Summary
During a Nintendo Direct: Partner Presentation today, Capcom had a special announcement to make that certainly surprised theMonster Huntercommunity. The Japanese developer/publisher is bringing back the 2017 3DS game,Monster Hunter Stories, to the Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PC (via Steam), but it’s not just a straight-up port. Capcom is not only enhancing the visual fidelity of the 7+ year old RPG, but there are other bonuses being made available for die-hard fans coming back for another playthrough or for series newbies.
Monster Hunter Storieswas introduced as a spin-off for the hardcore action series Capcom is known, turning the monster-hunting action on its head, giving playerstraditional turn-based battlesthat rely on befriending monsters in favor of hunting them.Monster Hunter Storieseven coinedthe term ‘Monstie,’ a cheeky mix of the words ‘monster’ and ‘bestie.’
New Features in Monster Hunter Stories (2024)
Capcom didn’t put a date on the port of Monster Hunter Stories just yet, but it will launch sometime this summer for PS4, Switch, and PC. As far as what’s been added to this release, Capcom has dished out the information for us:
Monster Hunter Stories Trailer
It’ll be interesting to see howMonster Hunter Storiesgets critiqued this time around. When it first launched, critics found it to be a great spin-off of the main series, but still didn’t wow most of them. The game currently sits at a 79 on Metacritic for the 3DS version.
And its 2021 sequel,Wings of Ruin, ended up with a score of 81 *for the Switch version. We added the sequel to our list ofbest Switch games of 2021, so we’ll see if more people check it out after playing this upcoming suped-up port.
Monster Hunter Storieslaunches in Summer 2024 for PC, Switch, and PS4.
Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter is an action role-playing franchise from Capcom that, as the name suggests, tasks players with tracking down and killing enormous monsters of various species.The main series games are often big hits with critics, particularly thanks to how enjoyable the games are with friends.
