Familiar Stage Returning To Splatoon 3 During Fresh Season
February has been a month dominated by Splatoon 3 news and events. For example, we had a Splatfest earlier in the month that somehow ended with White Chocolate being called the best chocolate out there. Of course, that’s wrong, but we’ll move on. Then, during the Nintendo Direct earlier this month, we got news about the Expansion Pass for the game. The first wave will take you back to Inkopolis from the first title. That content will arrive on February 28th. Then, without waiting for room to breathe, Nintendo announced the “Fresh Season” content that will debut starting on March 1st.
Since then, the good people at Squid Research Labs have been doing their best to highlight the content in the Fresh Season. Yesterday we had the announcement of a new stage, and today we got an announcement of a familiar one! The Manta Maria, a unique and fan-favorite stage from the second title, is returning via the Fresh Season update.
The entire map is set upon a boat that is docked at a marina. You’ll get to wander its decks and use its various extensions to get the advantage over foes. One of the ironies of this level is that it’s a ship on the water, yet the Inklings and Octarians can’t swim! So you’ll want to make sure you don’t go overboard.
The Manta Maria stage from #Splatoon2 sails onto #Splatoon3 in Fresh Season 2023! Use the ship's giant masts and netted walkways to your advantage, but mind you don't go overboard! pic.twitter.com/bUdwwwrIs9
As noted, we also got a new stage announcement via the Um’ami Ruins. These ruins have relics and items that seem to tie back to the earliest days of the Inkling civilization. Something we learned about through the story mode of the game!
More stages will likely be announced as the season goes
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