What is The BEST Octo Expansion Stage?

[@VaskoGames]

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[@Lucifer_Devilsluck]

Fun fact: F05 Popalicious station is actually level 1 from the hero mode!

[@t-bird6853]

Why not get it through your affiliate links? Because I already have it, that's why.

[@arcticfluffyfoxy]

freakazoid station has alternative dialogue if you use the other sniper

[@koramora]

Man who has a graduate degree trying to count: A, B, C, 0

[@VaskoGames]

In my defense they didn't teach the alphabet in my "very affordable" master's program

[@kodahyphenlee]

Teacher: What are the first 5 letters in the alphabet? Vasko: V, A, B, C, *0*

[@JudahRR]

VABCO

[@keyhunnasmith5136]

Hiiii

[@Null82085]

VABCO should be a clothing brand in splat 3

[@PrismOpal64]

Octo Expansion taught me how to use ink jet and baller more efficiently, but man it felt good to beat Inner Agent 3.

[@pixel7363]

beating inner agent 3 felt so good, I remember, that I tried to beat him for like 2 hours straight and i was so happy when I finally got him down

[@Brakkex]

I'm soooo close to reaching inner agent 3

[@Kbefore-lk5cf]

@@Brakkex did you get em?

[@Brakkex]

@@Kbefore-lk5cf yeah

[@magnusvonbraun9870]

It feels good beating Inner Agent 3 because IA3 is supposed to be you playing single player. So you are beating yourself in single player from an Octarian perspective.

[@NT-zh8hk]

Rappers in real life: "Drugs, money, violence." Rappers in splatoon: "Bahbbabhbahbahbskbakbaibsabah"

[@MantaKizaemonFTW]

@SolsticE especially since one of her songs is @#$% dudes be @#$% sleepin'

[@DeceptiveEgg]

Almost positive that pearl is talking about violence in one of their songs

[@Aspended]

@@MantaKizaemonFTW it censored the inklish bad word in one of the things where it played the song, pearl was a rock singer or whatever its called

[@tdimybeloved]

She's either aggressively rapping about violence or aggressively rapping about how much she loves marina

[@Benito675]

@@tdimybeloved both makes her a badass

[@jokingsalt30142]

16:35 This stage gives me bad memories not because it’s difficulty but it’s when I first discovered my joy con had drift. It was a dark time being forced to play mayo vs ketchup 2020 with a wired GameCube controller.

[@PrismOpal64]

You mean mayo vs ketchup right? lol That is unfortunate though about joycon drift, I hate that it's still such a prevalent issue Nintendo refuses to fully acknowledge...

[@AlexSpy3DS]

@@PrismOpal64 IKR

[@jokingsalt30142]

@@PrismOpal64 yeah I just woke up when I made this comment, so don’t ask where the mustard came from

[@potatodealer1984]

I had to beat both the story mode and half the expansion with drift lmao

[@PixelSV103]

You know the permanent fix for joy cons drift has been found right? I know everyone is talking about it so it's not likely you don't know, but I just want to make sure you aren't still suffering lol

[@The_Moth1]

I love that a V-Tier stage plays the “Thang Obtained” jingle, and that an A-Tier one plays the “Test Passed” one

[@Spuddie203]

Nearly all these levels were hard for me because I was still fairly new to Sploon and I was _still playing with sticks back then_

[@kileyrushforth9233]

I play sticks and beat every Octo Expansion level with every weapon (and inner agent 3) with them :)

[@Spuddie203]

@@kileyrushforth9233 The chosen one....

[@kileyrushforth9233]

@@Spuddie203 :) it’s probably because I hated motion controls and I always aim too far lol. Then I tried sticks and learned how to aim more precisely. (I’m no charger main or anything tho)

[@amphioctopus]

@@kileyrushforth9233 thats like really impressive LOL i used to play with sticks bc i was an xbox player and then switched to motion and now i cant play with sticks

[@Lìnne1196]

@@kileyrushforth9233 same

[@edgelux3381]

footloose station actually does have some hiding spots, theyre beneath the solid platforms that make up the "eyes" 22:20

[@hexbox2182]

All stages are good but I get it. Everyone can have there own opinions.

[@Helicopter7]

Eh I wouldn’t say all but I think most are good

[@tdimybeloved]

Girl power station is my worst enemy

[@fadingdreamx]

move it move it station there be like

[@hero-bo7qc]

That one where you have to defend the orb from the octarian siege sucked

[@baby-beetle]

@@tdimybeloved its my fav

[@squiffurthewolf6276]

4:08 Ah my favorite part of this level is right there at the begining where while ur shooting the pellet drums, it pushed you off, just as the platform is pushed out and, i think it got us all when we first played this level, and im kind of surprised u didnt really talk about it

[@VaskoGames]

yeh I have no clue why I didn't get pushed offf in the recording

[@ohheyitsbubba]

Car quest in octo expansion!? This truly is the best dlc…

[@carquest3748]

Car quest

[@over-uz3pq]

Car quest confirmed

[@carquest3748]

@@over-uz3pq car quest

[@skibidirukiafeet21222]

@@carquest3748 car quest

[@TheLolbitShowlol]

Now we need a tier list for the store mod levels

[@VaskoGames]

Hmm how's this, if this video gets 10k views in a week, I'll do it

[@TheLolbitShowlol]

Only time tell

[@Newnewrom]

@zanderwingergamer I’m not sure if he cares

[@torterra1826]

*mode

[@Riceyricericeyay]

Side note: it’s been a year and still no 10k

[@Hemmied]

11:15 As a charger main I didnt even realize that you had to utilize your sub and just trick shot everything

[@tigerelly6778]

I feel that, fellow charger main.

[@ProChara]

breaking the crates with rapid pro is the best stage (matchmaker station)

[@-Hamza]

For some reason I found it fun instead of frustrating.

[@sundae_z]

“What’s the best stage in Octo Expansion?” Me: … *silently crosses out every 8-ball level off the list*

[@bingbingbong3925]

For some reason I loved the eight ball stations

[@bluestar_725]

@@bingbingbong3925 Same, I don't know why people hate them so much. Girl power station is the one that had me tearing my hair out lol

[@aSquidMin]

good use of musical motifs for the Grades (a = aSquidMin outro YE)

[@vandalizedcannibalized]

I love the several 70s/80s/90s references made in the DLC, from Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall, to Van Halen’s Jump just 👌👌👌

[@eirah4072]

Btw if you guys didn’t know, for the One Shot station where you have to get all the crates with balloon fish, you can finish it as soon as you touch the checkpoint. Just hold ZR, step slightly right, and if you time it right you’ll immediately win the station

[@emmet042]

Best part about Matchmaker Station is that you can toss a bomb towards the boxes from the platform with the goal. Just do it after you've assembled the data point.

[@ashopal5811]

Ah yes, my favorite Splatuber, Vabco Games Genuinely, I think my favorite stage is the one that takes you through the tutorial area. It had been so long since I had played the tutorial that I genuinely thought they designed an entire area for a basic stage! Bit even knowing what I do now, it is still a fun stage

[@yaemma8803]

I sure hope Splatoon 3 also gets such an awesome DLC

[@hunt5208]

There is a lot of personality in this and unlike other rank videos I kept watching, keep up the good work vasko!

[@JakoBpyroTech]

An intriguing set of tiers, Unpredictable rankings within that set, and a longer than normal amount of Vasko's entertaining style . . . 3 1/2 stars. 👍👏 (I would have thought Vasko would rank the bosses higher as when I've asked on stream, he said those were his favorite[s], but I digress.)

[@kittendowhatever35]

7:20 I think Nintendo used this level as a throwback to the original

[@littleguystar]

My favorite one is the one where you get a golden headgear, although I don't remember anything but feeling relief Dunno why

[@graceiouyce584]

Ah, yes that one. I only remember it by I still am trying to beat it but took a break from mental breakdowns

[@samdownloadtuck6084]

‘’What is this? The fitness gram pacer test?’’ Hardest I’ve laughed in a while.

[@Tac-Tac]

I just realized how a few of the Inkjet-only stations had Top Gun references in the names (Iceman and Maverick being two of them) :D

[@Kk-lt1hs]

Ooo a tier list! This looks amazing so far! Love your videos! 😊👏💕

[@idkanymore-9811]

Vasko: *Lets be honest, we forgot all these stages.* Me: *i n h a l e s*

[@plaidhatter1674]

I like the bamboozler for one reason. In the Ballon and crate stages, it's fast charge rate is amazing, as the crates still break instantly to it.

[@HellmanakaUselessTeamakaDevad]

Really like how there is only 2 O tear stages :)

[@deshawnsmith8132]

The word lore on games just give me shivers of what I’m gonna find out about

[@diamondocto3965]

The third one on the d track (with all the wibbly wobblys) I spent literally half an hour trying to figure out the end part where you throw the bomb onto the booster ramp. Idk why but my brain forgot I had bombs even though I used them previously in the same station.

[@Null82085]

Knarly rails and baller size are two of my favorites because of how fast paced they are

[@CaptainAstronaut]

Of course you'd give the car level a V Tier. Ridiculous

[@itmightbe]

The audacity

[@fierysoul1357]

Gosh, watching this video made me realize how much I miss the ost from the expansion

[@viper26k]

For me, line B gnarly grindage with the bamboozler (5:31) is the most difficult stage ever made in a splatoon game (until today, before the release of the splatoon 3 expansion pass). It's harder than it looks, it really made me suffer even though I'm a charger main.

[@SnowflakeTheLegend]

Splatoon themed DLC for Car Quest when?

[@HawkerMatty]

In defence of A01, if you collect all 100 power eggs in a row without hte counter in the top right resetting, there will be a special line from Captain Cuttlefish and you will get rewarded with 100 extra power eggs, nice little detail and amazed me when I first got it.

[@MisterBrick42]

I was going to say the rainmaker stages sound like they should be memorable for being two unique gimmick stages, but then I realized I don’t remember either of them

[@entropy-cat]

"Grillers from Salmon Run?" Those... those are flooders... They've been around since the first game. The grillers are probably based on them.

[@ToxicPea]

We all know Inner agent 3 was a nightmare...except people who were actually good at the game. V tier.

[@torinpena288]

I like how the most replayed section of the video is "Is that the Legend of Squelda?"--presumably so people could look at the cartridge (I'm people).

[@KIKI_1228]

Love the way you say the names of the stations! It must have taken a bit of a while to figure out which tier its gonna be so good on you!

[@cryptid-king]

I feel like I'm the only person on planet earth who liked the 8 ball levels, I love the music and I liked having an excuse to slow down and think it through/solve a puzzle instead of just difficult platforming or playing it as a run and gun game

[@keiyakins]

You forgot to give bonuses for excellent jokes in the titles. Maverick Station is memorable just for the Top Gun joke.

[@scribblecloud]

i actually really liked the cratebuster station. Trying to figure out the best strategy of breaking the most boxes with the different weapons was really fun also all of the rotating room stations were super fun, just unfortunately very easy. also girlpower station isnt that hard with curling bombs. also the 8 ball stations arent that hard atall but the dodging ones and the grind rail target busting ones are

[@콜부수롵텐]

When thinking about octo expansion and my 100% playthrough of it (using every weapon) first stages I remember are the one you need to break boxes to match the shape WITH A BLASTER (it was traumatic), girl power station, the one where you need to break boxes with a bamboozler while on rails and the strange one with cars

[@devilbowser253]

someone please explain to me why everyone thought the 8-ball stages were hard, i loved getting a break from most of the other stage types

[@subnau0424]

Man, one time in girl power station, the orb broke at 0.85 seconds left for me

[@realdemirHD]

Bit sad that octo expansion came out before the Kensa update as I’m sure they could’ve used the booyah bomb and stamper somewhere

[@fvg5r396]

The people who always had an online membership don't know how good it was too still have a way to play with supers and rainmaker/tower

[@splatkid2053]

Gnarley rails station is my savior! S+!!! It was the only stage that was esay, quick, payed good, and was enjoyable when I was paying off my debt

[@splitter5283]

On the balloon station where you can’t stop moving or the balloons float away is actually the first level from hero mode but in reverse

[@punnyperson4663]

Oh the 2nd box break and girl power make me want to stand in a *door to the promised land, imo

[@VaskoGames]

idk if there's any blenders in the deepsea metro ;)

[@punnyperson4663]

Ah yes my mistake I will fix it now

[@killedbycrit]

7:50 had me on the floor

[@SpaceLobster21]

personally I think fun/enjoyment should be an important factor in ranking these stages, but cool ranking nonetheless!

[@WarmLillie]

V for Vasko Verified O for Game Over!!!

[@Wythyrl]

Girl power station gave me multiple brain hemorages

[@Lou_animates]

That first 8 ball stage + one of the stages where you kill a bunch of octocopters were the most memorable for me I spent ages on them only to press x and leave it like that for 5 years Yesterday I went back cause I wanted to give inner agent 3 a go and I literally wanted to cry when I realised I hadn’t cleared the stages, glad I’m not 9 anymore otherwise my switch would be in 10,000 pieces 💀💀

[@rokzila]

Short answer: all stages that have crush playing in the background

[@Medakako]

5:56 in splat3 those are now locker decorations!

[@ultra9349]

Inner demon may be hard but it’s fun also if u pay attention it’s literally the prequel fight to octoexpansion and the fight is the original battle between the agents back when agent 8 was working for octavio

[@artist_or_smt]

17:51 the smash bros scene followed by “POW THE- ow” 😂😂

[@julypow]

wowie that must have taken so long to make!! it came out so good!!

[@greglynas52]

The pool stage I got my first try everything went great and nothing went wrong

[@kiwi__1011]

i feel like i'm the only one who genuinely enjoys the 8 ball levels

[@halfhalf6813]

I remember I just finished hero mode and it was getting near my birthday, I got the dlc and omg I raged so hard when I realized the gold tooth pick was only if you passed every level first try without skipping

[@eggsnham.]

It... it isn't...

[@Rhysbarret]

I remember when I played with vasco when they were on a stream using the 52 gal. I played the entire stream. I thought I was so cool playing with a big KZbinr and then I’m like, wait they only have 10k subs. Either way it was still really fun

[@galacticsalt7336]

I’d put cubular as b cause I memorized how to travel with minimal rotations

[@glacialwaltz]

beating every stage with every weapon, was surprisingly fun for me and MAAN it felt like a breath of release to beat inner agent 3

[@glacialwaltz]

yet i still suck at ink jet.. even in splatoon 3-

[@graceiouyce584]

1: What are you doing today 2: playing ranked with bamboozler 1: *taking out gun* I didn’t want to end it this way, but you left me no choice

[@judalnssar7712]

My favourite stage is the one that you have to use bombs and you have to find an actually at the end because I really like taking pictures.

[@idkanymore-9811]

What makes people happy: Money ------ Status---------- Beating Girl Power Stage -------------------------------------

[@VGMBreaking]

Finally someone did it geez

[@forrestegan]

I’ve finished all the Stations with at least one weapon, many with all weapons (not Girl Power Station, I was lucky to have completed it at all)…and enjoyed nearly all of them and agree with the majority of your analysis. I didn’t play most of them until just recently as I wasn’t very good at Splatoon 2 when I first got it. Also, I haven’t beaten Inner Agent 3 yet. I also finished Octo Canyon recently, same excuse…I gave up several years ago due to lack of skill. Like the Octo Expansion, I’ve completed much of it with multiple weapons…I think I’ve already earned five of the hero weapons…even weapons I consider myself weak with (e.g. charger and splatling). Sadly, they’re not as powerful in Turf War as they are in Octo Canyon. I enjoyed Octo Canyon so much I am considering pulling my Wii U out of retirement to revisit the challenges it offered via the Amiibos.

[@shadowhenry7680]

In too cool for school, at the last part, if instead of throwing a bomb you decide to shoot with the weapon, you get 75 free power eggs, I tried, and it was satisfying and worth it.

[@carrie6205]

Fun fact about octo expansion: If you want to fight inner agent 3 then you need to beat all the levels by yourself, incase you didn’t know, that means marina can’t help you.

[@qbert362]

I genuinely forgot that Abracadabra Station was a thing! That’s a good sign!

[@agente_08]

I swear, if they put that stage in the main Hero mode (Octo Canyon), it would still fit with the other levels in that campaign.

[@wallacewallace7485]

House party and all eyez are my favorite stations, but it may just be my charger main bias

[@Novasarcive]

Watch your step, so watch your step, don't fall!

[@squidgiemouse3678]

I remember playing the car one late at night and thinking it was really cool, so that one's probably my favorite lol

[@PanickingHonorStudent386]

Random tip for phase 6: on the part with missiles and bombers there are propellers to block the missiles

[@Nikoqwerty7]

18:12 this map deserves V tier

[@jacob1514]

16:43 you should have said something about how you can fling yourself to the goal here. it’s super fun to do

[@kylezhang1339]

17:02 this part is actually the first lvl of the storyline like on splatoon 2 when you save callie

[@anniedoesrandomsh]

“..and it was painful.” Ad right after: “healthcare is important” PFFFF

[@scribblecloud]

11:09 actually, its while it moves LEFT. If you hit it while its in front of the right middle box you are pretty much guaranteed success every time (i know because i did this stage like 10 times in a row once to grind CQ Points

[@tillllttt372]

WAIT THERE ARE 80 STAGES? it only took me 2 months to do 1000% all stages with all weapons zo choose of and the secret boss EVERYTHING in only 2 months

[@hectorobando4748]

I feel strange how he gave all my disliked stages a V lol

[@garilla7814]

oh my, i 1000% the octo expansion, and i did the stupid righteous rails station with the bamboo and i was on that stage for about 3 hours all in all. the bamboo haunts my dreams now.

[@kileyrushforth9233]

My experience was definitely more than 3 hours…

[@garilla7814]

@@kileyrushforth9233 FR ITS PAINFUL ASF

[@mrblakeboy1420]

“just the right amount of difficulty” for one of the hardest stations

[@alexsomegaruby456]

You can actually cheat One-Shot Station by blowing up 2 Balloon Fish, then blowing up the bottom one by recharging as soon as soon as you can.

[@theidiotwinter4716]

Freakazoid station is my favorite. Thank you.

[@charlottefothergill5871]

V tier vid. Also, in my opinion, I'm giving popalishus station bonus creativity points because it's set in the first half of the first level in the normal single player

[@bluestar_725]

Idk why but I've always had a bias towards the inkjet stations, I guess it's because they play quite differently to most and make you feel powerful as you fly around shooting everything. I like that the dlc is hard, but some stations I think went too far in the difficulty to the point of it being more frustrating than challenging (looking at you Girl Power Station >:/).

[@webbiez]

To explain the plugging in, you needed power for the elevator platform thing.

[@2wickie686]

5:40 BRO. I REMEMBER THIS STAGE SOLELY BY HOW INFURIATED IT MADE ME. I HAVEN'T PLAYED OCTO EXPANSION IN YEARS BUT UPON SEEING THAT RECOGNIZABLE GRINDING NIGHTMARE I STARTED FROTHING AT THE MOUTH. THE MOUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@Periwinkleaccount]

Subs are also only mandatory once in slap bracelet station.

[@sarge8761]

I've got a question for you Mr. Vasko Games! If the Boss Salmonids in Salmon Run drop Golden Eggs because they power the machines they use, as stated by one of your videos. Then why do the Lesser Salmonids drop Power Eggs? I know this has nothing to do with this video, but you should IGNORE that because you can.