The first "Splatoon" game was one of my personal favorite Wii U titles. I really loved how fresh (ha ha ha) and different the game was, and I thought Nintendo's admittedly risky approach was extremely successful. So, when I heard Nintendo was making a sequel, I was...kind of confused. Sure, I really loved the first game, and I knew I would play this game, but I was shocked that Nintendo was making a sequel so soon (it'd only been two years since the first one). On top of that, Nintendo is very rarely the one to settle for a sequel that's so similar to the first one, and that's what "Splatoon 2" was looking like. Even so, having played the game, I can say that Nintendo has succeeded once again.
As expected, "Splatoon 2" looks and plays great. Visually, it's absolutely gorgeous, and the game runs smoothly, as it should on a new and more powerful system. The game also remains just as fun as ever, the campaign's levels are still varied and exciting, the multiplayer is still fun and frantic, and the new modes and small changes are nice enough that the game does stand well next to the first one.
That said, my one small, minor criticism, and the reason I can't really comfortably give the game a perfect 10 is that, as I said before, the game is VERY similar to the first, so much so that this could've easily been a "Splatoon Deluxe" instead of a full-blown sequel. Oh, and while I'm glad Nintendo added voice chat this time around...why is it so cumbersome?
All that said, "Splatoon 2" is still a great game and a worthy buy if you're a Switch owner. I'm sure I'll still get plenty of longevity out of this game thanks to the Switch's portability.
Final rating: 9 out of 10 "Awesome"