Is this game boss-only like MH?
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Jan 9, 2013 4:10 am GMT
Or does it play like Dark/Demon's with stages and minions too?
Can't really tell from demo videos.
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Jan 9, 2013 5:11 am GMT
No real stages, more like a single area, but there are minions, as in minor Monsters
Jan 9, 2013 8:46 pm GMT
Have you ever actually played an MH? They're not boss-only.
Jan 10, 2013 8:07 pm GMT
So it's similar to God Eater?
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Jan 10, 2013 8:31 pm GMT
no, it's not similar, and this game is very far from MH
there are no map change, there's only a stage per mission, no map change in-mission
and it uses score system to determine your mission complete prize, you can break parts of the monster too though, to get items.
you have to defeat the bosses in smallest time possible to get better prizes ( but there are no time limit ), unlike MH where there are time limits.
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Jan 13, 2013 7:05 pm GMT
cimoa posted...no, it's not similar, and this game is very far from MH
there are no map change, there's only a stage per mission, no map change in-mission
and it uses score system to determine your mission complete prize, you can break parts of the monster too though, to get items.
you have to defeat the bosses in smallest time possible to get better prizes ( but there are no time limit ), unlike MH where there are time limits.
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Jan 14, 2013 7:40 pm GMT
Weird responses in this topic. Halo is not like Monster Hunter. Final Fantasy is not like Monster Hunter. If any game is like Monster Hunter, its Soul Sacrifice. The flow is pretty much the same: you take a quest, you complete it, you're rewarded, and then you take a harder quest. There are unique mechanics, of course, such as the spell system, sacrifice system, and scoring, but the two are still similar; at the very least, SS draws a lot of influence from whatever genre MH is.
Jan 16, 2013 3:16 am GMT
If any game is like MH, it's Hunter Blade. Carbon copy. This game doesn't really feel anything like MH, PSO, GE, or any other game in the genre. If you taking a quest, completing it, being rewarded, and then you taking a harder quest is the only reason for calling it similar then something like Need for Speed is similar as well. That's basic video game progression.
In MH, you feel like a hunter. You take on your mission and then traverse a decently sized map to hunt it down through various means such as traps, bait, etc. SS feels more like Malicious where you're only given a single arena and are required to take out your main target/s.
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Jan 16, 2013 5:26 am GMT
Shouldn't have to point out the obvious ways SS and MH are similar, its just that: obvious. The other games mentioned (God Eater, Phantasy Star) have some pretty distinct differences too, yet they're still undeniably similar to MH. Yes, I can take the most general comparison and say something absurd like 'Cooking Mama is s like SS since they're both video games', but that doesn't really help TC, now does it? Neither does over-examining minute differences between games of the same subgenre.
Bottom line, when someone asks if SS is like them, I don't see how anyone can say no.
Jan 21, 2013 11:12 pm GMT
I know right? They're both mission based hack and slash games where you take out giant monsters. If that's not enough to say they're similar, I don't know what is.
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Jan 22, 2013 3:23 am GMT
Well, being in the same genre alone already points out the fact that they are similar.
The feel of games in the same genre can be entirely different, though.
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Jan 25, 2013 2:26 am GMT
Apl_J posted...Shouldn't have to point out the obvious ways SS and MH are similar, its just that: obvious.
Yes I agree. My point the reasons you posted weren't exclusive to MH.
The other games mentioned (God Eater, Phantasy Star) have some pretty distinct differences too, yet they're still undeniably similar to MH. Yes, I can take the most general comparison and say something absurd like 'Cooking Mama is s like SS since they're both video games', but that doesn't really help TC, now does it? Neither does over-examining minute differences between games of the same subgenre.
Bottom line, when someone asks if SS is like them, I don't see how anyone can say no.
Because it honestly isn't. I'm not saying they don't have any similarities, as most games in a single genre surely will. From a gameplay standpoint, being a mission based hack and slash with monsters isn't enough for me to call them similar since countless games are like that. The mechanics that make this game unique give it a completely different feel. If you tell someone it's like MH, they're going to expect it to feel like MH.
Again, I know there are similarities, but can anyone honestly play the demo and say they felt like they were playing a Monster Hunter game?
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Jan 25, 2013 3:03 am GMT
Out of any game I could compare SS to for a newbie asking around, MH jumps out as the premier exemplar of the genre, both because they have a nearly identical game flow and because MH is the baseline title of the genre that practically everyone has played.
If this was a discussion between a group of vets then yes, SS and MH have a huge amount of differences. But to someone shopping around for a new title to play, those differences aren't readily apparent until you get into the meat of the game. OP asked "Is this game boss only like MH". That leads me to believe he's only looking for a surface answer, which in my opinion is 'Yes'
Jan 29, 2013 3:46 am GMT
AirGear_Z posted...cimoa posted...
no, it's not similar, and this game is very far from MH
there are no map change, there's only a stage per mission, no map change in-mission
and it uses score system to determine your mission complete prize, you can break parts of the monster too though, to get items.
you have to defeat the bosses in smallest time possible to get better prizes ( but there are no time limit ), unlike MH where there are time limits.
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So it's pretty similar to MH then. What the hell are you on about.
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Jan 29, 2013 10:38 am GMT
Apl_J posted...Out of any game I could compare SS to for a newbie asking around, MH jumps out as the premier exemplar of the genre, both because they have a nearly identical game flow and because MH is the baseline title of the genre that practically everyone has played.
If this was a discussion between a group of vets then yes, SS and MH have a huge amount of differences. But to someone shopping around for a new title to play, those differences aren't readily apparent until you get into the meat of the game. OP asked "Is this game boss only like MH". That leads me to believe he's only looking for a surface answer, which in my opinion is 'Yes'
I understand. I wasn't saying your opinion was wrong or anything. Just expressing mine as well, which just so happens to be the opposite.
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Jan 30, 2013 3:06 pm GMT
Man why does everyone assume this game is like dark souls. Its not! Its a monster hunter type game. They're in the same genre. Your welcome.
Feb 6, 2013 5:26 am GMT
xmachines posted...Man why does everyone assume this game is like dark souls. Its not! Its a monster hunter type game. They're in the same genre. Your welcome.
Well, Monster Hunter and Dark Souls/Demon's Souls have some very strong similarities in playstyle, probably stronger than most people realise.
Attack timings, huge bosses, high difficulty, immunity frames on rolling, stamina bar, limited HP regeneration and carrying capacity, limited multiplayer...
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Feb 6, 2013 6:12 am GMT
webbc99 posted...xmachines posted...
Man why does everyone assume this game is like dark souls. Its not! Its a monster hunter type game. They're in the same genre. Your welcome.
Well, Monster Hunter and Dark Souls/Demon's Souls have some very strong similarities in playstyle, probably stronger than most people realise.
Attack timings, huge bosses, high difficulty, immunity frames on rolling, stamina bar, limited HP regeneration and carrying capacity, limited multiplayer...
In some sense yes. But these type of games likes monster hunter god eater are type of games where you hunt huge monsters that's the objective with a heavy emphasis on co op.
Feb 6, 2013 1:33 pm GMT
They see the word Soul and automatically assume Dark/Demon Souls.
It's not hard to understand.
It's like when i said overwhelming regret. You think marriage. Just the way the world works. xD
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