Yeah that's real. It was a promotional video for the original release of Tri and is included on cart with Tri G (which is where that footage was recorded from). Shows every monster in Tri other than the final boss. Doesn't include any of the new monsters from P3rd or Tri G though.
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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate announced for Wii U/3DS, coming to West, no 3DS online
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Yeah that's real. It was a promotional video for the original release of Tri and is included on cart with Tri G (which is where that footage was recorded from). Shows every monster in Tri other than the final boss. Doesn't include any of the new monsters from P3rd or Tri G though.
Oh man. The first localized book was SO GOOD. And very affordable, the import costs for the equivalent Japanese books were over a hundred bucks at least.
Its only awesome if they cut out the beginning part and you just fight him in the arena. I hate those long fake fights with the big monsters. After like 100's of Lao kills in MH1 I just want no part of that shit.
Yeah I really hope UDON picks it up. They are bringing over Valkyria Chronicles 3 artbook and we aren't even getting that game so I don't see why they can't do this. Plus they seem to work closely with Capcom...
Has this been posted?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtuBBtZsVBU
Demonstration of gameplay with visible control use.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtuBBtZsVBU
Demonstration of gameplay with visible control use.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Worst demo ever.
Why does he keep sliding his finger on the touch-screen? :lol :lol :lol
he's tapping the digital d-pad to adjust the camera.
grimshawish
Banned
I like him touching the top screen 
AgentOtaku
Member
I paid around 80usd buying both the illustrations and cg works off of YesAsia. Still need to buy the udon version
The time limit isn't there for you to care about. During hunting quests, if you leave it alone too long it'll start healing (by sleeping or eating or whatever). So regardless of the time limit you'll want to chase the monster wherever it goes.
And when gathering supplies, you can usually exhaust the map's item spots in a couple of minutes (when you're aiming for a specific few items as it usually is). Sometimes I even wait around for the minimum 5 minutes to end.
It sounds really negative at first (the time limit was my no.1 fear before I started) but I came around 180 on it after playing. In about 90% of the quests in Tri, reaching the limit meant you spent 50 minutes endlessly hacking at a monster with an underpowered weapon (not fun). And the few quests that justify 50 minutes (3-monster quests) are a lot more tense and exciting because of the limit, since at this point you're a good enough player to attempt a fast kill time.
Mr.Squirrel
Tom
........day fucking 1. That's it. I'm getting a Wii U once Ultimate is released. Holy shit!
And this is why I spent so much time playing Tri. Look at those animations!
Karsticles
Member
Oh. I always imagined it to be some kind of offline MMO type of deal. Just freeroaming, looting, killing monsters... I'll have to try it once though, since every time I see footage of any Monster Hunter I'm really interested in it. The mechanics themselves sound a bit oddball at first though. So are there really small boundaries for areas then? Footage always makes the locations seem so big and immersive. Are the areas connected? Can you move around without starting a quest; (for instance, just move around, find a town, start a quest, find the monster/game sets you in monster area, defeat the monster)?
Time limit just a constraint on monster battles or actual gameplay in total?
I mean, holy shit I stood in awe at the large monsters in that video. Do all the monsters allow for variation in battle? They all are probably their own boss fight in their own right, huh?
Ingueferroque
Banned
I had the first one, it wasn't that good.
Vast locations? They may look vast, but that's just clever use of background assets and skybox.
You have a small hub where you can craft, eat, farm, equip things, and buy stuff as well as sleep and take up quests. You are taken to any of these themed areas when you set out on your quest and are given a time limit to complete the quest. It's not freeroaming in the slightest. Actually, the individual zones of areas aren't that big.
When out in the field areas, there isn't really any people or opportunities to loot chests (there are none). You can spend some time gathering plants, carving monsters, or mining though.
As others have said, you can go out to the first field area, the deserted island, without taking up a quest to hunt random monsters or collect resources.
I don't care much about online because I have friends who can play locally with me.
But you need the multiplayer, in one way or another. Single-player questing is just the tutorial.
I absolutely love playing MH alone, it's a completely different feeling, I like the duel character of facing off all on my own (and Chacha) against these ridiculously impossible monsters. It aslo has more of a tactical angle and you really need to know the patterns. Online other people can bail you out.
Only thing that sucks is that there's no scaling whatsoever so you'll find yourself against monsters that have HP meant for 4 players and you wail and wail and wail on them.
Group play is a blast too but feels completely different. Makes the monsters feel a bit weak and robs me of the "overcame an impossible task" feeling.
Sammy Samusu
Member
MH3U doesn't work like that, every quest is available in single-player/offline.
And soloing MH is harder than Dark Souls.
Meesh
Member
For anyone who hasn't played Tri, you can pick it up on the cheap at places like Walmart. I highly recommend it, even with Ultimate just around the corner it's well worth your time. I'm actually looking forward to doing some local multiplayer via wiiu and 3ds with family members, that way you don't have to worry about the occasional random nerfing your quest.
Karsticles
Member
It depends on the person. Some dig the offline as much as the online. Personally, I mostly love online play.
Even the double hunt arena quests? I can't imagine doing those alone, they're hard enough with a team.
Plenty of solo videos on youtube. Pretty crazy stuff!
Karsticles
Member
No shit, they also drop crappy mats. I was talking about the real game after the tutorial is over.
Sammy Samusu
Member
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCPLwB2nxYc
THE POWAH OF BOWGUN *death at 3:26*
Solo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXw6WhHGOdQ
THE POWAH OF BOWGUN *death at 3:26*
Solo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXw6WhHGOdQ
StickSoldier
Member
Yeah you are correct that they need multiplayer. Unfortunately for me, all my friends care about are hunting deer in real life, not virtual monsters, so I have no one to play with locally.
That monster reminds me of the Raven mount from WoW.
Kacho
Member
haha, the Raven Lord. I see it now that you said that.
HE'S CLEARLY SLIDING AND NOT TAPPING
Most of the journalists at TGS -- except for the IGN writer afaik -- were playing Monster Hunter for the first time, so they're definitely not used to how the game works. I saw a lot of people with the target camera on but still used the virtual dpad to manipulate the camera instead of tapping L to lock onto the monster.
Cosmo Clock 21
Banned
They've completely dumbed down bowguns since Tri, probably due to said complexity. Wish they'd try to work out a middle ground between Tri's and P3rd's bowguns, cause the customizability aspect of Tri's bowguns was amazing.
Little Green Yoda
Member
It's actually kind of funny that getting rid of customizability is Capcom's way of making bowguns more accessible when the bowgun construction is probably the least complicated thing about using bowguns in Tri. Knowing which ammo types work best in which situations, correct spacing, etc. are far more complex. Making a gun is just a matter of applying that knowledge into something that suits your preferences.
just use a lance
Why are you typing weird tonight?
Little Green Yoda
Member
Needs more Sneak IMO.