rip splatoon 1 we had a good run, but now you're done. Also, on that note: Splatoon 1 splatfest: everyone plays like crap Splatoon 3 splatfest: everyone's out for blood and bouncing off the walls killing you in every way imaginable.
You're as beautiful as the day I lost you. Seriously though, I remember my first splatfest (Autobots v Decepticons) as it happened two days after I got the game in August of 2015, after that I absolutely fell in love with the game. I remember playing in this splatfest, I was team Callie, hearing Calamari Inkantation in the actual battles was amazing to me. Those are some of my most cherished memories with this franchise
lolwut? 😅 Oh wow i remember autobots and decepticons.. holy crap man.. hard to believe its getting close to 10 years now since that happened. Yea i will say despite not being a lover of splatfests, the last 2 for each game definitely had a different feeling to it.. in a good way too. Good memories for sure.
I never even got to play the first splatoon game, much less any splatfests, but it still gives me so much nostalgia from all the youtube videos I would watch about it
I remember being 12 staying up as late as possible to squeeze in as much time as I could on this fest. This video is so bittersweet to watch, glad yt recommended it to me
it just.. feels different. its not the same.. im not the same? we've changed.. we've come so far.. and were not squid kids anymore, were squid-adults now and. thats weird. this series means so much to me. its my favorite franchise of all time uncontested by anything. and idk.. il stop yapping lol
@@bea-bo4032 lol ur good. its probably a combination of you and the series changing a bit tbh. for example, i still like the series but i definitely am not as competitive about it as i was before lol.
I remember that when my best friend showed me splatoon for the first time this splatfest was going on. I think she was on team Marie too. Which even better.
Splatoon 1 - Marie won, and Callie became envious. Splatoon 2 - Chaos won, another calamity happened caused by Grizzco, and Marina became possessed by an AI desperate for order. Splatoon 3 - Team Past won, but there are two possible scenarios: A prequel to the events of the first Splatoon where the world is destroyed and marine life evolves, or there’s time travel involving said events.
@@CarbyGuuGuu id bet money on the former happening, but hey you never know. the only thing with a prequel is if they stay true to the time period, then alot of the weapons from 2 and 3 wouldnt be in splat4 in theory.. leading way to alot of new weapons mainly from the past. I do hope the theme and story is good sure, but more than anything that the online /netcode is better for next game 😅.
Why was I reccomended this in 2024, a week after grand fest? I dunno, prolly to cry, that's for sure. ...You ever feel nostalgia for things you weren't there for? Splatoon 1 and 2 feel like that for me
Its insane how little me thought the splatfests were tense when i played splatoon 1, now im 21, grew up with all the games, and everything is so much more fast paced (which i love) but wow, the difference is insane, i do miss this though. This is a great video from back then.
@@PaperDryBones Yea there definitely is alot more going on gameplay wise in 3 compared to 1 lol. 1 will always have the special chaotic feeling to it though
It’s so insane how I remember myself playing this exact splatfest and now playing the grand fest 8 years later!!! I was in 5th grade playing Splatoon 1 and now I’m a college student playing Splatoon 3. I miss the simple days of playing this game everyday afterschool. Thank you for capturing this footage!!
I remember when i first got the game and then played it a bit more.. I saw the poll thing for callie vs marie.. and i didn't know what a splatfest was.. so I kinda just picked randomly.. I chose marie.. I believe callie vs marie was the only splatfest in splat 1 that i participated in.. but I don't think i did any battles or anything during it because again.. i didnt know what splatfest was.. So seeing this after we lost the online services.. is beautiful.
As someone who doesn't like turf war, i Will admit splatoon 1's splatfests had a special feel to them.. especially this one. Even splatoon 2's splatfests werent bad due to the shifty stations. Never got this same vibe from the splatoon 3's splatfests.
watching this after grand fest and the s1 servers closing down hits different. I got s1 in christmas 2016 so I didnt get to play callie v marie but I really wish I did 😭
I grew up only watching videos of Splatoon 1, after experiencing Splatoon 2 and 3 Final Fests its such a full circle to where the game started from especially since we won as Team Past! I hope we get splatoon 4 man..
These were great Matches, But you were too distracted by the enemy to cover turf. I think you would've beat the Callie team that beat you if you covered more turf. But yeah, hopefully Marie wins! :)
Just recommended today. One week after the last day of Grand Fest of Splatoon 3. I remember how big the last S1 fest felt to me… The memories… The miiverse posts…
Ahhh I remember this, I just got home from School and fought my ass for team Marie extremely hard. It’s kinda cool watching these as some sort of time capsule of the era as I was in absolute bliss of the broken shit that was in the game lmao. Makes me pretty sad that those times are over, but everything ends at some point. (ALSO FREE DUAL SQUELCHERS AND MAKE IT INTO ANOTHER WEAPON)
@@WonderBreadBreaf yea ikr right? im glad i uploaded these back in the day since splat1 is just another breed as far as the broken crap goes lol yea i agree. there attempt of doing that by making the nova wasnt great and it ended up being one of the worst main weapons in the game sadly
@WonderBreadBreaf well not a direct remake per say.. but they made it do the same things the squelcher did to fit that roll that it haf as a weaker midline option that can paint somewhat well. the main differences is the nova is a 5 shot compared to the squelchers 4, and the nova has much worst accuracy too if im remembering right
Damn, i randomly got recommend this video. This really takes me back. It's a shame the servers shut down a few months ago, but seeing this before the year ends was a nice little nostalgia trip.
thank u for recording this. i was team marie during this splatfest and i stayed up all night as a 10 year old sweating with krak on roller. i legit thought i swayed the results so marie would win lmao.
i wasnt able to afford a wii u until way after the final fest so seeing this in comparison to the splat3 fest after just playing it feels so weird 😭 it feels nostalgic even though i didnt get to experience it and its crazy to see how much the splatfests have evolved
Splatoon 3 has very high competition to beat the OG splatoon OST. Also a good splatfest idea in my opinion later on in splat 3 should be splatoon 1 vs splatoon 2 vs splatoon 3
i miss splatoon 1 sm. I got splatoon 1 in christmas of 2015 i was so young i dont remember much but during callie vs marie i voted callie (The wiiu was my sisters so she got to pick personally im team marie) we went on a roadtrip during the splatfest im so sad i missed it also the splatfest started on my birthday july 22 :)
yea who knew back then the result of this would lead to splat 2's story. Sucks you weren't able to play in it though. I miss the crazyness of splat1 as well
wish i could have played splat 1 when it was still around. i got in to the game with 3 and i know its objectively better than 1 but theres something special about the feel of the previous iterations.
God I wish I actually played the splatfests as a kid, I was too young to know they even existed for the first two games. I least I got to experience the Grand Festival.
It’s funny to think all of this began not too long ago, man 2015 feels like it was just yesterday… from the Final Splatfest, to the Grand Fest, each one getting bigger and more elaborate than the last… it’s still a shame Splatoon 2 never got an update with the Off The Hook Amiibo that would allow us to revisit the old Splatfest events, especially the Final Fest. Don’t get me wrong, Grand Fest was amazing and definitely had a lot more love and attention put into it compared to everything else. But the Final Fest was a kind of hype you just had to be there to understand. Grand Fest had the venue, it had the characters, but it lacked the urgency Final Fest had. Maybe due to the time limit, maybe because there were more than two choices, maybe it had something to do with the question being asked and the choices given. Or maybe it’s just due to the trailer hyping the event up, I love the Grand Fest trailer, it definitely feels like the culmination of everything so far. But the Final Fest trailer had an orchestra, it had the luxury of being shown live after the Splatoon 2 World Championships 2019, presented by Nogami himself. And it had the even more important timing of following up on Octo Expansion, that DLC did wonders for the series and it’s world. Now people cared a lot more about the world and the lore than they did before, and here we’re being asked to determine it’s fate? No wonder it felt so climactic. Now comparing that to Splatoon 3, it kind of feels like S3 was robbed of a lot of that. Side Order wasn’t the same kind of character and world building story that Octo Expansion was, the announcement was done through Social Media, and while it’s obvious a lot more work went into the Grand Fest, it just lacked that timing the Final Fest had. And while the choices for the teams were very interesting, it seems to me a lot of people completely misunderstood the question being asked. This wasn’t about the world like the Final Fest was, it wasn’t about what time period you preferred. The question was “Which is most important to you?” And it was clarified through the announcement dialogue in the Splat Cast that this was about personal belief. For example, Marina chose present because she wants to live in the now, not worrying about the future, and she could take or leave her past. It’s about what you find important in yourself, do you value your past, the events, meetings, losses, and so many other emotions you’ve experienced in life thus far. Do you value that more than the present or your potential future? Or do you prefer to ignore your past, live in the now, and not worry yourself over what may or may not happen in the future? Or do you choose to live in the future, always planning ahead, the present is just a means to an end, and your goals and dreams are what push you forward? It wasn’t about the world, it was an introspective question, asking you what do you value most in yourself and others? Which is more important? For example, I chose Team Present, for many of the same reasons Marina gave, I’d rather live in the now working to ensure me and those I love are happy and safe. I don’t really care about the past all that much, what’s done is done, dwelling on it and living in the nostalgia is only going to make your life miserable in comparison. And while I do plan ahead and try to work towards a better future, there is no reason for me to worry about what might happen, when I could work in the moment to ensure it never happens at all. Sometimes it’s nice to daydream about what might be, what potential lies in the future, from technological advancements, to even something simple like a potential new game release, something like Splatoon 4 or Sonic Adventure 3 to give an example. I’d much rather enjoy what I have, and relish in these moments because someday these small things will be a foggy memory. It was always about introspection, so since Past won Splatoon 4 will likely be a game about past nostalgia and the dangers of living in the past for the story mode. Though as confirmed in an interview with the team behind the games, Splatoon 3 is the end of the trilogy, this is the end for these characters filling the roles they have for as long as they have. We won’t be with the New Squidbeak Splatoon anymore, it’s not that these characters won’t be around, they just won’t be as important or fill the same roles they used to. We likely won’t be playing as a new agent, but they weren’t exactly clear on what this being the end of the New Squidbeak Splatoon’s story meant. Only time will tell I suppose.
I agree, in my opinion, Marie feels kinda boring with that low face, I like how’s she’s chill but I’m not sure, but Callie looks like a really fun person
just finished grand festival a few days ago this is so cool to see how much the final splatfests have progressed
@@luna.lu.lils. yea they really went all out for this recent one which was cool to see
Righttt
I am with you , it's amazing what this game bacome
Also I had this on for you page so it's fun too
Seems like the algorithm wants us all to relive the past, huh 😅
Don't mind me, just on a massive nostalgia trip
i catch myself on those trips too dont worry lol
same!
Same…
Same here
Hello it's you from the future, crying cuz Splatoon 1 servers are down
I miss this era of Splatoon. I was only 12 years old when this fest happened
I was 7
I was 11
same honestly. this game was stupid broken but at least it was fun lol
i was like 9
I was 3
I'm getting this recommended 4 hours before the grand festival, RUclips knows what's going on
@@ZuKyOmire gotta love those algorithms lol
rip splatoon 1
we had a good run, but now you're done.
Also, on that note: Splatoon 1 splatfest: everyone plays like crap
Splatoon 3 splatfest: everyone's out for blood and bouncing off the walls killing you in every way imaginable.
Word up, everyone’s playing like beginners here, but now in Splatoon 3 everyone’s being a sweat killing you out of no where.
But on the Wii u, it’s not really the same on the switch
You're as beautiful as the day I lost you.
Seriously though, I remember my first splatfest (Autobots v Decepticons) as it happened two days after I got the game in August of 2015, after that I absolutely fell in love with the game. I remember playing in this splatfest, I was team Callie, hearing Calamari Inkantation in the actual battles was amazing to me. Those are some of my most cherished memories with this franchise
lolwut? 😅
Oh wow i remember autobots and decepticons.. holy crap man.. hard to believe its getting close to 10 years now since that happened. Yea i will say despite not being a lover of splatfests, the last 2 for each game definitely had a different feeling to it.. in a good way too. Good memories for sure.
Pretendo
i started with autobots vs decepticons also peak splatfest
I like how they made the final day of the final Splatfest more awesome using the Squid Sisters Song from the DJ Octavio boss.
So pro as always! :O
yea i appreciated that nice lil touch too i admit
Calamari Inkantation
@@-Joolia- well, their cover.
Calamari Inkantation was a folk song from calamari county, but the squid sisters made a cover of it, so yeah
Remember this comment??
@koiyuneerm actually that wasnt calamari inkantation that was the chorus of calimari county and is quite different
Who's getting recommended this in 2024
me
Me too lol.
Me
Me
yep
i remember when my mom got me my wii u for christmas at 9 yrs old and it came with splatoon the memorys this vid brings back
I never even got to play the first splatoon game, much less any splatfests, but it still gives me so much nostalgia from all the youtube videos I would watch about it
@@flittershrimp yea id say even though splat3 went all out with their fest, these 2 felt special from a gameplay perspective too.
Me too
Even so, I still consider myself part of the community since 2016.
I remember being 12 staying up as late as possible to squeeze in as much time as I could on this fest. This video is so bittersweet to watch, glad yt recommended it to me
Wish I had a capture card at the time. I remeber this so vividly lol. The music changing half way through fest is amazing 😢 😭
Yes it was. Good memories for sure. Funny enough, i think im still using the same capture card as I did back then when I recorded this 😅
Splatoon 3’s updates are officially over. It’s been a long journey huh. Past, present, or future, I’ll always stay fresh!
it just.. feels different. its not the same.. im not the same? we've changed.. we've come so far.. and were not squid kids anymore, were squid-adults now and. thats weird. this series means so much to me. its my favorite franchise of all time uncontested by anything. and idk.. il stop yapping lol
@@bea-bo4032 lol ur good. its probably a combination of you and the series changing a bit tbh. for example, i still like the series but i definitely am not as competitive about it as i was before lol.
You put my feelings into words. Thank you.
You’re a kid, you’re a squid, you’re an adult now
I remember that when my best friend showed me splatoon for the first time this splatfest was going on.
I think she was on team Marie too. Which even better.
I remember playing this final fest when I was kid man. I felt so nostalgic playing the Grand festival a week ago ❤
Got recommended to me right after the grand festival ended..
@@gudboi_ofthestars algorithms lol
The Splatfests may be over but at least we can still play online… wait
There are ways you can still play online splatoon if you follow a tutorial
@@Rollermain12how??
@@luveroza I used the tutorial called ‘Splatoon 1 ISNT DEAD. Here’s how to play ONLINE IN 2024’ by fragzz_spl. Its very simple and only a few minutes
Pretendo servers allow you to play still if you follow the quick tutorial. Lot of people still play and got back into the game
@@luveroza pretendo servers. They are super easy to set up on the console. Just wifi settings
It's so lovely to revisit footage of the original Splatoon after all these years, let alone the final Splatfest for it
@@FissionMetroid101 no prob. glad you and others can enjoy it 😁
Splatoon 1 - Marie won, and Callie became envious.
Splatoon 2 - Chaos won, another calamity happened caused by Grizzco, and Marina became possessed by an AI desperate for order.
Splatoon 3 - Team Past won, but there are two possible scenarios: A prequel to the events of the first Splatoon where the world is destroyed and marine life evolves, or there’s time travel involving said events.
@@CarbyGuuGuu id bet money on the former happening, but hey you never know. the only thing with a prequel is if they stay true to the time period, then alot of the weapons from 2 and 3 wouldnt be in splat4 in theory.. leading way to alot of new weapons mainly from the past. I do hope the theme and story is good sure, but more than anything that the online /netcode is better for next game 😅.
I think it might only just effect the story mode, and I think if they make a 4th one, the map will probably have past related stuff.
Why was I reccomended this in 2024, a week after grand fest? I dunno, prolly to cry, that's for sure.
...You ever feel nostalgia for things you weren't there for? Splatoon 1 and 2 feel like that for me
Its insane how little me thought the splatfests were tense when i played splatoon 1, now im 21, grew up with all the games, and everything is so much more fast paced (which i love) but wow, the difference is insane, i do miss this though. This is a great video from back then.
@@PaperDryBones Yea there definitely is alot more going on gameplay wise in 3 compared to 1 lol. 1 will always have the special chaotic feeling to it though
@@DHftw I do miss the broken specials
@awpcan8801 same here honestly. made the game more chaotic
Glad this popped up in my recommended 8 yrs later
It’s so insane how I remember myself playing this exact splatfest and now playing the grand fest 8 years later!!! I was in 5th grade playing Splatoon 1 and now I’m a college student playing Splatoon 3. I miss the simple days of playing this game everyday afterschool. Thank you for capturing this footage!!
This is so wild to see after the grand festival lol
I remember when i first got the game and then played it a bit more.. I saw the poll thing for callie vs marie.. and i didn't know what a splatfest was.. so I kinda just picked randomly.. I chose marie..
I believe callie vs marie was the only splatfest in splat 1 that i participated in.. but I don't think i did any battles or anything during it because again.. i didnt know what splatfest was..
So seeing this after we lost the online services.. is beautiful.
As someone who doesn't like turf war, i Will admit splatoon 1's splatfests had a special feel to them.. especially this one. Even splatoon 2's splatfests werent bad due to the shifty stations. Never got this same vibe from the splatoon 3's splatfests.
So many years have passed and this is still one of the best Splatoon songs ever made
Music is better when you understand the lyrics
The lyrics:
I was sadly too young to remember this Splatfest vividly. I was Team Marie that’s all the memory that’s left
I'd probably be in the same boat if I didn't record it tbh
Man I can’t believe they shut down the servers, this game was my whole childhood but hey at least we have splatoon 3 :3
@@BrokeDummy theres still a roundabout way you can play splat1 online tbh
@@DHftw Thanks 4 letting me know, have a good final splatfest (if u play Splat3) :3
@@BrokeDummy It is worth setting up online servers to play still. Very easy
watching this after grand fest and the s1 servers closing down hits different. I got s1 in christmas 2016 so I didnt get to play callie v marie but I really wish I did 😭
Just fyi you can still play S1 servers online if you set WiFi settings to pretendo. Super easy to set up do recommend
I grew up only watching videos of Splatoon 1, after experiencing Splatoon 2 and 3 Final Fests its such a full circle to where the game started from especially since we won as Team Past! I hope we get splatoon 4 man..
These were great Matches, But you were too distracted by the enemy to cover turf. I think you would've beat the Callie team that beat you if you covered more turf.
But yeah, hopefully Marie wins! :)
Aged like wine
hope she wins too
If Callie loses I'm ending it all
@@Lucassaur0uhhhhhhhhh
@@Lucassaur0it might seem crazy what I’m about to say…
they are both so iconic its hard to pick. I love Callie more though
Thanks for saying like me ❤❤❤
Just recommended today. One week after the last day of Grand Fest of Splatoon 3.
I remember how big the last S1 fest felt to me… The memories… The miiverse posts…
Rip splatoon 1 you will be missed
Watching this feels so nostalgic after playing the grand festival 😭😭😭
(i never even played splatoon 1..)
Ahhh I remember this, I just got home from School and fought my ass for team Marie extremely hard. It’s kinda cool watching these as some sort of time capsule of the era as I was in absolute bliss of the broken shit that was in the game lmao. Makes me pretty sad that those times are over, but everything ends at some point.
(ALSO FREE DUAL SQUELCHERS AND MAKE IT INTO ANOTHER WEAPON)
@@WonderBreadBreaf yea ikr right? im glad i uploaded these back in the day since splat1 is just another breed as far as the broken crap goes lol
yea i agree. there attempt of doing that by making the nova wasnt great and it ended up being one of the worst main weapons in the game sadly
@@DHftw wait, nova is a dual squelchers remake??? I always dissed that shit as being garbage, I feel kinda bad now 😭😭
@WonderBreadBreaf well not a direct remake per say.. but they made it do the same things the squelcher did to fit that roll that it haf as a weaker midline option that can paint somewhat well. the main differences is the nova is a 5 shot compared to the squelchers 4, and the nova has much worst accuracy too if im remembering right
@@DHftw sounds about correct, i remember dual squelchers having mid damage and mid accuracy so i see how it could be considered a remake
Damn, i randomly got recommend this video. This really takes me back.
It's a shame the servers shut down a few months ago, but seeing this before the year ends was a nice little nostalgia trip.
Watching the first last festival feels weird
I love it but hurts so much
Thanks for all Splatoon 💯💯
RUclips reccomended this to me a few days after the grandfest, and now I’m sad :( BUT ITS SO COOL TO SEE HOW MUCH THE GAMES HAVE EVOLVED
thank u for recording this. i was team marie during this splatfest and i stayed up all night as a 10 year old sweating with krak on roller. i legit thought i swayed the results so marie would win lmao.
bro... that's so nostalgic...I need to go back on the past
i wasnt able to afford a wii u until way after the final fest so seeing this in comparison to the splat3 fest after just playing it feels so weird 😭 it feels nostalgic even though i didnt get to experience it and its crazy to see how much the splatfests have evolved
@@brightDRT yea more and more detail has definitely been put in to splatfest as the series gets older
So we’re all getting this recommended this 8 years later?
Yup!
@@lunar0275 yea its crazy how many comments ive gotten since grandfest in 3 started lol. algorithms are weird
NO WAY I GET THIS RECOMMENDED AFTER THE FINAL-FEST
Nostalgia trip for today ❤
Sooo fking nostalgic bro😭😭 I miss those good old times😢
Thîs is making me so sad, didn’t make it to that many splatfests, probably only about 4. But I remember being team Callie for this one
Man, I miss this. Especially the way inkling girl’s hair fluttered while shooting
I think that my RUclips algorythm wants to bring me back to that era
yea ive oddly been getting alot of replies on this video in the last month or so and idk why lol
I cant believe splatoon is gonna turn 10 years old next year. Team callie vs team marie that splatfest was epic
@@awpcan8801 Yea ikr? we're all old farts now 🙃
@@DHftw my friend code is
7051-5140-6358 if you wanna add me
If I'd been into the series before Splatoon 3, I would've been on Team Marie for this.
Modern Splatoon objectively has better graphics but something about the way the ink looks here is a vibe, it’s a lot brighter.
I prefer the look of the old ink. Some of the ui ability effects and ink effects were nice too but new games do a lot nice too
@@pastelcatnip splat1 in general just has its own special charm to it compared to 2 and 3 imo
Splatoon 3 has very high competition to beat the OG splatoon OST. Also a good splatfest idea in my opinion later on in splat 3 should be splatoon 1 vs splatoon 2 vs splatoon 3
that actually wouldnt surprise me if that idea was one of the last splatfests for the game lol.
@DH1125
Messed up reply on phone but heck how about squid sisters vs off the hook vs deep cut for a splatfest?
@@logangomes2922 anything comparing the 3 games is likely imo
Yea think those are cool concepts but I bet Nintendo is going to stick to real life opinions for splatfests tbh
Man i remember it being so cool to get to hear the inkantation on each fight
i miss splatoon 1 sm.
I got splatoon 1 in christmas of 2015 i was so young i dont remember much but during callie vs marie i voted callie (The wiiu was my sisters so she got to pick personally im team marie) we went on a roadtrip during the splatfest im so sad i missed it also the splatfest started on my birthday july 22 :)
yea who knew back then the result of this would lead to splat 2's story. Sucks you weren't able to play in it though. I miss the crazyness of splat1 as well
@@DHftw i mean we did because nintendo was going to say it would but left it unused
Its nice to see where splatoon stardet. I love the look from Splat 1. kinda nice that i got this video recommended
Even though I grew up on Splat 2 I love Splat 1 and I’m jealous I don’t have a Wii U. The simple graphics just enhance the experience
Dang, I wish I got the first splatoon when splatfests were happening 😢
I remember! I had a screenshot from the splatfest results posted on my miiverse. I’m proud to have led team Marie to victory ✌️
i miss splatoon 1 art style, like the color palette, lights and shadows T_T
@@Odeztesss yea bombs blending into the ink colors in 3 sucks tbh lol
imagine showing a splatoon fan in 2016 what grandfest was gonna look like
@@Mal-vc3pk not sure anyone would have believed it tbh lol. the series has come a long way to say the least
wish i could have played splat 1 when it was still around. i got in to the game with 3 and i know its objectively better than 1 but theres something special about the feel of the previous iterations.
@@BrainChili splat1 had a special chaotic feel to it.. its hard to explain. but its definitely different from 2 and 3
@@DHftwits so much more fun than the other two games in my opinion
I like looking at Splatoon 1 gameplay just to see what has changed and what has remained the same.
Oh my god I just got this ancient video on my recommend.. this is so nostalgic
God I wish I actually played the splatfests as a kid, I was too young to know they even existed for the first two games. I least I got to experience the Grand Festival.
feels like im in a time machine watching this
Always loved how the team in lead would have Callie or Marie yell out to the audience fr 🔥
Coming back from childhood
It’s funny to think all of this began not too long ago, man 2015 feels like it was just yesterday… from the Final Splatfest, to the Grand Fest, each one getting bigger and more elaborate than the last… it’s still a shame Splatoon 2 never got an update with the Off The Hook Amiibo that would allow us to revisit the old Splatfest events, especially the Final Fest.
Don’t get me wrong, Grand Fest was amazing and definitely had a lot more love and attention put into it compared to everything else. But the Final Fest was a kind of hype you just had to be there to understand.
Grand Fest had the venue, it had the characters, but it lacked the urgency Final Fest had. Maybe due to the time limit, maybe because there were more than two choices, maybe it had something to do with the question being asked and the choices given.
Or maybe it’s just due to the trailer hyping the event up, I love the Grand Fest trailer, it definitely feels like the culmination of everything so far. But the Final Fest trailer had an orchestra, it had the luxury of being shown live after the Splatoon 2 World Championships 2019, presented by Nogami himself. And it had the even more important timing of following up on Octo Expansion, that DLC did wonders for the series and it’s world. Now people cared a lot more about the world and the lore than they did before, and here we’re being asked to determine it’s fate? No wonder it felt so climactic.
Now comparing that to Splatoon 3, it kind of feels like S3 was robbed of a lot of that. Side Order wasn’t the same kind of character and world building story that Octo Expansion was, the announcement was done through Social Media, and while it’s obvious a lot more work went into the Grand Fest, it just lacked that timing the Final Fest had. And while the choices for the teams were very interesting, it seems to me a lot of people completely misunderstood the question being asked. This wasn’t about the world like the Final Fest was, it wasn’t about what time period you preferred. The question was “Which is most important to you?” And it was clarified through the announcement dialogue in the Splat Cast that this was about personal belief. For example, Marina chose present because she wants to live in the now, not worrying about the future, and she could take or leave her past.
It’s about what you find important in yourself, do you value your past, the events, meetings, losses, and so many other emotions you’ve experienced in life thus far. Do you value that more than the present or your potential future?
Or do you prefer to ignore your past, live in the now, and not worry yourself over what may or may not happen in the future?
Or do you choose to live in the future, always planning ahead, the present is just a means to an end, and your goals and dreams are what push you forward?
It wasn’t about the world, it was an introspective question, asking you what do you value most in yourself and others? Which is more important?
For example, I chose Team Present, for many of the same reasons Marina gave, I’d rather live in the now working to ensure me and those I love are happy and safe. I don’t really care about the past all that much, what’s done is done, dwelling on it and living in the nostalgia is only going to make your life miserable in comparison. And while I do plan ahead and try to work towards a better future, there is no reason for me to worry about what might happen, when I could work in the moment to ensure it never happens at all. Sometimes it’s nice to daydream about what might be, what potential lies in the future, from technological advancements, to even something simple like a potential new game release, something like Splatoon 4 or Sonic Adventure 3 to give an example. I’d much rather enjoy what I have, and relish in these moments because someday these small things will be a foggy memory.
It was always about introspection, so since Past won Splatoon 4 will likely be a game about past nostalgia and the dangers of living in the past for the story mode. Though as confirmed in an interview with the team behind the games, Splatoon 3 is the end of the trilogy, this is the end for these characters filling the roles they have for as long as they have. We won’t be with the New Squidbeak Splatoon anymore, it’s not that these characters won’t be around, they just won’t be as important or fill the same roles they used to.
We likely won’t be playing as a new agent, but they weren’t exactly clear on what this being the end of the New Squidbeak Splatoon’s story meant. Only time will tell I suppose.
7:33, your team almost formed a suspicious shape there.
lol wouldnt have even noticed that if you didn't bring it up
Dang, they really played inkantation every match. Not even Ink Me Up 😭
I read "Callie Defender" as "Gender Defender" and was quite confused for 1 second
Why did this get recommended days after grand fest
I really miss playing splatoon 1. Truly one of my favorite games of all time.
I’m about to start a war but..
Callie should’ve won 😐
I agree
I think that many people on the Marie team was mostly sweats
Agreed
I do prefer her, yes
I agree, in my opinion, Marie feels kinda boring with that low face, I like how’s she’s chill but I’m not sure, but Callie looks like a really fun person
YOOO ITS 2024 AND TEAM PAST JUST WON THE GRAND FESTIVAL!! ❤❤
I remember this like it was yesterday.... 8 years later and we're still going strong 💪💪💪💪
@@jonr566 surprisngly yes lol
Go team Callie
Agreed
i see youre a man of culture as well
The fact this got recommended to me right after the grand festival ☹️
This made me wonder, does Splatoon actually put Calamari Inkantation in every Final Fest? If that’s so, I think we might get one in Splatoon 3 as well
wouldnt surprise me if they put the one from the story mode in the last fest tbh
@@DHftw Now that we’ve got Side Order, the new songs should in there as well🤔
I never got to experience this one :OO But it's so cool to see how far things have come!!!
I wasn't expecting to hear that play during the battles :O
Oh my god this takes me BACK.
please... Come back.... I NEED YOU SPLATOON 1! DONT GOOOOOOO
dear god. why did this get recommended to me? i can’t believe this very happy about it though
Since Team Past won do you guys think we’ll get to play as young Captain Cuttlefish in Splatoon 4?
:(
I just want more info on the great turf war
@@mysoftmelody That low key would be pretty cool tbh
also I never noticed that thing before that tells you when your abilities are active that's cool
@@VT8104 yea thats a feature i miss tbh. idk why they removed it in 2 and 3.
Lemme guess your gear
Green sea slugs, hero headset and.....
Wasabi splattershot?
Grand fest be hitting different after this
Getting recommended this after grand fest ended lol
Who else came looking for splat 1 and 2 vids for the nostalgia
I miss the ink like paint look of old ink and the cleaner spread patterns. Found it more satisfying
THE MEMORIES
Watching this rn is absolutely killing me take me back
I really hope future wins this splatfest. Wait…
@@cptnomar492 😅
I wish i hadn't accidentally deleted my 2TB Hard Drive that had all my footage of splatoon 1
Somebody told me third kits came out after callie vs marie and that there was still precedent for them releasing after grand fest. Liars.
Wtf l was in a copium thinking the second kits were after the splatfest but I saw the dates and the splatfest wasnt even in the same month
7 years later lol
so who else got this recommended just after the Grand Fest?