Splatoon 3 (2022)

Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5

Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2

4.06 from 277 ratings

668 members have it in their collection · 118 playing now · 118 backlogged · 233 wish listed

How long? Main story 80h · with extras 12h · 100% 568h (from 9 logged playthroughs)

Enter the Splatlands, a sun-scorched desert inhabited by battle-hardened Inklings and Octolings. Splatsville, the city of chaos, is the adrenaline-fueled heart of this dusty wasteland. Even in this desolate environment, Turf War reigns supreme and battles rage in new stages located in the surrounding wilds. Dynamic new moves help these fighters dodge attacks and cover more ground, along with a new bow-shaped weapon to sling ink.

Release dates

  • Sep 09, 2022 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
  • Oct 25, 2022 (Full Release) (Brazil) Nintendo Switch
  • Jun 12, 2025 (Next-Gen Optimization Patch Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch 2

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Rating distribution

5 stars
91
4 stars
129
3 stars
45
2 stars
8
1 star
4

Community All Reviews Statuses

Justeego

Review Justeego 4/5 · Feb 19, 2024

It's Splatoon 2.5

The game is improved a bit, but the problem is that's just it, all the content could be patched in Splatoon 2 but it was relesead as a new game. The multiplayer still is bad, no servers but only P2P connection with disconnections, Splatfests are worse with 3 teams most of the time the winner is already decided after the …

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The game is improved a bit, but the problem is that's just it, all the content could be patched in Splatoon 2 but it was relesead as a new game. The multiplayer still is bad, no servers but only P2P connection with disconnections, Splatfests are worse with 3 teams most of the time the winner is already decided after the first day. This is just a cash grab, if you like the series you will still like the game, but it didn't require a new release. It's a shame to pay online service and they still didn't add servers to the game.

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mpbarlow

Review mpbarlow 3/5 · Jan 1, 2023

Not really for me

I recognise this as a good game, but unfortunately it just doesn’t do much for me.

Having drifted away from multiplayer games in favour of more fixed-length games as I’ve got older, the idea of casual three-minute bouts seemed like a fun way to scratch that itch again.

They are fun, but turns out what I liked most about multiplayer …

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I recognise this as a good game, but unfortunately it just doesn’t do much for me.

Having drifted away from multiplayer games in favour of more fixed-length games as I’ve got older, the idea of casual three-minute bouts seemed like a fun way to scratch that itch again.

They are fun, but turns out what I liked most about multiplayer was playing with my friends, and as none of my friends have Switches or this game, I quickly got tired of playing with randos and didn’t have much desire to return to it.

The single player campaign is entertaining enough, and there were some highlights in the few worlds I completed, but honestly it kinda just feels like extra content rather than the main draw of the game (which is no doubt the case).

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Kilpi

Review Kilpi 4/5 · Dec 31, 2022

Jatko-osa joka tekee kaiken paremmin

Splatoon 2 julkaisusta oli jo kulunut tovi, mutta silti kolmannen osan julkaisu tuntui tulevan turhan pian. Jatko-osa oli kuitenkin antoisa moninpelikokemus, joka teki kaiken paremmin kuin edelliset osat. Peli on päällisin puolin pitkälti samanlainen kuin Splatoon 2, mutta lisäten kaikki pelikokemusta parantavat ominaisuudet, joita voisi kuvitella. Latausajat ja pelihaku toimii silmänräpäyksessä, ja moninpeli kavereiden kanssa toimii juuri niin kuin se …

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Splatoon 2 julkaisusta oli jo kulunut tovi, mutta silti kolmannen osan julkaisu tuntui tulevan turhan pian. Jatko-osa oli kuitenkin antoisa moninpelikokemus, joka teki kaiken paremmin kuin edelliset osat. Peli on päällisin puolin pitkälti samanlainen kuin Splatoon 2, mutta lisäten kaikki pelikokemusta parantavat ominaisuudet, joita voisi kuvitella. Latausajat ja pelihaku toimii silmänräpäyksessä, ja moninpeli kavereiden kanssa toimii juuri niin kuin se pitääkin. Moninpelilobbyssä voi vapaasti testailla aseita, ja asesettejä sekä varusteita voi vaihdella jokaisen rundin välissä täysin vapaasti.

Yksinpeliin en ole koskenut, mutta tämä sarja on aina ollut hyvin pitkälti moninpelikokemus itselleni. Tavallisen moninpelin lisäksi mukana on myös Salmon Run yhteistyöpelimuoto, joka on edelleen erittäin toimiva aaltopuolustuspeli. Valitettavasti cooppiin ei ole tuotu sen tarvitsemaa vaihtelua, mitä ainakin itse olen odottanut viime osasta lähtien.

Lautapelaajana arvostan mukaan tuotua pientä korttipelipuzzleilua, jossa rakennetaan oma pakka erilaisia vastustajia vastaan ja yritetään täyttää 10 kierroksen aikana mahdollisimman paljon ruutuja omalla värillään. Perusidealtaan peli näyttää hyvin simppeliltä, mutta peli on silti hyvin syvällinen ja kutittelee kivasti harmaita aivosoluja.

Kaiken kaikkiaan Splatoon 3 on erittäin hyvä peli, mutta sen heikkoutena on aikaisempien pelien hyvyys. Peli on pikemminkin todella iso päivitys Splatoon 2:seen, mutta jatko-osana silti hieman liian pieni muutos kaavaan. Jos olet tykännyt aiemmista Splatooneista, tämän hankinta on täysi no-brainer. Sama koskee myös toisinpäin: tämä on pohjimmiltaan hyvin pitkälti aiempien osien kaltainen, ja jos uusi kierros samaa vanhaa ei jaksa innostaa, ei kannata koskea tähän jatko-osaankaan.

Kiitettävä 4/5

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Sir_Laguna

Review Sir_Laguna 3/5 · Sep 28, 2022

"But she's got a new hat"

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Look. Splatoon 3 is a great game. Its an amazing game. But I don't think it needs to exist. It offers the same experience as Splatoon 2 and even half of its stages are from that game. Sometimes I even forgot I was playing a new game.

I cannot imagine that there's such a technical difference between this game and …

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Look. Splatoon 3 is a great game. Its an amazing game. But I don't think it needs to exist. It offers the same experience as Splatoon 2 and even half of its stages are from that game. Sometimes I even forgot I was playing a new game.

I cannot imagine that there's such a technical difference between this game and the previous game that the new weapons, stages and systems couldn't be added throug free or paid updates. Even the new (and very good) campaign. Anyway. The community is now fragmented and the ones unable wo buy a new game at full price now are playing a game with less players. I give less shit to FIFA and CoD games for doing the same thing. Well, at least we don't have a "new" Splatoon every year (yet).

But hey... "she's got a new hat".

Anyway. Here's my review in spanish for GamerFocus. This is still a really, really great game.

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lingsdook

Status lingsdook Sep 8, 2022

Now that the reviews are out, I can safely say I'm going to skip this game for now. While it's nice that they have improved on a lot of things from Splatoon 2, I was really hoping for something different. Either a drastically different single player mode, or a really cool new multiplayer mode. I loved Splatoon 2 (And Octo …

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Now that the reviews are out, I can safely say I'm going to skip this game for now. While it's nice that they have improved on a lot of things from Splatoon 2, I was really hoping for something different. Either a drastically different single player mode, or a really cool new multiplayer mode. I loved Splatoon 2 (And Octo Expansion), but I already played it to death and I'm just not in the market for an iterative sequel at the moment. I'll probably check it out if it goes on sale in the future.

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georgeypoorgey

Status georgeypoorgey Aug 10, 2022

I'm surprised no one on this site has popped in for a chat about Splatoon 3. The direct makes it look great! I know it is a side thing, but I'm into the idea of doing the Splatoon card game.

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