Topic: Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate

The more scaley and webby monsters honestly look really nice in this game. Yian and Gyp for example look 👀.

The fur looks really bad though. Lagombi looks rough around the edges because of it.

I personally think they could’ve done a lot better with the weapons. They basically look like they didn’t update the textures.

Yeah some things could have definitely used some improvement. The book that the Felyne carries for example looks absolutely awful and is pretty apparent.

Overall though, MHGU is a really good looking game for being, quite literally, an HD version of a 3DS game. I know they made some other improvements with lighting and God rays, etc etc, but generally speaking it's basically just an HD version of a 3DS game. And I swear it looks phenomenal as such.

Like, Monster Hunter games on the 3DS were made with such incredible detail, and half of it you couldn't even see properly because of the poor resolution, which for most developers would mean not even bothering, but not Capcom. They developed the game like it was a home console game, but simply used lo-res textures. Which not only made it one of the absolute best looking games on the 3DS, but gave it the edge it needed to translate over to home console and still pass as a home console game.

The classic games were never given that large of a budget, but I am in awe at the level of detail of the 3DS games. I mean, the fact they literally took the last 3DS game and rendered it in 1080p, and it passes for a home console Monster Hunter game (better than MH3U even), speaks volumes to the quality of the original game.

And I have to be honest here. After playing 240p portable MH for so many years... this game blows my mind every time I fire it up. Call it conditioning of low expectations, but I have grown accustomed to such a rudimentary experience of handheld MH, for so long, that this honestly feels like just as large a leap forward as World, at least in terms of handheld MH.

Oh I could record some hunts if we play online.

I'm still doing village stuff, if only I could transfer my XX save instead. xD

Hm there I go thinking Yian Garuga would unlock HR in the village but no. There's more low rank.

4* urgent. I somehow assumed 4* would be the last low rank in the village.

Kinda...

Dunno why I got that idea.

@Tsurii Still doing the low rank unfortunately =(

I didn't want to transfer my Generations character over.

@Tsurii I'm getting about ready to eat soon, but after I'm done I'll be good to go.

Well I mean, in the hub you go to high rank after 3*, lol

Lol

Brother came over today. He's starting out fresh, so I helped him farm some LR armor, weapon, and get to HR2 in the hub. At least he'll have a good foundation now for when he's playing solo.

And btw, local wireless is where it's at! We're sitting here playing locally, no internet required. Even when the online pay wall starts we can still play together every weekend that he comes over. I mean, i'm going to sub for the online just because it's only 20 bucks and I want to play Monster Hunter online and I want cloud saves, but even if he doesn't we can still play online for the rest of eternity thanks to the local wireless.

Prowler Mode is ridiculously fun. I hope they bring it back in future installments.

....Okay then.

Let him eat.

I'm really happy that I could transfer my 3DS save. It basically started me in High Rank. It's nice to not have to do the mushroom quests again.

So full disclosure, I have always thought that recovery shots are useless. It would be so hard to actually shoot a hunter with a healing shot. The other day my group was getting pummeled and I figured what the heck. Wow. It's an AOE heal. Now I am considering having a light bow gun support build lol.

(heals 1/16th of your life bar every 50 seconds with the hunting horn)

(gets run over by the monster)