The pinnacle of the Franchise, many implemented mechanics, a masterstroke by Capcom, I've been playing MH WI for 3 years, and I never get bored, I met many friends through this great game. The community is incredible, it makes the game even better. lots of events, complexity, tons of content. The best MH so far.
Iceborne is an awesome expansion for World until you get deeper into the endgame where you're more encouraged to use the Clutch Claw to tenderize parts of the monsters. This feature alone spoils the game for me nowadays as returning to it after playing Rise or earlier games in the series makes you realize just how obnoxious it is without adding anything of substance.
No es el primer Monster Hunter que juego, pero si el primero que me paso y sigo jugando a día de hoy. Hizo mucho más accesible la saga y presenta lo que todos los Monster Hunter pero aprovechando al máximo la potencia actual. No hay mucho que decir, si te gusta el bucle de juego, te gustará el juego, en mi caso es muy satisfactorio
I’m of the firm belief there has yet to be a bad Monster Hunter game, and though this applies to Worldborne, it’s definitely the most flawed so far (and might be a bit too westernized).
It lacks a lot of (at least what I feel) made old school special despite the jank, there’s a lack in variety when it comes to wyvern species and too many that look like lizards/dinos/dragons as opposed to anything super unique, some newer monsters lack the same design flare older ones have, most returning mons feel like a downgrade despite better hitboxes, base game has the weakest OST in the series (not bad but not nearly as good), the story of both major campaigns have good ideas but the writing and cutscenes are uh not good, and god the layout of most locales and Astera are garbage. There was a clear push to make it appeal more to western audiences by upping certain parts of the “realism” while sacrificing again the original charm. Feels too MMO-y and has a lot more match making aspects most big mainstream western games at the time had which does impact the player base.
That being said, there’s a certain charm to Worldborne too, and a lot of its faults come more from inexperience—this was a major leap forward for the series in a ton of ways so of course it would feel off. And hey, they made normal Fatalis an actual threat plus it easily has the best crossover event quests. There’s a ton of little details I love, endemic life collecting is amazing, and dammit you can’t help but be hooked.
Special shoutout to the fan contributions though. Aside from how a lot of newcomer attitude unintentionally spawned a lot of toxicity in the fandom that even bigger creators in the fan space fall victim to occasionally, there is a very neat community behind it. I love seeing all the mods and art made for it and I don’t think it necessarily has to do with popularity. Those who are willing to help newbies are awesome too :)
It lacks a lot of (at least what I feel) made old school special despite the jank, there’s a lack in variety when it comes to wyvern species and too many that look like lizards/dinos/dragons as opposed to anything super unique, some newer monsters lack the same design flare older ones have, most returning mons feel like a downgrade despite better hitboxes, base game has the weakest OST in the series (not bad but not nearly as good), the story of both major campaigns have good ideas but the writing and cutscenes are uh not good, and god the layout of most locales and Astera are garbage. There was a clear push to make it appeal more to western audiences by upping certain parts of the “realism” while sacrificing again the original charm. Feels too MMO-y and has a lot more match making aspects most big mainstream western games at the time had which does impact the player base.
That being said, there’s a certain charm to Worldborne too, and a lot of its faults come more from inexperience—this was a major leap forward for the series in a ton of ways so of course it would feel off. And hey, they made normal Fatalis an actual threat plus it easily has the best crossover event quests. There’s a ton of little details I love, endemic life collecting is amazing, and dammit you can’t help but be hooked.
Special shoutout to the fan contributions though. Aside from how a lot of newcomer attitude unintentionally spawned a lot of toxicity in the fandom that even bigger creators in the fan space fall victim to occasionally, there is a very neat community behind it. I love seeing all the mods and art made for it and I don’t think it necessarily has to do with popularity. Those who are willing to help newbies are awesome too :)
honestamente, essa expansão é tão boa que poderia facilmente ter sido vendida como standalone, minha principal crítica ao world base, que era a falta de quantidade de monstros desafiadores em seu late game e a narrativa relativamente simples foram consertadas nessa expansão, gostei muito do desenrolar da história (ela por si só é simples também mas tem mais nuâncias entre os personagens e um encerramento bem legal pra saga do novo mundo), essa expansão é essencial pra quem jogou o world e se divertiu, chegando até superar o jogo base em diversos momentos.