Monster Hunter Online
End of Life: December 31, 2019
RPG, TPP, fantasy, hack'and'slash, free-to-play, co-op, MMO, internet
An MMO spin-off to the popular action-RPG series, in which the players’ basic task is hunting for various monsters. The series debuted in 2004 on the PlayStation 2 console, with Capcom being responsible for it since the beginning and joining forces with Tencent Games team (known from Call of Duty Online) for this installment. We enter an open world and play as the titular monster hunter.
Monster Hunter Online for PC is an action MMO and a part of the popular series of Japanese action games. The production was created by the combined forces of internal development teams from Capcom and Tencent Games. It is free-to-play with micropayments.
Players become monster hunters. The fighting is action-based, so the players’ skills are more important than their characters’ traits. The emphasis is put on close cooperation between teammates. Many beasts are so powerful that defeating them without help borders on the impossible. The action takes place on a large continent where there are wild areas as well as many villages and towns. In the game, we can pit ourselves against newly introduced monsters as well as beasts known from the previous installments of the series.
Apart from traditional skill-based attacks, characters also have powerful special abilities activated manually. However, they are not dominant elements of the game, as they are in typical MMORPGs, and are only used occasionally. Players can combine these skills into team combos.
Monster Hunter Online on PC is based on CryEngine 3 technology. This modern engine allowed the authors to implement destructible environment. Some monsters can even uproot a tree and use it as a club or launch a piece of the destroyed building at the characters. Moreover, the characters’ weapons leave permanent scars on the monsters’ bodies.
Last updated on August 14, 2015
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Game Series
Monster Hunter Series
A popular, especially among Japanese gamers, action-RPG series set in fantasy realities. The brand was created by the Capcom corporation, which also oversees its development.
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Monster Hunter Online Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows August 18, 2013 December 31, 2019 (EOL)
