Strider Hiryu slices his way into Monster Hunter Generations
Monster Hunter Generations gets one more rad piece of special collaboration gear, and it is... *schwing* Strider Hiryu’s classic Cypher sword and armor!
As you may know, Monster Hunter games and Strider games are very different in the rate with which you are encouraged to mash your attack button. Strider Hiryu, in his games, benefits from the fastest rapid button presses possible, while monster hunters should be quite a bit more mindful of their controller inputs.
That said, we tried to approximate that true Strider feeling as much as possible, so his classic Cypher gets translated into the fastest-striking weapons in Monster Hunter: Dual Blades.
But wait, the Cypher is only ONE blade, and Dual Blades are, well, TWO blades... let's watch that again.
That's right, in keeping with Hiryu's total awesomeness factor, equipping this weapon will have your hunter filling in the left-hand strikes with their bare hands!
This collaboration turned out to be one of my favorites ever, but I think it sits quite nicely among our other three western exclusive: Ghosts 'n Goblins, Okami , and Fire Emblem, making it another neat little package of four in this game. =)
Monster Hunter Generations comes out on the Nintendo 3DS on July 15! And there's an eShop demo with local and online co-op coming to everyone on June 30.
Nintendo announced the new Monster Hunter XX (pronounced as "Double Cross") hunting action game for the Nintendo 3DS during its "Monster Hunter Direct" livestream on Thursday. The game will ship in Japan on March 18, 2017. The game's keyword is "six."
The game will include: Guild Style, Strike Style, Aerial Style, and Bushido style, as well as two new styles. One of the new styles is Brave Style, and the other is as-yet unannounced.
The game will also include a new field called "Igunrei" a new "Ryúshikisen" base, and will include six main monsters, including: Gammoth, Astalos, Mizutsune, and Glavenus, and the new main monsters Balfarc and a new Diablos variant.
Those who have save data from Monster Hunter X can transfer their save data to Monster Hunter XX. Additionally, those who have save data from Monster Hunter Stories will also get a special bonus in Monster Hunter XX.
The game will retail for 5,800 yen (about US$55) for the package version, and 5,546 yen (US$53) for the download version. Pre-orders start on November 10, and a limited bonus includes a code for two Nintendo 3DS themes.
The game will have a "fall demo tour" with stops in Fukuoka on November 12, in Nagoya on November 20, in Tokyo on November 26-27, and in Osaka on December 3-4.
Capcom released the Monster Hunter X Nintendo 3DS game in Japan in November 2015. Nintendo released the game on July 15 in the West under the title Monster Hunter Generations.