{"id":18072,"date":"2023-03-02T13:46:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T04:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=18072"},"modified":"2023-03-02T13:47:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T04:47:32","slug":"20230302-18072","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20230302-18072\/","title":{"rendered":"Splatoon 3\u2019s new Kraken Royale is already a force to be reckoned with"},"content":{"rendered":"\n



Splatoon 3<\/em>\u2019s Fresh Season 2023 has begun. With a new season comes new content and it\u2019s the Kraken Royale<\/strong> special weapon that is already drawing attention on social media in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kraken Royale is a special weapon that transforms the player into a giant squid. Of course, Octolings can use it as well and are transformed into a giant octopus instead. Without the effects of any gear abilities, the Kraken Royale lasts for about 8 seconds and comes equipped on the .96 Gal Deco and Krak-On Splat Roller weapons which were also added in Fresh Season 2023.
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When in the giant squid form, players are able to move over enemy ink without issue and leave a trail of their own ink in their wake. They\u2019re also invulnerable to enemy attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although you can\u2019t use your main weapon when using the Kraken Royale, players can attack enemies by jumping into them or by briefly holding the ZR button to charge a forward rushing attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When testing in the lobby, the charge attack appeared to do damage across roughly two lines of distance. The jump attack does 60 damage and the charge attack does 120 damage, so it\u2019s possible to splat an opponent with two jumps or one charged attack.
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Kraken Royale attack distance. It inked across three lines in the lobby but only output damage from the starting position to roughly the second line.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


Based on all of this, you could say the Kraken Royale is a good special weapon for getting in close and causing some chaos. For example, if you\u2019re playing Turf War and your teammates are in a fire fight with the other team, you can rush into the chaos as a giant squid and your opponents won\u2019t be able to do much else but stand down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where the Kraken Royale really shines is Tower Control, a mode where two teams battle over control of a single tower. Standing on the tower causes it to move towards the other team\u2019s territory and the team that pushes it to the end wins. Of course, it\u2019s also possible to use the Kraken Royale while on the tower. If you don\u2019t get pushed off, that gives you roughly 8 seconds of being able to push the tower without having to worry about being splatted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An interesting scene was posted to social media involving multiple players equipped with the Kraken Royale playing together in Tower Control. Just before the end of the match, a player on the yellow team, which was down by 5 points, used the Kraken Royale on top of the tower. Just when it looked like the yellow team would close the gap, a player on the purple team jumped in with a Kraken Royale of their own. Then another player jumped in with a Kraken Royale and the purple team won as the extra time ended. It looked like three giant squids were fighting for territory.
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