u/Rossiben37

Just thought I'd hope back in, just to run around for a bit..

In spite of the controversy surrounding the latest dlc and the general disappointment among the fans

We can all agree on ONE THING, the game is freaking GORGEOUS🌹(A photo mode would have been heavenly)!!!

Was basically going over an idea I've had in my head since stories 2 and finally put the pieces together

You know how one of the major criticisms with the stories games is the repeated focus on a "special rathalos", while some do like it others do not

Well I think I finally solved it

Something that'll be unique with each game but also a staple and an icon for the series moving forward

I call it aetherion

The pic above(I generated it with chatgpt, I know using AI is bad so pls spare me in the comments😭) is supposed to depict what it would look like in stories 4

Basically it's a legendary bond reactive species whose appearance and powers change depending on the bond with it's rider

In other words it's like a legendary elder dragon that doesn't have a constant form or backstory and is constantly evolving with every iteration of the stories game

Meaning in every game you would get an aetherion but it would be different from the last because it would look different, have a different kinship and moveset but keep only the name

Also you would be able to name it whatever you want then in cutscenes the characters can just refer to it as aetherion

Plus it would be the only monster in the game to have a bond evolving mechanic meaning it would be the only monster whom depending on your choices within the games stories would gain access to a different kinship skill and moveset

So every version of aetherion would feel unique even in the same game

it would be like this emotional anchor of the stories series

That's my idea

Lemme know what y'all think

Also can't wait for the news tommorow🙌

Saw a post like this a while back on this sub and thought I'd recreate it

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Hopefully in 4-5 years when stories 4 comes out and we do get another ratha(I SERIOUSLY HOPE NOT🙏)

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We can all come back to this post

So the summer has rolled around and everywhere is freaking hot especially my PS5 but I'm more concerned about the noise it's making

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Note it's currently 31°+ rn and my fridge is on but it's far away from the console so that shouldn't be an issue

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Plus the console has proper breathing space and it's clean as well

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Currently playing monster hunter stories 3 and it's making that sound

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Should I be worried?

Hi, kinda new here, was basically looking for a card game I could play and I stumbled upon an ABSOLUTE GEM of a game

Duel masters cobalt

It's literally everything I want in a card game/anime game

You get your own oc protagonist/s with your own game exclusive signature cards in a brand new story

Not to mention the 3d models and battle animations etc

I downloaded it and have been playing it on the aethersx2 since

Just wanted to know if anyone remembers or has played the game

What do you think about it?

Finally upgraded my phone to a better one that can run PS2 games especially Bakugan without any issues

Never been more happy, about to reunite with the best Bakugan partner any brawler could ask for

BAKUGAN BRAWL!!!

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https://screenrant.com/monster-hunter-stories-3-behind-the-scenes/

Screen rant recently had an interview with the monster hunter stories 3 dev team where they dived deeper into the process that took place during the development phase of stories 3 i.e concept art,character designs,overall tone etc and based on one of the screen shots

Here's how the stories series would look like with the mainline hyper realistic art style

It's not bad tbh

I personally prefer the style we got going on rn but what do y'all think??

Soo I'm assuming at least 70% of the fan base has finished MHST 3 so that leaves us with the question what now??

It's been almost two months since it's release and we have no new NEWS besides the royal monsters update

Also I'm pretty sure the game isn't doing too well sales wise as it hasn't sold a million units yet whereas new titles like pragmata have sold two million units in under a month

So what exactly is the problem, stories 3 is objectively better than stories 2&1 in almost everything...... ALMOSTTT

I'd like us to talk about stories 3, the things we liked and didn't like about it and what they could do to improve in stories 4 if they decide to continue

Brace yourselves, this is gonna be a long one

Let's start with THE GOOD STUFFS...

the graphics are the best they've ever been, the more mature tone is very welcomed and should be the standard moving forward,the gameplay loop(battle system, habitat restoration,traversal mechanic)is extremely well crafted for being just a spin off game, the characters are ok and the story is easily the best outta the three stories games(the bar wasn't really that high to begin with)

It's genuinely a fun jrpg game but like everything in life, it also has its flaws

THE BAD STUFFS...

Let's start with one of the most complained things about the traversal system

The lack of the ability to actually FLY!!!

in a game where you play as the prince/princess of a kingdom that's about to go to war and you ride a "legendary" dragon, you're telling me the best we can do is GLIDEE???

I get that the arguments for that are if we could fly freely, it would instantly invalidate the use of all the other riding actions. Ok then...lock it behind the completion of the story mode as a kinda alternative for those who actually prefer free flying to gliding

If you can't even do that, at least make gliding fun

Let us do tricks in the air, let our monsties fly faster, let us have flying mini games

But noo all we do is glide around or more famously described as "falling with style👌✨"

The lack of an endgame, at first when I was made aware of this it didn't really bother me all that much but now after finishing the game and almost done with all the side quests

Yhh it's painfully obvious that this game is gonna need an endgame to keep players coming back to it once the credits roll

I finished the game at 57hrs, I have 113hrs now

Most of them were just spent running around killing wild monsters and occasionally doing some side quests but they all feel hollow, we actually need something to do(the side stories/side quests don't count because u could basically do those and finish them before the end of the story and be left with nothing to do after) after the credit rolls...

Lack of a multiplayer/PVP, now for this one I don't really have a problem with it

Hot take but I actually prefer it this way as it kinda gives the stories series it's own identity. Not every monster taming game has to be a Pokemon multiplayer PVP clone

I'd prefer it if the multiplayer aspect was kept for the main series while the stories series is more for single players and focuses on deeper narrative storytelling in their games

That way the two series can be very distinct and unique

Lack of monsters, yhhhhh cutting out monsters instead of adding more was kinda a stupid decision on their part

3rd game and still no valstrax🥲 but we got malzeno tho so that's something

And finally last but not the least and my personal grievance with the stories series especially 3

The forced addition of a rathalos as our main monstie

STORIES 4???

with how things are looking, stories 3 could be the last stories game or the title that makes them consider stopping it going forward

But I don't really want it to end, I prefer the stories series to the main series by a mile

Tho it has its flaws, the games are still extremely enjoyable

However If we do eventually get stories 4 here are some things I'd like them to change

1. actually let us FLY this time around not GLIDE and actually make it fun like adding tricks in the air, mini games etc

2. GIVE US A PROPER ENDGAME, MORE MONSTIES AND MORE RIDING ACTIONS

3. AN ACTUAL STORY, don't get me wrong the plot of 3 is very enjoyable but it kinda follows the rhythm of the first two games which is

"Mysterious phenomenon is happening around the world, your player must find out the cause with their "SPECIAL" rathalos, at the end we discover big bad monster is the cause of all the problems so we must kill it with an over the top anime kick from everyone's 'best boy' ratha"

that's basically the plot of every stories game so far, not bad but not really new or exciting either

4. GIVE US ANOTHER MAIN MONSTIE, for stories 4 I actually want them to create a new flagship monster with it's own lore and backstory or at least use another monster apart from ANOTHER RATHALOS

even if they do use ratha again(i' reallyyyy hate that) at least do something with him

I hate ratha just as much as people hate navirou..

5. Multiplayer/PVP/COOP, whether they add it or not isn't really that big of a deal to me as I actually prefer the game without it

6)Refined combat system and traversal mechanic, stories 3 did a fantastic job with this so I'd like to see how they take it even further..

Anyways these are my thoughts so far on stories 3

Lemme know yours🙌