This Change Improves Splatoon 3 In A Way You DON'T See

[@DiegoCheez]

Spoon design thing

[@slipup.]

so true

[@Pecktor-Wyatt-56]

Why is this top comment 💀

[@beboboi]

Me when spoon design thing

[@bungacowa3851]

She spoon on my design til I thing 🦑🥄

[@Twister2849]

SPATULA 3

[@KrisSplatana]

0:33 "Here are some of the most memorable kits from Splatoon 1, some of which have been brought back" > Immediately mentions Custom Range Blaster > They haven't brought back Custom Range Blaster into Splatoon 3 yet i felt the copium in the script right there

[@effluxi9587]

Honestly feel like they'll probably give S-Blast the CRB kit instead of, well, range blaster.

[@kwayke9]

​@@effluxi9587this would get Sblast nerfed in no time 😅

[@ED-gw9rg]

I thought Chara mentioned SBlast being a sequel to CR Blaster?

[@Kobalent]

it's called *manifesting* xD

[@Exofrick]

i think he brought up crb because the s-blast plays almost exactly like that did in the first game

[@lewyn4k]

Honestly E-liter Ink Storm had more synergy than you'd expect, but it just wasn't very potent. It can kiiiiinda help you get partials, and it's able to force enemies out of cover or make them visible on the map from the damage. Being a fire and forget special also means you can get an easy ink refill and focus on using the main weapon. The thing is though... Wave Breaker does all of these things and significantly better at that. Storm does have advantages over Wave but for these points it's weaker.

[@2_Saturn]

“Especially the death laser” got me dead 💀

[@TeathKettle]

What got me was the tetris block jumpscare

[@Xeroskia]

4:18 Lmao, that direct not killing is wild.

[@StarrNOM]

When ink armor was added into Splatoon 2, every 1-shot weapon felt like this clip. As someone who only ever uses the splat charger, I do not miss the gameplay of the second game at all lol

[@jackpino-wn8bu]

7:01 explos is such a sad main to have like it’s so fun in zones but so miserable in everything else and it’s a weapon were you really need to focus on learning matchups and map spots to then not being able to use it in 75% of the game mods

[@da_pwo]

Now that I think about it 2s specials might’ve also been designed around salmon run, a team oriented mode

[@sonicrunn3r895]

Sting Ray, Splashdown AND inkjet are all phenomenal for Salmon Run, the former two are sorely missed

[@bluekirby_64]

​@@sonicrunn3r895 Splashdown especially makes no sense, considering it's still in the game so adding it to SR would be no problem.

[@sonicrunn3r895]

@@bluekirby_64 I think it’s a case of just wanting to leave it as a single player one/give reefslider the spotlight a bit? Idk it sucks but we have to live with it sadly

[@lxchris5252]

​@@bluekirby_64I mean, it does get overshadowed completely by reefslider. In salmon run, it's way harder for salmonids to camp your bigger, moving splashdown (reefslider) than it is for a flyfish to kill you just for using splashdown.

[@jellycore1316]

Ohh, that's a good point! ^^

[@harmless9336]

So many great kits make weapons memorable. Kits like "play splash instead" and "play machine instead" really increase diversity...

[@drageoksllechtim2078]

Well strong kits and memorable kits are two very different things lol

[@deenmohammad385]

💀

[@Rageball28]

You forgot about the universal backline kit, “play ballpoint instead” Edit: that thing single-handedly turned every other backline into a niche pick at best

[@sonicrunn3r895]

That's not those weapon's faults, that's the fault of splash and ESPECIALLY MACHINE shutting out other options.

[@timcrnkovich4326]

​@@sonicrunn3r895well the issue with machine is more that every other aoe main weapon is way too weak.

[@ObliviousNaz]

I love how Chara sounds like he's disappointed yet impressed by the game at the same time

[@slyllamademon2652]

Sprinkler is an underrated sub. It can actually throw a wrench in the works for slow long range weapons like hydra and eliter, if they can’t move they’re more susceptible to specials and bombs.

[@theivoryguy2476]

0:33 The Custom Range Blaster sneak 😭😭😭😭😭

[@radaf4429]

Man i miss Splatoon 1. I remember having so much fun since they gave busted kits to so many things, even if only a few were omega busted

[@SomeGalNamedEve]

Can we just take a second to appreciate how well the editing style of Chara's editors go together with his style of videos? They're both amazing on their own, but when combined the result just never fails to be absolutely phenomenal!! Chara's humor and ideas in this video were already fantastic, but Logi's editing was able to make them expressed twice as well!

[@a-j-o-l-o-t-3]

One of the best kits you didn't mention is Range Blaster. Wave Breaker for example helps a lot with one non Direct Shot. Kits are not the best but is true they are so much better than previous games

[@Kobalent]

i love how the big swig express is a really solid support roller! marker can either combo to make up for lack of dps and being a cheap sub is amazing at recon so your team always knows where the enemies are. meanwhile the ink storm is fantastic for pushing with your team and to prevent enemy pushes. it's become one of my favorite weapons in the game from how fun its playstyle is!

[@lotadsswamp]

I can see this pattern best with the cjr from each game cause i love using em. 1's was a mix of support with aggression if you play your cards right. 2's was full support to push people out or apply pressure. 3's feels like a mix of both with wave and torpedo to push and pull people into places where they can help teammates and fight if you catch someone off guard.

[@guillermocervisalmeron2209]

Bomb spammer 💀

[@lotadsswamp]

@guillermocervisalmeron2209 but what if im really bad at it

[@ShortSweetcakeYT]

Well the kits definitely feel better to many of the main weapons they are on, whether if it will be useful for the team or yourself, or both. They have some form of flexibility for both team support and aggro, like many weapons with the Booyah Bomb, Inkjet, Crab Tank, and other similar versatile Specials. The only downside I'm worried about is that some of the kits may not be flexible or synergize with the main weapons, like the Vanilla Brellas right now. Other than that possibility, the kits still feel nice to use.

[@fyreboy5798]

I'd like a kit design tier list, stating how effective it is at team support or self sufficiency, and whether it fits the weapon or not. In the past games, H-3 kits always had double defense (S2 Cherry can't pop its bubbles well) or some other way to do damage. The vanilla H-3 in this game only has the main gun.

[@noelleonhart]

Came for content, stayed for the Ape Escape music.

[@Sunray625]

4:18 I feel the pain of this clip in the background fuck armor

[@TGCPhilip]

5:29 I LOVE SPLATOON 3'S MAP DESIGN!! I LOVE MAHI MAHI IN SPLATOON 3!! IT NEVER GETS BORING!!!

[@yoshikai64]

I feel like the devs have been trying to design the kits around one of these 2 playstyles and it feels like with some weapons they have been using the second kit to offer the playstyle the vanilla doesn't have. The best example I can think of is wiper as it's first kit fits splatoon 1's playstyle while the second matches splatoon 2's. Hopefully this is something we see more of as it's great to be able to chose how you want to play your mains.

[@bluefire2550]

I’m still absolutely terrified at what Nintendo will do the the Reef

[@a-j-o-l-o-t-3]

The worst thing, make It a Tetris piece blocking the side paths💀

[@adrianleonce455]

You do realize that returning stages ever since Chill Season haven't been drastically changed right? They did have changes, but nowhere near the scale of Hammerhead and Mahi Mahi.

[@a-j-o-l-o-t-3]

@@adrianleonce455 poor Mahi Mahi, let It die in piece. Rest in piece, beautiful map

[@deenmohammad385]

Gonna go from “The Reef” to “A Reef”. Straight up gonna be a Tetris piece

[@trickygamer555]

5:30 Oh, right, forgot we were talking about Tetris for a moment, thought it was a splatoon video hehe

[@ihavenoideahowtocallmyself3849]

Imagine they bring back The Reef but they modify it so much it becomes another tetris block 💀(Mahi-Mahi flashbacks)

[@adrianleonce455]

Honestly, that kind of reality seems to be less likely as Splatoon 3 continues. Ever since Chill Season, returning stages haven't been drastically changed like some of the returning stages at launch. Sure, they had some changes, but nothing in a way that made them unfun or unrecognizable.

[@ihavenoideahowtocallmyself3849]

@@adrianleonce455 Yeah, I was just joking here. But I just Can’t help but to think that it won’t Come to Splat3 or be worse, beacuse it is literally the opposite of the Splat3’s stage design philosphy (Unlike Humpback and Manta. Flounder is a bit better but it is still way more linear that Reef)

[@gio_frank6622]

Exactly kit design in this game is so good. But it's also soo good because pf the specials. I like how every kit even the broken ones like splash and ballpoint or machine are right in the middle and never feel unfair to fight.

[@springlink3188]

Now they just need to actually release more kits

[@guillermocervisalmeron2209]

And fix maps

[@jasonso2056]

I just got to S-Rank using the Big Swig Express and I can definitely say that it’s a really fun weapon! While the kit definitely works best in a coordinated environment where you can use Angle Shooter and Ink Storm to the fullest, I’ve still been able to make really good use out of it in Solo! Namely Storm acts as a damage bridge and makes one-shots more reliable and Marker can sometimes quickly paint your feet in a pinch when rolling isn’t an option. Definitely a great example of a kit that enables both coordinated team play and individual accomplishments!

[@nicjk5864]

*transported to splatoon 3 world* 🟩🟩 🟩🟩 : come here boy

[@smittz_]

6:20 s2 carbon honestly might have done a better job at the "inverted kits" thing than tetras lmao. deco had a chip damage sub that helped with paint and a special that forced people out of the way while vcarbon had a chip damage special that helped with paint and a sub that forced people out of the way sadly they're not on equal ground in s3 but zipcaster on vcarbon has some merit i think, the splash damage helps with your kill range albeit a lot less than storm or burst. it's cool as hell though swig probably needs storm a lot more anyhow lol

[@cesiiMartini]

Chara this video was really fucking well made

[@ShadowHawk180]

This design philosophy is even more evident when you think about Clam Blitz being the only ranked mode to come from S2, the mode that punishes you the most for not communicating with your team

[@Timbit901]

I think dynamo is also a great example of this design because the sprinkler is good similarly as it is for heavy and the tacticooler can help both itself in ink refills and aggressive plays and help its team.

[@guillermocervisalmeron2209]

F for dynamo on team comp

[@anwnerd1762]

The only problem with that is all 3 pieces are weak and dynamo is a really bad main weapon

[@Timbit901]

Ngl tacticooler is fine and the respawn punisher synergy is really good, but its main weapon is the real problem

[@SharkLover1]

I feel like with the dymamo kit you have to rely on your team a little bit but it is still decent for support. I still miss kensa dynamo though and would prefer sprinkler + booyah combo over anything. Sprinkler works well as a painting burst for climbing walls etc and booyah is good in almost any situation.

[@guillermocervisalmeron2209]

@@anwnerd1762 what you say about my child?! Yeah, is true

[@splatlandss]

i think every time chara'll bring up rapid pro, we'll see that roll jump clip at 8:01 LOL (honestly valid its a sick ass clip)

[@thewoofalo631]

I just wanna point out how much better procharas scripts have gotten, they used to be more bland, with less emotion they stilled work great for getting across information, but they didn’t always retain attention, now they still convey info great but also have much more emotion, I laughed out loud at the death laser bit. Keep up the improvement man.

[@sharkbit3547]

All the music choices for charas videos go so hard

[@oofiederp]

I do have 1 issue with some of the kits and its that there's several kits made for the sake of being a reference that dont feel like they translate as well (mainly the neo shooters but also smth like heavy deco (which while i see its potential it *personally* feels kinda awkward to use so not my cup of tea) and dapple nouveau dont feel as great) so hopefully they do more original kits within future updates, as well as not pulling a VH3 or vSwig

[@radaf4429]

Heavy deco is great you knock it off

[@Bucketeer924]

agreed with neo splash/sploosh but I think heavy deco has its place especially because of its very different playstyle compared to vHeavy

[@guillermocervisalmeron2209]

Heavy deco is the best kraken weapon in my opinion, is so fun

[@Just_Maxwell77]

they completely missed the opportunity for zip-splash and a sploosh with splat bomb but heavy deco is really good actually

[@sonicrunn3r895]

Dapple Nouveau I agree, but Heavy Deco is actually a good combo that has benefits over the OG. Point sensor and kraken is a kit that gives heavy more aggressive potential than otherwise allowed. Even though Kraken is weaker in 3, it has its place on the kit arguably even better than the original, instead of a panic button for when you get rushed down, it's now a tactical move to force enemies to worry about you even more, ESPECIALLY if they have a sensor on them

[@X-35173]

I loved cJr in 2 and grew to live storm in general. Toward the end of the game I grew to love the Nautilus (both kits in different modes) so when 3 came out and Naut47 had storm I was popping off!

[@VapVapor]

As a Bloblobber Main I appreciate you saying it has a good special.

[@000-j7p9m]

Great analysis! Love the in depth work you do.

[@arttukettunen5757]

Then there's the kits that don't work well or are weak bc the sub and/or special are weak even in splatoon 3, and there's a lot of them. That's why I believe in the next splatoon game they should just make a free kit designer (assuming the system is similar enough) so the devs would have more of a reason to balance everything. Ofc everything doesn't have to work with everything but there should always be several weapons where they work with.

[@sonicrunn3r895]

I don’t think there should be fully custom kits but like give each weapon maybe 3-4 subs/specials to choose from and switch around. Full custom kits would be way more of a balancing nightmare than you think it would be on paper.

[@sonicrunn3r895]

I think another good example of the kits progressing is the weapons where their previous kits from 2 get upgraded. Gloogas and Hydra are my 2 favourites of this category, both swapping baller and splashdown for booyah bomb, and allowing Gloogas to use it for aggressive survival and tanking like K52, while Hydra uses it from backline positions to displace for the team. Even among the same special, two weapons can use it very differently and that's cool as hell

[@_Cloudmist]

S3 was my first Splatoon game ❤

[@guillermocervisalmeron2209]

You liked it? :D

[@PunchDotOrg]

We only have four more seasons, and only four more chances to get the reef And judging by the map selection over all three games, it probably won’t be picked

[@StarrNOM]

It’s wild that there’s only 4 seasons left.. I think I miss 2’s update cycle as it felt like the game was really cared for and thriving

[@KenKnowsIt]

Good video!

[@boomko1253]

I really liked this video, and agree with basically all of your points! I just wanted to note at 7:48 that the music choice was awesome, but also a bit too loud. Paired with gameplay, it was hard to focus on your voice. Awesome video still!

[@Patr1ck2332]

I think that’s what people don’t get about Nova. It fits the brief from 1 to play by yourself. Whale let’s you attack and paint to make space or create a play for an objective. Point sensors give you and team mates a heads up on how and where to attack, enabling the weaker fighting power of the weapon to gain first mover advantage. Also very agile. Underrated kit!

[@MrRukrio1]

i wanna expand on the inkstorm point in splatoon 3- a thing in common with all those weapons is they want to play from afar, poking and practically zoning their foes through raw damage or by painting or a mix of both.

[@iandanielo]

with the most recent kits feeling like they just click the randomize button, I hope future seasons return to the same trend as the launch weapons to make Splatoon 3 have a ton of good variety by the end of its update cycle

[@arjunbaweja7755]

i don't know what you mean, there are so many well crafted kits this season with like 2 misses i think

[@iandanielo]

@@arjunbaweja7755 true, tbh i just wish we just had more good and fun kits. the small amount of kits per season makes the questionable decisions much more notable

[@guillermocervisalmeron2209]

That was the last 2 seasons

[@Kahmie]

I’m a pessimist and we still need better net code, slower special charge and longer games so no hope

[@dawsoup]

i miss being able to go in with your storm though. sure it synergizes blob, jet, and explo increasing their ability to zone and ink from afar, but i found it so fun using it to get yourself in with luna and tri. i also miss having a bonb with it. I hope they're open to putting it on more aggressive weapons later cause it was by far my favorite special in 2, and im not vibing with the backline weapons that get it. (big swig is fun but difficult so far 😭)

[@StarshadowMelody]

"That might sound extreme, but, it's really not, Especially with the Death Laser"

[@MinoriGaming]

Some of the kit design in this game is great and some of it is just baffling. It's true that there's some really shining stars like Rapid Pro Deco and Vanilla Heavy, but there's some real stinkers in here too. Undercover Brella has very loose synergy with its kit that ends up never really falling into place, as it just isn't very good at capitalizing off Reefslider despite technically having a 1-shot combo off of it, and Ink Mines force the weapon to play extremely passively as its range is utterly dreadful. The Sniperwriter also just don't work for the kit very well, as it can't make use of the sprinkler's bodyblocking as well as the Heavy or S-Blast can, and the special it's getting from that Sprinkler is Tacticooler, a special that really wants to promote aggression on one of the most defensive weapons in the series. The biggest offender though in my opinion is definitely the Splat Brella. That thing does not need the Sprinkler's bodyblocking thanks to its canopy, and the resulting special is Triple Inkstrike, a special which forces the poor thing to lower its shield and render itself vulnerable to throw out Inkstrikes it isn't good at capitalizing on in the first place.

[@michealangelomikey]

can’t get enough of ur vids, man. i’m always wondering “when’s prochara gonna post? his posts are always so great!”

[@ItzMiKeKirbY]

All good points and I guess it varies from person to person but I can’t say I’m having as much fun as I did with Splatoon 2. The stages and league being so mishandled is really killing it for me.

[@YoutubeCommonman_Totas]

Video 30 of asking for an hour long Dynamo Roller guide

[@magic3734]

Video 151 of commenting on Chara videos till brella gets fixed [properly]

[@klaptrap1131]

S1: What team? S2: Where’s my team’s specials? S3: Damn Tetris blocks

[@MysteriousStranger50]

Interesting intro, considering Sblast got reefslider and sprinkler lol

[@squidkid419]

Now they just need to do four main things- 1- fix netcode 2- fix matchmaking 3- fix stages 4- buff weak weapons With those things out of the way, splatoon 3 will totally be the best game imo

[@deenmohammad385]

“This game will be the best if they fixed literally every aspect of it” 💀

[@squidkid419]

@@deenmohammad385 lol 💀

[@guillermocervisalmeron2209]

Add third kits because is Splatoon 3

[@squidkid419]

@@guillermocervisalmeron2209 hopefully that’s going to be a given for the future. My personal hope is that on the anniversary season in September, every weapon that hasn’t gotten a second kit yet will get one, and that same thing will happen on the games second anniversary for third kits

[@willwunsche6940]

For one statement gotta disagree with the statement Splatoon 1 only had a few notable kits unless you mean meta kits. From a fun perspective Splatoon 1 had so many great kits until the end of the game when there was a little too much overlap and some fun kits became redundant

[@Qaos]

"Allows you to play to whatever style you enjoy the most", unless said style involves flanking

[@superexplosion5985]

NEO Splash and TTek be like

[@JJWONs]

At the end of splatoon 2 I think another of the most memorable is the k 52 gal

[@SeafooSPL]

I only ever played Splatoon 2 AFTER Splatoon 3 came out, but even before watching I can tell Splat. 3 went a different direction than Splat 2.

[@marsvageena9]

idgaf gimme back my og splattershot i don’t want no damn yellow and purple ass mustard looking gun

[@deenmohammad385]

Lmao all the weapons look like shit in Splatoon 3

[@marsvageena9]

@@deenmohammad385 so true i literally cannot wait for them to MAYBE release the octoshot so i don’t have to use an ugly ass shooter

[@ssorayaya]

really cool video! never thought of that before

[@exeledusprince9165]

I miss the splatoon 1 kits/specials... they were much more reasonable when the game expected you to carry 3 potatoes. Now lets just hope splatoon 3 doesnt f*** it up by adding some kind of damage/main power up.

[@guillermocervisalmeron2209]

No pls

[@desmondruhling]

The only problem is that Nintendo adds like a negative amount of kits per three month update

[@carlettasommerville8057]

Interesting video! 🔥🔥🔥

[@crunchysalmons]

oh so that’s why splatoon 1 made me feel like a god at this game and then splatoon 2 and 3 just make me rage at my team the entire time i play

[@glyphic1855]

I do love these highlights for kits, but then again we look at dynamo, brella, snipewriter, etc and I feel sad :( Wanted to main all of these but explosher always reminds me why they're not higher tiers

[@trishaguyot2873]

Yes

[@altoshh]

this is so eye opening

[@MistKitten]

Wait blob had ink storm in Splatoon 2 too though? Plus it had wall which i felt lent itself to the weapon way better than sprinkler, I know people don't like 2 but i genuinely felt like that was a great kit that 3 actually made worse imo

[@YoutubeCommonman_Totas]

Can someone explain why having a difference of 10p on a super can be as big as it is?

[@kitsovereign4127]

It's not a big deal for charging the first special but you start to feel it for the second. It adds up slowly, especially when the map gets covered up and you lose special to dying. Something like Splash won't care much but ink-hungry and poor-painting weapons will really feel that kind of change.

[@YoutubeCommonman_Totas]

@@kitsovereign4127 okay. Now, let's say Nintendo in their game balancing benevolence, took a look at Adder from advance wars, and said, "yeah let's do that" and gave a 150p reefslider to, I don't know, Dynamo Roller. How much would this hypothetical 150p reefslider Dynamo Roller affect the meta?

[@Dethneko]

Don't know how much you or your friends like Salmon Run, but if you could participate in at least one shift of Eggstra Work that'd really help us out a lot, and if you could encourage your followers to put in at least one shift, that would also help more than you know.

[@SplatDroid]

CRB MUST RETURN PLEASEEE

[@NoahGonze-td9bf]

Chara, what do u think about chump on wiper and also zip and torpedo on Squiffer?

[@kyh91]

yay! love the positivity

[@NeverEverWatchThis]

I think you didn’t talk enough about how the PPS effects this. S2 specials feel weak because of how low PPS they are, and they don’t really feel that “special”. Meanwhile Kraken and Bubbler are really strong, but a lot of times hard to get with the PPS. It effects the kit so much. If weapons were 160-180p similar to S2, do you think they would be better?

[@thatgreyhat2208]

video 19 of commenting on chara's channel until custom kits get added to the series

[@dualie-dude-42]

And then they gave dualie squelchers chump lmfao

[@TheLaXandro]

My favourite bit of kit design in 3 is Dualie Squelchers and how they are self-regulating thanks to Wavebreaker, aka dualie bully. It pretty much ensures that DS never becomes super meta because the more Squelchies there are, the worse they fare. My least favourite bit of kit design is how they dumpstered both of Aerospray's kits for no reason other than probably spite. A monkey paw kit with a perfect sub and a weak and very unfitting special and a straight downgrade from Spla2n's PG. Even Undercover has a niche for as long as it's the only Undercover and one of few Mines, Aero as a main faces direct competition from Jr which has amazing kits.

[@softy5447]

Wait what do you mean inkstorm range was 200p in the special spam game

[@Thejerryclan]

Spain 3 lets get into it

[@KeeganRany]

I like positive ProChara

[@xonytfr]

all fun and games till they add hydra splatting with curling bomb and zipcaster

[@dan_da_man7928]

Great job Nintendo, you make meaningful kits. Now you just to add MORE TO THE GAME I NEED A LEGIT SPLOOSH KIT PLEASE

[@JazyyWazyy]

facts!!

[@amanwithnoname4657]

So we all expected it to be about the models at first right?

[@carota_splatoon]

Sonic mania music lesgoooooo

[@kip_dies]

then u have kits like slosher that are so close to good synergy but one aspect ruins it or Ndapps which is just a coppy of tetra

[@BadLeaf07]

i love splathreen

[@alkasamario]

super cool video it was super interesting

[@ilydyce]

7:23 he forgot splat brella :(

[@juicedup14]

Splat 1 was fun

[@Tyltalis7040]

4:14 What the heck is this?

[@Terotrous]

This is dead on, I've been saying this since the launch of Splatoon 2. The kits in Splatoon 1 were generally designed to be "complete". The kits in Splatoon 2 were usually designed to be deliberately incomplete, probably to try to encourage more teamplay, but in a game where you don't have voice chat this doesn't really work and just makes the game feel less fun to play. Splatoon 3 is probably kinda somewhere in the middle, though the best kits generally feel like Splatoon 1 kits and the worst ones feel like Splatoon 2 kits.

[@beeb5400]

wow

[@yeahmansoul]

Almost game…