Monster Hunter World announced for PS4/Xbox One/PC

[Azuren]

sc94597 said:

Azuren said:

They showed one monster and a bunch of underlings. There will clearly be much, much more.

I count four monsters in the trailer. Rathian, the (what I assume is) Great Jaggi, and glimpses of two others. The only thing exciting is the open-world, but I don't know how much that will enhance the monster hunter experience, rather than complement it (as a spinoff.) Not every game lends itself to open-world gameplay.  The zones are a crucial gameplay mechanic, but we'll have to see how they are accomodated for in this. 

I'll wait and see, but so far my first impressions aren't good. 

It's the first trailer of a new game. Why are you expecting them to just roll out an encyclopedia of Monsters?

 

Also, I have to say that I'm getting frustrated with the claims that this is a "spin off". This is clearly where the series is heading, as nothing so far has indicated a massive departure from how the game plays as a whole. This is no more a spin off than X, XX, or Frontier. The only thing different from what I can see is new gameplay mechanics and a better multiplayer infrastructure.