In this episode of what to play this weekend articles, we go back to the old and popular Monster Hunter series and we also have an interesting indie game. Be with Zumji.
In another part of what to play weekend articles, we will introduce two games. The first game is a version of Capcom’s old and extensive Monster Hunter collection, and for the second game we will have an interesting independent work. So please be with Zumji.
Game Monster Hunter: World
The Japanese company Capcom is known for its large and famous collections in the world of video games. Games like Resident Evil, Duel May Cry and Street Fighter are some of these works that many gamers have many memories with. But the collection we are going to today from this company is Monster Hunter and more precisely, the World version of this collection.
The Monster Hunter series was first born in 2004. At that time, Capcom wanted to take advantage of the power of the PlayStation 2 console and its online gaming capabilities in the best possible way, and for this purpose, it had considered three different games. The first version of Monster Hunter, Resident Evil Outbreak and the racing game Auto Modellista. Among these works, the first version of Monster Hunter, which was published in 2004, was the most successful; So that the Co-Op features of the game made it possible for players with any skill level to experience it together, and this became a factor for the game to be commercially successful and sold more than one million copies in Japan. have This caused Capcom to see Monster Hunter as a collection, and even a game development team, separate from the first version’s development team, went to make a version of the collection for portable consoles, more specifically, the PSP console.
The portable versions of Monster Hunter were very successful due to the popularity of these types of consoles in Japan; However, Capcom always hoped to make this series a popular work in Western countries and felt that the game’s real potential in these countries has not yet been reached. It was after the release of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate for the Nintendo 3DS that the series gained a better footing, at least among a certain group of Western gamers, and motivated Capcom to work better on localizing the game for Western countries for subsequent releases. As a result, Monster Hunter 4 became the first game in the series by selling more than one million copies in Western countries, and Monster Hunter: World, which was aimed at home consoles and PCs, became the best-selling game in the series and up to In 2022, it has sold more than 21 million copies.
The game Monster Hunter: World has been released for 8th generation consoles and PC, and Capcom, from the very beginning, intended to create a work that has a larger scale in every way compared to the previous works. For this purpose, important changes were made in the overall structure of the game. In this version, like the usual process of the Monster Hunter series, players take on the role of a character who hunts or traps monsters by taking missions from different people. The loot system plays a very important role in the game, and over time you get equipment and weapons, each of which has its own characteristics and can transform your playing and fighting style. Undoubtedly, one of the main attractions of the game is the very good design of monsters with high diversity; Monsters, each of which can be a unique sweet challenge to fight. This case becomes more attractive when we know that in addition to the possibility of a single-player experience, these battles can be done with the cooperation of other players, which makes them more attractive.
But where is the extent of Monster Hunter: World compared to other games in the series? First of all, this can be seen in the game world; Where Capcom designed a large and interconnected world that was not possible in older versions due to hardware limitations, and the game world was divided into zones called Zones. The next important thing is the stronger role of the story in the game. It is true that the previous versions also had something called story, but this aspect of the game in Monster Hunter: World has become much more detailed and engages players in story events for a longer period of time. In general, Monster Hunter: World is undoubtedly one of the best versions of this series, which received a meta score of 90 after its release, and its experience is recommended to everyone.
The Big Con game
For the second game of this week, we go to a compact but fun game called The Big Con. This game is in the style of adventure and especially for those who grew up watching animations of the 90s or early 2000s, it will have a familiar feeling.
The story of the game takes place in the 90s and brings players together with a character named Ali. This character’s mother owns a VHS rental store, but after a while, it becomes clear that she owes a lot of money. As a result, Ali tries to find a way to get this amount and for this purpose, he joins a person whose art is to deceive people and take their money. In the continuation of the story, the two go to different cities in America, where Ali must try to earn money by doing things like pickpocketing that are done through a minigame.
Apart from being praised for its gameplay and puzzles, The Big Con also received a lot of praise for another reason, and that is the game’s very good humor. Game art design inspired by animations like The Simpsons, Hey Arnold! And Doug is done and in general, the atmosphere is improving. In such an environment, there is a valuable sense of humor that can multiply the pleasure of the game experience.
In general, The Big Con is one of those compact and funny games that can be experienced for a short time and end with a good memory.
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