Monster Hunter Tales 2: Wings of Destroy was one among my favourite video games for 2021 on Nintendo Swap, and I definitely think about it some of the underrated JRPGs from this decade. The sport is lastly coming to PlayStation consoles with a long-awaited PS4 port. Three years later, it nonetheless feels good after spending somewhat time with this launch.
It seems, Monster Hunter Tales 2 works simply as effectively on PS4 because it did again on the Nintendo Swap. Primarily based on my early expertise, it actually could also be even higher. I by no means performed this sport on the PC, so I didn’t get to learn from the efficiency and visible enhancements there. Making an attempt the port by way of my PS5 concerned seeing some noticeable variations.
For one, the decision is sharper. Monster Hunter Tales 2 appears to be like higher on a TV now than it did after I first performed it in TV mode on the Swap. As well as, the efficiency within the sport ensures its body charge was fairly strong throughout my time testing this model. I used this chance to run by means of the primary few opening hours I used to be fairly acquainted with already. The sport wastes no time kicking off with a bombastic opening, earlier than slowing down for a calming island life vibe as your participant character — a Monster Rider somewhat than Hunter just like the core collection — units out to be taught the ropes.
The preliminary space of Hakolo Island immediately seemed so significantly better on this model. The shoreline seemed gorgeous, whereas my customized character and the monsters didn’t look fuzzy or something like I keep in mind on Swap. The just about cel-shaded look of this JRPG appears to be like so gorgeous when performed with backwards compatibility on PS5.
Proper off the bat, anybody who performs the core Monster Hunter video games ought to know that is fairly a special expertise. And that is to its profit. Monster Hunter Tales 2 on PS4 is extra akin to the Pokemon titles. Gamers go world wide to varied areas and acquire eggs of varied iconic monsters just like the Rathalos. You then hatch these eggs to make use of monsters as your companions in battles. The battles themselves happen with a strict triangular elemental system.
This technique boils all the way down to the crimson assaults beating the inexperienced ones who beat the blue ones and so forth. Nevertheless, there’s a lot extra to this method than meets the attention. As an example, you’ll find individually out of your present monster companion at any time. This makes for a pleasant double battle kind of state of affairs. Nevertheless, you may as well hop on the again of your pal and workforce up collectively. This offers extra highly effective strikes however at the price of having your hearts shared collectively. It’s a neat and surprisingly deep system, which leaves room for experimentation. In spite of everything, you’re even in a position to have your Rider change by means of the weapon varieties a la the core collection throughout battle as effectively.
All of those totally different ideas could make the battles lengthy and arduous, which mainline followers could also be acquainted with. There’s immense problem right here to be discovered for individuals who need it. For me, although, I simply respect the concept of a high-quality, high-budget Pokemon-like sport on PlayStation.
There simply aren’t sufficient of these kind of monster-collecting video games of this caliber on the PlayStation. At the very least, exterior of indie titles and a few Digimon video games. Monster Hunter Tales 2 is likely one of the most interesting examples of this engrossing idea and it reeled me in quicker than any of the core collection titles ever did when it first got here out, and the PS4 launch appears poised to do the identical. If the primary few hours of hatching eggs and finishing facet quests are something to go by, this beautiful and smoother port on PlayStation will doubtless reel me in as soon as once more.
Monster Hunter Tales 2: Wings of Destroy releases on the PS4 on June 14, 2024.
