In case you didn’t know we sent out a few demo discs to certain lucky individuals to give the game a go.
First up, we have ManLing who gives us a pretty detailed account on what to expect for Monster Hunter TRI which hits the stores in slightly over a week’s time!
By Au ManLing:
Before I had the Monster Hunter Demo for wii, I only played monster hunter on psp. I will mainly compare the differences between wii and psp. And perhaps some great features of wii monster hunter. It’s quite disappointing that there’s no multiplayer feature in the demo. There’s 2 quests in the demo version: a 2 star mission and a 3 star mission. I have only tried the sword so far.
Pros
- The graphics were definitely better than that of psp screens. The environment of the game is much clearer and more detailed.
- With the controls guide given with the demo, I find the controls for the remote and nunchuck are difficult than using a psp. Takes me around 20minutes to get used to the controls. Perhaps this gives an extra edge to the game. While, I think it’s sufficient, it’s better to have a pro controller. Gamecube controller will not work on this game, but the classic controller can though. The game feels much better with the classic controller.
- The monsters can run/escape from area to area. This is much better than the psp versions as I remembered that once the monster run to another, it seems to disappear.
- The monster gets harder to kill on the 3 star mission
- Besides from the usual monsters’ roar and the hunter’s sigh/grunts, the music changes as the difficulty level of monster one is fighting gets higher.
Cons
- Camera is controlled by the D pad on the remote. I feel it’s very difficult to locate the D pad especially when you’re fighting.
- The loading time when the player gets from 1 area to another is too long. As I move from 1 area to another, it gets quite irritating for me.
- The monsters aren’t responsive to player’s attacks.
- It’s more difficult to run and throw items at the monster at the same time.
- No tutorial, one would have been really useful especially for players who have never played the monster hunter series before.
I have a few more demo discs on hand as well. Anyone willing to rush out a demo review can email me for a copy!
Contact the author of this post, Au ManLing, at manling_sclub7@hotmail.com
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