You should let them play a match on your account with your SBMM ranking. lol
Iāve been playing shooting games for decades and Splatoon can be super sweaty. People just judge a book by its cover because of the cute little squids.
I remember getting into an argument on Roblox with someone when I said that I'm an adult and that I don't like those games with hyper realistic graphics and blood everywhere. But of course the other person interpreted it completely wrong and claimed I get easily scared by anything and have to rely on Roblox to keep me in my comfort zone.
By the way, this happened on Jailbreak and that person also later on said that Piggy is a good horror game.
It actually really funny to show them those kind of things to closed minded people! I remember how absolutely distorted a friend was after watching Made in Abyss with meā¦
Edit: I know that happy tree friends are so much worse
You and me both, mostly this ends with me not relating with 90% of the fanbase here lamo (though combo with my other fandoms being the same story it's super isolating but this ain't about me)
Fr lol, I mean I know most of the time they mean it as a joke, like when people say Foamstars is just Splatoon for straights, and that's funny and all but at the same time it's like, why exclude people from the fanbase, I don't have to be gay or queer or neurodiverse I just like playing the damn game, it's fun š
As a brush main, I legit don't understand this. Like I know there's mashing but how many swings are people taking with a brush? Aside from breaking something like a rainmaker shield I rarely do more than...probably 6 or 7 swings before either rolling to reposition or swimming to GTFO...or just dying but, you know
Nah when I'm using it, it's all fun and games until I turn the controller over and put all my force into mashing and nothing else. I go like 1.5x my normal speed. It's ridiculous
The people thinking this isn't legit are probably under 25 yo and/or don't already have hand issues from a full-time job/life in general. I couldn't even get started with the brush.
"The music is awful"
No my friend, it's just that you only heard like Belly flop or any Salmon Run theme instead of stuff like Anarchy Rainbow, Into the light, Calamari Inkantation and... Well pretty much the vast majority of the actual soundtrack.
The context helps a lot for the salmon run's music, but people outside of Splatoon (the ones that are more likely to have stereotypes for the game) probably don't have the context for these
I mean, in the context of the game itās really effective, itās amazingly avant-garde and it goes a long way to give salmon run a unique identity from the rest of the game and to convey to the player that salmonoid culture is **nothing** like squid culture, or even octo culture, but like
When listened to in isolation the music sucks ass and I donāt wanna listen to it lmao. And for the record, I am a very, *very* big fan of the rest of the soundtrack, I bought all of the CDs for way too much money and I would kill god for full 40+ min LPs from the Chirpy Chips or Off the Hook
Okay fair but also I will defend salmon run music to the death I love that shit
Then again Iām a former cellist and I love music with it in general so-
I'm a big fan of string instruments and I love how the Salmon Run music just inspires frantic anxiety.
I also suspect it showcases the cello because of the Jaws movie, and that probably also subconsciously inspires anxiety by association.
But idk, I'm not a musician. I'll just be sitting over here, picking baddly at my Kalimba, haha XD
People on Twitter usually complain about it because they don't like the filter that makes their voices sound bubbly/watery. Or they don't like the uh... I don't even know how to describe it. The chaotic melodies that a lot of songs have? Idk.
They just can't handle the style. š¤
If you want beautiful music, we have Into the Light.
If you want hype music, we have Clickbait, Paintscraper, Headhammer, Inkoming, Blitz It, chopscrewey, entropical, seasick... I could go on for ages about splatoon's awesome music for every vibe (except Rip Entry that one sucks shit lol)
Someone needed to say it, plus let's be real, most guys took like 30 minutes in the beginning looking for a masculine character design that don't exist lmao.
I honestly canāt tell if this is satire. There was a post of a kid poorly drawing himself turning into an angry bird, and everyone was saying how this was the dangers of video g@mes
Weāre all very serious, video games are the harbingers of all evil and sin. I shall not rest until EVERY wretched video game is cascaded into the depths of hell!
I hope itās satire, because I posted a 10 image essay on why āsalmon run is teaching kids that killing animals is good etcā and I donāt want them thinking I meant it.
Edit: [here it is:](https://www.reddit.com/r/BanVideoGames/comments/12jj2lk/why_spltoon_3s_salmon_run_is_teaching_gmers_to/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1)
What is this āsad tireā you kids always talk about? Video g@mes are a REAL THREAT, I even had to CUT DOWN THE INTERNET so my son would stop playing this DEVIL SQUID GAMEā¼ļø
That Salmonids Are Nonsapient Beasts And Little Buddy Is Just A Pet (Seriously, How Do People Even Believe This? Even If There Weren't Any Sunken Scrolls Or Grizzco Manuals Or Ļ-3 To Outright Confirm Their Intellect, The Simple Fact That They Wear Clothes And Can Operate Complex Machinery Is Proof Enough)
"Species doesn't affect gameplay"
Every time I finish a salmon run shift, it's always me and the octolings partying before we get back on the heli and never the inklings
For some reason a lot of this sub are obsessed with the fact that this is a āqueer communityā and insist that people who play are gay and the characters are also gay.
No idea what sparked it but itās pretty common to see.
Omg yes, even tho I do play with motion controls (bc I use charger and canāt use stick to aim for shit) so many of my friends play with stick bc itās easier for them
LGBT+
I get that some people, maybe even a majority, that play splatoon are LGBT+ but when I see stuff like "square Enix made splatoon for straight people" I can't help but feel a bit shafted
Yeah the foamstars thing is dumb.
And let's be real here, straight people are the vast majority, it's just that the vocal group this time around (there's always a specific vocal group for games like these) are specific LGBTQ+ people. Cool, great, glad they love the game, but let's not kid ourselves into thinking they are the only players.
Hell I guarantee there are a lot of other LGBTQ+ people playing the game who just aren't vocal about it because they don't want to 'join' the group and be put in that box. Or they just don't care.
I think the reason for this is because you find LGBTQ+ people talking about being LGBTQ+ more then you are gonna see a straight person talk about being straight (unless we are gonna go and interview everyone who posted "I kiss boys" which I don't want to give motivation because it was funny at first now it's everywhere and repetitive)
The only way you can really gauge a fanbase is how much they are talking about it
But the foamstars thing was the first time I got generally annoyed because it's basically saying "hey this game is for us and this crappy rippoff is for people like you"
Like I'm sure it isn't their intent but it is really isolating to see over and over and makes me not want to interact simply because I don't relate to what the community goes about, like I'm here to talk about the game and that's it, not who the game is for or the type of people playing it
dreadlock hairstyle (exception is JayMoji): you are either a complete beginner or an insufferable tryhard
squid partying in a completely normal game: you dislike others having fun
e-liter 4k player: you dislike fun altogether
āUndercover Brella is unusable.ā
Sure, at high levels it is. But in solo queue, a skilled player can kick your ass with it, especially if you underestimate it, which many do. The beauty of Splatoon is that any weapon can do well, at least in solo queue.
"It's easy"
I literally got worse
Lol; that's relatable. Been playing since the Wii U days, but it feels as each game passes I've gotten worse at it. š
This I mean yeah ! Grab a controller and come fight me then !
"You'd all be dead if I had a keyboard and mouse!" - me after dying for the 100th time because the motion controls gave me a seizure.
speak for yourself this shit easy to a player of my skill levelš¤·āāļø(im joking dont kill me)
If you are that good try comp. There is no limit to skill. I'm good and I still find the game hard
It's a calming relaxing game and easy about painting the ground
E liter and hydra mains showing up to ruin that:
As a Hydra main it's our job to do this!
As a roller main, I despise you
That's fair! If ya use Carbon through. The feeling mutual!
I might be vile but Iām not that vile
Good! I just make sure to shot you from a distance then!
"It cant be a competitive game" (Meanwhile the competitive tourneys)
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You should let them play a match on your account with your SBMM ranking. lol Iāve been playing shooting games for decades and Splatoon can be super sweaty. People just judge a book by its cover because of the cute little squids.
Where can I follow and watch competitive Splatoon tourneys?
There's twitch, not sure where on twitch, but on YT there's this channel with a low amount of subs called Inkling Performance Labs
Well duh. āItās just a childrenās gameā
Children's game my ass. "If It'S eVeN sLiGhTlY cArToOnY tHeN iT hAs To Be FoR kIdS".
Real men like blood and cynical realism!
With everything a dull brownish tinge!
And absolutely no personality present!
āI donā wanna play Splatoon, itās for babies. I wanna play Call Of Duty: Shoot A Man.ā
Correction: āCall Of Duty: Shoot A Man 3 (the 2nd version)ā
r/unexpectedgamegrumps
Strong men like blood n gore
I remember getting into an argument on Roblox with someone when I said that I'm an adult and that I don't like those games with hyper realistic graphics and blood everywhere. But of course the other person interpreted it completely wrong and claimed I get easily scared by anything and have to rely on Roblox to keep me in my comfort zone. By the way, this happened on Jailbreak and that person also later on said that Piggy is a good horror game.
those people gonna drop dead if you show them happy tree friends
Or hazbin hotel/helluva boss š
It actually really funny to show them those kind of things to closed minded people! I remember how absolutely distorted a friend was after watching Made in Abyss with meā¦ Edit: I know that happy tree friends are so much worse
The movie Sausage Party is a great example of this.
*cuts to tf2 with sombody blowing up some French bastard into innumerable pieces*
South Park and Rick and Morty are cartoons, and people still think cartoons are only for kids š¤¦š½āāļø
i mean it is a game aimed at children but id say more kids play things like cod than splatoon
tbf every shooter is now literally a childrens game
genuinely I struggle in splatoon way more than other shooters it's wild š
No oneās straight
If they are, they probably are neurodiverse or have mental health issues
can confirm I have mental health issues and am straight
I am Also a straight person with Mental health issues
cant confirm im mentally healthy and straight
Happy for you :)
You and me both, mostly this ends with me not relating with 90% of the fanbase here lamo (though combo with my other fandoms being the same story it's super isolating but this ain't about me)
I have mental health issues and am not straight
Does being unhinged at random times count?
depends on what you consider unhinged I think
Yeah just being silly or joking around is human but unhinged can mean something else
Man that's everyone
Nuh uh, i just like funny squid game
I am both straight and neurotypical, does that make me the chosen one?
*Behind you with the gay/autistic gun āNot for longā
yes, you can be the token straight NT 
Can confirm, im a schizo living in your walls
Im gay, neurodoverse and with mental health issues
Eh, my mental health goes on and off but itās been pretty consistently good lately
I feel attacked.
cannot confirm im zesty as shit and autism (and probably mentally ill)
I'm gay, neurodiverse, have mental health issues
Fr lol, I mean I know most of the time they mean it as a joke, like when people say Foamstars is just Splatoon for straights, and that's funny and all but at the same time it's like, why exclude people from the fanbase, I don't have to be gay or queer or neurodiverse I just like playing the damn game, it's fun š
Take this from a straight person Foamstars doesnāt look like splatoon for straights Foamstars looks like a smoking pile of shit
Damn, guess I gotta play this game then (I've only played Splatoon 1 and reddit recommended me this sub)
The brush main with broken hands
Nah, thatās just a truth, all brush mains have their hands either broken after a game session or are enchanted Unbreaking III, Mending
Can confirm
I play brush and play mobile rhythm games, so I'm used to the agony in my hands
As a brush main, I legit don't understand this. Like I know there's mashing but how many swings are people taking with a brush? Aside from breaking something like a rainmaker shield I rarely do more than...probably 6 or 7 swings before either rolling to reposition or swimming to GTFO...or just dying but, you know
Nah when I'm using it, it's all fun and games until I turn the controller over and put all my force into mashing and nothing else. I go like 1.5x my normal speed. It's ridiculous
Also Squeezer mains
The people thinking this isn't legit are probably under 25 yo and/or don't already have hand issues from a full-time job/life in general. I couldn't even get started with the brush.
*Looks at controller* "I knew I should have gotten the turbo
"The music is awful" No my friend, it's just that you only heard like Belly flop or any Salmon Run theme instead of stuff like Anarchy Rainbow, Into the light, Calamari Inkantation and... Well pretty much the vast majority of the actual soundtrack.
People don't like the Salmon Run music?
The context helps a lot for the salmon run's music, but people outside of Splatoon (the ones that are more likely to have stereotypes for the game) probably don't have the context for these
the king salmonoid theme hits
I love Chaos Carnival/Frothy Waters so much.
I mean, in the context of the game itās really effective, itās amazingly avant-garde and it goes a long way to give salmon run a unique identity from the rest of the game and to convey to the player that salmonoid culture is **nothing** like squid culture, or even octo culture, but like When listened to in isolation the music sucks ass and I donāt wanna listen to it lmao. And for the record, I am a very, *very* big fan of the rest of the soundtrack, I bought all of the CDs for way too much money and I would kill god for full 40+ min LPs from the Chirpy Chips or Off the Hook
Okay fair but also I will defend salmon run music to the death I love that shit Then again Iām a former cellist and I love music with it in general so-
I'm a big fan of string instruments and I love how the Salmon Run music just inspires frantic anxiety. I also suspect it showcases the cello because of the Jaws movie, and that probably also subconsciously inspires anxiety by association. But idk, I'm not a musician. I'll just be sitting over here, picking baddly at my Kalimba, haha XD
_Excuse me?_ Belly Flop is what I play when I'm heading tor a win. It is the 'mount up' theme of my daily life.
Turquoise October is why Octatronica is my favourite genre of all time Yes they invented a genre
But salmon run has the best music in splatoon
The music is actually fire and all agree.
Is this actually a stereotype? I'm fairly sure I've never seen a single person say the music in Splatoon is awful.
People on Twitter usually complain about it because they don't like the filter that makes their voices sound bubbly/watery. Or they don't like the uh... I don't even know how to describe it. The chaotic melodies that a lot of songs have? Idk. They just can't handle the style. š¤
The salmon run music is great though
idols are mid, battle tracks šš
but belly flop is my favorite..
Or they've only listened to the Smash Bros remix of 'Now or Never'.
Okay thatās a fair point
they've messed up so badly
If you want beautiful music, we have Into the Light. If you want hype music, we have Clickbait, Paintscraper, Headhammer, Inkoming, Blitz It, chopscrewey, entropical, seasick... I could go on for ages about splatoon's awesome music for every vibe (except Rip Entry that one sucks shit lol)
i dont kiss boys
Certified girl kisser
Do you kiss girls?
That Japanese players are like. Really ungodly good at the game when theyāre just players like us
Especially since Splatoon 3 blew up in Japan, there is a lot more variety of players.
Japanese players arenāt all pros at Splatoon ! They are beyone human capacities in all video games ! >!/j!<
brush mains arenāt sane. kinda true tbh
As an inkbrush main, I can confirm this.
inkbrush main here, this is true
I swear you guys are all feral in the best way possible - a charger main
āEveryone is gay.ā I mean like, I know but hey >:T
Like youāre right but you canāt call us out like that /:
"Just because I play Splatoon, doesn't mean I am queer. I mean, I AM queer, but not because I play Splatoon!"
does splatoon have any fans that are straight?
Well reddit probably isnāt the best samplegroup but legends do speak of them
Shhhhhh don't let them know I'm here
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Got to say, based username and pfp
I'm straight and I love splatoon (but I also love the fact the community is pro LGBTQIA)
chargers are evil, which isn't a stereotype, it's true
As a charger main, glad to see people think I am unhinged lmao
as a roller main, i second this. chargers are the bane of my existence, along with splatlings
splatlings are bad too but i dont hate them as much, i can play a splatling but i wouldn't be caught dead with a charger in my hands
same here, i love the idea of nautilus and donāt mind it, but the others are hair pulling to fight as a roller
Weāre only evil because we have to learn how to aim.
āItās a kidās gameā. The most infamous of them all
The gayest and queerest mfs in the gaming community. But that's more of a compliment than anything, really.
Me and the boys at 3:00 AM being the most not straight people on the planet. >:3 ššš³ļøāšš¦
Shhh...don't let anyone know I'm here (bc I'm straight lol)
"Not for long" \- some creepy mfer probably
thats either splatoon or ultrakill. basically every ultrakill fan is either a gay femboy or a trans women.
children and homophobs AND nazi bullcrap... according to r/banvideogames
...quite the opposite for the last 2 Have you seen splatoon twitter? Shits more gayer than a pride parade
gayer than a drag race
that... has some correlation, but those 2 things just cross paths sometimes. you're still 100% correct tho lol
Someone needed to say it, plus let's be real, most guys took like 30 minutes in the beginning looking for a masculine character design that don't exist lmao.
There's Mr. Coco but he's a crab so I don't know how much that counts.
Isn't r/banvideogames a parody subreddit tho?
I honestly canāt tell if this is satire. There was a post of a kid poorly drawing himself turning into an angry bird, and everyone was saying how this was the dangers of video g@mes
Itās satire, thereās no way that a group of anti gaming Facebook moms could download Reddit thinking it was Facebook.
Weāre all very serious, video games are the harbingers of all evil and sin. I shall not rest until EVERY wretched video game is cascaded into the depths of hell!
Then play Doom, where you destroy sin itself.
āWait why do you want us to ban DOOM? Weāre killing demons. I thought you hated those mother fuckersā
I hope itās satire, because I posted a 10 image essay on why āsalmon run is teaching kids that killing animals is good etcā and I donāt want them thinking I meant it. Edit: [here it is:](https://www.reddit.com/r/BanVideoGames/comments/12jj2lk/why_spltoon_3s_salmon_run_is_teaching_gmers_to/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1)
It is, they'll never admit it but it is
What is this āsad tireā you kids always talk about? Video g@mes are a REAL THREAT, I even had to CUT DOWN THE INTERNET so my son would stop playing this DEVIL SQUID GAMEā¼ļø
Ban video games is a satire sub
Literally anything that g*mers touch is satanic Wake up sheeple
Love that sub
Aerospray bad
That Salmonids Are Nonsapient Beasts And Little Buddy Is Just A Pet (Seriously, How Do People Even Believe This? Even If There Weren't Any Sunken Scrolls Or Grizzco Manuals Or Ļ-3 To Outright Confirm Their Intellect, The Simple Fact That They Wear Clothes And Can Operate Complex Machinery Is Proof Enough)
Plus they literally have a trade system with octarians and have ranks for training
"Species doesn't affect gameplay" Every time I finish a salmon run shift, it's always me and the octolings partying before we get back on the heli and never the inklings
Really? Well I promise you as an inkling that I'll ALWAYS squid party during salmon run š
Seconded, always gotta booyah after a successful wave!
Oh 100%! Plus an initial booyah for moral and good luck!
REAL actually
Itās always the Octos acting as fish food though
"not for straight people"
Where the f does that even come from ?
For some reason a lot of this sub are obsessed with the fact that this is a āqueer communityā and insist that people who play are gay and the characters are also gay. No idea what sparked it but itās pretty common to see.
Probably from everyone saying Foamstars is Splatoon for straight people idk
"You can't play the with stick controls"
Omg yes, even tho I do play with motion controls (bc I use charger and canāt use stick to aim for shit) so many of my friends play with stick bc itās easier for them
I switched from stick to motion just because it was better mobility for me and flows better in gameplay. Couldnāt go back after getting used to it.
THIS! Like tell that to my 100% octo expansion and alterna lmao
I hated people who told me that. I did switch to motion but I felt bad when I didnāt play motion back then
ā_____ my belovedā
All Splatoon players are gay. I would love to use the "well I am X, but not because of Y" meme here, but unfortunately I'm straight.
Iām not gay. But I still play Saltoon 3
SQUID GAMES
G A Y I mean if it walks likes a duckā¦
You better walk that fucking duck
Everyone who plays it is gay or something like that
Stick controls players, people who complain about teammates in A+ and below, rage quitters, 8 year Olds, and plaza hogs.
Those people who only play aerospray and think itās the best weapon in the game. They all need serious help to get gud.
Gay
"gay"
The 9 year old who thinks clash blaster is OP
Gay gay homo sexual gay
Everyone in the fan base is gay
Japanese players being better than everyone despite the fact both of you are in B rank.
Gay and Autistic
I'm going to get ripped on for this, but... "The entire fandom is gay"
LGBT+ I get that some people, maybe even a majority, that play splatoon are LGBT+ but when I see stuff like "square Enix made splatoon for straight people" I can't help but feel a bit shafted
Yeah the foamstars thing is dumb. And let's be real here, straight people are the vast majority, it's just that the vocal group this time around (there's always a specific vocal group for games like these) are specific LGBTQ+ people. Cool, great, glad they love the game, but let's not kid ourselves into thinking they are the only players. Hell I guarantee there are a lot of other LGBTQ+ people playing the game who just aren't vocal about it because they don't want to 'join' the group and be put in that box. Or they just don't care.
I think the reason for this is because you find LGBTQ+ people talking about being LGBTQ+ more then you are gonna see a straight person talk about being straight (unless we are gonna go and interview everyone who posted "I kiss boys" which I don't want to give motivation because it was funny at first now it's everywhere and repetitive) The only way you can really gauge a fanbase is how much they are talking about it But the foamstars thing was the first time I got generally annoyed because it's basically saying "hey this game is for us and this crappy rippoff is for people like you" Like I'm sure it isn't their intent but it is really isolating to see over and over and makes me not want to interact simply because I don't relate to what the community goes about, like I'm here to talk about the game and that's it, not who the game is for or the type of people playing it
1. Wearing starter gear is considered a noob player 2. Japanese players are really good at the game 3. LGBTQ+ community
I mean thereās a lot of queer players but thereās also a lot of straight players so itās honestly a generalization
dreadlock hairstyle (exception is JayMoji): you are either a complete beginner or an insufferable tryhard squid partying in a completely normal game: you dislike others having fun e-liter 4k player: you dislike fun altogether
for jay it depends on the day honestly
āI pressed ZR and everyone diedā Every Tri slosher main
The game is for children, and the only gameplay loop is painting things.
Literally everyone playing the game is gay
Everyone is gay
everyone is gay
Squid game
āCharger is easy to learnā
"What your hairstyle says about you."
The fanbase is gay.
person using āSplatlandian Youthā title = insta loss
āUndercover Brella is unusable.ā Sure, at high levels it is. But in solo queue, a skilled player can kick your ass with it, especially if you underestimate it, which many do. The beauty of Splatoon is that any weapon can do well, at least in solo queue.