Rex Zakel
@rexzakel.bsky.social
He/Him
Software Developer from UoG. I play fighting games and I write about action games.
Toryuken 2024 Finalist.
Software Developer from UoG. I play fighting games and I write about action games.
Toryuken 2024 Finalist.
thats how jobs work...dont you know...
December 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
thats how jobs work...dont you know...
what am i getting hired for
December 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
what am i getting hired for
its true...only Fujioka understands the odd friction that is the soul of MH and the series started losing its way the instant he stopped being a game director and just an art director....
Fujioka should have been a household name the way Kamiya and Itsuno are
Fujioka should have been a household name the way Kamiya and Itsuno are
December 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
its true...only Fujioka understands the odd friction that is the soul of MH and the series started losing its way the instant he stopped being a game director and just an art director....
Fujioka should have been a household name the way Kamiya and Itsuno are
Fujioka should have been a household name the way Kamiya and Itsuno are
GU kept the kick button but still casualized that aspect of the charge blade before World came out....
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
GU kept the kick button but still casualized that aspect of the charge blade before World came out....
rise is an olypmic champion at avoiding being good competition, they fixed every bad thing about World yet somehow undermined this in all other angles
November 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
rise is an olypmic champion at avoiding being good competition, they fixed every bad thing about World yet somehow undermined this in all other angles
a lot of wilds weapons feel that way to me. Really cool redesign except focus mode or some single gameplay warping addition ruining it a lot of the time. Bow with the perfect dodges, SA with FSR, CB with savage axe...
November 29, 2025 at 5:13 AM
a lot of wilds weapons feel that way to me. Really cool redesign except focus mode or some single gameplay warping addition ruining it a lot of the time. Bow with the perfect dodges, SA with FSR, CB with savage axe...
anecdotal again but you dont hear ppl walking away from FU low rank saying it was too easy. Its easy for sure, but not "too easy for its own good". Being rewarded with a breezy experience for engaging with the game properly is the right kind of easy for LR, and I think thats an achievable sweetspot
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
anecdotal again but you dont hear ppl walking away from FU low rank saying it was too easy. Its easy for sure, but not "too easy for its own good". Being rewarded with a breezy experience for engaging with the game properly is the right kind of easy for LR, and I think thats an achievable sweetspot
as true as that is, that is a big difference and not really equivalent to what Wilds does. FU being very easy with appropriate gear that actually takes some effort to farm and obtain is a very different kind of easy than what we got in Wilds. I also think monster movesets tie to this too
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
as true as that is, that is a big difference and not really equivalent to what Wilds does. FU being very easy with appropriate gear that actually takes some effort to farm and obtain is a very different kind of easy than what we got in Wilds. I also think monster movesets tie to this too
Ultimately it is anecdotal, I don't have data, but I just don't think Wilds LR generally succeeds at getting people into the series. I am sure it works for some people, but I think the way it appealed to them has sacrificed goodwill for potentially more players than it gained which is really sad
November 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Ultimately it is anecdotal, I don't have data, but I just don't think Wilds LR generally succeeds at getting people into the series. I am sure it works for some people, but I think the way it appealed to them has sacrificed goodwill for potentially more players than it gained which is really sad
but ultimately its not really about me, i dont care about the LR that much I already like these games and dont need to be sold on them, I don't need to be tutorialized. But anecdotally I have seen Wilds LR sap the motivation of many of my friends and even my own brother from getting further into MH
November 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
but ultimately its not really about me, i dont care about the LR that much I already like these games and dont need to be sold on them, I don't need to be tutorialized. But anecdotally I have seen Wilds LR sap the motivation of many of my friends and even my own brother from getting further into MH
I replayed 4 village recently and still had a lot of fun, the monster movesets are challenging and keeping your gear upgraded feels rewarding to keep up with that. All the exploration and mechanics mirror what I will have in high rank. I don't feel that at all in Wilds LR, its not just perspective
November 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I replayed 4 village recently and still had a lot of fun, the monster movesets are challenging and keeping your gear upgraded feels rewarding to keep up with that. All the exploration and mechanics mirror what I will have in high rank. I don't feel that at all in Wilds LR, its not just perspective
Wilds is especially bad with how rail-roaded the whole thing is, it actively denies you wanting to interact with the world or game mechanics while also tuning itself to be even easier than anything before. Regardless of my skill that is something felt, me having gotten better doesn't make it equal
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Wilds is especially bad with how rail-roaded the whole thing is, it actively denies you wanting to interact with the world or game mechanics while also tuning itself to be even easier than anything before. Regardless of my skill that is something felt, me having gotten better doesn't make it equal
i dont necessarily disagree with low rank having been breezy since 4 but i also don't think its good to double down on a mistake either. The state of gear is not really relevant here as much as how much the game puts up a fight and gets you to feel like you are playing the game as early as it can
November 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
i dont necessarily disagree with low rank having been breezy since 4 but i also don't think its good to double down on a mistake either. The state of gear is not really relevant here as much as how much the game puts up a fight and gets you to feel like you are playing the game as early as it can
in what way is it broken? black screen? crash?
November 28, 2025 at 3:48 AM
in what way is it broken? black screen? crash?
dont fall for ash's bait and misrepresentation!!
November 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
dont fall for ash's bait and misrepresentation!!
what happened to doing SoP dlc....
November 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
what happened to doing SoP dlc....
the biggest dealbreaker for you though is that 3U can only be played online on 3DS emu, so you will have to switch from Wii U to an uglier game when u wanna mp, whereas Tri online works smoothly from Dolphin with a very easy setup
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 AM
the biggest dealbreaker for you though is that 3U can only be played online on 3DS emu, so you will have to switch from Wii U to an uglier game when u wanna mp, whereas Tri online works smoothly from Dolphin with a very easy setup
yeah 3U massively changes the color grading (making it in line with super saturated portable games rather than the more dark and muted mainline style), turns the big desert city hub into a two room extension of the village. Tri is also pretty short (not much content) and emphasizes underwater more
November 19, 2025 at 5:51 AM
yeah 3U massively changes the color grading (making it in line with super saturated portable games rather than the more dark and muted mainline style), turns the big desert city hub into a two room extension of the village. Tri is also pretty short (not much content) and emphasizes underwater more
you should add mh tri as your third in the rotation its very pretty and playing online in it is very easy and loc-lac is a vibe (but you have to cope with there only being six weapon types)
November 19, 2025 at 5:35 AM
you should add mh tri as your third in the rotation its very pretty and playing online in it is very easy and loc-lac is a vibe (but you have to cope with there only being six weapon types)
there is a japan only portable game that cuts out the underwater gameplay and is the origin of a lot of the 3U content
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster...
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
there is a japan only portable game that cuts out the underwater gameplay and is the origin of a lot of the 3U content
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster...
nu uh 4U first, P3rd netplay is not much worse than melty netplay
November 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
nu uh 4U first, P3rd netplay is not much worse than melty netplay