Monster Hunter Freedom

[JBNagis]

My only real complaint with the game is the controls. Camera stick and lock-on and I'll have no complaints, and in fact might as well surgically implant the game into whatever system it comes out for. I'm still waiting for Monster Hunter 360 with full Live play.

James

Camera Stick would be nice. Instead of using the D-Pad. You get used to it but its uncomfortable.

As far as lock on im kind of against it. General location is okay. But one of that strategies is that different monster parts take different amounts of damage.And have different elemental def.

Example:
Gold Rathian.
Main elemental weakness is Thunder.
So you grab a thunder weapon. Now if your using say a Great Sword or a Long Sword than you would hit the wings.Its wings are really weak to blade weapons.
Now if your using a Hammer or a Hunting Horn than you going to mainly be attacking the head.The Heads blade def is higher than its Hammer/HH weakness. So a Hammer will do more damage on the head than a GS will. Even if the Great Sword has a higher power rating.
If your using a Gunlance/Lance than wings or head is a viable option. Lances/Gunlance have both melee and blade attack characteristics. So hitting the Wings or the Head will be effective. The lock on would kind of defeat those options. unless its done right.
Bows/Bowguns could get away with a lock on. As long as precision aiming is not interrupted. The biggest thing about the ranged weapons is Bullet/Arrow placement. This is especially important when using Pierce shots,Crags or Cluster Bombs.Alot of wyverns bullet/arrow weakness is the back or stomach. And aiming really takes advantage of those weaknesses.


JBNagis

[James]

Oh, I definitely agree that a lock-on would take some tweaking to allow specific body-part focusing, no question. I've just been in too many fights where the main opponent wasn't the creature I'm fighting but the camera that refused to let me get a bead on the thing that's killing me. It doesn't take many of those to make me decide a game is more trouble than it's worth, but Monster Hunter has enough going on elsewhere to make me put up with it.

James

[JBNagis]

Oh, I definitely agree that a lock-on would take some tweaking to allow specific body-part focusing, no question. I've just been in too many fights where the main opponent wasn't the creature I'm fighting but the camera that refused to let me get a bead on the thing that's killing me. It doesn't take many of those to make me decide a game is more trouble than it's worth, but Monster Hunter has enough going on elsewhere to make me put up with it.

James

Oh god i know what you meen. There have many times i've died for the simple fact the camera went spastic on me.It got caught on EVERYTHING. and god forbid you get stuck in a corner.

MHF2 has almost fixed this problem.What happens is when you get into a corner or on a wall. The camera will pan back and almost stretch the field. So that instead of going spastic it gives you a much wider view of things. The first time i did this it was kind of disorienting. Especially when it goes back to regular camera view afterwards.

There have been very few times that the camera went spastic. And that was only for half a second as the camera panned itself back to correct itself.


JBNagis

[Kidnemo]

Yea I don't think there was ever a time that I've noticed in my 20 some hours of play when the camera went wonky.

A dual analog setup would be a bunch better, but as it I've learned to adjust the camera in between enemy attacks, or when a combo is finishing. I tried doing the index finger on the dpad, thumb on the analog stick like I read some people do, but it didn't seem to be worth it.

[Mzo]

I am bumping the shit out of this, fuck all of you.

Compass was so ahead of his time, I wish I had paid attention to this back in 20 oh 6. This game is awkward, tedious, has shit controls, has a shit camera, virtually no learning curve (more like a learning mountain) but once you get all up ins and you are wrecking shit it is so good in such a weird way. I guess Compass was right on time and I am just super late!

The weapons and armor don't really need a lot of rare items until you get to the end game G-rank Rath rubies and shit, so I'm not sure if the dude complaining about that before was up that high or if he was trying to scrape up monster bones without ranking up. Breaking into the next rank gives you the new mats you rarely saw before and now need to make new shit in abundance.

I've been talking about this game a lot lately; been playing it for maybe the past two months. I just finished off the 4 15-minute-round Fatalis quests to unlock the Yian Garuga and dual Kirins 8 star G-rank Guild quests. Once I finish those up I will be totally done with this game in every way and can move on to Freedom Unite, which as I understand is a huge upgrade from this first one. I think in the end I will have put around 250 hours into this POS. I am super excited about this.

The worst part of the game is probably the armor system. All I want to do is make a consolidated set because they all look pretty amazing, but the way the stupid stats are distributed you have to pick and choose parts from all over the place and you always, always look like an asshole.

The only exception so far has been the set I made with High-grade Earplugs and Quick Sharpening for Fatalis which is just the Rathalos Soul Set with a couple of Black Belt pieces thrown into the mix. Looks awesome and tames my redhead's wild hair into a stylish ponytail.

Ask me anything about Freedom, I have this game on fucking lockdown at this point. Can't wait to start at the bottom in Freedom Unite; now that I know the rules my ascent will be so much more efficient.

[Mzo]

Yea I don't think there was ever a time that I've noticed in my 20 some hours of play when the camera went wonky.

You are crazy, the camera is the real monster in this game. It's a real, floating object that can be dislodged by trees, rocks, walls, you fucking name it. Everything makes it go nuts all the time. You need to constantly babysit the camera while a dangerous ass dinosaur is busy trying to one-shot you and your clunky-ass super slow controls.

I tried doing the index finger on the dpad, thumb on the analog stick like I read some people do, but it didn't seem to be worth it.

This is what you have to do. If you don't have full camera control at all times, just put the game down and walk away.

[Mzo]

MHF2 has almost fixed this problem.What happens is when you get into a corner or on a wall. The camera will pan back and almost stretch the field. So that instead of going spastic it gives you a much wider view of things. The first time i did this it was kind of disorienting. Especially when it goes back to regular camera view afterwards.

That sounds SO AMAZING. I am so glad I decided to play the worst version first or else I'd never be able to go backwards.

I should also mention that I've been locally and sporadically playing with a friend to clear some of the tougher guild quests. At sometimes triple the hp of Elder quests these are definitely meant to be taken on by a group of hunters. You can still solo most of the fights, it's just made a lot easier by having not only twice the damage but also by splitting up the monster's attention so one person can drink, sharpen, etc.

[FirstBlood]

TLDR

[Mzo]

THERE'S MORE ON THE WAY

[JBNagis]

Do you plan to start with items in freedom or are you starting fresh? when i did freedom2 and unite i started with everything i had. I would honestly farm for the Akantor set. if you have that, than you are good for the first set of G*quests in Unite. What weapons do you use?Oh yeah, Akantor unlocks after you beat the rest of the stuff. Aka is annoying as all bloody hell. But his armor is the best in freedom. I believe its quick sharpening, high grade earplug and something else i forgot. The battery of my psp busted so i have to get a new one. im wondering if i should pick up monster hunter portable 3rd or not. Oh and the mother of all quests in any monster hunter to date is in unite. The quest is called monster hunter. you fight, a Rathalos,Tigarex,Naruga,and a Rahjang back to back in one go with a 50 min timer. that is a fun quest.