I'm going back to my trusty Dual Blades after spending a couple days trying Bowguns and I still can't figure out how to deal with his Frenzy Mode as it rips me apart ALL the time.
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Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Demo Impressions & Multiplayer Thread
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I'm going back to my trusty Dual Blades after spending a couple days trying Bowguns and I still can't figure out how to deal with his Frenzy Mode as it rips me apart ALL the time.
I'm excited for the new Tigrex. I can only imagine how tough it'll be to solo.
DrROBschiz
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The latter is a pain in the ass at G rank.
No but in the full game you don't have to use them.
Bowguns are too much upkeep and money to begin with. They aren't that strong, and only benefit teams. They aren't complicated, but require a ton of practice and upkeep. So to me it's not worth the investment, but I love having at least 1 Bowgun user on the team.
So apparently I was wrong about new 3ds features in the game it does slightly improve textures, frame rate and load times
Thanks for posting those comparison screens between old and new 3DS. That seals it for me, I'm getting n3DS at launch thanks to that.
Earlier in this thread I said that the low quality textures (and shadows) really made everything blend together into a giant muddy mess. But I was playing the demo on a regular 3DS XL. With those New 3DS improvements, it'll really make the game look like an upgrade compared to MH3U!
Stratosphere
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The n3DS screens definitely look better by comparison. Where are y'all getting these from? Keep 'em comin'!
I wonder if that's by design, to help players pin point off-screen (up high in air) monster locations. Since if in the air, depending on the light source, the in-air monster's shadows would cast a shadow off center and further away the higher the monster is in the air (again depending on light source direction).
Don't see why monsters would have proper geometric real time shadows on ground but revert to circles in air. Either way, interesting find. I never really thought about that.
The reason I bring it up is because I remember for a fact that (at least on the Wii U version) MH3U had dynamic shadows when monsters flew up in the air. Could owners of MH3U on 3DS confirm or deny if they were on the 3DS version? Because if dynamic shadows were present on 3U for 3DS I can't find a reason for them to be absent in this installment. Granted it's a subtle difference but it was a nice touch.
DrROBschiz
Member
Yeah cannot wit to play on my Monster Hunter New 3DS XL
AzureSkies
Member
The upgrades look nice, but I'll be content playing it on my regular XL. Probably would upgrade if I didn't buy the PQ XL back in November, I can't regret it because it looks way too nice.
At least it gives me hope towards a possible Wii U version with better textures in the future, if they've upgraded them on the New3DS.
At least it gives me hope towards a possible Wii U version with better textures in the future, if they've upgraded them on the New3DS.
Kirin is back? Holy shit!holy shit
I just found out rainbow pigment is in 4U. Hell yeah!
There's also a new Kirin subspecies!
There's also a new Kirin subspecies!
Night Angel
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It's on the last page and it makes me want to master the CA.
holy shit
What the heck!? Is.. Is the charge blade that powerful? But this is Monster Hunter 4, not 4G/4U. So it probably has been nerfed since then.
But dang, that makes me consider practicing the charge blade more in the demo.....
That is 4G.
Oh! XD I thought the game wasn't out in Japan yet... I was wrong.
... Dang. Now I'm highly considering trying to master the Charge Blade! Back to the demo for me!
AmethystEnd
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That was four full charges+ large barrel bombs+ the monster was asleep, which in past games was a damage multiplier.
Charge blade looks cool, but don't be fooled by the gif.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
I'm still sticking with the Great Sword and Hammer.
RiderKairuu
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Why not both? It's how I'm rolling.
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nicoga3000
Saint Nic
For some reason, I'm just not feeling this game. Maybe I'm growing out of Monster Hunter as a series. Looking at eBay, I'm glad I didn't cancel my preorder...I'll just put it up for sale, haha.
True, the monster could had been already injured and was sleeping in another area to heal HP. I didn't notice the barrels in the background either.. But darn, they really stacked their damage together. It's still a very impressive gif in general though.
They were all using sleep weapons. They had him pretty much locked in place between the sleeps and KO's.
Just a question from my curious mind. Are you fellow hunters more of the element type (like myself) who exploit a monster by using the elements (fire, water, thunder, dragon, and ice) or an ailment user, hindering them with ailments like paralysis, poison, slime, stun, sleep, etc.?
Side question: Wouldn't water and thunder elements be rare? In 3U only lagiacrus / Alatreon / Zinogre used thunder. Only Zinogre is returning in 4U. Also, considering that underwater battles aren't returning, how will we obtain the water element?
Side question: Wouldn't water and thunder elements be rare? In 3U only lagiacrus / Alatreon / Zinogre used thunder. Only Zinogre is returning in 4U. Also, considering that underwater battles aren't returning, how will we obtain the water element?
Mihael Mello Keehl
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Yup getting my n3DS feb 13 with this game..So apparently I was wrong about new 3ds features in the game it does slightly improve textures, frame rate and load times
I prefer elemental. I'm glad the elemental phial charge blades are better than the KO ones.
For lightning there's also Kirin (The unicorn in the gif), Khezu, Red Khezu, Rajang, and Golden Rajang. For Water there's Seltas Queen and Tiger Stripe Zamtrios.
You can also get gear from monsters that aren't in the game. I know the Plesioth GS is in the game.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
I go for raw power. Such as the Grongigas Hammer and the Deviljho Great Sword line.
Anything you would like to know? I finished the game already, maybe I can help with some spoilers tag.
I mean, I'm an experienced Monster Hunter veteran, so getting the hang of the game shouldn't be too hard. However, I respect and understand that you have knowledge that I do not regarding MH4U. So I mean, anything in general would be fine. Perhaps general tips or warnings on what monsters you consider difficult or anything that you think someone wouldn't know about MH4U. I'm all ears
In fact, how does the whole infected monsters thing work?
Thanks!
holy shit
haha wow
I'm a MH noob to be sure. Played a few hours back in MH3 years ago and that was it.
So far, the MH4U demo feels a lot better than I remember MH3 being. Although the camera controls are pretty crappy (no Circle Pad here) and I didn't fiddle around enough to see how you do the Target Lock stuff.
But I did beat the Great Jaggi! Used the dual blades because I remember MH3 being unresponsive and wanted something quicker.
Definitely gonna be giving the demo a few more goes with different weapons. Then get online and see if some more advanced folks can impress me.
So far, the MH4U demo feels a lot better than I remember MH3 being. Although the camera controls are pretty crappy (no Circle Pad here) and I didn't fiddle around enough to see how you do the Target Lock stuff.
But I did beat the Great Jaggi! Used the dual blades because I remember MH3 being unresponsive and wanted something quicker.
Definitely gonna be giving the demo a few more goes with different weapons. Then get online and see if some more advanced folks can impress me.
HawthorneKitty
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You lock on by tapping the monster icon on the bottom-left of the touchscreen once it sees you. Then all you gotta do is hit L to focus the camera.
That kinsect blade is super fun. The vaulting ability is dam near overpowered poor Gora Magola you can get alot easy mounts on it and drop him down fast. Jumping off of cliffs and ledges to mount is a little harder but the Kinsect Blade you can mount 100% time I love it.
Definitely come to grips with the target cam, especially if you don't have a Circle Pad Pro. Lack of feedback on the touchscreen D-pad camera makes that tricky to work consistently in my experience.
Just when I thought I'd talked myself out of ordering the special edition n3DS XL, these screenshots of improved image quality and report of improved framerate and loading have me considering it again. Argh! For folks who have ordered it through Gamestop, there is a trade-in special they have going on for older 3DS systems, but does that even apply toward the MH4U edition system? Since that's ordered online and shipped direct to home, does that mean you'd have to turn in the previous system at the time of preorder? That doesn't work for system transfer purposes, so I'm supposing they just nix that special altogether. Part of me says it's not worth spending that much money on a system upgrade just for slightly improved Monster Hunter performance...but, improved Monster Hunter performance! D:
Two questions:
1. How can I start leveraging axe mode in Switch Axe? I sit in sword mode 99 percent of the time and do okay, but I feel like I could really push harder if I knew how to not immediately become useless whenever my gauge runs out (I think 90 percent of my stupid Gore Magala carts are from running out of sword gauge and panicking.)
2. What's the best way to hit Gore Magala's horns when it enters Frenzy Mode? Traps? I lack the psychic monster-fu to line up two shots when he's doing that shit.
1. How can I start leveraging axe mode in Switch Axe? I sit in sword mode 99 percent of the time and do okay, but I feel like I could really push harder if I knew how to not immediately become useless whenever my gauge runs out (I think 90 percent of my stupid Gore Magala carts are from running out of sword gauge and panicking.)
2. What's the best way to hit Gore Magala's horns when it enters Frenzy Mode? Traps? I lack the psychic monster-fu to line up two shots when he's doing that shit.
I mean, I'm an experienced Monster Hunter veteran, so getting the hang of the game shouldn't be too hard. However, I respect and understand that you have knowledge that I do not regarding MH4U. So I mean, anything in general would be fine. Perhaps general tips or warnings on what monsters you consider difficult or anything that you think someone wouldn't know about MH4U. I'm all ears
In fact, how does the whole infected monsters thing work?
Thanks!
Basically the infested monsters is just Capcom's way of presenting a harder version of the exisiting monsters. They used the term infected to tie in with the game story.
Later on in the game you will be able to inject wyvern virus canceling skills to your weapons to draw out the virus from the monster for a limited time by dealing enough damage. You will be also able to upgrade your maxed out weapons further by either upgrading it's attack, it's defence or it's health healing abilities and this is a resettable step.
IMO Rajan, Rusty Kushala, Tigrex sub, Brachy, Jinouga are extremely hard. They move and attack like they are on steroids on G level which is pretty crazy. Also lvl 140 is the highest level a guild quest can go and is considered the highest difficulty in the game. Overall, I think you should know by now that this is a much faster paced MH as compared to the past series.
Later on in the game you will be able to inject wyvern virus canceling skills to your weapons to draw out the virus from the monster for a limited time by dealing enough damage. You will be also able to upgrade your maxed out weapons further by either upgrading it's attack, it's defence or it's health healing abilities and this is a resettable step.
IMO Rajan, Rusty Kushala, Tigrex sub, Brachy, Jinouga are extremely hard. They move and attack like they are on steroids on G level which is pretty crazy. Also lvl 140 is the highest level a guild quest can go and is considered the highest difficulty in the game. Overall, I think you should know by now that this is a much faster paced MH as compared to the past series.
Immaculate
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It helps since they were pretty much useless in freedom unite. Also its a rocket