Capcom provided fresh luscious info about Monster Hunter Stories 3 worth melting down over by gamers for a bigger world and new riding mechanics. The latest tidbit from the official Monster Hunter account promises a “larger world to explore than in previous games,” with more verticality and far more riding mechanics. In essence, there’s just a lot of place to explore and some really awesome methods to get around it-climbing cliffs or diving into caves, or just gliding in the vast sky on the backs of your favorite monstie.
Every player, however, does have an opinion. The comment section is a chaotic mix of hype, skepticism, and grievances. Some are pleading for Xbox ports for both naturals (we see you, Esmeralda and Preguinho Esteves), while some are questioning the open-world performance of the RE engine (“it runs like shit,” frowned KingFossil). And once again, the never-ending debate— Why do baby monsties appear all grown-up, as if they’ve already filed their tax returns? That heartfelt appeal by AncientArgonaut for baby monstie designs really resonated with the folks, with MArmyeater responding, “I wanna ride grown monsters.” Fair enough.
The Rathalos discussion is very potent. Saber Alter Draws straightforwardly puts it at the level with Pikachu-fuckin-fatigue of Pokémon: “We need a ‘Chosen Khezu’… for the memes.” MusicandVG’s response to Ratha’s return was a GIF of someone dramatically passing out. Mood.
Other players are purely dreaming about underwater exploration (shoutout to BigBossDJB), multiplayer open worlds (Shegoth’s manifesto), and layered armor for monsties (Golden Goblin remembers the first-game color-changing bug). And then there’s the Mizutsune swimming controversy, because the net just had to figure out how a fluffy fox-serpent hydroplanes.
So the verdict: Monster Hunter Stories 3 looks like a bigger and bolder sequel, with Capcom sitting with a laundry list from the community to address. Here’s to hoping they get the scale right without dropping performance—and maybe, just maybe, allow us to hatch a tiny Zinogre.
Who is preordering at launch? Wait? Did anyone else hear the Khezu scream in the distance?
