So... What IS Monster Hunter?

[Sivart the Sloth Trencher]

I've never played any Monster Hunter games and I'm wondering what it's about. Like.... What type of game is it, what system, how long of a game, and what are some of it's quirks?

Knowing more about the game will probably persuade me to go out and find a copy.

[John Mora]

Re: Monster Hunter

Just from a few hours of playing Freedom 2, I can say that it's difficult to learn everything all at once.

[Sivart the Sloth Trencher]

Re: Monster Hunter

Well, then allow me to take babysteps. What type of a game is it?

[Toaster]

Re: So... What IS Monster Hunter?

It's akin to a single-player MMORPG experience with real-time combat.

You hunt down monsters. Carve dead monsters for raw materials used to get better weapons to hunt down stronger monsters. Repeat ad naseum. Combined a fussy camera/control system you've got yourself an award winning formula, Capcom.

The learning curves (or the constant power plateaus you find yourself stuck in with no way out in sight) are pretty brutal as well. But Gloomy loves it.

[Sivart the Sloth Trencher]

Re: So... What IS Monster Hunter?

Now if I can just find a good one to play first...

[AbstractOrigin]

Re: So... What IS Monster Hunter?

MHF 1 and 2 are readily available. And you can get it on Amazon.com
if you can't find a copy in store.

That's what I did.

[Sivart the Sloth Trencher]

Re: So... What IS Monster Hunter?

So... Freedom 2, then? What system is that on?

And is it a must to play online if it has the function? I heard that MH was only fun if you could play it online.

[AbstractOrigin]

Re: So... What IS Monster Hunter?

Freedom 2 is on the PSP.

Playing online isn't a must, but it sure does help for more difficult quests/monsters.

Though, Freedom/2 only have Ad-Hoc, you can use other means to play
with other people over the net.

[John Mora]

Re: So... What IS Monster Hunter?

You know you could've always used Google to find out what system Monster Hunter Freedom 2 is on...

[DarkwingChuck]

Re: So... What IS Monster Hunter?

The first MH on PS2 was the only one released outside Japan that had online play, and that's been shut down. So now playing online is only possible if you use outside methods like XLink Kai. Useful but certainly not necessary.

[Sivart the Sloth Trencher]

Re: So... What IS Monster Hunter?

I was worried I'd be missing out if I didn't play online. Thankfully it's not officially implemented. I'll look into MHF2.

[John Mora]

Re: So... What IS Monster Hunter?

Xlink Kai won't work if you have a stand alone wireless router.

[AbstractOrigin]

Re: So... What IS Monster Hunter?

Or a USB Wireless dongle thingy practically made for X-Link Kai.

[Jeroak Nelave]

Re: So... What IS Monster Hunter?

Xlink Kai won't work if you have a stand alone wireless router.

Not true, works for me. I have my standard cable modem, and the wireless router, and while it takes some work to figure out how to configure it, it works just fine.

[Magus]

Re: So... What IS Monster Hunter?

Not according to the XLink Kai boards.