I did a search and I didn’t see anything other than references in the Wii thread so I decided to get one of these going. But if somehow I missed a thread that’s like this please delete and my Apologies.
I’ve been addicted to this Game ever since I first discovered it, I can’t remember who it was in my group of friends who got me into it, but ever since I’ve been spreading the word on this kick ass game myself. Getting friends to get it, and get a PSP JUST for the game. There’s so many versions of MH. Myself and most of my friends play Monster Hunter Freedom 2 and Monster Hunter 2G Both are on the PSP
Monster Hunter has a PlayStation version as well, but as far as I know, the PSP Versions are the most popular.
A bit of the story and such.
“Monster Hunter places the player in the role of an up-and-coming hunter who must accomplish various quests to achieve glory. Armors, weapons, and other items are created from the remains of slain monsters by carving off their horns, scales and bones. Monster Hunter plays in a similar fashion to Phantasy Star Online allowing the player to team up with up to three other hunters online to take down stronger monsters.”
The quests play a bit like this
"Monster Hunter is played through quests given to the hunter by the Village Elder or the Town Guild. Village Quests can be classified into four categories: hunting, gathering, capture and event. They are also categorized into different levels, ranging from 1 to 8. Higher level quests become available after quests in the previous level are completed. There are three types of quests:
* Hunting: Hunting quests make up the majority of the missions. As the name implies, the hunter will track, provoke, and eventually slay a monster or a number of monsters.
* Gathering: Gathering quests are missions in which the hunter must "gather" items like herbs or monster parts.
* Capture: The hunter must weaken, but not kill the prey, and then capture it with a trap. "
Weapons are quite varied and Unique.
So rather than typing for 20 minutes I found this useful little link here http://monsterhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Weapon_Types
Armor is decided by which weapon type you choose.
Armor is always dependent on whether one chooses to use a Blademaster or Gunner weapon (excluding some few which can be worn either way). Blademaster armor usually focuses on stronger physical protection, while Gunner armor usually focuses on elemental protection. Certain armor combination’s provide the user with bonuses.
And then there’s the item combination System
Combining ingredients to make even better items is a very important feature in Monster Hunter’s gameplay, be it combining a blue mushroom and herb to make a health healing potion or a net and trap tool to make the infamous pitfall trap. Although many of the combination’s must be discovered by the player, some combination’s are hinted at throughout the game. Success is dependent on many factors, such as rarity of the items to be combined and amount of “combo books” a player has on hand or even certain armor skills. Some of the items in the game of the highest rarity can only be obtained by combining.
I figured We could use this thread to spread the word, Share news on up coming games and Maybe even organize a few mass Hunts together if that interests anyone.
