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Monster Hunter 4 - Logo, Releasing Spring 2013, Screenshots, [Up: Trailer]
- Thread starter Nirolak
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That's what I thought I heard. I guess the game was actually an amazing, ahead-of-its-time design, a 3D action game that worked great on handhelds and playing with friends wherever, but shoehorned as an online console game with a ridiculous right stick control scheme.
At this point, yeah. It's less ridiculous just because the series started on consoles and so a lot of people would naturally want it where they first played or prefer playing it, but it's just done so much better on handhelds and like I said it seems like design practically meant for them.
Little Green Yoda
Member
MH branded glasses? They must make a shitload of money on merchandising in Japan.
Oni Link 666
Member
=|
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Fore some perspective, here's HD console Capcom games that Tri sold more than:
Asura's Wrath (360)
Asura's Wrath (PS3)
Bionic Commando (360)
Bionic Commando (PS3)
Dark Void (360)
Dark Void (PS3)
Dead Rising (360)
Dead Rising 2 (360)
Dead Rising 2 (PS3)
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record (360)
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record (PS3)
Devil May Cry 4 (360)
Devil May Cry 4 (PS3)
Devil May Cry HD Collection (360)
Devil May Cry HD Collection (PS3)
Dragon's Dogma (360)
Dragon's Dogma (PS3)
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (360)
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (PS3)
Lost Planet: Colonies Edition (360)
Lost Planet 2 (360)
Lost Planet 2 (PS3
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (360)
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (PS3)
Monster Hunter Frontier Online (360)
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD (PS3)
MotoGP 08 (360)
MotoGP 08 (PS3)
MotoGP 09/10 (360)
MotoGP 09/10 (PS3)
MotoGP 10/11 (360)
MotoGP 10/11 (PS3)
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (360)
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PS3)
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (360)
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (PS3)
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes (PS3)
Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor (360)
Street Fighter IV (360)
Street Fighter IV (PS3)
Street Fighter X Tekken (360)
Street Fighter X Tekken (PS3)
Super Street Fighter IV (360
Super Street Fighter IV (PS3)
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (360)
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (PS3)
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (360)
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (PS3)
And HD console games that Tri sold less than:
Resident Evil 5 (360)
Resident Evil 5 (PS3)
ThatObviousUser
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What an utter failure. I'm surprised Capcom continues to invest in these Monster Hunter bombas.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Ok, MH4 next.
Little Green Yoda
Member
Was yesterday's presentation just for media members while today's is public?
Oni Link 666
Member
It looked like a rubber porkchop melted onto a rubber turkey leg. It looked like a doggy toy.
No, and I'm pretty sure he said he's going to say some new stuff today.
Yeah, even back in the PS2 days it was obvious where the future of the series was heading.
These are the Japanese lifetime sales.
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PS2 2004-03-11 Monster Hunter 288,559
PS2 2005-01-20 Monster Hunter G 232,239
PSP 2005-12-01 Monster Hunter Portable 668,964
PS2 2006-02-16 Monster Hunter 2 570,651
PSP 2006-08-03 Monster Hunter Portable (PSP The Best) 290,904
PSP 2007-02-22 Monster Hunter Portable 2nd 1,720,397
PSP 2007-04-26 Monster Hunter Portable (BEST Reprint) 162,736
PS2 2007-07-19 Monster Hunter 2 (BEST) 121,354Sammy Samusu
Member
"Capcpom Presents"
Ehh, I imagine it probably still did well enough then actually. Monster Hunter games don't seem to have as much time and money invested in them as, say, Resident Evil. At the very least they must be saving a lot by not bothering with loads of VA or acted out cinematics.
Sammy Samusu
Member
SVEN ON STAGE
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
Obviously he means by comparison to what they had hoped for. The game struggled to 1 million in Japan even with price drops. 3G has completely clobbered it. Of course the solid western sales mitigated some of that, but its still not great. There's not much incentive to make a more expensive console game and sell less than half the units you can with a handheld version. I think its more likely that we might see HD up-ports or something, rather than ground up console games Monster Hunters in the future.
Huh, never realized the PS2 were quite that low. Tri did quite a bit better by comparison.
In the Felyne suit?
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
Where is the best play to start if your kinda new to the series? I have a vita so is freedom unite any good? I heard people geek over mapping the camera to the right analog stick so i figure I might as well play it on my vita instead of the PSP.
AgentOtaku
Member
MHFU is amazing, and is where I started; go for it.
KillerTravis
Banned
Are you seeing the same thing I'm seeing?
Yes it's great. It may not be the best option for easing into the series as it is much tougher than Tri or Portable 3rd but it is bursting with content. Freedom Unite is also on sale in the PSN for $9.99
I feel like I owe Capcom some more money I played unite so much! Haha great place to start~
Sammy Samusu
Member
MY GOD HOW BORING
sorijealut
Member
Yeah, right?
Little Green Yoda
Member
Are they just speed runs of certain monsters or what?
Arena quests speedrun
Little Green Yoda
Member
I see. Guess that's why they are lined up in pairs.
Aren't Japanese gamers used to the claw by now?
ShockingAlberto
Member
I'm basing my "Capcom is not happy with the sales" thing off this thing:
https://twitter.com/gibbogame/statuses/206299675446349825
Little Green Yoda
Member
Team 1 is kicking ass so far.
Little Green Yoda
Member
dat synchronized GSing