Liferebooted
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Just a reg 3ds xl, I guess I'll have to pay for a the circle pad pro soon...Otherwise you have to stop moving and rotate the camera with the dpad since the camera doesn't rotate on its own at all.
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Final Fantasy Explorers |OT| Lightning Returns Online
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Just a reg 3ds xl, I guess I'll have to pay for a the circle pad pro soon...Otherwise you have to stop moving and rotate the camera with the dpad since the camera doesn't rotate on its own at all.
8BitsAtATime
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I was lucky GS only had one copy left
Don't reviewers usually hate hunting gamnes
Don't reviewers usually hate hunting gamnes
SuperChoco
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I don't think the camera is bad at all. It's perfectly serviceable with the lock on with R and centering it with L. The game isn't fast paced and doesn't requires enough meticulous movement to warrant a faster camera imo.
Vyse The Legend
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They've come around as of MonHun 4U. However, as others pointed out, this is S-E's first stab at it, so it's more akin to older MonHun games in terms of quality/amount of content/etc.
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Playing as White Mage and rocking the Water magic. 
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For some reason, it had Circle Pad Pro listed as off for me even though I have a n3DS. Not sure if it's because I launched the game, but then closed the lid before actually doing anything and it somehow missed the check or something.
Dandy Crocodile
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What's even worse about my shipment being delayed is I probably would have had my Amazon copy if I hadn't cancelled my preorder last week and reordered it to make sure I got the Prime discount.
I should have just left it and dealt with Amazon CS after the fact.
I should have just left it and dealt with Amazon CS after the fact.
xXCrazyCostaXX
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Hour and a half in I'm really liking it. Gameplay feels great on the New 3DS XL but I could imagine the D-pad camera control being a pain for those without. Game is blurry as shit but I still like the look overall. Music is great too. Feels like "My first Monster Hunter" kind of like how Paper Mario and Pokemon have that "My First RPG" feeling. Gonna eat dinner then play some more. Looking forward to the Transformations
8BitsAtATime
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Same here. There's just something about it that feels really good to me
xXCrazyCostaXX
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I'm seeing a lot of mixed reviews and I can understand why. But I feel it does explain its systems better than other "hunter" games and I'm completely enamored with it so far. I said I was going to eat then play more but I stuck around for three more quest. That's gotta mean something.
dangeraaron10
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I am a huge Monster Hunter fan.
I'm okay with average games if they have features in it I really like.
This game is a Final Fantasy MonHun style game, I love that there's many classes to pick and that you can even customize them, and probably the feature I love most is being able to have a party of monsters helping you.
Can someone go in depth about the monster recruiting mechanic? I was thinking about being a Black Mage with a team of monsters at my beck and call. Also, can you customize your avatar in anyway? Like, their physical appearance?
I might download this game right now depending.
I'm okay with average games if they have features in it I really like.
This game is a Final Fantasy MonHun style game, I love that there's many classes to pick and that you can even customize them, and probably the feature I love most is being able to have a party of monsters helping you.
Can someone go in depth about the monster recruiting mechanic? I was thinking about being a Black Mage with a team of monsters at my beck and call. Also, can you customize your avatar in anyway? Like, their physical appearance?
If so, can they have beards?
I might download this game right now depending.
nikos
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I'm about three hours into the game, and I'm having a lot of fun so far. Did a lot of soloing and some online co-op with a friend. The online system works surprisingly well for a 3DS game.
Wish there were a guide for the game so it would be easier to know where to farm materials. I haven't bought a guide in forever, but I'd pick this one up for sure.
Wish there were a guide for the game so it would be easier to know where to farm materials. I haven't bought a guide in forever, but I'd pick this one up for sure.
dangeraaron10
Unconfirmed Member
Not entirely sure if I'm going to wait for a copy to be available at a nearby store or just download it now. Having it without carrying a case around is appealing on one hand, but I'm used to having the carts for all my 3DS games.
Choices...
Choices...
Sammy Samusu
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Yes you can customize your avatar, but there's only 1 beard option. And I just unlocked monster recruiting, so I can't give you a full explanation of how it works.
As a huge MH fan myself, I can totally recommend this game to you. I'm having a lot of fun!
hibat foothills, it the second area to the right. It's a regular foraging pickup
Sammy Samusu
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I don't understand why but it seems that the magic treat is better than magic attack at causing damage.
I'm doing a lot more damage with the initial magic +6 staff.
I'm doing a lot more damage with the initial magic +6 staff.
Dandy Crocodile
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Yes, you can switch between all the classes!
Played for about 3 hours. My initial hour on the game was incredibly boring, but once I started fighting ediolons it got a lot more fun, especially with some friends. Ramuh especially was a silly fight, as I had turned off items and upped the difficulty without telling my friends.
Monk is pretty fun to play.
Monk is pretty fun to play.
I mean hell, just let you keep the damn moogle that carries the thing in multiplayer.
Game had such amazing areas and music and despite having to pack the chalice as long as you alternated who had to do so the game was amazing in multiplayer.
8BitsAtATime
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Keep using you abilities (L + X) until you get your resonance over 100. I think it needs to be over a 120
I can't say for Explorers specifically, but the games usually do have some sort of solo campaign.
I have been, I've never gotten the prompt to do the Clash.
Edit: got it, finally!
Dr. Benton Quest
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We're not getting the 3D Final Fantasy 1 remake are we?
Velcro Fly
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Game seems really fun so far. It is kinda about my pace for these kinds of games.
Time to go gather some ore for some noob Knight armor.
Time to go gather some ore for some noob Knight armor.
It's completely MIA thus far... If we get lucky they'll chuck it on the eShop sometime down the line, but it's not coming with Explorers.
Doesn't seem like it. Nor does NA seem to be getting the free theme if you download it :\
This game is good. The challenge finally appears with the espers. I actually had to use counter on monk to survive the first boss fight as I hadn't been forced to manage AP to that point. Shortly after I unlocked time mage and that has been just as cool in a completely different way- you draw in mobs with gravity then AoE spike with quake.
Edit: I shouldn't say jobs don't have a level, as you do "master" each one at a certain point. I haven't found where that progress is recorded. But they're level-less in the sense that you can swap to a new one, equip the abilities, and you're not at a deficit relative to the quest level you're on.
There are two save slots. Jobs have no levels to them, but you have to unlock the jobs themselves and purchase the abilities separately for each save file.
Edit: I shouldn't say jobs don't have a level, as you do "master" each one at a certain point. I haven't found where that progress is recorded. But they're level-less in the sense that you can swap to a new one, equip the abilities, and you're not at a deficit relative to the quest level you're on.
Velcro Fly
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Played for a few hours.
It's addicting to run around and kill things, get a crystal surge, and then see if your abilities will mutate.
As a knight I got the Critical Star one and everything I did crit. I got it on a mission to kill a cockatrice and I crit it for 3k damage really quickly.
Grinding out items and things for quests will be really fun.
I have not tried out any classes other than Knight. I always try to start out as the defensive melee in most games now just to get used to it. Might try black mage tomorrow.
Interested to see what I have to do to master classes though.
Definitely worth the day 1 purchase. I am not a monster hunter genre person at all. But this game has numbers and health bars and class swapping so it is geared more towards me.
It's addicting to run around and kill things, get a crystal surge, and then see if your abilities will mutate.
As a knight I got the Critical Star one and everything I did crit. I got it on a mission to kill a cockatrice and I crit it for 3k damage really quickly.
Grinding out items and things for quests will be really fun.
I have not tried out any classes other than Knight. I always try to start out as the defensive melee in most games now just to get used to it. Might try black mage tomorrow.
Interested to see what I have to do to master classes though.
Definitely worth the day 1 purchase. I am not a monster hunter genre person at all. But this game has numbers and health bars and class swapping so it is geared more towards me.
dangeraaron10
Unconfirmed Member
I ended up buying it and downloading it digitally. A textbook case of impulse buy but I have a feeling I will not regret it.
bennywhatever
Member
Ended up downloading it. I've put about an hour in (beat the Red Dragon) as a ranger. Pretty fun! Kind of like a "My First Monster Hunter Game."
The graphics, movement, and gameplay really remind me of Phantasy Star Zero. Like, a LOT. To be honest, it looks like a DS game. Not complaining because I like the game a lot so far and loved PSZ. It just seems... dated.
The graphics, movement, and gameplay really remind me of Phantasy Star Zero. Like, a LOT. To be honest, it looks like a DS game. Not complaining because I like the game a lot so far and loved PSZ. It just seems... dated.
Liferebooted
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Got the 10k needles or whatever on one of my Shiva retries.. she went from full health to dead in seconds, lol.
Digital Savior
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Impulse purchased from the eShop. Hope it's fun! I've some good things and watched a Twitch streamer this morning. Need to take a break from Diablo anyway. Warm up that 3DS usage before Fates comes out.
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