I'm looking for a game to play with friends other than Helldivers and UFC, it seems so fun and I'm wondering what kind of game it is? (I've only seen a couple of clips on tiktok) Don't be afraid to bombard me with persuasive opinions. (PLEASE)
If you've ever played a looter shooter/MMO I guess this is KIND OF similar
I'm going off of literally just the outline of the gameplay loop, you basically hunt big strong monsters to upgrade your gear and get stronger weapons
If you're looking for a deep enticing story, as someone that's played since the PSP games, I will tell you right now there is none, especially not in the more recent ones. World had no story at all pretty much, or what it did have was extremely surface level just so you could get into the meat and potatoes of the actual game. This is by no means a downside whatsoever, Monster Hunter knows what it is and it does what it does extremely good. There's a large variety of builds you can do in this game depending on your playstyle and weapon of choice. There's lots of great lore to enjoy, the surface level story aside, the actual lore of Monster Hunter is very very good and gets you to really fall in love with the games world, NPCs and wyverns. Usually the lore is given to you environmentally so you'll have to put the pieces together yourself, or just watch a YouTube video.
This is where any similarities with looter games end. Basically: great lore, gear upgrades, weapon upgrades, large variety of playstyles, awesome boss fights, and of course RNG loot drops. That's it, everything else is in my opinion at least completely unique to MH games, and those things are:
Preparations for a hunt, actually hunting the "monster", navigation, world, quests, ranking system and actual gameplay itself.
The older titles, or nowadays more popularly, Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, is a no handholding game. Those games are brutal, especially for beginners. Yes, MHGU is toned down from the original games it has, but it's still very much a no nonsense game. Fortunately, it's also the best MH game by a landslide in content, lore, gameplay and overall aesthetic and looks. Yes, Wilds looks beautiful, no Wilds will never have that feeling of how absolutely gigantic the scale of the maps in old MH FEEL, not are, but FEEL. This is more of an artistic standpoint, and there's lots of videos online describing what I mean, but the scale in old MH games is significantly more visible and relevant than the new ones in my opinion.
That's for MHGU, if you want a challenge and to start with some of the "older" titles.
Wilds is probably the preferred starting point now, it's new, it's got a lot of quality of life improvements, and most of all it's easier. It's not as easy as World and Rise MAYBE, arguably World being the easiest MH game I can think of, but the feeling and overall playstyle of MH games doesn't change.
I'd say you should play Wilds if you can, and if you're too broke, World is a food option too. Even disregarding how easy it is, because this is coming from a long time veteran of the franchise, you might feel a bit of a toll if you've never played a game like it, but World does a great job and welcoming new players to the franchise in a way that isn't demeaning or insulting.
If anyone's still a relative noob under HR 10 hmu!
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