An expanded game of Monster Hunter Tri
The popular fantasy action franchise Monster Hunter is now one of the most iconic gaming series in the world selling over 21 million copies worldwide since the series began in 2004. Players take on the role of a hunter and are sent to explore a settlement within the Monster Hunter universe, completing quests on their journey to seek and slay monsters whilst improving their skills and earning equipment upgrades. With many challenging monsters and over 200 quests the latest edition to the series is set to be the most expansive offering to date. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate utilizes the functionalities of the Nintendo 3DS system to provide players with a truly intuitive hunting experience. The touch screen feature allows players to quickly access in-game books, weapons, field maps and mini games whilst the high quality graphics 3D visuals of Nintendo 3DS powered by the latest iteration of Capcom's MT Framework deliver a unique and stunning world for players to explore. Taking advantage of the portability of Nintendo 3DS, players can exchange their guild card that contains all their hunter's information with other players via StreetPass. Players can experience the world of Monster Hunter alone or in four player local play using Nintendo 3DS. Finding nearby hunters to adventure on quests with is now even easier via the local Nintendo 3DS search feature. Wii U players will be able to enjoy the hunt with Nintendo 3DS players via a local wireless connection. Gamers that own both a Wii U and Nintendo 3DS can take advantage of the inter compatibility of save data between the two consoles, taking the hunt from the living room wherever they go.
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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is one of the most unique MH title out there. It's the game that had a huge impact for MH fans and yet it managed to amaze a lot of new and old fans of the game. 3 Ult is not just your average Monster Hunter game, it has a lot of new mechanics that stayed even on the newer titles... speaking of new mechanics, Underwater combat was introduced, and I can say is that I enjoyed the underwater combat but some people don't. The underwater combat was a very good implementation to the series, and I love how it makes the combat slower since you are "under water" and you need to actually think very hard before you swing your weapon unto the Wyvern's head. In general the gameplay is your average Monster Hunter game with a lot of new mechanics. In addition, a new weapon! 3 Ultimate finally introduced us the new and fan favorite Switch Axe and it's a good weapon nonetheless, it has the slow but big damage of a great sword and the fast with ailments but not so durable. Aside from the new weapon we also got new monsters to hunt like Brachydios and others.
The story is again, your average Monster Hunter game. You hunt down the flagship monster and the true elder dragon appears for you to hunt down. One of the down side of this game is it has a slow start, unlike any other MH game 3 Ultimate's low rank feels very slow and it takes like 15 quests just to get to the actual hunting part of the game. All that aside the new quirky NPCs such as the new guild girl, Aisha or Moga Sweetheart is very charming and all other NPCs in Moga village is pretty quirky and funny. Moga village itself is a lively village and fun. The graphics for 3 Ult is not so bad and not so good but what do you expect for a 3DS/Wii U "Monster Hunter" game? But again the graphics is a great upgrade from the previous title which is Monster Hunter Dos.
At the end, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is a great Monster Hunter game. I enjoyed it since I love MH and playing 3Ult is enjoyable because of the new implementations and mechanics to the series! The OST is also very good! Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is a must-try especially if you are just starting into the series.
