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Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Discussion (Nintendo 3DS) [game]
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9.05/10 from 8 user ratings |
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Welcome to the official discussion thread for Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate on the 3DS!
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The next in Japan's uber popular monster hunting franchise comes to the west on Nintendo 3DS on February 13, 2015. NW Hunters: Anand: 3007-8093-4928 (Ananda), Skype: NinTemple_Maxi: 3840-8219-3357 (Elipsia), Skype: VofEscaflowne: 2277-6633-7837 (Duraven), Skype: GameDadGrant: 2964-8577-8227 (Grant), Skype: Mop it up: 4038-6104-5683 (Nova) Marsh: 4554-0031-1413 (Jarsh) NW Weekly Hunts: Monday, 7:00 CST (Greenwich Central Time) Lobby Password: 0110 NW chat!! Come and join the party*!Disclaimer: Only four people may attend said party.URL to share (right click and copy)
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01/17/15, 08:26 Edited: 04/21/15, 02:50
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Still trudging through the intro. Finally fought some beasts and ran my first Expedition. Obviously, it's too early to judge the game (after fighting TWO monsters), but it seems pretty sweet. There are a lot of nice little enhancements to the UI, Options, etc.
The randomly generated Expedition area was pretty neat. Weird that the monsters can run away. I'll have to put more time into it, but I love the idea.
As for playing the game on a handheld... it's mixed, to be honest. Every area/screen has a different 'ideal' depth. The town and Item Box need a fairly shallow 3D setting. And the actual game areas can be totally maxed out (to awesome dioramatic effect). I still have to check the 3D in the darker locations, but the actual game looks great in 3D. It's kind of a pain to have to move that slider back and forth, though.
The graphics seem a lot better on New 3DS, though. Sharper and smoother. Or maybe it's just psychosomatic. But I don't think so. It looked kind of ugly before. Now it looks nice.
But the controls. UGH. The New 3DS (and maybe the old one) is NOT meant for three/four-hour sessions. At least not for me. Man, my hands were freaking aching. Particularly my right hand, which has to scrunch up to hit the buttons. I think I'll have to order one of those grips (assuming that they exist for the New 3DS). Otherwise, I might never play the piano again.
As for the C-Stick, it's weird. Usable, but weird, and in a weird position. I customized the LZ and RZ buttons to pivot the camera left and right, and I've been using that, instead. Pretty nice, although I accidentally hit them on occasion when trying to hit L and R.
I really like all of the touchscreen customization. Taking that ugly-ass HUD off of my screen really made the game a lot more immersive, particularly in terms of 3D. HUD elements often look out of place in 3D. (Speaking of which, the dizzying bowgun targeting reticle is the only drawback on running maxed 3D so far).
Looking forward to exploring the game further. MAN, I really need one of those grips, though.
And I had a non-game related tense moment today when my battery started dying during the Expedition. I'm trying to fully deplete the first couple New 3DS charges to build the battery memory, or whatever, but the timing was horrible. (Also, do you even have to do that anymore?) |
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