Monster Hunter: World

 PlayStation 4
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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1983 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,429 out of 1983
  2. Mixed: 240 out of 1983
  3. Negative: 314 out of 1983
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  1. arnan34official
    Feb 21, 2018
    9
    Wonderful in everything! Remarkable story, good graphics, great gameplay and a lot of variety. Thanks Capcom.
  2. pongkrit03
    Feb 20, 2018
    8
    70 hours into the game, yet I could not give a 9 or 10. New to the franchise, I have to say Monster Hunter gives me new fresh excitement and somehow annoying feeling. I love the game but also hate it in some occasions. This game is great but can be better. Let start with good parts first.

    Pros 1. Combat system is great and very complicated. I am veteran in Soul Series. Combat can be    70 hours into the game, yet I could not give a 9 or 10. New to the franchise, I have to say Monster Hunter gives me new fresh excitement and somehow annoying feeling. I love the game but also hate it in some occasions. This game is great but can be better. Let start with good parts first.

    Pros

    1. Combat system is great and very complicated. I am veteran in Soul Series. Combat can be clunky at first but once you get used to it, It feel great. Attacking the weakness never been so important. I feel satisfied every time I hammer the monster's head. Forget about lock on system, we don't use it in this game. Every weapon has its own combo and depth. You cannot master it in short time.

    2.World dynamic. It is unique system you can't find in any game. Map designed is great. Monster can roaming around and fight other monsters. It sparks excitement everywhere, although it gets repetitive later on but it leaves good impression to me. Visual is beautiful

    3.Great BGM - get pump up every time when fight monsters

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    Cons

    1. It does not encourage people to play multiplayer as it should do, especially duo. Monster health will get 2.6x when someone join, regardless of number. (2 players will be at most disadvantage). Reward money will share among players ( more people = less money) and Faint also shares (meaning if someone die 3 times it can cause game over even you don't die). I don't see any benefits to play multiplayer if I am good enough to solo monster myself, unless you want to enjoy playing with friends.

    2. Tutorial is not effective enough. Surely, this game has tutorial but it is not enough. Most of the times, you have to go online and search for information. There are a ton of things the game does not tell you or clearly explain to you. Watching guide on youtube and pro player playing your favorite weapon are a must, or else you will miss some technic. A lot of confusion here, you need to read wiki, where to get this XX parts, how to unlock XX, search and read, search and read to your heart content.

    3.Lack of objective - This game has its story mission but the main problem is this game does not have EXP unlike others. You will get better by forging new weapon and armor. However, weapon and armor you want will come from few specific monsters. Once you are done your gears, you have no reasons to hunt other monsters that you don't need its part. Sometimes, I just stare at the screen and don't know what to do because I can't improve my character further and if you solo all the way, you have plenty of money. There is jewel random drop from monster but it is random. If you love grinding, it is ok but if you don't then that is it.

    4. Roar ??? - I don't know what others think but I hate monster roar's system. I know you can nullify it with Earplug skill but it is not easy to get lv5 Earplug. I think this system should be removed entirely. It is not fun to wait 5 sec when monster roar, or be forced to use certain skill

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    Story is not focused here. At least Capcom has tried. I don't want to complain. They are good cinematic btw.

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    In sum, Monster hunter world is an awesome game with some serious flaws. Some people will love, some will not. Combat system is good enough to win over repetitiveness but still I prefer the game with less RNG, and please adjust monster's health based on number of players as well (not just 1 or 4)    … Expand
  3. Pccles
    Feb 20, 2018
    8
    Monster Hunter: World is a very fun time-killing game worth anyone's time. It features multiple different monsters, an (almost) overwhelming supply of different weapons and upgrades for them, as well as an evolving game that changes to reflect your skill growth and gear upgrades in the game.

    For anyone who doesn't know, Monster Hunter's core gameplay mechanics are gathering and hunting,    Monster Hunter: World is a very fun time-killing game worth anyone's time. It features multiple different monsters, an (almost) overwhelming supply of different weapons and upgrades for them, as well as an evolving game that changes to reflect your skill growth and gear upgrades in the game.

    For anyone who doesn't know, Monster Hunter's core gameplay mechanics are gathering and hunting, and not much else. You run around in five different places on this continent each varying in size, gather materials to craft all sorts of consumable items used to craft ammunition for weapons, potions, or buffs, as well as items used to negate status effects and more. This is it. There are 30 unique monsters (31 with the coming addition of an MH veteran, the Deviljho), each one with their own attack patterns and weaknesses.

    This game's controls do feel a bit clunky at first, but this game's mechanics makes you a better player for it - If there were any points in the game that made me feel as if they were inevitable, I improved my understanding of the dodging and other animations, and these moments disappeared.

    Monster Hunter: World's weapon variety is a little bit lacking, however. If you're looking for individual weapon models for each and every upgrade, you'll be disappointed. Most weapons of the same tree look the same until the latter weapon upgrades, and even then there's little variety to be found until upgrading into weapons that are designed from specific monsters. Graphically, this game is also a little lacking. Running off of the same engine that ran the very first Dead Rising means that there is not a lot of optimization - frame rate can drop on the non-pro PS4, and while I cannot say that it is better or worse on the Xbox as I do not own one, I can expect that it is not much different. That being said, this game's graphics are very pretty for what they are. It will not impress many people looking for the best graphics consoles can see, but it is more than acceptable for casual play.

    One of the largest problems people have with this game is the fact that it is very grindy, and this is a fair argument. With the main objective of the game being killing or capturing monsters, carving their corpses, using those materials to craft better equipment to kill more monsters, there is not a lot of gameplay variety outside of a few different types of quests involving gathering or killing a specific amount of the endemic creatures.

    All in all, this game is a very good game worth peoples' money if they believe that this game is for them. The game is a much more accessible Monster Hunter compared to past games of handheld fame. For people that enjoy just chilling out and nonstop boss fights, this game is for them. Multiplayer, while a little bit tedious as it requires cutscene viewing to set up, is a very good experience, and this game is perfectly catered towards single-player gameplay as well.    … Expand
  4. HiddenName
    Feb 19, 2018
    2
    The worst target system ever. Fighting does not providing fun. To much RNG.
  5. Kart01
    Feb 19, 2018
    9
    Great improvement compared to previous instalment in series. Love this game so much, can't get enough of it.
  6. auliaindra34
    Feb 19, 2018
    10
    hands down the best monster hunter game ever made
    it makes the previous game looks like a "decent" game at best
  7. dr0nzer
    Feb 18, 2018
    10
    New to the Monster Hunter franchise and purchased this after the open beta, the core of the game is slaying monsters in epic battles, I think a fair comparison would be MMORPG raid bosses, you can take this on solo or you can do it online with up to 3 others to form a party of 4.
    The game has a lot of depth, holds your hand at the start but then lets you go pretty early to explore and    New to the Monster Hunter franchise and purchased this after the open beta, the core of the game is slaying monsters in epic battles, I think a fair comparison would be MMORPG raid bosses, you can take this on solo or you can do it online with up to 3 others to form a party of 4.
    The game has a lot of depth, holds your hand at the start but then lets you go pretty early to explore and figure things out, the mechanics, the upgrade system, the monster fights as the games ecosystem, monsters trespassing in another's area will stur up fights which can be amusing to watch.
    I've sunk nearly 200 hours into this game, something I didn't plan on doing so, it's just a credit to the game and the world that has been created.    … Expand
  8. Vlash
    Feb 18, 2018
    9
    My first Monster Hunter game. I was skeptical going in, but it had gotten so much good rep that I just had to dip my toes in! And what a game this is! The learning curve is a bit steep from someone who never has played a monster hunter before. There were lots of new stuff to learn, especially in the first 20-30 hours. I still found out how lots of things work in the game even to the veryMy first Monster Hunter game. I was skeptical going in, but it had gotten so much good rep that I just had to dip my toes in! And what a game this is! The learning curve is a bit steep from someone who never has played a monster hunter before. There were lots of new stuff to learn, especially in the first 20-30 hours. I still found out how lots of things work in the game even to the very end, most of which the game doesn't really explain to the player. That's probably what some might find charming about the game.

    Let me just start by saying that I really love this game, but it's by no means perfect, so here's a few annoyances I have with it.

    My first annoyances is that you have to go into a main quest and see the cut-scene before being able to do the quest in coop with a friend. This is something a few other Japanese games also do (Nioh especially does this and Dark Souls to a degree), they want you to play this how they intended, not how you want to play it. This was really frustrating in the beginning, but after a while you get used to it. I would much rather they didn't do it this way at all. I think this is a Japanese mentality, as I've heard that going into restaurants for instance, you have to eat the meal as they intend it, it doesn't matter if you don't like an ingredient, or is allergic or something like that. I do believe in giving people choices, and if they want to make a coop game, then let me play it coop all the way through if I so chooses.

    A few other annoyances are for instance when your character get's stunned/dizzy, and you loose control of the character. I really don't like it when a game makes me loose control, and just has to sit back and watch me die because I couldn't do anything to stop it. I get that it's part of the game and there probably are some armor or skill that can make this a non-issue, but for me this simply isn't fun, and was a major annoyance through-out the whole game.

    My last annoyance has to do with me interrupting my friend I was playing coop with. This kind of friendly fire (don't think they take damage) is really frustrating, as I'm sometimes mid-combo and can't stop that combo, and I would just interrupt my friend's attack or something. About two or three hours before completing the game I found a skill that negates this interruption, but both me and my friend would have had a better time without this feature. Playing with strangers, it's super annoying that they can grief you while you carve for instance.

    Other than these annoyances, this is one of the better games I've played in a while! The animations on the creatures are top notch, and feels life like! When I see them limping I really feel sorry for the beast, and I find it hard to attack them because of it.

    I thought I would get tired of the gameplay loop pretty fast, but I actually didn't, and it was fun to the end! There were always so much to do, that it never got boring. This aspect of the game is truly superb!

    As a cat lover/cat owner, the Palico's was what made me buy this game in the first place! The charm of the cat chef and his team of cat cooks won me over pretty fast!    … Expand
  9. TheColdHardFact
    Feb 18, 2018
    2
    The Cold Hard Facts, Story is pointless, The main point of the game is broke, and no point to the game.
    The story is pointless...
    You left your continent for what reason? These dragons left your land and came to this island, also you are the fifth group to come over. They way they talk in the game the first group came over I would say 30 to 50 years ago. So in say 60 years these    The Cold Hard Facts, Story is pointless, The main point of the game is broke, and no point to the game.
    The story is pointless...
    You left your continent for what reason? These dragons left your land and came to this island, also you are the fifth group to come over. They way they talk in the game the first group came over I would say 30 to 50 years ago. So in say 60 years these creatures have stayed on this island, then why are you hunting them. Second your first mission is to cut down the number of the smaller monsters, why? They don't fly so they can't leave the island and if they over populate it would destroy the ecosystem which would take care of the bigger monsters.
    The main point of the game is broke...
    The main point of the game is combat, your job is to kill the monsters, but it doesn't even work. First, forget the lock-on...pointless, spent most of my first fight swinging at air because even though I was locked-on to the creature, I was facing the other direction. Second, the layout of the buttons is stupid. Three attack buttons R2, circle, and triangle + circle. Why not use R1, R2, and R1 + R2? Oh because R1 is to put your weapon away and sprint, notice I said put away, to get out your weapon you hit Triangle, why? Simple fix R1 and R2 as attacks Triangle to pull out and put away your weapon and circle for sprint.
    The game is pointless....
    First off from what I said before you could just stay home. Second, it is such a grind fest. I have no desire to chase the same creature to the same four areas before I kill it, I am not going to grind for equipment if I have to chase the same creature in circles. Third, it is rinse and repeat. You track a creature, which in most cases wasn't there the last 5 to 25 times you went out but now you find tracks everywhere, you attack him, which takes seconds to figure out his moves, you chase him in a circle stopping to attack him for short periods of time (nothing but filler), you finally kill him the mission ends, you level up game items, and do it all again. I heard this is 80 to 100 hour just to finish the main quest, but if you cut out the bs, you could probably finish the sad excuse for a story in 10 minutes.
    Bonus...
    People are saying the combat is like Dark Souls, if that is true, I am the richest man in the world. I love Dark Souls, The combat is a joke compared to Dark Souls, I have yet to die and lose anything, there is no fear, no drive, no danger,...no fun.
    THE GAME IS POINTLESS!!! and that is the cold hard facts    … Expand
  10. Plark
    Feb 18, 2018
    8
    If you're let down by Destiny 2, look no further. Monster Hunter World fills that void. Monster Hunter is a grindy, loot driven game that you can spend hours upon hours playing. There are no short of weapons you can play with and so much gear you can craft. From the story line to optional side quests you can do to get money and experience there is no short of stuff to do. There are someIf you're let down by Destiny 2, look no further. Monster Hunter World fills that void. Monster Hunter is a grindy, loot driven game that you can spend hours upon hours playing. There are no short of weapons you can play with and so much gear you can craft. From the story line to optional side quests you can do to get money and experience there is no short of stuff to do. There are some downsides though, it is a pretty grindy game, but not in a bad way. You will be in 40 hours play time and still not fight every monster or type. The hitboxes are not the best. There will be times that you look like you're away from the monster and they will run by and you will still get hit even though it doesn't look like you're close to it. The camera can become annoying with the bigger monsters. Depending on the angle a wing can take up your entire screen rendering your efficiency in battle. There are however ways to avoid this in the camera setting, but you're giving up some freedom in your movement to do so. Overall, the game is great if you like grindy loot driven games, Monster Hunter: World is for you.… Expand
  11. plomplom
    Feb 18, 2018
    1
    Played this game for ca. 20 hours up until high rank. Can't recommend it, though I've really tried to love it.

    Story Not much story to talk about. Gameplay The game has one hell-of-a clunky control set. Attacks take (up to) several seconds to execute and feel sluggish. MHW seems to forget about all achievements modern video-game-controls have. In-game-menus are un-neccessary    Played this game for ca. 20 hours up until high rank. Can't recommend it, though I've really tried to love it.

    Story
    Not much story to talk about.

    Gameplay
    The game has one hell-of-a clunky control set. Attacks take (up to) several seconds to execute and feel sluggish. MHW seems to forget about all achievements modern video-game-controls have.
    In-game-menus are un-neccessary complex and mostly to small to read them. Tutorials are text-only and per feature you have to read a 2-3 page long manual.
    Lock-on-camera in the game is mostly useless and jumps around wildly.
    Also there's no difficulty-settings, so if you're not comfortable with what the game throws at you, you're out of luck.

    Graphics
    Graphics are ok, but nothing breathtaking. Environments just don't look as good as you would expect them and the overall color-palette is mostly based on mud-brown, making it hard to distinguish between monsters/environments/items/yourself. This leads to you often missing out important stuff that would otherwise help you.
    You definitely see that this game is based on a nearly 10-year old game engine.

    Audio
    The monster roars are nice. Music is ok, but sooooooo repetitive. After 1-2 hours it's just annoying (esp. the music that's playing in the main city where you do all the in-between-hunts-stuff).

    Multiplayer
    Seems ok, but you can't do proper multiplayer during the main story. So you'll play the first 20 hours of the game by yourself. Multiplayer itself is also very poorly implemented and way more complex to set up than it is in basically every other multiplayer game.    … Expand
  12. Tachibana
    Feb 17, 2018
    0
    Eu detestei achei ridiculo pior jogo que já joguei tudo muito ultrapassado.
  13. nonameforme
    Feb 17, 2018
    9
    Except for some unbalance range weapons that need to be addressed (HBG to be specific) and cluster F*** multiplayer system, the game is extremely enjoyable. The dynamic ecosystem and environment is the best feature to be added in this iteration.

    I used to hate the previous game (PS2 version, I never play any handheld version), but this one finally buy me over.
  14. RidleayRomero
    Feb 17, 2018
    9
    The only other Monster Hunter game that I ever played was Frontier on the PSP, which was awkward because you used a joystick that was embedded into the front. After playing this one for about 45 minutes, I realized something: Capcom has literally been saving the best game for PS4. All they want you to do is kill monsters while just doing whatever you want with the game's mechanics, some ofThe only other Monster Hunter game that I ever played was Frontier on the PSP, which was awkward because you used a joystick that was embedded into the front. After playing this one for about 45 minutes, I realized something: Capcom has literally been saving the best game for PS4. All they want you to do is kill monsters while just doing whatever you want with the game's mechanics, some of the purest fun I've had with a video game. I can't seem to find other players, or join hunts yet; but it's all good. This has been such a learning experience for me that I might have to change my views of the Monster Hunter series entirely.… Expand
  15. jonnyvix
    Feb 17, 2018
    4
    I knwew I shouldn't have bought into the hype and waited for a major discount but well, here I am with a slow and boring game everyone seems to be loving.
    Graphics are good, can't deny that, but the rest of the game is plain boring. You seek monsters that you fight with about 2 or 3 moves per weapon type until they decide to run away. Then you chase them and beat them some more. You    I knwew I shouldn't have bought into the hype and waited for a major discount but well, here I am with a slow and boring game everyone seems to be loving.
    Graphics are good, can't deny that, but the rest of the game is plain boring. You seek monsters that you fight with about 2 or 3 moves per weapon type until they decide to run away. Then you chase them and beat them some more. You repeat this for about 3 times and they die. You get the reward, you craft armor or weapon from their remains and go kill another one. This is pretty much the game.
    Everyting can be beaten with just rool, hit, sheathe weapon, roll, run and heal, repeat.
    Don't bother with the story it is there only to let you know which is the next poor creature you've to kill.    … Expand
  16. Kewin
    Feb 16, 2018
    10
    Monster Hunter world é incrível e muito lindo, com certeza vai ser o melhor jogo do ano.
  17. Kriss1988pl
    Feb 16, 2018
    10
    One of the best games I've ever played. Don't listen to people's negativity. This game requires skill. You will not get too far if you won't put enough time to learn how the combat works! Just give it some time and you wont regret it!
  18. fish61324
    Feb 14, 2018
    8
    Don't expect to play the story mode co-op with a buddy. The game does a horrific job at allowing friends to play together. Expedition mode is pointless because the monster leaves the "locale" before you get a chance to kill it.

    Those are pretty much the only 2 things wrong with this game.... and even though those are two HUGE things, I still give this game an 8/10 because the gameplay    Don't expect to play the story mode co-op with a buddy. The game does a horrific job at allowing friends to play together. Expedition mode is pointless because the monster leaves the "locale" before you get a chance to kill it.

    Those are pretty much the only 2 things wrong with this game.... and even though those are two HUGE things, I still give this game an 8/10 because the gameplay is great, the sounds/music is great and the maps feel alive and well thought out.    … Expand
  19. JYDeAlberto
    Feb 14, 2018
    7
    Monster Hunter World is a beautiful game, (although the graphics seem a little outdated) the monsters feel and behave like actual living creatures, the settings are pretty and the music is not memorable but nice.
    The main problem this game has beside the online connectivity issues that make you try to join a quest 10 times before being actually able to join, its its gameplay. It s fun but    Monster Hunter World is a beautiful game, (although the graphics seem a little outdated) the monsters feel and behave like actual living creatures, the settings are pretty and the music is not memorable but nice.
    The main problem this game has beside the online connectivity issues that make you try to join a quest 10 times before being actually able to join, its its gameplay. It s fun but not engaging and while playing I didn't feel invested at all. It s kinda like an arcade game where you kill things just to kill them and pass time. So yeah, if you are bored its a fun game to kill time, but if your time is limited it could be spent in other games of quality because in all honesty this game is just ok. Its a beautiful, fun but mediocre game.
    This game has a "story" which is just watching cutscenes of characters you don't give a damn and looking at beautiful monsters arriving before you ll hunt them.
    It should have had a true story/ campaign. In this game none of the characters are interesting, and nobody explains nothing or gives any context to what is happening other than "yeah that monster is bothering us , could you kill it please?"
    Why are they monsters in the first place? Who are these "fleets" 1st,2nd,etc? Why were we sailing? Where did we come from? None of these questions are answered.
    Then there is the first "boss fight" which is just a set piece of you shooting at a giant mountain and then climbing it to shoot at some rocks. Was it pretty? Yes, but boring as hell.
    I should also talk about the combat , which is quite deep and there are 14 different weapons to try which is cool but in reality you ll end up using 2 or 3 tops depending on what monsters you face.

    TLDR:
    +Beatifull environments
    +Monsters feel like living creatures
    +Deep combat mechanics
    -the story mode is a joke that doesn't explain nothing
    -uninteresting characters
    -outdated graphics
    -mirriad of online connectivity issues
    -fun but uninteresting gameplay that doesn't get you involved. Like mindless arcade games.
    Score: 7/10. Fun but mediocre.    … Expand
  20. norris_
    Feb 14, 2018
    7
    I bought Monster Hunter World purely based on hype without any previous experience in the series. Now, I've clocked around 50 hours so far, so you could say it's definitely been my money's worth.

    In short: It's a good game, but nothing spectacular. The basic gameplay loop doesn't really connect with me and I find it a tad too repetitive and boring: (after dealing enough damage) the    I bought Monster Hunter World purely based on hype without any previous experience in the series. Now, I've clocked around 50 hours so far, so you could say it's definitely been my money's worth.

    In short: It's a good game, but nothing spectacular. The basic gameplay loop doesn't really connect with me and I find it a tad too repetitive and boring: (after dealing enough damage) the monsters ALWAYS run away, forcing you to ALWAYS pursue them. Repeat N times, until finally, it ends. Now, repeat again for the next hunt, and the next, and the next...

    I understand why some (most?) people don't mind this and have fallen in love with the series; there is some variety in the way different weapons and monsters play, after all. That's what's kept me playing for so long. But it's a mixed bag and not for everyone.    … Expand
  21. Algoros
    Feb 14, 2018
    0
    Started from Kirin as boss this game is one of the biggest **** I ever played.
    horrible timelosing with boring bossfight over 50 min for nothing. NEVER AGAIN Moster Hunter.
    I had fun for couple of ours but this is the much bad gamedesign für one people.
  22. Ozimandeus
    Feb 14, 2018
    10
    Best game I have played in over 40 years of gaming. Take note western 'AAA' industry, Japan is back with a vengeance.
  23. JackKasket
    Feb 13, 2018
    6
    After playing for a week-or-so, I can't shake the feeling of emptiness in the game as a whole. There are monsters, check. There are weapons and armor, check. There are items that fill up my inventory quicker than it has any place filling up, check. But, there are also very artificial ways to indicate and/or slow progress that distract you from the lack of interesting things to do, as wellAfter playing for a week-or-so, I can't shake the feeling of emptiness in the game as a whole. There are monsters, check. There are weapons and armor, check. There are items that fill up my inventory quicker than it has any place filling up, check. But, there are also very artificial ways to indicate and/or slow progress that distract you from the lack of interesting things to do, as well as repetitiveness, for only so long.

    But, then what? The multiplayer aspects feel half-arsed, with no real feeling of playing together. Rather, your pals help you out when you're too weak to handle yourself... Okay then...

    The game also gets very repetitive, very fast. I like grinding for meaningful stuff, but in MH:W, you just end up grinding ONE monster for ONE drop that allows you to make ONE weapon. I can't really put my finger on it, but it feels... meaningless. To put it in other words, you "hunt" for one specific item to make any progress and everything else that happens (other drops, other events) is utterly pointless.

    Summa summarum, I have big time buyers regret. Other's, be aware.    … Expand
  24. ironzombi
    Feb 13, 2018
    10
    MH4U was my first MH game, I got completely obsessed with that game and have been a fan ever since. Monster Hunter World feels just like a beefed up and improved MH4U, I was worried it would lose that special something that MH4U had, but World has not, it has improved on pretty much everything, the only issue is the online, Gathering Halls in MH4U were so much fun and while people have notMH4U was my first MH game, I got completely obsessed with that game and have been a fan ever since. Monster Hunter World feels just like a beefed up and improved MH4U, I was worried it would lose that special something that MH4U had, but World has not, it has improved on pretty much everything, the only issue is the online, Gathering Halls in MH4U were so much fun and while people have not seemed to suss them out in world yet, Im hoping that people will eventually suss out the gathering hub and start to make use of squads. This is Monster Hunter, just better!

    While I score it a perfect 10, there are things I would like to see improved and that is MORE content, in previous Monster Hunter games there have been more weapons and armor variety, a lot more monsters to hunt and I hope that capcom add this back with DLC, with Deviljho a good sign that we will be getting returning monsters, there are a lot of classic monsters that I would love to hunt in Monster Hunter World.    … Expand
  25. AkiTheConqueror
    Feb 13, 2018
    6
    First Monster Hunter game I really played in the series, others never really took off for me. MHW is by far the most first-timer friendly game in the series. I've beaten the game now at about 70ish hour mark, haven't really been rushing though, took quite a few optional sidequests etc.

    Enjoyed the pace of low rank. High rank was grindier but ok. After that the game is basically garbage.    First Monster Hunter game I really played in the series, others never really took off for me. MHW is by far the most first-timer friendly game in the series. I've beaten the game now at about 70ish hour mark, haven't really been rushing though, took quite a few optional sidequests etc.

    Enjoyed the pace of low rank. High rank was grindier but ok. After that the game is basically garbage. It is a combination of small things that make later gameplay a chore.

    The controls are supper unresponsive, it feels like there is absolutely no input buffering whatsoever. Sometimes input gets ignored completely.

    Everything is so drawn out, even outside of a fight. I mean do I really need to wait 10 seconds for that steak eating animation to play, or when drinking a potion to buff my attack?

    Do I have to press X 3-5 times every time I go to pick up quest, hand in bounties, get my stuff from the botanist?

    The game never bothers to tell the player that radial menu and sort order of the item bar are part of the load out, go figure why every time a loadout is selected everything gets resorted.

    Story is meh, characters are forgettable and often annoying.

    As a long term Dark Souls and Co. player, I have my own criteria for what makes a good boss. And one hit kills + RNG is a big no no. A player should be loosing because they consistently make mistakes, not because RNG consistently screws them over.

    Big monster fights and turf wars, are very nice, but get really old really fast when they happen like every two minutes. Betelgeuse here is the worst offender.

    The monster roar is used way too often. I mean can we fight already instead of being stunned half the time?

    Uninspired achievements: hunt 100 of that, capture 50 of this, complete hundred quests etc.

    Saw "honest review" of Monster Hunter series on youtube, although of course not a serious review, the statement at the end couldn't be more appropriate for MHW: there is a good game somewhere there it is just buried under a pile of garbage.    … Expand
  26. OTGamer
    Feb 13, 2018
    9
    9 Nergigantes/10
    This game will offer You, Hunter a real challenge. First You think: "Oh, such a nice world to explore!" And then You get your ass kicked over 9000 times. And You **** [x], but after hundreds of fails You'll become the most badass Hunter in the New World. And that makes You feel good, damn good, man!
  27. Kruzil
    Feb 12, 2018
    10
    As a veteran to the series, I can't even begin to express my gratitude for this amazing release. I have longed for a proper release (outside of Japan) for Monster Hunter since the original on PS2. This series deserves the attention it is getting, it has been LONG overdue.

    I feel sorry for anyone that can't get past their own nuances to allow this game the chance it deserves. If you can    As a veteran to the series, I can't even begin to express my gratitude for this amazing release. I have longed for a proper release (outside of Japan) for Monster Hunter since the original on PS2. This series deserves the attention it is getting, it has been LONG overdue.

    I feel sorry for anyone that can't get past their own nuances to allow this game the chance it deserves. If you can play Dark Souls or The Witcher and embrace their unique mechanics, then you can play Monster Hunter World. Too many players expect the controls and combat to behave like every other Action RPG. But can you really call yourself a gamer if you can’t tolerate the learning curve?

    For those of you who are enjoying this iteration, prepare yourself for G-Rank and a wide plethora of FREE DLC! Welcome to the family and may your journey be as rewarding and joyous as I would hope it be!    … Expand
  28. djluckythree
    Feb 12, 2018
    10
    For all the hater or impatient player here something usefull for you. This game is a RPG, and not only a rpg but a really great and deep one ! You find it to long to draw your weapon or put it back ? there is a armor or amulete or even gem to boost this up so it get more fast. Walking in water to slow ? there is a item for that. Repair your weapon to long you always get hit ? you can do itFor all the hater or impatient player here something usefull for you. This game is a RPG, and not only a rpg but a really great and deep one ! You find it to long to draw your weapon or put it back ? there is a armor or amulete or even gem to boost this up so it get more fast. Walking in water to slow ? there is a item for that. Repair your weapon to long you always get hit ? you can do it 300% more fast with the right armor. I play this game and take my time, i dont rush the game or try to find everything on the internet. im just having fun with my friend at my own learning time. after 105 hours of gameplay im Hunter rank 13.... and i see people LV 91 lol !!!!! You want a game with great RPG element, nice grafic, amazing soundtrack. Quality menu and lot of gaming time for your buck ? this is the game for you. You want to have everything unlock and be a god even if you just started the game 5 hours ago ? it not the game for you. go play some game like destiny or call of duty where you need to put like 130 $ to get around 20 hours gameplay without being bored af. lol :D Best game of the year for me. i still learn thing after 105 hours gameplay. if you love to use your brain to understand thing and try to improve , Best game for you buck!!!… Expand
  29. jpacor
    Feb 12, 2018
    1
    I wanted Monster Hunter World to be good, I really did. The premise sounds very interesting, and it is my first game played in the series, since I did not have a Wii U, 3DS, etc. And I must say, this game is painfully boring, I put in around 8 hours.

    I will agree that the combat is similar to Dark Souls, but even clunkier, slower, and much more complicated. The tutorials aren't bad, but    I wanted Monster Hunter World to be good, I really did. The premise sounds very interesting, and it is my first game played in the series, since I did not have a Wii U, 3DS, etc. And I must say, this game is painfully boring, I put in around 8 hours.

    I will agree that the combat is similar to Dark Souls, but even clunkier, slower, and much more complicated. The tutorials aren't bad, but then you are thrown in on a monster hunt with barely any time and have to continually attack the monster, hoping that it won't run away (which it always does) and then have to keep on starting over again. Also, the learning curve is not very balanced: one monster would be really easy to capture or kill, then the next one had brutal AI.

    What bores me the most is the grindy nature and time spent in menus. Most monsters have a nearly infinite pool of health and require a long session of attacking until dead, often becoming really boring toward the end of the fight. Then, the concept of building new armor is cool with monster parts, but it isn't, it requires a large amount of time spent in menus and crafting, and is very complicated.

    The internet connection is slow and glitchy as well.
    I kept giving this game a chance, and know that 8 hours isn't too long for this type of game, but I found it exceptionally boring, and I love action-RPGs like Dark Souls, Ys, Tales, etc, but this was downright boring. I give it a 1 because the graphics and monster designs are pretty cool.    … Expand
  30. Darkneonflame
    Feb 12, 2018
    10
    This game is amazing do not believe anyone who says otherwise, I have been playing since the first game and gotta say this is the best one yet, those who say its bad complain about the gameplay are clearly new and test games do have a learning curve once you learn it you'll love this game
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#6 Best PS4 Game of 2018
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#11 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2018
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#5 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2018

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Universal acclaim - based on 93 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 89 out of 93
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 93
  3. Negative: 0 out of 93
  1. GameGrin
    Jun 21, 2018
    90
    Honestly, if the Low and High Rank portions wasn’t as polished and an incredible experience to go through. This score would be 7/8 margin just because compared to previous games, the rotating event quests, RNG investigations for RNG loot, reduced weapon and quest pool, and less challenging solo player end game. But, with the incredibly constructed world, incredible combat experience, and cohesive experience, the downpoints are more just demands for more content.
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  2. Gamers' Temple
    May 21, 2018
    55
    I won't rehash the problems I had with World simply because they make me profoundly sad. I wanted to like the game, I hoped the new direction would bring the series to a new level, but instead, the whole thing blew up in my face like a Marshmallow Peep left in the microwave too long.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Apr 24, 2018
    100
    Moving to real consoles has paid off for Monster Hunter. The fifth installment is bigger, nicer and funnier (a bit). In addition, a number of free addons will extend the entertainment for another dozens of hours. [Issue#283]
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