I would say "for probably a year and a half" but on a more realistic note... I agree with Azure_Kite that it's rather unlikely.Blazevoir wrote:
As usual, we're left out (for a very long time) <_<
That games looks stunningly good with the CryEngine and i think it fits perfectly fine with the "Online" capabilities as Monster Hunter is 10x better when playing with multiple people.
But i doubt the majority of western people would appreciate that game as much as like, the asians or any MMO games that has been released yet so far.
Maybe it's too complex or requires a lot of patience in actually getting into the game for the general public.
But on the other hand, i see an abundance of people sticking to the Dark Souls franchise that haven't have played or have heard of Monster Hunter yet.
I mean they're completely different games but how the weapons have "weight" and purpose, you require heavy stamina/health management in combat and items that can give you bonuses (basically the rings can give you some sort of advantage and ofc the armor skills in MH) is actually similar.
The only thing that might not be the same is having PvP and that MH is a huge collectathon that requires tons of grinding for specific items, but that's under the limits of what those games are.
And to be fair on the second limitation, it's actually quite fun and not super-tedious grinding for a specific item if you do it with a friend or two as it requires teamwork to get things done.
I'll be over at a friends place over the weekend that is right now in a DS fever and let him play MH and have him evaluate if it might be something he would be willing to get into. I might come back with results and opinions.
If the audience is willing to pick up MH, maybe, just maybe things wouldn't go all-so-bitter with the western fans of MH when it comes to the whole franchise.
Oh and something not related to the topic but around the MH topic:
I found out i have the Charm Table 13, i actually feared i might gotten something really bad ;_;