Testseek.com have collected 37 expert reviews of the Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
July 2021
(79%)
37 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(96%)
26 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Gorgeous visuals
125 Monsties to collect
Great soundtrack
Complex battle system
Lots of voice acting
Customization options
More story focused than mainline titles
Great and expressive character design
Turn-based battles with series staple elements
Gotta hatch 'em all Monsties
Newcomer friendly
Discovering new and rare eggs is consistently exciting
Turn-based battle system is simple to learn and offers some satisfying layers of strategy
Gene system is flexible and lets you tweak monsties to your liking
Decent story
Fun mechanics
Tons of content
Great looking world
A colorful introduction to the world of Monster Hunter
Swap between three weapons to exploit enemy beast weaknesses
Quick Finish'ing a fight that you're overpowered in still nets full rewards
No wasting time trying to gather
Just click and pick
Dozen
Enough explanation of points from the original to work standalone
Lots of systems to sink your teeth into
Nice to actually fight WITH the monsters
Engaging
Tons of Monsties to recruit
Charming story and characters
The editors didn't like
Bad framerate at times
Might be too complicated for some
Character creator slightly limiting
Fairly predictable story
Bland environments outside of hub areas
Performance issues on both Switch and PC versions
Story is fairly cliche and predictable
Dens lack variety and can be tiresome to explore
Riding actions feel underutilized
Some pacing issues
Rather rough framerate issues here and there
Combat can eventually get tedious
Staple weapons such as Longsword are MIA from the sixweapon lineup
Multiplayer feels limited given the series' pedigree
RockPaperScissors combat design becomes tedious after dozens of hours
Abstract: The Monster Hunter series has seen several amazing entries over the past few years. Back in 2018, Monster Hunter: World brought the series into the spotlight with modernized graphics and an improved story. Though with its deep customization and many compl...
More story focused than mainline titles, Great and expressive character design, Turn-based battles with series staple elements, Gotta hatch 'em all Monsties, Newcomer friendly
Fairly predictable story, Bland environments outside of hub areas, Performance issues on both Switch and PC versions
Published: 2021-07-11, Author: Chris , review by: destructoid.com
Abstract: Years ago, like Fire Emblem, Monster Hunter was the sort of series I enjoyed in silence. Now they're powerhouses in the west. Crazy how that works out! Where was all this support when I was a kid?!It's been kind of insane to watch Monster Hunter grow to t...
Published: 2021-07-09, Author: Kevin , review by: gamespot.com
Discovering new and rare eggs is consistently exciting, Turn-based battle system is simple to learn and offers some satisfying layers of strategy, Gene system is flexible and lets you tweak monsties to your liking
Story is fairly cliche and predictable, Dens lack variety and can be tiresome to explore, Riding actions feel underutilized
Abstract: While Capcom certainly hasn't been afraid to change up the traditional Monster Hunter formula over the course of the last two decades, it would be hard to argue that there was any greater change in design than the one presented by Monster Hunter Stories...
A colorful introduction to the world of Monster Hunter, Swap between three weapons to exploit enemy beast weaknesses, Quick Finish'ing a fight that you're overpowered in still nets full rewards, No wasting time trying to gather, just click and pick, Dozen
Staple weapons such as Longsword are MIA from the sixweapon lineup, Multiplayer feels limited given the series' pedigree, RockPaperScissors combat design becomes tedious after dozens of hours, Dungeons are extremely copyandpaste in design, Gathering feels
Geared towards a younger or perhaps less experienced player base, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin carves off a big piece of hunting joy while trimming away the fat...
Minor oversights and frustrations certainly wore away at me over the 80+ hours I spent with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin -- during its campaign and beyond -- but the journey was well worth taking despite the frequent grains of sand in my shoe...
