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Monster Hunter: World (PS4/XB1 early 2018, PC later, directed by MH4 lead planner)
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GhostTrick
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I wonder about the engine used. Maybe UE4 ? Also, skipping PC at launch may not be a good idea for the kind of game it is.
The problem with that is that a game called Monster Hunter 5 will happen. A numbered sequel has sales potential Capcom won't pass up. Where that numbered sequel ends up is still unknown, but this isn't it.
It was also years before the game was done. MH:W is out in less than a year. They should have shown more.
Check this trailer out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe-RAeDfOMM
Its better. Also, first MH trailers always suck.
I'm so ready to move past the jank!
No magic caster though
texhnolyze
Banned
That looks more like a in-engine bullshot than art.
Renegade Frost
Banned
Arent there two chinese MMO's thought?
One has super high res models and the other is frontier which is garbage and based off the really old mh games.
SuperStiltzkin
Member
Because people already have the narrative in their head that it's an MH game solely to appease the western market and it debuted on the big E3 stage so it must be a shallower game. Nevermind that we live in a gaming landscape where Dark Souls is a mainstream big stage franchise.
Yeah, I also think so, maybe MHW actually began its life as Monster Hunter 5, MHW was supposed to be the evolution of the series, no portable series or whatsoever.Capcom placed their bet on the western audience at the beginning and starting to abandoning the traditional games after seeing the 3ds sales isn't very good in the west and X was a decline in Japan. But they were forced to change their plan after Generations being a commercial success and maybe the switch success is a big part of it as well
Night Angel
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How about we stop bickering about whether this is the ONE TRUE MONSTER HUNTER and just agree that both entries are being made with the best resources Capcom has to offer. They're both being crafted by seasoned series veterans (both teams have created amazing entries to the series, even "mainline" ones).
Capcom is obviously making an enormous effort here to modernize this franchise in the hopes that it will draw larger western audiences. That doesn't mean they will sacrifice the soul of the game, and I can't imagine the team responsible for so much of the franchise's progress will drop the ball now.
However, that doesn't take away from the appeal of the previous gameplay. MHXX will be the MH we know and love, and I'm sure it will be everything I've come to expect from the series.
"Mainline" is a worthless distinction.
Boxart shows just Rathian though. MH4's had Gore Magala. It's not that big of a deal, but just odd. Maybe it is just some way to appeal to whatever demo Capcom's trying to target in the West.
It ain't no MH game without Rathalos homing dive poison attack.
Renegade Frost
Banned
Low res textures + great lighting effects mostly
I don't want to give the rumor any credit, but a western focused Monster Hunter on consoles excluding Nintendo seems to fit that rumor to a T.
Personally, Rathian/Rathalos have always been the monster of Monster Hunter. In all the games, you fight lots of normal stuff and then this pissed dragon comes for you. A real test of what the player has learned so far. Then make an angrier red version🤣
I am sure they will have loads of weird monsters, hell, maybe we get some mechanical ones.
Immaculate
Banned
If its not a numbered title its not the next mainline game thats a fact. It's currently monster hunter's next major title but not the next mainline title. The mainline games are numbered, this is fact.
We haven't even seen enough footage to declare if this is the same old MH gameplay. All the footage we've seen has gone against that
? I never once mentioned XX though, nor did I compare it to anything else... I've imported it on 3ds and will be getting it on the switch, regardless of a western release. I love it. I also love MH: World for what its going to be already.
The only thing I said is that MH: World is the next Mainline entry. XX is not a mainline entry, it was the next "Portable" game produced by Ichinose and the "B" team. It is a fantastic entry at that.
True. For Monster Hunter fans, this is a good news considering that we could potentially have two ongoing title with vast difference between them to play. I guess those who busy bickering which title is the mainline title is not doesn't even care about MH in the slightest. It's all back to console war shit and which platform is the greates ever.
We need to move away from dumb mantises piloting metal gears and jet dragons, not run towards them.
Meesh
Member
Yeah, it's not bad..... but to me personally doesn't feel as epic as past trailers? Anyone else get that vibe? I think it's the music, seriously.... I'm not getting the same rush watching that as past reveals. It really doesn't matter though and it's more of a nitpick cuz I'm sure the game will be utterly amazing.
Magicpaint
Member
Hard to take that much from the reveal trailer -- I remember that MH4 trailer not showing off that much.
They had better not mess up with my favourite weapon.
Infinite_Daremo
Member
Bullshit. Its always been the Kut Ku
God of war spin-off confirmed. Who gives a fuck when Capcom's A players are on the project ?
SuperStiltzkin
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They already confirmed the return of all 14 weapon types. You can bet there's gonna be more trailers and demos between now and release showcasing more familiar weapons and features.
🤣 Asshole bird.
True, just like how Super Mario World wasn't a mainline Mario game in 1991. I recall it was only granted mainline status in the landmark Importance of Mario Video Games Council of 1996.
Qurupeko needs to make a triumphant comeback. I can't think of a monster that is a more perfect match for this game.
SuperStiltzkin
Member
Learned what? That RE4 and RE7 were successful and well received reinventions of the series?
Um, the number has nothing to do with anything if the director from the 4 previous numbered games is directing it. It is a mainline title for that exact reason. And everything we've seen actually supports the old MH gameplay. We still have 4th gen running, jumping, climbing, mounting. Every weapon attack we've seen is the similar or has the same animations. The bits and pieces we have seen shows that the gameplay will likely be retained as with other entries in the series.
The only thing different we can really spell out is that going from area to area is seamless, stealth options are available, and you can manipulate the environment and other monsters to help you hunt.
That was just as much of an improvement that went into the 4th gen from the 3rd gen. It is our first 5th gen game. Seeing the mainline director should prove that already.
Infinite_Daremo
Member
Renegade Frost
Banned
Its not monster hunter with the Zinogre!!!
Im gonna post this video because I love it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dovNtsLAyNE
Im gonna post this video because I love it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dovNtsLAyNE
7 was successful at the cost of Japan. World will likely make the same sacrifice.
Immaculate
Banned
literally every mainline entry for Monster Hunter is numbered. Those are different games from different companies that obviously dont follow the same formula in naming. Literally every mainline MH game has a number attached to it indicating its the next generation for the series idk why we're even arguing this lmao
Tiny Kut was the best hunting mission
Tiny Uragaan was 100x better. How can you not love it's ridiculous music?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgb1ZgJoydA
SuperStiltzkin
Member
MH:W is not as big a departure from its previous entries as RE7 was from its series.
pillowtalk
Member
Should be congalala with bigger focus on turd throwing.
Night Angel
Member
I get that. But I'm not sure why people assume the COMBAT (caps for emphasis because I don't know how to bold on mobile) will necessarily suffer for it. I can see increasing its western appeal by reducing gathering times, modernizing the HUD, and tweaking gameplay systems (stealth and traversal, no transition screens), but the west has shown that they can appreciate deliberate combat. I don't see much about the MH combat system that inherently repels westerners other than old "janky" animations.
I fully expect the prep process to be expedited/simplified (auto-fill bags with previously crafted healing/ammo/trap items and whatnot upon returning to town). I pray to God the gunner experience is simplified. The online system/mission structure will also probably be tweaked a bit.
I don't have insider knowledge on this, mind you, but I can't imagine the folks responsible for making MH what it is today will ruin what makes the games so great for their fans. Maybe I'm too optimistic.
theofficefan99
Junior Member
If a Monster Hunter game just added stuff like hit points and lock-on I would play them.
Renegade Frost
Banned
it will be if the game structure and the actual mechanics of play are radically different to accomodate its open world persistent online focus at the expense of the single player and everything else
Its targeted at the 18-35 demoI think. Switch is for geeks memba.
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