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#monsterhunter A demo of Capcom's Monster Hunter 4 on the 3DS was up for play at the Tokyo Game Show, and here's how the 15-minute gameplay was. They provided me with 3 different quests with a ranging difficulty of easy, medium and hard, and a premade set of armor for each of the special weapon in-game. I chose the newest weapon that will be available from MH4. The sochukon, which is literally translated the "insect controlling stick." (I'm hoping they'll find a better name for that) More »

- perform powerful mid-air attacks
- strike down foes from above by dashing off ledges
- this can also be done by falling off cliffs to land attacks
- every weapon will have unique jump attacks
- timing will vary between jump attacks
- some are easier to pull off than others
- this can result in an enemy stun, which lets you jump up and do a knife attack
- each stab fills up a a gauge
- the monster is flipped over to open up another attack when the gauge fills
- jump attacks for each weapon detailed

"Souchuukon" (Insect Weapon) – perform jumps in a pole vault like fashion to land a powerful slam

Great Sword – powerful downward slash

Long Sword – mid-air attack with the ability to perform a powerful jumping Spirit Slash after filling up the Spirit Gauge by striking down enemies

Sword and Shield – simple yet strong jump attack

Dual Sword – enter Demonization mode to perform an acrobatic mid-air whirlwind slashing move that can even include a finishing blow

Hammer – charge hammer and release it after a jump to land a devastating fully charged blow

Hunting Horn – similar to the Hammer minus the charge, but easier to pull off

Lance – one of only two weapons (the other being the "Souchuukon") that can perform jump attacks without the need of a platform, do a charging attack off a platform to land a piercing attack

Gunlance – jump off a ledge and land a smash attack followed up with a full burst finish as a powerful combo, also go straight to the full burst attack off a jump

Light/Heavy Bowgun – now able to reload while jumping

Switch Axe – Will have the ability to perform a switch attack in mid-air from Axe to Sword or Sword to Axe mode

Souchuukon

- weapon from ancient times that has the power to control insects
- insects suck up extract from monsters and strengthen the user
- light weapon which allows players to be very mobile

Great Sword

- gigantic sword
- like the tusk from a monster killed by a hunter
- slow weapon, but very powerful
- can be used to guard

Long Sword

- designed for fast and consecutive strikes
- "Spirit" is accumulated after each strike
- this allows players to use a a spirit slash

Sword and Shield

- lets players do a whirlwind slash
- fast and constant attacks with few breaks in between
- while you’re unsheathing the sword you can also use items

Twin Swords

- wield two small swords in both hands that can rapidly strike enemies
- demon transformation mode that you can use to further power up your character

Hammer

- greatest offensive power out of all weapons
- hit a monster on its head and you can make it dizzy

Hunting Horn

- lets you play songs that change status effects
- play a tune while you’re in the middle of attacking a monster
- this allows you to support another character

Lance

- allows players to guard and counter attacks

Gunlance

- powerful weapon that adds explosive shells to a solid lance.
- "full burst" attack that unloads all of the bullets in the weapon

Bowgun

- lightweight and mobile gunner
- can hit monsters from afar
- has different rounds of ammunition, one type gives you rapid fire

Bow

- agile weapon that lets players target weak points from a variety of differences

Switch Axe

- sword and an axe
- switch to axe mode to do powerful strikes
- choose sword mode if you want more speed

- new weapon called "Controllable Insect"
- involves commanding a "hunting insect" to get power ups from other monsters
- mark a target monster, release the insect
- it will head out to the monster and suck up its energy
- call the insect back and you'll be able to use the energy to strengthen yourself
- energy collected is called EX
- color of EX indicates what it replenishes
- White increases your speed
- Red increases your attack strength
- Green increases your vitality
- Orange increases your defensive strength
- hunting insect can also jump
- Goa Magara: A new monster that is a major part of the story
- Step Actions: When you find height differences in the land, you can run through these to make your character jump
- while in mid-air you can perform attacks
- Synthesis: Your two partner Felynes can team up for a group attack

#monsterhunter In the West, few people care about Monster Hunter. Most really do not give a flip. Japan, however, is another story. There is one game Japan seems to desire more than any right now. That game is Monster Hunter 4. More »

- the 4 in Monster Hunter 4 is read as English-speakers would read it
- previous Monster Hunter games had numbers that made for play-on-words in Japanese
- the change was made to reflect the changes the series is seeing in its 4th installment
- the logo also highlights the Monster Hunter branding more than previous games
- the original trailer showed a special section that highlighted the game's new actions
- the characters in that trailer were all player-controlled
- the key word the dev team is focusing on this time is 'adventure'
- hunters are hired by a caravan leader and travel with the caravan
- you'll visit a variety of lands
- there are a ton of villages with their own cultures and people
- this should raise the drama level of gameplay
- the first village you'll visit in the game is called "Barubare"
- this location has a feeling of a marketplace to give players the sense of being in a gathering spot for many people
- travel here to register your hunters
- some villages have special places that can't be found at other locations
- you have the option of using the target camera from the last game, or the new free camera

#monsterhunter Slated for a 2013 release in Japan, upcoming 3DS title Monster Hunter 4 was first revealed with a concept trailer. Now, have a look at the game's concept art. More »

Monster Hunter 4 is due out in Japan in Summer 2013. No talk of release outside of Japan at this time.

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