#17: Splatoon 2
I wonder what went on in their heads when they came up with this idea. The Splatoon game's conecpt is incredibly weird and brilliant at the same time. Not unusual for Nintendo. "What if squids shoot ink at each other in a shooter?" I haven't played the first Splatoon. I got Splatoon 2 in 2020 and since then put in about 150 hours into the game.
It's incredibly fun, more than I expected it to be. Probably wouldn't have gotten it if it wasn't for that demo they had put out for a limited time last year. The different online modes are all incredibly varied and fun with the standard turf wars being the most enjoyable. The one with the tower is my second favorite. The matches seem generally well balanced. That PvE mode where you gather eggs together with other players is a nice diversion from the PvP modes.
Despite what they say this isn't actually completely a shooter because some of the weapons aren't actual guns but buckets and rollers. Yeah, they went all in with the weapon types. There are a whole lot and with each of them the way you play changes up quite a bit. They all have secondary weapons like grenades and other things. Another interesting aspect of the Splatoon games are the clothes. There is an endless array of clothes. They all can get a few upgrades like faster movement on the enemy's ink for example. The large number of arenas are generally well designed.
The single player is the weaker part of the game but still plenty of fun, not to long either otherwise it might have become boring. The levels are like parcour sometimes quite challenging nearer to the end but mostly rather easy. The bosses are very creatively designed and fun to fight. The final boss is the best. The story is almost non-existant abd only there to give a reason for why you're doing what you're doing.
Splatoon 2 is the result of a stroke of genius. An incredibly fun experience.
