Needless to say, I'm really liking what I'm seeing so far! The big thing for me will be seeing if this is still going to be more or less an evolution of World's "large, open-air biomes", or if they're really going to for something a bit more traditionally "open world" this time. MH being the kind of game it is, I'm still leaning more towards the former.
Love the new bird wyvern mount. I'll miss the dogs from Rise, but in the end, I'll fully admit our new friend fits the series' overall aesthetic better than ninja dogs, however cool they may be.
And obviously, this is just a teaser, and very early. Wish we could've gotten a hint at a new weapon, a new large monster, or even the return of someone like Nibelsnarf, just to finally put some fears to rest. But I'm a patient guy.
How much did you guys like World? I wasn't its biggest fan (8/10 game for me) but really loved Iceborne.
I'd give World a 7.5/10.
I appreciate a lot of what the game set out to do. But the game's base roster was a bit boring, with the over-reliance of flying wyverns. DLC made things a bit better with, but Kulve and Behemoth both being siege type monsters that "highly encouraged" a full party was a drag. I also say that some weapons really benefited from the slinger more than others, to the point that a weapon like SnS lost a lot of key things that made it unique. After all, now that every weapon could use some items without putting your weapon away, what did SnS have left?
Also, I HATED the idea of not having a true pause button, when I'm playing offline. It's understood that you can't do that when you're in a lobby, but when I'm just rolling my own? C'mon, now.
Comparably, Iceborne, even if it didn't do everything I wanted, I'd give an 8.5. What more can be said about the Clutch Claw, but at least the monster roster was much more interesting, the Guiding Lands was a fun end game loop, and the build up that ended with Fatalis as the grand finale for all the DLC was great. Even Rise/Sunbreak, as much as I like those games better overall, tried to do similar with Amatsugamatsuchi, and it was just not quite the same~!