Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin

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6.2

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  1. hkjhkjh
    Jul 11, 2021
    7
    WARNING: If you are sensible to low/inconsistent FPS you should rather grab the PC version since the Switch version tends to run in the low 20 in more open areas and during cutscenes whereas in buildings and smaller areas the framerate can go up to 40fps since the framerate is not capped to 30fps. That goes for both docked and undocked.
    But other than that the visuals are great in both    WARNING: If you are sensible to low/inconsistent FPS you should rather grab the PC version since the Switch version tends to run in the low 20 in more open areas and during cutscenes whereas in buildings and smaller areas the framerate can go up to 40fps since the framerate is not capped to 30fps. That goes for both docked and undocked.
    But other than that the visuals are great in both docked and undocked (I assume 1080p docked and 720p undocked) and the game itself is really fun. Even if you aren't into the main MH games you still can pick this up and enjoy it if you are into JRPGs. The battle system is great and tactical, there is a lot to explore in the overworld and the story is interesting so far. I hope Capcom can fix the performance problems cause if they do the game definitely would be a 8-9 but with the issues I can only give it a 7    … Expand
  2. Garlands
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    le jeu démarre lentement mais après ça s'enchaine et c'est que du bonheur . Les combats sont funs et spectaculaires et la mise en scène des cinématiques défonce !! Un pur bonheur et on peut très bien le faire sans avoir fait le premier !
  3. MadBert91
    Jul 17, 2021
    7
    Llevo 23 horas jugadas. El juego en sí está francamente bien, es entretenido, sin un nivel de complejidad exagerado, requiere un poco de planificación y táctica pero es lo que se esperaba lógicamente. En Nintendo switch no está bien optimizado y es muy frecuente encontrar zonas donde los FPS se resienten bastante y va a tirones. Afortunadamente por norma general es más que jugable peroLlevo 23 horas jugadas. El juego en sí está francamente bien, es entretenido, sin un nivel de complejidad exagerado, requiere un poco de planificación y táctica pero es lo que se esperaba lógicamente. En Nintendo switch no está bien optimizado y es muy frecuente encontrar zonas donde los FPS se resienten bastante y va a tirones. Afortunadamente por norma general es más que jugable pero esto le resta un puntito, otro puntito que pierde a mi parecer es en la falta de doblaje al castellano, sé que es algo habitual en Nintendo, pero por lo que cuestan estos juegos y las ventas que tienen en el mundo hispanohablante no tiene justificación y por ultimo el tercer punto que le quito y sitúo mi nota en un 7 que es buena nota es la repetitividad excesiva en combates y en guardias de monstruos que son clones unos de otros, le falta un poco más de mimo en términos generales. A pesar de todo es un juego divertido y recomendado.… Expand
  4. OnionSama
    Jul 18, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'll give it 8 if this game is called MH Rider. The game play part is interesting and good, the fighting has enough depth, getting eggs and breeding strong monsters are really addictive, although the dungeon exploration is repetitive and tedious.
    But, if you put “Stories” in the game title, it’s not acceptable to tell a story in such a way. After playing the whole game, I feel like this is the best way to describe my character: The grandchild of a legendary rider, The “aibo” of a legendary cat and his legendary friends, the ruthless egg stealer and monster fighter, and most importantly, the Cameraman. I don’t even feel I was needed in the story, unless you need me to make some stupid desicions to help develope the story.
    Please find your writer from RE or DMC, or from Persona or DQ if you still want to make a dumb character. You Monster Hunter guys don’t know how to write stories don’t you?    … Expand
  5. Dar1ism
    Aug 16, 2021
    6
    Huge fan of the monster hunter series. I love all the different monsters and the art style of this game. However, the story just does not draw me in and the rock paper scissors combat is boring. There are things to enjoy in this game, but the grind just doesn't quite feel worth it to me in this one. The game has frozen on me a couple times as well.

    Update: As I continued to play I did    Huge fan of the monster hunter series. I love all the different monsters and the art style of this game. However, the story just does not draw me in and the rock paper scissors combat is boring. There are things to enjoy in this game, but the grind just doesn't quite feel worth it to me in this one. The game has frozen on me a couple times as well.

    Update: As I continued to play I did find the story to get a bit better, and actually started to enjoy the game more. HOWEVER, I came back to lower my score because the game has completely crashed on me twice in a row as the final cutscene is about to start. This is completely unacceptable. Capcom acknowledges the issue on their site.    … Expand
  6. paulo012
    Jul 30, 2021
    6
    The game is great (think pokemon in the monster hunter series) and mirrors perfectly the style and gameplay of the first iteration.

    BUT the performance is so poor, so often (less than 15fps) that the game becomes a chore to play. I personally cannot play with such terrible performance as it makes me nauseous. CAPCOM needs to step in and fix these issues if they want people to recommend    The game is great (think pokemon in the monster hunter series) and mirrors perfectly the style and gameplay of the first iteration.

    BUT the performance is so poor, so often (less than 15fps) that the game becomes a chore to play. I personally cannot play with such terrible performance as it makes me nauseous. CAPCOM needs to step in and fix these issues if they want people to recommend this title to friends....    … Expand
  7. Ripper36
    Jul 10, 2021
    10
    Put about 10 or 11 hours into this game so far and i must say it is really a great game. Looks great and Has lots of hours too put into it i can tell. Never was a huge Monster Hunter fan, But this is a great RPG. Great Job Nintendo!
  8. MrVacuumBrainBi
    Jul 12, 2021
    9
    I thought this was going to be a cute little romp through a kid-targeted Monster Hunter game. Instead what I'm getting is one of the most genuinely fun, engaging, and addictive turn based RPG combat mechanics I've ever played. Eat your heart out, Pokemon.
  9. JamesC1992
    Jul 11, 2021
    9
    For someone (like myself) who isn't interested in playing Monster Hunter Rise this is the perfect game to pick up for any newbie to the Monster Hunter series. Frame rate dips to 30 on the switch but either than that this game does stick to the JRPG elements and the story kept me interested throughout my gameplay.
  10. lalahand
    Jul 14, 2021
    9
    This game feels more polished than Pokémon sword and shield. I have played 30 hours so far and I really enjoy the experience so far. The only part I don’t like is the map is very empty.
  11. Afenger
    Jul 10, 2021
    10
    Pra quem jogou e curtiu o título original de 3ds, este monster é obrigatório! Um RPG de turnos em alto nível, belos gráficos, músicas memoráveis. Neste ano de 2021 o NSwitch vem com tudo nos rpgs.
  12. ginoconde
    Jul 11, 2021
    9
    The charm of collecting the monsters and their designs are the biggest draw. Other positives is that the gameplay has a good balance. Most of the fights are fairly easy, but there are those few fights that are really hard especially when fighting other riders and royal monsters. The downside is the annoying Navirou and the exploration of the map is quite repetitive and how the charactersThe charm of collecting the monsters and their designs are the biggest draw. Other positives is that the gameplay has a good balance. Most of the fights are fairly easy, but there are those few fights that are really hard especially when fighting other riders and royal monsters. The downside is the annoying Navirou and the exploration of the map is quite repetitive and how the characters interact with the environment is so monotonous and unrealistic. But overall it's a game you'd spend hours in.… Expand
  13. Justaway44
    Jul 18, 2021
    10
    I spent 57hours in this game, great job Capcom what a wonderful game, best JRPG game I played ever.
  14. akshayk
    Jul 18, 2021
    10
    Monster Hunter Stories 2 is gem of a game, and deserves to be looked at differently than its mainline series. Its the sort of game that anyone can enjoy, is easy to get into and makes for great short plays when you are tired from work and want to chill out or get hooked and go on a Monstie collecting spree. the best thing about the game is its mechanics, which is simplyMonster Hunter Stories 2 is gem of a game, and deserves to be looked at differently than its mainline series. Its the sort of game that anyone can enjoy, is easy to get into and makes for great short plays when you are tired from work and want to chill out or get hooked and go on a Monstie collecting spree. the best thing about the game is its mechanics, which is simply rock-paper-scissor. But there is so much depth in it, its worth every penny. I have bought the deluxe edition just to support the devs.

    When stories 1 came out, it tanked in sales due to poor release timing. A lot rides on this one and possible sequals. I will support the devs because i want to see this game succeed, and you should too. Its a love letter to the franchise and its bold enough to make itself known. Its topped the charts in weekly sales, and has constant support planned for months. Be sure to grab your copy and show it love!    … Expand
  15. RYSCO
    Jul 13, 2021
    10
    This is just my honest opinion of the game, there is popping, saw teeth, etc. and if you're a Nintendo fan that doesn't hurt you much, but the time I've been playing the game reminds me of the first monster hunter stories. It's the same, the only thing that has changed some mechanics and graphics, the story, etc ... I know that at first it is a few hours teaching you how the game works, ifThis is just my honest opinion of the game, there is popping, saw teeth, etc. and if you're a Nintendo fan that doesn't hurt you much, but the time I've been playing the game reminds me of the first monster hunter stories. It's the same, the only thing that has changed some mechanics and graphics, the story, etc ... I know that at first it is a few hours teaching you how the game works, if you played the first can be a little tedious, and you want to give you to the action. I for now is a great game, I liked the combat system and the story, is a pokemon (not really but it looks like) but with the monster hunter monsters, really hooked...at first as I say can be tedious but then those who like pokemon will take this game to another level...I had never played a monster hunter and not m called and in the end I ended up with monster hunter rise also...Juegazo.… Expand
  16. Hoonter10
    Jul 11, 2021
    10
    Wow.... Just wow.. I’m new to The MH series. I’ve never enjoyed the combat. But I did enjoy Rise a bunch. So I decided to pick this one up because I enjoy turned based RPGs. I am blown away. I now must have every Monstie in the game lol. The thrill of just obtaining a new companion constantly is great. This game does have some frame issues in some towns but never during combat or enough toWow.... Just wow.. I’m new to The MH series. I’ve never enjoyed the combat. But I did enjoy Rise a bunch. So I decided to pick this one up because I enjoy turned based RPGs. I am blown away. I now must have every Monstie in the game lol. The thrill of just obtaining a new companion constantly is great. This game does have some frame issues in some towns but never during combat or enough to make the game enjoyable. Also it takes a few seconds for a battle to load up. Kind of wish we were getting a real Switch upgrade lol.… Expand
  17. MoXiLoug
    Jul 12, 2021
    0
    I spend 3 hours on the final fking boss, and it comes loading the animation. And the game crashed. Now I have to fight the final boss again. And the lagging in the second village is so annoying. I would say that if the game is not finished, please do not put it in to the market. I'm a big fan of monster hunter, but this game make me so disappointed.
  18. efeylmaz14
    Jul 16, 2021
    0
    After the masterpiece that was MH Rise, performance of this game is unacceptable. None of the day one patches did anything and the game still has a lot of framerate issues. Normally I am not the kind of person who cares about frame rate drops here and there but this game is constantly having performance issues in all of my playing sessions. Even with all the performance issues some sickAfter the masterpiece that was MH Rise, performance of this game is unacceptable. None of the day one patches did anything and the game still has a lot of framerate issues. Normally I am not the kind of person who cares about frame rate drops here and there but this game is constantly having performance issues in all of my playing sessions. Even with all the performance issues some sick **** degenerate at capcom decided to uncap the frame rate for some reason and even the normal 30fps gameplay looks off because of it. User score of 8.8 is WAY too high for game like this. There is a lot of potential for this game but at its current state go play it on PC.… Expand
  19. Gamingking007
    Jul 11, 2021
    10
    Never liked the mmo but this is truly amazing! I’m loving every minute of it especially the customisation! This is what pokemon should have been years ago . I always thought pokemon is only fun because of the pokemon . The gameplay was boring and always the same and the graphics were uglier than any other game . Finally a game that shows how monster catching should be done !Just wish theNever liked the mmo but this is truly amazing! I’m loving every minute of it especially the customisation! This is what pokemon should have been years ago . I always thought pokemon is only fun because of the pokemon . The gameplay was boring and always the same and the graphics were uglier than any other game . Finally a game that shows how monster catching should be done !Just wish the switch wasn’t so weak!… Expand
  20. yormomo
    Jul 11, 2021
    10
    The game is fun and should be a buy for every switch owner. It is pretty much a better version of the pokemon series due to its innovative gameplay loop. The story is good and the characters are decent. Online co op is fun and looking forward to do some pvp.
  21. Ex1a
    Aug 24, 2021
    10
    Truly amazing RPG from Capcom i just love this game so much it was a while since i played my Nintendo Switch and now i can't barely stay away from enjoying this game it's so much fun to play, very grateful to Capcom for giving us the Monster Hunter fan's this jewel.

    It was a breath of the wild feel with a mix of Pokemon and other rpg's and of course the iconic monsters from the franchise.
  22. weasleye
    Aug 1, 2021
    9
    Fantastic jrpg with a gatcha mechanic that is genuinely engaging.

    Pros:
    Great story
    Good pacing
    Beautiful art style
    Solid turn based combat
    Enjoyable monster collection
    Same great MH weapons and armor system

    Cons:
    FPS drops in game
  23. masterx1234
    Jul 15, 2021
    8
    --A great game that is barred by the aging hardware of the switch--

    Don't get me wrong I am an absolute Monster Hunter fanatic and I will buy every game day one. MHS 2 on the switch is yet another fantastic sequel to what was one of the best games on the 3DS, But the switch is starting to show its age and you will notice performance issues everywhere throughout this game. On the bright    --A great game that is barred by the aging hardware of the switch--

    Don't get me wrong I am an absolute Monster Hunter fanatic and I will buy every game day one. MHS 2 on the switch is yet another fantastic sequel to what was one of the best games on the 3DS, But the switch is starting to show its age and you will notice performance issues everywhere throughout this game. On the bright side MH2 isn't a game where you must rely on timed or perfect button presses or anything like that, but when scavenging for resources and herbs or walking around the open world the framerate will sometimes vary so drastically that it can be very distracting. The game is otherwise a 10/10 but I cant give it a 10 because the game suffers some nasty performance drops especially in villages where it becomes a pain to navigate around them. I found myself wanting to leave the villages as quickly as I possibly could so I could stop being motion sick from the low framerate, I am someone who is especially sensitive to low framerates and this causes motion sickness when playing in areas where the framerate is well below 30FPS.

    --Gameplay--

    The gameplay in MH2 is what you might expect from a typical JRPG, its a turn based style game that is also a lot like Pokémon in some ways. The monsties as they are called can be ridden upon as mounts to traverse large open areas instead of having to walk everywhere. The game still has a lot of the MH elements such as resources collection from plants or herbs ect throughout the world and you can find eggs to hatch throughout the world as well just as you could in the original. So most of the core elements are just as you remembered from MHS1.

    Battles in MHS2 is where the game shines the most and will have you on the edge of your seat, I legitimately found myself sitting on the edge of my couch and jumping for joy after I defeated a really powerful enemy, The battles felt extremely rewarding and never felt like I was doing a chore. Each battle had real meaning behind it and the rewards are a aplenty and well varied from each enemy you kill.

    --Final Thoughts--

    Do I recommend this game? You bet I do! Just don't go in expecting a game with the same polish and performance as a first party Nintendo game. Honestly Capcom could have done better with the performance here, There is no excuse when Doom is on the switch and that game has 3x better graphics and can run at a solid 30FPS but a game like this with cartoonish graphics and simple textures cannot maintain 30FPS most of the time. I feel like a performance patch is in Capcom's best interest for this game. I would have easily given it a 10/10 but I suffered some gnarly motion sickness in the areas where the framerate was somewhere around 23-24 FPS mainly in the villages.    … Expand
  24. SuperkenGaming
    Jul 17, 2021
    8
    Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
    Gotta hatch em all
    Monster Hunter Stories 3 is a 24 hour long monster collecting jrpg where you play as your own created character, youre given a ratha egg, everyone is scared, some are all like no things can be different this time and of course team rocket wants your pickachu, this is the just of the story, bring order back to the monster hunter    Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
    Gotta hatch em all
    Monster Hunter Stories 3 is a 24 hour long monster collecting jrpg where you play as your own created character, youre given a ratha egg, everyone is scared, some are all like no things can be different this time and of course team rocket wants your pickachu, this is the just of the story, bring order back to the monster hunter lands and stop team rocket from blasting of with your ratha.
    At first I absolutely hated Monster Hunter stories 2, I Enjoyed monster hunter world to an extent, but other than that Im not really a fan of this ip.. so after my first 2 hrs, I was having the same feeling, maybe monster hunter isn’t for me.. and then I hatched my first egg,and I was snet back to my pokemon days..Monster Hunter Stories is a mix of hunting down monsters as well as hunting down their eggs,
    as this is like pokemon a party building game, initially this is all you do, take down a monster, grab an egg, get out of their and hatch it, but slowly the game shifts from this, youll just be taking on these over powered angry monsters so the egg hunting I up to you, and this is the most addictive part until you get a team youre happy with.. every once in a while youll see a gold den on your way to a boss fight, youll go inside, grab an egg, trying to get the rarest egg possible.. I loved this aspect, excuted to see the variant of monster I would get.. and if you don’t like a monstie all that much, you can take one of its genes, or moves and give it to a member of your parter, really beefing your team up… I for example had a poisonous lizard monstie that could also breath fire.. I love the idea of mix an matching, giving you different moves and abilities ofr every situation.. then there the battling which is what make up most of your time in monster hunter world, here its rock paper sciorrs like pokemon, red, green, blue, you build up teams that specialize in one of the 3 fighting attacks, and oyu can switch them out freely without losing a turn to adjust to a monsties fighting style, and I hate it.. I hate the fighting here, don’t get me wrong, its so satisfying to finally take a boss down, but it is a drag, these enemies are way too spongy and battles take way too long, they feel over powered… you have 3 lives that are shared between you and your monsties, once all 3 are lost youre kicked back to the village, restock on ammo, get back out there… and annoyingly there are basically never a fast travel next to the boss so youll have to crawl through the dungeon over and over and over until you finally get lucky enough to take down the boss, and i say lucky because these battles just feel random and unfair.. some moves will one hit kill you or your monstie, and worse is you cant see the health of an enmy until you’ve already killed one before.. so youll be grinding and grinding and grinding, using all of your consuables, and just randomly here comes and over powered move youre dead.. do I grind and level up or was I so close that with a new strategy I could pull this off? You don’t know.. and that’s the biggest issue with Stories 2… there is no incentive to grind because you don’t know if its necessariy or if this is just another luck based boss battle…
    Complaints aside like I said I was still hooked, Im a sucker for collecting monsters, and with some changes in the fighting system maybe I wouldn’t aboid every possible fight I could in a dungeon just to get to the boss and get it over with and this could be an amazing game, but for now.. its still great.
    I give Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
    an 8/10    … Expand
  25. Nintendopost24
    Jul 17, 2021
    8
    Superior to the first opus on almost all points, Monster Hunter Stories 2 is the surprise Jrpg of this summer 2021. Without pretending to want to compete with its big brother Monster Hunter Rise, MH Stories 2 still has serious arguments to make. , especially its art direction and its absolutely charming Cell Shading graphics. The game will benefit for several months of free DLC, which willSuperior to the first opus on almost all points, Monster Hunter Stories 2 is the surprise Jrpg of this summer 2021. Without pretending to want to compete with its big brother Monster Hunter Rise, MH Stories 2 still has serious arguments to make. , especially its art direction and its absolutely charming Cell Shading graphics. The game will benefit for several months of free DLC, which will keep you busy for a long time ...

    Full review, in french, on my blog Nintendo Legacy. You can follow me on Twitter @NintendoLegacy1    … Expand
  26. Bnois
    Aug 18, 2021
    9
    Pokemon game done better than the actual pokemon.
    FPS isn't great but after some time you stop noticing it
  27. Sp3nc3r_69
    Jul 15, 2021
    8
    I have waited for so long to have a better game than Pokémon in the monster taming genre and Monster Hunter Stories 2 is all that and more, the first game was adorable and very engaging but the sequel expanded on it's amazing turn-base combat and monster customization.
    I have played a fair amount of this game on the Nintendo Switch but I really wish I bought it on PC instead because of the    I have waited for so long to have a better game than Pokémon in the monster taming genre and Monster Hunter Stories 2 is all that and more, the first game was adorable and very engaging but the sequel expanded on it's amazing turn-base combat and monster customization.
    I have played a fair amount of this game on the Nintendo Switch but I really wish I bought it on PC instead because of the poor performance and optimization on the weaker Nintendo Hardware. I don't have much issues with the game other than frequent framerate drops and constant disconnections in the online multiplayer.
    CAPCOM really delivered a wonderful experience with this title and I really hope we get a third game in the series.    … Expand
  28. Inuyasha17
    Oct 9, 2021
    10
    Game of the Year 2021 will be either Monster Hunter Stories 2 or Monster Hunter Rise.
  29. Inuyasha1
    Oct 9, 2021
    10
    포켓몬스터에 몬스터헌터 라이즈가 융합된 느낌이라 최고의 게임이었음. 아마 몬헌 라이즈와 함께 올해 2021년 최다 고티작이 될듯합니다.
  30. Tri9322
    Dec 18, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A superb game limited by factors both in and out of its control. Monster Hunter Stories 2 is a beautiful game graphically, there are tons of unique areas that all look amazing. The monsters and characters look great, and there are a ton of both. Every monster has an amazing ultimate attack that are all unique and stunning, as well as tons of unique animations and phenomenally designed armor and weapons that can be made from them. Despite all this beauty, the game, on switch, suffers in the frame rate department. This is weirdly limited to the first few areas of the game and becomes less of an issue later on. The art style is perfect for this game and works amazingly. The music is great too. The gameplay works great, the combat systems work well, every weapon feels unique and accurate to the original series, which is impressive for turn based combat. The excellent combat cycle stays fresh for the whole game, which is important for a 40+ hour rpg. There is also great post game options. This is Monster Hunter Stories, and the writing of the story is overall pretty great. The main plot works well, and is primarily carried by it's characters in a great adventure. This game excels in it's characters. Every section of the game has a different companion, and almost all of them work uniquely. They are designed great, their AI acts accordingly to their personalities, and a subtle detail I like is that the Riders' monsties all have unique names. Kyle specifically is amazingly written, his actions at every point in the story make complete sense with who he is, and he works as a great companion to the protagonist. My two main complaints with the story involve two central characters- Navirou and the protagonist. Put simply, the protagonist should not be a self insert silent protagonist. As much as I love the visual customization, the protagonist has set values, beliefs, bonds, decisions, and goals. The game is focused on the relationship between the player and Ratha, but the player may not feel incredible kinship to Ratha even if the protagonist clearly does. They are not a self insert and thus should not be limited as if they are one. Navirou singlehandedly makes this game significantly worse. He, and his voice, are incredibly annoying, he makes poor decisions, provides childish "comedy", and takes the seriousness out of many beautiful scenes. Worst of all, it is incredibly annoying how he already knows almost EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER YOU MEET. This game is about a journey across an unknown world, having an annoying cat introduce you to every character because the cat met them in the first game completely ruins that sense of discovery. The protagonist isn't meeting new people and forging bonds, they're just following some weird electric creature they met in the woods that already knows everything. Some characters like Cheval and Avinia clearly received good characterization and development in the first game, but we don't get to see any of it. Cheval works great as a foil to the beliefs of the protagonist but because he already received his arc unbeknownst to the player, we don't actually get that. Too much is relied on from the first game, and while it may be good fanservice for old fans, the fact that many companions are from the first game reflects negatively for new players, likely a majority of the audience. It would take a decent bit of reworking, but removing Navirou from this game would improve the game significantly. He isn't even that essential to the plot. All that aside, I do very much love the game. The 9/10 instead of 10/10 is because of Navirou and the framerate at the start. Some small things I love include: Full Voice Acting, Amazing Character Customization , just phenomenal designs on everything, deep combat system, tons of side quests and side content, online play, the egg and gene system, the sheer amount of monsters, the sprawling cities and environments, YOU CAN FLY ON RATHA THATS AWESOME, difficulty is good, cool random things in combat like breath battles, accuracy to the original series- even random encounters feel like bosses, crafting and gathering system and a perfect vibe of adventure (cat aside). I don't like the micro transactions, there are too many and like the paid hair doesn't work with head armor making it objectively worse than the default stuff.

    TLDR: Great game, punt navirou    … Expand
  31. adearriba07
    Aug 16, 2021
    9
    Incredible game! Super fun! Now I’m in the end game and seems to have a lot to do!
  32. Mister_Miracle
    Jul 13, 2021
    9
    The FPS issue doesn’t bother me much. The ‘quick finish’ option for battles takes some of the edge off the grinding aspects of the game. My kids love this game and I quite enjoy playing it with them. There’s a lot do and room to play the game in different ways (exploring, doing the story goals, collecting monsters and gear, etc.) - it’s great fun!
  33. rella2222
    Jul 11, 2021
    9
    Definitely great JRPG unless you care about FPS.
    The characteristic of MH : long-time taking farming and customization is so fun.
  34. Archie1502
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Great its great all ima say its great Fun and great
  35. monkeymat
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I made an account just to give this game the 10 it deserves! It is absolute value for money with the sheer amount of content included in the base game with more FREE content coming. Do youself a favour and get behind this masterpiece.… Expand
  36. HaKaii
    Jul 14, 2021
    10
    Great game, good combat system, the monster looks amazing and the environment as well, well done Capcom.
  37. DreamInc
    Jul 16, 2021
    10
    1. Exciting, refreshing, in depth yet not too complex turn based combat.
    2. Interactive & diverse open world from its creatures to its environments. chests, riding, swimming.
    3. Meaningful Open World, reason to come back and explore an area again, Dens, unique items etc. 4. Very good not half assed story (no spoilers) from zero to hero, friendships, trials to overcome. 5. Actual    1. Exciting, refreshing, in depth yet not too complex turn based combat.
    2. Interactive & diverse open world from its creatures to its environments. chests, riding, swimming.
    3. Meaningful Open World, reason to come back and explore an area again, Dens, unique items etc.
    4. Very good not half assed story (no spoilers) from zero to hero, friendships, trials to overcome.
    5. Actual Bonding with creatures, customizations for you & your companions etc.
    6. Each area is unique from its bio diversity to the Species of its NPC & Homes for our character.
    7. Character Customization is in depth, colors, hair styles, clothes and more to find in world.
    8. Visuals are great but if its a high priority go with a good spec PC for graphics.
    9. Offline Single Player optional Online multiplayer, so it does not force what you don't want.
    10. Effective ways to explain things through actions or rider cards, 'combines', side quest bill boards    … Expand
  38. NOVACAiNE93
    Jul 16, 2021
    10
    The game is thorough and amazing. the last titles for pokemon have been lackluster and somewhat carefree. if you care about a great story funny quips and a refreshing new way to play turn based rpgs this is the game for you. if you love the monster hunter series already... what are you waiting for!
  39. RNGZeroX
    Jul 23, 2021
    10
    If you like monster hunter series, u definitely will love this game, just clear the game story today (total 40 hours) but there still have lot of thing to do like elder dragon and deviants, also there lot of update incoming
  40. lowrodrick
    Jul 24, 2021
    10
    I've put about 30 hours into the game, A little more I think, I kind of blitzed through the campaign. Not because I didn't enjoy it, I just wanted to see everything else the game has to offer, and so far, I haven't been disappointed at all. Its worth every dollar you put into it and more, and after I finish playing a few other games, I'm sure its going to be one of the 2 switch titles (theI've put about 30 hours into the game, A little more I think, I kind of blitzed through the campaign. Not because I didn't enjoy it, I just wanted to see everything else the game has to offer, and so far, I haven't been disappointed at all. Its worth every dollar you put into it and more, and after I finish playing a few other games, I'm sure its going to be one of the 2 switch titles (the other one being monster hunter rise) to keep me coming back to my little console.… Expand
  41. QueenSerena13
    Jul 26, 2021
    10
    It’s such a rich experience, yea the story is kinda short but the adventure itself is all but worth it, you explore gorgeous areas, see cool new monsters and meet new friends all the time, it’s hard to run out of things to do
  42. TheQueas
    Aug 27, 2021
    9
    This game is really fun! It's basically just Monster Hunter and Pokemon combined, but I find the mechanics of this game more engaging than Pokemon. The main story is not groundbreaking but if you are a fan of the MH franchise it's definitely one of their best stories (hence the name lmao). I played ~120 hours which for me is quite a long time on a single game.

    The gameplay loop    This game is really fun! It's basically just Monster Hunter and Pokemon combined, but I find the mechanics of this game more engaging than Pokemon. The main story is not groundbreaking but if you are a fan of the MH franchise it's definitely one of their best stories (hence the name lmao). I played ~120 hours which for me is quite a long time on a single game.

    The gameplay loop captures that classic MH feel while mechanically being much different. And the post-game is tons of fun. While you can't play through the story with a friend you can play most of the post-game grind with one and it's tons of fun.

    Also, if you've made it this far into the review, the YouTubers really make it sound like the real game starts in high rank. And I'll say, if you just really like grinding for grindings sake or you really want to get into PvP they're right. But high rank happens after the story, so if you're here for a narrative driven experience just take your time and do what you want in low rank.    … Expand
  43. coolnamelol
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    Best game ever. One of my favorite games of all time. The story is good, the everything-except-the-voice-acting is really good, and its just a very good game
  44. infernogamer
    Jan 26, 2022
    10
    I loved it played the first stories loved that one as well when I heard the sales didn't do good I was hoping we would get another but when I so the announcement for this I flipped out ever since I got it I haven't been able to stop playing they improved upon almost every mechanic in the first one the graphics looks amazing and the scaling of the characters give it a mature look the onlyI loved it played the first stories loved that one as well when I heard the sales didn't do good I was hoping we would get another but when I so the announcement for this I flipped out ever since I got it I haven't been able to stop playing they improved upon almost every mechanic in the first one the graphics looks amazing and the scaling of the characters give it a mature look the only downside to this game is that they removed the color feature from the last game and they made it a bit easier although I might be the only bothered by that other then those two loved the game and hope we get an expansion like the mainline games or even a stories 3 in the future… Expand
  45. Wyve
    Feb 11, 2022
    8
    Great classic turn-based rpg based on Monster Hunter franchise. If you like Pokemon this is the way better!
  46. JaggedCarpet
    Aug 5, 2021
    5
    One word: Navirou. That annoying, butt-ugly, useless sack of wasted space is enough for me to knock five whole points off of this otherwise fun game. He's a selfish and childish... thing that brings literally nothing to the table. His voice makes you want to puncture your ear drums so you don't have to hear it any more.
  47. ket
    Feb 16, 2023
    8
    I've seen Monster Hunter Stories 2 described as many things including "a game for people that hate Monster Hunter". There's much I could say on the falsehood of statements like that and really does smack of MH players hating on an RPG twist to the Monster Hunter series. This is an RPG style game, if you don't like that move along back to Monster Hunter Rise. For everyone else MHS2 from theI've seen Monster Hunter Stories 2 described as many things including "a game for people that hate Monster Hunter". There's much I could say on the falsehood of statements like that and really does smack of MH players hating on an RPG twist to the Monster Hunter series. This is an RPG style game, if you don't like that move along back to Monster Hunter Rise. For everyone else MHS2 from the very start is reminisce of FF10's Besaid and Kilika.

    Combat is described as "rock, paper, scissors" by some but that isn't even scratching the surface of the combat mechanic the "rock, paper, scissors" alludes to just the "Attack" command, essentially you have 3 types of attacks to use against enemies rather than just mindlessly spamming an "Attack" command. There are many other abilities too, including duo, and "tag team" type moves you can do, switching weapons during battle, etc. If you have ever played Final Fantasy 10 you'll be very familiar with the style of combat in this game.

    There are a decent number of weapons and armour you can craft, buy, and upgrade including bows, swords, hammers, etc. The story isn't close to the level of a game like FF10, but I wouldn't call it terrible either what hurts the game and story the most is the silent protagonist approach.

    Graphically the game is in keeping and fitting for an RPG and anyone complaining about the graphics or art choice clearly have never played an RPG, I'd dare say it's just more MH fans getting salty over a different take on the MH series for reasons that completely allude me.

    I'm extremely sensitive to bad frame rates also being a PC gamer where I play at 144FPS minimum but with the time I have spent with MHS2 so far as of the latest patch I haven't experienced any major slowdown the game feels like a solid 30FPS most of the time with maybe an occasional dip to 28.

    In closing, the just over 6/10 user rating very unfairly reflects Monster Hunter Stories 2. Is it the best RPG in the world? No. Is it the worst? No, there is plenty that can be improved in small but significant ways for MHS3. It is however a very solid RPG that's enjoyable enough and worthy for any RPG fan to at least try which is easy to do with the demo available on the Nintendo eShop.    … Expand
  48. KingofBeasts
    Dec 21, 2022
    4
    Boy oh boy, where do I begin with this dumpster fire of a mess. I suppose I should mention, I played the first game, and loved it. This one here is well, pretty bad. Definitely better than some other games, but let me break it down.

    Battle System Both good and bad. Good in which, it is much more expanded on. Bad in which the rock, paper, scissors system become very predictable for    Boy oh boy, where do I begin with this dumpster fire of a mess. I suppose I should mention, I played the first game, and loved it. This one here is well, pretty bad. Definitely better than some other games, but let me break it down.

    Battle System

    Both good and bad.

    Good in which, it is much more expanded on. Bad in which the rock, paper, scissors system become very predictable for quite a range of monsters. Higher ranking monsters gets two to three attacks a turn, that you cannot defend against in most cases. It is even worse in the players favor in this game, since only the Kinship ability can bypass this system, and it leaves them completely vulnerable for a turn. More or less, it is safer to play without it. This ultimately defeating the point of building up the gauge. Previous game, I never had to play support, this game? I was forced into it. Terrible design.

    Weapons

    Good and Bad.

    Sword and Shield has more relevance than Great Sword, which makes little sense damage wise. Bows are also one of the better ones to use, due to the many hits, and turn end attacks. Hammers and Gun Lance I never found a use for. They were pretty useless. This game makes weapons even worse than the last one.

    Exploration

    This is probably one of the better points, but it also has its bad as well. If I am not wrong, it should roughly be around the same as the last game, if not slightly more. Anyway, it is more open to exploring, so that is good. It is also bad how flying is so limited, even more so than the previous one. The dens are larger, so that is good, and it does give incentive to explore it.

    Storyline

    Now to this one, there are characters from the previous game. With a certain Felyne jumping back and forth between knowing some characters. At some points, it seems like he genuinely doesn’t know, at other points he suddenly does. I should also mention, this character is very annoying throughout the entire game. Unlike the first, when he grew on the player, and became quite likable from middle to end.

    The plot of the game is everywhere, they introduce a lot of side stories, which if memory serves. Almost none of them gets finished. A Rathalos that is supposed to bring about ruin, great plot right? Well, it looks like they had a decent idea for evolution of his Kinship skill as the plot went along. However, they decided to be cheap, and simply used the one from the first game. Anyway, enough of that.

    This game was pretty much just go here and there, the characters weren’t given any much time to be properly liked. The main character just felt there, and did not have much relevance. The first game, the main character was important. It was more heartfelt, and the effort can be seen. This game? Well, they had ideas, but none gets properly executed, because a certain Felyne constantly breaks the mood. Every time something thought provoking, or interesting happens, his annoying voice, and stupid remarks breaks the immersion.

    All of this eventually lead’s to a final showdown, that didn’t even felt earned, and didn’t bring about a rise in emotions. There wasn’t even any sort of real turmoil to say, it was like a bunch of ideas just thrown together.

    Animations

    Animations were excellent, however, if I was brain dead, then maybe I would have been focusing on this. While a lot of effort was put into this, it seems like they were hoping these graphics will be enough to distract from the poorly constructed story/timeline. I get the feeling this is probably supposed to be a standalone, at the same time? They keep bringing up points that made me think it wasn’t supposed to be.

    Honestly, the only reason I am giving this a 4/10, is because I played the first game. For a $60 game, this was borderline trash. Perhaps someone can find enjoyment in this, but I went in with high expectations from the last game, and was met with disappointment. I just wanted to play the game to get it over with, honestly, this might be the last time I buy anything from this company as well. Unless they manage to really pull themself up, I don’t want anything to do with their games. I honestly felt ripped off for the price they were going for. I should also mention there are performance issues with the game, such as lag, or delayed movements.    … Expand
  49. DinoBeam
    Jul 25, 2021
    3
    That cat needs to be killed, and whoever is responsible for making him and putting him in the game should be fired. It also is disappointing your monsters just auto attack
  50. lattes
    Aug 29, 2021
    6
    Want to love this game, but I cant.
    The difference in power by monstie classification is ridiculous. It feels bad to use most of my favorites because they are that much worse than the higher tier monsters.
    Not only they force you to keep ratha all the way to the end of the story, but the riding actions are so restrict that you also probably will have room for maybe 3 monsties you really    Want to love this game, but I cant.
    The difference in power by monstie classification is ridiculous. It feels bad to use most of my favorites because they are that much worse than the higher tier monsters.
    Not only they force you to keep ratha all the way to the end of the story, but the riding actions are so restrict that you also probably will have room for maybe 3 monsties you really enjoy (that probably will end up swapping anyway, doing to the star system).
    Another negative regarding the riding actions is that they seem really clancky, sometimes I have to press 20 times the b button to nargacuga turn stealth on.
    The areas feel like they aren't connected at all, and the map system you use to teleport just sucks. I wish they gave us a normal map too look the caravans.
    A huge problem of this game is the repetitiveness. The way you progress the story is really repetitive. The way you farm for genes is really repetitive. The dens areas are really repetitive, and what is worse, sometimes the normal map areas look really close to the den ones.
    I avoided many battles, but even so there was a point were I got bored, because they tend to be really easy (even with low star monsties) and really long (especially if you are using your favorite monsties). The animations are great, but you'll eventually skip all. One thing that makes the battles slower than they needed to be are the mini cutscenes for changing weapon and things like that. Also, there's a "animation lag" between each move, each hit and etc.
    The story is nice, but also feels like some moments don't conect really well together, probably because of the way they change your partners, and the repetitiveness of this formula.
    Not having how to change your monsties element or even just colour is just really dumb.
    Don't fool yourself if somebody says it's a loveletter to MH fans, there is barely a ok quantity of addition to the mostie rooster compared to stories 1.
    There are still many great things about this game, in production value it deserves a better score, but in real enjoyment, this is what I can give.    … Expand
  51. scut29
    Jan 30, 2023
    9
    Good game, the story follows nicely and if you like the monsters from MH this is absolutely for you.
    It is important to know that this is a monster trainer game and not an action rpg even if it keeps many mechanics and the spirit of the original game.
    Building up various monsters is difficult but rewarding and the fights are complicated enough to be satisfying. Surely better then the    Good game, the story follows nicely and if you like the monsters from MH this is absolutely for you.
    It is important to know that this is a monster trainer game and not an action rpg even if it keeps many mechanics and the spirit of the original game.
    Building up various monsters is difficult but rewarding and the fights are complicated enough to be satisfying. Surely better then the last pokemon games.

    PS: Do not play this game with a toaster, i had 0 performance issue.    … Expand
  52. EasyGamerBoi
    Aug 11, 2021
    8
    Monster Hunter is a series I’ve been trying to get into for years but has never fully clicked with me, so naturally I was skeptical of an RPG style MH game because of my previous experiences with the series. Up until the demo I wasn’t sold, but when MHS2 sunk its claws into me it never let go for WEEKS. I was convinced to bring my Switch with me on vacation JUST to play it at the hotel atMonster Hunter is a series I’ve been trying to get into for years but has never fully clicked with me, so naturally I was skeptical of an RPG style MH game because of my previous experiences with the series. Up until the demo I wasn’t sold, but when MHS2 sunk its claws into me it never let go for WEEKS. I was convinced to bring my Switch with me on vacation JUST to play it at the hotel at night because of how addicted I was. Let’s start with the positives, I really love the majority of these monster designs & it helped that I was familiar with a lot of them already from watching playthroughs of Monster Hunter World & it’s DLC. But everytime I entered a new area I would spend hours finding all of the new monsters to hatch and fight, yeah a lot more are re-skins than I personally would like them to be, but Capcom are experts at post-game DLC so I’m sure the roster will only diversify and grow over the next year even more. The usual hook of the MH series, farming resources from monsters to make better gear, is also simplified as you only need a certain amount of parts to add up to the required total instead of certain pieces, I love this addition so much even though the game is very generous with resources & it’s simple to get any pieces you need quickly with the instant finish feature once you get a high enough level. The areas can be generic (beach area, ice area, volcano area) but they’re all great to look at even if the Switch is a weak console. Speaking of, the framerate should’ve been capped, who’s decision was that? I wish I had a PC to play this game on but.. the performance can be really shaky. It does hold up surprisingly well on handheld mode though, at times it runs better than docked mode too lol, but Nintendo is known to progress 3 generations behind the competition. The story is pretty decent, it had me invested enough to care and at times had me glued to the screen, but nothing to rewrite the JRPG genre about. And aside from some difficulty spikes in the last quarter (mostly the last 4-5 hours of the story), the game is pretty breezy and as long as you pay attention nothing is much trouble, which makes the sudden difficulty spikes all the more annoying. Something else I want to complain about is the multiplayer. I haven’t played a lot of it yet since I just finished the game, but from what I have played I’m not impressed. Also how the hell are people level 99 already? The game is barely a month old! To each their own but.. makes me feel like I suck at the game when I know I don’t lol. I haven’t been disconnected yet but just like with Pokémon Sword & Shield’s god awful multiplayer UI, this repeats a lot of the same mistakes. Only a handful of players come up at a time, many of which will be joined by other players before you finish reading them, so you’ll have to exit the multiplayer menu and go back in over and over if you want to see a new page of people. Why the hell are most expeditions only available if you have a pass for them? You have to go back through the same cave structures over and over to farm bottle caps to buy more passes, which you may not even get anything good from. Speaking of, so many of the dens are reused over and over AND OVER again to the point that it’s tedious to travel through the same cave with a different coat of paint for the 150th time. I’m not sure if they’re procedurally generated but damn, step it up. I also don’t care for games that instantly throw you into the deep end right after you finish the main story knowing you need to grind A LOT to do a lot of the post game activities. I’d love to do them all eventually plus the multiplayer ones but I don’t think the time investment is all that worthwhile when I have so many other games I still have to play. Other than that I truly did have a blast playing this game & I’ve been hooked longer than most games can grab me for, one that made me genuinely excited to get home after a long day and play for hours to see what was next is a feeling I’ve seldom felt since I was a kid. It’s definitely better than any Pokémon game I’ve played since the Gen 5 games. I’m very excited for the future updates & what monsters they’ll bring (PLEASE GIVE ME ODOGARON!!!) and if anything this game just makes me wish I could get into the mainline series even more.… Expand
  53. Bodhi_Hoatzin
    Aug 13, 2021
    7
    Very cute spin on the MH franchise that adds a lot onto what was brought to the table by its predecessor. Combat is simple on the surface but more complex underneath and makes for a very fun spin on the turn-based formula. Things can get a bit redundant - mostly exploration - but not to the extent at which grinding feels detractive. The worst thing I have to say is in regards to the horridVery cute spin on the MH franchise that adds a lot onto what was brought to the table by its predecessor. Combat is simple on the surface but more complex underneath and makes for a very fun spin on the turn-based formula. Things can get a bit redundant - mostly exploration - but not to the extent at which grinding feels detractive. The worst thing I have to say is in regards to the horrid performance on Switch with fps sinking into single-digits at some points which really shouldn't be acceptable. For this reason alone I strongly recommend the PC version instead.… Expand
  54. waffleganger
    Jul 27, 2021
    4
    An absolute joy to play, has gameplay better than Pokémon could ever have… but the framerate is abysmal, with seemingly no intentions of getting it fixed.
  55. Siegfried1292
    Aug 7, 2021
    9
    Más de 35 horas de juego.

    PUNTOS POSITIVOS: -Adictivo sistema de combate. ¿No es una maravilla hacerte un monstie hiper tocho? -Gran cantidad de bestiario para hacerte con muchos monsties. -Sistema de legar habilidades de monsties bastante más accesible con respecto al MH Stories 1 (ya no tiene que ser exactamente en el mismo hueco). Al igual que con respecto al primero tienes    Más de 35 horas de juego.

    PUNTOS POSITIVOS:

    -Adictivo sistema de combate. ¿No es una maravilla hacerte un monstie hiper tocho?

    -Gran cantidad de bestiario para hacerte con muchos monsties.

    -Sistema de legar habilidades de monsties bastante más accesible con respecto al MH Stories 1 (ya no tiene que ser exactamente en el mismo hueco). Al igual que con respecto al primero tienes el final instantáneo con bichos de menor nivel.

    -Aunque es evidente que no es Zelda BOTW, tienes que saber adaptarte al entorno (y al monstruo con cierta determinada bomba) para cada ocasión ya sea frío, calor, romper una roca, subir enredaderas con los monsties, etc.

    PUNTOS NEGATIVOS: Las mazmorras/nidos son simplonas y de vez en cuando te encuentras alguna que otra bajada de fps.    … Expand
  56. PMG-Writer
    May 15, 2022
    8
    Thus, the retail version of Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin gave great pleasure. The storyline can also provide small interesting moments.So you will experience many exciting moments and the fights are really fun from the first second. The graphics and controls are well done in the final version and do a good job. If you would like to continue enjoying the experiences in theThus, the retail version of Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin gave great pleasure. The storyline can also provide small interesting moments.So you will experience many exciting moments and the fights are really fun from the first second. The graphics and controls are well done in the final version and do a good job. If you would like to continue enjoying the experiences in the storyline, you should gladly buy Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.… Expand
  57. DjWolfine
    Oct 10, 2021
    10
    Me gusto mucho el juego, es emotivo y su estilo de combate es entretenido y la banda sonora es maravillosa, un poco más de profundidad a la historia no habría estado mal pero la verdad es que así como está es bastante buena igual. Gracias a este juego me motive a introducirme en la saga de Monster Hunter
  58. RoTom137
    Oct 14, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Das Spiel ist super: die Story die Monster, und die Verbindung, die man zu den Charakteren und Ratha im Laufe des Spiels bekommt. Die Boss Fights sind super inszeniert, vor allem Oltura.
    Lediglich einige schwierige Boss Kämpfe waren lästig, weil man dort oft lange kämpft, ohne irgendeine speichermöglichkeit und wenn man verliert ca ne viertel Stunde zurückgeworfen wird. Und manchmal sogar erstmal 5 Minuten zum Bosskampf laufen muss.    … Expand
  59. Sensou
    Feb 12, 2023
    5
    Finally buying it out of endless curiosity. Although, I've said that I won't make a purchase for this game due to performance issue but I decided to try it out due to my excitement with MH Rise and MHGU.

    As I said, I like the gameplay mechanic. It's basically turn based JRPG, no problem at all with simple mechanic of rock-paper-scissors. Previously, I only commented on performance    Finally buying it out of endless curiosity. Although, I've said that I won't make a purchase for this game due to performance issue but I decided to try it out due to my excitement with MH Rise and MHGU.

    As I said, I like the gameplay mechanic. It's basically turn based JRPG, no problem at all with simple mechanic of rock-paper-scissors.

    Previously, I only commented on performance and how wasted the stable feature as you can't nurture your monsters as they have provided you with an asset of the small version of each monster in the game. But, since I'm able to fully play the game now, there are just too many flaws and problem with this game that keeps me hating it even more as I progress through the game.

    Performance still becoming the main issue of the unpleasant experience. The graphic is not even that high or even the texturing in the game. Everything seems basically soft and flat but the game unable to properly running at a stable frame-rate. Weirdly enough, everything runs smooth on Lulucion where Lulucion seems to be filled with lot of people other than the other 3 previous village. Work on that MHS team, MHR could run flawlessly so it just unacceptable for MHS to be running like a crap.

    Graphic is the 2nd biggest flaw. I truly never value game based on it's graphics as I keep thinking that good graphics is just a bonus and it won't heavily impact my experience but it's different with MHS2. It's not because of the soft texture or low resolution but the graphics of the game is not consistent. It seems they have 2 separate art direction characteristics for human and environment. It's make the art direction (?) of MHS seems not consistent and that hurts my eyes. Once again, it's not because of texture or low resolution, its all about consistency and they are not consistent with how they approach it in art perspective.

    Last is of course the story and Navirou. It's better to just remove the story altogether as they can't make an engaging story. You know what? You can make a good story by just working on the lore of the monster itself that has been built in MH series and I believe that will be a lot better than creating a cheesy anime kind of story. Navirou is way too chatty and our characters is just like an NPC. I hate how the closure of Kuan Village's Arc, our characters seems stupid and weak all of sudden and because of that creating a small destruction of Kuan Village. And you better remove Navirou in the next installment, if you plan on continue to work on this series, that cat is useless and annoying. So many of my action got obstructed of his dialogue, so I need to mash the button to make sure my button input is being inserted to the system as well as skipping his dialogue.

    So many things gone wrong in this game but those 3 points above completely makes me stop to play the game anymore after 18+ hours into the game. Shame, because the gameplay mechanic is absolutely addictive and engaging. Well, the AI of your companion is sucks thou.    … Expand
  60. shw079
    Feb 4, 2022
    6
    This is a mediocre RPG game at best. It becomes quite repetitve very soon and loses its charm.
  61. MoGee
    Apr 23, 2022
    8
    看别人说是20，30小时流程，通关时发现玩了46小时。
    Ns版掉帧问题严重，感觉常年在20帧左右晃荡。
    读取界面多，还贼慢，难受死了。打个怪读5秒，打完读5秒，换个地图读7，8秒，进个洞读7，8秒。 要不是游戏内容还可以，并且巧妙的把怪猎本体结合起来，骑着咩咩子可是我的梦啊！（就是刺得裆有点疼） 某些方面明白了为什么那么多人喜欢宝可梦了。 对于一个只玩过一阵2G，正儿八经玩是从世界才开始玩的新猎人，发现好多怪不认识，就很难受。终于知道为什么说崛起怪少了。    看别人说是20，30小时流程，通关时发现玩了46小时。
    Ns版掉帧问题严重，感觉常年在20帧左右晃荡。
    读取界面多，还贼慢，难受死了。打个怪读5秒，打完读5秒，换个地图读7，8秒，进个洞读7，8秒。
    要不是游戏内容还可以，并且巧妙的把怪猎本体结合起来，骑着咩咩子可是我的梦啊！（就是刺得裆有点疼）
    某些方面明白了为什么那么多人喜欢宝可梦了。

    对于一个只玩过一阵2G，正儿八经玩是从世界才开始玩的新猎人，发现好多怪不认识，就很难受。终于知道为什么说崛起怪少了。
  62. yao718
    May 1, 2022
    10
    Amazing game. Great story, simple game play. The post game battling and collecting eggs and creating the strongest monsters is really fun. Plenty of content in main story and lots of side quests albeit the side quests are more like kill this and that. This is the sort of game that pokemon sword and shield should have been like.
  63. vickykoi
    Jun 22, 2023
    6
    the game was honestly too hard during some battles and i gave up. nergigante was just one of those annoying fights of many. the frames are pretty bad on switch but it didn't bother me too much. mostly i think the difficulty lies in not knowing monster elemental weaknesses and which type of attack to use. you also never know what level the enemy is, so if you keep dying you just have to gothe game was honestly too hard during some battles and i gave up. nergigante was just one of those annoying fights of many. the frames are pretty bad on switch but it didn't bother me too much. mostly i think the difficulty lies in not knowing monster elemental weaknesses and which type of attack to use. you also never know what level the enemy is, so if you keep dying you just have to go farm more levels.
    the story is also a bit childish, though the final boss and artwork design was really nice.    … Expand
  64. Madbert
    Jul 9, 2022
    7
    Jul 17, 2021

    Llevo 23 horas jugadas. El juego en sí está francamente bien, es entretenido, sin un nivel de complejidad exagerado, requiere un poco de planificación y táctica pero es lo que se esperaba lógicamente. En Nintendo switch no está bien optimizado y es muy frecuente encontrar zonas donde los FPS se resienten bastante y va a tirones. Afortunadamente por norma general es más que    Jul 17, 2021

    Llevo 23 horas jugadas. El juego en sí está francamente bien, es entretenido, sin un nivel de complejidad exagerado, requiere un poco de planificación y táctica pero es lo que se esperaba lógicamente. En Nintendo switch no está bien optimizado y es muy frecuente encontrar zonas donde los FPS se resienten bastante y va a tirones. Afortunadamente por norma general es más que jugable pero esto le resta un puntito, otro puntito que pierde a mi parecer es en la falta de doblaje al castellano, sé que es algo habitual en Nintendo, pero por lo que cuestan estos juegos y las ventas que tienen en el mundo hispanohablante no tiene justificación y por ultimo el tercer punto que le quito y sitúo mi nota en un 7 que es buena nota es la repetitividad excesiva en combates y en guardias de monstruos que son clones unos de otros, le falta un poco más de mimo en términos generales. A pesar de todo es un juego divertido y recomendado    … Expand
  65. ZYMROD
    Nov 26, 2022
    7
    Es una secuela bastante correcta de su entrega en 3ds. Sin embargo, se torna un poco repetitivo y la falta de variedad le juegan en contra si vienes de jugar MHS 1. Como nueva experiencia es correcta, pero se siente con potencial desaprovechado.
  66. lillajordbaer
    Apr 29, 2023
    9
    Loved the combat system and super dynamic, very beautiful cinematic and a good story. Highly recommend to play the first one to anyone who hasn't play it !
  67. lucasguerra2998
    May 11, 2023
    9
    Very nice game, the combat is interesting and can be quite challeging if you face stronger monsters,

    The monsters are very nice and have a good variety, I didn't have many FPS problems that bothered me, only once a few times, enough to say it was ok. The only thing I don't like so much is the way some eggs are kind of random, but there are some mechanics to find a specific monster so    Very nice game, the combat is interesting and can be quite challeging if you face stronger monsters,

    The monsters are very nice and have a good variety, I didn't have many FPS problems that bothered me, only once a few times, enough to say it was ok.

    The only thing I don't like so much is the way some eggs are kind of random, but there are some mechanics to find a specific monster so its not a major problem.

    In my experience the story wasn't the main aspect beacuse I was more interested in the monster and the exploration, but i did think it was nice.

    If you like to capture monsters and spend some time battling to get itens and XP, I think this game is a wonderful experience, really enjoyed it.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#57 Best Switch Game of 2021
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#19 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2021

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81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 89 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 73 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 89
  3. Negative: 0 out of 89
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Oct 7, 2021
    90
    Monster Hunter Stories 2's story and gameplay work in tandem to make this entry a standout in the franchise and in the creature collection genre as a whole. The gameplay is addictive, and the story and characters kept me invested in the finer details of the world. Plus, there is plenty to do after you've completed the story. If you're intrigued about this series or a fan who's wondering if it's worth your while, I say give this one a shot. And ride on! [Issue #54 – September 2021, p. 71]
  2. Gamepressure
    Sep 11, 2021
    80
    Wings of Ruin’s strengths are easily noticeable and will keep you playing it for weeks. Its story may not be groundbreaking, but what it offers is crafted with love and is geared to both fans and newcomers to the series. It’s definitely not your average Monster Hunter game, but its mix of RPG and Pokemon-like elements make it its own kind of wonderful.
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  3. PLAY! Zine
    Sep 9, 2021
    90
    If you never loved the Monster Hunter series, yet you found yourself intrigued by it, this could be your moment to fall in love with its world. The original Stories was an easily overlooked game since it was exclusive to the 3DS. However, this sequel is not just more available, but also an amazing and charming title on its own. And players that don't mind the more simple stories will have nothing but love for this sweet little adventure, which is anything but tiny.
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