Monster Hunter Stories Reviews
Whether you enjoy raising monsters, slaying them, or adventuring across vast lands with your pals, you'll find something to hold your attention in this game, and who knows? You may even come to find yourself loving every little bit of this adventure.
You are asked to make a boring leap of faith in the hopes of finding rewards. Everything else about the game works. Exploring the world hasn't been better than this and the style just pops on the Nintendo 3DS. Newcomers and veterans alike will find a lot to love, but also need to go in with lowered expectations about the combat.
The Monster Hunter franchise has a rich and varied universe but outside of a handful of spin-offs; its games have always been limited to their very specific formula. That's a doubled-edged sword, as the fans don't want big changes but those who don't enjoy the series' core mechanics are missing out on a fantastic universe filled with some amazing monster designs and the fabulous Felynes. Monster Hunter Stories breaks the mold and delivers an experience that shows that universe is just waiting for more innovative ideas. Like Final Fantasy Tactics and Dragon Quest Builders, Monster Hunter Stories delivers a wholly new experience that is utterly addictive and absolutely superb. If you enjoy Pokémon, give this a chance!
Monster Hunter Stories on Xbox Series is one of those beautiful paradoxes: a game born to be small that ends up feeling huge because of what it conveys. It lacks the harshness, technical challenge, and ferocity of the main series...
Review in Spanish | Read full review
If you are a fan of the Monster Hunter Series or just a general fan of Monster Collection / Turn Based RPGs this is a very impressive game that just isn’t a simple remaster it really does shine. I find myself using cloud based services to get that fix of just one more battle and making progress slowly that gives me that dopamine of my youth. Not to mention it’s filled to the brim with charm, deep but approachable turn based combat that gives you that push to spend time away from the story to gather as many eggs and grind EXP and lose track of time.
The Monster Hunter Stories Collection is a compelling package for JRPG newcomers, offering hundreds of hours of content. Playing both back-to-back reveals a fascinating evolution from a quaint 3DS experiment to a polished, modern sequel. This is the ultimate "comfort food" JRPG. If you want a big-budget, dragon-filled Pokémon, this is your best bet. If you want the strategic depth of mainline Monster Hunter, look elsewhere.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Monster Hunter Stories is a JRPG that, despite graphical and audio improvements, clearly shows its limitations as a nearly ten-year-old Nintendo 3DS game. Overlooking these limits, it's still a fun game that showcases the more Pokémon-like side of the series.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Monster Hunter Stories is an adventure like no other, and a standout experience on Nintendo 3DS that is worthy of your time. Heartwarming and memorable, it’s all that you could ever want it to be. Ride On!
If Capcom decided to continue this spin-off series, it will be welcome news.
Monster Hunter Stories may not please hardcore fans of the franchise but definitely everyone who was always interested in the series but constantly shied away because of its complexity.
Review in German | Read full review
In this wild and wonderful world of eight different regions, 61 unique Monsties and over 200 quests to complete you will never feel as if there is nothing to do or accomplish.
Monster Hunter Stories is a delightful spin-off package with its on charme that will pull in Pokémon Fans as newcomers alike. The Gameplay mechanics are surprisingly diversified and the amount of Monster Hunter goodness will make some points good with Monster Hunter Veterans despite its lack of challenge and the mediocre sound design.
Review in German | Read full review
A fine example of how to transfer a well known franchise into a different game type. Must play title
Monster Hunter Stories definitely isn’t as engaging or as action-oriented as its predecessors, but that doesn’t really seem to be its goal. There are definitely some obvious ideas not implemented into the game, for whatever reason, that might have made it more fun for players familiar with the series. At its core, however, MHS is a stepping stone for younger players into a more extensive series. The fact that it managed to hold onto the personality of the world Monster Hunter takes place in while making it more accessible is a major success for the game, which isn’t something every developer can say of their work. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to go back to having the Monster Hunter World trailer on an endless loop.
"How to train your dragon."
Review in Finnish | Read full review