I think I pooped my pants when read the title to THIS article from 1up.com.  It really shocks me.  Is this game really that good?  Maybe I will finally buy a Monster Hunter game when this game comes to the US.  What are your guy's thoughts about this score?

Eh, cool, as expected. It's the game's motherland after all. I posted about that in this thread, but here goes again I guess, supplementary info. 
 
11 games have earned a perfect score in Famitsu so far. Only 6 of them are games on current generation platforms. 3 Wii. 2 DS. 1 PS3. 
 
Japanese sales are out. 520,000 copies sold, in, a, full, weekend! I wonder about next week's numbers :-)
 
It also boosted the Wii's weekly sales to something over 90,000 units. Weekly sales averaged 20,000 so far (about double the PS3's, in Japan).
 
Not bad for a weekend's worth.

It's probably a terrible game. No doubt about it.

Honestly, I have never played Monster Hunter.  Despite this, I am intrigued at this score-there are many games with a lesser score that I hold in better standings

" I think I pooped my pants when read the title to THIS article from 1up.com.  It really shocks me.  Is this game really that good? 

" @JJOR64 said:

" I think I pooped my pants when read the title to THIS article from 1up.com.  It really shocks me.  Is this game really that good? 

Maybe, maybe not. Famitsu scores = (Hype/Japanese sales)². They are no indicator of quality. "

Monster Hunter is pretty....
 
Hrm... Well, I can't recommend it to someone who doesn't have a high tolerance for punishment.
 
And patience for that matter.
 
I think it has a high learning curve, but over that steep hill you get one of the most satisfying game experiences you can ever find.
   
I won't be surprised if this reviews low in the West. After playing the newest PSP game for around 150 hours, I think Western reviewers weren't patient enough to endure the punishment. 
 
Most of them say playing singleplayer is too hard, I disagree. (To think I almost passed up on this game because of Western reviews!)
 
 

Looking at the new batches of battles on Youtube, I can safely say this surpasses the other Monster Hunter games in its scale.
 
 Heck, one of the bosses are nearly three times as big as the largest one in Freedom Unite!
 
 
But yeah, I can't recommend this game to anyone without warning.

" Monster Hunter is pretty....  Hrm... Well, I can't recommend it to someone who doesn't have a high tolerance for punishment.  And patience for that matter.  I think it has a high learning curve, but over that steep hill you get one of the most satisfying game experiences you can ever find.     I won't be surprised if this reviews low in the West. After playing the newest PSP game for around 150 hours, I think Western reviewers weren't patient enough to endure the punishment.   Most of them say playing singleplayer is too hard, I disagree. (To think I almost passed up on this game because of Western reviews!)  Looking at the new batches of battles on Youtube, I can safely say this surpasses the other Monster Hunter games in its scale.  Heck, one of the bosses are nearly three times as big as the largest one in Freedom Unite!   But yeah, I can't recommend this game to anyone without warning. "

I wonder if the controls are as atrocious as they were in other versions of Monster Hunter.

I'm not surprised Monster Hunter is super popular and heavily revered in Japan, something I can't understand at all.

" I wonder if the controls are as atrocious as they were in other versions of Monster Hunter. "

" @oldschool: Dragon Quest IX I can attest to being awesome. I've played it myself, after all. Monster Hunter 3, I don't know. I didn't like the PSP demo of the PSP one, but it probably didn't help that my PSPs analog nub is kind of busted. "

" Monster Hunter is pretty....  Hrm... Well, I can't recommend it to someone who doesn't have a high tolerance for punishment.  And patience for that matter.  I think it has a high learning curve, but over that steep hill you get one of the most satisfying game experiences you can ever find.     I won't be surprised if this reviews low in the West. After playing the newest PSP game for around 150 hours, I think Western reviewers weren't patient enough to endure the punishment.   Most of them say playing singleplayer is too hard, I disagree. (To think I almost passed up on this game because of Western reviews!)  Looking at the new batches of battles on Youtube, I can safely say this surpasses the other Monster Hunter games in its scale.  Heck, one of the bosses are nearly three times as big as the largest one in Freedom Unite!   But yeah, I can't recommend this game to anyone without warning. "

Just try the PSP demo of Unite oldschool. It shows the core of the game, killing stuff bigger than your weapons, without all the RPG quest/grind fluff. If you can get used to the controls in that, then the WIi game will be fine for you too. Just keep in mind camera controls are far better on Wii, so if that's your main issue with the PSP versions, blame the PSP, as that issue didn't exist on PS2 and doesn't exist on Wii. Other than that, it's similar, with 3 being newer/better/more expanded. My experience with that demo, my first time in a Monster Hunter game, can be seen in this thread. I didn't think it's as bad for newbies as some people claimed. To begin with I recommend the lance + shield, the great sword, or the 1handed sword+shield, the other weapons are even more unwieldy to begin with, or more complex like the horns. I loved the lance.
 
I would have perhaps bought it if I didn't want to wait for 3 so that I'm not burnt out in this type of gameplay by the time it arrives over here...

Well it is a Japanese magazine.

"but why should we trust Famitsu any less than any other review site?"

Well, there are some quotes in the 1UP article... Of course, I don't see how one can be more confident about trusting an outlet simply because it's in their langauge. Unless you play the game by yourself, and thoroughly, you can't know if what they cite as good or bad is actually how the game really is, so, understanding what they say really doesn't make much of a difference. Anyone can justify his opinion by making shit up.
 
Anyway, it's Monster Hunter and it's the first true sequel since the PS2 games. Of course it's highly regarded in Japan. Here, well, if you didn't like Monster Hunter before, it's not going to change your mind. Obviously. Still, it is what it is, and it seems to do that well, as any good sequel does.

So you beat all the monsters you met in the first time? You never needed to first get to know how they attack, maybe prepare better gear, which means you know more of the game to know where to get what, what to use where, etc? You didn't need to learn the abilities and timing of the different weapons? You didn't need to realise this isn't a Diablo clickfest where you can hammer potion hotkeys at any time to recover from anything? You didn't need to learn to prepare for the dangers ahead, say by keeping the right potions and food types with you, like poison antidotes or whatever else? There's learning curve, especially since it's so unique that any newcomer hasn't played anything similar really.
 
Just because you sat through that process by yourself, or perhaps had the help of a friend who already knew, doesn't mean others are as patient, so as Linky said, video tutorials would go a long way in making the franchise more understandable and therefor more popular overseas.

" @oldschool said:

"but why should we trust Famitsu any less than any other review site?"

Because most of us can't read Japanese and have no indication of why we should believe anything they say. "

" So you beat all the monsters you met in the first time? You never needed to first get to know how they attack, maybe prepare better gear, which means you know more of the game to know where to get what, what to use where, etc? You didn't need to learn the abilities and timing of the different weapons? You didn't need to realise this isn't a Diablo clickfest where you can hammer potion hotkeys at any time to recover from anything? You didn't need to learn to prepare for the dangers ahead, say by keeping the right potions and food types with you, like poison antidotes or whatever else? There's learning curve, especially since it's so unique that any newcomer hasn't played anything similar really.  Just because you sat through that process by yourself, or perhaps had the help of a friend who already knew, doesn't mean others are as patient, so as Linky said, video tutorials would go a long way in making the franchise more understandable and therefor more popular overseas. "

" @EvilTwin said:

" @oldschool said:

"but why should we trust Famitsu any less than any other review site?"

Because most of us can't read Japanese and have no indication of why we should believe anything they say. "

....ummmm, because they gave it a 10/10 and you can assume that what they say backs up the score?  You are not assuming that Europeans shouldn't trust English review sites because it is in English and have no indicatio of why they should believe anything they say?  Plus, as Al3x stated, there was some translated quotes in the 1Up piece. "

"Just keep in mind camera controls are far better on Wii, so if that's your main issue with the PSP versions, blame the PSP, as that issue didn't exist on PS2 and doesn't exist on Wii."

Look, in case you've all forgotten, Super Smash Bros Brawl got 40/40. It's also AWESOME. FUCKING AWESOME.

" @Al3xand3r said:

"Just keep in mind camera controls are far better on Wii, so if that's your main issue with the PSP versions, blame the PSP, as that issue didn't exist on PS2 and doesn't exist on Wii."

How exactly does the camera work in MH3? The Wii controls only have one analogue stick, so I really can't see how the camera control could be good. If it's controlled with the D-pad(like in Okami) I guess it'd be better than the PSP's camera, but it'd still be really clunky. "

@Drebin_893 said:

" You're just such a horrible person. Your point is fine, but you put it across in the most arrogant manner.  
I used to think red usernames were generally friendly and rational, but that's when I only really knew of LinksyShinks and get2samyb. You and very, very occasionally oldschool just come across as unreasonable fanboys. "

" @oldschool said:

" @EvilTwin said:

" @oldschool said:

"but why should we trust Famitsu any less than any other review site?"

Because most of us can't read Japanese and have no indication of why we should believe anything they say. "

....ummmm, because they gave it a 10/10 and you can assume that what they say backs up the score?  You are not assuming that Europeans shouldn't trust English review sites because it is in English and have no indicatio of why they should believe anything they say?  Plus, as Al3x stated, there was some translated quotes in the 1Up piece. "

I assume that if they all gave it a 10 that they all very much enjoyed it.  What I'm saying is that we have no idea what kind of people are reviewing this game.  We can't tell if their tastes in games run parallel with ours, or even if any of these writers are worth a damn at their job.  "

" You and very, very occasionally oldschool just come across as unreasonable fanboys. "

" @Linkyshinks:  
 

     I've seen actual gameplay footage as well... Apparently you have to fighting on a boat in-game, then on foot.  Honestly, Youtube has been the greatest place for newbies to understand boss behavior as well as weapon usage. It eased me into MHFU quite well.   Edit: Woops... found one with sound. "

" @JJOR64 said:

" I think I pooped my pants when read the title to THIS article from 1up.com.  It really shocks me.  Is this game really that good? 

Maybe, maybe not. Famitsu scores = (Hype/Japanese sales)². They are no indicator of quality. "

That battle looks insane, I saw a vid where they're on a boat and the guy jumps on the dragon and wanders about (it's HUGE) looking for rocks to MINE off of it... Then he gets shaken off and is dragged from the sand boat by a rope he climbs to get back on, with the dragon to the side, sand going off of his scales, it looked awesome... I should stop looking @ vids, these must be major bosses and one was spoiled to me :(
 
As for Famitsu, they've only given 6 perfect scores this generation (including the DS in this), that's certainly a lot more than they did in the past, but it's also certainly less than many Western publications which you're all fine with... O noes, high scoring Wii game, lets find why it's wrong.