Sony Bundles Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G with PSP go

Andriasang: Did you think the concept of a "pack-in" would be completely gone with the appearance of download-only platforms like PSP go? Sony and Capcom apparently don't agree.

[RememberThe357]

I tried out Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, I LOVED everything except the combat. I think it was the lack of a camera lock on on something like that I just couldn't stand having this gay ass monster jumping over me and having the turn around and find it over and over again. It wasn't bad at first, but it ended up getting really freakin frustrating. I was probably playing it wrong lol.

[Corrwin]

The controls are terrible.

Using the nipple, d-pad and shoulder button all to look and move is a pain in the ass. You end up just turning the wrong way using the nipple, then tapping the shoulder button to center the camera... completely ignoring and wasting the d-pad.

If they fix anything for the next game, it should be the controls.

[George Sears]

Been playing this franchise since the PS2 days and I agree with the controls being a hard at first. The game in general is pretty difficult at start, the contols are just the icing of the cake.
Once you get a hang of it though the controls and camera wouldn't bother you as much.

[Corrwin]

Why bundle an older version of the game?

Especially when you've just announced a newer version.

[George Sears]

2nd G/Freedom Unite are both the same games. Just different names for different regions.

[Corrwin]

Ah - I was confusing it with one of the hundred other Monster Hunters with 2 in the title.

So basically they're just bundling FU with the PSPGO? Not such a bad deal since once you get into MH, you won't need any other game... ever.

[CARRIERHASARRIVED]

The controls were nearly immaculate after I got used to rotating the camera while running, I dunno how else they would have made them for the PSP. I played a ridiculous amount of Freedom Unite on my 1000 model, and it was great. Anyways, as for the PSP Go---

As soon as I saw the Go, I was like "Nope, go back and fix that thing Sony, you can't play MH on it."

You need to have your left index finger on the Left and Right DPad buttons for camera rotation and your thumb on the analog stick. With the Go, that's nearly impossible. People will find this out the hard way though. You can't circle an enemy and keep it in check without being able to rotate the camera as well. The current layout makes this OMFG hard to do.