Monster Hunter 3 Options

[Wiryu]

New trailer! Looks pretty sweet. ;)

[donkeybeatz]

Yeah, this game is pretty badass. Played a long session with D last night. Some quick notes:

• We noticed the monsters really come after you if you're using an item. I haven't noticed this before but its more apparent here than in the first game. Needless to say, one of the most intense moments in battle were when we were trying to use a potion only to have a monster come and body blow you, taking off a huge chunk of your health.
• UNDERWATER battles! I've seen pictures and video clips but that didn't prepare us on how freaking awesome it was actually playing it. Swimming is a bit awkward with both control options (using the camera or using the triggers). I don't have the pro controller so its even more awkward to play.
• Harvest/Mining points are random now and they disappear when you harvested/mined everything.
• Graphics are pretty damn good. Lighting is done really well. The environment graphics are done extremely well. One area reminded me of the seaside areas in PSO.
• Online play is pretty smooth.
• Online communication is not. Chatting is pretty standard but you only have a certain amount of characters you can type. Which isn't a big deal since we've dealt with PSO but the amount of characters you can type here is way more limited than PSO. I think you can only type one line at a time.
• Sending friend requests is a bit confusing also. As far as I know, you have to send them a message AND attach a friend request to it.
• There are NO friend codes to deal with. You're given a unique ID when you first jump online. It's separate from your screen name so no worries.
• Despite all that, I think its one of the most fleshed out online systems on the Wii. Way better than Smash Bros.
• Oh yeah, you can send off boats to fish for you and you can get Felyne's to farm and grow herbs and mushrooms for you.

I'm loving the game so far and I can't wait to start fighting the big wyverns.