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Monster Hunter XX coming to Switch
- Thread starter The Last One
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They're all the same. This one is faster and flashier, but the core game is the exact same.
There's a side game called Monster Hunter Stories which plays like a single player RPG though.
The format is the same as the others games, but they added "supers" - like tech bars from Street Fighter.
Mister Wolf
Member
Expeditions and Frenzy Monsters made MH4U a better game for me than MHX. I'm not bothered by the addition of styles as much as losing those two. I also found multiplayer easier to navigate on MH4U
I've never played Monster Hunter, so this news shouldn't be that exciting to me, but I can't help but be interested.
I've got to say that I enjoyed reading the reactions on Twitter to Capcom's announcement. So much happiness. I love seeing other gamers happy. It's infectious.
I've got to say that I enjoyed reading the reactions on Twitter to Capcom's announcement. So much happiness. I love seeing other gamers happy. It's infectious.
there seemed to be some confusion about the messaging when it was announced, but structurally it's very much the same as mainline monster hunter. The only real difference are the styles (add and remove certain moves/mechanics) and hunter arts (kind of like supers, or cooldowns).
I like cat mode as a way to sandbag to help lower rank people without having to wear joke gear. But it needs to be fleshed out a lot more if they bring it back IMO.
bananafactory
Banned
My bad I thought MH4U was on it. Didn't realize U stood for Ultimate.
And when was the last actual console quality MH they made? An I wrong to be skeptical?
I only played MH3U but was incredibly disappointed. Though I guess you can only do so much with a 3DS port. I guess it's an expectations issue since I didn't realize that's what it was when I bought it.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
How do you deal with all the Gaf negativity lol?
I agree.
Its fun as it is but it takes some work and you have to get very specific to make it work on a lot of tougher hunts.
If I remember right, boomerang cats are very powerful at endgame in Generations but everything else is kind of a bust. The game seems to be very intent on you playing primarly as a hunter (felyne mode is something you hop into every now and then for funsies but its awesome enough that I would like to see it expand into its own full fledged alternative playstyle), hoping that would change in the future and allow for prowlers to be more robust in the future.
Eh let's not get too excited. Unless you're talking about Japan.
Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
One thing that the Monster Hunter Team needs to do is give the localization team a bit more creative freedom because one thing I did find really annoying in the Multiplayer Search function was that certain Monster "varients" were not listed.
Scenario A: "Alright time to farm Gold Rajang!!"....only Rajang is listed in the search function so now I have to look up specific Quest names where Gold Rajang appears.
Scenario B: "I need some Black Fatalis Scales,some Red Fatalis Crimson Wings and White Fatalis Horn"....only Fatalis is listed in the search function so once again I have too look up the different Quests names.
After talking to the head of the localization team over Twitter apparently these "Monster Varients" were not added to the search function because those are still classified as "Rajang" and "Fatalis" in the Japanese version of the game.
Also the drip feeding of ON CARTRIDGE DLC needs to stop because there shouldn't be a reason why I had to wait 6 months after the game released to finally have access to White Fatalis in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate when all the data for that Quest and Weapons have been on the cartridge since Day 1.
Eolz
Member
I loved 4U, didn't really like X.
Maybe it's because they were too close to each other, but while it felt like a fantastic tribute and celebration of the series, the pacing was really off, it felt less accessible, and I really wasn't happy with that new weapon upgrade system.
The arts and styles were decent, but I wouldn't like that to come back. Had the same impression as with the underwater combat of 3 really.
Would be nice for 5 to fix all of this stuff.
I'll still buy XX on Switch though. I expect it to look barely better than 3U on WiiU, but it should be nice to play anyway, especially undocked, and I don't mind supporting this kind of support.
Maybe it's because they were too close to each other, but while it felt like a fantastic tribute and celebration of the series, the pacing was really off, it felt less accessible, and I really wasn't happy with that new weapon upgrade system.
The arts and styles were decent, but I wouldn't like that to come back. Had the same impression as with the underwater combat of 3 really.
Would be nice for 5 to fix all of this stuff.
I'll still buy XX on Switch though. I expect it to look barely better than 3U on WiiU, but it should be nice to play anyway, especially undocked, and I don't mind supporting this kind of support.
Can we watch the live stream somewhere?
Eolz
Member
Likely like the jump from 3U 3DS to 3U Switch.
I'll be really impressed if it's more than that.
civilstrife
Member
Wasn't 3DS the first Nintendo handheld to get the series though? It wasn't necessarily a sure thing. It could have been a one generation deal.
Hero of Legend
Member
Okay, let's discuss when the hell we'll see the goods! I believe the championship starts at 11PM EST or 5 hours from now, which is where we're supposed to see info IIRC. How long is this thing?
goldenpp72
Member
He mentioned Xbox and living so I doubt that.
Diseased Yak
Gold Member
Oh dear. So glad, Day one!
Is there going to be a live stream?
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Event is 5 hours long, 'm guessing they'll show it at the beginning?
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
Its essentially a new game to almost everyone here considering that 3DS game doesnt have an English version
codemonkey
Member
Thanks, 4 hours to go :3
TheGoreMagala
Member
They seriously need to revert the monster health to be balanced around four people and not two. I don't care about arts or anything like that, for me MH Gen was too easy because all the monsters just died too quickly, and the arts didn't help. Even level 10 variants weren't that bad or long if you knew what you were doing.
If online is four players it's no fun to kill something in twice the time since it's health is designed for two, I felt like very few battles in Gen lasted long enough to enjoy them.
If online is four players it's no fun to kill something in twice the time since it's health is designed for two, I felt like very few battles in Gen lasted long enough to enjoy them.
Are you serious with making making Adept and Aerial into armor skills? Because that doesn't fit the design philosophy of armor skills being things that can help, but don't have a massive impact on your play style or any impact on your actual moveset. It's a bad idea to group together massive gamechangers with nearly worthless skills. This series already has problems communicating everything the player needs to know, let's not make it worse. Keeping styles separate is the best solution.
They do have obvious drawbacks. Adept only dominates the leaderboards for dual blades and the gunner weapons. And if anything, Aerial tends to be both underpowered and tricky to use properly. It's probably the worst style on average.
I think Generations is better balanced than 4U. The charge blade was so absolutely busted. A glaive user was essential for the hardest quests, being the only weapon to get reliable mounts. Still, it doesn't really bother me because this isn't a PvP game. After hundreds and hundreds of hours, I've already become good at all the weapons, so introducing styles is wonderful way to let me keep experimenting and learning.
Ah that could definitely be true. With so many 3DS releases I sort of thought of Monster Hunter as a Nintendo only series, but that's not correct.
Sigismundo
Member
In an OP way or "it's shit" way? I always wanted to use that and probably wouldn't if it was bad.
I would say you'll have no problems learning. The toughest stuff would actually be the mechanics introduced in 4, but you'll get the hang of them.
OP way. You had to put in the time to properly learn your guard points and stuff first before it becomes super OP though.
Gotdatmoney
Member
Thw game was easy even solo. I think it's easier than 4U regardless. The Arts and Styles amplify it but it wasn't hard regardless. I dunno if G rank will rectify this but I beat online byself. I couldnt do that in any other MH.
They could scale up the enemy HP but that wont make it harder. If you had to choose a way to make it harder you want to scale up their damage.
Once you learn all the advance mechanics they are legit OP as fuck.
Sigismundo
Member
I dun get it.
Hero of Legend
Member
Fun fact: This should be the first time that MH1 and 2 areas will be in HD IIRC.
DrROBschiz
Member
I truly hope they did something extra special for the Switch version
we will see
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Put underwater fights back in
mrpallyguy
Member
Underwater fights were not too bad in mhtri. It was terrrible to control in the 3ds forms so I want it to return
I agree, the best part of underwater fights was bait the monster out the water with frogs :3Underwater fights were not too bad in mhtri. It was terrrible to control in the 3ds forms so I want it to return
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Agree 100%. Honestly even the single player felt super easy
Bacon_Boss
Member
I'm happy with this, hopefully it's more than a bare minimum upres. I'm playing the hell out of it either way, i'd just love for some of those barebones weapons and armors to get some texture/model love.
jack_package_200
Banned
Curious to see how they price this. My gut says $59.99 but my heart wants $39.99 so the Switch version costs the same as the 3DS version