You don't need the classic controller, or a gamecube controller.  You can play it with the Wiimote and nunchuck or any of the above.  It's just nice to have options and the new Classic Controller Pro is really nice.

Yeah, it probably would have sold some PS3's as well, but hey ho, it is where it is and it's bloody excellent.

It's like the fact that they shipped the last version on PSP.  I'm not paid to worry about which machine a game is being created for.  I just play the games.

Phizzy, stop the hate brother and feel the love.

Bloody hell, good work on the fishing! Is it food fish you've caught or ammo fish?

You're going to be unstoppable now you now how to attack properly. I've read the manual three times and it was only on my last read that I realised that I have a decent combo which starts with the kick! I hadn't used the kick before but now I'm using it rather often. I'd be kicking those bloody Felynes but I can't risk them nicking half my stuff!

Can you catch Goldenfish at the fishing point at base camp or do you have to be in area ten?

Here's a little ditty that I like to sing when I'm out on the plains a-hunting and it has served me well so far, especially when it's backs to the wall time and everything's going a little pear shaped.

"Climb every mountain, ford every stream.

Follow every rainbow, untill you find your dream.

A dream that will need, all the love you can give.

Every day of your life, for as long as you live."

I thought you meant a bomb to kill the Felynes then! Are you in any danger from them yourself?

What items did you use to make that? I assume bomb casing and felvyne although I've never seen those two options highlighted on the combination screen!

Bloody good work sir. My first was about nine and a half meters. I got given a super size dung when I finished killing the GJ in the woods. Did you upgrade your weapon how you wanted?

I've had a bloody great day.  Caught a Great Jaggi and a Qurupeco and killed a Royal Ludroth.  The Qurupeco even called for help from a Rathian, just like in the demo that I played.

I love my new Sword!

Brilliant!

I managed to get online briefly earlier.  Played with a random and although we couldn't talk to each other, I still really enjoyed it.

As I couldn't get near the TV for most of the day, I plotted up with my PSP and got right back into MHFU.  After the Antman sermon the other day I'm playing it differently with my new understanding of the armour skills.  I had to get the Autotracker skill like I have on Tri.  I bloody love being able to know where the large monsters are.  Got a different sword as well.  The one I was using was shite.  I have no purest green sharpness on it yet though, but it's coming.

I was trying to work out why I like this game so much and then I remembered the emergency podcast that Matt and Emily did about WOW, possibly episode 13.5.  He was giving her grief about there being no story, although he was just playing devil's advocate.  The fact that Monster Hunter has very little in the way of story is very appealing to me, just like Civ 4, WOW and L4D, among others.  I'm not actually working towards an end game story, it's just something I can play over and over.

I normally love changing weapons as I had a look at the weapon usage stats on FU this morning, but I'm having too much fun with the Great Sword.  I want to try the Lance as well.  I've just unlocked the Switch Axe as well but the only one I can create is a bit weedy!!

I stand right next to them when they're in the shock traps.  You can't miss with the Tranq Bombs.  You have to have worn them right down though, or the tranqs won't work.  I caught my first monster in FU as well today.  Tri manages to actually teach you what to do and explains it rather well.  There is almost no tutorial in FU at all.