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If they're simplifying the combat, SwAxe, Charge Blade and Insect Glaive are all on the chopping block.

Hunting Horn is the first to go obviously

(I appreciate all good HH players. My GS salutes you)

 

[SuperStiltzkin]

Stalking and tracking is time wasting fluff that makes getting to the point of MH (the combat) take longer.

I mean, if you don't like the combat changes, and you don't like the changes outside the combat, do you just not want any changes at all?

 

[Gaiaknight]

hope this works out well for Capcom and they dont fuck up the one series that makes them a shit ton of money.

 

[Muchi Muchi Pink]

It doesn't even get it's own flagship monster. Wow.

That's because it will probably be a soft reboot, enjoy the old monsters you all loved like Rathalos.

Edith: Lol if there's no HH fuck capcom. HH main since 2G.

 

[Bishop89]

well, ill buy this to at very least support more coming to consoles.

I wasn't the biggest fan of the one I own on my Vita (psp title), but that was mostly because it was on the vita, and the controls werent the greatest

 

[El Odio]

What the hell is with all the "lol salty switch owners" posts every damn page so far? Not a single person who's posted their less than stellar feelings about this game have mentioned platforms. Just seems like people who aren't taking to what we've seen so far for various other reasons. Leave the console warrior shit outta here.

Swag Axe and Insect Glaive are some of the noobiest weapons, LOL.

As a SA user I can confirm this.

 

[yami4ct]

So how is MH Generations a mainline game but not MH World? Some of you are so transparent it's unreal lol

It's not. It was a side game they made as a 'best of' stopgap and to see if the community accepted super moves and styles, which for the most part they did.

 

[rpmurphy]

Quite the opposite! I saw traditional Monster Hunter combat in the few moments we did get.

https://youtu.be/SXB2IHLm4m0?t=148

That right there is a slow-ass greatsword jumping attack. The combat's core will remain intact nearly for sure.

Hopefully. The main aspect that the trailer clearly wanted to focus on was the "living breathing world", so there's the use of the environment in combat and other monsters fighting each other. It's not to say that it'll detract heavily from weapon combat, but it's a type of trailer that fans of the game didn't expect.

I just hope my hunting horn is in but I'm not holding my breath. lol

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

This game exists because many people in the west have played and enjoyed MH. MH4U was a million-seller outside of Japan.

Actually, I'd argue that this game exists because Capcom wants to try to make their biggest franchise crack the mainstream western gamer market.

Said market wasn't on the WiiU, and given that this game isn't coming to Nintendo consoles, It's pretty hard to try to argue that this game exists for a WiiU audience who most likely aren't even playing PS4/XB1s today.

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

I thought it looked okay.Don't really understand how stealth fits into MH though. All that stealth for just one hit?Seems a waste.

 

[Godzilla's Left Toe]

I have to wonder what this game is for.
Helping console in japan would make sense if it was more traditional/5.
Don't imagine the game will appeal to much to core MH fans nor people not interested in MH either I'm not sure it'll sell too well either.
It's also not a looker.

I'm actually not a big fan of MH and I think the changes would result in a game that appeals to me more, but it's an odd situation.

To expanded the popularity of MH in the West.the question is will it.

 

[Lyon N. Laap]

Hunting Horn is the first to go obviously

(I appreciate all good HH players. My GS salutes you)

I salute you back. HH/Hammer main here, definitely hope the former makes it into the game because I love the aggressive support play style.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

If they take out Switch Axe then I will... get very mad about it on the internet, I guess

 

[Thoraxes]

The whole rumor was kinda on point though

-Westernized MonHun

-Main team but isn't called 5.

Still, the main drawn in monster hunter in Japan is portability so...

Local co-op is the main draw. It just so happens that's only accomplished with portables.

 

[Mechazawa]

So how is MH Generations a mainline game but not MH World? Some of you are so transparent it's unreal lol

The entire assumption about X/Generations was that it wasn't a mainline game because it recycled a bunch of towns and in case Capcom decided to walk back on the hunter arts system.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

A LOT of people don't get if the game is online only though, thinking it's like Frontier.

Pray to the stars that it ain't.

 

[Kinsei]

I mean, if you don't like the combat changes, and you don't like the changes outside the combat, do you just not want any changes at all?

The changes I want are new monsters and new weapon types. I don;t want the core gameplay to change at all.

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

It's not. Gen is a spinoff with gameplay similar to the main series.

Uh-huh. Look, whether some of you like it or not this is the next major step in the franchise for Capcom.

 

[BadWolf]

Uh-huh. Look, whether some of you like it or not this is the next major step in the franchise for Capcom.

Yup.

 

[half a moon]

Wish we saw some female Hunters and flashier armor. Hyped tho.

 

[Oregano]

If they take out Switch Axe then I will... get very mad about it on the internet, I guess

Not Switch at all for this release.

 

[mrpallyguy]

From what the press release said it seems like its not going to be the same coop as normal monster hunters and more like a dark souls style coop

 

[Seductivpancakes]

I thought it looked okay.Don't really understand how stealth fits into MH though. All that stealth for just one hit?Seems a waste.

Maybe a big bonus on that one hit. It's not uncommon for stealth hits to do extra damage.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Uh-huh. Look, whether some of you like it or not this is the next major step in the franchise for Capcom.

They should take two steps and announce MH5 then.

 

[yami4ct]

Hunting Horn is the first to go obviously

(I appreciate all good HH players. My GS salutes you)

There are skills to every weapon for sure. If you're good at your shit, I want you in my party. Don't care if you're a great Long Sword user (The most noob weapon let's be real) or most techical bowgunner around.

That being said, nothing makes me happier than seeing a support bowgunner or hunting horn user pop into my room. It's part of why I picked up support gun as a secondary.

 

[NullPointer]

Stalking and tracking is time wasting fluff that makes getting to the point of MH (the combat) take longer.

I remember cooking and resource gathering and sharpening weapons. Isn't that fluff too?

I see this stuff as part of the "hunter" in Monster Hunter (prep, learning your targets and exploiting their weaknesses and behaviors), and the game I played on PSP seemed like it wanted to be more of an open world but was limited by the hardware.

But again, I've only played a little, and enjoyed what I played, and wondered for years now why we haven't seen it on the HD consoles, so this is pretty cool.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

Try to be more open minded people. As a massive fan, i'm all for this new direction. If you ask me, it was about time that Monster Hunter does something different and innovate.

Nice to see some open-minded posters are willing to at least not dismiss it out of hand, from a mere short trailer.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Uh-huh. Look, whether some of you like it or not this is the next major step in the franchise for Capcom.

Yeah, it definitely seems that way.

They probably felt calling it "Monster Hunter 5" would be a psychological barrier of entry to those who haven't played the series before. But with the main team behind this, it's pretty clear this is a mainline title.

 

[sinonobu]

Uh-huh. Look, whether some of you like it or not this is the next major step in the franchise for Capcom.

Yeah I agree.

I think they are trying to reach out to Western audience with a soft-reboot of a franchise.

We'll probably get MH5 targeted towards Japanese players, too.

 

[mclem]

You're crazy if you think there won't be a Monster Hunter 5 on 3DS and/or Switch. This game isn't going to sell as much worldwide as a single entry did in Japan on 3DS.

I suspect the real test in Capcom's eyes will be how well it sells relative to Tri on Wii - wasn't that one of their most successful Western releases at the time?

 

[SuperStiltzkin]

The changes I want are new monsters and new weapon types. I don;t want the core gameplay to change at all.

Sounds like MH Frontier to me.

 

[Toxi]

They are also by far the most densely mechanical of the weapons so I hope they aren't gone. As someone who's only played SwAxe from my back half of my time with 3U on that would legit be a deal breaker. I could also see them pairing down, simplifying or removing the bowguns.

Bowguns almost certainly will be simplified before everything else, but that's probably a good thing. The current Bowgun ammo complexity is an utter mess for new players, and it really adds little to the gameplay.

Don't you talk shit about the Switch-Axe.

It's true. And I say this as someone who loves the Swag Axe.

 

[vareon]

This is actually pretty close to what I thought Monster Hunter was before playing (and loving) 3U. I have high hopes for this and MHXX.

 

[LegendX48]

Can't wait!

Wish we saw some female Hunters and flashier armor. Hyped tho.

all in due time.

 

[Kinsei]

I remember cooking and resource gathering and sharpening weapons. Isn't that fluff too?

I see this stuff as part of the "hunter" in Monster Hunter, and the game I played on PSP seemed like it wanted to be more of an open world but was limited by the hardware.

But again, I've only played a little, and enjoyed what I played, and wondered for years now why we haven't seen it on the HD consoles, so this is pretty cool.

If you're good you never have to cook in Monster Hunter outside of the tutorial. Sharpening weapons is part of the combat.

 

[EDarkness]

They should take two steps and announce MH5 then.

Are they calling this Monster Hunter Worlds in Japan?

 

[GrayFoxPL]

This was a very bad trailer. They don't show the player hit the monster once other than the mounting. The way it keeps cutting around to avoid showing any real gameplay feels telling. Some of the stuff felt like it could be very scripted which is really against the spirit of monster hunter.

Exactly. That running through cave corridors, monster chase, ugh.

Magic pointer dust looks like a "Players too dumb to find anything on their own." message.

Hopefully the future stream will show everything that's missing. I hope for that.

 

[yami4ct]

Bowguns almost certainly will be simplified before everything else, but that's probably a good thing. The current Bowgun ammo complexity is an utter mess for new players, and it really adds little to the gameplay.

Oh for sure gunning is still a bit of a hot mess. I just hope they don't remove it or take away its support ammo or combine the two gunning styles to one.

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

Maybe a big bonus on that one hit. It's not uncommon for stealth hits to do extra damage.

Still. Unless it's doing something crazy like 10 percent of the monster's damage it hardly seems worth it and that much damage in 1 hit is counterintuitive to what MH is supposed to be.

 

[roknin]

I fucking hate all this console war garbage. Go back to the fucking 90s with that shit.

Small bunch of you motherfuckers are spewing it and lol'ing about it before anyone has even said some shit. Probably don't even give a half a shit about the games. Go kick rocks barefoot.

I'm here for motherfucking Monster Hunter. Fucking bring it.

 

[Quadratic]

This game will be DOA in the west if Capcom does the slow early game build up like in previous Monster Hunter games with the egg carrying / herb / ore gathering quests before you tackle any real hunts.

 

[Just someone. Somewhere]

The JP twitter has more people asking for a Vita version, haha.

Poor souls.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Are they calling this Monster Hunter Worlds in Japan?

It's still called World in Japan.

 

[Aaronrules380]

I remember cooking and resource gathering and sharpening weapons. Isn't that fluff too?

I see this stuff as part of the "hunter" in Monster Hunter (learning your targets and exploiting their weaknesses and behaviors), and the game I played on PSP seemed like it wanted to be more of an open world but was limited by the hardware.

But again, I've only played a little, and enjoyed what I played, and wondered for years now why we haven't seen it on the HD consoles, so this is pretty cool.

Honestly yes. I pretty much never cooked in past games except during tutorials and resource gathering has always been a chore and a diversion I deal with to get to the meat of the game. Nobody likes the early game gathering quests or defeat small monster quests lol

 

[Thoraxes]

gotta do it when nobody looks at you!

äääh... you know not all main entries are not numbered right? XX is a main entry.

X/XX is basically a greatest hits of the history of MH. Old map design jank and all.

 

[Hero Prinny]

if they keep the charge blade I might be in tbh. Otherwise I'm out, its the only weapon in the MH series that i actually enjoy.

 

[Jawbreaker]

No direct-feed trailer yet?

 

[Seductivpancakes]

Still. Unless it's doing something crazy like 10 percent of the monster's damage it hardly seems worth it and that much damage in 1 hit is counterintuitive to what MH is supposed to be.

Then again it can lead to an easy mount and/or an easy knock down, which is a great way to start fight.

Getting the drop on your prey is kind of like what hunters do. I welcome it.

 

[AdventureRacing]

Looking forward to seeing more of this. Still surprised by capcom decision but have to wait and see how this all plays out.

 

[CaviarMeths]

Actually, I'd argue that this game exists because Capcom wants to try to make their biggest franchise crack the mainstream western gamer market.

Said market wasn't on the WiiU, and given that this game isn't coming to Nintendo consoles, It's pretty hard to try to argue that this game exists for a WiiU audience who most likely aren't even playing PS4/XB1s today.

MH4U is a 3DS game.

MH fans are platform-agnostic. They'll buy it on whatever platform it releases on. They'll bitch about it and beg for a Vita port or whatever, but they'll buy it anyway. And Wii U owners most certainly are playing on PS4/XB1s. Nobody owns just a Wii U. Not in 2013, especially not today. It's a niche system that few people bought and almost nobody bought exclusively.