The Shin Megami Tensei series brings us a bestiary in the form of the Demonic Compendium. This is essentially an archive for every demon that you have encountered while playing. In the most recent title, Shin Megami Tensei V, you can find 221 demons in the compend

Generations included a number of changes from the normal format, most notably allowing fans to play as Felynes, who until this point had only ever accompanied hunters as companions. In addition to featuring some of the well-known monsters from the series, Generations also introduced four new monsters and Deviant variations, all of which also added new series of armor for players to cra

You once again play as a Rider, but this time you must team up with a woman named Ena after every Rathalos in the world goes missing. You'll need to travel with your "Monstie" to make them stronger and uncover the truth behind this strange phenomenon. The main story alone should take you about 40 hours to complete, but there is enough side content to keep any Monster Hunter fan pleased for a long t

Related: Pokemon Legends: Arceus Could Have The Series' Best Villain Origin Story Pokemon has dabbled in more expansive territory before. Sword & Shield introduced the Wild Area, which masqueraded as an open-world adventure within the world of Pokemon. I say 'masqueraded' because it was a completely isolated area plonked in the middle of the map with little to no storytelling, environmental or otherwise. You were introduced to it far too early, then spent a lot of the time wandering around encountering Pokemon much too strong for you to catch. You might pick up some new 'mons, but chances are you'll just get frustrated and duck out, back to the main adventure - an adventure that continues, as always, along a fairly linear eight-gym progression p

The Yian Garuga is an insanely hard fight for even the most experienced, twitch-responsive players. It's got an absolutely immense health pool, and if its constant attacks that barely give the Hunter a chance to respond aren't enough to intimidate a new player, its poisonous tail and stunning roars will be. And if this monster is too easy for you, try having an easy go against the larger Scarred Yian Gar

You might have an easier go at facing off against Uth Duna if you bring along some Thunder-element weapons, but the monster also has a built-in shield with an iridescent veil. Break that, and you'll be able to deal some more consistent damage against the Leviathan. It's also capable of hiding underwater and coming back out for a surprise attack, much like the Diab

Over the weekend, Desconhecido 's (via DSOGaming ) Witcher x Monster Hunter World mod went live on Nexus Mods. The build in question adds The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's Triss Merigold and Yennefer of Vengerberg to the Capcom experience, courtesy of a couple of character swaps. Notably, players who download the PC mod can switch out the Commission and Rot armor for Triss; meanwhile, Yen replaces the Brigade armor. Screenshots show that Triss' main Witcher 3 attire and DLC outfit feature in the mod, though it appears that only Yen's DLC garb will be accessi

I’ve wanted an open-world Pokemon game for as long as I can remember - longer than I can even put into words. I remember playing the very first Assassin’s Creed and thinking ‘I hope they put Pokemon on the PlayStation one of these days’. What a fool I was. What an absolute buffoon of a 14-year-old. But that was what appealed to me more than any gameplay conventions - can I get it on my TV. With the Switch and the likes of Let’s Go and Sword & Shield, that’s now a reality, but the open-world hankering remains. Legends: Arceus , which is now going back on its open world promise , might be the perfect middle gro

I’m not a huge fan of Breath of the Wild as a game . I am, however, a humongous fan of Breath of the Wild as a world that exists on the Nintendo Switch and could be filled with Pokemon. Pokemon Legends: Arceus was supposed to be the delivery of ‘Pokemon but Breath of the Wild’, but it now seems to be more like ‘Pokemon but Monster Hunter: Rise’. That’s disappointing - Breath of the Wild is much closer to my hypothetical perfect Pokemon game than Monster Hunter - but it might just be for the b

Next up, we have the bestiary for T he Witcher 3: Wild Hunt . Rather than unlocking a creature's bestiary when catching them, you can unlock pages by reading books and listening to folktales. These acquired descriptions of creatures. Because of this, you can learn more about creatures in the world as you explore new ar

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne is not a standalone game, but was an expansion for Monster Hunter World that offered players a brand new adventure in the Hoarfrost Region, with new monsters, features, and more. It released in 2019 for Xbox One and PS4, with the PC release following in 2

Maybe one day we'll get a full open-world Pokemon game, https://monsterwildlands.com and maybe it'll be great. For now though, a Monster Hunter structure seems like the best balance, and means Pokemon Legends: Arceus can be Pokemon's next great leap without falling over its own feet Kleavor still looks bad tho