Review: "Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate" 2013 "Double Swords, Two Systems."

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David Howard

I've always loved the Monster Hunter games ever since it's American debut on PS2.

Over the years it has expanded into a worldwide phenomenon. The Wii U /3DS Monster Hunter falls just short of greatness. It does a lot of things right however, the duel touch screens help make the complicated controls must easier to use.

It's funny in America Elder Scrolls is the true open world, go out craft, do missions game. But in Japan the Monster Hunter series is just that and more! 

For 3DS they don't tell you but using a circle pad pro makes the game a lot easier and more plausible. However with the pad it makes the games much easier to play than the psp hunter games!  So any 3DS Xl users you may be in the cold on this one. Seeing as Japan hasn't released the circle pad pro for 3DS Xl in America yet, fighting in the water and trying to change the camera angles is VERY difficult.

Now with the Wii U using the tablet controller feels a little awkward so by using the pro controller you feel like your playing a open world game on a top notch gaming console.

But the new installment of Monster Hunter is a glorified Monster Hunter Tri which was first on the Wii, and utilized the classic controller to make the game playable. While that may not be bad what is, is that there isn't enough new content to keep me going. For someone new to the series this is a perfect place to start.

There is a few problems I had with both versions such as how the long the tutorial was. It is about 15 hours of the 300 hour plus gameplay. As I was saying since I finished Monster Hunter Tri I was hoping to be able to jump into the game. 

Another issue I had was graphics, I understand how beautiful the Wii U version would be but when you make a game equivalent on the handheld console it should equally look as beautiful! The 3DS version looks very dulled down and not as vibrate. The controls on the 3DS actually took some time getting use to and the tutorial wasn't the biggest help in the game, after mastering the controls however I felt that they we're sluggish.

The Wii U version and 3DS can share save files by downloading a app from the eShop channel. The Wii U version can play online which is great but of course not on 3DS, however it leaves a lot to be desired. It is very easy to set up but connection lost, lagging or errors and you'll be finding yourself at the home screen again!

You even get companions in the main story, one named Cha-Cha who aids you on quests and even will help you by distracting the big bad monsters so you can hit heavy blows!

On another note, the cross platform play between the two systems works much better than the PS3's crossplay. No internet required is the biggest feature to be incorporated.

The game is however solid and feels right to be on the Wii U. Customization feels just right and after

you learn it, you know it. This mechanic I was fine with them porting over from the previous game because crafting ultimate weapons are great. I felt targeting however lacks and with sluggish movement on 3DS when I missed with a large weapon and wasted stamina I had to "try" and dodge.





Our Honest View gives Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate 7/10.  For older fans to the series that previously played Monster Hunter Tri, I just couldn't get into the SAME game again. I am still a fan and I still look forward to whatever the future holds, I just hope it's something new!


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Replay Value: Infinite

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