The first non MMO online game I ever played. Put 400 hours into this game with friends online. Just a wonderful game, it has it's problems for sure. But man there are few games like this - and it had a profound effect on me.
An extremely basic and often dull experiment for the monster hunter gameplay loop. The grind is a slog, the actual monster fights are boring, most enemies are just reskins of each other and rathalos can go die, but it does feel good to conquer it. Would not recommend unless you love monster hunter and want to see the beginning
You'd be surprised on how solid they got the formula right at the start of the series for what was essentially just a tech demo for online capabilities. Especially if you have experiences games like MHW already, there's a lot of value and even fun to be had if you're willing to engage with it. Although using unorthodox control methods by modern standards, it actually plays real well within the context of the game.
I would highly recommend playing the JP version and looking up MhOldschool, as that will let you play the online portion again via fan servers for the true, full experience.
I would highly recommend playing the JP version and looking up MhOldschool, as that will let you play the online portion again via fan servers for the true, full experience.