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Blog entry by Margery Marx

Monster Hunter Stories 2 Might Be Drawing From Breath of the Wild

Monster Hunter Generations originally released for the 3DS in 2016, though an enhanced version titled Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate released for Nintendo Switch in 2018. This game is considered to be a spin-off title in the series, rather than a mainline ti

A Monster Hunter structure means there will be a central hub for you to return to, and various Wild Area-esque zones for you to explore in turn - but unlike the Wild Area itself, you will be exploring them with purpose. It probably won't be to hunt down and slay a Garchomp, but the game looks set to offer a sense of direction in every open area it offers you. This is a halfway house between the rigid routes of the main game and the Pokemon Hyrule of everyone's dreams, but it's probably for the b

The reveal trailer for Wild Hearts shows off a breathtaking world steeped in Japanese architecture and mythology. The game's first video introduces players to the world of Azuma, a lush landscape filled with a variety of unusual creatures. Wild Hearts looks to follow in a similar hunting gameplay style to Monster Hunter , showing off some of the massive beasts players will fight throughout their adventure. Some highlights of the initially revealed "Kemono" include a colossal boar covered in moss and algae, a giant squirrel that causes trees to grow, and a wolf in a frozen tun

Valhiem strikes that difficult balance between survival challenges and exciting exploration these sorts of sandbox adventure games strive to achieve. The indie Viking survival title was an instant smash hit with PC gamers and captured the imagination of many sandbox enthusia

Monster Hunter to Monster Hunter, if you enjoy the witcher contracts that take Geralt all across the Continent and back you'll probably enjoy getting up close and personal with the many unique and peculiar beasts that threaten the rural Japanese town and surrounding maps in Monster Hunter Wilds Missions|Https://Monsterwildlands.Com/ Hunter Ri

As with any good PC game, a plethora of mods quickly began to surface including one that brings Geralt, Yennefer, Ciri, and Triss to the land of Valheim . Of course, these characters meld seamlessly into this ancient and mysterious land, and it's easy to see how a witcher might idle away a few months chasing off Greydwarfs rather than Drowners while cast and crew reassemble to bring us the witcher's next cinematic advent

While this Flying Wyvern doesn't actually do that much flying in combat, its charging attacks can be surprisingly speedy. They also tend to burrow underground, only to re-emerge and surprise unsuspecting hunters. That is dangerous enough as it is, if only the Diablos weren't also massive and powerful. Make sure to stock up on potions before heading into any fight with a Diablos or its varia

The original Monster Hunter 4 was a Japan-only release for the 3DS in 2013. However, the enhanced version that was later released did come to Western shores, called Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Monster Hunter 4G in Japan). It was released for the 3DS in 2015 and was the first handheld Monster Hunter in the West to feature fully integrated online multiplayer functional

The original version became one of the best-selling games for the PSP, but arguably the iOS version is even better as it feels like more than just a simple port. The iOS version also allows players to still experience this classic game despite the PSP now being all but forgot

Monster Hunter Freedom was based on Monster Hunter G, the Japanese-only expanded version of the original Monster Hunter. Made specifically for handheld audiences, Freedom was not a direct port of Monster Hunter G but instead based a lot of its content on the earlier g

As if CD Projekt Red didn't give us enough content to warrant multitudes of playthroughs already, after being announced at the first-ever witchercon last summer, show-inspired DLC from the Netflix series will be made available for free along with the Next-Gen Update later this year. Not to mention you can find several fan-made mods that bring various aspects of the show into the game, including Henry Cavill and Anya Chalotra's faces as Geralt and Yenne

That doesn't mean Legends: Arceus will be like that, of course. Just this year, New Pokemon Snap has proved that Pokemon can still experiment with fantastic ways of constructing narratives through clever worldbuilding, but given the relative lack of innovation the Pokemon formula has had over the past 15 years or so, a full open world could have gone very wrong. The Wild Area was one of Gen 8’s biggest attempts at innovation, and it came with mixed results. A Monster Hunter-style game feels like open-world training wheels - but it also seems as if Pokemon can't be trusted to ride on its own just

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne is not a standalone game, but was an expansion for Monster Hunter World that offered players a brand new adventure in the Hoarfrost Region, with new monsters, features, and more. It released in 2019 for Xbox One and PS4, with the PC release following in 2