Monday, August 4, 2025

Retronauts Episode 707: Monster Hunter

Jouzu ni yakemashita!


Monster Hunter. Two phrases that say rather a lot and but those self same two phrases meant subsequent to nothing exterior of Japan for a really very long time! Think about my shock when the primary pastime of Japanese college students in each McDonalds I’ve ever visited someway grew to become a large favourite world wide.

Host Bob Mackey together with friends Kat Bailey and Brian Clark inform related tales of encountering Monster Hunterrejecting it, and later discovering themselves captivated by Capcom’s efforts to make looking a workforce sport.

Description: What began as an try by Capcom to money in on this new “on-line gaming” fad has escalated into the developer’s greatest money cow: Monster Hunter. Although the collection noticed greater than its share of rising pains over the passing many years; regardless of the various makes an attempt to make Monster Hunter a success within the West, it is solely turn into an extremely widespread crossover success in latest reminiscence. So how did this idiosyncratic, grindy expertise develop from area of interest viewers to family title? On this episode of Retronauts, be a part of Bob Mackey, Kat Bailey, and Brian Clark because the crew feasts on terribly big items of meat in preparation for the harrowing dialogue forward.

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As with all the episodes Bob produces, this week’s cowl artwork is by Nick Daniel. Try his Twitteror patronize his Patreon!


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