I like RPGs. Final Fantasy, Witcher 3, Fallout 3 and 4, Skyrim, Morrowind, Oblivion, etc.

Will I enjoy Monster Hunter: World? Is it good? Does it have a good story? Or is it (too) fetch-questy?

I’m looking at this one because it’s available with Spanish audio and text whereas other Monster World games only have Spanish text, if that. So the others aren’t an option, but feel free to compare this one to the others.

  • loathesome dongeater@lemmygrad.mlMEnglish
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    11 months ago

    There is no comparison between the RPGs you mentioned and Monster Hunter.

    I personally think Monster Hunter games don’t have good story. Their strength is the combat system where you fight gargantuan monsters as a human being. If you like the idea of defeating godzilla-sized monsters you will enjoy playing it. For me personally, I gave Monster Hunter games a go because after playing Soulsborne games and Sekiro, I was looking for challenging but fair combat because I enjoy the skill aspect of it.

    I liked Monster Hunter Rise more than World. The combat is actually pretty similar. But World has this requirement where you have to track the monsters down before fighting them which I personally did not like. Rise also has a mechanic called wirebugs which gives you more mobility and combat options.

    I would say the audio not being in Spanish should not dissuade you because the dialogue is not important and at least in English the voice acting is horrible.

    • redtea@lemmygrad.mlOP
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      11 months ago

      I tried Dark Souls and hated it! Maybe MHW isn’t for me. What did you think of Sekiro? (I think that’s also available in Spanish.) I assume you’re grouping it with Soulsborne games because it’s similar. But does it have a decent story? I quite liked uncharted 1–3, so I’m not against action-y games. They just can’t be too intense. (Dying Light was too much for me; but if I could save anywhere and turn it off when I wanted, that game would be a winner.)

      Maybe I’ll look into the other MH games if most of the language will be text, anyway.

      • loathesome dongeater@lemmygrad.mlMEnglish
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        11 months ago

        I love Sekiro. It’s one of my favourite games of all time.

        It’s story IMO is amazing. But the thing is the story is not delivered to you through exposition. Sekiro has cutscenes and the cutscenes are actually more descriptive than Dark Souls games. But still the cutscenes only tell you a part of the plot. The story is instead pieced together by reading item descriptions, paying attention to the surrounding, etc. so it is a very unconventional way of storytelling in video games. This is what almost all From Software games do. You can always watch videos like THIS to understand the story in depth which do a very good job.

        The combat is still the primary focus of the game. If you don’t enjoy the combat I doubt you will want to enjoy the story.