Monster Hunter

Mon 2008/04/28 01:28 JST

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Never played Monster Hunter but I hear many good things about it - any Monster Hunter fans here that recommend it?
I would have picked it up earlier it if had characters like these chibi Monster Hunter girls though.
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D_Blade in Montreal (Registered on 2006/12/31)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict

So this is what Pyramid_Head was nagging me about for times and times, all over again?
No thanks.
(Evil is my second name y'know)

Mon 2008/04/28 01:46:49 JST (ID #176342)

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- Pyramid_Head in somewhere (Registered on 2008/02/06)
  student
  
  i only nag u once, IIRC
  
  Mon 2008/04/28 16:52:20 JST (ID #176719)
  
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  - D_Blade in Montreal (Registered on 2006/12/31)
    Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
    
    Twice. *grins*
    You must have been overjoyed seeing that news item, didn't you?
    
    Mon 2008/04/28 17:05:05 JST (ID #176727)
    
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    - Pyramid_Head in somewhere (Registered on 2008/02/06)
      student
      
      ^^, yes i am
      some more girl in my post below
      o btw, don't click the real thing if u don't interested how they look in human eye
      
      Mon 2008/04/28 18:14:40 JST (ID #176795)
      
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      - D_Blade in Montreal (Registered on 2006/12/31)
        Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
        
        More girls? I got mine already thank you. LOL ^^;
        
        Mon 2008/04/28 19:38:20 JST (ID #176846)
        
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Jotham in Los Angeles, CA (Registered on 2008/03/08)
Student
http://yellowguy89.blogspot.com/

sort of looks like world of warcraft combined with vagrant story

Mon 2008/04/28 02:08:27 JST (ID #176347)

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XSportSeeker in Brazil (Registered on 2007/08/22)
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
http://xspblog.com

The second installment boosted PSP sales near or over ALL OTHER CONSOLES PUT TOGETHER... for the past 3 weeks in Japan.
By consoles I mean DS, Wii, PS3 and X-Box 360.

It's like, in the past 4 weeks PSPs are selling 200000 in japan every week.
DSs usually sells between 40000 and 45000 units.
Console numbers are far inferior...

So... I can only suppose the game is good. But I guess it all depends on the gamer tastes...

I'm trying it, when it gets ported. Unfortunately, my plans on learning japanese are going kinda slow... T_T

Mon 2008/04/28 02:15:08 JST (ID #176354)

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XSportSeeker in Brazil (Registered on 2007/08/22)
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
http://xspblog.com

Oh, about the game itself... I read reviews and some other stuff saying that the interesting thing about it is that it's pretty simple.

You find monsters, you kill them, you get stuff from them (spoils of victory!), and then proceed to the next monster.

With multiplaying, you can exchange stuff, fight, and collaborate.

Probably lots of fun.

Mon 2008/04/28 02:17:43 JST (ID #176355)

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- anonymouszro in a place beside a mouse (Registered on 2007/08/23)
  mouse clicker
  
  the downside of this game is that most of the content is only available on online play.
  
  if it is possible to get most of the content on single player, then this would have been on my list.
  
  Mon 2008/04/28 02:42:09 JST (ID #176363)
  
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  - D_Blade in Montreal (Registered on 2006/12/31)
    Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
    
    One more reason to not invest my money on it.
    
    Mon 2008/04/28 03:18:48 JST (ID #176371)
    
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  - youconfusemysoul in Arizona, US (Registered on 2008/01/14)
    College Student
    
    Actually, only about 1/15 of the game's content is downloaded. More important is to make sure you have friends with the game, as the co-op is one of the biggest draws
    
    Mon 2008/04/28 05:37:42 JST (ID #176432)
    
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  - Pyramid_Head in somewhere (Registered on 2008/02/06)
    student
    
    in PS2 (MH and MH2) yes
    in PSP (MHP and MHFre) no, u get all MH and MH2 content
    
    all weapon and all armor only tho, not all feature(PVP, arm wrestling, bigger map aren't included)
    
    Mon 2008/04/28 16:54:29 JST (ID #176721)
    
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skankywonders in California (Registered on 2007/08/09)
Student

I've been wondering why are Japanese going crazy over this game?

Anyways, Cute!

Mon 2008/04/28 03:46:41 JST (ID #176384)

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- Pyramid_Head in somewhere (Registered on 2008/02/06)
  student
  
  those are wyvern girl btw
  some artist make them to look like a girl/boy
  the real 1 is a massive ugly and unfriendly creature
  
  Mon 2008/04/28 16:56:51 JST (ID #176724)
  
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Jason in Auckland (Registered on 2006/12/24)
Student

basically hunting down monsters, carving them up for bits and pieces to make your armours and weapons. the hunting part is really awesome since you need different strategies to beat them... it gets pretty challenging later on. the real fun comes in when you play with other people! four people gang bashing a wyvern... good stuff

Mon 2008/04/28 04:06:39 JST (ID #176391)

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Redcross in Glenmarie,Shah Alam (Registered on 2007/11/27)
Student

not forgetting hunting monsters 10X bigger your size

Mon 2008/04/28 04:16:07 JST (ID #176395)

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Hakushaku in on the chair using a computer.... (Registered on 2008/03/12)
Seeing red!!!

Cute....me like the bottom row 4th one...

Mon 2008/04/28 04:22:44 JST (ID #176399)

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- D_Blade in Montreal (Registered on 2006/12/31)
  Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
  
  Bottom row, sixth one here (from left to right).
  
  Mon 2008/04/28 04:29:17 JST (ID #176402)
  
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  - D_Blade in Montreal (Registered on 2006/12/31)
    Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
    
    erm, fifth.
    
    Mon 2008/04/28 04:29:46 JST (ID #176403)
    
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- Hakushaku in on the chair using a computer.... (Registered on 2008/03/12)
  Seeing red!!!
  
  *getting mad*...CHOOSE ONLY ONE!!!!
  
  Mon 2008/04/28 04:32:50 JST (ID #176404)
  
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  - D_Blade in Montreal (Registered on 2006/12/31)
    Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
    
    Fifth, dammit... got confused. XD
    
    Mon 2008/04/28 08:13:32 JST (ID #176514)
    
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- Hakushaku in on the chair using a computer.... (Registered on 2008/03/12)
  Seeing red!!!
  
  Right click...saved!!...go to the cute pic folder....
  
  Mon 2008/04/28 04:33:45 JST (ID #176405)
  
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youconfusemysoul in Arizona, US (Registered on 2008/01/14)
College Student

Ah yes, I'm a hardcore MH fan. It's a great game, danny, very difficult as well. The problem is that if you want to finish the game, you're required to invest hundreds of hours (not an exaggeration). Most "hunts" later on last around 40-50 minutes, and there's hundreds of quests.

Mon 2008/04/28 05:35:38 JST (ID #176431)

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- Pyramid_Head in somewhere (Registered on 2008/02/06)
  student
  
  already 120 hour on MHP2ndG ^^
  
  Mon 2008/04/28 16:50:58 JST (ID #176717)
  
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- Tempest in New Zealand (Registered on 2007/11/07)
  Exchange Student
  
  Was already thinking about trying it but I don't want to invest that much times in games anymore, I already spent enough time with MMORPGS...
  
  Mon 2008/04/28 17:42:31 JST (ID #176753)
  
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radical anime fan in Singapore, Furnace City, Cinderblock Outskirts. (Registered on 2007/01/25)
Polytechnic Junior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer In-training.
http://thehangerbay.wordpress.com/

It's unlikely to find those girls anywhere in the game...

I got to borrow and play Monster Hunter a while back and the game is like x1000 levels of awesomeness. You even get to use guns in the later games of thew series like MH Freedom(correct me if I'm wrong).

Mon 2008/04/28 06:11:23 JST (ID #176442)

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Clyne in Singapore (Registered on 2007/07/13)
Data Operator

hey! i 'm a Monster hunter fan too! Monster hunter can be hard to play when u are playing alone, this game made me so rage that i threw me psp out of the window! Nah... i just threw it against the wall. This game is pretty fun when played together with friends or via Xlink Kai. The MH girl's outfit looks good too, specially the Kirin outfit! There are figure out but only few of of they are sexy, though.

Mon 2008/04/28 08:01:31 JST (ID #176508)

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- aubz. in Vancouver (Registered on 2007/11/18)
  Multimedia Developer/Designer
  
  Totally agree. Some bosses takes a few tries to get used to their fighting patterns, then you get frustrated and never want to see your PSP for the rest of the day LOL.
  
  I always have a problem with Congalala and his fart attack >__>.
  
  Mon 2008/04/28 14:48:47 JST (ID #176668)
  
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youconfusemysoul in Arizona, US (Registered on 2008/01/14)
College Student

For anyone who's interested, Monster Hutner healthcare here

NSFW
http://www.h-zip.com/onizuki_aruchu/

monhon no erohon 2 is recommended >__>

Mon 2008/04/28 08:33:18 JST (ID #176527)

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Triddy in British Columbia, Canada (Registered on 2007/11/28)
Student

The PS2 version, online, was the definition of awesome. I almost cried when they shut down the servers, even though I hadn't played in a year and a half.

I'll never forget the first time my group and I brought down a high level wyvern. Before that, I was always the guy hiding in the cave cooking food for everyone else. But finally, after hours of work, having the armor. Dealing the final blow. Unforgetable moment in gaming, right there.

Never got the PSP versions. Monster Hunter without online is just simply failure. Do many people use xlink? That could redeem it, if I could consistently get games going.

Mon 2008/04/28 08:46:54 JST (ID #176542)

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OblivionAngel in Minnesota (Registered on 2008/04/03)
Bag Boy

It's fun... but I don't like playing it by myself. Not quite as fun alone.

Mon 2008/04/28 08:55:35 JST (ID #176550)

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Hyou in Eugene, OR (Registered on 2007/10/08)
Critic of sorts

I got to play the PSP version for a while since one of my friends has it. It really is a great game to get.

Mon 2008/04/28 09:22:08 JST (ID #176561)

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Ghostly Substance in Canada, Ottawa (Registered on 2008/01/29)
An Arctic Fox
http://ghostlysubstance.swgbex.com/

I have it for PSP, the first one, and I must say its good but I'm the kind of person who needs more then one to play it. Its a nice challenging game but made for multiple people or someone with a hell of a lot of patience (which I seemed to have for the first 3 months).

Mon 2008/04/28 10:20:17 JST (ID #176581)

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Katsuyoshi in Poland (Registered on 2007/11/10)
Perv

Maa...the clip didn't make any great impression. This game seems normlal to me, but it's also true that I can judge the game after I played it once ^^' So I think I'll check it

Mon 2008/04/28 17:04:00 JST (ID #176726)

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Benjamin Takeyo in Lieu de la batille decisive (Registered on 2007/12/04)
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^

Looks interesting~

Mon 2008/04/28 17:05:49 JST (ID #176728)

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Akiraman in RIDGE RACER City (Registered on 2007/01/11)
Designer & Animator
http://ariaanime.wordpress.com

Very Nice Cute monsters to Hunt ^^

Mon 2008/04/28 17:20:45 JST (ID #176739)

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lostandfound in Singapore (Registered on 2007/10/21)
Hikikomori in the making
http://supermariabros.deviantart.com/

I've seen videos of people playing the game and I find it really cool, I need to get it for myself!

Mon 2008/04/28 17:55:25 JST (ID #176774)

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Pyramid_Head in somewhere (Registered on 2008/02/06)
student

*goes MH publishing rabid*
girl:
http://skiesofcrimson.com/files/20080402.jpg
real thing:
http://images.wikia.com/monsterhunter/images//1/1f/Yamatsukami.png

girl:
http://skiesofcrimson.com/files/20080403b.jpg
real thing:
http://images.wikia.com/monsterhunter/images//7/7e/Narugakaruga.jpg

girl:
http://skiesofcrimson.com/files/20080121.jpg
real thing:
http://skiesofcrimson.com/files/617985_m.jpg

girl:
http://skiesofcrimson.com/files/20071023-1.jpg
the yukata real face:
http://images.wikia.com/monsterhunter/images//1/15/Vol.jpg

Mon 2008/04/28 18:12:03 JST (ID #176792)

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- Pyramid_Head in somewhere (Registered on 2008/02/06)
  student
  
  like i said, rabid
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-CF9f2mfAA
  better MH in action^^
  u should try monster hunter frontier danny, if u got the time
  its PC MMORPG, so no need to buy PSP
  i envy any guy/girl living in japan and play frontier T_T
  
  Mon 2008/04/28 18:47:29 JST (ID #176812)
  
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- Akiraman in RIDGE RACER City (Registered on 2007/01/11)
  Designer & Animator
  http://ariaanime.wordpress.com
  
  Cool Comparison Japane love to Moe even the hardest Monster in MH ^^
  
  Tue 2008/04/29 15:16:49 JST (ID #177578)
  
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SG in 英国 (Registered on 2006/12/28)
Art/Media
http://sgallen.wordpress.com/

I love/adore this game. Its one of the top games in Japan right?

Anyways, I team up with my brothers to hunt for wyvers, elder dragons etc.

I'm hoping "MH 2nd G" will port over in the west T_T . More weapons and armour, female armour is always better looking than the male armour... that black smith really hates men haha!

Btw, theres a larger version of the image somewhere on the net.

Mon 2008/04/28 19:08:28 JST (ID #176825)

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Henry in /usr/bin/ (Registered on 2006/12/25)
anime/cosplay events organizer
http://www.cosplay.ph

lol @ image

Moe Hunter is moar liek it lulz XDDD

Tue 2008/04/29 17:35:48 JST (ID #177643)

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Semaj in Sunny Island Called Singapore (Registered on 2008/08/21)
non-elite soldier of the SAF

Its really fun, more fun if u play with friends :D

Mon 2008/09/01 17:08:28 JST (ID #287140)

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