ShemhazaiX
Member
Tbf this is one of their flagship franchises, and I swear I remember something involving nepotism and MH being a passion project for a relative of the head of Capcom. I might have just dreamt that though.
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Monster Hunter: World TGS 2017 Trailer
- Thread starter Jawbreaker
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BigEmil
Junior Member
Yup yup they going ALL IN. Cannot freaking wait!
Bruh
DrROBschiz
Member
HOLY SHIT
SuperStiltzkin
Member
Love the consistent use of the hieroglyphics. Abstracted and simplified, but still easy to read.
Vital Tundra
Member
I know people seem to hate it here but Im hoping they go the games as a service route with G rank stuff being a dlc expansion.
I am happy if they go that route if they add G Rank etc down the line. If the expansion is new zones, monsters, weapons etc, then it keeps the community going. The only danger is if they charge and it splits the community.
Paid for cosmetics etc I am fine with. Would prefer content to be regular and free but I am not sure that will work.
GaaS for Monster Hunter is a perfectly sensible route to go in for the series. What the question is if Capcom can resist being Capcom just this one time, since their recent track record with DLC pipelines is subpar, to say the least.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
They probably have no choice. I dont think they can afford to do a MHWG in a year or whatever. This game needs to saturate.
Ghostofst4rm4n
Neo Member
@ the bold. They already have a model in place where the community ends up buying a new game. And the expansion is just sold as the G or Ultimate version. They could feasibly in a year Sell G rank as an expansion tot his game. And the next year title is sold as a GOTY package. People hungry for new content will jump on the expansion. And those who did not get it will get the new content and the base game. Kind of like a Diablo 3 Ultimate Evil deal.
While I do think GaaS is the logical direction for World (though you can read my confusion on the seeming split of MHW and MHX pipelines and products in the MC threads and how that conflicts with GaaS), there are some issues with it in this context that I don't think have been deeply considered.
If the monsters themselves are part of GaaS as a DLC component, much as maps were in shooters a few years back, then you're going to face a potential fractal splitting of your audience. In the G-version releases, the split for the community was binary, you're either in the extended release or youre' not. Here it becomes potentially fractal if it follows a release type to that of SFV which would probably not be an ideal hole to go down. Each monster beyond the base becomes a fragmentation of your online community if it is sold piecemeal.
However, there's not much in this series to offer for GaaS in terms of the usual monetization methods unless they are introduced *for this entry*. Loot crate armor skins, boosters, flare, or whatever, to subsidize monster additions much as how Halo now gives maps out universally for free but monetizes other aspects like Warzones.
They'll have to be smart in how they handle G or even basic monster additions. GotY may be the best option but Capcom as a whole has moved to GaaS multiplayer centric titles, so I don't know how they will handle this.
Night Angel
Member
If this goes GAAS, it's likely gonna be in paid expansions/season passes rather than carving out content 1 monster at a time. I can see cosmetic armor sets/gestures as well given their existence from that preorder bonus.
Not sure why some are immediately jumping to the worst possible conclusions.
Not sure why some are immediately jumping to the worst possible conclusions.
Just that recent history with Capcom and DLC suggesting that it's not worth giving them the benefit of the doubt right this very instant. I think it's a justified concern and that they're guilty until proven innocent.
I mean I suggested Season Pass and GotY. Not sure why you got worst case from offering multiple possibilities.
This is probably the one game franchise that always got this level of polish since it took off on PSP. This looks as good to me as when RE5 and lost planet 1-2 made its debut. I wouldn't be surprised if this game is drawing a very significant amount of resources from their other projects as they seem to be betting it all here.
Night Angel
Member
Wasn't directed at you.
Fair.
AmethystEnd
Member
GUYS, THIS FUCKING DIABLOS JUST POPPED OUT OF THE WALL.
https://media1.giphy.com/media/6T5KC0WAV2Jby/giphy.mp4
Hybris pointed this out: Look at the mini map. He clearly comes out of what the map considers a wall.
https://media1.giphy.com/media/6T5KC0WAV2Jby/giphy.mp4
Hybris pointed this out: Look at the mini map. He clearly comes out of what the map considers a wall.
Nowhere is safe. 0_0
Holy shit, that's insane!
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
LOL look at the mini map
Looks like it will be able to travel through sandfalls like how the third gen raptors could go through the little caves. Neat.
Yeah, it looks like they're expanding spawn points out further than we've seen before. That's why I'd love to see Deviljho show up in here, since I bet they would have a lot of fun coming up with new ways to have him pop-scare, rather than keeping to the normal "up from the ground" routine.
EDIT: I found the video where that was taken from (here), and I do quite like a few things going on here:
1. Diablos is still a motherfucker when it comes to punishments
2. The added animation transitions of Diablos turning around are actually really, really helpful as they make it much more clear as to who he's targeting when he's getting ready to charge
3. I love the added animation they gave him for when he's bursting out of the ground, as you can see him use his wings to help pull himself up when his legs aren't enough
Water hunting has been confirmed out.
Swimming is in, but only for traversing the environment.Wow, I've always wanted the MH team to implement hit zone information charts into the actual game for the longest time. The commitment to implementing new QoL features, that fix a lot of the tedious aspects MH has had in previous titles, is simply outstanding.
RoboGeorgeForeman
Banned
Definitely won't say it's won me over, but I'm really digging the Desert biome and the flagship monster. I will say the intro/opening sequence was kinda lame, but I'm not feeling quite as meh about it.
More than likely will buy whenever Capcom manages to port the PC version.
More than likely will buy whenever Capcom manages to port the PC version.
Peroroncino
Member
Welp, my only worry is how many monsters will be in the game, everything else sounds P E R F E C T.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
I need January 2018 to be here like right meow
Jawbreaker
Member
BigEmil
Junior Member
Yay gone are the glued fingers
ASilentProtagonist
Member
This is looking to be everything that I wanted for a console MH, and more.
wapplew
Member
Gameplay at Sony stage.
https://youtu.be/LDysKoMzlWs?t=1h53m55s
https://youtu.be/LDysKoMzlWs?t=1h53m55s
the_lizard
Member
I'm gonna be broke as a joke next semester...but this might be a day one purchase despite that...
From Frontier to World
And her spine seems to have improved too.
Jawbreaker
Member
Spoony Bob
Member
That's straight up depressing that the amber mosquito hammer didn't get chosen.
NoMoreTrolls
Banned
Agreed
That's a player-generated character? You couldn't even tell. That's an insane level of detail.
Night Angel
Member
Wasn't the amber hammer way ahead?
Nice!
Lame design.
On one hand, a victory for GS users everywhere.
On the other hand, that looks like the most anime GS ever.
FearlessBelgian
Member
Where is the PC version ?
