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July 2021
(79%)
37 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Abstract: Friends, not food. A beautifully realised old school JRPG whose only downfall is its story of all things. Hunting isn't for everyone. With its myriad creatures the world of Monster Hunter is made for a Pokémon-type game, and so the Stories spin-offs feel...
Abstract: The Monster Hunter series has seen several amazing entries over the past few years. Back in 2018, Monster Hunter: World brought the series into the spotlight with modernized graphics and an improved story. Though with its deep customization and many compl...
More story focused than mainline titles, Great and expressive character design, Turn-based battles with series staple elements, Gotta hatch 'em all Monsties, Newcomer friendly
Fairly predictable story, Bland environments outside of hub areas, Performance issues on both Switch and PC versions
Published: 2021-07-11, Author: Chris , review by: destructoid.com
Abstract: Years ago, like Fire Emblem, Monster Hunter was the sort of series I enjoyed in silence. Now they're powerhouses in the west. Crazy how that works out! Where was all this support when I was a kid?!It's been kind of insane to watch Monster Hunter grow to t...
Published: 2021-07-09, Author: Kevin , review by: gamespot.com
Discovering new and rare eggs is consistently exciting, Turn-based battle system is simple to learn and offers some satisfying layers of strategy, Gene system is flexible and lets you tweak monsties to your liking
Story is fairly cliche and predictable, Dens lack variety and can be tiresome to explore, Riding actions feel underutilized
Abstract: While Capcom certainly hasn't been afraid to change up the traditional Monster Hunter formula over the course of the last two decades, it would be hard to argue that there was any greater change in design than the one presented by Monster Hunter Stories...
A colorful introduction to the world of Monster Hunter, Swap between three weapons to exploit enemy beast weaknesses, Quick Finish'ing a fight that you're overpowered in still nets full rewards, No wasting time trying to gather, just click and pick, Dozen
Staple weapons such as Longsword are MIA from the sixweapon lineup, Multiplayer feels limited given the series' pedigree, RockPaperScissors combat design becomes tedious after dozens of hours, Dungeons are extremely copyandpaste in design, Gathering feels
Geared towards a younger or perhaps less experienced player base, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin carves off a big piece of hunting joy while trimming away the fat...