Monster Hunter Stories Collection
Monster Hunter Stories Collection are two RPGs that plunge you into the world of Monster Hunter while developing this universe in an original and exciting way! This time, you're not hunting monsters, you're raising them! In this story featuring the Riders, you live alongside monsters and form lifelong bonds with them. They're back with completely revamped graphics, dubbed in Japanese and English and with all the content previously only available in Japan.
Additional features include a museum where you can listen to music and admire illustrations.
Monster Hunter Stories:
You play the role of a hero born in a village of Riders, people who make their living by breeding monsters. Over the course of time, you overcome many trials and tribulations, then leave your village to set off on an adventure. Your destination is the world of hunters, who earn their living by slaughtering monsters. Despite the clash of cultures, you will learn to live and cooperate with the hunters, until one day you succeed in bringing these two very different communities together.
Things take a dramatic turn for the worse when a calamity known as the Black Scourge appears, threatening the whole world and peaceful lives taken for granted... Riders and Hunters will be severely tested in the face of this peril.
The key to the world's survival lies in the gem of friendship and its hidden power, as in the "Legend of Redan", which details the secret of the Riders' origins! Throughout this epic journey, you'll discover the true meaning of friendship, which will only grow stronger as the bonds you forge grow stronger! A story of friendship and triumph awaits you - immerse yourself in the world of Monster Hunter Stories!
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin:
A new adventure awaits you in the sequel to the turn-based RPG set in the world of Monster Hunter! Play as a Rider and bond with the loving monsters known as Monsties, who will fight alongside you on this epic journey.
Your character's grandfather was a famous Rider called Red. It all begins with your chance encounter with Ena, a Wyverian girl who has been entrusted with a legendary Rathalos egg. If it hatches, its destructive power could well cause untold chaos!
Embark on an adventure with many twists and turns in an ever-changing world and unveil legends of yesteryear.
Features:
A turn-based RPG set in the world of Monster Hunter, with a strategic and intuitive combat system that will be easy to pick up even if action games give you trouble. Launch powerful, swift or technical attacks to identify and counter your opponents' tactics. Inflict major damage and win! Fill up your friendship gauge to use skills or try out the unique friendship talents of your Monsties! Tame monsters from the series to make them your Monsties! Use your companions' abilities to make your explorations easier, hatch the eggs you find, and turn more and more monsters into Monsties! Meet up with popular creatures from the Monster Hunter series, such as the Zinogre, the Nargacuga and the Lagiacrus. You can also take part in the Rite of Transmission to awaken the latent abilities of the Monsties. Breed unique Monsties and take on powerful enemies! Online, create a powerful group with your Monsties and go into battle with other players!
New features:
The game is fully dubbed in Japanese and English! The story will be even more captivating with the voices of Japanese or English actors. The museum offers a wealth of bonus content, with over 200 concept illustrations, including images revealed here for the first time, as well as numerous pieces of music. Some of them make their debut in surround sound! All updates included! As part of the ultimate experience, you'll find all the monsters introduced in the various updates to the original title, such as the Kushala Daora, the Teostra and the Rajang, as well as additional end-of-game content and extended character modification options!