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Monster Hunter 4U: Your Thoughts?
10 years ago
Hello all, this is just a journal I've been meaning to type for quite a bit I've just been either lazy or busy.. pretty standard on most things Ive been wanting to do lately >.=.>; (including uploading more stuff)
Anyway, so let's talk Monster Hunter. I picked up 4U when it came out after being really excited for it having played and enjoyed the demo. For a bit of history now this is my first handheld MH, I did play Freedom Unite but didn't get overly far due to the PSP's awful camera design having to use the D-pad which I wasn't a fan of but I enjoyed my time in it regardless.
I played and got to Alatreon in the original Tri and am in the area of early G-rank in MH3U for my Wii. I loved the 3U games because they were my introduction to monster hunter and I had folks to play with and had a blast every time I picked up my classic controller. I switched up my weapons regularly not really sticking to one in particular and everything was great until all of us sorta started weening off it over time. I do miss the game and swimming even though I think I'm in the 5% of people who enjoyed fighting in the water..
Fast Forward to 4U.. I recently completed the games "story" and defeated *spoiler* Shagaru Magala *end spoiler* The mounting mechanic is interesting but generally is something I don't actively try to do, after a while it just became stale to me and I would have rather'd just drop a trap.
Anyway.. that's not my biggest complaint with this game. Other than playing on a handheld (I have the 3DS XL with the circle pad pro -just- for the camera) I cannot find myself actually enjoying this game.
I have tried over and over again, picking it up alone and with friends to enjoy the game. The first bits were fun trying out the new weapons but now.. everything just feels different. I really can't quite place exactly what it is that feels off but I'm not having as much fun with the actual game as I did the demo.
- My general complaints range from the 50 base defense being removed from 3U so it just feels like everything hits much harder in this game, I've even started fighting monsters like I'm playing Dark Souls assuming their attacks will 1-3 shot me and sometimes that's actually the case.
- The monsters feel more aggressive than they need to be, in 3U you would get into a dance with the monster feeling out the rhythm of their attacks and countering when you could. Other times you would predict where they would go and plan accordingly.
In this one I feel like I spend more time running away, rolling and blocking than I do actually attacking, and did I mention how much damage they do? The monsters even combo their attacks now, which can lead to chain strikes or you having to abuse your invincibility frames when laying prone to avoid getting chained. If you need to rely on something like that it almost feels like it's just bad game design.
- The armor sets in the game feel really weak compared to the older games, the skills on them are quite awful unslotted and I found myself really struggling to get a good armor set. I started with lagombi and eventually grinded myself high rank tetsucabra and slotted in just so I could get defense up (L) because it felt like I was getting trucked by anything I tried to fight, this is with armor spheres.
I understand your hunter obtained more mobility by learning to climb and jump and mount but.. the new weapon attacks don't feel like they justify the speed and aggression the monsters now possess. (I haven't gotten far enough for wystones or anything so..nothing to say there)
And here's why I want to make this journal, I feel the game is more difficult than before and it's just not as much fun to play.. one friend quit the game entirely. Meanwhile I have other friends who say it doesn't feel any different than other monster hunters and the folks they play with agree so am I just crazy? I consider myself an above average hunter, I know how to make decent armor sets and I've done some miraculous things on 3U.
But when I come over to 4U, I just feel like an absolute scrub and I just can't seem to shake that feeling where instead of having fun I'm only caring about not dieing and not sucking. I only use S+S now because it's what I feel comfortable with feeling anything with some speed or using lance to block is just going to get my ass handed to me.. My mindset could be a thing but so many little things stand out while I play and hunt that I can't help but think about it.
Anyway thank you for taking the time to read this rambley journal, leave a comment below if you have thoughts on the game or myself, thanks :)
Anyway, so let's talk Monster Hunter. I picked up 4U when it came out after being really excited for it having played and enjoyed the demo. For a bit of history now this is my first handheld MH, I did play Freedom Unite but didn't get overly far due to the PSP's awful camera design having to use the D-pad which I wasn't a fan of but I enjoyed my time in it regardless.
I played and got to Alatreon in the original Tri and am in the area of early G-rank in MH3U for my Wii. I loved the 3U games because they were my introduction to monster hunter and I had folks to play with and had a blast every time I picked up my classic controller. I switched up my weapons regularly not really sticking to one in particular and everything was great until all of us sorta started weening off it over time. I do miss the game and swimming even though I think I'm in the 5% of people who enjoyed fighting in the water..
Fast Forward to 4U.. I recently completed the games "story" and defeated *spoiler* Shagaru Magala *end spoiler* The mounting mechanic is interesting but generally is something I don't actively try to do, after a while it just became stale to me and I would have rather'd just drop a trap.
Anyway.. that's not my biggest complaint with this game. Other than playing on a handheld (I have the 3DS XL with the circle pad pro -just- for the camera) I cannot find myself actually enjoying this game.
I have tried over and over again, picking it up alone and with friends to enjoy the game. The first bits were fun trying out the new weapons but now.. everything just feels different. I really can't quite place exactly what it is that feels off but I'm not having as much fun with the actual game as I did the demo.
- My general complaints range from the 50 base defense being removed from 3U so it just feels like everything hits much harder in this game, I've even started fighting monsters like I'm playing Dark Souls assuming their attacks will 1-3 shot me and sometimes that's actually the case.
- The monsters feel more aggressive than they need to be, in 3U you would get into a dance with the monster feeling out the rhythm of their attacks and countering when you could. Other times you would predict where they would go and plan accordingly.
In this one I feel like I spend more time running away, rolling and blocking than I do actually attacking, and did I mention how much damage they do? The monsters even combo their attacks now, which can lead to chain strikes or you having to abuse your invincibility frames when laying prone to avoid getting chained. If you need to rely on something like that it almost feels like it's just bad game design.
- The armor sets in the game feel really weak compared to the older games, the skills on them are quite awful unslotted and I found myself really struggling to get a good armor set. I started with lagombi and eventually grinded myself high rank tetsucabra and slotted in just so I could get defense up (L) because it felt like I was getting trucked by anything I tried to fight, this is with armor spheres.
I understand your hunter obtained more mobility by learning to climb and jump and mount but.. the new weapon attacks don't feel like they justify the speed and aggression the monsters now possess. (I haven't gotten far enough for wystones or anything so..nothing to say there)
And here's why I want to make this journal, I feel the game is more difficult than before and it's just not as much fun to play.. one friend quit the game entirely. Meanwhile I have other friends who say it doesn't feel any different than other monster hunters and the folks they play with agree so am I just crazy? I consider myself an above average hunter, I know how to make decent armor sets and I've done some miraculous things on 3U.
But when I come over to 4U, I just feel like an absolute scrub and I just can't seem to shake that feeling where instead of having fun I'm only caring about not dieing and not sucking. I only use S+S now because it's what I feel comfortable with feeling anything with some speed or using lance to block is just going to get my ass handed to me.. My mindset could be a thing but so many little things stand out while I play and hunt that I can't help but think about it.
Anyway thank you for taking the time to read this rambley journal, leave a comment below if you have thoughts on the game or myself, thanks :)
The thing is I honestly blame Dark Souls... or rather fans of the series wanting everything to be as hard as Dark Souls without grasping what made DS hard BUT fun and of course game companies listen and do these things without really thinking just to try to get more people to buy their shit. Just ruins more games that way. x.=.x