Splatoon 3 director Hisashi Nogami, along with co-directors Shintaro Sato and Seita Inoue, have recently spoken to Famitsu about the long-awaited second part of the Splatoon 3 expansion pass which is the Side Order DLC. We saw a teaser during the last Nintendo Direct presentation and haven’t heard much since. In the interview the game director said that players should expect something “completely new and different” in regards to the gameplay. That’s not all though, as 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 caught a glimpse of Off the Hook and the Octolings.
Nogami: Yes. As everyone has guessed, the two of them are definitely making an appearance. We can’t give away any details yet, but it’s going to be a new story that Off the Hook will be part of. We also plan on making the gameplay completely new and different, so please look forward to it.
I wondered if this is what the world would be like if Order won in the Final Fest.
Inoue: Yes. We didn’t decide on this from the beginning, but when coming up with plans for the Expansion Pass, we thought it would be interesting to make a world where (Team) Order triumphed and so we acted on that.
By the way, is that Octoling Agent 8?
Satou: That… still needs some investigation.
Understood..! Then, please tell us why Inkopolis was brought back in wave 1 of the Expansion Pass.
Inoue: A lot of people started playing this series with either 2 or 3, and while they knew about 1, we wanted to show those who haven’t actually played that entry what Inkopolis is like, and the Squid Sisters doing their real job.
Was the new Inkopolis designed to reflect the seven years since [Splatoon] 1 was released?
Inoue: Yes. Just like how a place you used to live in might change a bit after seven years, we made sure to have it evoke the feeling of going back to your hometown after some time. It seems like things have changed but a lot has stayed the same too. I think that while it feels nostalgic, you’ll be able to see realistic changes, such as the station becoming barrier-free.
I knew this would be the case but that makes me think that pearl never truly got her wish than, everyone just move to a chaotic like area which is what became of 3, so I guess technically order won in the end idk 3 lore is so weird Imo.
So it’s a “what if” story and not canon?