More Monster Hunter: World gameplay footage hit YouTube over the weekend, after Capcom’s stage demonstration at the 2017 Tokyo Game Show. The gameplay footage offered fans a better look at some of the areas that were revealed earlier this month. The Monster Hunter community also received new information regarding a pair of new facilities players can make use of when World stampedes onto PC and consoles in 2018.
The stage demo included treks through some of the new areas featured in the most recent Monster Hunter: World trailer. It also included stops at a pair of new player facilities, located on the Coral Highlands map (shown in the trailer), that will play important roles in the growth of your hunter. The first, a research station, will help players identify and exploit the strengths and weaknesses of local monsters. The second, a training facility, will help novice hunters familiarize themselves with all the different weapon classes available in Monster Hunter: World. Formal descriptions of each facility were also acquired by Gematsu. Here’s how Capcom describes each:
Ecology Research Station
Players have a “Research Level” that increases by gathering traces of monsters, etc. As your Research Level increases, so does your Scoutflies’ abilities, such as guiding you to the next trace with fewer traces. A bestiary is also being prepared, which will fill out as your Research Level increases. The bestiary contains rewarding information such as fleshiness, weak spots, resistances, and what comes out when you destroy body parts.
Training Area
A training-dedicated map where you can thoroughly practice weapon use. In addition to the weapon’s control method and combo explanations, it also displays various other information. There are barrels of various hardness that imitate the fleshiness of monsters, which you can use to check how they can be damaged. You can change your weapon at any time. Ammo-based weapons like the bowgun have unlimited supply.
The stage demo also shares previews of several new creatures from the Coral Highlands zone.
For an early look at Monster Hunter: World , set aside some time to watch the MHW team’s full TGS 2017 stage presentation. Then head down to the comments and let us know if you’ll be playing Monster Hunter: World when the game hits consoles in January 2018.
Monster Hunter: World is in development for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The game hits consoles on Jan. 26, but there’s still no timeline for Monster Hunter: World ’s Steam debut.
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