Recent reviews by Joshwaaa_M

---Performance ---
Playing with controller and frame gen is absolutely playable - if i was using M&K i would avoid as if you are like me anything around 50-60 feels sluggish and jittery sadly after being treated to high refresh rates- I have a 6800XT and 5800X3d - i play 3440x1440 for reference, without frame gen its in the 50-80 fps mark scene depending (no RT and mostly high and mid settings) - with framegen i average around 95-150 in comparison (essentially double) - it would be nice to play without frame gen and upscaling however - a solid 100fps at native would be nice

At the start I had no issues really performance wise until i got to the jungle of which I have had around 4 crashes now which really ruins the experience - no real warning of it just everything stopped. They seem to have an automated crash report tool which hopefully helps resolve the issue quicker.

---Gameplay---
Fluid - Dynamic - Satisfying

I have only used the Switch Axe and the S&S so far. The fully open world is nice however I do miss the more structured setting in previous older titles. Pick a monster and hunt, come back regroup and eat repeat. Which you can do in this title it just flows differently which isn't a bad thing I just dont think I am used to it

Aiming allows you to hit more specific parts of the monster too which again is really cool! When things get fast though on controller It can be difficult to get used too

---Overall---

I love it so far, the setting and environments are gorgeous most of the time. The new mechanics of hitting weak/wounded areas is fun and really optional if you chose to ignore it but great for big additional damage. The movement and QOL travelling this open world is great with the Seikrit (once you change the default settings so you can control the damn griffin bird where you want rather than auto pilot) its fast, can autopilot you to heal and anything else and allows you to keep a 2nd weapon on standby if your current setup is not suiting a monster for you

The performance I agree is an issue, I'd prefer more frames with sacrifice to visuals to either allow less upscaling (closer to native) or remove framegen so I can chose what feels best

Will i keep playing? - absolutely I really hope it gets updates to improve crashes and performance as they just turn me off especially when it happens multiple times.

The guild gives permission to hunt, have fun, all be it with sides of crashes and dips to frame rate to ruin immersion