this was posted in the demo thread, thought it might be interesting to others as well.
more content/demos are coming from IGN during february
more content/demos are coming from IGN during february
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IGN - New Monster Hunter Rise gameplay demo, featuring new monster Somnacanth and the new Frost Islands map
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Repeat these words after me:
FROZEN
SHARK
TOAD
Really loving how unique Somnacanth moves compared to other leviathans. The otter influence is an unexpected direction to take one of them, but a very welcome one indeed.
FROZEN
SHARK
TOAD
MH monster design keeps delivering. Taking influences from real animals, both extant and extinct, and then injecting them into crazy fantasy creatures is fantastic.
So the otter-like rock knocking can cause flash as well as an explosion. Should be interesting, even though Somnacanth has become least interesting new monster in my books.
It wouldn't surprise me much if Somnacanth was the designated intro monster to Frost Islands, since it does have a kind of "here's what you fight after Royal Ludroth" vibe as far as leviathans go.
Outside of ignoring the free counter from Dual Blades' Shrouded Vault, I'd say it's a really solid run too. Whoever was playing this @ IGN clearly know their stuff
Nah, it's more likely to be Magnamalo IMO. Demos for MH games always feature the flagship
Nah, it's more likely to be Magnamalo IMO. Demos for MH games always feature the flagship
I really wish they would do Save Transfer demos
Just let us get started early :p
They have yet to put out a Leviathan that isn't a beloved fan favorite
I feel like Somna will fall into that category
Idk about everyone else but nibblesnarf is a leviathan and i detest it with all my being
I really like Somnacanth's design and moveset.
Not sure about Zamites in the game being a confirmation of Zamtrios making it too. There were Jagras in the demo and Great Jagras doesn't appear to be in from what we know, and I don't think we're getting both him and Royal Ludroth in the same game.
You have my Hammer. Fuck Nibelsnarf.
Not sure about Zamites in the game being a confirmation of Zamtrios making it too. There were Jagras in the demo and Great Jagras doesn't appear to be in from what we know, and I don't think we're getting both him and Royal Ludroth in the same game.
You have my Hammer. Fuck Nibelsnarf.
I like Somnacanth. She's looking different enough for a Leviathan, both in terms of design and moves. Also, anything that has moves inspired by real-life Otters is a win in my book.
*Reads last few posts* *Doesn't remember Nibelsnarf* *Googles* *Oh*
Yeah, fuck that one.
And curses that you brought this asshole back into my memory. ._. ^^
*Reads last few posts* *Doesn't remember Nibelsnarf* *Googles* *Oh*
Yeah, fuck that one.
And curses that you brought this asshole back into my memory. ._. ^^
I can't see them adding Leviathans without THE Leviathan.
I'm fairly sure we will get Laggy in the base game.
I don't think it's worth bring back lagi without underwater combat.
I guess Gobul could, but it's gimmick doesn't work as well on land
Orrrrrrr ... it's one of the THE flagship monsters for whatever the G-Rank expansion of Rise will be called.
Same. I thought on-land Lagi in Gen/U felt uninspired. They made it terrifying by having massive AOE attacks that did a ton of damage, but otherwise it didn't feel very fun like it did in 3U underwater combat.
ONE OF US. ONE OF US.
Underwater combat needs to return. That was the best part of the fight!
There's dozens of you, literally dozens.... thankfully Capcom will not subject us to underwater combat again, atleast not in Rise since the focus seems to be largely on aerial maneuvers.
Personally speaking, unless there's an elegant solution to navigating underwater with ease, I hope it stays away for the future. This is just my personal opinion, but part of the reason aerial works better is that there is a constant and consistentpull to a level field (gravity pulls you down when you stop grappling) whereas with underwater you stay put and it leads to misaligned confrontations with monsters. Maybe the answer is an underwater perma-tether to the monster? But that can be limiting.
Unfortunately seems unlikely, given we already have Great Izuchi, Kulu-Ya-Ku, Great Wroggi and Great Baggi confirmed (and possibly Tzizi-Ya-Ku is in there too). Having Great Jaggi in there too would be therapod bird wyvern overkill, espcially given he's completely vanilla and doesn't bring any interesting mechanics to the table that the others don't already have covered.
The solution to your problem is Git Gud. Sorry, couldn't resist
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Yeah, they just need to update swimming controls so as to make your hunter swim inhumanly well.
These various styles of grappling hooks that they have been adding for two games now could further aid underwater mobility. Imagine latching onto Laggy as it dart around underwater.
And finally, for the special water mounts...
Unfortunately...agreed.
My boy, G. Maccao, is in the same boat, but at least his kangaroo/kickboxing antics make him one of the more interesting "non-blight" raptors. I still don't see him coming back either, for the time being, because the focus was likely to just bring over "BIRD UP" as a compliment to Izuchi.
I can understand the reasoning but he's always remembered fondly as the first introduction to big monsters to hunt, he was the first obstacle. Would be cool to have him in form as a tutorial or at least a reference to him in a way.
Because it's so divisive, I think what I'd like to see is for them to bring it back in a really mitigated form. Have the underwater sequences be a minigame all about forcing the monster out of the water so you can fight it again, something like that.
But I personally agree with others who lament fighting lagiacrus underwater. I still remember the first time I fought him and I saw him coiling up charging his attack underwater. I was like "that thing is absolutely terrifying!" And the first time I fought Gobul and figured out his trick, I thought it was the cleverest thing. Seeing the monsters in their underwater habitat is just great and adds a ton of flavor to the game, so I hope they find a way to bring it back even if the combat has been changed completely.
Maccao makes jaggi look like a turd in comparison. Bring him back!
Also, confirm zamtrios already.
Nothing official yet, but with the way leaks have been going, this will definitely have a considerably bigger launch roster than World had.
I loved underwater combat, but I main IG now so if they bring it back I really hope IG gets something that replaces jumping and flying around. Oh man, grabbing bug juice would probably suck too.
Seeing how much water is in all of these maps I'm actually somewhat optimistic about seeing a revamped lagiacrus introduced in this or its expansion. Letting the leviathans swim in the shallows help make their movesets more interesting but I am worried lagi is like, too big for that haha
Regardless I'm imaging a move where it can electrocute all of the surface area on a body of water and you have to hang off the wirebug to wait it out
Regardless I'm imaging a move where it can electrocute all of the surface area on a body of water and you have to hang off the wirebug to wait it out
it's not like that stopped monsters swimming through material like sand
Underwater combat could be amazing with the new grappling mechanics...
imagine latching to Laggy's tail while he swims furiously, you could even have a waterskiing mechanic
imagine latching to Laggy's tail while he swims furiously, you could even have a waterskiing mechanic
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When I played 4U on 3DS with my friend, he called it a vore shark so that is forever what it will be for me.
