I really loved this game as a kid but it has major flaws that held back the series for a long time, I liked this game as much as I did because it was my first MH game but its probably the worst game in the series for a lot of reasons.
>an extremely slow start where you dont get to fight your first big monster until 1-2 hours into the game. I'm sure a lot of players quit before this.
>removal of 4 weapons from Freedom Unite for no sensible reason
>online that required you to grind out levels by repeating quests over and over to progress - doing your key quests was not enough.
>underwater combat was just not a great idea although it enabled some cool monsters like Ceadeus.
>an extremely slow start where you dont get to fight your first big monster until 1-2 hours into the game. I'm sure a lot of players quit before this.
>removal of 4 weapons from Freedom Unite for no sensible reason
>online that required you to grind out levels by repeating quests over and over to progress - doing your key quests was not enough.
>underwater combat was just not a great idea although it enabled some cool monsters like Ceadeus.
Kickass monster hunting action now on the Wii. Features a completely redone engine and different areas and monsters than the PSP games as well as the new switch axe and medium bowgun. Unfortunately some of the old weapons were removed and the total number of monsters isn't as high as in the Freedom series, but the new attacks of the recurring weapons make up for it and the amount of original monsters is the highest in the series so far, so if you're bored of Kut-Ku, definitely give this a try.
SERVERS SHUTDOWN AS OF APRIL 30TH 2013
MOST CONTENT WAS ONLINE
SERVERS SHUTDOWN AS OF APRIL 30TH 2013
MOST CONTENT WAS ONLINE
(beat village Ceadeus, got the credits) 3rd gen Mon Hun is best Mon Hun. The movement and controls finally feel playable (thank the Wii Classic Controller), the Switch Axe and Bowgun system make up for missing weapons, and the monster roster is objectively better than their gen 1 and 2 counterparts. Pure quality > quantity, even if swimming sucks for anything not Lance.
I emulated this game for probably a little over an hour back in I wanna say 2014. I slapped the ever-loving hell out of the Great Jaggi. I then went and bought a Wii U and Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate shortly after. I proceeded to once again slap the shit out of the Great Jaggi and his brethren in HD. This is how my long lasting love affair with the series began.