Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate

  So a few days ago I went out to pick up my Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Collectors Edition and from then on I have not been able to put the game down! Almost 50 hours into the game and still I am barely at caravan rank 9 quests! Not even G rank yet and the monsters have spiked in difficulty which is a good thing! Most people are using MH4U as their first step into the Monster Hunter universe and some are still on the ropes about whether or not they should get into the game and some are wondering how do people play Monster Hunter! Well if you must know...look at the image below! :)

  With that I basically sum up why you should get into the game NOW! Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate does a great job of easing a new player into the game by helping them understand certain mechanics such as combinations,carving,making well done steak,and creating armors and weapons! As well as having notes on each weapons different combos that are really useful for anyone trying out the two new weapon types: Charge Blade and Insect Glaive!

  Not to mention that this game also has something the previous game did not...ONLINE PLAY! I personally have not experienced any lag while playing online and I have only heard of people experiencing latency issues through local play which is strange! This means that quests you can't solo on offline mode can be done with friends or random players simply by joining an open gathering hall!

 A new mechanic has also been added called mounting which allows a player to well...mount...a monster! You do this by jumping off ledges and attacking it! If you knock it over you may mount it automatically and begin a mini game that has you stabbing at it and then holding on for dear life as the monster begins to try to shake you off! This being said I believe any beginners and new players to mounting should see this video for educational purposes!

  Now that that is out of the way I would also like to say that MH4U has sold 3 MILLION copies in EU and NA and that means that you will always have someone to join or join you online! Pretty handy if you are stuck on a certain quest or just want to farm a certain quest with a group to make things easier! Everyone likes easy...sometimes!

  Also for people that like to have a variety of monsters to hunt you'll be happy to know that MH4U has a total of 98 monsters for you to stab,bash,shoot,slice,mount,trap,and explode! This is by far the most from the previous games and 23 of those are SMALL monsters meaning that 75 are all large wyverns or elder dragons! Interesting huh?

  That guy above is a freaking HUGE monster you will eventually hunt! So...yeah you will have to deal with some insanely big monsters! Which is nice from time to time eh? :D

  The controls for this game are pretty nice and with the circle pad pro controlling the camera is simple. For melee fighters you can usually live without the circle pad pro but ranged classes will find that moving the camera around to aim and such is a bit of a hassle without it!

  One last thing I would like to cover are the felynes or "Palicoes" that follow you around! So far you can have a maximum of 30(with island extension) and can have 2 following you,your main palico and your secondary one! They can heal you,set bombs around the wyvern,attack,steal the wyverns stamina,and even steal items from it! Add onto that the fact that they each get their own sets to give them attack and defense boosts as well as them leveling up to get stronger AND being able to do a combo attack where they team up to do some amazing things such as summoning a tank to blast at the monster or playing horns together to heal you and boost your stamina and health up! They are life savers and play better than the shakalakas from MH3U! CAT LOVERS THIS IS FOR YOU!

Yes they will also have costumes from different games. Currently announced are: Sonic,Dante,Mario,Luigi,Megaman,and there will probably be way more! So for anyone looking to do some pet leveling in game this will probably get your interest! I highly recommend new and returning players to get this game as I GUARANTEE you will enjoy it! The demo should still be on the nintendo store so feel free to check that out if you are still unsure! :)

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate: Who the hell is ready for this?! -raises hand way up high-

  Having played MH3U for a long LONG time I have been waiting for this next game since I completed the Dire Miralis set and haven't really had much incentives to play since not many of my friends do anymore. Yeah this has been out for a while but ever since I saw the trailer showing you could climb on a monsters back and go to town with your weapon just made things even more interesting! They are adding so many mechanics that make the game more challenging as well as giving you an advantage from time to time! The new weapons also look pretty sweet if you ask me! One lets you use an insect as a pet to attack and give boosts or distract the monster and the other just looks like it's going to freaking hurt if you hit anything with it! JUST LOOK AT THEM!

  I am seriously tempted to get the staff just because I want to see how it works and master it...and kill stuff with it of course! I also read somewhere that the insects have a sort of leveling system similar to the weapon upgrading system! From what I know the insect will shoot a pheromone bullet and attack the area where it hit! This is important since different body parts of the monster will give you different essences or buffs. Thankfully you can enter an aim mode and select which specific part you want to attack! Check out the wiki and read about the other mechanics to this weapon! Monster Hunter Wiki

  The charge axe also looks pretty neat and it's similar to the switch axe with the whole phial charging and charge attacks except that instead of switching from axe to a two handed sword it changes to a sword and shield or an axe! Neat huh? These two new weapons add so much more to the original roster than before and I am going to enjoy crafting and gathering all of them! Going to have to put my sword and shield down for now! 

  Oh and another thing that really caught my attention...ONLINE PLAY! This means I no longer have to stare at my friends screw up or face criminal charges if I lose my temper and punch them in the face! I win TWICE! But seriously this is awesome because that means I can tackle challenges with other players at the usual ungodly hours that I am awake and not have to try and solo anything as much! Friends to play with at all times?! ALL TIMES! This makes me happy! :'D

  They are also releasing a few cameos in the game as dlc which is free from what I hear! This is pretty neat because I mean...COME ON! Mario felyne armor and samus armor?! Awesome! There has been a bunch of complaining about this though and I don't see why not. One of the excuses was that it messed with the lore of the game. Okay explain the lore of the pumpkin armor. Did the hunter get high and think pumpkins would make for good protection? No. If you don't like it don't download it. There problem solved! There were other reasons but that one was the one that stood out the most...and didn't really make sense. A recent release...is...SAMUS! A space bounty hunter hunting monsters...and collecting bounties. Now how the hell is that out of place people? Maybe she needs the money! Really now. I am not sure if there will be a male samus suit but if not I am crossing my fingers for...megaman armor! Hey it could happen! 

  And to finish this off the felynes are back in town! Now instead of annoying break dancing midgets we have cats that will probably do a better job not being as useless as the other two. Seriously they would heal me after AFTER I used a potion and was at full health. Well gee thanks...for nothing! Gah I swear sometimes I would smack them around just to make sure they didn't get in my way! Hate them! 

  Sorry about the rant....anyways! Another thing they released which might appeal to some of the more hardcore hunters or collectors out there...is the collectors edition! Some of the things in it aren't really to die for but I want that chest and the freaking figure! Because those two things are to die for! If they included a mh4u limited edition 3dsxl along with the game and all these goodies I would glady pay $200+ to get it all! Because Japan has a limited edition 3dsxl...and we don't! It's not cool yo! Yeah I'm grateful to even be getting this game over here in America but COME ON! Hopefully they release it over here sometime soon...until then...I will just die of envy! ;-;

  That about sums up this article for now! I am really really dying to play this game right now! What about you guys? Anyone care to you know...exchange friend codes and prepare for the future! Just leave a comment with your friend code and I'll reply with mine! Feel free to add each other as well! :D