Soon as I've nailed Demon's Souls this is the next on my list.. so need a walk in the park after ds.

From what I've seen, MH is of the same hardcore order as Demon's Souls.

Aww dammit, I might just get this, does the voicechat work well in parties? The mic is in the controller innit?

Its on Zavvi for £41.45

Christ, I'm gonna have to shout a bit then!

Also, wouldn't it just pick up the sound of the game?

Hmm, it seems Skype will be our friend.

Righto, sorry for threadjacking, I shall be back when I pick this up.

Oli, it is a dream come true.  To be able to control the camera with your right thumb is pure undiluted heaven in an analogue stick.

I started playing this afternoon and three hours have completely vanished.  Far too good.

I finished a mission earlier, got back to base camp and just stood there, gazing out over the water.  The full moon bathing me in its glow as the clouds came rolling in, before disappearing out of sight over the mountains.  The people of Moga village believe in me and I will not let them down.

Tried that quest myself.  Just managed to complete but only after two faints.  Just made the third set of 'guts'!

That fight is going to be so awesome.  It must need a bit of teamwork.  Can't wait.

Yeah, the run animation is straight out of Monty Python.  Classic.

Not sure about the egg.  I don't think I ever made it back to base camp with one in Freedom Unite and I haven't found any in Tri.

Hugo, I was wondering if they've made the game easier, but I have spent almost fifty hours in FU so I've had a bit of training.  That Great Jaggi was touch and go, but now I've seen the weapons I can create with the parts that I carved from the body and I'm all excited.  I just need to kill a load more of them.  Lots more potions needed this time, and plenty of steak.  I want a fancy Bowgun!!!

How are you finding the difficulty?

Have you found that route down from eight to five that it shows on the map?

Post edited 04:33 – Apr 28th 2010 by guernica2

Hugo Rune said:

And I can only find a route up from 11 to 8 but not back the other way?

If you're looking out over the cliff at eight, head to the far left and you can just jump off the cliff back into the water.

Again, back in FU, whenever there was a vine to climb up you can just jump off and land at the bottom.

I'm not sure what else is in the 'big box edition' apart from the Wii Speak.  I'd say just get the game and controller pack.  It's a great controller and we can always set ourselves up with private chat on PSN or Xbox Live.

I know what you mean about having to choose games though.  I was looking forward to Super Street Fighter, but I'm just not going to be able to play it.  I can see Monster Hunter devouring every minute of my gameplaying time for the foreseeable future.

Su-bloody-perb.

Collectable head!  I'm gutted!

I've just spent a good while taking down another Great Jaggi, this time in the woods, but all I got was the kill which was transferable into Resource Points for the village.  I thought I'd get some items from it that I could use for weapons, but no, just points which is fair enough as there is no time limit in the woods.  I should have realised that when I started.  All part of the learning curve.

I have another GJ quest open to me now but it involves capturing the animal alive.  I'll have to wear it right down and then spring my trap.  It's all about the Pokemon baby!

I do have lots of RP now to spend on the village whenever they need anything doing, but they keep requesting specific items to go with the points.

Freedom Unite was super involving, but this takes everything from that game and cranks it right up to twelve.  Loving. It.

BTW, if another one of those Felynes cracks me over the head and steals any more of my stuff (especially Goldenfish) then I'm going to keep combining my items until I've created a bomb to blow those little f**kers into the middle of next week!

Post edited 19:54 – Apr 28th 2010 by guernica2

Hugo Rune said:

Ooh that could spell disaster for me, I need to harvest Great Jaggi bits for my next weapon upgrade. I may have to swap to my bowshot for a while.

 

I've also got a special village request for 'monster juice' which is worrying, I aint milking no monsters!

 

I always used to swap weapons but I'm having a decent amount of luck at the moment with my sword.  I do love the ranged weapons though.  Need to get that sorted soon.  All that different ammo!! Mmmmm.

I got some 'Monster Juice' when I first tried the Goldenfish quest.  You get it from those small buzzing flying things that are near the fishing spot in area ten.  I smashed all three of them, they left the juice item, then I realised I didn't have enough bait to catch the specific fish so I abandoned the quest.  I lost all of my items that I had acquired.  I haven't been able to get anymore!! DOH!

Agreed about the GOTY.

Matt, you'll have to give it a go.  I didn't realise there were parallels to UO.  That game must've been bloody awesome!

Hugo, have you sorted out the Wii Speak yet?  I'm still not sure whether to get it.  It's only a tenner on the ebay.