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Message: [QUOTE="hazys, post: 120187, member: 33042"] Ultimately my heart belongs to classic MonHun (especially 4U), but I'm pretty happy with the direction Wilds has taken. It has definitely streamlined a lot of the prepping and survival elements of the pre-World games, but not so much as to make it feel like it cuts back on exploration. One of the things I disliked the most about Rise, for example, was the Spiribird system, which felt like a chore that added nothing to the game. In Wilds you can pick up stuff as you go with the slinger, which gives you something to do as your mount takes you to your desired location. You can even do it during those walk-and-talk cutscenes. It's true that the game is "open world" now, but it still retains the basic design of original MonHun in the sense that you are constrained to a single map divided into multiple areas. The only difference is that there is no longer a loading screen between areas, which is honestly not a bad thing. It's true that this game provides a very useful mount with auto-tracking that can take you to a targeted place or monster with no input from the player, but when the maps become so massive and visually-detailed and vertically-integrated, it kind of becomes a necessity to have a navigator. The maps are too complex to easily commit to memory like before. (There are also many customization options regarding the functionalities of your mount.) The combat also feels very satisfying. Some of the changes to weapons are debatable, but the new "wound" system is very fun to play with [I]without eclipsing every other aspect of combat[/I], which was an issue I had both with World's clutch claw and Rise's wirebugs. The general gameplay loop [I]has [/I]been smoothed out, but not robbed of the character that makes it recognizably Monster Hunter. In terms of new mechanics, there [I]is [/I]a sort of "get out of jail free" option analogous to the wirefall in Rise, where you can call your mount to rescue you at any time, i-frames included. But it's not nearly as dependable as the wirefall (because your mount might be far away), and I don't feel like I'm missing out by not using it. As for all the other new mechanics, I have no complaints. My one real big issue with this game is the difficulty I guess. It's just pretty easy for veterans; even in High Rank there are no massive challenges. The eventual Master Rank expansion might fix that. But the game also presents a new potential "flow" where you can link with others online in the same environment and run around gathering, exploring, and hunting whatever monsters appear, organically. This is not the rigid prepping-and-coordinating approach of classic MonHun, but I still find it very enjoyable, especially with friends. Also, while I will never prefer the current art direction of the series compared to the mid-poly matte richness and color (and "out-there-ness") of the classic series, I think Wilds has done a pretty good job at recapturing the vibrance and whimsy of MonHun, even making some very surprising callbacks to 4. It just doesn't make a good first impression on that front. Overall I think this is definitely the best "modern" MonHun title so far, but I also understand if veterans don't care for it. I didn't care for Rise, or even World really. [/QUOTE]

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