Splatoon 3 director Hisashi Nogami, along with co-directors Shintaro Sato and Seita Inoue, recently spoke with Famitsu about the long-awaited second part of the Splatoon 3 expansion pass which Side Order DLC. We saw a teaser during the last Nintendo Direct and haven’t heard much since. In an interview, the game director said that players should expect something “completely new and different” in terms of gameplay. But that’s not all, he also explained that we will see the enthusiastic pop idol duo Off the Hook. Here’s what was said:
In the trailer for Side Order, the second wave of the Expansion Pass, we saw Off the Hook and Octolings.
Legs: That. As everyone guesses, the two definitely make an appearance. We can’t reveal the details yet, but it will be a new story that Off the Hook will be a part of. We also plan to make the game mode completely new and different, so look forward to that.
I wondered if the world would be like this if Red won Final Fest.
Inoue: That. We didn’t set out to do this from the beginning, but when we were coming up with plans for the Expansion Pass, we thought it would be interesting to make a world where (Team) Order triumphs, and so we acted accordingly.
By the way, is that Octoling Agent 8?
Satou: That… still needs some research.
I understand..! Then tell us why Inkopolis was brought back in Wave 1 of the Expansion Pass.
Inoue: A lot of people started playing this series with 2 or 3, and even though they knew about 1, we wanted to show those who haven’t actually played that entry what Inkopolis is like and how the Squid Sisters do their real work.
Is the new Inkopolis designed to reflect the seven years since then [Splatoon] 1 was released?
Inoue: That. Just as the place where you lived might change a little after seven years, we made sure that it evokes the feeling of returning to the hometown after a while. Things seem to have changed, but a lot has stayed the same. I think that although it seems nostalgic, you will be able to see realistic changes, such as becoming a barrier-free station.
