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Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate: Review Thread
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DirtyLarry
Member
Demo be damned, I just preordered it from Best Buy. $32 thanks to GCU and a $10 Gift Card (which is awesome, had no idea until I went to preorder it) means I am taking a $25 risk that based on the reviews seems like not that much of a risk at all, so seemed like a prudent decision when all is said and done. I also want another game besides Zelda to take advantage of my New 3DS XL I will also be picking up.
Thanks again for the replies.
Sammy Samusu
Member
LEGEND
Leafhopper
Banned
I didn't think it was worth having a thread about it as it may have already been mentioned, but, if you live in the US and didn't pre-order it already, a Wal-Mart around you might be selling it already if you wanna pick t up.
Mine was.
Mine was.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Oh goddamnit, why are there no central Walmarts in my city? They're all out in the fucking suburbs
DrROBschiz
Member
Was expecting to see this kind of stuff lol
Nice find! Im betting other normal retailers likely have their stocks out already
That's tempting but I already have the collectors edition pre-ordered.
RiderKairuu
Member
I'd go on the "hunt" for the game if I hadn't paid it all off already. Would the register allow the sale though? Should be street dated still.
Leafhopper
Banned
I live in a tiny town, only known for its college lol.
Ah yeah no point in getting this one then for sure.
Not sure. I didn't buy a copy, but it did seem like a few copies were missing so they might have gone through. Wal-Mart a lot of the times doesn't even care about street dates half the time. Especially if the person at the register doesn't care or know.
Smooth Operator
Member
Sent you a mp buddy
My local walmart sold me the camo PS4 controller almost 2 months before they came out, I tried to get the white one but it wouldnt let them check me out, the camo one worked though.
Natureboy99
Banned
It won't get big as long as it looks like a PS2 game. I think MH4 will have the best launch ever for MH in the west. They put in online which is huge. But really it should have been on PS4. Handhelds are for Japan, Consoles are for NA.
Natureboy99
Banned
LEGEND
Indeed, but please don't encourage Metacritic use.
DrROBschiz
Member
Cosmo Clock 21
Banned
What changes? I'm curious.
duck_sauce
Member
Will there be a monster hunter 4 for the wii u?
GameXplain uploaded a preview of the game that I think would be useful for newcomers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pFudaJNsGc
Derek clearly has no clue what he's doing so I think it's a good preview of how you'll play when first starting out.
You get the end game quests randomly after killing monsters in free hunt. You keep doing the quest over and over again to level it up until it becomes even harder than G rank. You can only have 10 quests active at a time and removing one from the active list deletes the quest instead of putting it in your reserve quest list. The best gear no longer comes from crafting, instead it works like charms where you'll get random armor and weapons after beating an endgame quest.
In other words they took the endgame and made it into a shitty MMO. At least the 200+ hours it takes to get there are still fun!
Derek clearly has no clue what he's doing so I think it's a good preview of how you'll play when first starting out.
You get the end game quests randomly after killing monsters in free hunt. You keep doing the quest over and over again to level it up until it becomes even harder than G rank. You can only have 10 quests active at a time and removing one from the active list deletes the quest instead of putting it in your reserve quest list. The best gear no longer comes from crafting, instead it works like charms where you'll get random armor and weapons after beating an endgame quest.
In other words they took the endgame and made it into a shitty MMO. At least the 200+ hours it takes to get there are still fun!
Sadly.... no... Yuri with Capcom unity said for sure no.
DrROBschiz
Member
Yuri doesn't have an IN for the future development of the series past MH4U
You would have to hit up Japan for that and they likely are already working on the next project. COULD be a WiiU port, Could be MH5
No one knows
Jesus Christ at the potions comment.
DrROBschiz
Member
KEEP HUNTING BROS!
I love how the review makes it obvious they never even made it out of low rank.
Did you actually buy it? I've heard some people say they found New 3DS on display at Walmarts but the registers blocked purchases.
DrROBschiz
Member
This is probably the case at most stores
Its going to be a lucky break if you can buy it early guys
It will depend on the store itself, how updated and connected it is, how trained the employees are etc..
There are other retailer options that have even less inclination to block purchases but they are also most likely not to even have it in stock
Happy hunting and good luck
Snapshot King
Member
Honestly even though the review code went out weeks ago, had I been a new player, there's so much in the game that making it out of low-rank would have been genuinely difficult. I'm a 3U vet and Im brushing up against High-Rank at 60ish hours.
NoSkillz187
Member
Got this game for $12 at Best Buy and a $10 gift card for pre-ordering. I'm so damn ready, haven't played MH since Freedom 2. I think I'll be playing this till Bloodborne comes out.
Leafhopper
Banned
Nah I didn't and that might be the case.
Cosmo Clock 21
Banned
Wait, are you talking about Everwood? That's basically just bonus content for bored endgame players from what I've heard from JP players. G140 quests appear to be the traditional endgame stuff.
DrROBschiz
Member
MH4U 3DS XL Shipped!
You are in the UK arent you
they won't make whole new game just some americans can be happy.. its a localization and I'm quite happy it's finally coming
besides, MH is too huge in japan portables to justify making it a console franchise
Snapshot King
Member
Here's hoping the Nintendo fusion is a real device so we can stopped having to have this argument.
I am... Sorry! Will update my post!
MH4U 3DS XL Shipped!
you are in Europe, right?
and I couldn't be happier then...
DrROBschiz
Member
People keep trumpeting this but its not like console versions are never made. Last gen had 2 of them (Portable 3rd HD and MH3U)
They just arent the focus at the moment but that can always change going forward.
I honestly see a series entry for PS4/Vita as a viable option so that they can take advantage of the huge global install base of PS4 while also giving Japan a portable option that they would accept.
even if they put in on PS4 it would make much sense, the install base of the PS4 is huge yes, but few of them would buy a MH for a PS4, and the install base of PS4 in japan isn't that big to justify it, the 3DS is huge there now, so going from it to PS4/Vita wouldn't make sense at all..
oh there's also the problem Crapcom and Sony had with advertising MH when they were on Sony consoles
what went wrong there? Thought monhun for psp was advertised pretty heavily
Did he just loot the nest after killing that monster? What the heck?! I never even thought to try that in the demo. What else can you loot that probably isn't obvious?
DrROBschiz
Member
Im sure glad you sit in on their future corporate strategy meetings
I wouldn't count out any potential opportunity at this point. The future is wide open
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Ehhhh you're probably better off running off to mining/butterfly areas.
DrROBschiz
Member
Its all combined bro
Is this your first one? You are in for a treat if you can tough it out past the initial learning curve
Play with friends whenever you can!