I had a quick go with a lance - very impressed so far. Didn’t quite get the hang of the wirebug thing but I already like it better than the clutch claw which I never got on with.

Supposedly the hunting horn has been simplified so you don’t need to remember individual note sequences for each one, Will give that a try next.

2 months later

Anybody partaking on Friday? I was going to get it digitally but shopto have it at just over £15 less, which is a bit of a bargain. I’ve been playing some MHGU in anticipation, so I’m suitably excited. Reviews are due today I believe so there might be some twitch action to watch in the next few days as well.

I’m telling myself I won’t because Outriders is out next week and I won’t really have time for both. It does look great though. If only it was on PS5/XSX 🙁

Fumanstu I reckon it’ll get 7 and 8/10s. But it’s on a modern console and you get to set people on fire and then they explode when you shoot them. That’s good enough for me!

      Gordon Yup, to be fair, I’m quite looking forward to the straightforward-ness of Outriders as an alternative to MHR. Will be playing on a creaking xbox one though - god bless gamepass for letting me not have to make a decision. 😃

        Ah fuckit. I’ll get this pre ordered. I’ll have to wait almost a week from the launch of monster hunter for Outriders anyway. The EG review was too good to ignore.

        9 hours of local play with the kid ( last day of school, no work to do anyway) and I can safely say this is going to muscle its way into my very regular rotation.

        It’s still every bit as deep, but there’s much less friction involved. So many QoL changes and it’s surprising good looking too. I could swear it’s had a visual bump since the demo.

        LOVE my doggie as well, and the wirebug. All told it’s looking like it’s every bit as good as World, just in its own way.

        I still think this was meant to be launch day for the new switch alongside this game, pre pandemic. It’s going to look very nice with some DLSS going on in there later this year.

          Brave I haven’t had a chance to really dig into it yet but it makes a very strong first impression. Definitely feels much more streamlined than MHW at least. I haven’t quite figured out how to use the wirebug effectively yet but it already feels less awkward than the clutch claw if nothing else.

          I miss the cat chef from MHW but the doggo and cat companions are pretty great. Had a quick run around with lance and hunting horn - both seem great but I’m really, really out of practice. Forgotten so much 🙁

          I do hope there’s a hidden 60fps option in there for when the Super Switch arrives.

            Yeah I was super rusty. Playing with my daughter was a prime example of the steady decline of an aging man’s brain.

            Lily hadn’t played for ages either yet she was straight back in as if she’d never left. I, however, couldn’t remember the basics for the first hour. 😉

            Let me know if you want to get some HR stuff done. I could do with farming some monster material anyway ☺️

              Brave Will do! Just need to remember how to play a little first 🙂

                It’s slowly coming back to me. Doing a lot better now I’ve given up on learning a new weapon and just stuck with lance and hunting horn - there’s enough new stuff to get to grips with between the changes to their movesets and the wirebug stuff as it is.

                It’s remarkable how streamlined it all is now coming from MHW. There’s hardly any loading at all and far less faffing about with item boxes and menus. Lovely 🙂

                Lily’s on holiday for the next couple of weeks and I’m treating it as if I’m on holiday too, so I’m available for online whenever 🙂

                Except Friday, which is basically All You Can Eat Outriders Day. 😉

                We def need to get a session going soon. Evenings are probably the best chance for me. I was going to take Friday off so I could play Outriders, then remembered school Easter holidays start on Thursday 😱

                Friday evening for a bit of Outriders/MHR?

                Just popping in to say I’m loving it - definitely the most fun I’ve ever had with Monster Hunter. 🙂

                I’m about most evenings but can’t do friday’s (that’s Gloomhaven night) and I’m on leave all next week from work, so will be about even more.

                Not a fan of the rampage mode so far. I hope there’s not too much of that.

                  Gordon That seems to be the common consensus. I’ve read that it’s a very minor part of the game though. I finished up playing yesterday with that mission queued up and ready to go.

                    Yeah. Really not liking rampage. The tutorial itself is very frustrating imo.