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Kotaku rumor: First screengrab of Kotaku making a fool of themselves again
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The quintessential example of this being the GAF thread about a Naughty Dog-sponsored dog shelter, which was later aped for a Kotaku article, complete with the OP's image being pinched and cropped.
Sarcastic Response
Banned
We care because after seeing what Capcom did with Dragon's Dogma, it's clear that they can create a Monster Hunter game that looks halfway as decent as that for a handheld, be it Vita or 3DS. However, I find it insulting that they put out something like MH4 and expect everyone to get excited when it looks only marginally better from a PSP iteration. Why are people trying to defend this? I don't understand.
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
I merely pointed out you can't tell the difference because you thought these assets are vastly improved, when they really aren't (if anything some of them could even be from older games without even Tri's improvements, it's hard to even tell here). What you want besides that, I couldn't care less, the question was just meant to emphasize the fact you couldn't tell the difference, and I didn't actually defend anything so I have no idea what you're talking about there but hey, whatever works for you.
As for MonHun4, all that matters to me right now is if we'll get it here and how it'll play with the planned changes and how many new monsters, areas and gear there will be, and how the old monsters will behave with the new situations. I'm not gonna start crossing my fingers for us to get a Vita game or if we get a Vita game cross my fingers for us to get a PS3 game and if we get a PS3 game cross my fingers for us to get a PC game and if we get a PC game cross my fingers for us to get a PC game with much higher base requirements and no compromises for lower end systems and so on and so forth. That's basically a never ending crossing of fingers and complaining cycle outside some sort of system bias that makes its level "good enough" to stop the cycle. Not to mention it would then be done just as well for every single game, not just MonHun, as it's not the only game I like playing.
And if we get a Vita game, or PC game, or whatever, that's what I'll be focusing on for that. Localization, content, quality, etc.
Appollowexx
Member
WTF? Really?
Ingueferroque
Banned
It's some alternate reality type shit, and we're in the wrong one.
Looking at your avatar, Orta's design has to have been inspired by a young Natalie Portman.. can't unsee!
Wolf Akela
Member
I finally remember, the armor in the pic is Ceanataur (gunner).
With Rathian Bowgun:
I still don't recognize the background from any game. None of the MH games look that good. The model could've been just shooped from Frontier since both monsters are there.
With Rathian Bowgun:
I still don't recognize the background from any game. None of the MH games look that good. The model could've been just shooped from Frontier since both monsters are there.
Busta SMurk
Member
So... What game is it?
Snowden's Secret
Banned
If we look in the mirror and say "lol games journalism" three times, we'll summon Jason Schreier who can then defend this, to the amusement of us all.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
So is anyone here able to read the Chinese from the blog sites?
Father_Brain
Banned
There's a difference between being cheap and being sensible. I totally get why people would want to play an MH game that looks more like Dragon's Dogma than MH3/4, but based on MH's sales in Japan and the sales of MHTri and Dragon's Dogma in the West, there really isn't anything to back up the notion that higher production values would boost sales enough to justify the bigger budget that HD assets would require.
Criminal Upper
Banned
Well, even if they're NOT supposed to be on the Vita, they look awfully good, and they have recognizable Monhun stuff in them.
In the last shot, you can clearly see the Rathalos great sword, and in two of the shots you can see Rathian behind a large dustcloud/shock wave, and her wing covers half the screen in one of them. You can tell it's her wing because of the circular designs on the wing. It looks like a shell, but it's not. You can also recognize some of the armor pieces in the last shot where it shows the hunters.
I wonder though, if this could be just a mod of another game. It's NOT Hunter Blade because that game doesn't even look as good as Frontier (which looks pretty bad cause it looks like 2ndG/Freedom Unite).
Or, like everybody's thinking, a really elaborate Photoshop. Which is really convincing.
In the last shot, you can clearly see the Rathalos great sword, and in two of the shots you can see Rathian behind a large dustcloud/shock wave, and her wing covers half the screen in one of them. You can tell it's her wing because of the circular designs on the wing. It looks like a shell, but it's not. You can also recognize some of the armor pieces in the last shot where it shows the hunters.
I wonder though, if this could be just a mod of another game. It's NOT Hunter Blade because that game doesn't even look as good as Frontier (which looks pretty bad cause it looks like 2ndG/Freedom Unite).
Or, like everybody's thinking, a really elaborate Photoshop. Which is really convincing.
.la1n
Member
I think the models were extracted from the PSP games and dropped into a background from another game. Frontiers definitely doesn't have shadows that look that good.
lunchwithyuzo
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They won't port 4, if Vita gets a MH it'll probably be Frontier.
Devilgunman
Member
It is posted by the same person who stirred up FF13vs cancelation, Brian Ashcraft.
This screen is clearly Hunter Blade from China.
This screen is clearly Hunter Blade from China.
airmangataosenai
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I like how the top left on the supposed Vita off-screen cuts off and has this weird gradual fade to black. Terrible photoshopping job, lol.
Sarcastic Response
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Thank you for making assumptions. I never said that these assets were vastly improved or anything of the sort. All I said was that if the picture posted was anything to go by, a Monster Hunter made with HD assets would look awesome on anything let alone a Vita. Of course, you then saw what I said about MH4 as an attack on the 3DS and responded accordingly. I'd rather not go down that road with you since I can already see what stance you are taking from the get go champ.
Devilgunman
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God, it seems like the only Gawker site worth giving a look at anymore is Lifehacker.
Or you know, a Portable 4th which reuses assets but ultimately is a different game.
Phife Dawg
Member
How in the world Kotaku is not banned here totally escapes me.
Cosmo Clock 21
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You're really trying to analyze such an obvious fake? No wonder capcom us keeps teasing "exciting news!" and the graphics never improve. They got you guys by the balls.
Still splits the series userbase. I don't know how many dozen times we have to go through this.
I already said that an MH on Vita doesn't make sense at this point on this very page.
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
Haha, oh wow.
metalslimer
Member
Why should they?
dayum
Indeed. There will be salt when Capcom moves its MH franchise from 3DS to to GREE mobile so that they can avoid the need to upgrade their assets.
Neuromancer
Member
I wonder how much games journalists/enthusiast press type people get paid, on average.
Is this how this Tencent company usually works?
Phife Dawg
Member
2+2=5
Member
To please their fans before someone else does it for them.
So much salt. Hopefully, by that point someone someone else will have made a good clone.
You're in for heart break once you scroll down that first page.
Wait? Tencent as in the people who make the QQ messenger thing?
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