Appreciating distinctive Monster Hunter-likes

By Jenni Lada // 10.22.1910.21.19

Thanks to Monster Hunter World, the series has exploded in popularity. People might experience it, go through its Iceborne expansion, then wonder what’s next. While moving on to another entry in that series is a possibility, it isn’t the only option. The series is so popular, it has inspired a whole collection of contemporaries who do similar things. Best of all, some of them explore the space to try and improve on areas Monster Hunter doesn’t touch.

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Toukiden 2’s newest weapons are both traditional and nontraditional

By Jenni Lada // 3.30.173.30.17

The Toukiden series has always featured these massive games where you’re using the best equipment available to you to fight monsters. As to be expected, new installments means new weapons. With Toukiden 2, the game does something a little special. In introducing the sword and shield and chain whip, people are getting traditional and nontraditional weapons at the same time. As such, it injects practicality and whimsy into the series and encourages two new means of engaging opponents.

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Review: Toukiden 2 sees more Slayers striking back

By Jenni Lada // 3.21.179.2.19

Main series Monster Hunter games don’t appear on Sony platforms anymore. Monster Hunter Frontier Z aside, it’s been years since Monster Hunter Portable 3rd graced the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3, leaving other companies to pick up the communal creature questing. God Eater installments aside, Koei Tecmo’s Toukiden has stepped up to offer a similar sort of experience. Enter Toukiden 2, an even more refined experience that offers more hunts, greater variety and extra opportunities to interact with fellow Slayer players.