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Long queues of people waiting outside the stores for MH4 in Japan today
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ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
Sorry, it should be "more than 800" in the line lol. my mistake
Its understated on how people love their HD devices, but the 3DS only being 240p and running on a low power ARM processor means lower production costs for devs. Which means cheaper games to make, and a 3DS game sells at the same price as a Vita game, and then the 3DS sells much more than the Vita has and its makes way too much sense for Capcom and the Monster Hunter team whose MT engine doesn't need high graphical fidelity to succeed to develop for the 3DS.
Portugeezer
Member
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
I know most people aren't going to care and just like to be negative, but here are some points on the appeal of Monster Hunter:
-local co-op multiplayer on a portable system, in a dense country, yep yep
-lots of things to do, aspects to play with, kind of like Animal Crossing in its customization and routine, but with more concrete rewards
-long term goals you set yourself
-short term goals that are relatively easy to grasp, and usually plenty to choose from
-a lot of mysterious gameplay mechanics, which ignites imagination, superstition, and "gamer wisdom" (reminds me of the OG Pokemon games)
-plenty of playstyles that mesh pretty well
-good animation and subtle feedback that rewards experience over spectacle, believable monster AI that feels like you're playing against a reactive animal as opposed to just some hardcoded system
-feels almost endless
-fun artstyle and humorous writing (I don't know how much of this is in the Japanese versions, but most of the English versions have it)
-shit goes wrong all the time and it's funny as hell, even if the consequences are occasionally dire
-good difficulty curve that never makes you feel like you're wasting your time. Even fighting early-on monsters has its rewards later on.
-local co-op multiplayer on a portable system, in a dense country, yep yep
-lots of things to do, aspects to play with, kind of like Animal Crossing in its customization and routine, but with more concrete rewards
-long term goals you set yourself
-short term goals that are relatively easy to grasp, and usually plenty to choose from
-a lot of mysterious gameplay mechanics, which ignites imagination, superstition, and "gamer wisdom" (reminds me of the OG Pokemon games)
-plenty of playstyles that mesh pretty well
-good animation and subtle feedback that rewards experience over spectacle, believable monster AI that feels like you're playing against a reactive animal as opposed to just some hardcoded system
-feels almost endless
-fun artstyle and humorous writing (I don't know how much of this is in the Japanese versions, but most of the English versions have it)
-shit goes wrong all the time and it's funny as hell, even if the consequences are occasionally dire
-good difficulty curve that never makes you feel like you're wasting your time. Even fighting early-on monsters has its rewards later on.
Man this game could have been so glorious on that OLED... oh well guess that puts the nail in the coffin for vita in japan. man the things I want never happen
New Vita's ditching OLED. The OLED arguement is moot now.
PixyJunket
Member
How did this become a Vita thread?
People want what they can't have.
Meesh
Member
Japan: MH wonderland. Is it weird I wish I was in line? Lol :3
BronsonLee
Member
Good god...why are you all in line?! And at so early in the day/overnight?!
The damn game is digital too! Just get it there! Hell, that might be quicker!
Monster Hunter POWA though, gaddamn
Though to be fair, being in line for this would be the ultimate Streetpass heaven like people have mentioned
The damn game is digital too! Just get it there! Hell, that might be quicker!
Monster Hunter POWA though, gaddamn
Though to be fair, being in line for this would be the ultimate Streetpass heaven like people have mentioned
KillerTravis
Banned
It is kind of amazing.
Edit: And I'm not talking about all the unsold Wii U accessories.
Huh? There's one, maybe ostensibly two posts in the whole thread that could be construed as "wish this was for vita" while the rest just started up the preemptive "lol vita's so dead" train.
*Slow Clap*
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
Well no account system + street pass + monster hunting with other people in line via MH3G while waiting
Hero of Legend
Member
How are the lines compared to previous MH launches? DCharlie said it looks like there'll be biiiiig numbers. But that's not terribly specific.
While a quicker turn around to the west would be fantastic they aren't in any danger. First shipment was said to be 2 million units.
If it sells out its initial shipment, it'll be one of the biggest launches for the franchise and for games in general in Japan.
Pictures for lines themselves are incredibly hard to judge, but the fact that there's still some activity hours later is good.
Has this even been confirmed for release outside of japan?
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Hahahaha
Hero of Legend
Member
1.9 Million I think.
While fantastic, aren't record numbers kind of unlikely for MH4?
Nope, not yet.
We all knew they were severely low balling it to look better on their year end financials.
yup, i'd rather buy a Wii U uprezzed version.
This post really nails it.
Vyse The Legend
Member
This probably isn't getting localized. They will likely go straight to the G-rank edition.
Hero of Legend
Member
Oh man, I doubt it, I think P3rd did 4.7 million LTD, don`t remember FW.
Capcom would be popping bottles for months on end if MH4 ever passed P3rd!
Probably, but I don't think the performance of Tri G is indicative of 4's ability to break records either way.
Devilgunman
Member
I still couldn't believe Sony allowed Nintendo to snatch this franchise from their consoles. What a huge loss.
I have a friend over there and there're still many displeased MH fans waiting for MH to come back to Sony handheld (they're still buying new MH on 3ds, though).
I have a friend over there and there're still many displeased MH fans waiting for MH to come back to Sony handheld (they're still buying new MH on 3ds, though).
Stealthcobra
Member
When does this release in the states?
Made me laugh.
You say that like the 15+ group isn't going to buy Pokemon.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Not MH, I'd say. The way quests are done, it'd be really inconvenient to time during a commute unless your commute is really long.
phoenix3934
Member
Lol, there are a lot of upset Sony fans giving the game 1 star on Amazon.
SporeCrawler
Member
I may download this today.
Pokemon isnt?
Pokemon isnt?
Funnily enough, there was a bit of a heatwave today. It's crazy humid here in Tokyo right now for an incoming typhoon over this weekend.
Still going to sell like hotcakes though~
Cero A and Cero C
w1gglyjones
Member
If you're in Japan, what's there to be upset about a game coming to 3DS and not Vita... and how many people in Japan own a Vita but not a 3DS?