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This is the problem with Kickstarter slowly coming to light and actually if you ask me makes room for a new service. The way Kickstarter should function is that you are an "advanced customer" , your project is already on the tracks and you need money to polish it up or what have you or maybe just the mulah for the actual creation of the product.

What we need is a "Investarter" for projects early on. This is a bit more of a complicated idea then kickstarter and involves more to it but its something that should be explored. Rather then being an advanced customer with no rights you would rather be an investor and be have certain rights that you dont have with kickstarter.

Basically my suggestion would be break Kickstarter down into 3 parts based off of the ideas development life cycle or what you are truely searching for.

@readyletsgo Wait for MH4 then, its suppose to have an actual half decent tutorial.

@Spanjard It's 14,000 blocks so yeah its on the bigger side.

@readyletsgo Its a great game, but if you cant get past the learning curve you will hate it hence the mixed reviews.

If your new to the series I always suggest play with a buddy who knows the game or if you dont have such a friend go check out a few guides. Wii U is the way to go with the inclusion of online that the 3DS is lacking(thankfully MH4 fixes that).

I also suggest doing the digital version as loading screens between zones are slightly speed up and that can give a nice little advantage.

Well we now need to begin a Wii U Campaign to get it on Wii U also!

So its time we update the hastag to bother capcom with to #BringMH4GToTheWest

@IKAY Digital all the way for any game that has some multiplayer function, that way if you have your 3DS you are already set.

@Ichiban This Monster Hunter frequency is not new as other people have stated, Japan eats this stuff up so they make a version with more stuff every year until a new generation comes out.

It's only new to us Westerners because they dont do that with us figuring we are not so in to the series to do that.

Ironically Capcoms issue that they try to change franchises, some times a lot ,and every time it bites them back hard: Resident Evil 6, Resident Evil Operation Racoon City, Mega Man X7 & X8, DMC, and Lost Planet 3 are all prime examples of this.

Whats working for them now? Games that havnt changed much likes the ones you just listed.

omg omg omg omg

@WaveBoy RPG elements are right there in the video, You dont get prescribed power ups you just get cores and choose their use and there is a need to collect resources.

Also there is a mission creator, co-op, and online. Just because on the surface it doesnt look aw inspired doesn't mean it doesnt bring some new stuff to the genera of which has been quite dead lately.

I wonder if they would add a 3DS version because thats where I would want to play this.

So is it just a Straight Forward FPS or what?

Looking good, glad I backed this one.

EA makes Plants Vs Zombies yet doesnt make kids games, HUH.

Really want Luigis Mansion to go on sale but I dont think they will happen to until next Halloween, Nothing this round of releases

3DS or Wii U , the choices. Im leaning on 3DS because the graphics style is not exactly "top of the line" so having the ability to play on the go with this game is great. There is also a certain nostalgia with playing a Mega Man esc game on handhels as I played all the Mega Man's on my gameboy.........

Was hoping for profiles

Now if Hulu could get an update to stop crashing on commercials and Amazon Prime could get an update to not be so slow we could be getting somewhere!

Was really hoping they would bring all the older games to DD graphics. Also where is the android release of the collection? Its on Ios in JP and English and on android only in JP , whats the deal with that?

@Unca_Lz Yes, but my guess is it's not that this small company had the funds to just purchase this license for Mega Man and even from the kickstarter page the wording implies this is some sort of partnership to make this thus Capcom has their hands in it (much like how Gameworkshop is involved in all WH products).

@unrandomsam It's not even what kind of project it is, its when kickstarter is being used. For a new company or person working on a new product, by all means create a kickstarter, I even plan to do something similar in the future.

But for an existing company its just an abuse of the system to advert risk on projects that normally would be funded by investors who have rights while "advanced customers" dont have the same rights.

It bothers me this is becoming a thing now, why couldn't capcom actually use money to make this board game a possibility by working with the company. I feel this new use of kickstarter to offset the risk involved in making a product not only flys in the face of point of kickstarter but is a dangerous trend as kickstarter doesnt give any protection that investors would because you are essentially an "advanced customer".

@ted-k No, I wish I was or understood Japanese (its on my to do list so i can stop having to read anime ). This is just what I have discerned from videos and information on Monster Hunter Wiki:

• Actual some sort of story
• The single player moves towns
• No water fights but we get bugs
• Fights now have a focus on "Height", each weapon has a jump attack and you can ride a Monster which is required for certain breaks
• Most Weapons have a new move set(I think just hammers are the same, but hammers are considered quite balanced. Anyone know the new Gunlance move?)
• No Charm Tables(Not positive but I hope its true)
• Bug Staff upgrades independently (Bug and Staff are their own thing)
• Siege mode is back for Gunners
• Online mode for 3DS

Im sure there is a few more minor things I may have forgotten but this is what I know so far.

@ted-k yeah, they are the most unenjoyable of the fights MH3 had not to mention thats where the real need for the circle pad pro crops up so it makes sense for them to remove them. Now we get fights that are more focused on different heights within the environment and Bug Monsters to replace Water ones.

@Shiryu You will be happy to know MH4 has no water fights. but your best bet to fudge it is to simply lock on the Big Monster and just tap the camera recenter.

Would be really awesome to just have a list of the new move sets for each weapons, Im quite sure every one except hammer got a new move in its lineup.

This is what Ubisoft does though, this is their system. They are in it to make franchises, so the initial franchise has to do well and also lay all the ground work for the upcoming installations. Assassins Creed they kinda screwed up so they ending up having both a pricey $20 Million for #1 and $24 Million for #2 because they had to rework a lot.

They are clearly not taking chances when it comes to Watch Dogs so they will spend lots of the first game and recoup costs/turn a profit through the franchises life.

@Artwark
Well that joke went over your head

Il tell you one thing, this game is gonna suck!

Now with 4 colors of brown!

To me its just interesting that the problem they had are the same problems PC devs have been dealing with for ages.

Could we get one that goes over the changes to each weapon? I know one of the starting quests is to kill a Great Jaegi with a certain weapon so you can try them all and all the older weapons have an extra move or two.

I really wanted to get one when the US had them, but they are literally every color I did not want.

I would love a new Donkey Kong 64 type of Game.

"Burst developer Tamsoft" Are you sure that isn't suppose to read as
"Bust developer Tamsoft" ?

This articles....such a tease. But if the next few articles can cover things like the new environments and new weapons and how they handle that would be cool, also that new bug monster type.

Yay Patent Trolling, thanks congress

The New series is simply not what is Castlevania, you can't take a game like Castlevania and then not have it be a metroivania game considering castlevania is in the name of that genera.

Castlevania LOS actually sold well, but its a new crowd that enjoyed it. not us who enjoyed the old entries. The combat in LOS was fine, but it was far to on the rails. If the game was built more like Metroid Prime it could of been a real winner.

I hope the Next Bravely default works on the faces, they bother me on oh so many levels.

Bravely Default Demo and Mega Man X2 HERE I COME!

Edit- Guess my Eshop hasn't updated yet with the demo.

@Baum897 Well I had to respond to this simply because of the Kill la Kill avatar . I suppose that is a half decent reason, but isn't that the same reason for why Pikmin 3 has no online(another perfect example of where Online would fit naturally)?

It just sounds like a bit of a cop out over lacking infrastructure, perhaps with Mario Kart 8 and SSB they will be forced to improve it because Monster Hunter works fine online.

This sounds about right, I still think a very good power play once they integrate the account system would be to then offer Bundle Discounts for Cross Play games. So say for Monster Hunter i pay $70 instead of $90 if I want both the Wii U and 3DS version. Not only will this add a benefit to having both Nintendo systems but will entice those with old a 3DS( A large group) to purchase a Wii U.

I think for me personally beyond the account system and the games, I really want to see more Online Multiplayer options (why couldnt Super Mario 3D World have online?) and see Miiverse expanded upon to reflect more of a Twitter atmosphere to allow better discussions.

@GabCormier You are forgetting the Smartphone rereleases

@MrGawain It could be another Smartphone port for Apollo's games, or maybe they are finally releasing the English Android version of the first 3.

All i can say is I am Ultra Excited. I do wish though they decide to bring the older games to Dual Destinies Graphics and make a collection at some point.

Music to set the tone [youtube:Yy7NVfkEsvQ]

Just bloody advertise and get your marketing team in gear.

@Gioku Agreed, or at the very least an adapter so you can use one of those portable batteries to charge any device with.

Also what a strange time to come out with this.

@Mikedanger I have not played either portable version, but everyone seems to be saying if you do the PSP version is the way to go.

The concept of a Batman Metroivania is amazing, to bad it did not pan out.

@sinalefa Capcom has been quite good with their discounts, Nintendo games on the other hand have been scarce to see a discount. Been waiting for see Luigi's Mansion go on sale FOREVER.

@C-olimar yes, but the phone market and the gaming market are different beasts. I would play angry birds on my phone but not on my 3DS.

I really dont feel this will do well in the West, its just to much of an odd combo.

This is one of the most calming video game previews ever. Breath In Breath out