Gamasutra talks to Capcom composer Yuko Komiyama as Monster Hunter Tri debuts in the West, looking at the big-in-Japan series' musical history and inspirations.
Musician Yuko Komiyama, an in-house composer for Capcom, was among the musical guests appearing onstage at Monster Hunter's 5th Anniversary orchestral concert to introduce her original compositions.
The live event was organized by Harmonics International, whose game concerts have included Kenji Ito's gentle echo meeting, and was performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra at the Metropolitan Art Space in Ikebukuro.
What's the best Monster Hunter of all time? In a series where half of the titles have the word 'Ultimate' fixed on the end, it can be a difficult decision to make. NL are not averse to difficult decisions though, so have taken it upon theirselves to rank every single Monster Hunter game (yes, even the non-Nintendo ones) to determine which is the very best.
First world problems all up in here, but that makes this gaming dilemma no less stressing.
The third generation of Monster Hunter drags the series back to western shores because well, why not? In fact you could say that three really has been the magic number. Unless you live in Japan in which case one and two were also pretty fantastic and if anything three has been nothing short of a crushing disappointment.
‘But wait!’ Voletic hears you scream, ‘Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate has been recently announced, why are you addressing the third iteration?’ Because background knowledge is a beautiful thing and Voletic has a word count to fill.
My problem with MH is the slow paced and plain combat system, if they make it more dynamic count me in.
They need a full console release, launch the CryEngine one for PC for PS4/XO. And make sure to bring it stateside.