My very first contact with Monhun was many, many years ago - I was looking for something new on the PSP, then I saw some absolute madperson pitch Monster Hunter (probably Freedom Unite) as "Pokémon for adults!". I tried it and obviously hated it, and didn't touch the series again until now.
And damn that crazy person with that non-sensical comparison, because this gameplay loop really got me, and I already have plans to play other games in the series. Everytime I'd fight a monster, I would take a look at the weapon upgrades, and then spend another few hours to craft something that caught my eye, because "it'll be helpful against this next monster!"
Then on my way to craft what I wanted, I'd see another thing and decide aaah why not craft this one too... it's non-stop and truly intoxicating, I think I spent an extra 10 hours just crafting shit to fight the elder dragons. It's true though that I don't know the extent of QoLs introduced to the series in MH, there's always the possibility that I'm a filthy casual that will be filtered by previous entries.
Monster Hunter World can be a very annoying game on occasion though, I grew to really dislike monster's roars because it feels like they are programmed to happen in the most inconvenient times possible. Seeing certain items on the ground is very difficult, I had to use a mod to highlight them (dropped monster materials for instance). Also used a mod to allow skippable cutscenes because *wow that's a choice.
And Zorah Magdaros is just a fucking bore.
But they got me. I'll check out previous gens eventually and see what I think, but at the very least, I plan to be there day one for Monster Hunter Wilds.
And damn that crazy person with that non-sensical comparison, because this gameplay loop really got me, and I already have plans to play other games in the series. Everytime I'd fight a monster, I would take a look at the weapon upgrades, and then spend another few hours to craft something that caught my eye, because "it'll be helpful against this next monster!"
Then on my way to craft what I wanted, I'd see another thing and decide aaah why not craft this one too... it's non-stop and truly intoxicating, I think I spent an extra 10 hours just crafting shit to fight the elder dragons. It's true though that I don't know the extent of QoLs introduced to the series in MH, there's always the possibility that I'm a filthy casual that will be filtered by previous entries.
Monster Hunter World can be a very annoying game on occasion though, I grew to really dislike monster's roars because it feels like they are programmed to happen in the most inconvenient times possible. Seeing certain items on the ground is very difficult, I had to use a mod to highlight them (dropped monster materials for instance). Also used a mod to allow skippable cutscenes because *wow that's a choice.
And Zorah Magdaros is just a fucking bore.
But they got me. I'll check out previous gens eventually and see what I think, but at the very least, I plan to be there day one for Monster Hunter Wilds.