Would love to see it happen, since this is probably the best game in the series, but it's just not going to happen.
So... douches? Sounds about right.
Thank you for posting this here early on. Hopefully it will stop a lot of dumb comments. Probably not though.
A sadly under appreciated game...
It's funny how people are trying to be all poignant and talk about the deep roots of "fanboyism", when "fanboys" are just being trolls on the net or are kids.
Just reading about Gene busts my balls a bit. "Amaterasu beat him out".... I like Amaterasu and all, but come on. Gene is the fucking man. He would have fit this game like a glove.
Do we care...?
Pretty much
Really nice article, it really irritates me when every one of these games get slammed by reviewers without fail.
Yeah, I read it. I wasn't trying to incite a riot.
A hiddem gem should be defined as a game that's lesser known even among it's target audience, not a game that's not immensely popular among everyone.
Shiren the Wanderer and Arc Rise Fantasia are hidden gem RPGs for the Wii. Monster Hunter Tri is one of the premiere RPGs for the Wii. That's all I was getting at.
So how many people do you think came here having no idea what Monster Hunter was?
Exactly.
For the record, it sells well in the US, too. Yeah I know it's not the juggernaut that it is in Japan, but it's still not really a "hidden gem". Everyone knows about Monster Hunter. People just like to act like they're in on something that no one else is, and then do the whole "WELL, IN JAPAN" thing.
How is a game from one of the most popular franchises *ever* a hidden gem?
I wish
People like cheap and simple fun. Analysis over.
They'll smoke some MJ and come to an agreement, everything will be cool.
Yeah yeah boo-hoo. Metacritic ratings don't mean shit.
Wow. That's all that can be said really.
Taking a memory stick from your desk and plugging it into the PS3 isn't exactly an arduous process.
It's cool to see the genre getting some spotlight now a days, but I wouldn't really say it was ever in danger. There's just been some big name console releases lately is all.
Badass avatar.