This Change Improves Splatoon 3 In A Way You DON'T See 

0:33 "Here are some of the most memorable kits from Splatoon 1, some of which have been brought back" > Immediately mentions Custom Range Blaster > They haven't brought back Custom Range Blaster into Splatoon 3 yet i felt the copium in the script right there

Spoon design thing

Honestly E-liter Ink Storm had more synergy than you'd expect, but it just wasn't very potent. It can kiiiiinda help you get partials, and it's able to force enemies out of cover or make them visible on the map from the damage. Being a fire and forget special also means you can get an easy ink refill and focus on using the main weapon. The thing is though... Wave Breaker does all of these things and significantly better at that. Storm does have advantages over Wave but for these points it's weaker.

“Especially the death laser” got me dead 💀

Now that I think about it 2s specials might’ve also been designed around salmon run, a team oriented mode

So many great kits make weapons memorable. Kits like "play splash instead" and "play machine instead" really increase diversity...

7:01 explos is such a sad main to have like it’s so fun in zones but so miserable in everything else and it’s a weapon were you really need to focus on learning matchups and map spots to then not being able to use it in 75% of the game mods

Sprinkler is an underrated sub. It can actually throw a wrench in the works for slow long range weapons like hydra and eliter, if they can’t move they’re more susceptible to specials and bombs.

Can we just take a second to appreciate how well the editing style of Chara's editors go together with his style of videos? They're both amazing on their own, but when combined the result just never fails to be absolutely phenomenal!! Chara's humor and ideas in this video were already fantastic, but Logi's editing was able to make them expressed twice as well!

One of the best kits you didn't mention is Range Blaster. Wave Breaker for example helps a lot with one non Direct Shot. Kits are not the best but is true they are so much better than previous games

4:18 I feel the pain of this clip in the background fuck armor

I can see this pattern best with the cjr from each game cause i love using em. 1's was a mix of support with aggression if you play your cards right. 2's was full support to push people out or apply pressure. 3's feels like a mix of both with wave and torpedo to push and pull people into places where they can help teammates and fight if you catch someone off guard.

I’m still absolutely terrified at what Nintendo will do the the Reef

4:18 Lmao, that direct not killing is wild.

This design philosophy is even more evident when you think about Clam Blitz being the only ranked mode to come from S2, the mode that punishes you the most for not communicating with your team

5:30 Oh, right, forgot we were talking about Tetris for a moment, thought it was a splatoon video hehe

Now they just need to actually release more kits

i think every time chara'll bring up rapid pro, we'll see that roll jump clip at 8:01 LOL (honestly valid its a sick ass clip)

5:29 I LOVE SPLATOON 3'S MAP DESIGN!! I LOVE MAHI MAHI IN SPLATOON 3!! IT NEVER GETS BORING!!!

As a Bloblobber Main I appreciate you saying it has a good special.

S3 was my first Splatoon game ❤

I loved cJr in 2 and grew to live storm in general. Toward the end of the game I grew to love the Nautilus (both kits in different modes) so when 3 came out and Naut47 had storm I was popping off!

Now they just need to do four main things- 1- fix netcode 2- fix matchmaking 3- fix stages 4- buff weak weapons With those things out of the way, splatoon 3 will totally be the best game imo

with the most recent kits feeling like they just click the randomize button, I hope future seasons return to the same trend as the launch weapons to make Splatoon 3 have a ton of good variety by the end of its update cycle

Great analysis! Love the in depth work you do.

All the music choices for charas videos go so hard

S1: What team? S2: Where’s my team’s specials? S3: Damn Tetris blocks

I only ever played Splatoon 2 AFTER Splatoon 3 came out, but even before watching I can tell Splat. 3 went a different direction than Splat 2.

For one statement gotta disagree with the statement Splatoon 1 only had a few notable kits unless you mean meta kits. From a fun perspective Splatoon 1 had so many great kits until the end of the game when there was a little too much overlap and some fun kits became redundant

The only problem is that Nintendo adds like a negative amount of kits per three month update

Interesting intro, considering Sblast got reefslider and sprinkler lol

*transported to splatoon 3 world* 🟩🟩 🟩🟩 : come here boy

All good points and I guess it varies from person to person but I can’t say I’m having as much fun as I did with Splatoon 2. The stages and league being so mishandled is really killing it for me.

NEO Splash and TTek be like

really cool video! never thought of that before

I think you didn’t talk enough about how the PPS effects this. S2 specials feel weak because of how low PPS they are, and they don’t really feel that “special”. Meanwhile Kraken and Bubbler are really strong, but a lot of times hard to get with the PPS. It effects the kit so much. If weapons were 160-180p similar to S2, do you think they would be better?

I do love these highlights for kits, but then again we look at dynamo, brella, snipewriter, etc and I feel sad :( Wanted to main all of these but explosher always reminds me why they're not higher tiers

video 19 of commenting on chara's channel until custom kits get added to the series

And then they gave dualie squelchers chump lmfao

Chara, what do u think about chump on wiper and also zip and torpedo on Squiffer?

This is dead on, I've been saying this since the launch of Splatoon 2. The kits in Splatoon 1 were generally designed to be "complete". The kits in Splatoon 2 were usually designed to be deliberately incomplete, probably to try to encourage more teamplay, but in a game where you don't have voice chat this doesn't really work and just makes the game feel less fun to play. Splatoon 3 is probably kinda somewhere in the middle, though the best kits generally feel like Splatoon 1 kits and the worst ones feel like Splatoon 2 kits.

Yes

CRB MUST RETURN PLEASEEE

7:23 he forgot splat brella :(

Sonic mania music lesgoooooo

i love splathreen

Splat 1 was fun

Almost game…

Personally I think the mediocre stage design and poorly designed ranked sytem outweigh the synergy of the new weapon kits and makes the game as a whole feel less fun. Coming from a solo que player, splatoon 3 feels like the worst entry in the series in terms of welcomness to casuals.

Great to see positivity about this game. For as good as it is, you wouldn't know it from all the whining people do.

I wish weapons had the option to choose between 2 subs and specials so even if it gets a weaker sub/special it always has another option and since you can see other people's subs/specials on the map it won't be confusing

i don't agree with you in the sense that the "weapon" kits in splatoon 3 are better designed and by that logic the game feels better. It realy is just the special design and balacing that changes things up. Thats why in splatoon 2 the weapon kits were not bad but the design of the specials was just not great. And in Splatoon 1 the kits are not that high skill solo 1v4 kits that everyone remebers but that fact that kraken and bubbler +damage up were just broken. Maybe it's just me but the intro just does not make sense to me in the way you explained what you mean

Day 6 of commenting on Prochara’s Videos until Gold Dynamo is announced/added to Splatoon 3

31st

what even is 3:39

yoo

I think the playstyle freedom of the kit design is good but the power creep on some of them is p bad, which i guess is more of a balance problem but still a problem with the kits. Ex: cooler dapples had a cool niche at launch being the only weapon with beakon/cooler to help hyperaggressive teams and then 180p suction bomb zap and fizzy/cooler tri nouveau happened.

I love how Chara sounds like he's disappointed yet impressed by the game at the same time

Man i miss Splatoon 1. I remember having so much fun since they gave busted kits to so many things, even if only a few were omega busted

Well the kits definitely feel better to many of the main weapons they are on, whether if it will be useful for the team or yourself, or both. They have some form of flexibility for both team support and aggro, like many weapons with the Booyah Bomb, Inkjet, Crab Tank, and other similar versatile Specials. The only downside I'm worried about is that some of the kits may not be flexible or synergize with the main weapons, like the Vanilla Brellas right now. Other than that possibility, the kits still feel nice to use.

i love how the big swig express is a really solid support roller! marker can either combo to make up for lack of dps and being a cheap sub is amazing at recon so your team always knows where the enemies are. meanwhile the ink storm is fantastic for pushing with your team and to prevent enemy pushes. it's become one of my favorite weapons in the game from how fun its playstyle is!

0:33 The Custom Range Blaster sneak 😭😭😭😭😭

Imagine they bring back The Reef but they modify it so much it becomes another tetris block 💀(Mahi-Mahi flashbacks)

I do have 1 issue with some of the kits and its that there's several kits made for the sake of being a reference that dont feel like they translate as well (mainly the neo shooters but also smth like heavy deco (which while i see its potential it *personally* feels kinda awkward to use so not my cup of tea) and dapple nouveau dont feel as great) so hopefully they do more original kits within future updates, as well as not pulling a VH3 or vSwig

Then there's the kits that don't work well or are weak bc the sub and/or special are weak even in splatoon 3, and there's a lot of them. That's why I believe in the next splatoon game they should just make a free kit designer (assuming the system is similar enough) so the devs would have more of a reason to balance everything. Ofc everything doesn't have to work with everything but there should always be several weapons where they work with.

I feel like the devs have been trying to design the kits around one of these 2 playstyles and it feels like with some weapons they have been using the second kit to offer the playstyle the vanilla doesn't have. The best example I can think of is wiper as it's first kit fits splatoon 1's playstyle while the second matches splatoon 2's. Hopefully this is something we see more of as it's great to be able to chose how you want to play your mains.

Video 151 of commenting on Chara videos till brella gets fixed [properly]

I really liked this video, and agree with basically all of your points! I just wanted to note at 7:48 that the music choice was awesome, but also a bit too loud. Paired with gameplay, it was hard to focus on your voice. Awesome video still!

We only have four more seasons, and only four more chances to get the reef And judging by the map selection over all three games, it probably won’t be picked

Exactly kit design in this game is so good. But it's also soo good because pf the specials. I like how every kit even the broken ones like splash and ballpoint or machine are right in the middle and never feel unfair to fight.

I just got to S-Rank using the Big Swig Express and I can definitely say that it’s a really fun weapon! While the kit definitely works best in a coordinated environment where you can use Angle Shooter and Ink Storm to the fullest, I’ve still been able to make really good use out of it in Solo! Namely Storm acts as a damage bridge and makes one-shots more reliable and Marker can sometimes quickly paint your feet in a pinch when rolling isn’t an option. Definitely a great example of a kit that enables both coordinated team play and individual accomplishments!

I just wanna point out how much better procharas scripts have gotten, they used to be more bland, with less emotion they stilled work great for getting across information, but they didn’t always retain attention, now they still convey info great but also have much more emotion, I laughed out loud at the death laser bit. Keep up the improvement man.

Some of the kit design in this game is great and some of it is just baffling. It's true that there's some really shining stars like Rapid Pro Deco and Vanilla Heavy, but there's some real stinkers in here too. Undercover Brella has very loose synergy with its kit that ends up never really falling into place, as it just isn't very good at capitalizing off Reefslider despite technically having a 1-shot combo off of it, and Ink Mines force the weapon to play extremely passively as its range is utterly dreadful. The Sniperwriter also just don't work for the kit very well, as it can't make use of the sprinkler's bodyblocking as well as the Heavy or S-Blast can, and the special it's getting from that Sprinkler is Tacticooler, a special that really wants to promote aggression on one of the most defensive weapons in the series. The biggest offender though in my opinion is definitely the Splat Brella. That thing does not need the Sprinkler's bodyblocking thanks to its canopy, and the resulting special is Triple Inkstrike, a special which forces the poor thing to lower its shield and render itself vulnerable to throw out Inkstrikes it isn't good at capitalizing on in the first place.

Good video!

6:20 s2 carbon honestly might have done a better job at the "inverted kits" thing than tetras lmao. deco had a chip damage sub that helped with paint and a special that forced people out of the way while vcarbon had a chip damage special that helped with paint and a sub that forced people out of the way sadly they're not on equal ground in s3 but zipcaster on vcarbon has some merit i think, the splash damage helps with your kill range albeit a lot less than storm or burst. it's cool as hell though swig probably needs storm a lot more anyhow lol

I’m a pessimist and we still need better net code, slower special charge and longer games so no hope

Came for content, stayed for the Ape Escape music.

Chara this video was really fucking well made

Video 30 of asking for an hour long Dynamo Roller guide

I think dynamo is also a great example of this design because the sprinkler is good similarly as it is for heavy and the tacticooler can help both itself in ink refills and aggressive plays and help its team.

I miss the splatoon 1 kits/specials... they were much more reasonable when the game expected you to carry 3 potatoes. Now lets just hope splatoon 3 doesnt f*** it up by adding some kind of damage/main power up.

idgaf gimme back my og splattershot i don’t want no damn yellow and purple ass mustard looking gun

Can someone explain why having a difference of 10p on a super can be as big as it is?

My favourite bit of kit design in 3 is Dualie Squelchers and how they are self-regulating thanks to Wavebreaker, aka dualie bully. It pretty much ensures that DS never becomes super meta because the more Squelchies there are, the worse they fare. My least favourite bit of kit design is how they dumpstered both of Aerospray's kits for no reason other than probably spite. A monkey paw kit with a perfect sub and a weak and very unfitting special and a straight downgrade from Spla2n's PG. Even Undercover has a niche for as long as it's the only Undercover and one of few Mines, Aero as a main faces direct competition from Jr which has amazing kits.

I mean you’re not wrong, but aren’t you cherry-picking the good examples of this while leaving out the instances of poor synergy? Why is it that the devs defer to precedent to make kits like the vanilla dapple dualies, and neo sploosh, which are complete mismatches with beakon that they fumbled multiple times in a row? Or the fact that they fundamentally misunderstood which main weapons want specials like tacticooler and ink vac, giving the weapons to long range backliners like cooler for snipewriter, dynamo, and h-3 and giving vac to backliners like jet squelcher, charger, rapid pro, and 96 gal. Cooler works on nzap85 and tri noveau because it enables aggressive pushes and fleeced trades. Vac’s effective range is so much closer than where the backline weapons stand which is why it’s so much better on stuff like tenta brella (ya know, when it works at all). The designs of most cooler and vac kits are complete duds as a result. Even ballpoint, one of the best weapons in the game atm feels like a mismatch, as the ink hungry weapon prefers backline play and consistent management of the main weapon’s modes - yielding poorly to a sub like fizzy bomb and an aggressive transformation special like inkjet. Ballpoint noveau in s2 had a sub that wasn’t used in battle and an easy special that could be activated from afar and provided a quick ink tank refill, which is why the kit was so well received in s2 compared to vanilla. The only reason this s3 bp kit is getting so much use is because the special is so wildly unbalanced (and bp always just had a really powerful main weapon). Your zimi example doesn’t even work well in the case of s3 because you said it used it’s mobility in s1 to synergize with its kit, but big bubbler is stationary and is one of the reasons why zimi in s3 is regarded so much worse than the one in s1 You even pointed out another poor example in your previous video when you played brella, complaining that tristrike works way worse with the main weapon because you’re exposed and can’t take advantage of your shield, unlike when vbrella had ink storm in s2. And you even alluded to the fact that brella was given tristrike because it was a “bomb rush reference” once again showing that Nintendo is more interested in calling back to older kits even when they’re better off coming up with something new. Assignment of special weapons in s3 may work positively in the cases of ink storm, but ask yourself how many ultra stamp weapons actually have proper synergy with their main weapons? Sure, a select few sets of weapon kits are very well designed in s3 but I’m sure we can name just as many if not more cases in which Nintendo didn’t learn their lesson.

I think that’s what people don’t get about Nova. It fits the brief from 1 to play by yourself. Whale let’s you attack and paint to make space or create a play for an objective. Point sensors give you and team mates a heads up on how and where to attack, enabling the weaker fighting power of the weapon to gain first mover advantage. Also very agile. Underrated kit!

Great job Nintendo, you make meaningful kits. Now you just to add MORE TO THE GAME I NEED A LEGIT SPLOOSH KIT PLEASE

Don't know how much you or your friends like Salmon Run, but if you could participate in at least one shift of Eggstra Work that'd really help us out a lot, and if you could encourage your followers to put in at least one shift, that would also help more than you know.

"That might sound extreme, but, it's really not, Especially with the Death Laser"

Speaking of design, your avatar changes style too much while emoting, it's kinda ugly

"Allows you to play to whatever style you enjoy the most", unless said style involves flanking

all fun and games till they add hydra splatting with curling bomb and zipcaster

I like positive ProChara

I think another good example of the kits progressing is the weapons where their previous kits from 2 get upgraded. Gloogas and Hydra are my 2 favourites of this category, both swapping baller and splashdown for booyah bomb, and allowing Gloogas to use it for aggressive survival and tanking like K52, while Hydra uses it from backline positions to displace for the team. Even among the same special, two weapons can use it very differently and that's cool as hell

Wait what do you mean inkstorm range was 200p in the special spam game

then u have kits like slosher that are so close to good synergy but one aspect ruins it or Ndapps which is just a coppy of tetra

At the end of splatoon 2 I think another of the most memorable is the k 52 gal

oh so that’s why splatoon 1 made me feel like a god at this game and then splatoon 2 and 3 just make me rage at my team the entire time i play

So we all expected it to be about the models at first right?

facts!!