Monster Hunter Freedom

[Diff-chan]

By "callenging" you mean tedious, boring and frustrating, then your totally right. Nothing spells "callenging" than having to buy pick axes, find a good mining spot, have said pick axe break in one blow randomly and STILL not get the mineral you need. Then repeat and STILL not get the mineral and run out of axes and have to finish the stage and go buy more and repeat. WHAT FUN!

That was shitty in Ultima Online and I any better now.

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HOLY CRAP I AM INTO THIS GAME.

From a gamefaqs review:

It's so much better than PS2 MH. For those who have nothing to do than wait to watch your favorite TV programme, play MHF. It take's so much time you don't even notice your roast chicken is burning.

I think that pretty much says it all.

I literally laughed out loud SIX TIMES IN A ROW as I killed six different harmless pigs who were just minding their own business with my GInormous sword and then harvested their corpses. It was satisfying and hilarious. Yes. This game rules.

[Compass]

Like Animal Crossing back in April, I've been playing this exclusively pretty much every break at work for the last couple weeks.

Remember how fun it used to be to level up in RPGs? You felt like your hard work was paying off and you were really getting stronger, bit by bit. Eventually -- between playing your 100th and 500th RPG -- that feeling wore off, and it was, "Yay, another level. Who cares, let's get this over with."

Well, with Monster Hunter, that feeling of progression and satisfaction as you gradually get stronger is BACK (ironically in that you don't have traditional level ups in MH). The game is TOUGH -- especially once you start getting into the real hunting missions in which you have to outsmart and trick your vastly overpowered dinosaur opponents. But the game excels at patting the player on the back for getting better, and rewarding them for their hard-won efforts. This makes the whole thing extremely addicting.

[Jetman]

I liked it.

Its perfect for a portable handheld game.

[Compass]

Indeed. But then, the PSP's wonderful sleep-anywhere feature makes nearly all games portable dreams. The DS has this as well, but I don't find myself using it nearly as much. Maybe because games boot up so quickly on the DS.

[Compass]

I tried so hard to fall in love with the original MHF, but a few glaring flaws prevented the affair from truly taking flight.

I'm happy to say that with the sequel, the most debilitating of the problems is 95% fixed! I'm talking of course, about the INSANE and FREQUENT load times. In mission, where they were most irksome, they've been reduced from 10 to 15 seconds, to a mere 1 or 2! I've only played an hour or so, but I think this one's got the potential to be as addicting as Puzzle Quest, and as long-lasting as an MMO. I'll update with more impressions later.

[Kidnemo]

I've always wanted to try the series and it sounds like I might finally give it a go with MHF2.

Most likely when it's a bit cheaper though, 40 bucks is too much for me I think.

[Jetman]

I've always wanted to try the series and it sounds like I might finally give it a go with MHF2.

Most likely when it's a bit cheaper though, 40 bucks is too much for me I think.

I think its $30 on Amazon. Probably as cheap as itll get for awhile...

[mollipen]

I picked it (the original MHF) up recently at Toys R Us for, like, $8 or something. So if you just want to try the game, and don't care if it's part one or two, check there.

Haven't played much of it, but have enjoyed what I've tried so far.

[Compass]

~ OMG ~

I wouldn't have expected it, but the music in the sequel is great. Much more memorable than the first, which wasn't bad at all. The guild hall song alone will make me boogie all night long. It's mostly the flutes! ::dances::