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Spindel on 03 February 2022
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Dulfite said:
siebensus4 said:

Splatoon 2 is actually a lot better than the first one on Wii U. You have a lot more weapons, clothing, maps and game modes as well as the Octo Expansion with story for single players. The co-op game mode Salmon Run alone should justify a buy, if you own Splatoon 1. The content is absolutely stunning. I think that the launch content is only 30 % of the game right now. They added so much stuff for free. Though, it's primery an online game and not a single player offline game. But maps, modes and weapons are so different to Splatoon 1 that it's really worth checking it out even if you own the predecessor.

None of those additions would get me or others like me to buy a mostly only multiplayer game again so shortly after the first one. This isn't the call of duty crowd. New maps, weapons mean absolutely nothing to me. New modes do mean something, but not enough to buy it.

The expansion was the most interesting part for 2 but I didn't want to have to buy both. A full game should have a fully built in story mode, anything else and devs are just being cheap. Same goes for Overwatch, Apex Legends, PUBG. Bunch of cheap games with no story mode. Overwatch 2 will have a story mode I believe and I'm highly interested because of that, same with Splatoon 3.

Make a full game or go home if you want gamers like me and not just the multiplayer-only crowd. If they just stick with a multiplayer only focus then there are going to be people each game that don't buy the next one. Not everyone cares about shiny new guns or maps. Just like not everyone cares about single player story modes. But if they want full potential sales they need both.

I fully understand what you are saying.

 

For me Splatoon 2 is the single game I have the most hours logged in on the Switch.

But I will probably not buy Splatoon 3 on the Switch unless:

1. The game mechanics are seriously revamped giving a different player experience (meaning it basically is a different game with the same brand name and visuals)

2. Most of the player base disappears from Splatoon 2, so I have no one to play with. 

If Splatoon 3 is delayed to the successor to the Switch, and I get that console, I will probably buy it day one even if it's basically Splatoon 2 with prettier graphics and new guns.  

I have never played the original Splatoon, so to me Splatoon 2 was a brand new experience, and a good one at that. I haven't even finished the SP campaign.