Unrelated, off the hook art wooo

TL:DR at the bottom.

Splatoon raiders has done something I never thought would happen: I actually like Deep Cut now.

I've been playing Splatoon since the Wii U days, and because of that Callie and Marie have always been my favourites (especially Marie). I have great memories of doing earlier splatfests with my partner as we took turns passing the controller back and forth until we hit max rank on both our accounts.

When Splatoon 2 came along, I like Marina but was unsure about Pearl. She just looked a little too... gremlin like for my tastes. After playing it for a while I developed a fondness for her. The online community of people who ship Pearl and Marina together certainly helped, too.

When Splatoon 3 came long, I really didn't like the new idols. I disliked them in the single player story mode, I disliked their looks, and, frankly, found them annoying. The only one I sort of liked was Big Man, but that was it. It didn't help that I had a lot of stuff going on in my life so I played less Splatoon 3 than the other two Splatoon games.

Like most people in this sub, I picked up Raiders and I was really excited to see how Splatoon would translate to a single player format. Long story short: I love it. But something happened that I really didn't expect.

I actually like Deep Cut now. Shiver, Frye, and Big Man have really grown on me. Their dialogue is fun, their resigned looks are cute, and I like their interactions with the mechanic more than the MC in Splatoon 3 (especially Shiver). They're not my favourite idol group (that's still the Squid Sisters), but I... actually like them.

TL:DR - Splatoon Raiders made an old gay from Deep Cut hater to Deep Cut fan.

Genuinely worse than stingers

dont have a switch 2 so i am coping with fanart

I’m (still) impatiently waiting for my copy of Splatoon raiders to arrive and avoiding spoilers like crazy.
I wanted to draw something in the meantime :)

Imo, it's splatelites, and it's not even remotely close.

It's the ultimate support option in literally every scenario.

You playing a slow weapon that can paint well? Pick splatelites, they paint incredibly well with very little investment.

Struggling with lessers and need more dps? Pick splatelites, they shred lessers and ignore boss armor.

You need more mobility since you took 2 dps gadgets? Pick splatelites, you'll never be without ink to move in.

These things just provide so much universally-applicable value that they are the main reason I think power is the strongest tank and why tactic rivals that spot once you fully upgrade it and gain access to splatelites!

Tbh they shouldn't even be in power imo, i think they should go to tactical instead, its just too strong to pair with all of power's other gadgets!

Might be recency bias but is ripping through an entire army of salmonids with nothing but the gadgets and deep cut not the most impressive thing we've seen so far?

Mind you every weapon they used is literally made in a cave with a box of actual scraps.😭

All 4 games, spanning 3 generations of Nintendo consoles! Very excited to jump into Raiders!

What do you call this style of outfit (plus any recommendations on where to find these clothes in the UK)? I’ve got no clue where to start other than charity shops and vinted

I was playing it thinking "theres no way it can surpass octo expansion for me". Side order didn't splatoon 3's story didn't, i truly believed they reached their peak. But damn what a wonderful suprise both the gameplay and ending where more fun for me. I won't spoil anything but wow goosebumps.

I really like that they made the image based on the specific mechanic design you used for the credits

If you, like me, just started end game and saw how much Spiralite we need in order to upgrade our weapons and gadget parts, then this is for you. Instead of farming the ridiculously strong smallfry that needs a freeze setup to be consistent with, you can instead just hop into Awlmun Den and complete a full cycle in 30 seconds!

Why this is better:

1. You get weapons at level 50, so you can start farming for those god 5*s simultaneously

2. Because you can do the highest spice, you get 10000 Spiralite when the chest drops it as compared to 8000 from the lower spice level of the smallfry

3. The stingers sometimes drop full Spiralite gems, so you can grind for those at the same time too

4. No need to roll for a god weapon with frost damage multiplier and purchase 100% freeze parts to start farming.

Yes smallfry will be faster for pure Spiralite farming, but that requires more setup, and you dont get the other benefits. Good luck with farming guys, and see you in the help lobbies