I am writing this sentence before doing something I never really thought I'd do—dig into the narrative lore of Splatoon. Pray for me.

Splatoon lore is silly.

But kinda cool? I'm down with it.

I've started Splatoon 3 now and that game drips with style. I'm not sure the lore will tie into my overall essay, but I have always been curious of the proverbial iceberg of the Inklings. In a very Nintendo manner, the impetus for the plot appears to be the same—the Great Zap Fish has been kidnapped. 😱

In this game you collect scrolls and text files between levels. The neat thing about the text entries is they have to be decrypted/translated over time, so you get little chunks after each level. It's a neat touch.

I am enjoying the level layout and structure of the game. I see why my pal Phil said it has the spirit of a Galaxy game. I need to start writing the script. Ideas for it have been floating around my brain a bunch lately. I need to get them down on "paper."

Until next time...

P.S. - It looks like my essay on Skyward Sword and Outer Wilds was finally recognized as a Short by YouTube's backend, so it is now live! I hope you enjoy!