It depended on what weapon you were using. Lance underwater was hilariously easy. Sword and Shield? Hell.
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Monster Hunter: World (PS4/XB1 early 2018, PC later, directed by MH4 lead planner)
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I bet MHX/XX team will be in charge of making MH5.
Fully expecting 3ds/Switch multiplatform tho
This. Also if rumors are true (look VERY likely now) then the "portable" team is working on a new one.
So it's Monster Hunter with the extra twist of no loading times and no segmented areas + some "detective" mode and stealth.
I'm okay with this, I'll buy it with MH5 for Switch.
OrbitalBeard
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Ok, I know some are upset but you have to admit
if a year ago I told you the next Monster Hunter game by the core team would be launching in 2018 on the Xbox One, but not Nintendo's next handheld
you'd laugh at me and call me a dummy
if a year ago I told you the next Monster Hunter game by the core team would be launching in 2018 on the Xbox One, but not Nintendo's next handheld
you'd laugh at me and call me a dummy
Okay, this is what I like to hear. Now tell me that Prowler and Felynes are in too
I've heard Monster Hunter plenty but have never even seen a video of the game, so I had no idea what I was watching with this trailer. It almost looked like a parody, or just a game that wasn't taking itself too seriously, but with a lot of jank. As someone who was completely blind to Monster Hunter I can't say the trailer drew my interest in the slightest.
Honestly, if this is supposed to be "Western" Monster Hunter then I'm having a hard time identifying what the western parts are.
SinCityAssassin
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I would ask if they modernized it for western tastes.
The brown art maybe
This game looks considerably better than the chinese mmo, think you might be misremembering it lol
clay_ghost
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At this point ,yeah. Unless XX on Switch sell extremely well , Capcom will need a safe bet in case MH world did not do good.
Shouldn't expect it.
Monster Hunter never took itself seriously so I say that's a good thing?
jimmypython
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MH4 was also Monster Hunter with extra twist of mounting, jump/climbing and bigger areas.
The point is MHWorld is as a mainline game as it can be, just without the title.
Looks like the next evolution of MH that's been long overdue. Having said that, I can't judge it fully until I play it, but so far it looks a lot better than the rumoured "westernised" garbage that's been floating around.
i have played every mainline console game released in the US so far from its inception. and honestly dont have any opinions right now. it could be good, it could be crap. i dont know. need to wait for more gameplay to come out.
Monster Hunter is a series where you make cats cook for you, flex every time you drink a healing potion, have silly emotes, and it even has a gun which is a cat in a pot with a blowgun in it's mouth.
It certainly doesn't take itself seriously.
FingerBang
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Come on, I'm not saying Sony paid for the exclusivity in Japan.
Sony did something to assure the game wasn't a Nintendo exclusive, according to the rumors, and they have the exclusive for Japan.
Obviously PS4 is the most popular home console atm, but people are still complaining on twitter that the game won't be on PC.
I understand it not being on Xbox (probably not worth distributing the game), but this kind of exclusivity doesn't make sense when PC is pretty much DD.
Yeah I didn't mean to say that as a bad thing, it was just an observation. The gameplay just felt really weird to watch, but again, this is coming from someone who has never seen anything of Monster Hunter.
Lol, awesome. With the vibe the trailer gave me that doesn't surprise me at all.
As an idea, sure, playing that shit one one stick handhelds though, that was murder on my hands.
With proper twin stick controls, we'll see, it is a uniquely claustrophobic environment to hunt mon in.
BlazingDarkness
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I thought this looked great
Showed it to my bf who hasn't played MH since the PSP days and he was ecstatic. Seems I have an easy birthday present for him
Showed it to my bf who hasn't played MH since the PSP days and he was ecstatic. Seems I have an easy birthday present for him
never underestimate the power of betrayalton lol
If this is what Capcom is doing and gives the Switch nothing then they can F themselves. Period. A port of damn expansion game from the 3DS isn't a equal offering and not on the same level. It's Monster Hunter 5 or Capcom can gtfo.
Grapple Hooks
Trailer didn't give much, so I was skeptical about whether they dumb down any mechanics. I'm excited to hear that all the weapon types will be in, so it doesn't seem to be lacking in that department. Really just need to hear about how combat and crafting will work.
Oh man I hope they kept the flex. It'll be amazing to see it in HD.
Tri is probably my favorite partially because I thought the underwater combat was a huge step forward for the series.
TheThreadsThatBindUs
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I honestly think people are just projecting their perception onto the game based on those earlier leaks (which were likely bs).
Game looks distinctly Japanese to me, even down to the quirky animations. Looks great.
I didn't see anything in that trailer which signified a "westernization" of the series.
Sure it might have been different to traditional monhun games, but that doesn't immediately mean it's "westernized".
InsaneZero
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You do realize that Tri had twin stick controls right?
They need to keep the flex. It's so much better than just extending the drinking animation.
The rumor (I guess it's fact now?) said it was not to come to Nintendo systems, period. And they didn't care what else it came to.
I'm getting more optimistic now. I think the trailer featuring stealth and detective vision right away really left a bad first impression. If the combat is still good, it'll be good. And it's not like I hate the idea of a more exploration focus over the quest system. I just think the quest system is probably better for cutting out the bullshit in your 200th hour of play and jumping right into the boss fight you want. I'm still not impressed by the dull brown color scheme or the monster design but I think at worst it'll be a game I'll run through once and have a pretty good time. If it doesn't pan out that well I can still spend hundreds of hours on Double Cross once it releases in the West... right, Capcom?
We're long past the days of Yamauchi being in charge and grudge-fucking companies over perceived betrayals. I mean, shit, Capcom straight up announced a PS2 port of RE4 a couple of months before it shipped on Gamecube and they still have a pretty great relationship with each other after all this time.
And after all, Nintendo is already publishing one Monster Hunter spinoff for them in the west this fall.
Don't think I'd bought the cradle with the second stick for my 3DS at that point, and the Wii is the only major console I skipped.
So for me, no, no it did not.
Doubt MH5 is even in serious development until they see reception for Worlds. If it sells well and people like it, MH5 will be more like Worlds but more expanded. If not, back to the older style.
just a hunch
Monster Hunter is like... Metal Gear Solid style humor with gameplay that feels more like Dark Souls.
And for what it's worth, as a huge monster hunter fan, I hated Dragon's Dogma. I tried to get into it, but any time I played it, it just reminded me of monster hunter and I just wanted it to feel more like monster hunter.
Ouch. Yeah, swimming wasn't very fun with single stick controls.
SuperStiltzkin
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I have never ran into nor interacted with a git gudder. Either on GAF nor in MH. Git gudders are, fortunately, a non-issue for me.
I don't take issue with people who are reasonable wait and see types. But I take issue with the people who already have their mind made up before we've seen the final product. We're already seeing some people backtracking on their reservations with the announcement of the 14 weapons returning.
I haven't dismissed any reasons. If you're a reasonable poster and you took my comment as a personal attack, then know that I'm not talking to you.
If you're an unreasonable poster who goes "egh grappling hook western garbage and QTEs!" when MH has had crazy bug staffs and QTEs in the past, then I'm talking to you.
KirbYuuYuu
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Well I guess I was wrong. So I decided to wait a bit to think about the series right now, and came out with a wait and see approach. Partly for what Emcee said but I think looking at the trailer again, along with the MH4 trailer should put me in that spot.
I think a lot of how mixed I was was the approach that felt like other trailers for other games, and maybe because the GS isn't terribly exciting enough to look at to gauge more.
Bowgun at the very least looks like it's getting the control upgrade it deserved for ages, although it makes me wonder if the mechanics will be any different for it.
Rather iffy on some of the new designs since they're kind of plain, then again, maybe they realized they got ridiculous when you have an Eygpt Mantis capable of piloting a Metal Gear.
Hearing all the weapons returning eased some feelings. Doesn't sound like this game is cross play though.
Waiting to see if more effects come in though.
I think a lot of how mixed I was was the approach that felt like other trailers for other games, and maybe because the GS isn't terribly exciting enough to look at to gauge more.
Bowgun at the very least looks like it's getting the control upgrade it deserved for ages, although it makes me wonder if the mechanics will be any different for it.
Rather iffy on some of the new designs since they're kind of plain, then again, maybe they realized they got ridiculous when you have an Eygpt Mantis capable of piloting a Metal Gear.
Hearing all the weapons returning eased some feelings. Doesn't sound like this game is cross play though.
Waiting to see if more effects come in though.
Performance wise the Switch is closer to an Xbox 360 than an Xbox One. No surprises to be found in the MHW platform list.
Maybe . The question was what did monster hunter fans think of this. Not about Nintendo and Capcom and their relationship. For me personally if the Switch gets nothing (I don't count a port of an expansion of Monster Hunter X/Generations as a comparable offering) announced then I feel Capcom can F themselves. They can take their shitty online having Ultra Street Fighter with them.
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