50 minutes usually. I can count on one hand the amount of time I've seen the "time up" screen in MH3.
According to the Wiki, they didn't.
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate - Demo out [Updated: FAQ and Help]
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50 minutes usually. I can count on one hand the amount of time I've seen the "time up" screen in MH3.
According to the Wiki, they didn't.
I beat Plesioth with a bow. /brag
I'll try it a few times and post a strategy.
Most quests are 50min. It's rare to hit that time limit.
TheBaldEmperor
Member
Seriously. The time limit thing is almost always a non issue. Never really felt up against the clock and I hate, hate, hate when games impose a time limit. I've put about 400 hours into Tri.
gashikunFLCL
Member
I just overpowered Lagombi with the hammer, it was nice.
Played better than I did with the dual blades, I like running with the hammer.
...now to try another weapon. I really should try out the bow(s)...
Played better than I did with the dual blades, I like running with the hammer.
...now to try another weapon. I really should try out the bow(s)...
Relaxed Muscle
Member
I don't have a Wii U and don't plan to get one in the next months. I guess with the CPP would be more playable, is really a game that needs a second stick.
If is such a bad demo and the final game learning curve is more progressive I might give it a chance once the game is cheap.
TheBaldEmperor
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oO Arekkz Oo
Neo Member
I figured the demo doesn't do a very good job of explaining how to play the game, especially not for people new to the series, so I put together a video series showing the basics of all the weapons, as well as some general gameplay tips.
You can check out all the videos below:
- MH3U Tutorial Hub
- Gameplay Basics
- Sword and Shield
- Dual Swords
- Great Sword
- Long Sword
- Hammer
- Lance
- There are more videos to come (currently uploading...)
Feel free to add them to the OP if you find them helpful.
You can check out all the videos below:
- MH3U Tutorial Hub
- Gameplay Basics
- Sword and Shield
- Dual Swords
- Great Sword
- Long Sword
- Hammer
- Lance
- There are more videos to come (currently uploading...)
Feel free to add them to the OP if you find them helpful.
Okay, I thought he was talking about the full game quests because the original question was asking about the full game.
Have you tried the camera lock on monster focus thing? I was in the same boat as you (camera controls are terrible blah blah) but using it helped a lot.
Something I didn't understand, after paralyzing plesioth with a trap and the effect over, he did some moves but got paralized again, at least four or fives times. Finally I could see me playing the game in multiplayer, I see the potential, I'm just affraid about resource collecting and all that stuff being alienating if taking hours and hours.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Hint: don't use Arc Shot underwater.
Seriously, it's useless, you never know where it's going to hit.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcO2O480jkQ
Ya I recorded this playing on my smaller 3DS using my capture device. Playing on my 3DXL it feels better because of the size. Still overall it it feels light years better than playing on PSP.
I'm sorry this isn't a mash-button-to-win game. Except, I'm not...
You really don't need anything more than the camera refocus button.
denshuu
Member
Might as well ask this here. Does anyone know when the explosive Arrow Rain move hits? Does it hit when the arrow comes in contact with the monster, so the explosion is on top? Or does it always hit on the ground, so it hits their belly/legs?
I ask because I'm wondering if it's a better method of KOing Plesioth. If I can hit him in the fin with it then that's awesome, but if it hits his feet then it's kinda pointless.
I ask because I'm wondering if it's a better method of KOing Plesioth. If I can hit him in the fin with it then that's awesome, but if it hits his feet then it's kinda pointless.
Played it 1 time on the Wii U against that Rabbit/Bear monster with a LS weapon and I have the say that that I am having some trouble playing the game with the Gamepad. Either I am out of practice or the button layout isn't very intuitive for me. Going to try it later with a Pro Controller and sell if it makes any difference for me.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Just watched the Hammer tutorial, well done!
A few notes: if you are using Hammer, always aim for the head, that way you can stun the monster. And If you are doing the spin move, you can press X (?) to finish with a "golf" attack.
It sounds like you want the game to play itself. I don't really know what to tell you, this game will not hold your hand.
Spaaaaaaaaace
Member
Can you switch weapons in the full game or do you pick one and stick with it?
oO Arekkz Oo
Neo Member
Ah yeah, I forgot to specify that in the video, my mistake. Also, re: the golf swing, I didn't know you could do that after the spin move! Thanks
You can change weapons as much as you like. It is worth noting however, that if you have a set of Blademaster armour, and want to use a Gun or a Bow, you will need a new set of armour. But you can change weapons as often as you like
Relaxed Muscle
Member
I just want proper camera controls instead of having to keep pressing L when an enemy goes dashing all over the map. I'm not sking for lock-on, I want to use a second analogue like we've been using since the first 3D games, that dosn't require to use the ineffective camera controls on the screen.
I don't see how proper manual control is handholding, because we've been getting handholded for years....
I played it with the Pro Controller and it was great, haven't tried messing with the gamepad yet, but I imagine it wouldn't be too different - the button layout is almost identical, isn't it?
It probably is, but the shoulder button is giving me some problem when attacking the monster. Specifically the R Trigger. My index fingers are normally resting on the LZ/RZ triggers. Other people probably have their index fingers resting on R/L while their middle is on RZ/LZ for the gamepad.
As someone who's been playing these games for years on PSP since the first, I have to say the 3DS version isn't great.
My first reaction was how small my view was. I didn't realize how big of a difference the PSP screen is to the 3DS.
Graphically, the PSP and 3DS versions of the game look indistinguishable.
Doing a reverse Monster Claw is near impossible. Monster Claw in PSP wasn't a big deal and the "lock-on" in the 3DS vers. is still a mind-fuck from years of hitting "L" to get a grip and MC'ing to fine tune. Completely new learning curve.
Overall, I'm really thinking this is great that more people will be able to give Monster Hunter a chance, but until I get an XL and until they make a Circle Pad Pro for XL, I still regard MH 3rd G as the better portable version.
Granted this is based on a demo and mostly surface issues, not taking new content and connectivity into account. The save file sharing and cross-platform MP with WiiU will definitely win this game points at launch and beyond.
My first reaction was how small my view was. I didn't realize how big of a difference the PSP screen is to the 3DS.
Graphically, the PSP and 3DS versions of the game look indistinguishable.
Doing a reverse Monster Claw is near impossible. Monster Claw in PSP wasn't a big deal and the "lock-on" in the 3DS vers. is still a mind-fuck from years of hitting "L" to get a grip and MC'ing to fine tune. Completely new learning curve.
Overall, I'm really thinking this is great that more people will be able to give Monster Hunter a chance, but until I get an XL and until they make a Circle Pad Pro for XL, I still regard MH 3rd G as the better portable version.
Granted this is based on a demo and mostly surface issues, not taking new content and connectivity into account. The save file sharing and cross-platform MP with WiiU will definitely win this game points at launch and beyond.
Most certainly. Not only is combat nuanced and animation cues detailed, but once you start factoring in gathering, crafting, trapping, and other systems, it really becomes a lot more engaging and strategic. Getting a trap win nets you more rewards than killing. Something that isn't shown in the demo since they cut out the Quest Reward screen.
Also focusing on tails with cutting weapons and thick skulls with bashing weapons can net you either slicing t he tail off to harvest mid fight for more monster materials or bashing apart parts of the monsters' skull and horns to harvest those too.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Wait, he just used a worm?
TheProphet
Banned
lancers ftw.
Eteric Rice
Member
TheProphet
Banned
i think it said Frog
Oh, right, you can harvest frogs from near the edge of the water
So you CAN do it. It was the first thing I tried in the demo but I couldn't get him to go for it.
Plessy loves frogs.
Were you using dual swords? I think a few people have mentioned that the dual swords you get in the demo have a paralyze element, which will occasionally paralyze a monster just from hitting it enough.
This... this changes everything.
There are frogs in the item box.
Dammit I feel stupid now ... why didn't I notice that? I thought they were worms.
Gorilla Shark
Member
I'm literally reading this thread on a plane and can't wait to get home and d/l the demo. First time playing a MH game. Very hyped.
I thought it has a more pixelated look in the PSP version while the 3DS version looks much smoother. I would take the 3DS graphics with the PSP/Vita screen size though.
They do indeed. I was just trying them out on Lagombi.
In the full game you have access to a farm in which you can get most of your ore/plant/bug resources. Not sure how extensive the farm in ultimate is, though.
Mining for charms is extremely tedious but you don't really need to do that if you aren't nuts about having the absolute best possible skill combination. And by the time you get that you are probably good enough to murder everything naked.
It was an axe. I didn't know weapons can have these effects, though it happened five times in a row and never again during the fight.
That's reassuring, if the european community is solid, could have great time going through the game. And with the latter status explanation I have my answer.
Amount of hits it takes to inflict a status ailment on something goes up the more times you inflict it, IIRC. The first time you paralyze something takes much fewer hits than the 3rd or 4th time.
Spieler Eins
Member
I don't like severa decisions made for the controls, like running with the shoulder buttons or items on goddamn Y. But even though I still wasted several potions and opportunities because of that, I got the hang of it in my second walkthrough of the demo and beat the bunny in a couple of minutes with the LS and then the water thing with the dual blades with like 8 minutes or so left.
I'm pretty much sold on this game. A few questions.
I realize a lot of the game is harvesting materials for better weapons/gear, be it from gathering, mining, killing monsters, whatever. I like that. What I'm wondering is do I pretty much have to have a wiki in front of me to know what to gather or will the game tell me the "ingredients" for things?
Also, about how many of each weapon are there, and how many armor sets? Like, I assume there are quite a lot of things to craft, for a completionist.
I could check a wiki but I like the friendly atmosphere of this thread and you are all very informative! Thanks!
I realize a lot of the game is harvesting materials for better weapons/gear, be it from gathering, mining, killing monsters, whatever. I like that. What I'm wondering is do I pretty much have to have a wiki in front of me to know what to gather or will the game tell me the "ingredients" for things?
Also, about how many of each weapon are there, and how many armor sets? Like, I assume there are quite a lot of things to craft, for a completionist.
I could check a wiki but I like the friendly atmosphere of this thread and you are all very informative! Thanks!
Eh, everyone does when learning a new game. And it looks like you got it down quickly so that's good.
Hm, is there a way to hide the items menu in the top screen since you can see items in the touch screen anyways?
The game will tell you the recipes. A lot of times though parts drop off breaking specific parts of monsters though so checking a wiki would help.
In Tri, it's about one set of weapons per monster, and usually 4 sets of armor per monster (blade, gun, blade+, gun+). + sets come from hunting online. Not sure how ultimate handles that. Someone else correct me since it's been awhile.
The control set up for the Wii U default controller is really something else, but I feel like I need to be more specific about another thing.
On the wii classic controller, if you're using a bow and you hold the right shoulder button to display the trajectory/red killing field, you can adjust your aim by using the d-pad.
For inscrutable reasons, the d-pad on the Wii U default controller doesn't do this. Instead you have to adjust your aim with the right analog stick. So...
You're holding down the the x button to keep the arrow drawn, you're holding down the right shoulder button (in the awkward top position) to display the aim, and then the game expects you to free up another finger on your right hand to adjust your aim using the right analog stick?
It makes doing the claw on the PSP go seem ergonomic and reasonable.
Or... you have to press the right shoulder button down first before touching the d-pad at all because otherwise the game has no idea if the d-pad is actually being used to rotate the camera? I mean who would want to rotate the camera and leave the character pointed in the same direction while aiming a bow?
On the wii classic controller, if you're using a bow and you hold the right shoulder button to display the trajectory/red killing field, you can adjust your aim by using the d-pad.
For inscrutable reasons, the d-pad on the Wii U default controller doesn't do this. Instead you have to adjust your aim with the right analog stick. So...
You're holding down the the x button to keep the arrow drawn, you're holding down the right shoulder button (in the awkward top position) to display the aim, and then the game expects you to free up another finger on your right hand to adjust your aim using the right analog stick?
It makes doing the claw on the PSP go seem ergonomic and reasonable.
Or... you have to press the right shoulder button down first before touching the d-pad at all because otherwise the game has no idea if the d-pad is actually being used to rotate the camera? I mean who would want to rotate the camera and leave the character pointed in the same direction while aiming a bow?