Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate reaches Nintendo Switch in North America
You can hunt monsters in HD like nobody's business now, even on road trips.
Capcom today released Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, the latest in its increasingly popular Monster Hunter franchise and the first installment to appear on the Nintendo Switch. The game is available in stores, and as a download on the Nintendo eShop.
The Monster Hunter games make a big deal out of killing powerful, colossal beasts that are threatening mankind's outposts. Some of the fun lies in playing with friends, and Capcom notes that the game "for the first time offers gamers the flexibility to play both local wireless and online multiplayer with up to three other hunters whether playing at home on the big screen or on the go in handheld or table top mode."
That's a little confusing, since the usual icons on the back of the packaging show a "1" in each category, seemingly indicating the game is only a solitary experience. Capcom has had issues with packaging before, though, so that may simply be a misprint.
In Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, players work to defend a series of four villages from the "Fated Four," along with an all-new Elder Dragon. Capcom promises the title boasts the series' largest roster of unique monsters, which given how lovingly they seem to have been rendered, is saying quite a lot. There's also a new "G" rank for quests, in case you didn't feel like the previous settings did enough to challenge your elite skills as a hunter.
There are a variety of game features veterans and newcomers alike might find interesting, including an option to transfer 3DS saves for Monster Hunter Generations and continue that journey with the shinier HD graphics. Also, there will be additional content released through special events, including a tie-in with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
What do you think? Are you excited to play Monster Hunter on your Nintendo Switch, or have you grown tired of the franchise now that it is getting more extensive support in the west?
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Staff article by Jason Venter (August 28, 2018)
Jason Venter has been playing games for 30 years, since discovering the Apple IIe version of Mario Bros. in his elementary school days. Now he writes about them, here at HonestGamers and also at other sites that agree to pay him for his words. |
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