Uploaded September 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this episode of Writing on Games, I examine the modern shooter's fixation on framing competition as inherently destructive and how, by tweaking a few minor details, Splatoon 2 subverts all of this; delivering one of the most refreshingly accessible shooter experiences I've seen in a long time.

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