#splatoon 3 storymode

[astrolotte]

as much as i love splatoon lore. you all know i love splatoon lore. as much as i love splatoon lore i am not afraid to admit that a lot of the impact is lost via the storytelling methods.

For example, the Sunken Scrolls. a HUGE part of the lore is from here. and a lot of impact is lost simply because these scrolls don't allow for any further exploration. At most you'll get a few scroll pages (a paragraph for each page) on a topic. Like the fact that Judd was from the human time and was cryogenically frozen.

If they wanted to explore that concept, it could be devastating. He had an owner, a human who loved him very much. A human who loved his cat so much that, when faced with the end of the world and the resources to only save one person, he elected to save his cat. But instead of a big story with drama and heartache, we get like 3 paragraphs on it, and then... nothing.

Humanity's downfall is another big devastating lore beat, obviously, and to its credit it does have somewhat of a focus in Splatoon 3, via the Alterna Logs! Instead of a picture of a human skeleton with a Wii U nearby (a canon sunken scroll btw), we have multiple mini stories on how the survived, and how they died. The Alterna Logs are GREAT, and in my mind they're impactful! Even the fact that you can only unlock them a few sentences at a time via completing missions didn't stall it too much, as the logs tell a whole story rather than a tiny lore dump.

But it's.. not always treated that way. There's the previously mentioned drawing of a human skeleton with a Wii U right next to it (a gamer to the end...) and characters regularly mention that humans are dead without a care. Which, y'know, makes sense. Humans are long extinct, and the fish have no attachment to them. But it does negate a lot of the meaning.

Then there's cases where the drear is hidden away within mere implications, like with OE's "hundreds of dead test subjects" beat. While it's fun to sit there and have it slowly dawn on you that many test subjects likely did get blended up, it really messes with the impact of it.

My final point here is the areas of the lore left unexplored. The biggest instance of this, imo, is the Octarian society, which we... know next to nothing about. We know they live underground. We know they are in the middle of a power crisis. We know that they can be inspired by Calamari Inkantation to leave. But what about their daily lives? What is it like deep down in Octo Valley? What is it like to live in the middle of a power crisis like that, and what is it like under Octavio's rule? This could be such an interesting perspective, but we're left with next to nothing. A few Sunken Scrolls, and a few bits of poetry from Agent 8, but after that...

Like I said, I love Splatoon lore, truly. It's fun and it's dark and it's crazy. But a lot of its impact, its meaning, its passion, is left with less simply due to the way its told.

As weird as it might be to suggest, I kinda hope we get a Splatoon spinoff that's not a multiplayer shooter, something that can properly explore the lore and let people process just how devastating it really is. It's one thing to say all of humanity went extinct, and it's another thing to really feel the impact of that.

I know the developers have passion for the world they made. That's apparent with just how much lore we have in general- if they didn't care about the world of Splatoon, we wouldn't even have an explanation for why Inklings are humanoid. Or, well, for the vast majority of things in the game. No one really needs to know that microbes in the air are what make the ink disappear after games, but we have that information because the developers love what they made.

I just hope that we eventually reach a point where this can be properly explored.

[candyclaws33]

Ideas i have floating in my head

[chromatophorium]

I finished making new gear for a hypothetical Agent 4 storymode!

(Text on the back of the hypothetical box): As the head of security of Project Memverse, Agent 4 has been tasked to track down the Octolings still on the loose in the Deepsea Metro! Together with a recently reformed C.Q. Cumber, they will have to explore behind the scenes of Kamabo Co. to find and secure the victims of sanitization!

Using the Caught Shot, Agent 4 will have to subdue the Octolings that are still under Tartar's hostile programing! After that, they will have to transport their quarry to the goal using Containment Tank! Said goal is the Memverse entry room, housed in a modified train car. The SeaCURE.ity gear set will help them stand up against the immense pressure; both of the responsibility on their shoulders and the offensive launched against them by what remains of Kamabo Co! And of course the literal pressure, as they travel deeper and deeper into unknown waters...

(design notes under the cut)

C.Q. Cumber: The last two story modes have had a companion I thought it would be cool to use C.Q. Cumber! (Did you know it’s not just one individual?) C.Q. is one of the only characters with dialogue not to return in Splatoon 3, and he looks throwable! So, l would maybe make him be a portable bounce-pad, who returns to you when you jump on him. You could also make him the thing used for Broken-Armor Jump, if that’s a mechanic you’d want to return. He is wearing the hat from a plush zapfish!

Containment Tank: Based on a coffee machine, since the Spawners in Splatoon 3 are based on expresso machines! The jug that contains the octoling “ghost” is also based on a snow globe, since Octavio was contained by one in Splatoon 1 and 2!

Caught Shot: Based on a retro coffee grinder, to fit in with the tank’s theme! (Like the Splatoon 3 Hero Shot was based on a 3D printer (the fully upgraded one has a filament reel) and there were 3D printed monuments in Alterna.) The name is a play on their task, catching octolings, and hotshot, since Agent 4 is rumored to be the strongest in the squidbreak splatoon, and it's apparently also the name of an alcoholic coffee drink (I don't drink coffee or alchohol, so I didn't know that). Also following the naming convention of single-player shooters; Hero Shot, Octo Shot and Order Shot.

Earmuggs: Did you know the handles of mugs are called ears? Now you do! I included a cup-handle motif by the ears, and the springy thing is inspired by the edge of coffee presses.

Baristanorak: This is based of a coffee barista look, with an apron! The reflectors on the green part is meant to mimic the straps. I also kept the collar the same as Agent 4's canon outfit, since I think it's a big part of why I like their design. The wrist sweatbands are there to tie into the texture of the socks, and cuz I thought It gives the outfit a more recognizable silhouette.

Step-it-cups: They're actually just Luminous Delta Straps with the branding removed, don't tell anyone! Well, I guess it is keeping in tradition, since Agent 4's canon jacket is super similar to the Olive Ski Jacket, which was present in Splat 1 (and my favorite gear in that game).

[foolsfrogg]

Sorry for not being active,, school just let out for the summer on thursday and I am. so tired

can’t say I’ll post often cuz I still have drivers ed and some other life stuff coming up but RAHHHHB AGENT OCS BE UPON YE!!!

og under cut

WEEZER SUPRISE!!!

[cambriancutie]

[happiighost]

Look who I found at grandfest!!

[splatoween-town]

ha ha imagine if fucking sheldon was the villan of side order all along ha ha <- simply wants sheldon involved in side order's story period

[snowy-squids]

I just realized I never posted this, but this was my first attempt at an animatic done for my Animation final. The prompt was “trailer”, so I chose to do a teaser type thing for my rework of Splatoon 3’s single player, Alterna Storymode. Some stuff did get squished in exporting, and the frames ended up being too small, but I was not fixing all that. Overall I think I did okay.

Song: Umbral Ultimatum, by Toby Fox

Composed in After Effects

Artwork done in ibisPaint

[cottage-squ1d]

Squish, Squash, Smash... The Mighty OctoStomp!

Onward!

[true-blue-sonic]

What if a potential Splatoon 4 was about the Inklings and Octolings making peace with the Salmonids?

[decapod-appreciator]

hhhng designing some agents for a comic concept I probably won’t follow through on

anyways meet Kazu, neo three, and Paris, captain three. they’re cousins and they can’t stand eachother (affectionate)

[imaginationblur]

Threes

[circus-k]

i've been getting a bit fixated on splatoon again and have the coolest ideas ever for a particular game mode but first

distinctions between yes and no options are important just as like.. sorta distinctions between how big of a project this should be since i plan on reworking some elements and rules to fit a physical/traditional medium [like a boardgame but awesome] but as for making and testing how the actual BOARD part works, that only seems worth it as a major part if there's high enough demand as a product

[candyclaws33]

Thats a good idea for an au actually 🤣 @zikadraws

(within this context anomaly #2 is a female white grizzly and has been living with the inklings from Splatoon 1 to splatoon 3 story mode)

[colourful-void]

second question for splatoon fans:

ideal way to absorb the splatoon lore while avoiding purchasing a wiiu game n sploon 2 dlc.

i got both sploon 2 n 3, and ive been playin 3's storymode, and some of 2's, but i know there's like dlc n stuff, and sploon 1 which i dont have.

any good way to get up to speed on the cool squid lore? i wanna know details, i like details, i just dont,, wanna play that much sploon storymode,

[astral-phantom]

Ay, some people liked my last post! Have some more photography, this one I caught on screen a split second before starting up story mode for the first time!