Monster Hunter World has reached more viewers than any other game in the franchise, mesmerizing new hunters and entertaining longtime veterans. The world had some great challenges, but it was too late after the content and after the game. You don't have to be an expert to succeed, which has made you a very new friend. If you were waiting for your skills to really be tested, Iceborne is ticking; you have to fight hard for your victory, but you make them happy when you finally kill the punishing beast. Iceborne has given me more adrenaline rush than I've ever had in a basic World game, but it's proven to be frustrating many times. However, Iceborne is an example of what Monster Hunter is all about: You pull all the stops to defeat the strongest enemies, and those victory times end the winning air raid.
The main draw for this expansion is the new arctic area, Hoarfrost Reach. This vast region is fraught with dangers, such as uneven eruptions and deep snow. The monsters that roam this area are just as good, as the Banbaro of the ancestral tree, which removes the trees so they fall on you. The Hoarfrost Reach is a lot of fun to explore the first few times, but it gets old, when half the work goes into it. Instead of finding another new place to explore, other demands are taking place in regions from the basic game, such as The Old Forest and Coral Highlands. The familiarity of these places ends up being dangerous because wars are predictable, albeit with new monsters. Additional regional varieties will have gone a long way, especially since this is such a strong growth. He fights about 20 monsters – some brand new, and some unique from Earth. Some variations sound like a re-disappointment with small variations of attacks, but the different elements add some variety and surprise combat, such as the Seething Bazelgeuse scale that is much hotter than normal for a large explosion.
New enemies are made for excellent battles. The famous beast Tigrex, who has cared for past games in many different ways, is making his comeback on a nightly basis; the drag window is small as it drains everything in its path. Learning monster patterns, pulling them to load damage, and using nature to help you all are key. Destructive environments and turf wars have reverberated, and the latter has continued to be a pain in the basic game. Turf battles are great, but they happen very often and require a long time to fight. Some new combos and upgrades add new life to the battles, but my favorite new addition is the clutch claw. This destructive hook allows you to jump straight into the beast, and in the case of my light bulb, I can plant a bomb and jump and get hurt.
As mentioned earlier, this expansion is much more complicated than the basic game campaign. You might stop doing solo stories there, but Iceborne is unforgiving. With a few exceptions, expect to rely on SOS flares and networking with other players to succeed. The biggest improvement in this area is that the difficulty of the spaces depends on how many players are on the team at a given time, even if one goes down in battle. Iceborne also doesn't dull you back to the mechanics. Outside the gate, the monsters strike you like a bitter cold: hard and sudden, which sets the tone for increase. Be warned, the difficulty is uneven. Some monsters completely rub you off with bad side effects and powerful attacks, while others appear as pushovers.
From time to time, I thrived on this challenge, knowing that if I did not breathe, I would lose my time. It made me experiment a lot with the gear I chose, the rise of my resistance, and the fitting of the proper nail decorations. My victory felt so glorious when I finally lowered the list I had for a few days. That sense of accomplishment is hard to get rid of, but the experience of fighting one of these evil enemies is boring. These shows can get close to the 50-minute time limit, and defeat is sad as it often comes with nothing but damaged items. Some of the most difficult battles are never fun, just bizarre, as the odds are so overwhelming to you that any mistake spells defeat.
Most of the time you fight off locked monsters where nature can kill as their attacks, it doesn't give you much room to avoid a deadly battle of combos and special attacks many monsters are equipped with. Throw in, additional risks you can avoid, such as small badges, poisonous plants, or heavy snow that hinder your movement, and there's plenty to keep you on your toes. You can also take advantage of nature to your advantage by finding areas that you can cover behind or with good jumping points to place a monster. In the end, Iceborne gave me some of my most memorable achievements, you made me smile a lot when I survived the tough battles, and wearing a cool new gear proudly was a lot of fun.
Going back to Iceborne's Monster Hunter World reminded me of how much I love this game, but it also reveals its flaws. Capcom didn't make much of an expansion, such as re-enacting the boring story of tower defense stories and making you watch the scenes separately before joining the co-op. However, surviving together to get that jackpot of the best gear gear is not lost, and Iceborne challenges you to become a better player and engage in its tough battles. The return trip is worth it, just don't expect too many updates to the information.
