Well the trailer showed a sneak attack giving an auto mount so there's that. You could walk past a Jho to get to the Rathalos you're really hunting. There's nothing showing that it will be the main gameplay of the game, it just feels like a new mechanic in it. Sometimes it might be usefull other times not so much. All there is to it to me.
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Monster Hunter: World (PS4/XB1 early 2018, PC later, directed by MH4 lead planner)
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I'd assume so, but reading this thread, it seems like a lot of people wanted open-world gameplay where you tracked the monsters like that. Having a seamless world, to me, implies that the process to do a hunt won't be as fast as we're accustomed to, unless the world part is just for show, and they just auto-teleport you to the monster locations after you fight them once and identify their habitat or something.
The easy-in/easy-out nature of the portable renditions of the series is something tailored to the gameplay loop they've established with the map/hub design of those games.
Fixed2BeBroken
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uh...it's ARK....
thats why i said ARK Monster Hunter mod
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2kzlFxUMhk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGxYfpiP6YE
It was AMAZING....but got DMCAd like a month ago....probably because of this.
Imagine you're tracking a monster, but a larger and more powerful monster is in the way. You will need to use stealth to go past it, maybe?
Either that or stealing eggs/resources near monsters in their nests. Who knows.
Com Truise
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I'm not exactly a fan of huge open worlds, but for a series that is all about the act of hunting, an open world seems like a waaaay better idea than tiny, segmented areas.
Also, Capcom probably cares significantly less about sales in Japan than you guys do, considering the whole point of this game seems to be to increase its popularity in the west.
Since the trailer pointed out how, without disjointed zones, monsters will chase you far and wide, I can imagine it's a replacement for leaving the zone to sharpen or heal. Duck in the foliage when the monster's not looking to get a moment's reprieve, or to start getting away from a monster you don't feel like fighting at the moment.
Also, fights in MH tend to start by running up to the monster and hitting it until it roars at you and starts attacking. Starting the fight by creeping up and sneak attacking it for some bonus damage sounds like a neat idea.
Lastly, egg quests. They absolutely suck now and they could be improved with the addition of cover to hide from the monster.
There's no reason to assume this is trying to be a stealth game. I see some ways the game could be improved with stealth and if they don't go too far with it, it could be a pretty good addition.
Teran
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Lmao what the hell? You're making the people out to be a bunch of 17th century Samurai. It's just games, Jesus.
Also, I'm really not digging this. So much of what's shown off in the trailer flies in the face of what MH is supposed to be. Still, I guess if they mention whether it's mainline or spinoff will change how I perceive it. Even if the formula change makes for a fun game, I'll massively resent it if it kills off traditional combat etc.
Guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Yes. They're not bringing back underwater combat though.
Night Angel
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I imagine you'd use stealth the same way people use zoning: it's a chance to heal, sharpen, or whatever. In a MH with no zone transitions, stealth is required if you need a way to get away from a monster (even little ones you want to ignore) since they'll follow you for presumably forever otherwise.
It's not going to be a one shot mechanic on large monsters.
Dude its a FFXIII GAF meme.
It's a meme.
He did, but sadly underwater fights are confirmed to not be in. I'm guessing the water parts are purely for exploration/gathering.
It's a joke.
lol you must be new here
Mr. Pointy
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There's swimming but there's no underwater combat. So I'm guessing it's just used to traverse or gather in certain areas.
Mr. Pointy
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Egg quests are back but this time you can use your pterodactyl to Fulton them out of the area.
lol jk
Sangetsu-II
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I'm surprised people are hating on this. Trailer looked good, new features looked great. Gameplay looks acceptable. Gathering was shortened is the only negative I see and it isn't a deal breaker for me. Good spin-off in my eyes.
ShockingAlberto
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And then Sawano music starts playing.
Annoying Old Party Man
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A lot of people were hoping that Monster Hunter Moves to PS4/Xbox and now that it has happened, where is the excitement :/
The game was never really a hardcore hunting sim though. It was about teamwork. Segmented areas allowed for easier player communication, learning where certain monsters were likely to appear, hunt, or rest, allowed monsters to escape, or for easier gathering of resources at certain locations. It made navigating and learning areas easier. I'll be interested to see if they can still keep this in an open world.
foxuzamaki
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Square and capcom seem to be the very 1st people to know about the switch, and most likely around the time they were greenlighting DQ11 and monster hunter world.
They just hedged their bets on PS4 and just hope the west will take care of the sales.
I'm really glad gathering has been shortened. I'm so over spending 10-20 seconds on a single resource node. I'd like to just grab and go on my merry way.
GhostTrick
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For me, I'm not so much hating, I am happy it's coming to PC(what? Pee Es For? Eks bawks? Eh?), but I just don't want to get my hype up since there is still much to know, and it's one of Capcom's "western appeal" game, so I'll wait until it's out to decide whether I want it.
KZXcellent
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Game looks incredible. Day 1 for me. Gonna finally give the MH Series a good try since I didn't enjoy playing them on 3DS. Too uncomfotable.
That said - If XX gets localized on the Switch before then I'll jump on that too. That will satisfy my itch before the real stuff drops in early 2018.
That said - If XX gets localized on the Switch before then I'll jump on that too. That will satisfy my itch before the real stuff drops in early 2018.
Immaculate
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its in. just not in the trailer for some reason
In the wake of games like Destiny, Division.etc Co-op games is in the rage and its a good time for capcom to strike while the iron is hot with Monster Hunter especially now that it has a PC version. Now its all lies on Sony to push heavy marketing for it in order the gamble to payoff.
Sangetsu-II
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I like that raw material gathering is shortened with that animation but if mining is like that I'ma rage. I love mining with my pickaxes
Night Angel
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The ideal future for the MH series for me is parallel series of MH:Console that modernizes the formula and MHortable that keeps the classic gameplay systems intact with small, incremental additions. More MH will (hopefully) never be a bad thing, and it will break up the franchise fatigue I was beginning to suffer at the thought of yet another 3DS game/port (that I'm definitely buying and will play for hundreds of hours on the Switch I'll have to buy for it).
I really hope this turns out well and meets sales expectations so the west will see more of this amazing franchise.
(Also, who gives a shit which is a spinoff? One of my favorite MH games is a spinoff. If the games are both good who even cares?)
ortable that keeps the classic gameplay systems intact with small, incremental additions. More MH will (hopefully) never be a bad thing, and it will break up the franchise fatigue I was beginning to suffer at the thought of yet another 3DS game/port (that I'm definitely buying and will play for hundreds of hours on the Switch I'll have to buy for it).I really hope this turns out well and meets sales expectations so the west will see more of this amazing franchise.
(Also, who gives a shit which is a spinoff? One of my favorite MH games is a spinoff. If the games are both good who even cares?)
dragonlife
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'Cause it's too cute for western sensibilities, duh.
Shifty
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Good good. I guess that's Capcom playing it safe or something. Capcom-ing.
"SO TASTY!" was confirmed, so I'm guessing the meat jingle also returns
A lot of audio is missing from the trailer tbh. Like Rathalos spitting fire on the Anjanath or whatever it's called, no usual sound effects for that.
Thank god the MH theme played.
Because Nintendo and Sony fanboys both want to flaunt that they have the REAL Monster Hunter. Neener neener neener.The ideal future for the MH series for me is parallel series of MH:Console that modernizes the formula and MH
I really hope this turns out well and meets sales expectations so the west will see more of this amazing franchise.
(Also, who gives a shit which is a spinoff? One of my favorite MH games is a spinoff. If the games are both good who even cares?)
RollerMeister
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I think it looks amazing, I can't wait to hear more about it!
I still hope XX is released in the west regardless, and that this game retains some of the more whimsical aspects of MH
I still hope XX is released in the west regardless, and that this game retains some of the more whimsical aspects of MH
It honestly might become classic MH. It really isn't changing up the formula that much, basically making the arena type fights feel more seamless. Any MH veteran can tell that the gameplay is going to stay similar with what we were shown.
Infinite_Daremo
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A PC port of XX or MH4U would go down nicely now! I need to catch up. Been playing MHFU forever now.
Not too big on what I saw.
Hardcore Monster Hunter fan too. I couldn't care less which console it was on, but his just looked bland. If there's one thing I liked about the current direction of the series it was the use of vibrant colours. Why is everything so brown?
The game play looks like it'll take any semblance of skill out of the picture too.
Lets see what they've got in store for the Switch.
Hardcore Monster Hunter fan too. I couldn't care less which console it was on, but his just looked bland. If there's one thing I liked about the current direction of the series it was the use of vibrant colours. Why is everything so brown?
The game play looks like it'll take any semblance of skill out of the picture too.
Lets see what they've got in store for the Switch.
foxuzamaki
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Xenoblade X, the almost monster hunter game
No they can't. The bowgun changes indicate that this won't play like traditional MH.
Renegade Frost
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i see you played xenoblade x too, shadowrunner.
As far as bowguns go, thank fuck this doesn't play like traditional MH.
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