What Dagger_32 has to say:
With Monster Hunter Portable 3rd on its way I have been busy preparing. I have never played a game that was completely in Japanese. Although I do own Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G I have NEVER opened it because it is my precious…(Shut up, that is not creepy) This will be my first time playing an imported game, I will admit, I am afraid the language barrier may have a negative effect on the overall experience. However I am getting ready!
After some research I found an AWESOME website full of just about all the translations I will need. (You can check it out here!) After looking at that website my insane Monster Hunter obsession started to kick in.
When I play Monster Hunter I like to solo my way through most of the Village Quests before taking the game online. It is the perfect way to get some decent armor and weapons, plus it helps me learn the new monster’s attacks and how to evade and defend. When I hop online, with the low rank quests, I usually find people with higher Hunter Ranks that can just blow through all the quest for me. …that is really not my thing. If I have a new Monster Hunter, I want to enjoy it, even if it means being a n00b for a while. If I go up against a new monster for the first time, I want to get my ass kicked! That is how I learn! Better to make the mistakes during solo Village Quests than when I am in a group online! Plus, all the practice really pays off when I get to the higher ranks!
I digress, LOL! (What? It happens when the subject is Monster Hunter!) I was looking at the Village Quests, checking out what was new and trying to learn some symbols. I started planning my first few goals of the game!
First on the list, get new armor! I am currently torn between Banhabra armor and Jaggi armor!
Jaggi Armor
Both are pretty average beginning armors that I will not use for very long. Doing a skills check, I believe Jaggi wins with Attack Up S, Recovery Spd +1, Capture Guru and the negative effect Item Use Down. Not bad early game skills. I may make Bnahabra as well! (Cosmetically it wins, hands down.) If I do it will be for gunning. It has the extremely handy Status Atk +1 skill, which would go great with a bow….
Speaking of bows, that brings me to weapons. I am undecided which weapon type I will be using. I know when it comes to gunning I will stick with bows for a while. (Though, I rarely gun solo.) Typically I use a Great Sword and Duals… I might try to mix it up this time around. We shall see!
My armor and weapon choices will be preparing me for my very first Urgent Quest which is Blue Bear: Aoashira!
Sure, he looks a little …ummm…derpy…but I cannot wait to fight this guy! He is brand spanking new and the first real “boss” of the game!
Now all that is left to do is actually get the game…
What Scout has to say:
Not gonna’ lie, I am incredibly nervous to receive my copy of Portable 3. I have been doing my own personal study of the Japanese language for a few years, but sometimes I don’t really think that anime will really cut it anymore, hehe. I feel I will rely on that nifty website, too.
Right now I am actually keeping myself busy by picking Unite back up. You can only go so far in Tri until you start to get bored with everything. I live with another Hunter, so it’s definitely much more fun going through all of the Guild Hall’s quests again after a few months of not playing Unite at all. Unfortunately for me, I can’t seem to get my hands on a PS3. My hopes of AdHoc are shot down for a while, and I just hate XLink Kai in general.
Still, I feel like being unable to get into the online part of the game helps me in the long-run. I hate those people you see running around with armor which far exceeds their actual talent. Just seems like a waste of space.
ANYHOW, unlike Dagger, I am not too worried with all of my choices for armor and weapon yet. I think I may stick with n00b armor for a while, or at least until I can get me some Aoashira. Sorry for girliness, but OMGLYKSOKYOOT. Anyway, when it comes to weapons, I think I will stick with my trusty longswords. I don’t want to get into gunning, especially when everything is in Japanese. That’s just what I call adding insult to injury: something I don’t understand combined with something else I understand less.
Sounds like a good time to me.
Dagger_32
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