Monster Hunter X (Cross) is coming to Japan by the end of this year in Japan, and will bring its own blend of action to the venerable IP. Incorporating villages from older entries and a slightly more action-oriented approach of spin-offs, it appears to be a blend aimed to entice action fans as well as dedicated MH aficionados.
Last week Famitsu magazine had a load of screens and details, and they've started to drift out into the wider press in Japan. The following are a combination of images from the official website, though 4Gamer has some alternatives too.
While looking around for video to reflect these screens we found the excellent work of 'gaijin hunter', a 20 minute breakdown (with high resolution scans) of that Famitsu edition from last week.
We're hopeful that success for this title and the decent performance of Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate in the West will prompt a 2017 localisation of this game outside of Japan. Time will tell, but are you excited by what you see here?
[source capcom.co.jp, via 4gamer.net]
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Wow, those screens are looking very nice. I really need to hurry up and finish MH3U, then start and finish MH4U before this is released over here.
Capcom is really the best developer out there at optimizing their engine graphics and performance for 3DS, apart of Nintendo in-house of course. From Resident Evil Revelations, to Monster Hunter, and even Ace Attorney: Dual Destiny looks really great too.
I really want this game to come out. It looks really fun.
saw a cupple of vids of the guy going over the jpn mags trancelating them a while ago but still seeing these Screenshots is nice
Its intresting theres 4 Flagship Monsters this time... im asumeing its 1 per town as in the trailer it shows Old Hunting grunds that are linked into sed old towns whitch is intresting.
To me it looked like the "Dragon Fly" is to do with the Original Monster Hunters town and its in the Forest and Hills.
the Mastadone thing (woullymammoth) looks like itl be in the town from Monster Hunter Freedom 2 in its veriant of Forest and hills witch had a Mountin in it with the snow.
The Blade tail looked a bit like the Primal Jungle? (cant recall the name) from Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. Unless this one is actualy in a new Map location for this game witch makes sence As.
The Bubble Dragon is in the Misty Mountin (i think thats the right name) whitch is a Map from Monster Hunter Portible 3rd latter comeing out side Jpn in Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate so thatl be the one for the Town from Portable 3rd.
Its a very intresting idea and take on how the progresion works for a MH game.
(Just watched his new vid and it basicly confermes what i thaght lol)
I still have alot of hunting to do in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate but seeing as this game won't come over to the west for a few years I have plenty of time. I am more interested in Monster Hunter Stories than this though.
TOO MUCH EPICNESS! TOO MUCH TO HANDLE!
Eugh, having to wait till 2017 isn't good. I'll reserve my hype till then. Is next year really out of the question?
And you might wanna re-read the first line of the article.
Monster Hunter X is a really difficult case for me. On one hand, I love the four flagship monsters, as well as the jurassic atmosphere provided by the first hunting area. But on the other hand, I find that the super moves push the hunts from a challenging struggle to a hack 'n slash, and not in the best way. It's too crazy, too fast, and also a bit too flashy. The CB's discharge attacks already scratched the surface of moderation, but this is going a bit too far for me.
I guess I'm not a fan of seeing hunters be that versatile and powerful, since it partially undermines the sheer threat of the monsters when you pull screen-covering explosions and the like practically out of nowhere...
OH MA GAWD... I WANT I WANT I WANT.
Sorry for caps.... I really am shouting thought.
Please release high res textures for N3DS again.
I know that I'm currently really enjoying MH4U so if it's anything like that, or better; it will be a day one buy.
It seems like an overall good idea for the game, that they're making the combat more flashy. It will probably appeal to greater overall audience since some people adore over the top action, but hopefully they know how to properly balance it.
@Kaze_Memaryu Well at the same time the hunters are already superhuman when you think about it. These people are jumping off of huge cliffs and landing on their faces without taking any damage, taking body breaking roars from Tigrex without being instantly killed (actually come to think of it, pretty much anything you get hit by should instantly kill you).
I'm more surprised that their moves aren't causing minor earthquakes.
@DarthNocturnal As of yet, no specifics were given, but it was confirmed that super attacks won't be usable all the time, or be restricted to the weapons' sub-mechanics in some sort of fashion. But that's not my issue with MHX.
@Ernest_The_Crab Of course that's true, but there was always a certain weight to the combat that showed that the situation still poses a difficult task. I simply find the jump in combat prowess to be too high this time, and the focus seems to shift from being technical to mowing down everything on screen. As I said, it doesn't look like hunting anymore, but like ripping monsters a new one entirely.
I keep buying these games but I never play them. I have a hard time just starting them and getting over that 1st bump. I think I put in maybe 8-10 hrs into MH3U and I never was able to upgrade or make any gear so I stopped playing.
AH!! I still haven't jumped into Monster Hunter yet!
...it feels like a new entry is coming out every year...no time to catch up!
@Acarie Keep going, don't get discouraged! There is a massively rewarding experience ahead of you. And don't worry when you get killed by a monster the first time. I've gotten killed over 200 times and I completed the game SOLO. It took me two years but I would still play MH3U if I wasn't playing 4U right now. These are not the sort of experiences that can be rushed.
@ShortSleevedNook My jumping-on point for the series was 3 Ultimate and to this day I still prefer it over 4 Ultimate. I would start with either one if I were you. Look at a couple of videos of each game and play the one you prefer.
@ollietaro
I know I'll love the game if I stick with it. I gave up on 3 and moved on to 4 and just finished the 1st quest so hopefully I can make some progress this time. I saw the zero suit samus outfit so that's my goal in the game to at least get that.
Really hope they give the Forest and Hills theme the Tigrex treatment. Also, hoping for the Sandy Plains. Even if the Dunes is already returning, the Sandy Plains is awesome. lol
I hope this one make me dive into the series, none of the previous installments were convincing enough. Controls are the worse part.
@ollietaro I have played the demos for each, albeit very briefly. It's matter of time commitment
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