Topic: Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Discussion

I actually hated them more on the Wii than the 3DS. Lock-On was made for Underwater battles...

Tough to say, if you're a fan of basically nothing but long boss battles, then try the game out. I asked way back when MH3 was announced and when I heard that you basically fight boss monsters all the time I was in. xD

It depends on if you're willing to invest time into it. It's definitely not a pick up and play game. Each weapon style is vastly different and takes getting use to. There's a lot of gathering and repeat monsters you have to farm for various items needed for crafting. I'm not trying to scare you away but this is a huge undertaking. With that said if you do invest the time this game has tons of miles behind it. It's the game that keeps on giving. You could easily get 1000 hours out of it if you so choose. There's just something about the hunt that's just so fun!

ACT QUICK! MH3U IS OVER HALF OFF ON THE ESHOP.

Every time I see a new post in here I think it just might be a release date..........T_T

I couldn't resist! Now my CPP needs to get here ASAP!

End of Year sales are great, right? Glad you were able to get the game! Remember to search online and ask around for help when you need it!

Indeed they are, and will do.

Do we know anything more about the online now that this has been out for a while in Japan? Or are they making changes to accommodate the west release. I'm thinking of getting my son into this and going on hunts with him and was curious if it will still support 4 players and voice.

There's no reason for them to change anything, they actually said that online will be in 4U already anyways. No clue how voice works though, think it was lobby-only or whatever.

That's a wonder, isn't it? I got MH3U in a sale around February 2014 for $20 and have since played it for over 100 hours, even after beating Ceadeus in Tri.

I couldn't be more pumped for 4 Ultimate now, as Monster Hunter is one of my new favorite series. I'm quite excited to see all the first and second generation monsters they brought back. It's like pokemon; giant, dangerous, actually fun to battle pokemon!

Monster Hunter isn't really comparable to any of those series. I mean, it's an RPG, but nothing like FF or Pokemon. It's an action RPG with high animation priority, which means that you need to learn the weapon's and monster's attack animations and time your attacks right so you can hit the beast without getting hit yourself. There are tons of weapons (melee and ranged) and monsters and the game is generally accommodating to how you wish to play. For instance I've played 3 for hundreds of hours, basically finished the game, and I never touched the online multiplayer. If you had a group of friends, or even just wanted to que up with random people it should work for you, though.

The world is sectioned off into around 10 arenas per map, in each there's a quite nice-looking natural environment where you can fight smaller monsters, catch bugs, mine, or gather herbs between giant monster battles. The giant boss battles are the meat of the game, but you can explore and grind materials to craft better gear (there are no character levels, your strength is determined by your equipped weapons and armor). You can also use consumable items in battles like bombs, traps, buffs, and health potions to a wide number of effects. Mixing and matching armor and gems to get the right stat bonuses is also a nice game in and of itself. You get more powerful by hunting big monsters and carving materials from them to use to craft better armor and weapons.

That's the main gameplay loop of Monster Hunter; fight monster, craft better stuff, fight bigger monster, etc.

I've no clue about the story. 3's story was pretty light if inoffensive, I've heard 4 has a better story, but we'll have to wait and see.

I'm expecting the NA announcement of the New 3DS to be with the MH4U announcement. I think it only makes sense, that's what they did for both AU and JP. MH4U release date announcement should be ANY day now, most likely in the Nintendo Direct. I won't be disappointed if the New 3DS isn't announced though, I already have an XL 3ds and a CPP. I'm just expecting them to be revealed together.

I agree and have been saying this for a while. However Majoras Mask throws a monkey wrench into the equation if only because they may use that instead.

personally, I think they'd go for MH instead. Majora's Mask never had a free-moving camera whereas a game like MH would crumble to pieces without one.

Then again, Majora's Mask is nintendo's own IP, so wouldn't they prefer to show off their new game running on their new system? They could also use the second stick for a free moving camera and use that as an improvement to the original game. It's a really tough call which game they'd announce the system with.

They've already hinted at some special feature with the New 3ds. Not sure what but it could be something simple to using Amiibo's for all we know.

I get the feeling the whole questing dynamic of this game will be different to mh3u, and even more different than mhfu.
The fact that in mh4u we have 366 quests to 73 monsters (with sub-species at 37%) [5 quest per monst]
Whereas in mh3u we had 364 quests to 51 monsters (with sub-species at 43%) [7 quest per monst]
And in mhfu there were 412 quests to 58 monsters (with sub-species at 33%) [7 quest per monst]

With less quests per monster, how will the game differ? I suspect more interesting playthrough, less interesting completionist grind.

Was there any mention of the mh4u coming to Wii U as well. I transferred my copy of mh3u to the wii u version and haven't looked back. I love it plus looking at the monsters on a huge screen is satisfying. Really drives the point home that these monsters are MASSIVE compared to you. I'm a litter nervous to try the online component there. Though I'm already doing G rank quests solo.

Capcom had no official plans for a Wii U release back in mid-2014. That doesn't mean it'll never happen, but I wouldn't count on it.

@munchakoopas I'm not sure I could handle not experiencing MH3U in 3D. All the environments are absolutely stunning in 3D.