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Monstrous Game on Tiny Disk? Join the niche!
posted by lazygamer (Northridge, CA) Sep 13, 2007
Member since Jan 2003
21 out of 22 gamers (95%) found this review helpful
This is an awesome game, albeit for a niche group of gamers. For those of you who are not familiar with Monster Hunter, you will either love or hate the following things:
-The lack of a typical story "structure"
-The targeting system
-The depth of pre and post-hunting activities
There is no "story" really: you are a replacement hunter for a village. You hunt monsters (and other natural resources), recycle them to create better equipment to hunt monsters...You could do this almost forever, collecting everything possible. For those who need a story, you may want to wait for Final Fantasy Tactics or try Jeanne D' Arc. Without a "story", the slow collection of materials to get better stuff may feel all the more tedious, but if you push through there is goodness inside (really!).
The targeting system does not have a lock-on, held over from the first game. Many people have complained about this, but a fellow gamer pointed out that a lock-on would ruin the hunting strategy aspect and turn it into a button-mashing mess. I agree, but it may be hard to get used to.
Hunting monsters takes the right preparation. Not only weapons and armor, but you have to farm, mine, fish, trade, buy, deal with felyne (cat) kitchen staff. It can get overwhelming.
So to you gamers curious about the game, add it to your queue. You will either send it back within 24 hours or keep it for several months.
Now for returning "hunters", some neat additions I liked:
-You can import your character (and some items/equipment) from MH:1. This is better than starting out from scratch: money and equipment will carry over but some items won't (e.g. macharite). Instead, you get cash or "credit" tickets.
-Four(!) new weapon classes: Long swords, Gun(!)lances, horns and bows. Gun lance = ranged and close combat!
-Felyne chefs will cook your stored raw meat for you in "BBQs"
-Pause feature!
-Downloadable content
-New clothes for poogie!
Sadly, multiplayer is still ad-hoc only!
-The lack of a typical story "structure"
-The targeting system
-The depth of pre and post-hunting activities
There is no "story" really: you are a replacement hunter for a village. You hunt monsters (and other natural resources), recycle them to create better equipment to hunt monsters...You could do this almost forever, collecting everything possible. For those who need a story, you may want to wait for Final Fantasy Tactics or try Jeanne D' Arc. Without a "story", the slow collection of materials to get better stuff may feel all the more tedious, but if you push through there is goodness inside (really!).
The targeting system does not have a lock-on, held over from the first game. Many people have complained about this, but a fellow gamer pointed out that a lock-on would ruin the hunting strategy aspect and turn it into a button-mashing mess. I agree, but it may be hard to get used to.
Hunting monsters takes the right preparation. Not only weapons and armor, but you have to farm, mine, fish, trade, buy, deal with felyne (cat) kitchen staff. It can get overwhelming.
So to you gamers curious about the game, add it to your queue. You will either send it back within 24 hours or keep it for several months.
Now for returning "hunters", some neat additions I liked:
-You can import your character (and some items/equipment) from MH:1. This is better than starting out from scratch: money and equipment will carry over but some items won't (e.g. macharite). Instead, you get cash or "credit" tickets.
-Four(!) new weapon classes: Long swords, Gun(!)lances, horns and bows. Gun lance = ranged and close combat!
-Felyne chefs will cook your stored raw meat for you in "BBQs"
-Pause feature!
-Downloadable content
-New clothes for poogie!
Sadly, multiplayer is still ad-hoc only!
Join the hunt!
posted by Disruption (TALLAHASSEE, FL) Apr 24, 2008
Member since Mar 2008
3 out of 3 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
Monster Hunter Freedom 2 is most certainly better than it's predecessor.
In freedom, you start in a snow covered town called Pokke. It isn't your hometown, but in avoiding Tigrex- a wyvern you'll have to take out some day- you injured yourself and the villagers were nice enough to give you a place to stay... And name you as their next hunter.
It still has all the problems of the first (the camera), but Capcom has added a school of sorts in which novices can learn the hunting basics rather than just shove you into the game with a few practice quests.
The academy also allows you to practice using all the weapons in the first Monster Hunter Freedom and a few new ones, i.e Hunting horn and Gunlance(my favorite weapon) Each weapon has it's own advantage and disadvantage such as the ability to guard or awesome attack power. Either way, It's easy to choose one to master.
There are some new gadgets to hunt/gather with as well as a slew of new monsters to kill and, once again, I am amazed by the armor and weapon selection. Graphics are good too!
Worth checking out whether or not you liked MHF.
In freedom, you start in a snow covered town called Pokke. It isn't your hometown, but in avoiding Tigrex- a wyvern you'll have to take out some day- you injured yourself and the villagers were nice enough to give you a place to stay... And name you as their next hunter.
It still has all the problems of the first (the camera), but Capcom has added a school of sorts in which novices can learn the hunting basics rather than just shove you into the game with a few practice quests.
The academy also allows you to practice using all the weapons in the first Monster Hunter Freedom and a few new ones, i.e Hunting horn and Gunlance(my favorite weapon) Each weapon has it's own advantage and disadvantage such as the ability to guard or awesome attack power. Either way, It's easy to choose one to master.
There are some new gadgets to hunt/gather with as well as a slew of new monsters to kill and, once again, I am amazed by the armor and weapon selection. Graphics are good too!
Worth checking out whether or not you liked MHF.