Monster Hunter Tri has occupied over 50 hours per player on average

@suntorytime I would like a PS3 online Monster Hunter as well (have Tri for my Wii and it's good) but unless it's called Call of Duty: Monster Hunter, it won't sell well outside of Japan. That's the sad truth :(.

@The Joy of Painting w Bob Ross It was called Lost Planet 2, and it didn't sell.

@Esposch Hey guy, no one cares.

@Esposch

Chilling tale brother.

@Esposch

LOL... same. I tried to like it because everyone seems to high on it and I think it's sort of boring. I also think the Wii limitations really hurts the game. For example, I hate how you have to load every few feet. So damned tedious. The first time I left town I was thinking, "Wow, look how big this place is"... then I proceeded to run down a path along the water only to be hit with a load screen immediately. What a buzz kill that was. Honestly, I found everything about the game either boring or tedious. Oh well, just not my type of game.

@Esposch
1. You don't have to like this game - but at least realize it's good. ..heck, I never liked Gears of War, but I see why people like it.

2. If you know how to play: It's not grindy. All honesty, most pros beat the largest monsters with the weakest armors. The only thing you need to grind for are the weapons - and unless they're made of ore, it should only take you 1-2 missions (which can be finished within 10-15minutes each if you're skilled enough) to get enough materials for them.

@Esposch:

Some people actually like the loading screen - it gives the players a break before the big fight... it also splits the areas into sections - which makes hunting monsters harder/easier (pros and cons) as well as makes running away from monsters easier.
...some people see it like a strategic advantage/disadvantage... it makes you plan your next "attack-session" carefully.

But once again, that's not for everyone.

Oops my 2nd @ was supposed to be "@Vidikron".


Also team up with other players - if you can find some seasoned players they can definitely teach you the ropes.
...and you better not grind for herbs, mushrooms, bugs, or honey. That's what the farm's for. ...and the fishing crew should rid your need of getting fish.

Some great tips if you ever feel like getting back into it:
http://www.youtube.com/user/SocialDissonance

@blahblah55

No, I don't have to admit it's good and realise why some people like it.
It was like Final Fantasy 13, only imagine every chapter was chapter 10, and all the characters were uninteristing stick figures that could only say "guuuuuuuuuuh."

And it was on the Wii, which makes it automatically suck.

@Esposch
Ah okay, so you're trolling. Nevermind then.

@Esposch
What a shame. I was actually agreeing with just about everything you say up until the "all Wii games suck" part.
Eh.

@blahblah55
I've tried past iterations of the series before, and I have to admit I'm not the biggest fan of the series. I, like Vidikron, feel like it's a lot of tedious work and just don't see motivation to stick with it. And believe me, I've had motivation to go through controversial games like the aforementioned FF13 [which, by the way, I truly loved]
And pardon me if this sounds rough, but were you seriously advocating for loading times? Really?
"it gives the players a break before the big fight"
Wow. I'd rather just hit the Start button if I need a break rather than be subjected to it every single time I move more than a couple of feet. >_>

@Esposch

Wait, grindy?! Are you serious? The game doesn't even *have* experience points at all.

Granted its pissy about drop items, I'll give you at least that much, but nowhere near did I ever feel this game was a grind. And even the drop item issue is fixed by just doing harder levels.

But hey, whatever I guess.

@Esposch

You can't pause in Monster Hunter, unless you hit the home button. And either way you need a break from the action where you *aren't* paused, because you need to restore health/stamina/weapon sharpness without getting killed. Try turning your back on Rathian and sharpening for five seconds and see what she does.

@mtlyoshi9
Trust me, I'm not the only one that's advocating the loading screens.
If it takes 1-3 seconds to load, it could easily have been replaced with a blur ala Tony Hawk American Wasteland - or areas could have easily been placed together.
The Wii may be weak, but hardly is it as weak as a PSP (which is powerful for a tiny package).
Don't ask me how, who, why, where, or what - but many believe that the loading screens could have been removed altogether (at least combining several areas together and splitting the entire map into two different loading areas). A lot think that the loading screens are there as part of the game design, making the sections transfer feel "smoother" then a sudden change of scenery. It could be replaced by something else, but it's part of what makes Monster Hunter - Monster Hunter.


And it depends, what do you see as tedious work? Fighting monsters or gathering materials?
You don't even need to gather materials after the "tutorial" (the first starting missions). The farm and fishing crew should get rid of that grinding altogether.
As for fighting monsters - that's the entire point of the game! That's the bread and butter. The fun of the game is the thrill of the hunt. Watching a plan work beautifully, or finally cornering a monster who has been giving you hell for the last 40 minutes.
The armors and weapons are just a bonus, just there for you to find your style of hunting (bigger and more expensive does not mean better). The real reason to keep going is the battles. Fighting increasingly more powerful monsters that you need to switch-up your plans to beat.

There's nothing beyond fighting the huge monsters (the higher levels are practically JUST fighting the big monsters, nothing else). So if that's not your style, then it's obviously not your game.
It's your opinion, doesn't make mine any less valid.

@Gameosaurus
They start to show signs that they are weakening. Limping and what not.

@Gameosaurus
You can also upgrade your armor with Tranquilizer... use a paintball on the monster, when they tire their paint-marker on the map will flash when they tire.

@KillaPat @blahblah55

Okay, this is encouraging stuff. And apologies for the redundancy / borderline illiteracy. It was late!

@Gameosaurus

There's no definite on it, but there are "intervals" of sorts that you can see. The monsters will flinch if you get in enough damage in a short enough interval, they will collapse to the ground at regular intervals of damage, and will start to drool and limp at various levels of damage (though it's harder to tell with some monsters. Gobul doesn't limp at all that often, Gigginox can't drool, etc)

@Gameosaurus

It's ok if you bring sown the average. I'm making up for it. I have 200+ hours into the game. I only stopped playing because the final online boss hates me and won't drop the 1 item I need. though I'll probably get back into it in the near future (Fallout 3 alone cant keep me occupied until Birth By Sleep).

And all of the above have pretty sound advice. I also use breakable parts as a sort of health meter.for most monsters, i usually go for breaking parts for better items and to make the fight a bit easier. Usually once you break all of a monster's breakables they are limping or about to limp. there are a few notable exceptions (Agnaktor can't be fully broken to my knowledge, Great Jaggi/ Baggi only have one breakable part that usually breaks early in the fight), but for the most part it serves me pretty well.

@Brodo yeah I ended doing that as well..




man your avatar makes me laugh every time :))

@Brodo holy shit. i feel stupid too. >.

@Brodo
It works pretty well, but it doesn't work if you play online. if you're content with just playing offline (and missing 2/3 of the game) though, then its a wonderful idea.

@Vegna
I wouldn't say 2/3rds of the game, I'd say 1/2 of the game.
Obviously offline is tons weaker than online, but you are hunting alone.
But a good dosage of offline hunting and split-screen arenas should be enough for most people out there - if they don't have an online connection.

I see both as complimentary.
When my friends aren't on, I don't ever play online. Even if there are events, I don't touch it.
That means countless hours in offline hunting and some tries at the arena solo. So the offline game is what I see as the game more than the online. I use the online to compliment my offline (sales and buying/trading for rare items) - and many use the offline to compliment their online (farming and fishing crew).

Which would make it an even 1/2.

@Suichimo

Damn. How did you get enough Plates to get the whole Rathian set?

@Mr Khan

As far as I can remember, you only need 1 plate to make the armor.

Surprisingly, I think I got the Rathian plates I do have offline rather than online where Rathian will drop really quick.

@Mr Khan
You can just keep hunting the Rathian over and over... which is what I did.
(Sometimes I designate "Rival monsters" which I fight several times... often repeating their missions after each different mission - - it also means I'll hunt them no matter what in Moga Woods)

Rathian was a Rival monster for me... after I slaughtered the Royal Ludroth with his own weapons and armor (I've killed him over 100 times, it made it easy for me to hunt more powerful water monsters since they're almost identical to his patterns - - except the Gobul, I still hate the Gobul).
I've made a Blademaster and a Gunner armor out of her. Just keep going at it and keep chopping of her tail. ...longsword thunder or paralyze works great for me against her.

@coffeewithgames

You're coming up in the world, huh?

@Tamyu
The online content is supposed to mimic the offline content for the PSP.
More time is spent on the online content for this game - the offline felt like a giant tutorial to train for the online mode.

And you're right, it is better hunting side-by-side in real life... that's why I play with my gf in the same room. Two Wiis, two TVs, online mode. :P
...if only I could get two more TVs into this room...

@blahblah55

I know that it sort of mimics the PSP one - but there were a number of frustrating things about it that just aren`t present in the portable versions.
For example, Hunter Rank. Not even Frontier makes it so hard to advance - or at the very least they give you a fair number of harder quests so that you can raise your HR fairly quickly if you have the skill. I felt like Tri was pure grind for HR, especially just after starting online. To the point of being generally frustrating and boring.

And this coming from someone with 550+ hours on 2ndG.

@ZayCube

Its like a hardcore Diablo where you fight giant creatures to get the ever elusive 'phat loot'.

But it does *not* pull any punches, there is no experience points in this game, the actual 'experience' comes from actually playing it... the more you play it, the better you get kinda deal.

Without a doubt try it at least.

@ShadowXIII
If I only had a Wii..