Shit I have to get back into Tri. I'm scared of trying Rathalos again
Oh gawd. I remember the first time!
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Sven comments on the future of Monster Hunter outside Japan
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Oh gawd. I remember the first time!
He lied about sales numbers?
Kacho
Member
Gods Eater Burst is all I can think of.
I love Monster Hunter, god do I love Monster Hunter. Its time to admit that its dead guys. Its not coming here at all. Not frontier, not HD Remake, not anything. If you want to continue playing monster hunter learn Japanese.
Its kind of insane how not 2 years ago Capcom was my favorite game company. Now I rate them slightly above Sega in terms of how often they have disspointed me. (Unfortunately, I doubt PSO2 makes it to the US either)
Its kind of insane how not 2 years ago Capcom was my favorite game company. Now I rate them slightly above Sega in terms of how often they have disspointed me. (Unfortunately, I doubt PSO2 makes it to the US either)
Oh gawd. I remember the first time!
I see this game as a survival horror game of the best kind.
In the MMO realm, there's Hunter Blade, which is a janky shameless ripoff, and Raiderz, which is less janky, seems to have some modicum of shame, and isn't a complete ripoff.
PSO2 getting localized is very, very, very likely. The Japanese alpha clients have quite a few English translations files, and Sega has hinted that they want it to be global.
djplaeskool
Member
I think it will...
but that won't stop me from importing and playing as soon as possible.
If PSU was any indication, I'll want to stay away from any SoA managed system.
I have more faith in Sega than I do in Capcom.
I'm a little disappointed that we haven't heard any news about Ragnarok Odyssey. I'm considering importing it.
If Capcom doesn't bring it over, I'm sure Nintendo will. They did it with Tri, and I'm sure they still think that and Dragon Quest can be a big deal over here.
That and Spiral Knights has been performing exceptionally well. I wouldn't be surrpised if PSO 2 was Steam Exclusive in the US
I'm speaking of Frontier. You most likely only played a little and didn't play the new seasons. You will not be disappointed. The 1st season was bland I agree on that but in the state it is in now no.
Sadly I'm in agreement with this.
This line from Sven is the same old thing he's been saying since P3rd showed up in the first place.
"Big things" for MH fans he said, guess he's referring to our wallets, since we won't have to buy any games.
I'm not expecting anything for E3 from Nintendo either. Honestly, Nintendo sort of irks me as well right now with their localization practices (still waiting on a word for FE Awakening in North America!), them and Capcom in their *current* states seems like a match made in Hell.
bigdaddygamebot
Member
God's Eater Burst is...adequate.
If you're desperate, Phantasy Star Portable isn't terrible but it's kindof a great reason to hate JRPG tropes.
It makes me sad that playing in a 4 inch screen is the only option.
The Wheel of Fortune
Member
This is my position right now (but extra content is not that important for me, just add online and it's ready to go).
Still, doesn't Sven been saying the same thing every time? It doesn't sound like something that would calm fans at all. Still, the only thing that we can do is hope for an announcement (maybe at E3?).
Sentenza
Member
Uhm, that was my very point.
...What were we arguing about, exactly?
ThatObviousUser
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Dem assless chaps
bigdaddygamebot
Member
I...I don't know anymore.
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
because it was expected to be the western announcement of the existing 3DS version - there would be no recourse for that to be a Japanese announcement.
Femmeworth
Banned
Sven is full of crap, et cetera.
Capcom USA is abandoning Monster Hunter fans like they abandoned us Ace Attorney fans.
Capcom USA is abandoning Monster Hunter fans like they abandoned us Ace Attorney fans.
Femmeworth
Banned
Capcom USA needs to learn how to market period.
Sentenza
Member
I don't want to open a can of worms, but maybe this has something to do with their idea to sell a "hardcore" title on a console marketed for soccer moms.
Muchi Muchi Pink
Member
Maybe they're working on a westernized Monster Hunter O_O made by Techland.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
I think it's worth it to have Nintendo associated with the name in the West in the off chance that it explodes in popularity.
And Halo/CoD level marketing? Really? I don't watch a lot of TV, so I don't know about that, but I don't remember too much outside of the demos in GS.
You obviously have no idea what Halo/CoD-level marketing is if you think MH3 got that kind of support.
Femmeworth
Banned
Not to mention it looked like shite on HDTVs, even by Wii standards.
bigdaddygamebot
Member
Don't forget how awesome the voice chat was and how complicated it was to add friends and meet up with each other.
(complicated compared to how easy it can be on XBL/PSN)
Because "localization announcements are made in Japan" is a) a bunch of crap, and b) Sven's way of telling the people on Capcom Unity to STFU and leave him alone since the decisions are made "in Japan"..
Given that MH Tri G is an amazing looking 3DS game, it has potential to really shine if they give it some E3 screen time.
But that seems largely dependent on Nintendo, and when it comes to localization of bigger eastern titles, the worst two companies right now seem to be Nintendo (of America) and Capcom (Sega's up there too), so this is a devastating combination to be relying on.
bigdaddygamebot
Member
I'm not up to speed with Tri G.
Is the frankenstick a mandatory thing or just a quality of life thing?
Now I understand your pain.
Kacho
Member
Agreed and now is the time to release a Monster Hunter game on the 3DS. There aren't a ton of great games out on the 3DS at this point, so if they release Monster Hunter Tri G it will stand out and possibly attract new potential fans.
ThatObviousUser
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Ah now we're onto the phase where we blame the systems instead of Capcom USA. I'm out.
*Looks at the Street Fighter Franchise.
*Looks at Dragon's Dogma
*Looks at Resident Evil
I think rather than learning how to market, they need to learn how to start giving a fuck about their fan base.
I don't know about Europe, but I saw ads before movies in the theater and some commercials on television during sports events. Most of the ads featured that viking looking fellow. What got me was seeing the ads that featured exciting bits from boss fights, seeing that footage get an audible reaction from the audience, and then another audible reaction, mostly groans, upon finding out the platform the game was for.
You probably can't Halo/CoD style market something if that marketing isn't on point with the marketing of the target platform.
I disagree, Capcom has absolutely destroyed the MH community. Really, anyone who is still a monster hunter fan is either A) a pirate, B) reads japanese, or C) both. They've jumped gaming systems like every year MH has been out, everytime they release a game stateside its 2 years late and 90% of the fans have always imported/pirated it.
Look, I know people who don't pirate games ever, except they have pirated every copy of MH after the original. Not because they are bad people, but because Capcom has TRAINED them into doing this. They don't pirate other games, they have a hacked wii/psp, but the only game thats pirated on either is MH. It started with MH2, and has continued for every release since. There is never a clear answer if /when its coming out here. Never a simultaneous release. Don't give me that shit that simu releases are impossible. They do it for almost all their other games!! Theyre doing it for DD, they can do it for MH, IF THEY GAVE A SHIT, or if they believed in it. ( They don't. )
All they do is half-ass hedged bets, then complain when they fail. Look, MH fans want to play monster hunter, theyre downloading vpn clients and making guides on how to play frontier. They make fan patches for psp releaes. They play ever release in japanese just because they want to play now. Why!? Because they are huge fans and theyre dubious on the prospects of if/when it will come stateside. They have no faith in Capcom, so they take it upon themselves.
If they want MH to be big in the US they need to actually bet on it. New game, simultaneous release, full marketing, the whole thing. Then continue supporting it, it should'nt be up in the air whether a game is coming here or not, we should know immediately, hell it shouldnt even be "when is it coming here"?. It should be here the same day its released everywhere else.
I'm still not even sure why there is no MHP3rd on the PSP/Vita on the announcement pipeline. My hope is that E3 will have something more, but I'm rapidly loosing hope. The second analogue stick instantly makes this game far more accessible than before.
I decided to buy the Japanese version as soon as I got my second vita card and it's a lot of fun, despite my Japanese being quite basic.
No AA Sequel, no MHP3rd. Capcom, this isn't looking good...
I decided to buy the Japanese version as soon as I got my second vita card and it's a lot of fun, despite my Japanese being quite basic.
No AA Sequel, no MHP3rd. Capcom, this isn't looking good...
Well to be fair, the only plausible release they've totally passed on thus far has been P3rd (and 3G seems to be going that route too). Prior to that, aside from Frontier (which has a slew of other considerations that need to be made... I can understand passing that one up) and the Felyne spinoffs, we got all of the games in some form or another.
"Absolutely destroyed", at the moment is a bit in the realm of hyperbole. However, if they continue pushing us aside like this, it will certainly reach that point. I feel like MH Tri G is the make or break point. Sure they had the "PSP is on the way out" excuse for P3rd, but with 3G here's a new, hot selling system with a bit of a slump of big name titles as of now. That excuse doesn't exist. If Capcom doesn't release, it shows that they are in fact, dropping the series.
Shut up! The Jolly Roger is an awesome armor set!