Overread wrote:That duel weapon option might finally break me down to liking a MH game. I've always felt that solo play a good many cool weapons are just so slow/sluggish in the game that the combat flow never worked for me. That hot swapping could easily let me engage with the combat way more.
Won't argue with that, which is why I like the Dual Blades in Rise.
It also deals with one of my biggest annoyances about the game, which is the way that sometimes melee weapons just can't hit the monster you're fighting. Keeping some capability to hurt the target monster at all times is a big advantage.
Also interesting to see that this title is aiming for a more mature art and character style. I wonder if this is part of them reacting to a mature adult playerbase with the core game and then having stories with the regular art style.
The most recent game - Rise - was originally exclusive to Switch. So I suspect that the focus might have been on a younger audience than was the case with World.
I dunno. We'll see what the game looks like overall when it's finally released. I'm definitely encouraged by the new trailer, though.