Zero Punctuation: Monster Hunter Tri
- Thread starter Yahtzee Croshaw
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try making that deer hunting game a little bigger and covering the south states; ugh i hate having redneck in my gene pool.
I have decided on an easy way to explain to people who don't know Monster Hunter just how atrocious this "review" is. I'm going to explain other popular games in the same manner.
Halo is a game which takes place entirely within the confines of a small laboratory. You are immobile inside a measuring device and a scientist tells you to look in different directions. I am told there are lots of guns and aliens to fight but clearly that was just bad advertising.
Psychonauts is a game about a boy who was part of a circus and then went to summer camp. There were no interesting levels and I never got to use any sort of psychic powers. There were only three or four characters and none of them were interesting.
The only enemy creature in World of Warcraft is wolves. You do nothing but grind wolves until you get so fed up with it that you stop playing. There is only one faction, the horde is not playable.
Halo is a game which takes place entirely within the confines of a small laboratory. You are immobile inside a measuring device and a scientist tells you to look in different directions. I am told there are lots of guns and aliens to fight but clearly that was just bad advertising.
Psychonauts is a game about a boy who was part of a circus and then went to summer camp. There were no interesting levels and I never got to use any sort of psychic powers. There were only three or four characters and none of them were interesting.
The only enemy creature in World of Warcraft is wolves. You do nothing but grind wolves until you get so fed up with it that you stop playing. There is only one faction, the horde is not playable.
It's clear to anyone that has spent some real time in the game that Yahtzee didn't. I don't blame him though, it's not your average game. Most games will introduce you to the controls, the various mechanics of the game, and a boatload of tutorials if the game is (and sometimes isn't) complicated. Capcom loves leaving the players in the dark it seems.
I am still enjoying MHT as I've not hunted everything yet, and am taking my time to do so. I think his review would've been much more accurate if he'd played an hour of story mode, and then run off to the arena to fight some of the monsters (Jaggi, Pecco, and Barroth are unlocked to start).
It's done and over now, and there's his review. It looks very very similar to those other monster hunter reviews of the past. Good times.
I am still enjoying MHT as I've not hunted everything yet, and am taking my time to do so. I think his review would've been much more accurate if he'd played an hour of story mode, and then run off to the arena to fight some of the monsters (Jaggi, Pecco, and Barroth are unlocked to start).
It's done and over now, and there's his review. It looks very very similar to those other monster hunter reviews of the past. Good times.
Oh dear, I saw this one coming. I didn't think Yahtzee would be the type with the patience to let Monster Hunter do its thing. Unfortunately, it's not a game for everybody; quest-oriented action RPGs require some... dedication (for need of a better word) from the player.
I'm only up to the 4-star single player urgent and already I've got a 70-hour savegame. Didn't seem like Yahtzee got too far with what little time he had.
I'm only up to the 4-star single player urgent and already I've got a 70-hour savegame. Didn't seem like Yahtzee got too far with what little time he had.
The answer would be the same for any game with depth and true merit that was glossed over by a pompous windbag so he could rant about how much he hates Japan and only plays Manly games for Men like himself that don't involve farming.Lord_Panzer said:
The fact that it is a Wii game is beside the point. We already know Yahtzee will trash everything on the Wii no matter what simply because he refuses to believe it can ever live up to his expectations.
Did Australia get a different game than the rest of the world? I expect Yahtzee to actually play the game before he makes his video, within the first 45 minutes you get to fight the first 'boss' monster, I've been playing since it was released and have rarely had to gather since then, they give you a farm to do all that so you can kill monsters.
I think he just played the first hour and claimed the entire game was like that just so could rip on the Wii.
I think he just played the first hour and claimed the entire game was like that just so could rip on the Wii.
If he fought something like Diablos or Rathalos and doesn't understand why "Monster" is in the title there's something seriously wrong with him...
Also, Psychonauts is an awesome game. I'd love a sequel but I don't think anyone could pull it off as well as the original.
Also, Psychonauts is an awesome game. I'd love a sequel but I don't think anyone could pull it off as well as the original.
I really have to wonder how an RPG type thing would hold up if the buying and upgrading bollocks were done in a single location through a few simple clicks, leaving most of the player's time to be spent doing things that are fun in real life like swordfighting and talking to women.
To be fair, it can take three hours if you've never played a Monster Hunter game before. Tri was my first one and you're kind of thrown into the deep end while you work everything out. I'd say about two hours or so to reach Great Jaggi for a total newb with no help from anyone, three hours if they get distracted along the way by killing the little pathetic creatures like I did.milskidasith said:
If you do get Tri, get a Classic Controller Pro for it. I've been playing Tri and Freedom Unite in sessions recently and I prefer the Wii control scheme. It's so much easier to turn the camera while moving with a second stick at your disposal.Zayren said:
All the buying and upgrading bollocks as you call them ARE done in one location. There is a blacksmith. He is handles all armor and weapon forging and upgrades in the entire game. There is a woman standing right next to him who will sell you very basic equipment if you don't have the materials to make them. You will probably only use her once, to buy your very first armor set.Dangerious P. Cats said:
This has to be the first ZP i've compeletely and utterly disagreed with, i suppose it's because he only had like a week to play it and it starts out incredibly slow
I didn't actually play the game, but I did watch my younger brother play the online mode, and I do have to say: the game really is boring as fuck...until you get to fight a 50-meter long fucking rock lizard that swims through desert sand like it's water while sailing on that same sand a la Jack Sparrow in At World's End and shooting cannonballs at its face every time it fucking swan dives in a graceful arc over your ship.
Like all games of its kind, Monster Hunter Tri is face-meltingly boring for about the first 15 hours until you get to fight all the big stuff, at which point it upgrades from face-melting to just plain boring.
Like all games of its kind, Monster Hunter Tri is face-meltingly boring for about the first 15 hours until you get to fight all the big stuff, at which point it upgrades from face-melting to just plain boring.
if you don't like the broad slow swings get a sword and sheild or somethingOnyx Oblivion said: