Splatoon 3's Dynamic Respawns are More Impactful Than they Seem
After an incredible start to the year with titles like Pokemon Legends: Arceus and Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and a brief break in the middle, Nintendo is gearing up for one hectic Holiday period. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Bayonetta 3, and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are all set to release in the coming months, but Splatoon 3 is the title that kicks it all off, dropping September 9 exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
Announced all the way back in February 2021, and now with over a year of hype behind it, Splatoon 3 is easily one of the most anticipated games of 2022. Based on all the trailers released so far, Splatoon 3 looks as though it's shaping up to be a real culmination of the entire series, taking every positive aspect of its predecessors and blending it all together to make one content-rich competitive multiplayer game. But while Splatoon 3 is taking a lot from its past entries, it's also adding its own fair share of new features and mechanics, and one of which — its dynamic respawn system — may just impact the classic Splatoon formula heavily.
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In Splatoon 1 and 2, players spawn-in on top of a circular, neon-colored pad. This pad represents the team's spawn area and base, and whenever a player is defeated, they'll spawn back on this pad, which is all fairly typical for a team-based competitive shooter. Splatoon 3 looks to be shaking this up quite a bit. For a start, spawn pads have been completely removed from Splatoon 3. Instead of respawning in the same usual spot, players will now spawn in mid-air, and will be able to pick a spot on the ground to be launched to.
While it's currently a little unclear on just how this new dynamic respawn system is going to work,
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