EthanStone]

@@Luci_4k it’s nice that both of us did the same concept but yours had more niche things that even I didn’t know about, beautifully edited videos as always luci

[@mjdevlog]

Let's goo we got the Heeew's broken style videos for Splatoon. Glad you could make it and record all the clips before the server shuts down👍

[@_EthanStone]

if you want more, prochara made a splatoon 2 is broken a few days before splatoon 3 came out we love melee

[@mjdevlog]

@@_EthanStone oh dang it he also made the splatoon 1 version😅 Don't worry both of you have your own uniqueness. I like that you included more and longer clips

[@TheMarioManiac]

And this is why splatoon 1 will always be the best of the 3.

[@ZesTofthelemon]

MASSIVE respect for using the Kid Icarus Uprising OST

[@OzielTheServal]

never knew how absolutely scuffed my favorite childhood game was lol

[@hedwig7s]

Literally no one has ever called Splatoon 1 balanced

[@gboogie3257]

Splatoon fans: Yeah, I’m gonna miss this fun broken game Me: Dang this does suck

[@noahkickedmewilliams8149]

I actually managed to get consistent splats with seeker, if the enemy team isn’t paying attention it can easily one-shot them. The only problem is you have to make sure that your secret is going to be able to reach them.

[@six_buck_dlc]

i still don’t know how tf yall have four of the same abilities on one gear there were no tickets or chunks back then did you just gamble real hard splash o matic slays btw. inkzooka snipe compilation

[@kookamungax]

Wow this whole time i had no idea special depletion was a thing in Splatoon 1, unless i just wasn’t paying enough attention

[@ElecTrick11037]

“Let’s pray ProChara doesn’t make the same video today” :rainioSmile: Edit: Ok nvm he linked this in the description of his video lol

[@artofajax7199]

Awesome video, dude. I remember the days of Splatoon 1, for better and for worse. Good times.

[@chasetheromanian]

In Pretendo Network we trust to revive it

[@FlameLFH]

Back in the day I would complain on Reddit that Damage Up broke the game. They actually *defended it*. Am I right now, losers?

[@Q.The_Demon]

The good thing is it was very broken but it went to everyones advantage

[@pamelablasse6920]

Why nintendo? 😩 why did you have to do this? You know how muched i loved the abilities and specials And by the way theres a chance that slosher could get burst bomb again but on a different one

[@lightbluesquid]

I still enjoyed this game despite all the chaos of the stuff that was broken! Man, I had so much fun with the N-ZAP ‘89 and even going all out to get to S+ during the last days of the online servers… even more so how I tried multiple times but had crappy teammate’s who wouldn’t listen to me and anyone who was willing to assist. XD Great video BTW! 🎉

[@tarosykes]

6:46 It actually struggled against Cherry H-3 because it couldn't run as much QR, it had to run Run Speed instead

[@4lexa_washere]

RIP Splatoon 1. You will be missed

[@SubwaySandwichBossIngo]

A good E-Liter player scared anyone and everyone, I remember getting inspired to pick the weapon up and spent months trying to get good at it (I was a Kelp Splatterscope fan). God, I just remember in this brief period between jobs where I was unemployed I would stay up until dawn playing that weapon trying so hard to master it. It was so worth it though. So satisfying! I also really liked the Bamboozler, a weapon I remember trying to use as a joke, until I saw a few good players use it super well, and realized there was some potential. It was always fun ripping maps to shreds because no one would expect it. These were such good times, I miss them, but they're fun to look back on as well.

[@PaintInkstrike]

ty for this video, ive never played S1, but this helped me understand why S1 is great

[@PokeNerdNoah]

“Splatoon 1 is broken” Yea, it was💀

[@MarsonKnockout]

(IN MY OPINION) That's what made Splatoon fun And that's why Splatoon 1 will forever be the best Splatoon game (IN MY OPINION)

[@NagaTheOctopus]

S1 is balanced due to everything being broken beyond repair. In the words of a great man "once everyone's super, nobody will be"

[@nosidenoside2458]

Never played this game and kinda sad I won't be able to

[@2fort]

I remember using carbon roller deco with seekers and seeker swarm to fuck with bad players in the Greenhouse map, good times

[@pit2992]

3:15 WHAT IS THIS BROOOOO

[@yaxier2558]

The inkzooka, instead of been an sniper like assistant weapon for short range weapons like the splattershot or the carbon roller, was instead a literal panic button that wouldn’t allow you to move for 7 seconds.

[@October8426]

To give Nintendo some slack, this was literally their first attempt at making a game of this type.

[@MultiPly_live]

Surprisingly - in this final hours i didn't seem to find ANY hackers/cheaters in the game. I guess even they decides to «screw this, let's have some NORMAL fun»

[@Orez-Suke]

Meanwhile i sadly never found hackers in the game Just wanted to see how it feels like for a match But it never happened to me, ever

[@Wizzkidwas]

I got into splat 1 thanks to one of the testfires, played that and was hooked, got the game and played for a decent while, mained the good ol' splattershot with burst bomb and bomb rush I think splat 1's meta has moved way beyond what i knew at the time but i was good, i think I also was a moray towers enjoyer so idk

[@Bianca-er5wy]

Splatoon 1 matches were absolutely feral. 11 years old me was having a blast with this game, also hands down the most fun one I've ever played 🥰

[@_reZ]

DIdnt even mention that damage up affects subs smh also only 1 ink mine which has a one shot you never hit, but no location effect. Also placing another one doesn't denote it

[@ricopagel]

ive played the entire splatoon franchise and i just realized today that the slosher was in the first game 💀

[@AlyCatVR]

I forgot that the PAL version had the cheesy "To me!" d-pad input 😂

[@kenjianimates]

There is power in making abilities. But to get them to flow in balance, that takes true skill. Many games will lack this in recent times.

[@OrdinaryDonut13]

Honestly I like this game better than any other in the series with all of the broken stuff this game has, it just makes matches more fast paced and there really isn’t a weapon that feels underpowered as long as you smother it with enough cheese

[@Noteturtle90]

Bomb rush is like fizzbang and 2 zone floors in SO being a nightmare is kina a reference to s1!

[@gregheffley5745]

I think Bomb Rush got replaced with Super Chump. They both scatter individual "bombs" around a certain area, the difference being that the bombs from Bomb Rush/Bomb Launcher are released one at a time whereas Super Chumps are released all at once.

[@Noteturtle90]

@gregheffley5745 yeah, and ofc it's based off of Marina's Hyperbombs from OO and MC Princess Diaries

[@Xavier-the-sithyboi.]

Splatoon 1 might be BS. But it's our BS. 9 more years for Splatoon 1 in Pretendo.

[@slyllamademon2652]

Me when I die to killer wail: *Inhales * CURSE YOU WAIL!!!!!!

[@kokog6]

From what I remember playing, using Seeker launcher in the long part of Flounder Heights will crash the server.

[@Chiijam]

If everything is broken... NOTHING IS BROKEN!!

[@chickennugget6684]

splatoon 1 splash-o-matic my beloved

[@lunamoth105]

to defence of splatoon 1, it's more fun becouse everything is broken, there is no useless special and every weapon is useful, while in splatoon 3 there is just few specials that are ultra broken and most are weak, good example of bad balance in splat 3 is bubbler vs any special that deals dmg (inkzooka, kraken, triple inkstrike, booyah bomb) becouse bubbler doesn't have enough health to be as good as any other special, same with inkjet and zipcaster, it's too easy to destroy, while booyah bomb and triple splashdown get armors even tho they are too op already while specials that require armor to be any useful (i know they are useful but they are too hard for most of casuals becouse there are much stronger weapons that counter them) don't get any, it's much harder to attack with inkjet than booyah bomb

[@jonr566]

Since launch, still my favorite game of all time

[@kalidoesart]

im sorry but i dont think anyone in the history of ever has called splat 1 balanced 😂 loved the video though!

[@kado-2323]

0:00 Those “people” being outsiders who have never played S1.

[@gregheffley5745]

I didn't mention this in my first comment, because it was already getting long enough: I preferred when the Zink Mini Splatling had Curling Bomb and Ink Storm. Also, the Custom E-Liter 4K Scope was my favorite charger in Splatoon 1, but only because charge storing didn't exist. In Splatoon 2, it's the New Squiffer, and in Splatoon 3, it's the Splat Charger.

[@jimmy2239]

I remember when I got my wiiu I was so hyped as it wasn’t even my birthday and splatoon was one of the games I got and I loved it so much to the point I got all the amiibo for it and to this day it’s annoying that they are getting rid of the servers I met so many people online that I could call real friends, the wiiu was a great console maybe not the best out of the generation but the greatest and most memorable to me

[@boostedjamiera]

what a game, man, what a game. i'm gonna miss it so much.

[@ishybun]

splatoon 1 carbon roller my beloved (i miss it sm)

[@ElijahJohnson-np6pn]

I’m gonna miss it

[@Thewaterspirit57]

Then there’s the one good hacker who changes the stage to night mode, or changes the ink color, or changes the stage to one of the single player stages and basically makes it one big 8 player squid party :P Or even the hacker who uses the moon jump code to bring others to safe out of bounds places (usually accompanied by someone who has a cheat that makes it so both of them are in opposite teams, so the whole lobby can join in) Hoping that when pretendo becomes commonplace with splatoon 1 players, that they just add these as features for something like private battles, or rare fun occurrences in ranked or turf, along with them having moderators for the service again like we did before on Nintendo’s servers.

[@Darkness_280]

2:14 I felt it

[@KrissyF]

Man, I was a beast in Splatoon 1. I tried Splat 3 turf war and got destroyed. The new gens got it :(

[@wuts_up]

Hot Take, but if someone krackens just shoot back they take insane kb. In fact I usually killed kracken players when they went after me. I even killed someone by baiting them onto the grates in Bluefin depot, though that was turf war. If u mained roller, blaster or charger it would be an actual threat but otherwise it just looks cool and is good if ur opponent is low ink or if u corner them with another player. So kracken is basically more useful for running away even though it's kinda lame. p.s Splatoon 3 Kracken actually kills, but I think the aesthetic design in splatoon 1 was better.

[@paingel_]

As a former Dual Squelchers main, I can confirm that the weapon and sub weapon combo paired with the Echolocator was the most broken piece of shit ever, and I'm not apologetic about it. I'mma miss it dearly...

[@SkarSoulYT]

I’m one of the very unlucky players to not able to play this broken masterpiece of a game Seeing gameplay for the very first time was something special that I wish I’ve experience myself

[@gregheffley5745]

Unfortunately for me, I had no way of enjoying my final moments of Splatoon 1. That's because since 2021, I have stored my old Wii U in the ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) behind my house. This year my dad started renting out our ADU to people to use as a home, and when they announced the shutdown, there was someone using the ADU, and they had it until October. That meant my Wii U was totally inaccessible to me. Otherwise, I would've been playing Splatoon 1 practically every free second I got until the shutdown. The better Quick Respawn was a prime reason why I still loved Splatoon 1. That will probably be the thing I miss the most. The Aerospray is already almost a 4HKO. You barely need Damage Up to enable 4HKO mode. The best feature of Damage Up, though, is that it affects sub weapons as well. I really don't like how they got rid of Damage Up/Main Power Up in Splatoon 3. And Defense Up was indeed another thing I miss. I didn't really like the special depletion system. The only problem I had with it was that my favorite weapon, the Gold Dynamo Roller, ended up getting a 75% depletion. It's like having Respawn Punisher, but rock bottom. I can understand why they replaced Disruptor with Toxic Mist. But even so, Disruptor is hands down the worst sub in Splatoon 1 in my opinion. Perhaps the Burst Bomb combo having been broken is the reason why we no longer have a slosher with Burst Bomb. But if it was up to me, the Dread Wringer would have Burst Bomb and Booyah Bomb. Although I do like the Inkzooka better than the Trizooka, I also like the Inkjet better than the Inkzooka. Even so, the brokenness of the Inkzooka was real. I do wish the Dual Squelcher returned. If it was up to me, the Dual Squelcher would have Suction Bomb and Ink Armor in Splatoon 2, then Suction Bomb and Tacticooler in Splatoon 3, and the Custom Dual Squelcher would have Squid Beakon and Ink Storm in Splatoon 2, then Squid Beakon and Ink Vack in Splatoon 3. I also don't like them getting rid of the Bomb Launchers in Splatoon 3. I do, however, consider Super Chump to be a successor to it. In conclusion, I'm gonna miss Splatoon 1. Hopefully with mods we'll be able to bring it back in the future.

[@franz.francisco]

we can still play on pretendo if enough people use it!

[@Gremblebemble]

They had it add another kilo onto e-liter because its range was too gosh darn big. That thing was so oppressive and if you could even hit someone with it from time to time they HAD to respect you. Oh yeah and they later gave it kraken! Fun… (it was fun but not in a balanced way like all of Sploon1 and I miss it every day)

[@goombatrooper8824]

And this is what made SPLATOON… SPLATOON!

[@natefh]

2:25 ironically enough they never did! (Im not sure if this is a hot take) If you put s1 zooka in s3 with its mechanics they trizooka is outclassed.

[@kaichu9446]

We don't talk about that i mained squiffer since splatoon 1

[@atsilv]

"Some people say Splatoon1 is a balanced game" My brother in christ, who?

[@SpinnyMinii]

Zones piranha pit was so fun tho imo but I am a zimi main LOL I still need my broken version back ;(

[@Slaking_]

My favourite broken thing was no regional matchmaking and no net code to deal with lag, so you'd get matched against Japanese players who were functionally invincible because you had 200+ ping to them and the game didn't favour the shooter

[@nmotschidontwannagivemyrea8932]

Quick Respawn and Stealth Jump (and the gear ability that speeds up your super jumps) all exist in S2 and S3 as well. They may not have been as strong, but it's not like these were S1-exclusive abilities. Sub strafing is not "broken" by any means. It also isn't exclusive to S1.

[@kirbybim3684]

QR and stealth jump are in the future games, but the way they function was changed to not be busted like in s1. Stuff like having the Stealth jump marker visible when you are near it, or QR only activating when you didn't get a splat. In S1, these balancing measures weren't there. QR activated all the time no matter what and stealrh jump was Completely invisible. This is what made those abilities broken compared to now

[@tymphony7617]

@@kirbybim3684 just look up in the sky like what the comp players did (desolate)

[@tymphony7617]

sub strafing was also not available on beakon weapons as well but they patched it into the game in an early update in S2.

[@Orez-Suke]

I take this video more as a "there's a list of what made splat1 feel like splatoon1" as they mentionned a bunch of stuff that aren't broken Majority are broken But some aren't and they even admitted it in their video in some points

[@IsmailK-mw6fg]

Finally someone who mentions pretendo

[@edwheezer6231]

...Are hackers really all that prevalent in Splat 1? I've heard many people talk about how many there are, but after 100 or so hours of playing (most of which in 2018 and later), I've encountered... like, 3? Nowhere near as many as I hear other people suggest. Maybe I've just lucky?? Well done video btw! Gonna miss 1's official support

[@Orez-Suke]

Same, at some point everyone was making videos with splatoon 1 hackers in them at the splatoon2 time And everyone talking about how easily and fast they met hackers in public lobbies And when i tried to play for hours to meet at least one hacker it was completely unsuccessful

[@TheLaXandro]

DS was a different weapon from Jet. It was more like Splattershot Pro that could ink. Think Nova except accurate and 4-shot. Also don't you dare S1 Moray Zones. It was the best. Also, you've never talked about how borked Nozzlenoses became with run speed up. L3 could outrun Mini.

[@squibbles_]

One piece of jank that I wouldn't at all mind to see return are the maps. Were they weird? Yes. Unbalanced? Yes, sometimes even literally. Competitively unviable? C'mon, you don't even have to ask that one. But above all else, they were goofy fun, goddamnit-

[@stardewnoodles]

I just started playing Splatoon 1 (haven't played the series since Chaos vs Order thanks to new methods and a growing neo Wii U fanbase and uh... yeah... I either play Classic Squiffer because Bubbler or I lose. It's that simple! :,) This game is a god damn mess and it got so much better with its sequels but with me being so out of the loop I am having fun with this Chaos. Maybe Pearl was destined to win after all...

[@Thewaterspirit57]

“This special can disintegrates teams in seconds” As someone who used rapid pro for the remaining time in ranked…. I can agree 💀 I got a wipeout once

[@walnutbread944]

Honestly Splatoon with no respawn timer would be so damn good (except Anarchy battles)

[@kaio0777]

damn i miss this game might have to sign up to P to play again

[@Naito9874]

Aah, exactly what I've been waiting for! Where's my popcorn

[@levibruner7553]

Inkzooka has 220p, so it wasn't even that good by comparison since you got it very rarely. Inkstrike was far to slow and you can paint over it to prevent zone caps. The specials to have were bubbler and kraken. Instant activation invincibility specials, both can be knocked back but they are EXTREMELY hard to fight.

[@gregheffley5745]

Inkstrike was my favorite special. The 220 points for Inkzooka didn't really matter if you played Aerospray MG, Mini Splatling, or Sploosh O'Matic 7. Regardless, if it was up to me, the special that needed 220 points would've been Kraken, not Inkzooka.

[@levibruner7553]

@@gregheffley5745 Aerospray and sploosh may be able to get zookas, but they can't fight without it. Mini has a god kit with disruptor bubbler, almost no reason to go zooka. Kraken can at least be fought or avoided via grates, but it is still broken and has 200p. And yes, "is" because you can use Pretendo to play online. It is a bit buggy rn, but it works and this is the worst it will ever be, only up from here.

[@gregheffley5745]

@@levibruner7553 Gonna have to disagree with you on Mini. I consider Disruptor to be the worst sub in the game and Bubbler to be awful too, not to mention that it has a 75% depletion. I preferred when the Zink Mini Splatling had Curling Bomb and Ink Storm. Also I am looking forward to using Pretendo in the future.

[@milliefleur]

As someone who never got to play splatoon and had splatoon 3 as my first game in the series, this game looks like heaven. I want to play it sooo bad lol