Splatoon 2’s single-player campaign inks my heart

You probably think of Splatoon as a multiplayer thing, but it’s the single-player campaign that inked my heart with Nintendo‘s unique take on the shooter genre when it came out for the Wii U in 2015.

The multiplayer mode — which had teams competing to cover as much of a level in their color of ink as possible — is a lot of fun, but the solo experience has all the things that I love about Nintendo games: tight level design, clever ideas, and a special brand of charm. When Nintendo announced a sequel for the Switch — which comes out on July 21 — I hoped that it would get another single-player campaign.