![]() Not to mention the preparations needed before heading out on a quest!īut, what makes Monster Hunter truly what it is for most of us is the multiplayer element. Efficiently hunting down monsters requires knowledge about them, and you will need to spend time to see how they react under certain situations and what moves they can perform to prey on you. If you wish to take monsters down from a distance, the Bow will do the trick. Or, on the contrary, do you prefer a safer playstyle, looking for an opening to accurately hit a monster’s weakspots ? The Lance’s deadly tip and its big large shield are probably fit for you. Are you a type who bashes and knocks down monsters by smashing their heads ? The Hammer is there for you. Speaking of which, there are a total of 14 weapon classes, each one fitting a playstyle. You’ll make your hunter unique by making fancy but sturdy and deadly new weapons and armors. And with each of your victories comes your rewards with which you will be able to make new equipment to hunt the hundred of monsters the game has to offer. Often times you will find yourself struggling with a monster you cannot seem to defeat, but the satisfaction you eventually get by dealing that last blow and seeing your nemesis fall to the ground is priceless. The fights are as unforgiving as ever, and each time you faint teaches you what not to do. But, although the game is now definitely more accessible, the core gameplay is still there with a lot of new features spicing up the hunts, most notably the introduction of verticality into the game, something which might be overlooked by the newcomers but adds a sense of freshness for everyone else. Veterans who’ve learnt everything they know from the game by themselves might fear it to be easier because of how warmly it welcomes new hunters. ![]() While the presence of an actual tutorial in a game sounds logical, its appearance in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate definitely open the gates to a fabulous world for anyone willing to invest some time in a pretty time consuming RPG. ![]() Learning how to fight, how to combine items, and completing numerous other actions is now explained right from the beginning, and players who were thrown off by the harshness of the series right off the bat might want to consider giving Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate a go. ![]() This means that the NPCs are a lot more present and interact with the player more than before to explain most of a hunter’s basic knowledge. We also have an emphasis on the scenario which was neglected or even non-existant in previous games. However, Capcom’s Monster Hunter 4 breaks this invisible wall which stood between the regular players and the newcomers by introducing a real, complete tutorial which makes you dive head first into what Monster Hunter is all about. Monster Hunter slowly became a series reserved to no one but its old veterans. This is because the game has never, ever, reached out a hand to help and guide you throughout your hunter’s journey, and simply throw you into the wilderness of its universe. I have yet to meet a first-timer knowing – even barely – what to do in the game when they have never played a Monster Hunter episode before. Monster Hunter has always been known for its seemingly unnecessary complexity when you start the game for the first time. And a new wave of wannabe hunters is most likely experiencing this again with the arrival of Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, the latest episode of one of Capcom’s most reknowned series, released early February this year. This might sound contradictory, but I am pretty sure this is how the vast majority of Monster Hunter players felt like when they happily dove into the series. But now, this monster-slaying series can easily keep me hooked for several hours in a row in a single day. ![]() Those words were what defined Monster Hunter the most for me, when I first discovered the franchise back in 2010 with Monster Hunter Tri. Ragequitting to eventually come back to it and grin at the rewards you ripped from your now dead enemy. ![]()
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