@atheistpreacher: Oh, In terms of pure raw gameplay, there's no question that Monster Hunter is a superior game. There's lots of fiddly bits that have become a bit of a drag over the years, but I still put 100+ hours plus into Generations. The only thing I think monster hunter should steal or tweak and steal is the ticket system. They're way to easy to get in GE, but the concept of having something you can turn in to get the piece you need is really awesome. Having to grind the same monster over and over for a 4% chance at a pallium isn't something I love about Monster Hunter.
I liked the story because its essentially garbage anime. I personally like garbage anime, so I enjoyed it, but that's entirely personal and I absolutely get why someone wouldn't like it.
Honestly, it's probably just fatigue for me. I put 300ish hours into 3U, 500+ hours in 4U, another 100 in generations before falling off it.
And I'm secretly suspicious that MHXX (Double Generations??) will be a switch launch title. The timing is right, its a perfect fit and is a GIGANTIC get for a launch title....but it'll probably only be a launch title in japan.
@atheistpreacher: I'm certain God Eater stole MonHuns lunch for Jason. I know that it did for me. Generations has some of the best gameplay in the monster hunter series, but that's unfortunately all it has. Four Ultimate, while absolutely basic, had a story that felt like you were accomplishing something, had some endearing characters and plenty of solo content. Generations ripped out ALL the story, and the solo content firmly stops at low rank, which for veterans is nearly childsplay.
God Eater is the best parts of MonHun, has a sizable cast of unique interesting characters and fucking MOVES. You go from picking a mission to fighting a monster, at least on PC where the load time is negligible, in under 20 seconds. There's no fiddling about tracking the monster down, or inventory management. and until pretty late game, the hunts usually take under 10 minutes. I can get three fights down in God Eater in the time Generations takes me to do one.
I'd never played a previous God Eater, and to be frank I probably won't go back (I like blood arts too much), but as a huge fan of monster hunter, I was pretty disapointed in Generations and God Eater is probably in my top 3 of the year. It's just solid unrelenting fun.
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