Markies' Games Beat List Of 2022!
*Denotes Replay For Completion*
1. Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (PS3)
2. Max Payne 2: The Fall Of Max Payne (XBOX)
3. Streets of Rage 4 (NS)
4. The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Master Quest (GCN)
5. Dirge Of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (PS2)
6. Darkstalkers (PS1)
7. Evolution: The World Of Sacred Device (SDC)
8. Ogre Battle 64: Person Of Lordly Calibur (N64)
9. Draogn Quest VI (SNES)
10. Batman: The Video Game (GEN)
11. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (NES)
12. Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA)
13. Pokemon Red (GB)
14. Wii Sports (Wii)
15. Splatoon (WiiU)
I beat Splatoon on the Nintendo Wii U this afternoon!
I remember when just a few short years ago when Splatoon was released, that game was played constantly especially on Twitch. After watching several streams of it, I was kind of interested in trying it out myself. By the time I got around to play Splatoon, Splatoon 3 is already being released for the Switch later this Fall. So, obviously, I couldn't play any of the multiplayer maps. But, while building my WiiU Wishlist, I was happy to find out that Splatoon had a single player campaign. With the game being rather cheap, I figured it would be fun to give it a shot.
I absolutely love the aesthetic of Splatoon as the world has this beautiful Tokyo look to the game. The Squid characters are really interesting looking and I like how you can customize their looks as well. After the tutorial, you are interested to this Hub world that is Inkopolis. To play the single player mode, you go talk to the Grandpa looking character as he tells you a story and you are whisked away to the single player mode. There is something fitting about me going to talk to the Old Man to play a game offline while all the young kids go online to play against each other. There are a little less than 30 missions and none of them get too long or too difficult. They have some challenging parts, but the difficulty never gets too bad. Once you get halfway through the mode, you really begin to get a feel for the controls and the gameplay. It is a really great introduction and introduces you to the enemies and the platforming of the game. The shooting and the moving around feels great as I never had a big issue with the controls or camera.
The single player mode is spread across 4 unique areas that all have doors to open to find the next stage. When you unlock the next area, the doors are hidden and you have to find them and shoot them. By the end, this became its own puzzle and kind of a pain. You have to search every little area for these doors when you just want to continue on in the game.
Overall, I am glad that I got to experience some time with Splatoon. Ironically enough, I really don't have any interest in playing online as the Team Shooter genre just doesn't appeal to me at all. However, for a short and fun 3rd person Shooter with some unique controls, I had a blast playing through the single player campaign. As long as the series continues to have one, then I will keep playing them.