How Splatoon's Dark Secrets Creates the Illusion of Lore [SPOILERS]

Splatoon. A game about squirt gun battles, right? Wrong. Or is it?

Splatoon's sunken scrolls, the source of almost all of Splatoon's lore, is often passed up by the majority of the player base. These collectable scrolls document many things: the most notable of which is the possibility of Splatoon being set in a post-apocalyptic Earth.

These scrolls make the writing really deep, right? That's how it works? Well, you're right. Or wrong. Or right? I'm confused.

The truth is, really, is that these scrolls serve as nothing more than collectables, not writing. Instead, these collectables provide the illusion of a deep, immersive world.

While the contents of the scrolls are dark, and even considered "deep," they are subjective. This fact means that the scrolls themselves only provide an idea of what Splatoon's lore might be. That isn't a bad thing, however.

Splatoon's bright, bubbly, colorful aesthetic is the most iconic thing about the game, and if the lore wasn't so hidden and vague, the feel of the game might just be soiled.

In conclusion: Splatoon's attempt at lore-building falls flat of an actual expansive lore. However, it succeeds in creating possible scraps of a plot without ruining the integrity of the game.

...And I won't get into what exactly is up with Judd.

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