REVIEW: Monster Hunter Wilds 8/10 "...extremely fun fights but also lacking any real challenge" ign.com editorial impressions

I haven't played Rise, but heard it was already an easier game.  If this is the trend going forwards I don't know if I'll stay invested in the series.  The Eurogamer review mentioned having played for 40 hours (or was it 20?) without failing a single quest.  Taking out friction like they did in Worlds is one thing, but it seems they're trimming away too much of what defined the series.

The console versions seem lacking as well from a technical point.  I was hoping for a Switch2 port, but that seems even less likely now.

Ravenprose said:

Flying a helicopter in Banjo's Nuts & Boths is so much fun. Nintendo needs to bring vehicles into the next 3D Mario game.

There was a moped in Odyssey, on the castle stage. I can't remember if it was also in the New Donk city stage.

SupremeAC said:

REVIEW: Monster Hunter Wilds 8/10 "...extremely fun fights but also lacking any real challenge" ign.com editorial impressions

I haven't played Rise, but heard it was already an easier game.  If this is the trend going forwards I don't know if I'll stay invested in the series.  The Eurogamer review mentioned having played for 40 hours (or was it 20?) without failing a single quest.  Taking out friction like they did in Worlds is one thing, but it seems they're trimming away too much of what defined the series.

The console versions seem lacking as well from a technical point.  I was hoping for a Switch2 port, but that seems even less likely now.

No selectable difficulty?

Ravenprose said:

The moped was dope as was the tank and dinosaur, but I need more more MORE vehicles! Airplanes, helicopters, boats, jetskis, trains! And bring back FLUDD too! Super Mario Pilot Everything!

I like the cut of your jib.

SupremeAC said:

REVIEW: Monster Hunter Wilds 8/10 "...extremely fun fights but also lacking any real challenge" ign.com editorial impressions

I haven't played Rise, but heard it was already an easier game.  If this is the trend going forwards I don't know if I'll stay invested in the series.  The Eurogamer review mentioned having played for 40 hours (or was it 20?) without failing a single quest.  Taking out friction like they did in Worlds is one thing, but it seems they're trimming away too much of what defined the series.

I’m very hyped for Monster Hunter Wilds myself. Not too worried about it supposedly being easier. Loved both World and Rise. Played the Wilds beta and loved what I played there as well. I got the Premium Deluxe Edition pre-ordered and ready to go when it launches on Friday.

Sad to see Monolith go.  They had mostly great games in their history:

• Blood (1997)
• Shogo: Mobile Armor Division (199
• No One Lives Forever (2000)
• Condemned: Criminal Origins (2005)
• F.E.A.R. (2005)
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
• Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Really enjoying Echoes of Wisdom.  I've completed the first 2 major area's so far.  Playing this reminds me how long it's been since the last top down Zelda game.  If I recall correctly that was Link between Worlds on the 3DS way back in 2013.  The grand 3D zelda's are great fun, but there's something magical about these more compact adventures.  The brevity of it all seems to alleviate it even further, where the whole thing just tightly slots together.  Cutscenes don't take a second longer than they need to be, animation is succint and clearly readable and the whole thing isn't ashamed to just be a videogame.

The inclusion of fast travel points is definitely a concession to the modern age and younger gamers, but with a world so compact and wonderfully realised, I don't see why you'd ever want to use them.