Initial Impressions: Monster Hunter 3

The first thing that probably springs to mind is "Why the heck is Flea playing a Wii game? Doesn't he know the Wii sucks ass?" Well surprisingly enough I do indeed know that the Wii isn't all that great for hardcore gamers. What I do know though is that some games deserve to be played no matter what system they get released on. Monster Hunter 3 is no different and really deserves better than to have just been released on the Wii. Capcom could have easily shifted more copies of the game if only they released it on either the PS3 or 360. (or better yet both systems)


I don't know what system the screenshots shown in magazines and online for Wii games come from, but I can tell you one thing for certain and that is Wii games don't look half as good at home as they do in the screenshots. One of the main things I don't like in Monster Hunter 3 is that the text is hard to read at times, (yeah I know I am now getting on in age but my eye sight isn't that bad) as a result switching the screen format to 4:3 instead of 16:9 makes the text easier to read.


As I am still waiting for my internet to be installed at home I have yet to try the game online, which I have been told increases the experience 10 fold and is how the game is meant to be played. (Something that will be remedied this Friday when I finally can go online after 4 months of waiting for Sky to get their ass in gear)


Offline though I have to say that I am enjoying playing Monster Hunter 3 although I am only 6 hours or so into the game, That being said though even in single player the game is very enjoyable. Although the lack of ability to lock-on to monsters will annoy people at first, especially with the great sword that is a waste of time to use. (At least at the point of the game I am currently up to) Despite the graphics sucking balls, the monsters in the game are quite impressive and your eyes do adjust over time as you start to think its 1996 and your playing on the N64. (I really do hate the Wii's graphical capabilites as you can probably guess)


Yet despite the fact the game is on the Wii, looks like crap and I have no internet, I can't help myself but say how much I am enjoying this game and wish I had bought it months ago when my mate first got it and said how awesome a game it was. So if you have a Wii and are sick of it taking up space on your shelf and collecting dust then go and get Monster Hunter Tri and give it a whirl, you won't be sorry that you did. (Unless you don't like games where you run around killing monsters and doing quests)