How fun is this game to play?

[Fr3sh]

I do own it, but never played it.
Is this game still relevant in 2024?
or
Should i wait for MH Wilds?
Have a nice weekend

[Suzaku]

Still fun. Still popular. Hop in and start hunting.

[Solray]

Base world is good imo. But iceborne (dlc) monsters are fantastic

[Tiom]

go to your training area and try out a few weapons and their combos, go fight a few monsters. Make some gear. Fight a few more monsters. If the game seems fun then keep playing until MH:Wilds comes out. If it doesn't then you won't like MH:Wilds.

[Fr3sh]

Good idea thank you

[NoRa_G]

First session will be 2 hours, you'll go 'huh, cute, whatever'

Second session will be 14 hours, you'll go 'uhoh' and it starts

if you're anything like me

[Kackstift]

MH:World/Iceborne is a complete game.. with alot of mechanics. It can be overwhelming at first. Try to start slow and play at least LR(LowRank) solo to learn the basics or you will clash at a wall really fast.
AND
if it is your first play.. DONT use the defender gear. It will trivialise the MH:World content and you will be destroyed in Iceborne.

[D. Flame]

Best MH game in history. I had over 800 hours in the base game. I purchased the DLC, and like it less, but I still put another 400 hours into it.

THEN...

I purchased it again on Steam and started playing it again.

[Argonaut]

There will be a bump of 2-8 hours when you first start where it feels like an incredibly janky and unpolished game and you will not be able to understand why people like it. After this speedbump you will understand that it is incredibly well tuned and there is an ocean of depth in the combat and mechanics that you could not see because nothing could have prepared you for it. No other games combat system plays quite like monster hunter despite similar strokes and overlap in terms of mechanics(dodging).

You can 100% 1 brain cell brute force all the content in the game and there are several playthroughs on youtube proving exactly that. You can also get progressively better at hunting specific monsters you enjoy and playing specific weapons you enjoy and that is a big appeal for a lot of people as this is genuinely a game where the better you get at your weapon the more fun you can have.

Speaking of the weapons they are all unique and no two play like each other, with one or two exceptions(bowguns). They are not very well balanced against one another and there are hiccups in MHW but until you hit endgame and start to care about your performance you will most likely not notice these discrepancies.

With all that being said it is an incredibly grindy game. You do not have to partake of the grind for anything other than postgame hunts(basically a bunch of minibosses and the most challenging bosses in the game) but min maxing gear will take you hundreds of hunts and hundreds of hours.

I would 100% recommend it, but its not for everyone.

[Spooky7.62]

Monster hunter as a series is one of the all time greats, it is always worth your time.

[Zyrconia]

With this and Rise totaling over 400 hours and it is just getting more fun.

Then again, if you pick a complicated weapon it takes 200 hours to start to feel like you mastered it, so it is only natural that the most fun you'll have is nearer the end of the experience rather than the beginning.

It is a janky game, but janky by design. You'll learn to compensate for the jank and feel fully in control. And you'll learn to read the monsters movement, eventually predicting trips, flinches, KOs.

It is a grind, but on the PC you can cheat to offset the grind.

But once you are one with your weapon and know the monster it is a power fantasy unlike anything other in gaming.

The start is a bit slow and the game has several false endings. You'll hit one and think "that's it?". Nope, there is one more fake ending then and then an end game and then a real ending. Very poorly telegraphed. And an expansion pack with a fake ending and 3 hidden end bosses after the ending and end game.

[Fr3sh]

What happens if you beat a Monster? Can you collect something from it..

[Zyrconia]

Yes, you craft weapons and armors. Each monster item has its own skill combo. You'll spend hours making mixed sets, min maxing your skills.

[Fr3sh]

Seems very cool. I will play it very soon when i do feel better.
Thanks all i know now a lot more

[Zyrconia]

Cool. But I wasn't exaggerating: this is not your average game where you pick it up and in a few hours you are a capable warrior. It will take dozens of hours for you to not be terrible with your chosen weapon and during that time you might hate it.

And you'll need to watch a few YouTube guides to learn all the combos...

[Fr3sh]

Okay cool. I like a challenge. I prefer difficult games. I will test it very soon. Im quite hyped actually