Does this game open up a bit later at all?

[CoffeeCup]

Currently making my way through the story, and so far the whole experience kinda feels very "funneled" for lack of a better word. I keep hearing people call this a JRPG but so far it feels like a completely linear action game, and the multiplayer missions all feel exceptionally short so far.

[Sabinox]

no.

[Suzaku]

The story is completely linear and fairly short. The post-game is where the fun begins, as you mainly focus on quick missions with varying degrees of senseless murder of everything that isn't part of your team. Almost all missions will be just a couple minutes until the highest difficulty.

[CoffeeCup]

Originally posted by Suzaku:

The story is completely linear and fairly short. The post-game is where the fun begins, as you mainly focus on quick missions with varying degrees of senseless murder of everything that isn't part of your team. Almost all missions will be just a couple minutes until the highest difficulty.

Well, that's disappointing.

[aristateles]

Originally posted by CoffeeCup:

Originally posted by Suzaku:

The story is completely linear and fairly short. The post-game is where the fun begins, as you mainly focus on quick missions with varying degrees of senseless murder of everything that isn't part of your team. Almost all missions will be just a couple minutes until the highest difficulty.

Well, that's disappointing.

Well, sorry to disappoint you that the game doesn't have 100++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ hours story with unnecessary dragging sleeper conversations and quests. Too bad, such a shame.

[Reformed]

Originally posted by aristateles:

Originally posted by CoffeeCup:

Well, that's disappointing.

Well, sorry to disappoint you that the game doesn't have 100++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ hours story with unnecessary dragging sleeper conversations and quests. Too bad, such a shame.

I accept your apology, it is quite disappointing that its boring arena battles over and over and over and over for no real reason.

[Sykomancer]

We're you expecting something akin to a traditional JRPG open world?

[ElyD]

You've put 500 combined hours into MHW and MHR and don't recognize the game structure when you encounter it in another game?

[CoffeeCup]

Originally posted by Sykomancer:

We're you expecting something akin to a traditional JRPG open world?

Honestly, yeah. If people call something a JRPG I did expect some level of open environment.

Originally posted by ElyD:

You've put 500 combined hours into MHW and MHR and don't recognize the game structure when you encounter it in another game?

MHW and MHR do have open level structures, though, I have yet to see it at all in this game.

[Geist]

Keep playing.

[Ryvaku]

This game doesn't have that. Just segments of fights that are repeated over and over.
Base game is stale.

[Gamer de esquerda]

So for a game to be considered a "JRPG" it has to be "open"? LOL, people have so arbitrary definitions and then they complain when the game doesn't fit their own arbitrary definitions.

[TyresTyco]

Originally posted by CoffeeCup:

MHW and MHR do have open level structures, though, I have yet to see it at all in this game.

Ah yes and it's totally wasted since you are running the same exact way every single time to the monster.

Fighting odo? Always at the same area in rotten vale. Fighting Legiana ? Always at the same area. I know they move but being realistic here .. everyone just runs to the monster and yolo it away at the same spot.

The maps in monster hunter might aswell be just corridors. Because they are. The open structure is just an illusion to make you think there is some ecosystem going on. But there isn't.

I love monster hunter but playing this game I appreciate that it's staight to the point. Gameplay against the hordes or bosses.

Without roaming around collecting stuff that you get for free anyway later.