You’re a grizzled veteran and love to get in the thick of it with a roller. This hairstyle is for Splatoon players looking for a small twist on the original formula. Nintendo is running an open beta for Splatoon 2 today on the Nintendo Switch. The half-braid is similar to the original Splatoon’s Inkling girl hairstyle, but this time one tentacle is braided to give you a punk-ey attitude. Luckily I usually have no plans on the weekends, so yay Splatoon 2! Sadly they have this really weird setup where you can only play for an hour at random times they’ve selected throughout the weekend, so you can’t get super into it and you have to work the play times out through your schedule. The beta is quite limited, but still very fun. After a quick tutorial, you’re giving the choice between four weapons, the Splattershot, Splat Roller, Splat Charger, and the new Splat Dualies (which I love!). Pick a weapon, and you’re taken straight to a game lobby with a randomly chosen map. It is a popular weapon in Turf War, and beginners can aim for first place with this. Its painting performance is far better than all the other weapons. The Reef and Musselforge Fitness are the current maps. Roller’s Characteristic Superior in Painting Unlike other weapons, Roller lets you paint and move quickly. You can use those in the Shell-Out Machine, and collecting a bunch helps your Splatfest team too. That's when you can choose a team and start earning conch shells. The controls are a bit different from the original Splatoon. Splatoon North America SplatoonNA Mar 16 Oh, and don't forget that the Splatfest Sneak Peek actually starts at 1 AM PT on 3/24. I played with a Switch Pro Controller, but I’d guess they’re the same on the normal Joycons since the layout is the same between them. The biggest thing I love about the Switch Pro Controller is that, unlike the Wii U version, it includes motion controls! Splatoon 2 uses motion controls by default, but it handles them a bit differently from Splatoon. The right analog stick doesn’t control looking up and down when motion controls are enabled now, so it’s only used for turning. I found it a bit weird at first, but I think I like it now that I’ve played like that bit. I’m certainly not the best Splatoon player out there, and I think I lost the majority of my games, but overall Splatoon 2 is super fun. The new weapons and specials are very flexible (and I still suck with Chargers), the maps are detailed and well-laid out, and the sountrack is quite different from Splatoon, but still very familiar. Obviously there’s a lot of content missing at this stage, but I’d guess most of the game is actually finished, but just wasn’t included in this testing release. The game ran incredibly well on the Switch, with fast loading times, good framerates, and responsive controls. Seriously though, those Splat Dualies are awesome.
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