Splatoon Raiders Knows Not All Treasure Is Silver and Gold | IGN Preview

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a multiplayer game in possession of a passionate fanbase must be in want of a single-player game. So it is, and so it was, and so, I think, it ever will be. Enter Splatoon Raiders, a single-player (well, mostly…we’ll get there) joint from Nintendo because the ever-dedicated Splatoon fans are insatiable. But here’s the good news, squid kids: it seems to be shaping up real nice, at least from the couple hours I spent with it. My demo started off with a cutscene to set things up. My character was a helicopter pilot (but my friends call me Mechanic) flying treasure hunters Frye, Big Man, and Shiver to the Spirhalite Islands when they all saw a big ol’ light coming out of what looked like a hurricane. Things went sideways real fast, and our copter went down. One month later, we’ve built a floating fortress with just about everything you could want except a way home and we’re hunting for treasure. When in Rome, right? Soon enough, I was setting off to hunt for treasure. If you’ve ever played Splatoon before, you’ll feel right at home in Raiders. I started with the gyro controls, and while that normally isn’t my bag, it’s Splatoon and they feel