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Monster Hunter |
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Calm before
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Evenly matched |
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In a world where monsters rule the land and exist
alongside man, players adopt the role of a bloodthirsty
hunter who slaughters beasts for a living. Quests are doled
out by contractors who pay good coin for monster
work and other menial tasks on the killing fields. In
addition to hunting quests, players may also venture out
on retrieval missions or compete for bounties. Upon
starting the game, character genesis hands creative
control over to the player where facial features, hair
style, skin tone and sex are determined. For
males, pony tails, shaggy locks and bowl-style haircuts
seem to be the rage while females sport hair seemingly
inspired by the women of FFX-2.
Depending on a hunter's clan and class, a range of weaponry may be
used such as swords, scimitars,
spears and a strange looking firearm for distance
attacks. Shooters are also able to groove into "sniper"
mode where far-off monsters are targeted with
cross-hairs and eagle-eye aim. Traps may be set to snare
thundering creatures unlucky enough to fall in
- once it's incapacitated and thrashing about, an
opportunistic hunter may swoop in and finish the beast
off with a few weighty chops. Once dead, a monster may
be carved up for barbecue on a rotating spit, skinned
for its lustrous hide, and rendered into weapon and
armor upgrades. Little is wasted.
When wandering inside a town, players may visit guilds for information and
quests, seek out vendors for items to purchase, and chat
up everyday folk who walk around on their errands and
daily routines. An exclamation mark appears above anyone
close enough to talk. Towns teem with life and there's a lot
to take in and explore on the streets and inside the
many shops. Towns are also where fellow travelers meet
up and form into roving bands with a common objective -
monster hunting. Up to four players may join together as an online
gang and
party together across the land. For the unwired, it's also possible to
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