As someone who has never played Monster Hunter, I was unfortunately left pretty cold by this. I did get a few hours out of it before it was clear it wasn't for me.
+ The character creator system is fantastic and in depth.
+ The actual combat itself was pretty fun for a few hours once I got into it.
+ Variety of weapons and playstyles seemed very cool
- The tutorial system is beyond awful. The game throws 200 screens of text at you before you've even as much as unsheathed a weapon. The result is, for someone new to the series, that the systems appear impenetrable and convoluted. The game appeared designed with veterans in mind with little attempt to onboard someone new to the series.
- The number of quests and material systems seemed to indicate this game would require a lot of my time grinding for upgrades - something I personally am looking to avoid. I was already repeating quests a few hours in.
- Didn't seem to have any kind of narrative to pull me in from that end.
Overall I get why this is a popular game but I'm filing under the "not for me" section.
+ The character creator system is fantastic and in depth.
+ The actual combat itself was pretty fun for a few hours once I got into it.
+ Variety of weapons and playstyles seemed very cool
- The tutorial system is beyond awful. The game throws 200 screens of text at you before you've even as much as unsheathed a weapon. The result is, for someone new to the series, that the systems appear impenetrable and convoluted. The game appeared designed with veterans in mind with little attempt to onboard someone new to the series.
- The number of quests and material systems seemed to indicate this game would require a lot of my time grinding for upgrades - something I personally am looking to avoid. I was already repeating quests a few hours in.
- Didn't seem to have any kind of narrative to pull me in from that end.
Overall I get why this is a popular game but I'm filing under the "not for me" section.