This game, man. This game. It saved me. Three years ago I was at my lowest and darkest point, where I was a wreck and felt like I was nothing. In my depression, I decided to rebuy splatoon 2 since I lost it once when it first came out, and I’m so glad I did. The campaigns made me feel accomplished. They made me feel happy, something I hadn’t felt in a long time. I cried at the end of octo expansion because it made me feel like I did something great. It made me pick myself back up, and I will forever be indebted to it. This game means the world to me, and I’m so happy to now call Splatoon my absolute favorite Nintendo series.
About Salmon Run at 16:11 , for the first year of the game there was 1 special piece of gear you could get per month. After that year, all 12 pieces of gear were randomly obtainable every time a new salmon run session opened.
@@Darca1n Nah you definitely can, take it from someone who missed two pieces of the gear and used that exact feature to finish my collection when neither were the month's selected item. It didn't even take that long to get em, just a day or two of semi-frequent playing, though I may have just gotten lucky, idk.
With the post-game upates, the Salmon Run is always open, and the gear frequently rotates (weekly I think?) in the order they were originally released and looping back to the top. So at least in that regard there is no unobtainable gear you can miss fron not having played samon run during its original seasons.
It's so weird just how natural the new mechanics in 3 are. Seeing your footage I keep wondering why you aren't squid rolling, squid surging, and throwing salmonid eggs but then I remember it's not in 2. It's just so natural now
I'm glad Splatoon 3 took notes from the Octo Expansion and its single player campaign is a sweet spot between Splatoon 2's base single player and the expansion. Looking forward to that DLC too.
As someone who has played Splatoon since day 1, I 100% agree with your rating of finish it, the first singleplayer campaign in S2 is fun, a bit tiring at the end but it accomplished it's job of being a tutorial, the second campaign I think is incredibly well designed and one of the best campaigns I've played, however completing these campaigns is a nightmare and never worth it, I love your stuff and always have for years, hope you have a good one
1000%'ing 2's story mode drains any fun the stages originally had, which is why I'm so thankful 3 kept it to be closer to Octo Expansion with sometimes having a couple of options. 3's story mode is incredible!
@@BubblingBrooke Fair point- I can't even get online yet because 1. I'm in a country that DOESN'T have E-shop coverage and have to rely on a cousin's friend to even try and do.. and 2. The completion is VERY laborous- like the stages alter to fit each of the hero weapons you decide to bring and yet I was a FOOL to try and attempt because I wanted a bloody 100% completion- which meant I WAS GOING TO TRY AND GET THE HERO REPLICA WEAPONS..
The handy thing about having to do every level with every weapon in the base game story is that whenever I was somewhere with no Internet or the Internet wasn't working I could play some story levels and unlock weapons I could use online when I reconnect
Awesome review! Might I suggest for the inevitable Splatoon 3 review in a few year, the multiplayer "completion" criteria being "getting to A rank in all modes" and for salmon run "getting to Profreshonal" Those two things are well within anyone's skill level and depending on your general video game literacy (which... well I've seen you blow me outta the water in several games, so I know you're a damn maestro with the sticks) can be accomplished in a week or two
Regarding Salmon Run, it’s actually pretty easy to get all the Gear: they aren’t gone forever once they’re gone. The key is the Capsules. They come in four colours, and I believe the Pink ones actually have VERY different prizes from the others, containing exclusively older Gear, rather than respective prize or money, or otherwise _just_ money for the Yellow ones, and ever since they stopped adding in new ones (RIP Octoleete set), the Gear pieces have been rotating in and out over time. This includes that one piece that was part of a collaboration. The Pink Capsule isn’t in Splatoon 3 yet, on account of there literally being only one Piece currently, being the BttF2 looking hat. Bit of a shame Splatoon hasn’t had all that many Collabs period, the Squid Girl set from the first game was awesome, and it’s criminal that Japanese Players got exclusive gear that the Western releases couldn’t ever get.
@@Tailzy26 the White Emarance Set taunts me to this day, especially considering there’s a navy set. Heck, that late-release Mech Armour is incredible and I only recently saw it in-game, before I migrated to Splat 3. Hopefully they get their butts into gear and not distribute that gear via Japanese only codes, and instead via the App, preferably via Wandercrust.
The cosmetics in Salmon Run rotate in a set pattern. If you miss one, you can wait the soul crushingly 25 shifts for it to loop back around. Sucks, but all the gear is eventually obtainable. Alternatively, the pink gacha capsules you earn contain a random salmon run gear (including the ones you may have already missed!)
The fight against DJ Octavio in Splatoon 1 was one of the best boss battles I've seen in a long time. I'm a bit saddened that a lot of Splatoon players won't experience that since it's Wii-U only.
Splatoon is one of those games where I actually love the multiplayer. Unlike games like Call of Duty or evken Battlefield. In those games I feel lie I have to be competitive taking away from the fun and enjoyment. The chaotic nature of Splatoon, the style and music just make for a fun game, no matter if I win by a large portion or lose by less than 1% map coverage. I can just sit back and have a good time with my friends.
I like the Splatoon series. I mostly play it as single player, true. But jumping in for the occasional turf war or six is great fun too. Something that surprised me since I don't normally like multiplayer vs due to not being super competitive.
I'm honestly surprised you didn't mention the *lore* Jirard; unlike *other* shooter games, Splatoon actually has some *interesting* lore that Nintendo is only *expanding* on with each new entry. The whole *point* of the Octo expansion was to expand on the lore of the Octarians and show that they *aren't* truly evil! I'd honestly say that's a *tragic* oversight on your part. Also, the Splatoon franchise holds a special place in my heart because the first game released on my *birthday* and I actually got it as a *present* ; alas, in *spite* of this, I probably *won't* be getting Splatoon 3 because in the middle of Splatoon 2's life cycle, Nintendo made the "brilliant" decision to have the multiplayer battles you *have* to participate in to level up and unlock all the cool equipment *require* a Nintendo Switch Online subscription to participate in *at all* , making the game cost *way* more than the base price tag. Not to mention that no matter *how* many times I send them in for repair or replacement, my Joy-con keep degrading to uncontrollable drift levels *way* too quickly, so I couldn't play the game properly even if I *did* buy into the subscription. It *sucks* because I wanna experience *everything* Splatoon 3 has to offer, but I know I *can't* thanks to the *paywall* that is the the Nintendo Switch Online subscription requirement for multiplayer battles; so is it strange that I'm still trying to avoid spoilers for Splatoon 3's story mode, "Return of the Mammalians"? PS: When it comes to art direction, I honestly think Nintendo went a *brilliant* direction with the Inklings and Octolings' designs; they really *do* just seem like squids and octopi that've evolved humanoid forms to live on land rather than the monster people we occasionally see in anime despite having tentacles and/or arms on their heads instead of hair, the natural mascara around their eyes, and the teeth still reminiscent of cephalopod beaks. You've *gotta* admire that!
I’ll be honest, I stayed away from Splatoon since, like Jirard, I struggle a lot with multiplayer games and shooters. I’ve always felt like getting into games like this means you have to learn quickly to catch up to the pros and have your head on a constant swivel or you’ll die all the time. I finally buckled down and played Splatoon 3 and I absolutely love it. To my surprise, I actually learned really quickly how to survive in battles and can actually hold my own in one-on-one battles against other teams. It honestly feels…fair? I really like that! Even though I’m fighting against people who’ve played longer than me, i still feel like I’m on equal ground in terms of equipment and weapons. I understand why there’s so much love for this franchise now and I feel really bad that I wasn’t there to experience 1 or 2 sooner.
From what I recall, the Amiibo essentially let you play the campaign with a roller and charger, which is already built into the main Splat 2 campaign. I'm glad that the only locked content is cosmetics.
I appreciate that the base game's campaign wasn't necessarily bad, but it left me feeling unfulfilled as someone who played the first game. I don't remember the stages having that much variety to stand out from either each other, or the first game, and the final boss itself seemed like a retread of the first game's final boss, but worse somehow. Octo Expansion was closer in line to what I had hoped for from a sequel, and I think even now it's probably the best campaign out of all 3 games. Getting to see, and even fight the protagonist of the first game was incredible. It's on the expansion pass now, and if you can pick up a cheap copy of Splatoon 2, I'd say its definitely worth the price just for the dlc campaign.
yeah completing 1000% of the main campaign is a real pain, i did it years ago and i was just glad it was over because it truly overstays its welcome. octo expansion does a better job at offering 1 to 3 options per stage, and the options themselves to be actually optimized for the stage itself, and 3 follows the same structure from what ive played so far
Personally I hate the 1000% hero mode experience, and I say this as a super fan who did go through that process. To me designing a stage around 9 varied weapons needing to complete it made the level design and even bosses more bland then they could have. This is definetly more of a now that I have played Splatoon 3 looking back this felt worse thing, but I agree it got old. I think Octo Expansion did a good 1000% idea since its only a few weapons the stage is built around, and in general felt more varried. However of course that's DLC, I think Splatoon 3's story mode is a big step up and feels better to 100/1000% but Splatoon 2's especially in Octo Expansion are still good in their own way.
Salmon Run has a pink capsule reward that gives you a random Grizzco Gear, so you could get every Salmon Run gear eventually. Not saying you should but it is possible
That's incredibly sad that the octo expansion wasn't really touched on that much. It's such a fantastic campaign that to have you just brush over it was really disappointing.
For me Splatoon 2s campaign was better in every way than the originals except for the final boss. The first game had such a better Dj Octavio fight. Octo expansion was great too.
Having only played the original Splatoon on launch, I was shocked by all the content of Splatoon 3 and have already put more hours into it than the first game. Splatoon on launch didn't have enough to keep me engaged and I ended up forgetting about the game for years, Splatoon 3 does have enough to keep me playing whether it is PvP, PvE, Campaign or the card game.
Hey Jirard, I just want to thank you for inspiring me to get back into (and fall hopelessly back in love with), gaming. I had a goal this calendar year to finish 52 games. I've finished 70 games and completed around 20 of them. Finding your channel was the first step in getting back into gaming, something which I use to disrupt the negative momentum my depression, PTSD and anxiety sometimes presents. Your channel inspires me bro, keep up the good work.
You could kinda "beat" salmon run by reaching rank profreshional 999, which is, while very grindy and difficult, kinda doable. You could kinda "beat" multiplayer by holding the #1 X rank position on every mode, which isn't realistically achievable unless you are literally one of the best players in the world.
2 isn’t only my favourite out of the 3 splatoon, but also in my top 10 favourite games of all time (mainly due to practically everything the octo expansion brought to it) Although i still like 1 and 3 very much, just that 2 is very special to me.
Splatoon 2 was awesome. Cool new weapons, stages, and the octo expansion which was amazing. Really solid game that brought more to the table and now we have 3 which is even better
I would consider that the online part of Splatoon 2 has a finish line to cross. 1st rankeds: reaching X rank on all modes giving you a wide view of what online offers. 2nd max hazard level on salmon run: doing at least one of these is not forgiving but can be achieved thanks to grizzco weapons. 3rd weapons: acquire all weapons is an easy task, the boring part are hero weapons which you already unlocked. There are more goals to Splatoon 2 like the little badges that they give you for painting A LOT with a weapon, reaching top 500 on ranked battles and getting all clothes. However badges are tedious and uses up a lot of your time, X power resets every month and some of the clothes are region locked so I wouldn't count these as completion goals.
A wonderful look at a fantastic sequel. Splatoon is just such a fun franchise, even if its multiplayer nature means it's never worth trying to do it all.
Now we’ll have to wait another decade for Splatoon 3’s completionist video, I knew you could do it buddy, no matter what you are just _The Completionist_ and no one will ever take that away.
I honestly thought jirard wasn’t gonna beat this game because of how hard a time he seemed to have with the first. Love the video thou,Splatoon is honestly so fun and addicting.
It has the same issue that all multiplayer games have when old..... But there is joy in it. Also lots of ANGER. Also... They could have fit the expansion in a chip....
This was my introduction into the Splatoon franchise, and I remember being so confused! It can be kind of a hard game to just into, but its worth it for sure!
Someone gave me the idea that Splatoon needs to look into alternate game mods than just gunplay multiplayer. After seeing the stuff you could get up to in 3, a Fall Guys style mode would be absolutely nuts and you know people would eat it up.
15:40 Feel like you got a couple things wrong. First, yeah it was the case that the salmon run rewards changed each month for as long as the game received updates, but it was still possible to get out-of-season gear through the pink reward capsules; And then later as the updated stopped the gear changed for each salmon run rotation, making it even more obtainable. It has never been impossible to get all of the salmon run gear. And then you failed to mention rank altogether. Salmon run lets you go up to Profreshional 999, However, each rotation resets your rank down to 400 if you go over it, making it in that sense, actually incompletable.
I love the multiplayer aspect of splatoon and costumation. Witch made 100% the main story so much more satisfying and worth the effort. I love the designs of the hero weapons. Love the costumation of splatoon 3 so far as well. I have been with the series sense splatoon 1. And it have been a blast. Can't wait for what the series is gonna trough out next😄
After watching all of your videos and finally this video of you (nearly) completing my favorite switch game gave me a very strange desire, you see I’m going to try and make a game in the future, and you best bet that the completion bonus is going to be a reference to you! If I do succeed in making this game I’m talking about, I hope that you’ll get the opportunity to play it.
Back in the day I thought 2 single player was fine, not amazing but good enough..... now after completing 3 I can say 2 was way more fun, and I can appreciate it a lot more now
Nintendo definitely needs to push the single-player side of Splatoon. The movement is so good, it could easily be on par with Mario or Donkey Kong, but I think they just don't want it to compete with those IPs
"Splatoon was not really meant to be completed in the way usual completionists would justify". I came to this video after seeing all the insane achievements in Splatoon 3 and this is right on the money. Would be fun to see you try getting some of those though
This game is a def finish it because it's extremely fun and easy to get addicted to however completing it to the full extent is ridiculously time consuming
I actually think there is a completion list for multiplayer it would just take year’s All hero modes level cleared with every weapon and all collectibles found All octo expansion levels cleared with every weapon and secret boss defeated Very weapon and gear pieces bought All gold badges for every weapon All squid beats song cleared with a gold medal Slamon run rank at profreshional 999 Every ranked battle in rank x Reach Level 99 star once
I definitely feel you when it comes to Splatoon as a franchise. I enjoy the single player quite a bit, but then when it transitions over to the multiplayer. . . It just really isn't my jam, so to speak. And at least for me, it's felt like the transition between Splatoon 1 and 2 has been more a case of "Splatoon 1, Splatoon 1.5", in that it's pretty gosh darned similar in far too many ways to be a full sequel, it feels more just like a big DLC pack that takes away stuff from earlier. (I was never terribly fond of the Supers in Splatoon 2, compared to 1.) But, overall, I did enjoy my time with Splatoon 2, even if its biggest selling point didn't work too well for me. Also, Salmon Run being locked behind a limited availability ALWAYS felt stupid, and still does to this day. Don't tell me when I'm allowed to play my own game, Nintendo! That's just ridiculous! That aside, keep up the great work, Jirard. Can't wait for the next video.
I finally got around to picking up Splatoon 2 a couple months ago ( as well as recently finally picking up Mario Kart 8 DX...I still have the Wii U version so I really fought myself on the double dip for quite while ), and aside from becoming hopelessly distracted by Xenoblade 3 the variety mentioned regarding Splatoon 2's single player mode has also kind of been what's made me take a hiatus from it. As cool as it is that you're not restricted to the Hero Shot the whole time, I'm just not any good with certain weapons....so being required to use a specific weapon for each stage becomes more of a frustrating chore for me ( I'm almost done with sector 3, with just 1 stage & the boss left... ) :/ and hearing some of the challenges in Octo Expansion has me thinking I might be better off just watching a playthrough ( which I was planning to do anyway along with the main story once I finished it )... I also 2nd that desire for a straight up Splatoon platformer....
I love hearing and seeing someone else that ABSOLUTELY ADORES Splatoon but just sucks at multiplayer games- I'm exactly the same!! And my friends never seem to get it. I enjoy the single player stuff so much that the price is worth it for me, I'm really a completionist in these games too 💕 Although Salmon run slaps, kinda sucks that leveling up only happens in turf wars and those modes-
I honestly can't wait for a video on Splatoon 3. Most Splatoon players admit the single player for Splatoon 1 and 2 is kind of mediocre. The Octo Expansion was praised for being a huge upgrade from the previous single player experiences, and after 100%ing the story mode for Splatoon 3, I'd have to say it's the best single player campaign in the series. We don't even have any info on the DLC for Splatoon 3 either, so I'm super excited to see where that goes.
Nah, the winner team is the one that splats more. No question about it. A beginner getting slatted every 10 seconds leaves a lot more enemy ink behind than what they can cover and allows the other team to charge into your territory and take more color.
That's going to be an absolute nightmare. Some of those badges require hundreds of wins with specific weapons. It's a good way to say that you like to use one specific weapons, but horrible for people trying to get every badge.
getting to S+ rank in all 4 ranked modes is in my opinion not part of completion criteria but I found it extremely fun to achieve. So I hope someone is persuaded to climb ranked ladders because of this comment. especially since S2 has such an easy ladder to climb
I love all the Splatoon sequels I just wish Nintendo hadn't changed the multi player level designs from the first game ever sense Splatoon 2 all the stages feel smaller & flatter in scale compared to the first game.
Splat 3 really changed that. Pretty much all the launch stages have multiple levels to them, which works well for long range weapons. The new stages also have limited entry points into the enemy base (AKA a single bridge), which can make pushing too deep a risky move if someone is guarding it.
Hey, Shadow the Hedgehog was mentioned in this episode. Jirard, you should complete it. Fair warning though, apparently to fully complete it you need to go through the game multiple times taking each and every path. Each path is even named, so you can keep track of which ones you did and which you haven't.
@@MysteriousJojo Depends on how he judges it. There are 10 different endings, plus a true ending. There are 24 levels, some with multiple objectives. Beating each objective once would be a solid goal. Between the branching levels, there are 326 possible paths, each individually named. The path chosen doesn't affect the ending as long as the same final stage and boss is reached. I'd say that's overkill, but there technically is a library that chronicles every possible path. Personally, I'd say beat every objective once, getting every ending, and getting the true ending is enough for a Completionist. But this is the guy who tried, and gave up, on going through every romance path in Persona 5 to get one unique item each run.
3:32 That is a huge reach, my man. There's a reason why the Wii U flopped. That thing sucks! That oversized ipad of a controller killed it on arrival for me.
Wait until Jirard learns he didn’t complete squid beatz.
Yeah I skiped that I'll never get squid beatz
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It's the "Guitar Hero" mode of Splatoon
@@GUMMY_MKII ah. Is it a very hard level?
@@Azrael-vz7fg its a rythm game for basically every song in splatoon, and it gets crazy
This game, man. This game. It saved me. Three years ago I was at my lowest and darkest point, where I was a wreck and felt like I was nothing. In my depression, I decided to rebuy splatoon 2 since I lost it once when it first came out, and I’m so glad I did. The campaigns made me feel accomplished. They made me feel happy, something I hadn’t felt in a long time. I cried at the end of octo expansion because it made me feel like I did something great. It made me pick myself back up, and I will forever be indebted to it. This game means the world to me, and I’m so happy to now call Splatoon my absolute favorite Nintendo series.
I'm happy to see you got better thanks to this awesome game :) Take care.
About Salmon Run at 16:11 , for the first year of the game there was 1 special piece of gear you could get per month. After that year, all 12 pieces of gear were randomly obtainable every time a new salmon run session opened.
Yup, and also I seem to remember that you can also get prior gear in the capsule bonuses too, might be misremembering though.
This has 100 likes. Go watch my Splatoon 3 videos.
@@Darca1n Nah you definitely can, take it from someone who missed two pieces of the gear and used that exact feature to finish my collection when neither were the month's selected item. It didn't even take that long to get em, just a day or two of semi-frequent playing, though I may have just gotten lucky, idk.
With the post-game upates, the Salmon Run is always open, and the gear frequently rotates (weekly I think?) in the order they were originally released and looping back to the top. So at least in that regard there is no unobtainable gear you can miss fron not having played samon run during its original seasons.
It's so weird just how natural the new mechanics in 3 are. Seeing your footage I keep wondering why you aren't squid rolling, squid surging, and throwing salmonid eggs but then I remember it's not in 2. It's just so natural now
Bro same, I went back to 2 for some PBs with my friend and I tried to squidsurge every time I was on a wall and it got me killed so much
@@Null82085 I got used to squid rolling so much with blaster in the demo... I looked like a complete idiot when the demo was over and I went back to 2
Surge kinda sucks but the others are awesome
The only thing I miss about Splatoon 3 when I go back to Splatoon 2 is the ability to throw eggs into the basket.
11:10 "Everything, from fun music to visuals, is absolutely off the chain..."
I believe the pun you were looking for was "Off the Hook."
Splatoon will always live on as a triple A title in Nintendo’s records.
most Nintendo games are classes under triple A
Triple A just refers to the production budget.
splatoon 2 will always no matter what be considered one of the games on the nintendo switch
Splatoon is definitely a game from Nintendo, such a game.
I'm glad Splatoon 3 took notes from the Octo Expansion and its single player campaign is a sweet spot between Splatoon 2's base single player and the expansion. Looking forward to that DLC too.
As someone who has played Splatoon since day 1, I 100% agree with your rating of finish it, the first singleplayer campaign in S2 is fun, a bit tiring at the end but it accomplished it's job of being a tutorial, the second campaign I think is incredibly well designed and one of the best campaigns I've played, however completing these campaigns is a nightmare and never worth it, I love your stuff and always have for years, hope you have a good one
Lol could've said ink-redible there like nintendo can't stop using
1000%'ing 2's story mode drains any fun the stages originally had, which is why I'm so thankful 3 kept it to be closer to Octo Expansion with sometimes having a couple of options. 3's story mode is incredible!
Yeah they actually made it unique, cool animations, better story, good gameplay, music and little details.
I still did it all.
@@BubblingBrooke Fair point- I can't even get online yet because 1. I'm in a country that DOESN'T have E-shop coverage and have to rely on a cousin's friend to even try and do..
and 2. The completion is VERY laborous- like the stages alter to fit each of the hero weapons you decide to bring and yet I was a FOOL to try and attempt because I wanted a bloody 100% completion- which meant I WAS GOING TO TRY AND GET THE HERO REPLICA WEAPONS..
I love this game, especially the _Octo Expansion._
I could imagine trying to do ALL the main levels with ALL the weapons and not to mention ALL the weapons in Octo-Expansion.
I actually did it and can confirm it was just as fun as what was shown
Imagine having to fight inner agent 3 with every weapon...
@@jordo1104 you only get the octo shot for IA3
Did that years ago.
@@jordo1104 yeah
The handy thing about having to do every level with every weapon in the base game story is that whenever I was somewhere with no Internet or the Internet wasn't working I could play some story levels and unlock weapons I could use online when I reconnect
Awesome review! Might I suggest for the inevitable Splatoon 3 review in a few year, the multiplayer "completion" criteria being "getting to A rank in all modes" and for salmon run "getting to Profreshonal" Those two things are well within anyone's skill level and depending on your general video game literacy (which... well I've seen you blow me outta the water in several games, so I know you're a damn maestro with the sticks) can be accomplished in a week or two
Regarding Salmon Run, it’s actually pretty easy to get all the Gear: they aren’t gone forever once they’re gone.
The key is the Capsules. They come in four colours, and I believe the Pink ones actually have VERY different prizes from the others, containing exclusively older Gear, rather than respective prize or money, or otherwise _just_ money for the Yellow ones, and ever since they stopped adding in new ones (RIP Octoleete set), the Gear pieces have been rotating in and out over time. This includes that one piece that was part of a collaboration. The Pink Capsule isn’t in Splatoon 3 yet, on account of there literally being only one Piece currently, being the BttF2 looking hat.
Bit of a shame Splatoon hasn’t had all that many Collabs period, the Squid Girl set from the first game was awesome, and it’s criminal that Japanese Players got exclusive gear that the Western releases couldn’t ever get.
yeah that part sucked, I saw some of the Japan only gear and DAMN I wish some of that got released elsewhere It looked so sick!
@@Tailzy26 the White Emarance Set taunts me to this day, especially considering there’s a navy set.
Heck, that late-release Mech Armour is incredible and I only recently saw it in-game, before I migrated to Splat 3.
Hopefully they get their butts into gear and not distribute that gear via Japanese only codes, and instead via the App, preferably via Wandercrust.
The cosmetics in Salmon Run rotate in a set pattern. If you miss one, you can wait the soul crushingly 25 shifts for it to loop back around. Sucks, but all the gear is eventually obtainable. Alternatively, the pink gacha capsules you earn contain a random salmon run gear (including the ones you may have already missed!)
The fight against DJ Octavio in Splatoon 1 was one of the best boss battles I've seen in a long time. I'm a bit saddened that a lot of Splatoon players won't experience that since it's Wii-U only.
Splatoon is one of those games where I actually love the multiplayer. Unlike games like Call of Duty or evken Battlefield. In those games I feel lie I have to be competitive taking away from the fun and enjoyment. The chaotic nature of Splatoon, the style and music just make for a fun game, no matter if I win by a large portion or lose by less than 1% map coverage. I can just sit back and have a good time with my friends.
I like the Splatoon series. I mostly play it as single player, true. But jumping in for the occasional turf war or six is great fun too. Something that surprised me since I don't normally like multiplayer vs due to not being super competitive.
I'm honestly surprised you didn't mention the *lore* Jirard; unlike *other* shooter games, Splatoon actually has some *interesting* lore that Nintendo is only *expanding* on with each new entry. The whole *point* of the Octo expansion was to expand on the lore of the Octarians and show that they *aren't* truly evil! I'd honestly say that's a *tragic* oversight on your part.
Also, the Splatoon franchise holds a special place in my heart because the first game released on my *birthday* and I actually got it as a *present* ; alas, in *spite* of this, I probably *won't* be getting Splatoon 3 because in the middle of Splatoon 2's life cycle, Nintendo made the "brilliant" decision to have the multiplayer battles you *have* to participate in to level up and unlock all the cool equipment *require* a Nintendo Switch Online subscription to participate in *at all* , making the game cost *way* more than the base price tag. Not to mention that no matter *how* many times I send them in for repair or replacement, my Joy-con keep degrading to uncontrollable drift levels *way* too quickly, so I couldn't play the game properly even if I *did* buy into the subscription. It *sucks* because I wanna experience *everything* Splatoon 3 has to offer, but I know I *can't* thanks to the *paywall* that is the the Nintendo Switch Online subscription requirement for multiplayer battles; so is it strange that I'm still trying to avoid spoilers for Splatoon 3's story mode, "Return of the Mammalians"?
PS: When it comes to art direction, I honestly think Nintendo went a *brilliant* direction with the Inklings and Octolings' designs; they really *do* just seem like squids and octopi that've evolved humanoid forms to live on land rather than the monster people we occasionally see in anime despite having tentacles and/or arms on their heads instead of hair, the natural mascara around their eyes, and the teeth still reminiscent of cephalopod beaks. You've *gotta* admire that!
I’ll be honest, I stayed away from Splatoon since, like Jirard, I struggle a lot with multiplayer games and shooters. I’ve always felt like getting into games like this means you have to learn quickly to catch up to the pros and have your head on a constant swivel or you’ll die all the time.
I finally buckled down and played Splatoon 3 and I absolutely love it. To my surprise, I actually learned really quickly how to survive in battles and can actually hold my own in one-on-one battles against other teams. It honestly feels…fair? I really like that! Even though I’m fighting against people who’ve played longer than me, i still feel like I’m on equal ground in terms of equipment and weapons.
I understand why there’s so much love for this franchise now and I feel really bad that I wasn’t there to experience 1 or 2 sooner.
Btw, you don't get missions but I'm pretty sure you do still get gear from the Splatoon amiibo in 2. Great video as usual, nice completionating 😎
From what I recall, the Amiibo essentially let you play the campaign with a roller and charger, which is already built into the main Splat 2 campaign. I'm glad that the only locked content is cosmetics.
I appreciate that the base game's campaign wasn't necessarily bad, but it left me feeling unfulfilled as someone who played the first game. I don't remember the stages having that much variety to stand out from either each other, or the first game, and the final boss itself seemed like a retread of the first game's final boss, but worse somehow.
Octo Expansion was closer in line to what I had hoped for from a sequel, and I think even now it's probably the best campaign out of all 3 games. Getting to see, and even fight the protagonist of the first game was incredible. It's on the expansion pass now, and if you can pick up a cheap copy of Splatoon 2, I'd say its definitely worth the price just for the dlc campaign.
I've been waiting forever to see The Completionist do a video on this game, this is gonna be good!
Boutta be so hyped when that Elden Ring vid dropped !
yeah completing 1000% of the main campaign is a real pain, i did it years ago and i was just glad it was over because it truly overstays its welcome.
octo expansion does a better job at offering 1 to 3 options per stage, and the options themselves to be actually optimized for the stage itself, and 3 follows the same structure from what ive played so far
Personally I hate the 1000% hero mode experience, and I say this as a super fan who did go through that process. To me designing a stage around 9 varied weapons needing to complete it made the level design and even bosses more bland then they could have. This is definetly more of a now that I have played Splatoon 3 looking back this felt worse thing, but I agree it got old. I think Octo Expansion did a good 1000% idea since its only a few weapons the stage is built around, and in general felt more varried. However of course that's DLC, I think Splatoon 3's story mode is a big step up and feels better to 100/1000% but Splatoon 2's especially in Octo Expansion are still good in their own way.
I was hoping for some jokes of shocking reactions whenever Marie belittles the player for being a completionist.
I love this game! And I just recently beat the sp campaign on splatoon 3 and it's lovely!!
Jirard’s intros just get more and more badass!!
Salmon Run has a pink capsule reward that gives you a random Grizzco Gear, so you could get every Salmon Run gear eventually. Not saying you should but it is possible
That's incredibly sad that the octo expansion wasn't really touched on that much. It's such a fantastic campaign that to have you just brush over it was really disappointing.
For me Splatoon 2s campaign was better in every way than the originals except for the final boss. The first game had such a better Dj Octavio fight. Octo expansion was great too.
I still love that intro.
Having only played the original Splatoon on launch, I was shocked by all the content of Splatoon 3 and have already put more hours into it than the first game. Splatoon on launch didn't have enough to keep me engaged and I ended up forgetting about the game for years, Splatoon 3 does have enough to keep me playing whether it is PvP, PvE, Campaign or the card game.
I'm loving Splatoon 3! Makes me wish, I actually got into the series earlier. The 3rd one maybe my first one, but it's worth every minute 👍
Hey Jirard, I just want to thank you for inspiring me to get back into (and fall hopelessly back in love with), gaming.
I had a goal this calendar year to finish 52 games. I've finished 70 games and completed around 20 of them. Finding your channel was the first step in getting back into gaming, something which I use to disrupt the negative momentum my depression, PTSD and anxiety sometimes presents. Your channel inspires me bro, keep up the good work.
You could kinda "beat" salmon run by reaching rank profreshional 999, which is, while very grindy and difficult, kinda doable.
You could kinda "beat" multiplayer by holding the #1 X rank position on every mode, which isn't realistically achievable unless you are literally one of the best players in the world.
2 isn’t only my favourite out of the 3 splatoon, but also in my top 10 favourite games of all time (mainly due to practically everything the octo expansion brought to it)
Although i still like 1 and 3 very much, just that 2 is very special to me.
I love when Alex shows up. It's good to see him every now and then.
Splatoon 2 was awesome. Cool new weapons, stages, and the octo expansion which was amazing. Really solid game that brought more to the table and now we have 3 which is even better
The octo expansion is good. I loved every second of it even if was more difficult
That intro was sick, the star fox 64 hurt sounds into holding up the wave bird was too clean, good stuff
Yes. Cant waiy for the splatoon 3 completionist episode when 4's first splatfest starts!
I would consider that the online part of Splatoon 2 has a finish line to cross.
1st rankeds: reaching X rank on all modes giving you a wide view of what online offers.
2nd max hazard level on salmon run: doing at least one of these is not forgiving but can be achieved thanks to grizzco weapons.
3rd weapons: acquire all weapons is an easy task, the boring part are hero weapons which you already unlocked.
There are more goals to Splatoon 2 like the little badges that they give you for painting A LOT with a weapon, reaching top 500 on ranked battles and getting all clothes. However badges are tedious and uses up a lot of your time, X power resets every month and some of the clothes are region locked so I wouldn't count these as completion goals.
A wonderful look at a fantastic sequel. Splatoon is just such a fun franchise, even if its multiplayer nature means it's never worth trying to do it all.
Now we’ll have to wait another decade for Splatoon 3’s completionist video, I knew you could do it buddy, no matter what you are just _The Completionist_ and no one will ever take that away.
the amiibo do more than just store your gear
when you win a certain number of matches, you unlock some unique gear
4:54 my mans rly just looked at his sniper 1v1ing the bubble bastard and was like "lemme just super jump outta here"🤣🤣.
I honestly thought jirard wasn’t gonna beat this game because of how hard a time he seemed to have with the first. Love the video thou,Splatoon is honestly so fun and addicting.
Well better late than never really hits hard now the 3 came out recently lol.
It has the same issue that all multiplayer games have when old..... But there is joy in it. Also lots of ANGER.
Also... They could have fit the expansion in a chip....
This was my introduction into the Splatoon franchise, and I remember being so confused! It can be kind of a hard game to just into, but its worth it for sure!
Someone gave me the idea that Splatoon needs to look into alternate game mods than just gunplay multiplayer. After seeing the stuff you could get up to in 3, a Fall Guys style mode would be absolutely nuts and you know people would eat it up.
15:40 Feel like you got a couple things wrong. First, yeah it was the case that the salmon run rewards changed each month for as long as the game received updates, but it was still possible to get out-of-season gear through the pink reward capsules; And then later as the updated stopped the gear changed for each salmon run rotation, making it even more obtainable. It has never been impossible to get all of the salmon run gear.
And then you failed to mention rank altogether. Salmon run lets you go up to Profreshional 999, However, each rotation resets your rank down to 400 if you go over it, making it in that sense, actually incompletable.
I love Splatoon and as a very active member of the community I just beat the single player as well I love the multiplayer so much better
I love the multiplayer aspect of splatoon and costumation. Witch made 100% the main story so much more satisfying and worth the effort. I love the designs of the hero weapons.
Love the costumation of splatoon 3 so far as well. I have been with the series sense splatoon 1. And it have been a blast. Can't wait for what the series is gonna trough out next😄
Thank you for taking it easier on yourself.
After watching all of your videos and finally this video of you (nearly) completing my favorite switch game gave me a very strange desire, you see I’m going to try and make a game in the future, and you best bet that the completion bonus is going to be a reference to you! If I do succeed in making this game I’m talking about, I hope that you’ll get the opportunity to play it.
Back in the day I thought 2 single player was fine, not amazing but good enough..... now after completing 3 I can say 2 was way more fun, and I can appreciate it a lot more now
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I'm Surprised you haven't mentioned That little shout-out Marie does in the single player mode:
"Are you some sort of completionist or something?"
Download and play Xenoblade
You didn't do Squid Beatz
I was not expecting this!
Nintendo definitely needs to push the single-player side of Splatoon. The movement is so good, it could easily be on par with Mario or Donkey Kong, but I think they just don't want it to compete with those IPs
I see a lot of your videos but I don't think I've ever seen the Splatoon 1 video so I'm going to have to go back and watch that.
"Splatoon was not really meant to be completed in the way usual completionists would justify". I came to this video after seeing all the insane achievements in Splatoon 3 and this is right on the money. Would be fun to see you try getting some of those though
This game is a def finish it because it's extremely fun and easy to get addicted to however completing it to the full extent is ridiculously time consuming
I love this game and thank you for reviewing it Jirard
base game is amazing, but then Octo Expansion just says "Oh yeah? Here's some more!"
sucks no one is gonna talk about this game anymore. This is one of my favorite games
"There are more super soakers featured here than in Kids WB commercials."
Me: "I was THERE, Gandalf.....I was there, three thousand years ago...."
I actually think there is a completion list for multiplayer it would just take year’s
All hero modes level cleared with every weapon and all collectibles found
All octo expansion levels cleared with every weapon and secret boss defeated
Very weapon and gear pieces bought
All gold badges for every weapon
All squid beats song cleared with a gold medal
Slamon run rank at profreshional 999
Every ranked battle in rank x
Reach Level 99 star once
I think that PFP could use a tentacle hair and beard and then it'd look a lot more like an inkling or octoling version of Jirard.
I definitely feel you when it comes to Splatoon as a franchise. I enjoy the single player quite a bit, but then when it transitions over to the multiplayer. . . It just really isn't my jam, so to speak. And at least for me, it's felt like the transition between Splatoon 1 and 2 has been more a case of "Splatoon 1, Splatoon 1.5", in that it's pretty gosh darned similar in far too many ways to be a full sequel, it feels more just like a big DLC pack that takes away stuff from earlier. (I was never terribly fond of the Supers in Splatoon 2, compared to 1.)
But, overall, I did enjoy my time with Splatoon 2, even if its biggest selling point didn't work too well for me. Also, Salmon Run being locked behind a limited availability ALWAYS felt stupid, and still does to this day. Don't tell me when I'm allowed to play my own game, Nintendo! That's just ridiculous!
That aside, keep up the great work, Jirard. Can't wait for the next video.
I finally got around to picking up Splatoon 2 a couple months ago ( as well as recently finally picking up Mario Kart 8 DX...I still have the Wii U version so I really fought myself on the double dip for quite while ), and aside from becoming hopelessly distracted by Xenoblade 3 the variety mentioned regarding Splatoon 2's single player mode has also kind of been what's made me take a hiatus from it. As cool as it is that you're not restricted to the Hero Shot the whole time, I'm just not any good with certain weapons....so being required to use a specific weapon for each stage becomes more of a frustrating chore for me ( I'm almost done with sector 3, with just 1 stage & the boss left... ) :/ and hearing some of the challenges in Octo Expansion has me thinking I might be better off just watching a playthrough ( which I was planning to do anyway along with the main story once I finished it )...
I also 2nd that desire for a straight up Splatoon platformer....
Splatoon 3’s badges are gonna kill this man
I love hearing and seeing someone else that ABSOLUTELY ADORES Splatoon but just sucks at multiplayer games- I'm exactly the same!! And my friends never seem to get it. I enjoy the single player stuff so much that the price is worth it for me, I'm really a completionist in these games too 💕 Although Salmon run slaps, kinda sucks that leveling up only happens in turf wars and those modes-
All hope of fully completing splatoon 3 in any short period is erased when you look at the sheer number of badges and what it takes to get each one
Speaking of Shadow The Hedgehog. I have a strong feeling that you'll complete
that game at some point. In which case, good luck with that!
My sister 100%-ed this game a while ago. We didn't have Nintendo Online yet so, in her own words, "It's not like I had anything else to do"
"Nintendo got a ton of mileage out of listening to the demands of fans"
*shows footage of tenta missiles*
Now you should complete Splatoon 3
Alex puppeting Jirard is one of my favourite things
I honestly can't wait for a video on Splatoon 3. Most Splatoon players admit the single player for Splatoon 1 and 2 is kind of mediocre. The Octo Expansion was praised for being a huge upgrade from the previous single player experiences, and after 100%ing the story mode for Splatoon 3, I'd have to say it's the best single player campaign in the series. We don't even have any info on the DLC for Splatoon 3 either, so I'm super excited to see where that goes.
Nah, the winner team is the one that splats more.
No question about it. A beginner getting slatted every 10 seconds leaves a lot more enemy ink behind than what they can cover and allows the other team to charge into your territory and take more color.
ty for covering one of my fave all time series!
Wow, just in time!
...for Splatoon 3!
I didn't finish this game bc Splatoon 3 is out. I only go back to Splatoon 2 if I feel like listening to my own music while playing tbh.
Past Salmon run gear drops in the gachapons for later runs
I really wish I didn't hate this game. Everyone always sounds like they're having so much fun when they talk about it.
But DID Jirard beat every Octo Expansion level with every weapon option?
I'd say hitting max rank on all modes and clearing hazard level max once counts as finishing the multiplayer aspect
They added badges in Splatoon 3 witch is really good for completionists
That's going to be an absolute nightmare. Some of those badges require hundreds of wins with specific weapons. It's a good way to say that you like to use one specific weapons, but horrible for people trying to get every badge.
nice to hear this game did improve on the first
In japan alone, day 3 post launch of splatoon 3, 3 million sales. Imagine the worldwide sales number
How ironic that you made this. I was considering getting either Splatoon 2 or 3
I look forward to your eventual Splatoon 3 video
getting to S+ rank in all 4 ranked modes is in my opinion not part of completion criteria but I found it extremely fun to achieve. So I hope someone is persuaded to climb ranked ladders because of this comment. especially since S2 has such an easy ladder to climb
Splatoon 2 is the only multiplayer to me that is worth maxing out.
I can't believe the mad lad actually did it
I love all the Splatoon sequels I just wish Nintendo hadn't changed the multi player level designs from the first game ever sense Splatoon 2 all the stages feel smaller & flatter in scale compared to the first game.
Splat 3 really changed that. Pretty much all the launch stages have multiple levels to them, which works well for long range weapons. The new stages also have limited entry points into the enemy base (AKA a single bridge), which can make pushing too deep a risky move if someone is guarding it.
Hey, Shadow the Hedgehog was mentioned in this episode. Jirard, you should complete it. Fair warning though, apparently to fully complete it you need to go through the game multiple times taking each and every path. Each path is even named, so you can keep track of which ones you did and which you haven't.
I could have sworn he completed Shadow. Have I completed a game that he hasn't?. I don't see a listing for it, and it's not in his NG+ queue.
@@jardex2275 Mayhaps, and since he mentioned it off-handedly at some point we will demand he does so.
Aren’t there like 256 ending combinations in that game or something? I couldn’t imagine replaying any game that many times
@@MysteriousJojo I do believe so, which means he might go insane by the end.
@@MysteriousJojo Depends on how he judges it. There are 10 different endings, plus a true ending.
There are 24 levels, some with multiple objectives. Beating each objective once would be a solid goal.
Between the branching levels, there are 326 possible paths, each individually named. The path chosen doesn't affect the ending as long as the same final stage and boss is reached. I'd say that's overkill, but there technically is a library that chronicles every possible path.
Personally, I'd say beat every objective once, getting every ending, and getting the true ending is enough for a Completionist. But this is the guy who tried, and gave up, on going through every romance path in Persona 5 to get one unique item each run.
3:32 That is a huge reach, my man. There's a reason why the Wii U flopped. That thing sucks! That oversized ipad of a controller killed it on arrival for me.