Why don't 2 and 3 feel as satisfying to play as 1?

>Online was better
>I swear the wii u gyro was better
>Was unbalanced as shit so lots of things were strong or more impactful than they probably should have been
Very fun though. Lots of soul all around. I miss the rougher art from the first game and the weird lore it had. Wasn't like 3's where they over-explain things that really didn't need to be explained.
3's a better game on a basic level but it does just have certain things holding it back that they could have really borrowed from 1.

i hate the core color scheme of 3 and that big foreheaded singing thing

>>712778106 (OP)
They cater to e-sortfags now

I like how splatoon 1's ink looks like just color, 2 added a bunch of textures that makes it look more like paint, but fuck me if 3 didn't make everything darker and add even more thickness making it hard to see what's going on

The stages in one are so much more interesting

>>712780137
e-sportfags*

The maps were better.
Most of splatoon 3's maps are fucking awful, just a rectangle with a sniper perch on either side.

>>712780137
And they did so poorly because literally no one liked the ""competitive"" maps they kept trying to insist on until the very last updates, or some of their questionable "balancing" choices.
Very baffling decision to add squid surge as a mechanic then proceed to make no maps with meaningful inkable walls for the majority of its life

>>712780283
I've found 3 to be a lot easier to see in than 2 to be honest. There were a lot of times when I genuinely could not make out what was happening on screen. I still get it sometimes under the right conditions, but less than before at least. Don't think I particularly had a problem with it in 1

>great theming
>fun music
>colorful
>good ui, runs well, controls are smooth and feel right
but the game is just boring. its just not fun or exciting shooting paint on the walls and floor.

splatoon is one of the most disappointing games that deceives you into thinking itll be a fun game but its just not

>>712783274
>Splatoon is just shooting the floor
Anon...you played in baby mode

>>712783802
>look at this webm of them shooting the floor and walls
yes i know you shoot each other as well. this doesnt convince me of anything

I miss Splatoon 1 so much

>>712778106 (OP)
>Splatoon 1
Fun experimental game that doesn't take itself too seriously and focuses on the core gameplay
>Splatoon 3
Competitive sweatfest with fomo bullshit

>>712783875
Yeah, shooting each other is your primary activity. It's a very fast paced game, so painting is more of a passive thing that comes with various mechanical purposes
It would be boring as shit if it was just painting, but instead you end up feeling you need to be hopped up on drugs to be good at the game

>>712778106 (OP)
Because you think gatekeeping constitutes a personality

>>712778106 (OP)
I am a hardcore Splatoon 1 fan I did not like Splatoon 2 and didn't even play 3. It just felt like a straight downgrade on every front, maps are shit, music is ass, the hosts I could go on. Salmon run is cool but there is nothing that made me want to play it. I actually played more of the music minigame than I did the actual game. I miss Splatoon 1 so goddamn much I think about it all the time. I wish I could relive those days it's really not the same even if I were to find active lobbies.

>>712780010
Switch 2 gyro is good again

>>712778106 (OP)
Better maps (fuck that dumb idea about "right hand advantage")
Better balance (yes, even with things being OP)
Better music

>>712785887
>better music
This pisses me off about 3. There's some good tracks, but why do we only ever hear the same like three fucking songs? A playlist or something at this point would be a basic fucking feature

Why do snoys cling to every older Nintendo game in attempt to discredit its superior Switch installments? They do this with Melee, Sunshine, Paper Mario, I could go on. Pathetic snoy contrarianism.

>>712780010
>Online was better
I played about 15 hours of both 1 and 2's online but 1's was filled with nothing but Japanese snipers who were pinpoint accurate, never missed, and if you saw one in your game it was basically over. They will singlehandedly keep your entire team locked down and if you ever survive them making a mistake the other players mop you up. It was the main reason I hated playing 1's online after a while.

>>712787476
Smash has been slowly un-shitting itself since Brawl.

>>712787663
No, I mean Splatoon 1 has a better online. Physically. It has double the tick rate of 2 and 3.

>>712778106 (OP)
they took my bubbler

t. splattershot jr main

>>712778106 (OP)
Splatoon 1 had the Squid Sisters front and center and the other games still reference the past very often. It's kind of the Kanto of Splatoon. I actually bought 2, but didn't play much of it. Didn't even unlock much. 3 I randomly quit, but I might go back to it, feels better than 2. Maybe it's rose tinted glasses but I am still the most fond of 1. 3's Salmon Run kicks ass though.

>>712787663
>If you saw one in your game it was basically over.

See, you're just not praying hard enough that they end up on your team, because when they're on your team, they occasionally do really well.

>>712787991
They really need to return to the OG's tick rate for Splatoon 4 and construct dedicated servers. I've been in the goddamn "this series NEEDS dedicated servers already!" camp for quite some time now, actually.

>>712780137
Esportsfags fucking ruin everything. Treat them like they treat non-esports players and shit on them relentlessly. I wish Nintendo and the devs would fucking learn this, because holy SHIT, esportsfags are the absolute worst cancer to exist.

>>712780848
I think squid surge is fine as it is, but the balancing choices and the maps fuckin' devour raw cocks covered in cowshit.

>>712789469
>Implying prayer didn't lead to it just being a Japanese sniper on each time.

>>712789469
>>712780848
>game is all about mobility
>maps are all fucking tetris pieces with zero flanks, almost no inkable walls
>literally no way to win besides pushing more down the middle

>>712789804
I'm just hoping the next game doesn't fucking have these Tetris-style maps. That's really the best we can do currently.

>>712789636
>Not praying hard enough that the Japanese sniper ends up on your team.

>>712789804
It's crazy how readding Urchin Underpass has made me 300x more interested in playing Splatoon 3 again simply because it's a map with actual flank routes.

>>712789990
3's later maps were looking up so I hope
Still not 1 tier, but better than 3's other ones. Can't believe they'd ever make maps like mincemeat, underpass, or bilgewater and ship it

>>712790351
Agreed. They really hope that they return to what made the maps in 1 absolutely a blast to play on.

why does nogami hate brellas

MATCH MAKING FUCKING SUCKS

>>712785887
>Better balance (yes, even with things being OP)
Why does this seem to be the case so often?
>original game just makes fun weapons, some OP
>sequels try to "balance" them
>end up feeling less balanced

>>712789990
The prayer just gets you one on your team, it's never one only on your team.

They removed this

>>712792125
Still mad, it's easily the best outfit.

>>712791817
Even one is just perfect, though more than one is enjoyable chaos if they're on your team.

Fucking loved Splatoon 1. One of my most played Wii U games.

Couldn't get into 2. Haven't bothered to buy or play 3.

>>712783875
>>712783274
Why is your arse trapped in C rank faggot?

>>712794239
Y'all niggas were losing

>>712778106 (OP)
Because they're more mediocre expansions than actual sequels that have not really addressed the series core problems, that being boring single player content and the multiplayer being hamstrung by Nintendo not understanding how to make an online video game.

splatoon was never good

>>712778106 (OP)
For me it's the lack of Wii U gamepad
It's much easier to use to view the map than having to pull it up on your main screen

>>712778106 (OP)
Did they update Splat 3 to include mouse support on Switch 2?

Splatoon 3's maps really were kind of trash. Maps in 1 and 2 had lots of areas that a player could base themselves around. I'm not talking about just camping, but there were more spots for each weapon to flourish. In Splatoon 3 everything felt more homogenized. Salmon Run is pretty good, though.

>>712796624
I feel like flashing what you want to see on the screen is a lot quicker than physically looking down at the gamepad

>>712785426
There really was something special about playing 1 on release, I miss those days too. I remember waking up back then and all I had to do was play Splatoon and wind waker hd while watching top gear on my tablet, good times.

>>712780010
Indeed and the game was faster. They nerfed specials and pretty much every gun because the tick rate is too dogshit for the shitty tablet to handle it.
Splatoon 3 is also as dogshit as splatoon 2's online so I skipped it.
Fuck nintendo

>>712796464
The only good part about 2 was the dlc. The main campaign was hands down a super worse version of the first game, like what the fuck

>>712796684
No, pretty much just hubs run better
They also updated the Switch 1 version to remove some background details in maps during matches to better match the performance on the Switch 2