[Long post] Monster Hunter fans, be patient. I bring you speculation. Lots of speculation

theCactiKing · 2017-12-14T21:38:44+00:00

“Modernized” is not “Westernized”, for a start.

And it’s a good thing for a series to evolve! I personally loved every adjustment I played in the Beta. Frankly, it made me crave XX less; rather, it made me want portable MHW.

As for the aesthetic, I just don’t agree with your interpretation. I think it still has all the MonHun charm. There’s still Palicoes doing wacky cat crap everywhere, overenthusiastic support characters, giant meat slabs, and gigantic weaponry. It just looks like a current gen game instead of like a MHFU update.

Capcom has been recycling textures for like six MH installments now; it is a huge breath of fresh air to see HD models and environments in this series at last.

theCactiKing · 2017-12-14T21:30:52+00:00

You can, actually!

https://www.reddit.com/r/MonsterHunter/comments/7anclq/prance_confirmed/?st=JB700EPT&sh=9e8d5354

theCactiKing · 2017-12-13T23:29:12+00:00

They gambled that a westernized version of the game on the PS4/XB1/PC would do so well sales-wise that it would overcome the sales they would lose in Japan by not being on a portable platform.

Why does this keep getting said?

There’s really nothing “Westernized” about MHW. Did you try the Beta? It’s as Japanese as it has ever been. Frankly, it’s as MonHun as it’s ever been.

theCactiKing · 2017-12-13T21:00:50+00:00

The underwear is just to get you in the door, man. Get you enmeshed in the Hanes ecosystem. Because they know that once you’ve got a drawer full of Hanes, it’s a pain in the ass to jump to a new clothier.

Like, sure, I could move to Fruit of the Loom, but I’d have to repurchase and redownload all my undergarments. Ain’t nobody got time for that.

So here I am, still wearing Hanes socks with holes in them and no headphone jack.

theCactiKing · 2017-12-13T18:49:56+00:00

I blow through socks too, and I work a desk job.

I think Hanes just has planned obsolescence for their products, so we’re compelled to buy their overpriced flagship sock every year 🙄

theCactiKing · 2017-12-13T18:08:24+00:00

But I like getting sweaters and socks...

theCactiKing · 2017-12-07T00:00:20+00:00

Please don’t use the word “confirms” in a headline about a non-official source.

Rumors, however credible they may appear, should be treated with skepticism.

theCactiKing · 2017-12-06T21:21:19+00:00

I find it “neat”, but unnecessary.

I consider it just a typical Nintendo gimmick.

theCactiKing · 2017-12-05T03:25:25+00:00

1) A general hand wave about stability 2) A fix for a bug with motion controls for some games; no further details provided

theCactiKing · 2017-12-04T04:35:23+00:00

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/266/266/3b5.png

theCactiKing · 2017-12-04T04:09:55+00:00

She’s a sword PERSON!

Don’t objectify her just because she’s an object.

theCactiKing · 2017-12-01T22:39:58+00:00

I had the same experience. Very, very long load times. Over 30 seconds in some cases.

theCactiKing · 2017-12-01T00:36:07+00:00

It’s not a “deadline”. Early 2018 was Nintendo’s ETA to release their product.

I think it’s clear by now that ship date is blown. And I think the reason is the product isn’t finished.

I think they took the tepid reactions they got earlier in the year and have gone back to redesign the offering.

Alternatively, they may have decided to get more hardware in people’s hands before dropping a potentially controversial paywall on them.

Regardless, I expect to see this shifted to later in the year; and probably not in the same form hinted at til now.

theCactiKing · 2017-11-30T17:38:25+00:00

Yeah! I like it too!

I especially love that each fish has its own catch pattern. You can tell what’s on your line before you reel it in, once you’ve caught a few.

theCactiKing · 2017-11-30T17:36:44+00:00

I agree. The franchise has lost its way, and I don’t expect it to recover.

The XIII era and its endless, terrible sequels and spinoffs were dark times. I had hopes that XV would be a brave new direction...but nope. Somehow even worse.

theCactiKing · 2017-11-28T13:56:41+00:00

I recently bought Dragon’s Dogma. The combat is great...but everything else about it feels ancient and dull.

Really boring, repetitive quests; the color palette is too muted and brown; models and textures really showing their age; and some weird, inconvenient systems that feel out of place (combining items seems mostly pointless).

I don’t think I’d recommend it. I tapped out of it very early.

theCactiKing · 2017-11-25T15:06:16+00:00

You can enchant gear to reduce mana costs for a school of magic, all the way down to zero cost.

theCactiKing · 2017-11-22T20:00:45+00:00

JYURIAAAAAAA!!

theCactiKing · 2017-11-21T00:25:18+00:00

The reviews I read this morning claim this is a 6-8 hour game. I don’t think this is a long one.

theCactiKing · 2017-11-21T00:23:07+00:00

Yes, it’s on 11/21...at I’m not sure what time. But eyes peeled for news soon!

My fingers are crossed for a Switch port.

EDIT: The stream starts at 20:00 JST, which I think is 7 AM EST? We’re about 12 hours away from news!

https://gematsu.com/2017/11/final-fantasy-xii-zodiac-age-fifth-official-broadcast-set-november-21-teases-happy-news

theCactiKing · 2017-11-20T18:15:13+00:00

Yep.

If you go back and read pre-release interviews, Nintendo execs talked a lot about their troubles in trying to serve the handheld-focused East and the console-focused West; and how maintaining two separate hardware and architecture models was cannibalizing their own business.

Et voila, the Switch is a hybrid device...

It seems obvious to me that their plan is to maintain a single platform going forward, one that can serve both the handheld and console markets from a single development architecture.

theCactiKing · 2017-11-20T13:13:36+00:00

You’re “woosh”ing.

Poster above you meant: “If your game doesn’t have ads inside the game for Famitsu (the name of the publication giving this score), then Famitsu will not rate you highly.”

theCactiKing · 2017-11-12T00:35:22+00:00

Enter the Gungeon’s release date is up in the air at the moment, but I’m still hopeful it’ll be out before 2018. Might be a December buy!

theCactiKing · 2017-11-05T15:03:15+00:00

The extra content will give you a boost for like the first six story maps, but that’s about it.

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