On November 16th, Nintendo announced the new season/major update for Splatoon 3, “2023 Winter Chill Season”, and announced that the season would start on December 1st. Among the elements unveiled in the trailer, the new special weapon “Suminaga Sheet” seems to be attracting particular attention.
In “2023 Winter Chill Season” of “Splatoon 3”, “Baigai-tei” will appear as a new stage. This is an impressive stage with a giant ramen object hanging from the ceiling. The trailer also shows new weapons that appear to be variants of existing weapons such as S-BLAST92, Vincent, and LACT-450.
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Among the various new elements unveiled, the new special weapon “Suminaga Sheet” is attracting attention. It is a throwable item that looks like a grenade filled with ink, and when thrown, a long wall-like sheet spreads out sideways. Although the sheet has gaps in the spiral pattern, it seems to be a means of blocking a wide range of vision for enemies and allies. Additionally, in the trailer, the character makes a damage voice when passing through the seat, and you can also see the effect where the vision becomes monochrome. It may pose some risk to the enemies passing through.
It seems that after hearing the unveiling of the Suminaga Sheet, some users were reminded of techniques from other games. There are some voices comparing it to the ultimate ability of the Catalyst from Apex Legends. Catalyst is a legendary controller class in the same game. He is a character who can manipulate magnetic fluid, and has various abilities that make full use of magnetic fluid. And his ultimate ability “Ferro Barricade” deploys a huge wall of magnetic fluid. While he blocks the view of both enemy and ally, he cannot block bullets or anything like that. In addition, it can cause enemies that pass through to have poor visibility and be given a slow effect.
Both the special weapons in “Splatoon 3” and the ultimate abilities in “Apex Legends” are great moves that require a gauge to be filled up in order to be activated.Coupled with the fact that the wall can be expanded to block the view, some users liken the Suminaga sheet to a Ferro barricade.One after anotherIt looks like it’s taking shape. Also, despite the difference in third-person or first-person perspective, both are popular shooters, so there may be some areas in which they share a common player base. By the way, the technique of creating a wall that obstructs the view can also be seen in Viper’s “Toxic Screen” in VALORANT, and it seems to be an idea that is increasingly being used in popular shooters.
Furthermore, the Suminaga sheet is lower in height than Ferro Barricade and Toxic Screen, and there are gaps in the sheet. Not only is the shape different, but the game system is also very different, so it may be a technique that feels different to use than Ferro Barricade.
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In addition, there are many aspects of Suminaga Sheet’s performance that are unknown at the time of writing, so further reports such as whether it can pass attacks will be interesting to watch. If you want to get through the attack, it seems to be powerful in combination with enemy search techniques like Ferro Barricade. I would also like to pay attention to its compatibility with sub-weapons such as “Point Sensor”.
“Splatoon 3” new season “2023 Winter Chill Season” is scheduled to be released on December 1st.