(01-30-2018, 07:16 PM)Caldrac Wrote: Been thinking about picking up Monster Hunter myself tomorrow when I get paid. Is it really worth it? I've been rotating the hell out of Dragon Age III, Skyrim, Diablo III and Final Fantasy XV lately.

If you're a fan of Final Fantasy 15 and Diablo 3 I think you'd like Monster Hunter a lot. I've seen comparisons to Zelda and Dark Souls but neither do the game much justice. It's a fun little action game that revolves around hunting interesting boss characters. Each enemy is pretty unique and has certain attack patterns that evolve as the fight goes on. Fights can range across an entire map for 30 minutes at times, which makes for a very interesting fighting game.

It's hard to explain, but essentially the game treats weapon types as classes, which can easily be switched from Hunt to Hunt. Most weapon types are relatively simple to understand but have multiple layers of complexity that can be expanded upon as you learn to play them effectively. I've been addicted to it recently. It does get a bit grindy towards the end game, but for the most part the game does it's best to keep you actively engaged and keeps things interesting through it's combat mechanics. It also has gorgeous environments with interesting map layouts. A zone may seem small at first, but I still find new little nooks and crannies 40 hours in.

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