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This week's Famitsu of Monster Hunter 3, WKS PS3 and DI-SSI-DIA *pom pom*

K

Kyoufu

Member
I hear MH3 also comes with a dust removal device for people who haven't touched their Wii in a long time. *cough*
 
M

mclem

Member
So, as someone who's largely ignorant of the Monster Hunter series... have the console entries had splitscreen play? One of the high points of PSOEp1+2 for me was when we just had a *long* evening in front of the GC playing it as a team. Ability to get other people to try it without them needing to buy it would help an awful lot, and if that can then convince them to get it for *their* Wii, we should be able to be able to play for a long time.
 
D

Drkirby

Corporate Apologist
Kyoufu said:
I hear MH3 also comes with a dust removal device for people who haven't touched their Wii in a long time. *cough*
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How much dust could a Wii have in 6 months? Can't be anywhere near as much as my PSP has gotten in 10 months (YAY FOR NEW PSP GAMES COMING IN OCTOBER :D So what if they are ports, I like ports D:)
 
F

Fuu

Formerly Alaluef (not Aladuf)
Case said:
Suikoden is looking nice
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I think so too. I've always had a slight interest in the series and since this one is already confirmed for localization it may be my first one.
 
J

Jaruru

Member
Eccocid said:
Damn MH3 should had been on ps3 which has better PSN or 360/LIVE :(
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they switched the project to Wii due to the high dev costs. I'm glad the game looks nice now on the Wii. they have better chance to gain $$$ this way I guess.
 
D

Dead Prince

Banned
prodystopian said:
I'm assuming the WKC date is Japan only? Any idea when we should expect it in the US?
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6-8 months unless when SCEWW meant when they said WKC will be released in this Fiscal Year they also included US.
 
J

Jocchan

Ὁ μεμβερος -ου
Why do I keep reading *porn porn* instead of *pom pom* in the thread title?
Am I a bad person?
 
R

rollingstart

Banned
tetsuoxb said:
We have no idea how MH3's online will work. A bit premature to be making comparisons, no?
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I guess the comparison is based on Wii games in the past compared to PSN or XBL online. I am hoping that MH3 is able to get rid of crap like friend codes and terrible lag that plague other Wii online games (although Mario Kart is pretty good).
 
D

Dead Prince

Banned
Eccocid said:
Premature to make comparisons? It's Wii we are speaking.. Friend codes! yay!
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it'll probably not use it. running on Capcom's server they can do what Square does and make you just sign up for an ID and all that jazz.

I just dont want to see any Mii's running around in the game though :lol
 
V

Volcynika

Member
DMPrince said:
it'll probably not use it. running on Capcom's server they can do what Square does and make you just sign up for an ID and all that jazz.

I just dont want to see any Mii's running around in the game though :lol
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But if it doesn't have Mii support, reviewers will give it lower scores! Like Fire Emblem!

:/
 
J

Jaruru

Member
DMPrince said:
it'll probably not use it. running on Capcom's server they can do what Square does and make you just sign up for an ID and all that jazz.

I just dont want to see any Mii's running around in the game though :lol
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on, no Mii heads running around on MH server pls, it'll look like a bomberman hunter.
 
D

Dascu

Member
y2dvd said:
Is the Wii region-free? Do want TvC.
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It's not region-free, but there are plenty of ways to play imported games on your Wii. Just check the Tatsunoko vs Capcom thread.
 
D

Die Squirrel Die

Member
Count me in as another WKC sceptic, after RG.

Dissidia on the other hand, has me hook, line and sinker, although I was hoping for some more characters to be confirmed.
 
PuppetMaster

PuppetMaster

Member
White Knight Story so close!!!

MH3 actually looks good. I was expecting something more watered down. More waggle oriented. But this looks like an evolution of what started on the PS2.
 
Z

Zoramon089

Banned
PuppetMaster said:
White Knight Story so close!!!

MH3 actually looks good. I was expecting something more watered down. More waggle oriented. But this looks like an evolution of what started on the PS2.
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And why was that?
 
iceatcs

iceatcs

Junior Member
Zoramon089 said:
And why was that?
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Well me too, I though it will be "Monster Hunter 3: Party Quest" :p

the overview of towns look great but still waiting for TGS for real one.
 
RuneFactoryFanboy

RuneFactoryFanboy

Member
Awesome MH3 stuff. Please PLEASE be good.

I'm going to have to look into ways to play TvC now. I'll search around

Dissidia scans look cool. I love how Onion Knights alt costume is Luneth (which gives me hope that they will have an alt costume for green hair terra).
 
J

jvalioli

Member
No one talking about Gyakuten Kenji scans? : (

I guess there isn't much to talk about. Not a huge fan of defendant 1(?)'s design.
 
P

PistolGrip

sex vacation in Guam
The White Knight interview doesnt reveal much but is a nice read.

Akihiro Hino said:
We spent 3 whole years into making this game ,Although an epic title on ps3 consumes a ton of time, but because of that ,we have developed an AAA Epic title, that is so rich and so massive. Because we spent that much of time, we want players to enjoy a title that worths all the waitwhile. All of our staff have already began our final rush, please stay tune for the game !
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It better be AAA by now, it was suppose to be a launch title!
 
N

Nemo

Will Eat Your Children
jvalioli said:
No one talking about Gyakuten Kenji scans? : (

I guess there isn't much to talk about. Not a huge fan of defendant 1(?)'s design.
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What? Scans of this game have been released and it's not even in the title? For shame GAF, for shame
 
R

Regulus Tera

Romanes Eunt Domus
Teetris said:
What? Scans of this game have been released and it's not even in the title? For shame GAF, for shame
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Edgey's new "assistant" or whatever is hot.

Poor Gumshoe, always being one-upped by everyone. :(
 
T

Tenbatsu

Member
Baiano19 said:
Jesus Christ MH3 looks so good it...

I´ve never played a MH game before... how is the gameplay?
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Prepare items/armor -> choose a quest -> go mission -> mission accomplish -> upgrade armors/weapons -> repeat
 
D

Defuser

Member
Baiano19 said:
Jesus Christ MH3 looks so good it...

I´ve never played a MH game before... how is the gameplay?
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You create a character, choosing between M & F, the different faces, hair styles and voices (the sound your character makes as he attacks, there's no voice acted dialog)

You start the game as that character in your home, which has a bed (save function) an item box (that stores all your goodies) and a kitchen (where the cats you hire will cook meals for you that serve as buffs for when you go on missions)

From your home you can go out into the town, which has:

A farm (where you can spend special points you've earned from doing missions and retrieving certain items to expand it's features so that it can house gathering spots for herbs, honey, mushrooms, bugs, fishing piers, mining spots etc..)

The armory (where you can buy starting weapons and armor, but more importantly bring various materials you've collected to make bad ass weapons and armor. There are 2 armor classes, Blade master and Gunner, Blade armor is used with Swords, Dual Swords, Great Swords, Tachis(Big katannas,) Lances, Gun Lances, Hammers and Flutes. Gunner is used with Light/Heavy Bowguns and Bows. There is also a big visual difference between Blade and Gunner armor (they are different models not just palette swaps) and there's also a big visual difference between male/female armor. There's literally hundreds of different armor sets in the game, all of which have unique properties that are attached to each piece: Helmet, Chest, Arms, Waist, Legs. As you create different pieces you can browse the list of attribute points it gives towards certain skills, then you can mix and match different pieces from different sets to create unique combinations to give you whatever status you want. And then beyond that, the large majority of armor pieces have slots (1 is most common, 2 in some of the higher quality sets, and 3 in a handful of pieces) which you can attach gems that you get from questing or that you've made from materials you've collected or synthesized. There are tons of different gems that serve to expand the skills of armors. Weapons are also made the same way, you collect the materials needed to create the desired weapon, just about every weapon has multiple stages which require different materials to upgrade along it's path, and just like armors weapons also have slots which you can fit gems into.

The Training Center: (where you can use predetermined sets of weapons and armor to take on special challenge quests that are subject to different rules from normal and pay out with different rewards.)

The Item shop: (Self explanatory)

The Town Elder: (This is where you get offline only quests, which you should do at some pont because there are a couple of monsters/items that are offline only and you need to clear them to get access to the big bad mother****ers in the endgame)

The Town Hall: (This is where you'll get most of your quests from, you choose to enter either the Online or Offline halls, with the only difference being that the offline will not try and access the WiFi functions at all. Here you will participate in various quests that range from the easy gathering of herbs to the seemingly impossible task of slaying giant legendary Dragons. I say seemingly because when you run into your first Wyvern you will get your ass thoroughly kicked, but if you pay attention, learn it's attacks, it's tells, it's movement patterns and it's elemental weaknesses you will be able to craft the right set of armor and the right weapon to fight it with but most importantly you'll learn how to fight it, what combos to use, when to use them, how to evade it's attacks and when to use items without getting blown away. Excellent skill based action game play is the bread and butter of this franchise, learn it, live it, love it and by the endgame you too, could be able to win against Wyverns without taking a single hit.
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Or tenbatsu's explanation would be fine too although it's not that simple when slaying.
 
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