I have a fractious relationship with competitive multiplayer games, which is to say I think they’re neat, but am generally terrible at them. Splatoon was different. Your aim doesn’t matter much when you’re a squid kid, fashion is just as important as skill, and since almost everything you do helps the team in some way, the whole atmosphere is just fun. The problem was that I found the series in 2021, during a quiet period as Splatoon 2 was laid to rest and before Splatoon 3’s announcement reignited widespread interest in the series.
