So ‘Splatoon’ DOES Have A Single Player Campaign!

We enjoyed Splatoon quite a bit when it rolled around during E3 week. Nintendo’s foray into the squad based shooter genre literally made it squid based, with a main objective that focuses on painting the environment with your team’s color rather than racking up frags. But even though the multiplayer was nice, details were non-existent when it came to the possibility of a single player mode. Would it follow suit with games like Titanfall and be an online only affair, or would equal attention be placed in the solo couch experience that Nintendo is known for? Well, loners like myself can rejoice, because the latest trailer points to the latter!

Based on the short amount of footage shown, it will be an all out war between the squids and the octopi, (octopuses?) for control of the world these colorful characters inhabit. One noticeable change from the demo was the inclusion of a paint roller, allowing the gunners to cover large amounts of ground while they run, which is a welcomed addition when I think back on how tedious it could get to paint the floor in front of you. Overall, it’s apparent that the project is coming along nicely, and has the potential to change the way we look at the shooter genre. If nothing else, it will definitely give us a nice break from the dark, gory, faux-testosterone fueled titles we’re used to seeing in these types of games.

Are you a believer yet? Keep an eye out for more details as we inch closer to that second quarter 2015 release date, and make sure to watch the trailer for yourself!