What would you say you do in a game calledMonster Hunter?
Take your time to really puzzle it out, it’s a real headscratcher.
OK, you’ve thought about it?
Monster Hunter is a series about hunting monsters.
It’s harder to be more literal than that.
That’s part of why the game sells millions.
Here are the best subspecies in the Monster Hunter series!
Keeping track of that history, however, is a bit complicated.
That’s expected, seeing as it was the first entry in the now legendary franchise.
This version was for the PSP once again and was launched internationally in 2009.
It sadly never got an international launch, and its online services were shut down in 2019.
Monster Hunter Frontier G - 2013
But what is an MMO without a big expansion?
In typical Monster Hunter fashion, Frontier got an expansion simply titled ‘G’ in 2013.
Also typical of Monster Hunter, it came to new platforms as well.
This was sadly short-lived though, fully shutting down just a year later.
That said, the game was still a well-liked entry in the series.
This did, however, also include the removal of underwater combat.
Oh, and it added Insect Glaive and Charge Blade.
The original version of Monster Hunter 4 was another entry exclusive to Japan until it’s later versions.
And odd definition, but one that doesn’t take away from the game’s excellence.
New to Monster Hunter Generations is Hunting Arts.
This version added two new Hunting Styles, new monsters, and plenty more.
While it lasted in Japan until 2020, the Canadian version lasted only a scant few months.
At least it gave us the Accel Axe in that time.
Maybe it will see new life in another game in future.
3Monster Hunter World - 2018
Monster Hunter World was a phenomenon on a somewhat unprecedented scale.
These are some of the most dangerous and fearsome monsters in Monster Hunter that aren’t Elder Dragons.
It also offered a pretty substantial shake-up to its structure.
More time was spent in the world tracking Monsters, doing small missions, fishing, and so on.
On top of this, it was the first Monster Hunter game with a simultaneous worldwide launch.
Fair enough,Iceborne is pretty big.
It added copious new monsters, a new area, new gameplay mechanics, and more.
It was pretty substantial, and replaced the previous method of releasing a brand-new version of the game.
It’s a dramatic change in many ways.
Plus, the game has plenty more life ahead of it.
Some of the most entertaining NPCs you’ll meet in the Monster Hunter series.
