Demo dropped very late last night, so I got to try it out this morning. Spent 8 and a half hours on it today. And I finished the whole demo during that time. Was roughly the same amount of content as the demo for the first game.
Overall, my impression was very positive. The visuals are gorgeous and the the visual effects are really impressive and exciting, especially during battles. The gameplay has improved a lot since the first game. The weapon change mechanic alone really brought a lot to the table. Can't just main one single weapon type anymore. There's a lot more depth to the combat with that now, and with skills in general. It's a lot of fun for turn-based gameplay, which I generally loathe. And most importantly, I got to make an oc of mine look good in the character creator.
Some disappointments would be the fact that the Monster Hunter in-universe language is not an option for voiced dialogue. I do not understand why. Even World had this option, for crying out loud. The first game was fully voiced in the MH language, and it's a big part of what made the game so charming. It's also directly responsible for why I love listening to it so much. I'm really upset that they didn't include it as an option in the second game to continue this trend.
Another thing that's kind of a bummer is that, for as nice as the characters look, the character creator is still pretty limited. It hardly got any expansions from the first game, and it's missing a lot of important privileges like moving or mirroring face paint and gender-neutral hairstyles. A full sequel like this on hardware like the Switch shouldn't still have a 3DS-era character creator. The best thing about it was now having two color options for hair on every hairstyle.
I also feel its worth mentioning that the pacing for the demo was exactly the same as in the first game just now with a different flavor. I hope the full game will mix things up quite a bit. If those trailers are any indication, it should be really promising. I've done everything possible to do in the demo and am satisfied to wait for the 9th to pick up the full game.
Just one last thing....
....don't forget to stan Navirou. best boy. love him so much.
Overall, my impression was very positive. The visuals are gorgeous and the the visual effects are really impressive and exciting, especially during battles. The gameplay has improved a lot since the first game. The weapon change mechanic alone really brought a lot to the table. Can't just main one single weapon type anymore. There's a lot more depth to the combat with that now, and with skills in general. It's a lot of fun for turn-based gameplay, which I generally loathe. And most importantly, I got to make an oc of mine look good in the character creator.
Some disappointments would be the fact that the Monster Hunter in-universe language is not an option for voiced dialogue. I do not understand why. Even World had this option, for crying out loud. The first game was fully voiced in the MH language, and it's a big part of what made the game so charming. It's also directly responsible for why I love listening to it so much. I'm really upset that they didn't include it as an option in the second game to continue this trend.
Another thing that's kind of a bummer is that, for as nice as the characters look, the character creator is still pretty limited. It hardly got any expansions from the first game, and it's missing a lot of important privileges like moving or mirroring face paint and gender-neutral hairstyles. A full sequel like this on hardware like the Switch shouldn't still have a 3DS-era character creator. The best thing about it was now having two color options for hair on every hairstyle.
I also feel its worth mentioning that the pacing for the demo was exactly the same as in the first game just now with a different flavor. I hope the full game will mix things up quite a bit. If those trailers are any indication, it should be really promising. I've done everything possible to do in the demo and am satisfied to wait for the 9th to pick up the full game.
Just one last thing....
....don't forget to stan Navirou. best boy. love him so much.