Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Wii U $19.99 @ Gamestop

Such a great game.  So many people spending big bucks on tepid next gen games right now.  For $20 you could have a deep and varied experience that could last hundreds of hours if it gets its hooks into you. 

 
Curiousgeorge said:
Does it say how Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will remain at this price?
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I think it's been at this price for a while now,

the problem is that it's been sold out in most places.

I think that since it's available for shipping, is what made it available to everyone.

thus the point of this thread.

 
midloo said:
Such a great game. So many people spending big bucks on tepid next gen games right now. For $20 you could have a deep and varied experience that could last hundreds of hours if it gets its hooks into you.
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Deep, varied & monster hunter dont belong in the same sentence. It's about as tepid & repetitive as it comes. Worth $20 though.

 
Blaster man said:
Is this actually a good game?
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I really enjoy it, as many others do :) It's mostly boss fight-type monsters, although you do get a overworld to explore for smaller monsters / mining / etc. You can change weapons at any time in town - you aren't stuck with the type you pick first. A lot of the appeal is hunting the same monsters a few times to make armor themed after them and learning new fights :)

There's a demo on the Eshop, but it drops you in the middle of the game with no tutorial...

 
Katsumi said:
I really enjoy it, as many others do :) It's mostly boss fight-type monsters, although you do get a overworld to explore for smaller monsters / mining / etc. You can change weapons at any time in town - you aren't stuck with the type you pick first. A lot of the appeal is hunting the same monsters a few times to make armor themed after them and learning new fights :)

There's a demo on the Eshop, but it drops you in the middle of the game with no tutorial...
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As someone that knows zero about this game, what other game would you most compare it too? I googled it a bit but I'm kind of confused by what I'm seeing, is it basically an MMO like WoW?

 
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Blaster man said:
As someone that knows zero about this game, what other game would you most compare it too? I googled it a bit but I'm kind of confused by what I'm seeing, is it basically an MMO like WoW?
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It has multiplayer, but it is NOT an MMO at all :) I think the IGN review does a good job.

If you stick with single player, you do eventually get two little AI partners that help you :) You don't have to play multiplayer - although other players can make the battles easier, sure. 80% of my play time with the game is Single Player.

There's a town hub where you craft / buy armor and weapons, get quests, etc. You get better armor by fighting the harder monsters and acquiring their scales, bones, etc. and then crafting it in town. It can be very addicting, and some of the armors look very cool :D

 
Megamania said:
I think it's been at this price for a while now,

the problem is that it's been sold out in most places.

I think that since it's available for shipping, is what made it available to everyone.

thus the point of this thread.
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No, it was this price before Christmas, then went back up in price to $50. I got a used copy for about $12 after BD coupon and PUR right before Christmas, and last month traded it back to them for ~$25(?).

I think this has more to do with the MSRP recently dropping to 29.99.

 
Blaster man said:
Is this actually a good game?
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It's the BEST game. Seriously. Anyone with a Wii U needs to own this game. I'm 600+ hours in, and I still play it from time to time. This game is a reason to buy a Wii U, just for this one game alone (not that games like DKC Tropical Freeze, Pikmin 3 or Mario 3D World aren't also reasons).

One of the deepest games I've ever played. It's RPG, but it's real time skill-based combat as well. Hunting monsters in this game never gets old. The online is top notch (full voice chat, digital keyboard on gamepad for chat and USB keyboard support, with stable lobbies and there's always plenty of people hunting 24/7), and the game can be played solo or with others. You'll craft your own weapons and armor from the monsters you've slain, and naturally progress to more powerful monsters, which yield more powerful weapons and armor. There's extensive combinations of items, and you'll want to master each and every one. Being well equipped for the right hunt can mean the difference between failure or success.

 
Blaster man said:
As someone that knows zero about this game, what other game would you most compare it too? I googled it a bit but I'm kind of confused by what I'm seeing, is it basically an MMO like WoW?
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Not at all. It's a game of boss fights, basically. But a lot of the game is preparing for the next hunt. You'll hunt monsters and use their parts to forge armor and weapons. But you'll want to strategize, too, like breaking the monster's horns so you get a horn from him, or cutting the tail so you get the drop from that, because certain item drops are needed for certain weapons and armor. You'll then use that armor and weapon to hunt a more powerful monster, and the cycle continues as you progress to some VERY powerful beasts. You'll aso need to learn to observe subtle cues, like the tells given that a monster is close to death and can successfully be trapped, or the tells of when a monster is in rage mode and the hitboxes change up.

Fighting the monsters themselves is the main appeal and high octane action of the game, but it's a game about thinking and preparedness and strategy as much as it is real time combat. Certain armor sets provide certain skills, like evasion or earplugs (prevents the moment of flinching when a monster roars), or quick sheathing or extended HP. Certain weapons will have elemental bonus damage, like fire, ice, thunder, water or dragon. Weapons can also have bonus status effects, like poison, paralysis or slime (causes explosions once enough is dealt to the monster). Certain monsters are weaker to certain elements and status effects, as are YOU. Certain armor sets will have strengths and weaknesses, and you won't want to wear an armor set weak to thunder to hunt a Lagiacrus, who is electrified.

There really isn't another game to compare it to. Some clones, but they all fail miserably and do not even come close to representing the appeal of this game. Once you start playing, and get to where you're hunting real monsters, it gets addictive. REALLY addictive. And you'll find a ton of fun in hunting new monsters, ones you have NO idea what their attacks are or how hard they are, or what they're weak to. Once you master a monster and forge its armor, you feel a sense of accomplishment and pride, because you EARNED that slick armor set and long sword. Then it's on to the next monster. You don't usually need to make a new armor set from every monster, but every so often you'll want to, otherwise you'll find yourself incredibly weak and underpowered. The weapons and armor can both be upgraded as well to keep you on par with harder monsters.

 
whodoneit said:
Deep, varied & monster hunter dont belong in the same sentence. It's about as tepid & repetitive as it comes. Worth $20 though.
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That's a lie. Monster Hunter is quite possibly the deepest game ever made. People talk about Dark Souls... pfft. Monster Hunter is just as complex, if not even more so.

With a hundred monsters to hunt and over 300 different quests, and different combinations of monsters at the same time, in different environments (desert, tundra, water, etc), arena quests and the like, it only gets repetitive if you don't know like to use your brain or have attention deficit disorder, like people who can't watch The Lord of the Rings because they say it's "too boring". With Monster Hunter, every hunt is different. Every one. You'll never experience two hunts the exact same way. Obviously, if the whole game was just repetition, people wouldn't get hooked on it like crack and put in over 1000 hours of play time.

 
jholden3249 said:
Obviously, if the whole game was just repetition, people wouldn't get hooked on it like crack and put in over 1000 hours of play time.
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Do you even think about what you post. There is so much wrong with that analogy. You just actually proved my point. Lol

 
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This deal makes me wish I had a Wii U.

I do, however, have the 3DS version of this game that supports cross play with the Wii U, and I have been thoroughly enjoying it.

As for this being a "deep" game...err, I can answer that question with both a yes and no.

The game play itself (monster hunting, gathering, and crafting) is quite deep. The actual plot of the game, eh, not so much. Basically you're just a guy in a village killing monsters to both protect it and support it, with side quests to earn extra cash. You're not saving the world or having to make deep moral decisions. You're just taking down monsters so they don't go rampaging through your village, and making cool looking weapons and armor out of their body parts. If you want, you can do multiplayer hunts with your friends. That's pretty much it.

Also, the demo for this game SUCKS ASS. Its terrible, which is a shame because it has probably turned off many people from buying it.

 
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I bought the Wii U because of the game, because I really wanted to play online.  The demo for the game appears to be made for people already familiar with the game mechanics, so I definitely can see why the demo turned off a lot of people.  I was familiar with the game mechanics, and it damped me wanting to get the game.

If you like grinding in RPGs to get better gear, then you may really enjoy this game.  It is like the ending of majority of MMORPGs, where the only thing left to do is grind to get better equipment.  For people who like the end game of MMORPGs, then they may like playing this game since there isn't monthly a subscription fee.  This game will not be everyone's cup of tea.

 
It was $19.99 back in December and I bought a copy then because I noticed it start to dry up at retail. If you want a copy of this you may want to jump on it sooner than later.
 
gooflee said:
If you like grinding in RPGs to get better gear, then you may really enjoy this game. It is like the ending of majority of MMORPGs, where the only thing left to do is grind to get better equipment. For people who like the end game of MMORPGs, then they may like playing this game since there isn't monthly a subscription fee. This game will not be everyone's cup of tea.
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thats actually a very honest description of the game. well said sir.

 
Narukami said:
Or you don't have a Wii U.
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haven't stopped me from picking up 4 3DS titles ranging from $2-$10 new on past deals and I don't have a 3DS yet.
I'll hold off just to see if it gets cheaper but if I do find this else where like that target clearance pic, I'll definetly pick it up, no questions ask

 
So when you say grinding, I can grind hours on Diablo 3 trying to get better gear and such, would you say I might enjoy it? For this price I might go pick it up.

 
Zalaki said:
So when you say grinding, I can grind hours on Diablo 3 trying to get better gear and such, would you say I might enjoy it? For this price I might go pick it up.
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Diablo is more about grinding for gear that you may never, ever get, because the drops are random. Monster Hunter is more about upgrading things you already have which require VERY specific ingredients that you get from killing monsters. So MH is more focused. Which is better? Neither. I like both games very much, but there's no question that if you're more gear-goal oriented, MH is the better title. It's very clear what you need to get X item.

 
Spacepest said:
Also, the demo for this game SUCKS ASS. Its terrible, which is a shame because it has probably turned off many people from buying it.
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Agreed. The demo is the worst thing that ever happened to MH3U. It throws you into the game with absolutely no indication of anything. I played the demo and deleted it three times, wondering why anyone would want this game. Then when it dropped to $19.99 in December, I said screw it, bought it - and my wife and I are addicted as heck. She plays on the Wii U or her 3DS, and I play on my 3DS. Yep, bought 3 copies (two on 3DS, and one on Wii U). An absolute bargain for $60 total.

 
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