| Wyrdness said: No dude you gave the examples I highlighted the flaw in them, I used examples of games in the very series itself to make a point you're picking random games with vague similarities to try and build a case. The two previous console MH games have come and failed to make a statement, the Wii fanbase is erratic in your view yet as a console user base they're so far the ones who took the most liking to MH. Do you know what the highest selling MH game is? Freedom Unite which was released back during the PS2 to PS3 era this debunks the notion that the franchise is more popular now than before it's maintained it's popularity for over a decade now, graphical leap isn't going mask the specialised taste required to enjoy MH. You finally start to realise the point where you say HZD and MH aren't comparable as games with the similarities, that's the whole point many games have vague similarities in their concepts but because they aren't comparable the appeal don't not carry over you answered your own question in you post here. HZD is a wide open world adventure where you follow the story and side quests MH is a mission based progression game with a tonne of grinding required for each mission. Even the open world aspect in MHW is not like HZD as it's more like MGSV where non of the areas are seamlessly connected you just have large areas specific to the mission, the structure of MH along with the application of its mechanics are vastly different from HZD, Soulsbourne and all. The irony is that it's far easier for MH fans to get into these games than vice versa. |
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Wii MH: main series released wordlwide
PS3 MH: port from the Monster Hunter portable 3rd. Japan only.
PS2: (The original games for the PS2 required a monthly ¥900 (US$10.19). Not all PS2 has a built in network adapter.
See the flawed comparison here?
The highest selling MH is portable 3rd in Japan.
Monster Hunter Freedom 3
- Release : Dec 2010
- Platform : PSP, DL
- Units : 4.9 million units
Japan only
| PSP | Monster Hunter Portable 2nd | 02/22/07 | North America |
MonHun started became popular because Portable 2nd.
Did wee see another PS2 installment after 2? Which was released before Portable 2nd?
As for PS3 MH. It was cancelled. The only MH it have are MH frontier (MMO) and the port (Japan only).
Are we going to still continue about the unfair comparison?
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Thank you for that explanation.
No, I am not admitting that they are not comparable because of the similarities. I am only saying they are not the same game.
Your point is they have a vague similarities. There is a clear similarities between HZD and MHW.
Anyway, my real point was the PS4 audience is diverse. I cited that two as an example. Especially HZD. For me HZD is Monster Hunter Light. In terms of the Hunting aspect. Take it as you will.
At the bold Capcom already made some changes for that to cater to the west.
https://gematsu.com/2017/08/monster-hunter-world-high-rank-story-quests-temporary-monster-companions
Tokuda: “We do have the same sort of Low Rank, High Rank structure, but in the older titles when you go to High Rank, the story was no longer a concern, but this time we want to make sure the story continues on a thread throughout High Rank. One big difference in the structure is that there’s no longer a separation between village hall and gathering hall quests—that distinction doesn’t exist anymore. You get a quest and you can choose whether to play it solo or online.”
Ryozo: “I think we’ve made a nice, meaty story for you guys and as mentioned, it’s something that carries throughout the entire game, so it should be a lot of fun.
The game will feature a story mode offered through the quest system. Unlike previous games, where the story mode led the player through and to complete the "Low Rank" quests, before opening the game to more difficult "High Rank" quests without a story driver, World will have a narrative that continues into the "High Rank" quests.[13] Instead of quests that required players to slay a number of smaller monsters or collect resources, World will offer these as Bounties or Investigations that can be achieved alongside the main quests.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Hunter:_World
One last point.
You cannot deny that MHW is a great leap from the previous MH. Call it overestimating or whatever you want but from the information we have so far in MHW. I can see it succeeding.
And this a first true MH that PS4 will have after all these year being a Nintendo Exclusive. This is also the first main MH that is multi plat.
