Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate has been the franchises' most successful entry outside of Japan, passing one million sales in Europe and North America, in the process providing a vital breakthrough for the series. It gives us optimism that titles like Monster Hunter X (Cross) will also get localised, or at the very least the next 'main' entry in the series.
A standout part of the game has been the free DLC, a regular feature since its Western launch in February 2015. Early on there were quirky crossover items including references to Metroid, Animal Crossing, Sonic and others, while recent months have been more focused on the sorts of items that series veterans will appreciate.
Sadly, the monthly updates have now come to an end, with the current November release ending this run. It has a whole load of quests with some cool armour up for grabs; you can see the information below.
It's been a great run of free DLC by our reckoning, especially with those crossovers and handy assist packs at different points to help players along. Here's hoping the next entry in the series has such great DLC support.
Have you been a fan of the content on offer, and do you have any favourite unlocks from these DLC quests? Let us know in the comments.
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Are there any easy quests among all those DLC quests?
They all look really hard for someone (me) that has a lot of trouble killing the Gore Magala on her own...
The best 3ds game for sure! I could not ask for more. It was a pleasure playing this and I will be eagerly waiting for the next one.
I'm sad all the DLC is over with now. 400+ hours in and I've still got stuff to do, namely a few quests on G1, G2 & G3, one Gathering Hall quest (2 deviljho with no armor) and I haven't even touched the DLC quests yet...
Please please please bring MHX to the west!
I haven't even finished all the DLC they have released so far!
I still need to start MH3U & MH4, I'm way behind. I'll pop the disc and cart into each system and grab all the updates now, and start one of them next year I think. I'm still working my way through OoT with MM waiting to start!
I'm a slow gamer
What an amazing game! Best on the 3DS hands down IMO.
@readyletsgo I recommend passing on 3U and give all of your attention to 4.
@shigulicious aww really? I only picked it up a few days ago on the cheap.
So tempted to buy this even though I know I won't have the time to put into the game.
MH4U is all I've been playing the last 2 months or so, like nonstop. I will be sure to grab the DLC today during my daily hunts. I will miss downloading the monthly DLC but there's MORE than enough stuff to do in this game now - not sure I will ever get around to ALL of it.
I've heard that the core monster hunters have stopped playing this entry due to the frustration of no voice chat and the fact it's painful to play for any lenght of time on the 3ds.
LETS HOPE THE NX GETS A PROPER VERSION WITH CHAT IN THE FUTURE.
@readyletsgo Personally I would just finish 3 Ultimate first since 4 Ultimate has much more stuff to do than 3U, so it's going to be a long while before you can get back into 3U if you start with 4U first.
@Tiefseemiez Each rank has a few easy quests, though it's really up to how your play style is since some monsters can be easier than others depending how you play. Gore Magala and Seregios are monsters I can beat pretty easy since I'm used to fighting fast flying monsters, but I would have troubles with monsters like Gravios since they go slow and hit hard.
It's sad that the monthly DLC is over, but I'm very grateful with all of the content we got in total. I doubt I'll ever be able to finish everything that MH4U has to offer but it should keep us busy until Cross releases.
@Tiefseemiez That's always my stance on the DLC. I'm thankful for them, but most are above me. The ones I'm capable of beating, I play; and the ones out of my reach I hope to be able to play at some point.
I love the idea of Episode Quest but I can't even get through the first one. I can complete the "Stash Grab" & the "Net Profits" quest but I can't even come close to finishing the "A Bigger Boat" quest. Oh well, I'm sure they're awesome for a lot of other players and I'm still thankful for the extra free DLC.
@readyletsgo
I actually recommend otherwise, both are amazing in their own way and will give you hundreds if not thousands(at about 2000+ since TRI) of hours of fun. Yes 4U has more monsters and new weapons but for a fair amount 3U's layout, monsters and such are just better opinion wise. Heck I've beaten just about everything 4U and I'm just raring to get back to 3U. I honestly like the monsters, quests, and weapon scheme much better. This is not to say 4U is bad by any means. It's just that for me and many others 3U just did it better. So get both and hunter your face off.
Can you still download all of this free DLC that was going back months ago if you've just picked up the game ? if so whereabouts in the game to you have yo go to get it all ?
@XyVoX you can download it all at any time, there's a cat in your hunter's house who manages DLC.
Wow, all this DLC and I'm still too early in the game to make use of it. Currently, I've just got to the high rank Caravan missions, and it'll be a long time before I'm ready for this DLC mission.
I'm so far behind because I was originally determined to complete MH3U first. I'm no longer doing that and have shifted focus to MH4U, but I'm still occasionally working through the G rank quests on MH3U.
Next time a Monster Hunter game is released, I'll be sure to start playing it straight away so I can enjoy the multiplayer when everyone else is playing it.
@Lord
Idk who told you that. I haven't seen anyone frustrated with lack of voice chat. Barely anyone used it in MH3U, so what difference does it make now? Even from my personal experience playing with friends in MH3U, we still never used voice chat.
And Idk about the "core gamers moving on due to hand cramping" either. I'm a core MH gamer, and I sunk 400 hrs into this game. Being on 3DS was not an issue.
I mean, this is a series that has traditionally been on portables just as much as consoles, particularly in the west. The "core MH gamers" mostly started out on PSP, so this is no different.
I mean look around at all these comments. How many people have sunk hundreds of hours into the game. Doesn't seem to have been an issue for any of them either...
@JaxonH
I have hundreds of hours in MH4U but the lack of voice chat obviously sucks. I used it all the time in MH3U.
I'm still hooked with MH3U but I'll dive into MH4U someday. Bought it 2 months ago.
MHX looks great, just hope they improve the room system.
@Justaguest that and Xenoblade chronicles 3D
@SetupDisk
Well ya, it would be better to have it than not. No argument there. But I don't think people stopped playing over it.
Tis was a sad day ~
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