Monster Hunter Tri coming to US, Europe in (sigh) early 2010

sure is a pretty lookin game.

"'strikingly beautiful' graphics" + Wii = : /

; )

This game is a showcase of how many lazy developers are out there.
The Wii's hardware is no excuse for making a poor looking game :(

I did NOT care for the PSP demo, Monster Hunter Freedom or whatever. Seems like they made a menu management game and tacked on a hack n slash minigame that feels like a chore. Mybe it was because of the small screen and terrible analogue nub, but I tried it like 3 times and just did not have fun with it.

In case you were wondering. XD

Waiting on shipment from YesAsia on this one [little brother's import].

Graphic-wise, I've been watching livestreams of the game and... it's okay. The water effects are godawful but I understand it's pretty difficult rendering liquid anyway. Still, it's predominantly dark and gloomy which hides a lot of detail. The monsters are massive which does a couple of things; distracts from the redundant and vast surroundings and makes detail on the surface area of the monsters a bit easier to notice.

I don't want to be too judgmental because I'm expecting the game sometime this week! AND... does anyone know if the western release will require the monthly pay service for online play?? The Japanese release requires Wii points for a subscription which is kind of... annoying, heh.

ok, why do wii owners give such a shit about graphics?!?!?!? just play the game.

I'm glad it's finally been confirmed.

I figure I'll buy this when it comes out just to see what all the hype is about.
...although I reckon I'm going to feel bad about running around and killing critters all willy nilly.

I might pick this up. The basic template of the series seems to be like a deeper version of Phantasy Star Online, the only MMO i've ever played (and played for a good 400 hours or so). Monster Hunter has a much greater focus on DIY Weapons farming, which i'm a little leary about, so i don't really knwo

Early 2010 is going to be very good to me, though. Especially if Nintendo manages to get Soul Silver and Galaxy 2 across in that time-frame.

Either that's pre-rendered video (especially the town sequences) or these guys are beast at programming for the Wii.

Also, nice rip-off of the Star Wars theme intro about mid-video.

"You're a squirrel that somehow has money, and sometimes swords or shields,
I don't care if you're a cute bunny, I'll kick your ass for reals!"

Alright, I'm done.

Awesome!

Those were Wii graphics? Dayum. Definitely gonna look into this one.

I love monster hunter. Having said that, I'm sad that this game is on the Wii. I'm sure its an excellent game, and probably the best of the series. But I think Capcom is limiting its potential with the visual aspects, the AI aspects, the environmental complexity aspects, and the social gaming aspects, by making this game for the Wii. Sure, this is probably the best looking Wii game i've seen. But graphics arent everything the next-gen systems are about. The power of the PS360's allow for just bigger and better everything. If its one thing that plagued the previous Monster Hunter games, its the environment sizes. Sure the overall evironments were big, but they were seperated with "rooms", thus limiting the available space.

not to mention the online interaction capabilites of the PS3/360, because multiplayer co-op has been the core feature of the MH series.

But I know exactly why Capcom made this for the Wii: Monster hunter is HUGE in japan. Like, outstandingly huge. See, we have our WOW players... they have Monster Hunter, its almost that huge. And guess what? The Wii is HUGE in japan (and everywhere). So Capcom didnt make a game that pushes the series to its limits with its scope and scale, they made a game that will sell millions of copies without any worries.

Greed, people. Greed is whats keeping Monster Hunter from reaching it's fullest potential. And I'm saddened by it.

This is a Wii game.....I'm highly impressed and interested.

Well, I just hope that it gets through US/Eur release. Hopefully also we get online features. I love the monster hunter series. BTW, since the wii is already cheap and if ever they get price cut it would be obviously cheaper then. So, there's no reason not to get a wii if your a fan of monster hunter and wants to play the new tri. Otherwise, just hope it will get an x360 or ps3 release soon. That is if they ever decide on it. Anyway, it's totally worth it if you're a fan of the MH series.

This game looks cool, but I hear they got rid of the Bow, the Gun Lance and the Dual Wields. None of those were actually my mains, but I have friends that liked to use them. I wonder why they got rid of them?