What I like about this video is that it’s a true “unranked to top 500”. Normally these videos are made by people who’ve been in top 500 for years in their respective game. But to see a player who never been that high ranked before (still skilled just not sweating) is truly amazing.
After this video and losing a 10x battle because of team not defending the back, I can confirm my philosophy was always right: your biggest enemy is not the enemy team, but YOUR OWN TEAM is. Imagine being #1 splatter and turf inker and still seing your entire base painted in green
I believe I heard somewhere that Rank-Up Battles are particularly brutal because your whole team is one rank, while the enemy team is always the next rank up. So for example, it's your team in S vs. the enemies in S+ every single time. I'm not sure if that's confirmed; it would make sense that you have to fight your way in, but it can feel really punishing for sure.
That was THE MOST STRESS I’ve felt watching splatoon gameplay like omg!!! The editing, the music, the gameplay, the skill, the finesse you sir, have got my vote. That was sick as hell!!
how have i never found your videos before. your sense of humor is literally perfectly attuned to my funny bone in particular. you even have long hair and are terrified of going bald. just like me fr
what an absolute banger of a video. the storytelling, the pacing, WOW. genuinely the best youtube video i’ve watched in so long!! thank you for making this!! congrats on such an incredible journey!
I’m only at the 30 minute mark… but the feeling of no one wanting to touch the tower is so real. I play splatlings a lot, so I’m better off hanging out in the back, but sometimes I’m forced to play tower princess since no one else will 😅😂
@@dreamy_sparks I find I just die a lot on the tower, though my mains are the Heavy Edit and Heavy Splatlings so I might play differently than someone with a mini or Nautilus.
55:50 The easiest thing to do is to di-sync with the other player. Don't try to find a lobby for 2-3 minutes (120-180s) so they can get in another lobby without you. After that when they search for teams you are already playing a game, and when you are searching they are in a game. So you don't get paired any more. This would have worked with the top #1 player as well. Try to di-sync
I had one of the roughest days at work all year and came home and watched this whole thing in full with a big bag of chips and a fat doobie. this genuinely brought me back up to 100. You saved my day. What an incredible video see you on Saturday
It's been a while since I've felt this invested in a RUclips video... like, I was originally gonna be all "I'll watch a bit, sleep, and do the rest tomorrow..." and here we are at 4AM. The editing, the energy, the skill... it was top notch! Well done, Niko. Well done, booga.
That intro felt like a personal attack XD I feel the exact same way. I can get to S+ and play X rank but I never get far enough to not derank and then its just so much work to get back up next season!
DUDE the editing on this video was insane!! i was wrapped up in the whole plotline and i couldn't click off. i'm so sad i missed the sunday stream, but it was awesome to get to watch this video! congrats on the top 500!! you earned it!!
34:53 the part where you screaming at the splattershot to get close I FELT THAT, I have no idea why splattershot users are like so scared to fight let alone in X RANK
I feel this video deep in my soul, the amount of games where I was soloing ranked and my teammates were playing ring around the Rosie is actually kinda insane. Awsome video dude! So many of these moments made me laugh, Great video as always niko man!
I’ve never been x rank, frankly never really been close, closest maybe about S rank 400p but this is really motivating for me to try to get better and reach x. Thank you so much this was beautiful.
Custom wellstring is amazing on crableg zones. Highly recommend. It’s the only good wavebreaker map-mode. Just place the wavebreaker right outside one of the walls on the lower grates of top mid. It’s an amazing location.
@nikolinideluxe Do not run the giveaway for donors only. That will make it an illegal lottery and could potentially get you into legal trouble. (amazing video btw)
This video reminded me of why I don't want to play X rank even though it's the best way for me to improve currently available to my extremely anxious ass
Seeing Niko get mad is like seeing a super kind grandma say a cuss word
I know! i lost a little bit of hope tonight
Me when my super sweet grandma cusses
Aperently x battles bring out the worst in people… sad😢
To make this video Niko got insomnia and I got kidnapped but it was worth it
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When you got matched up with putz12, I knew
You truly are a trooper having to deal with the fabled putz12
so youre telling me that fox and i made art of you bald while you were under threat of going bald
WERE SO SMART
Yall were just ahead of the game
Sometimes I forget this is not his "main channel"
He has a main channel?
@@j.corbygaming ya it has s3's campaign gameplay and some Xenoblade but he hasn't touched it in nearly 2 years atp
@@Psycho0Noobwhat's it called?
@@Cozylittlemenaceit’s just called Nikolini
I love when he said "its booga time" and booged all over the enemy team!
by 9:40 I was completely hooked. doomed to keep watching. This is a masterpiece of a wild ride sir
yo, vic!!
I finished the journey. wow. wow. WOW. I think I’m a changed person after that. and also I want to play rpd LOL
NO WAY VIC
What I like about this video is that it’s a true “unranked to top 500”. Normally these videos are made by people who’ve been in top 500 for years in their respective game. But to see a player who never been that high ranked before (still skilled just not sweating) is truly amazing.
24:35 - 25:16
25:56 - 26:04
Storyteller by Daisuke Ishiwatari & Naoki Hashimoto
THANK YOUUU 🙏🙏
1:13:35 Hearing Niko angrily drop an F bomb is actually TERRIFYING, I've got chills dude 😳
It’s like hearing your grandmother swear
This might be one of Oliy's best editing works yet! And congrats Niko, you still got it! Always a gamer and ALWAYS will be 💯
Thank you Milz :)
The music selection was amazing xD This video flew by so fast!
SEEING THE DISCORD ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THIS WAS CRAZYYYYY ALSO JUST IN TIME FOR GRAND FESTIVAL TOO???? AMAZING I CANT WAIT
THAT WAS MY PAINTING OF BALD NIKO DURING THE LAST GAME OMG
✨️ Gorgeous ✨️
After this video and losing a 10x battle because of team not defending the back, I can confirm my philosophy was always right: your biggest enemy is not the enemy team, but YOUR OWN TEAM is. Imagine being #1 splatter and turf inker and still seing your entire base painted in green
'im sorry rawdog but you might have to wrap it up'
Comedy has peaked here ladies and gentlemen
I believe I heard somewhere that Rank-Up Battles are particularly brutal because your whole team is one rank, while the enemy team is always the next rank up. So for example, it's your team in S vs. the enemies in S+ every single time. I'm not sure if that's confirmed; it would make sense that you have to fight your way in, but it can feel really punishing for sure.
@@Wallis_2001 if that’s the case they needed to bring back ranking down because players that are S could be in the negatives for all we know.
@@Rose-vz6tc Me :(
That was THE MOST STRESS I’ve felt watching splatoon gameplay like omg!!! The editing, the music, the gameplay, the skill, the finesse
you sir, have got my vote. That was sick as hell!!
This video is definitely near the top of the highest quality (splatoon) videos ever made. Absolutely beautiful
AAAAH THE GUILTY GEAR OST IS SO HYPE AAAAAAAAH!!!!!!
Bro your choose of music was a++ top tier. I didn’t expect to hear furi, a mix of xenoblade and ace attorney music in one video.
I am Taftzilla. A friend show me that I was in the video lol (Top 500 with the shiny silver aero spray). 20:27.
The storytelling on this video was so good. I was hella invested
The Niko Blaster arc was not something I ever expected but very much enjoyed
I have never heard the nikoman swear before, and this video made me understand how it feels to be overdosing. 35:16
He is a gamer. Always have been, always will be.
how have i never found your videos before. your sense of humor is literally perfectly attuned to my funny bone in particular. you even have long hair and are terrified of going bald. just like me fr
what an absolute banger of a video. the storytelling, the pacing, WOW. genuinely the best youtube video i’ve watched in so long!! thank you for making this!! congrats on such an incredible journey!
omg wild partyarlie in the comments lets go chat :D
@@joshnoble07 omg wild shock in the comments lets go chat :D
shouldve included a flashback to being ranked 4 in the world back in splatoon 2
I’m only at the 30 minute mark… but the feeling of no one wanting to touch the tower is so real. I play splatlings a lot, so I’m better off hanging out in the back, but sometimes I’m forced to play tower princess since no one else will 😅😂
Splatling here.. dude.. you need to get on the tower. We are back line. Get on the tower. 🫠
Splatlings do belong on the tower though
@@dreamy_sparks I find I just die a lot on the tower, though my mains are the Heavy Edit and Heavy Splatlings so I might play differently than someone with a mini or Nautilus.
@@everest5718 Yeah, if the midliners aren't doing it, we will have to. At least we can hit some players while on it?
the amount of commitment and skill nikoman has is insane, he got top 500 within a few months on a brand new account just so that he can keep his hair
this video is making me realize how weird the point system is in x rank 😭😭
birbdon mentioned
The absolute joy I had when I saw Niko play bloblobber and have fun is beyond measure
55:50 The easiest thing to do is to di-sync with the other player. Don't try to find a lobby for 2-3 minutes (120-180s) so they can get in another lobby without you. After that when they search for teams you are already playing a game, and when you are searching they are in a game. So you don't get paired any more. This would have worked with the top #1 player as well. Try to di-sync
Tried this. Only worked with about a 50% success rate though.
That seems to work in theory, until the game intentionally delays your matchmaking to wait for the other player to start matching again.
holy shit the gg music is insane!!! Please spread these nikos forever woahhhhhh booga teller
I had one of the roughest days at work all year and came home and watched this whole thing in full with a big bag of chips and a fat doobie. this genuinely brought me back up to 100. You saved my day. What an incredible video see you on Saturday
It's been a while since I've felt this invested in a RUclips video... like, I was originally gonna be all "I'll watch a bit, sleep, and do the rest tomorrow..." and here we are at 4AM. The editing, the energy, the skill... it was top notch! Well done, Niko.
Well done, booga.
if birbdon and putz12 were put on the same team the universe would collapse
They have been on the same team, I actually played with both of them at the same time
@@Rose-vz6tc oh god-
@@Rose-vz6tchow'd it go?
8:27 the silent head shake 🤣
That intro felt like a personal attack XD I feel the exact same way. I can get to S+ and play X rank but I never get far enough to not derank and then its just so much work to get back up next season!
I knew shit was about to go down when storyteller started playing
Nikoman is the only one who can make watching splatoon fun
22:15 AYO GUILTY GEAR MUSIC?!
AWOOOOGGAAA
I’ve never even heard of this dude until a couple months ago when I watched this video. It’s crazy how he’s super underrated.
22:25 was a dodge worth remembering for splatoon 3s whole life
i just booged all over my screen
DUDE the editing on this video was insane!! i was wrapped up in the whole plotline and i couldn't click off. i'm so sad i missed the sunday stream, but it was awesome to get to watch this video! congrats on the top 500!! you earned it!!
34:53 the part where you screaming at the splattershot to get close I FELT THAT, I have no idea why splattershot users are like so scared to fight let alone in X RANK
The twists! The turns! A cinematic masterclass of splatoon
I feel this video deep in my soul, the amount of games where I was soloing ranked and my teammates were playing ring around the Rosie is actually kinda insane. Awsome video dude! So many of these moments made me laugh, Great video as always niko man!
1:18:35 great music choice, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic games huh?
Ohhh i remeber that game! I played it on my ds (and got stuck at the ice thing)
goated storyteller montage
33:33 NOOOOOO I FEEL SO SORRY FOR YOU 😭
the story, the editing, the videos girth, all beautiful
literally amazing no notes perfect video. spectacular gimme 14 of em right now
"There was absolutely nothing the other team could do about it except pick a god and pray" is a hard line
Only Niko can make a feature length film and still make it feel like a normal RUclips video. Congrats!
This video perfectly encapsulates the top 500 grind. Congrats on making it. I played with you in a couple of games! You were dope
"Sorry, rawdog. You might want to wrap it up" goes so unbelievably hard
They should show this in theatres
Niko wins.
51:48 New ptsd unlocked XD
We need Bald Niko era
But the hair
I no no wanna
good news
1:27:00 is the biggest plot twist that’s actually shocked me since decades
I’ve never been x rank, frankly never really been close, closest maybe about S rank 400p but this is really motivating for me to try to get better and reach x. Thank you so much this was beautiful.
easily the best splatoon video I have ever seen! good work niko and oliy :)
57:35 that twilight princess miniboss theme MMMMMM blessed music choice
There is no shot you put a Xenoblade X joke in this one.
Watching all that custom blaster gameplay brings joy to the heart of a custom blaster main. 🥰
It was a surprise to hear Storyteller in here! But a welcome one, GG music is PEAKK
watching this before grand fest is truly an art
Okay first video I’m seeing from you and HOLY the amount of effort in gameplay, editing, and jokes is actually insane. Subbed!
Custom wellstring is amazing on crableg zones. Highly recommend. It’s the only good wavebreaker map-mode. Just place the wavebreaker right outside one of the walls on the lower grates of top mid. It’s an amazing location.
This was my first Niko video and I was so so confused about the booga cult but I’m part of the bee swarm and booga fanclub now
buy a life size cardboard cutout of booga
This video is so well made
hearing niko swear 3 times in a row with such rage (1:13:38) makes me actually kinda scared
Your constant matchups against Who-Lee-Oh is proof that Splatoon 3's matchmaking is hot garbage.
@nikolinideluxe Do not run the giveaway for donors only. That will make it an illegal lottery and could potentially get you into legal trouble.
(amazing video btw)
I won't. Donators will just have 1000x luck compared to everyone else.
Putz12 mentioned
What an emotional rollercoaster. Niko wins
First video I saw you were a meep cat and now you top 500?! Crazy!
hope you make another cat splatoon video.
GUILTY GEAR MUSIC IN MY NIKOLINI VIDEO!!!?? LETS GOOOOOOO!!!!
Almost getting bald because of a furry is some sick twist of fate. Shout outs to birb and see you at the festival nikoman
51:47 scott woz reference
A very thrilling watch!
dude i thought you had like 1m followers massive props this video is hilarious 🙏
All I can really say is, NIKO WINS!
This video reminded me of why I don't want to play X rank even though it's the best way for me to improve currently available to my extremely anxious ass
1:13:39 that's a very accurate Putz imitation, yes sir lol.
Dude I love your commentary it reminds me sm of PBG
16:33 get down mr.president he's got a range blaster!
wtf was that.. that was much better n more exciting than most of the hollywood movies lol congrats Nico for #500!!!
I would achieve all my goals and finally become happy if I had this mans drive
I love that this is how to get to 500 with custom blaster highkey
I love rainmaker!
this was the best hour in a half of my life, always threw this on while i was eating😭
i see now that this is just a documentary on how truly bad your teammates can get in this game
PUTZ12 MATCHUP IS FUCKING INSANE. GODSPEED. I WOULDNT WISH THAT ON MY WORST ENEMY
PUTZ12 MATCHUP REPRISE!?!???!?!?
*REPRISE ENCORE!?!??!?!???!??!?!?!??!??!?!!?!??!?!*