Did they even state a reason for it? Or would they just like another ten dollars?
You can make the argument that you'll "get your money's worth" but you can spend forty dollars onMonster Hunter 3 Ultimate and get more gameplay hours per dollar than SMT IV.
Opa Opa wrote:I think the $10 price increase is terrible, tbh.
Did they even state a reason for it? Or would they just like another ten dollars?
You can make the argument that you'll "get your money's worth" but you can spend forty dollars onMonster Hunter 3 Ultimate and get more gameplay hours per dollar than SMT IV.
That depends on if you enjoy MH enough to grind through the same few dungeons over and over. (Which is the entire point) Its like saying you'll get more milage out of a Pokemon game than a Dragon Quest game. It really depends on the player. Pokemon is a smaller game in scope, but you could sink more hours into it than DQ, or you could sink less.
Considering MH lacks online play, and it is an online-oriented game, I would much rather spend $50 on SMTIV than $40 on MH3
MH4 will have online. And thankfully no more under water battles.
That said, I played MH3U on my 3DS for about 20 hours this weekend with a few friends. One other guy on a 3DS and one on a WiiU. It was great. Actually playing this sort of game in the same room is nice instead of just online. But I'll be glad to get MH4 with the online option.
Technically you can take the 3DS version of MH3U online.. But you need a Wii U and a LAN adapter to do it. But since I have a Wii U I would rather just play the Wii U version when I am home.
ZenErik wrote:It's not about hours per dollar for me. That is ridiculous.
Well go ahead and call me ridiculous but I like to get a lot of content for my money.
dunpeal2064 wrote:That depends on if you enjoy MH enough to grind through the same few dungeons over and over. (Which is the entire point) Its like saying you'll get more milage out of a Pokemon game than a Dragon Quest game. It really depends on the player. Pokemon is a smaller game in scope, but you could sink more hours into it than DQ, or you could sink less.
Considering MH lacks online play, and it is an online-oriented game, I would much rather spend $50 on SMTIV than $40 on MH3
Yes, it does depend on the player. Not everyone will spend the same amount of time on every game. But I only compared MH and SMT because RPG's are usually longer games.
And as far as SMT IV vs. MH3... I put (iirc) almost 100 hours into Tri's solo mode; so naturally I'd find that 3U would offer me more than SMT IV.
But let me say this: a ten dollar price increase over the forty dollar norm does kind of ruffle my feathers (apparently I'm a bird) and I haven't seen Atlus state a reason for it (I'm still looking through articles and haven't found anything). I'd really like to play the game! but I don't like paying nearly the cost of a console title. Is an extra $10 going to break me? No. But I didn't like it when Capcom tried to sell RE: Revelations at fifty dollars and I certainly don't like SMT IV being fifty as well.
Maybe I am weird. I don't mind if a game takes less than an hour to complete. Did I enjoy it? I suppose we need to factor in replay value here. There are plenty of 10 - 60 min games that I play over and over. Often because they are arcade games, and I wish to improve.
For instance, rhythm games don't necessarily provide a plethora of content compared to some other games.. But if I like the gameplay, the scoring mechanics, the music. If the game is overall a very enjoyable experience I will keep coming back. Maybe strive for 'perfect' in as many songs as possible. For a shmup it would be striving for a 1CC or higher score. Or just generally doing better than before.
Quantity of content is not a big deal for me. Does the content that is there keep me coming back again and again?
