Attempting Splatoon 3's HARDEST Level 

Imagine if the Splatoon devs decided to make a deal with the devil and didn’t give any checkpoints in After Alterna

The last quarter is my favourite and really fits into 3 waves: Wave 1: "Oh God, is this Girl Power?" Wave 2: Undeserved Confidence Wave 3: "Panic. They have specials now."

Marie: A backwards squid roll could help! Alpharad: Imma pretend I didn't hear that

Fun fact, max level smallfry is very good for areas 3 and 4. I’m glad he’s not just fighting fodder for this

If the DLC isn't courses that are all as difficult as After Alterna, I will be slightly sad.

The fact that he didn’t immediately say “flying worst class” shows how stressful this damn level is

This is actually a 14-minute documentary on how being tilted can severely affect your gameplay

you’re so lucky for not knowing the pain of splatting that last target a millisecond too late and having the last rail spawn just as you hit the water slightly below it. it happened to me twice.

Maybe the real Champion's Road was the friends we made along the way

I remember beginning to cry once I saw the launch pad take me not only to a new section, but one WITH TARGETS ON RAILS. If nobody’s every played Octo Expansion, there’s a level where you have to use the Bamboozler to pop 30 crates on rails and it’s torture. I thought I was getting to the goal, but I was only getting PTSD.

Splatoon 3’s main story just felt like the perfect level of difficulty, but I’m glad they added a Champion’s road style level for the experts, too.

The first few parts felt difficult but not unfair. That last part tho... Jesus. And people thought Girl Power Station was bad

I was sick while trying to finish this level and I’m not sure what happened, but I ended up dying like 30-50 times up until I hit the Octarian waves match. Fight or flight instinct must’ve gone insane because I cleared them first try and finally got to sleep after clearing the stage. Thought it was a literal fever dream until the next day’s snapshot library browsing.

It’s absolutely the tilting that makes it so tough. I did my run in shorter bursts and coming in fresh helped a ton.

10:25 this made me laugh so fucking hard for *no reason* feels like his last video with that same punchline made it funnier and funnier each time

Splatoon 3 really said “Nah let’s make children cry.”

“it will only take 20 minutes” -chat convincing alpha to do the secret level after stream

I thought it was really neat how in the last arena fight the first was was main weapons only, then second wave included subs, then third wave chucks in specials for each weapon type

Part 1 of After Alterna is definitely the hardest with you traveling across a large map with no checkpoints is evil, all the rest was so much easier

This was so fun to watch live! Can’t wait to see alpha fly a reasonable distance from the sun today :)

man, his reaction to the last bit with "This is an arena" did not trigger the same fear my brain did. I had flippin girl power station flashbacks.

2:44 Marie: do a backwards squid roll to make it onto the next platform! Alpha: *just slides off*

Remember this is the last champions road of splatoon 3 Alpharad will ever upload, savor it

4:58 is so valid, like you’re out the gate not knowing what to expect so you’re vigilant but once you know what’s up you start getting sloppy and it’s like this stage KNOWS that’s what’ll happen and it punishes you for it it. it’s also knowing you’re getting sent back to the start, not having gotten that first checkpoint like “well, there goes my progress.”

The octoling bit nearly made me snap my switch in half

I gotta say, this level is brutal, but by far the most fun level in the entire series. Even the unfairly difficult parts were a blast in my opinion, and finishing the level for the first time is the greatest feeling ever

I'm not even joking...doing this level set gave me a actual headache,but I powered through the physical and mental pain of all this to get...bear ear headband...worth it👌✨

The ending perfectly captured the feeling everyone had after beating this level.

it's so infuriating watching alpharad complete this level with only 25 deaths i can't even

I love how you showed Stormy Ascent from Crash Bandicoot 1 in the ultra hard levels clips. Getting the platinum relic of that level was hell on earth.

What I like about the last section is that they literally show you the end from the checkpoint. It gives you a boost of "I can do this" energy before destroying your pride. It isn't awful, but the amount of ways, even in the first wave, that things can go wrong with over-confidence cannot be understated. It's hard to keep enough of your ink around to allow for easy mobility. Or to dodge. Not to mention a few specials, the Trizooka and Jetpack in particular, tend to get you killed when trying to use them here. In fact I technically beat wave 3 twice. The first time however ended in tragedy when the last Octoling and I splatted each other at the same time.

These frequent uploads are amazing and there surprisingly not that rushed for how frequently they are. Honestly this just feels like a dream come true but I just hope alpha doesn’t burn him self out just keep up the great work

I spent a total of three days on After Alterna. I am not a gamer(tm), I am a casual RPG gamer who plays for story. Three days of my life well spent on getting the juicy lore I so desired.

I probably took longer to beat this kettle than you did. It took me almost 2 days to finish. Honestly, I expected the goal to be an abandoned room or lab and we get to see a tape how Mr Grizz became who he is now. But at least we get an Alterna log explaining Mr Grizz’s origin.

I was so upset when I found out that the ink, unlike the inklings, is apparently waterproof.

Marie: a backwards squid roll will do just fine Alpharad: let me just jump off

I looked at the final octoling area of the level from a distance and I just immediately thought "oh shit this looks like Girl power station from the octo expansion" and I hate how right i was

Honestly, after fighting Inner Agent 3, the final gauntlet being nothing but a difficult level was a relief. I sold my soul and all I got for it was a golden toothpick.

The best part about this is that chat had to convince him to do this level by saying that it would only take 30 minutes. it ended up being an hour and a half

god, i love alpharad’s vids, i’m always so happy to see a vid from him

I got the first part first try and then spent 30 minutes to an hour on the grind rail section. Always interesting to see different perspectives

Section 1: This was tough the first few times. It took me a while with trial and error to get through Section 2: People said that this was a nightmare. I beat it first try. Section 3: Easiest section for me. Smallfry is pretty good at diverting attention. Section 4: If you thought fighting a hyper Agent 3 that is somehow always 3 steps ahead of you was tough, this is pretty much on the same level, especially Wave 3 when most of the walls to keep you safe from the barrage of specials are removed. A fully upgraded Smallfry really helps in this section, especially since he can instakill the Octolings.

Man, seeing how easily you nailed Girl Power's Revenge after spending multiple hours banging my head against that wall was simultaneously cathartic but also kind of infuriating.

5:28 God damn, I never thought to just stay above in safety and ink it all. I even knew the ink stayed on, I just kept jumping from one to the next until it felt safe enough to move on, and the first part was BY FAR the hardest part for me (although I did have to quit out from the second part, because I never upgraded my Hero Shot and found that part insufferable without said upgrades).

It seems like Alpharad always just prefers to have fun, try his best, and lose, instead of grind his heart out, perfect his runs, and not have fun. And I think that’s a really good and healthy mindset to have.

This was probably my favorite VOD ever

2:45 Marie: Uh oh! Backwards squid roll time! Alpharad: *jumps off like a boss* Marie: Am I a joke to you

As a former stick player the platforms and rails were EZ, but Girl Power 2 was hell. Had to turn on motion controls PERMANENTLY and learn in shark infested waters for that last fight. Came out a World Champion, feel good/bad man

A really difficult final level is always so cool

With how simple all the platform designs are, I'd love to see a "splatoon maker" where people could make their own campaign levels.

Seeing alpha miss the first checkpoint twice purely out of impatience/panic was painful

Caught this live, very enjoyable to listen to you suffering through this hell of a level. Well done.

I fucking love seeing alpha posting consistently now that he’s not burnt out and mentally recovered, some of the most entertaining content on RU-vid always look forward to his videos 🤙🏼🎉

“It can’t be… THAT hard…” oh- oh no you sweet summer child… you are very mistaken..

Just a tip for the last part. If you get to the second part of the fight you can kill all but one and pick up the canned specials if you pick up enough to get to zipcaster two armors spawn. You can then kill the last octoling and have better odds at the last part.

I attempted this course over 20 times and I legit was on the verge of tears when it came to final stage. It took me about 8 tries to finish the third stage.

Your timing is immaculate. I just finished your main Splatoon 3 video.

4 episodes of Alpha in less than two weeks this is a dub

"A backward Squid roll might drop you riiight onto the next platform..." "Or I could just kill myself."

fun fact squid surge heavily reduces the speed which you fall on a wall, you can use it on the platforms to make it easier. Another thing is that splatter bombing the wall before climbing it in the last part of the first area can really save you

This level was HELL for me, especially the rail section and the final part.

I wish more games had a champions road like level

It took me way more than 25 deaths, but I remember the first time I made into the octazons and because I lost my shield way early, I decided to restart "the section". My surprise was that the "Start over" wasn't just for the section.

It hurts my soul seeing someone do this with only 25 deaths. This took me an entire day to complete and probably well over 100 deaths. Stages 2 and 4 took me ages to complete. GG Alpharad.

Yeah I love these kinds of levels but between darker side and this I have not beaten a single one of them! Got pretty far for only getting the game a few days ago tho...I think... Edit: yeah I never got pastthe part at 3:40 , been there like 4 or 5 times, didn't know there might be a Checkpoint there tho! 5:50 happened to me too!

I havent been able to get past the moving bricks man, idk if me not upgrading a single thing to make the whole story more challenging makes a different but yeah

The last quarter was definitely the most difficult. I grinded it so much that I found out that when the specials cycle to zipcaster, there is armor on the pillars for you to grab.

I have a tip for the octoling level, (I already beat it) I recommend to charge up your special at the start. You should also try to keep your armor there as long as possible. When there is 2 or 1 octolings left charge into them. Also try to kill/break the wave breakers, rollers, and tenta missiles.

Pog, new video!

Claim your “here within an hour” ticket right here❤️

"A squid roll back might help you" *Slowly moves to the right*

I didn’t see any spoilers for this level so I’m very proud of myself for beating it a minute or so before alpha on my first try. I didn’t use any specials except for the splash down because the splashdown felt the most useful

What I like about this collection of 4 levels, is that it’s frustrating, but it’s not unfair. Level 1 was easy, level 2 was frustrating, level 3 was easy again, and then level 4 made me want to throw my controller. I died less than 5 times for levels 1 & 3, and less than 10 times for levels 2 & 4, so it wasn’t the hardest thing in the world

tbh i like having a difficult final boss AND a really really difficult final level if the final boss doesn't take you at least a few tries, it's not gonna be that rewarding to beat it then the true final level can be for anyone who wants to squeeze out the last drops of fun from their game

I actually went to watch back the vod for once, when I saw it wasn't in the last Splatoon video. That stream sure was the experience x)

I really missed this style of videos, glad to see it again!

2:40 Marie: Hey, try a squid roll Jacob: I'm going to hold down right and pray

"I like the little moan they make when they die"- Alparad 2022

Fun fact: failboat referred to that snowball Effect as the “super meatboy clause” where the more u want to get to the spot you failed at the more you fail at the easy stuff

This reminds you so much of Alpharad 2018 specially lightlocke since he started good, got confident and failed. Then kept on losing

Love your content, editing is amazing

I like watching him in the first section not pre-ink before jumps, not killing enemies before he jumps over there, not hiding in his ink to recover health faster... And then just jumping RIGHT INTO the rotating brick walls. Confident he could handle it on the fly? Hubris.

I like this, it's like a mixture of kaizo platforming and stealth

The section with the octolings literally had me crying and stomping on the ground. It was like 3 AM and I was NOT happy

Finally beat it a bit after this came out. I finally beat a Champions' road/darker side style level and I'm so happy!

i loved after alterna so much dude sure, it took me a whole night awake to beat just the final phase, but man it was fun

2:26 when you transition to the other part or any of these moving parts in the section hold is squid surge you can move left to right up and down while holding B

Jacob must be a *REALLY GOOD* Splatoon player if he was able to be this level! He could definitely go pro in a Japanese tournament!

The area where you need to ride in squid form a cement block that moves. You can use the charge jump to stay in place and only need minimal movement to stay in place. Then just look down while the block is moving in the second part to easily land on the platform. You move/sink very slow while having the jump charged, and no need to jump if you let go of the button that keep you in squid form. The sniper part can be less stressful by just baiting out the shots so you can jump in peace. The balloon sub level was more annoying than the first sub level for me. My game crashed on the final part of the entire map so I had to redo everything :( I died so much on the last part, and finished on 20min eventually ^^

Tip: on the first area on the final moving platforms if u mistimed your jump use your splashdown for a platform to catch your fall. that saved me from dieing

PSA: Burst bombs instantly paint walls on contact

Man, I miss this kinda casual lets play style content from Alpharad a lot so it's great to see it

Marie: A backwards squid roll might help you Alpharad: *Slide to the right ♫*

I had a lot of fun with alfter alterna up to the last checkpoint and then I just couldn't get the last wave of octolings.

The fun part about After Alterna is it is ez when u finish beating it for the first time and then you know what to do and grind for power eggs

That final part is something else

Watching jacob get frustrated in the first area was hilarious knowing the hell that came later

im glad you made a short version of the stream

7:37 "Make the boss easy, whatever" ProChara, competitive splatoon player watching this video after losing to the final boss and watching the world end: 🙃

when i was at the last part, i practically studied when and where the octolings super jumped at to win and i don't even think i used my specials at all