I have the first Toukiden on vita (not Kiwami). I played the first 2 missions tbh I'm not a big fan but man the game and the village is pretty! Those character portraits in dialogues, gorgeous.
Not only does holding R 'carve' Oni, but it also lets you recover stamina faster. So it's very helpful mid-battle! It actually took me some while to figure this out since, I dont really remember the game telling me about it.
@@ichabodcrane6044 I'm dumb so I probably skimmed over that. I was also playing on the PSP version which doesn't have an official translation, and I probably skipped over that line.
@@tyrawr4394 It's also depending on your Mitama's subskills, It's a common trait for red Mitamas. At least from my experience playing it, I haven't played it for a long while but I did invest some time into it.
Red is Atk (had skill that turn all hits into crit's) Green is speed and agility (max speed and can tank 1 hit or 2 with a skill) Dark Yellow is defense and aggro (had a bar that absorbs dmg) Purple is sneak (deals more dmg from rear and setting an invisible zone that hide allies and lower aggro) Pink is destroy (part breaker) Dark Blue is support (can teleport only and place seal that does the same thing as holding R) Light blue is healer (can also instant revive allies and self heal greatly) Light green is team buffer Gray is spell atk Brown is luck (randomly pick a skill from all of the above)
Toukiden 2 honestly felt like a good contender to the main MH series until World came and blew it out of the water. But if the devs honestly stick to Toukiden and innovate enough for a third entry, I could still see it being a competitive franchise.
@@Eorzat well, we got Wild Hearts now. It is pretty creative/cool, but sadly it it was funded by Electronic Arts so problems plagued it with the launch... and now they ended "content support" already. Still, pretty cool game for what it is, with some neat stuff.
Toukiden is a great series, and I feel like it's one of the few "MH Clones" to fully innovate on the genre. Moreover, I really do believe that Toukiden 2 has had a tangible impact and influence on the Monster Hunter franchise, having been an open-world hunting game released 2 years prior to World, and featuring the "Demon Hand," a mechanic strikingly similar to Rise's wirebugs. MH definitely brought it's own originality as always, but it's hard not to think that Toukiden has had an influence on the series since it released.
Yeah, when MHW and Rise came out with their versions of the Demon Gauntlet, I laughed. People love calling these games shameless MH clones, but goddamn Capcom ripped this shit off wholesale.
@@RicochetForce being open-world is what the director of World said MH is needed to get hit in the west, so maybe it's just implementing what is trend to gamers.
@@RicochetForce Not everybody calls mh clones shameless rip-offs but u can't deny that mh heavily founded it's style of gp that some others took inspiration from. Also the clutch claw and wirebugs although similar may not have neccasarily been intentionally "copied" from toukidens demon gauntlet since if that's the case u may as well say sekiro copied it too. Pretty much every game nowadays take inspiration from something but it'll never change the facts on the games that originally started it all for others to borrow elements from.
@@azuredream9032 Nah, I won't give them the benefit of the doubt when other games in the space don't get the same from my fellow MH fans. Capcom ripped off Toukden's Demon Gauntlet's change to the standard dynamic in a hunt. The DG is used to create windows of opportunity AND mobility. Let's just be honest. The king copied a peasant and the nobility praised him for it.
@@CptEddyPrice I think you're being a bit harsh there mate. While I would agree that neither the God Eater series, nor the Toukiden series has quite the level of polish that Monster Hunter has, It's safe to say that Toukiden has solidly innovated on the genre with it's part destruction mechanics (more specifically in the 2nd game where parts can be permanently broken and drastically change a fight.) and that both God Eater and Toukiden have narratives that put all of MH's to shame honestly. That said the last point is a double edged sword imo. at least with God Eater I found myself engaged so much with the story that when it ended I didn't have the drive I typically do in a MH game to grind out new builds and hunt for the sake of hunting (until my 2nd playthrough that is.) TLDR Although I agree MH is the superior series between the 3 and as the progenitor likely will be for a long time coming, to say the others are so much worse as to be "Garbage" is not only a bit much but causes you to come across as childish and obsessively fanboy-ee which I'm sure isn't what you want.
The art style in this game is god like. I always enjoyed this game the most out of the "MH clones". Edit: with art style I meant the character designs and the designs of the later Onis 🙄 chill
The best part of this game is the breakable parts. Break a leg and they fall. Break arms and they can't attack. It's fantastic. And the movement is just *chefs kiss*
Yeah, in Toukiden 2 you'd straight up remove moves from their attack options, so they'd have to attack (or move) in different ways to continue fighting. Tearing off and dispelling multiple limbs at once gave you a tremendous feeling of power.
What I enjoyed a lot with Toukiden, was the "card collecting" aspect. I liked finding new heroes to add to my collection, and try different combinations with different weapons, etc and going out to test them.
Love these games. The mitama builds, the combat partners and the uniqueness of the weapons are great. The story and characters are also surprisingly good. I actually cared about them.
I really loved this game and the sequel. Toukiden Kiwami had an extremely dense Maitama system that allowed you to do some really crazy stuff. Unfortunately Toukiden 2 toned most of that back, but the addition of the limb destroying in Toukiden 2 kind of made up for it. In Toukiden Kiwami you can semi destroy limbs and leave the oni with phantom limbs, but in Toukiden 2 you can completely destroy limbs and by doing that you end up forcing the oni to move and attack in new ways. Also unrelated, the Naginata weapon type in the Toukiden series is what I wish the Insect Glaive played like in MH. I hate the kinsects, but the fast paced combat with aerial elements is so much fun.
I never played the first one, but I like the Mitama a lot in the 2nd one. If I had one issue with it, it’s that there’s 200 of them, but I feel like I’m only ever gonna use maybe 60ish of them. If I make a unique build for each weapon type, that makes it 30 exactly. I double it just for experimenting, but I feel like they should make each Mitama have some more unique features rather than 80% of them just being random mixes of skills, even if that meant reducing the total number in a future title.
@@KenBladehart Definitely more streamlined and easier to understand/utilize, but you can't do some of the crazy stuff you could in Kiwami. It took a lot of work, but getting the infinite combos and the insane one skill builds with infinite hp/stamina regen in Kiwami was so much fun. Toukiden 2 felt very simple and safe by comparison. Not bad, but just not as many options or extreme variety. In Toukiden 2 it never felt like you could break the game, which is good from a design perspective, just not as fun for the hardcore playerbase that wants to put in thousands of hours and make something unique. Thankfully aside from the Maitama system, I enjoyed just about every change from Kiwami to Toukiden 2.
I still play this on my psp, and I had to hack in an English patch, because the psp version is Japanese only, but I am having a lot of fun following the storyline. Hope more people like this game
What I really love about your recent videos is that you are genuinely enjoying videogames. These days it's rare to find creators that truly exude what videogames are meant to be used as-having fun.
Yea it's strange that Capcom being known for their fighting games didn't add a fleshed out training mode for MH and even the training area was added recently in MHW. Now that Tsujimoto also produces Street Fighter, maybe they might adopt some fighting game training and tutorial features to MH.
They had training quests for all the weapons in Generations and GU. The difference is there's no explanations with popups in them. Also MHW had video tutorials for weapons. The only difference once again is that this game did it more in popup form which most people in MHW skipped through.
In rise the dummy can be programmed to shoot, attack, bring the head closer to the ground for knock out practice and probably more, it's not the same as a proper tutorial but you have way more options now
The tutorial quests barely teach anyone anything, which is why people always claim MH has a steep learning curve. Back in gen 2/3, they threw you into a quest to kill some Velociprey, no one's going to learn their weapon's optimal combos, or even how gauges work, hence people thinking that CBs are complicated. If MH had a proper training mode, a CB tutorial will guide you through all the combos, starting from normal attack strings, phial combo, shield charge combo, AED combo, SAED combo, counter a monster with guard point, guard point into SAED etc. And every single weapon will have entire breakdowns to every move they have, how their mechanics work and which combos are effective in which situations. In fact the only time MH has something like this was the clutch claw tutorial quest in Iceborne and people skipped that.
Omg the chain and sickle is very similar to Nioh’s kusarigama! That’s one of the most fun weapons I’ve ever played in any game... I have forever wished that MH would add kusarigama or tonfas to the main games. Thanks for sharing this gaijin, I’ll definitely be picking this up on my PS4 , and excited to get back into some kusarigama action!
@@burns5701 well that’s the publisher that they share, but the studios that made these two games are completely different companies. Nioh was developed by Team Ninja and Toukiden was developed by Omega Force. I think they just share similar inspirations in the absolutely badass weapons of the ninja and samurai of feudal Japan. Nioh 2 has done melee combat better than any other game in my opinion, in terms of build variety, jutsu/magic options to mix into combat, the incredible depth of learning each weapons moveset and fully utilizing it, and to top it all off you have yokai abilities! After defeating some enemies they will drop a soul core that can be equipped and give you a move from that enemies moveset that can be equipped and used in battle yourself. It adds so much fun and variety to the game, and I think it really takes melee combat to the next level. It’s a must play IMO if you’re a fan of Souls games. Just one important tip: don’t go into it expecting to play it like a Souls game, it is very much it’s own game and has its own flow and overall slightly different feel to the combat. Anyway I’ll stop gushing about this game now, just play it!!!
@@joshmay2944 definitely! I'm currently playing through the first Nioh that epic games gave away and it was completely difficult and punishing for someone who's first soulslike is from Bloodborne. I'd have to say the combat in Nioh is many times better in this genre(maybe even on par with Sekiro or Elden Ring we'll have to see), so I'm excited to have the chance to experience it again in the sequel when I heard it was more improved from the first game.
@@joshmay2944 I think you went a bit too strict... Koei and Tecmo were merged together into one big company, so Team Ninja and Omega Force are basically "different departments" in one company since then. Maybe they even work in same office building and drink sake together, who knows XD Hey btw did you play Wo Long? How does it compare to Nioh 2? Curious to know if you played.
I've been asking this question for years now. As a MonHun fan I LOVED Toukiden. While not perfect, there's a lot of good ideas in it. The most interesting part being the moveset of the monster evolving according to the parts you've severed. It's so natural. The "open world" aspect of kiwami is interesting too.
@@ichabodcrane6044 Sounds like you should have given the SPC type a try. Can just drop a Sanctum down on a part and it'll purify on its own. I had a few pretty fun SPC builds.
This is a hidden gem. Toukiden Kiwami and 2 are good monhun like games. Character stories and character development is great. You get absorbed in them. I recommend not skipping any dialogue in the village.
MH has done this or at least taken steps too already. They had training quests for all the weapons in Generations and GU. The difference is there's no explanations with popups in them. Also MHW had video tutorials for weapons. The only difference once again is that this game did it more in popup form which most people in MHW skipped through.
Toukiden Kiwami and Toukiden 2 are AMAZING games. I wanna go back to it myself, but my old crew dipped out. Also both of the games are available on PC through steam. I am thankful you are giving this game some love. I hope more people come back to the Toukiden story or maybe a new entry someday.
GER and Toukiden Kiwami makes me wanna choose them over some MH series! They really are great games and I recommend every one who has not played them try them!
@@edward7299 I prefer GE2RB because the aragami are less clunky, though the devour system in GER is the best of the series. The best character control is hands down GE3, but it lacks in aragami imo.
I forgot to mention that this game is on PC as well (although I think it might be locked at 30fps if so then ooph). Can anyone confirm? UPDATE actually maybe the PS4/PS5 ver runs at 30 and I just didnt realize since it's a very smooth frame pace?
Toukiden Kiwami and Toukiden 2 is on steam. Toukiden 2 is 60fps. Toukiden Kiwami is locked as the game will literally break if you try to make it go past 30fps.
played both of these when they first came out, they were a nice change of pace from Monster Hunter. Vita had a ton of great Monster Hunter clones. God Eater, Toukiden, Freedom Wars, Soul Sacrifice. Vita was an amazing little console. Also always wished they had gotten a Rengoku game
Something that I always wanted ever since I've saw god eater and this game have is npc human companions. I remember seeing one trailer of rise and seeing the twins RISE up, one with a bow and the other with the lance I was amazed thinking that they finally did it! And well, it was only because of the new game mode. I know it would be really hard to balance but I would love it to be a feature, specially because it would make a lot of the characters of the game shine a lot more
Glad that this series is getting some attention. I remembered playing the first one on PSP and fell in love with it. especially when you reach endgame, the build variety you can make with all those warrior souls(forgot what they are called). I made a katana build that made me run and attack super fast and it felt so awesome to play. It has yellowish wind effects so I look like master Yi's ult from league.
Monster Hunter doesn't need weapon tutorials. The whole reason it doesn't have them is so people can figure out for themselves by trying the weapons rather than a tutorial to hold their hands.
I remember playing this game and Toukiden 2 on the Vita, these games were my first monster hunting games before I even started playing Monster Hunter and I loved on how they play out. Just seeing someone talk about it and playing it again makes me want to redownload them on my Ps4 and go through it from beginning to end once again. Not gonna lie, most of me really wants a 3rd game of this series to come out one day. If it does happen, I will lose my shit XD
Become an Oni to hunt Oni! Fond memories of both games from this series, friend got me into it and we had a lot of fun fighting all the Oni, it was certainly a blast
Just FYI but TK and T2 is on Steam as well. I only mention this because with the Steam Deck coming out these will be perfect for it. That's what I'm playing on doing anyway.
Tried this game a few years ago. Beat it and thoroughly enjoyed it. This game doesn't get enough attention. The weapons are so fun. Edit: I actually played Toukiden 2. I played chain whip and chain sickle.
Man I love the grappling hook thing in toukiden 2. It allows you to do aerial attack, and even continue your combo in mid-air. Way better than the grapple mechanic in MHW.
Also Proud to say your videos years ago got me into toukiden. Feels like I've only been subbed for a year, but you taught me alotta stuff for 4u and a little of 3u. It's been a fun time and until one of us is returned to Elder's Recess, it's gonna continue to be. Happy hunting brother.
I remember trying Toukiden 2 a while ago but bouncing off it big time. Mostly because the NPCs you fight alongside tended to just solo every early game monster in minutes before I could even get my bearings. But if I'd go in solo, it'd take me like 40 minutes despite hitting the monster constantly. I felt very reminded of my early MH experience, funnily enough. The footage here seems much more slower-paced thanks to the demon claw hookshot not existing. I think that might solve my issue with NPC slayers at least...
You could change the aggression of your NPC slayers. If you went in with all of them but set half for support or only 3 and you're golden. I do agree that they were way too aggressive and effective for early to mid-game stuff.
Before MH World came out I played Toukiden Kiwami on PS4, and it did a great job of scratching that hunting itch. As someone who prefers playing on console over handhelds, this game was the perfect stop gap for me until World was finally released. It was interesting and fun to see another company's take on the MH formula, and I liked how they simplified & streamlined some aspects of the game. I think my favorite aspect of Toukiden was being able to choose which AI hunters I wanted to bring with me in offline quests, and they actually did a good job! The combined team attacks were also a fun addition, I think it could be cool to see Capcom bring those into future MH titles.
i remember 4U having tutorial quests in the arena actually, the difference is that you get told everything first and then you fight the monster. i agree that they could implement this with the toadversary in rise, but most people tend to skip these tutorials anyway, and from what i can tell, the real problem new players tend to have is with item use, crafting weapons, skills, and basically everything else that *isn't* combat. then you throw in wirebugs and dog riding and all those other complications and this is where people tend to suffer.
I've tried every "MH clone" out there, and I am truly saddened by the fact that none of them can give me the same amount of enjoyment as MH does. Something just feels off everytime :(
That's because you're playing a clone which is going to have its own mechanics special little quirks that Make it its own but you're still expecting to get monster Hunter. In other words it's called having a closed mind
The bosses in this game were pretty consistently great (though there are a lot of re textures but that's no surprise). Holy shit that final boss though, one of my favorites.
I think its part of MHs charm that you learn tge weapon over the course of the game. You and your character in the story get better and even if you played last MH games, there is nearly always something new to learn.
@Wemple This might be different for other players, but one of my most fond MH memories comes from the times in MH Tri were I discovered that I can even more with the Switchaxe. It felt like I grew alongside my character.
@Wemple I mean looking at the move lists you can see in rise and world that it doesn’t have the more secretive moves. I would bet even if they did give us a tutorial they wouldn’t show the more hard to find moves because I think it’s a deliberate decision to make these moves hard to find so that you get the cool moment when you find it after experimenting or accidentally imputing it and trying to reverse engineer it. What I know isn’t for everyone but it’s far from a objectively bad game design error.
Thank you for this video! I’m so happy to have found it! I never knew this series existed! After 1400h in World I’ve been itching for a new monster Hunter type game! Thank you!
I would like to thank you for bringing this game to my attention, I never knew it existed. I just got it today after watching this and I'm loving it so far.
Heeey! Thank you for getting this game on my radar! I am waiting for a sale and in the meantime I'm playing the free version of Toukiden 2, and I'm loving it..When the sale is on, I'll buy the Kiwami. Any chance of you doing your awesome weapon tuts for this series too? Pretty please? ;)
I'm hoping he does. The only playlist I could find for Kiwami's weapons were in Japanese and are each 2 minutes long and the only English tutorials that are of a moderate length are for the second game.
There's actually a good chance a third one is revealed this year. The Producer said in 2018 that he wants to make Toukiden 3, but not before the "surprise project", which was Persona 5 Strikers. So since this game is out now and that KT said several new games will be revealed this year, I'm pretty sure TK3 is one of them.
Had this game recommended by a buddy a few years back and I love it. Started with the chain and sickle. Naginata is pretty sweet too. But recently, I’ve discovered the Rifle. I love all three of them
It’s also on PSP! I have been going back through PSP hunter games this year (anything from Lord of Arcana to Peace Walker or Nano Diver) and I was surprised how well Tōkiden Kiwami holds up on the PSP. In fact, I would argue Tōkiden Kiwami holds up better than Tōkiden 2 both on technical terms and in its game system (when comparing the HD versions obviously).
The game is also available on steam ! It's sold 60€ (guess the same price for £/$) so it's better to whislist it and wait for a sale if you want to try it. Since the game is almost 8 years old I guess any average PC could run it nowadays without problem :)
I played this back on PSP when it first came out, and then picked it up on steam when there was a sale. We played this a lot when we’re bored playing MH.
One thing I really like about this game is that it can teach you about japanese history if you read the bio of every Mitama you collect I wouldn't even know who Taira Masakado is, if it weren't for this game.
Monster hunter def needs to look at the chain sickle weapon, that type of weapon has always been my fave int shows and movies, it would be amazing if they integrated it into the monster hunter series, that would be my main!
That is good and all, but out of all of the good features in Toukiden the one that MH should without question steal super hard is the way Tenkos behave when you meet them in a quest. Namely, if you send your Tenko to an area, and then take a quest in that same area, you can find your Tenko wandering around doing its thing. You can then run over to it, the Tenko will do a little dance of happiness (Ninja Dude will smile because he loves Tenkos), and then the Tenko will follow you around for a bit as effectively a 5th Party Member who is solely focused on a Support Role. Imagine if you could find your Meowcenaries or Exploration Teams when you were out on quests. Even if you couldn't interact with them like you just saw them in an unreachable area fighting, I don't know, a couple Jagrases or something. Or you met them and they would give you like a couple First Aid Med + or something. Just little things like that. The second game replaced this with finding other player's avatars fighting in your world and getting them to join you for a bit if you helped them out which is 100% a downgrade but whatever. (I wrote this comment before I had gotten to the part where you mentioned this.)
I've got this game since 3 years and i was expecting "maybe Gaijin will make some tutorial video about Tokiden" or anything else to make really start this game i stop to play. Thank you for that ^^
I have Followed both Toukiden and MH... honestly Toukiden feels like home... like I can feel how my Ancestors live their lives... while MH only provides the feels in MHP3RD
A kind of downside is that it uses Monster Hunter's old mission progression where the Story missions have separate progress from the Online portion (Phases), thankfully they at least made the required/key missions to progress to the next Online/Phase rank show up as red. There are also some DLC missions which kind of sucks that some stuff like weapons & armors are stuck behind a pay-wall. There is also a Soul Sacrifice collaboration quest where despite the monster's "encyclopedia" entry and weapon being transferable through Data Sharing that save into the PS4/PS5 version, that collaboration mission only shows up within the Vita's Phase missions and only other Vita players can find & join it if someone tries to host it.
I miss this game and I played this a lot back then on my Vita, it feels more casual than other "MH clones" I played, but seriously fun bundled with lots of content I spent over 700+ hours in it. It made me remember that having a SPD build while using longsword is the most broken thing ever, you'll get purple slashes for days and Destroyer (unleashing an ultimate attack when the gauge is full) that will sometimes restore your mitama stocks. I even got my girlfriend a Vita copy of this game too even though I need to wait until she replaces her Vita-1000 battery.
I’ve been replaying Toukiden 2 recently. Honestly I love that game. I’d very much like to see a 3rd game. Even today, I think it holds up well. I only have a couple gripes with it, even 5 years later since it came out. The lack of transmog for armor is a big one for me. I guess I’d also say some weapons could use a little more complexity, like the Chain Sickle. Compared to the sword, it just doesn’t feel like you have a lot of options. I still love the chain sickle, but I would like to see some more options when it comes to attacking.
Haven't gotten into any "MH Clones" myself but it's nice that some of them have a free option to try them out. I know Toukiden 2 has a free version that gives you some story missions and the multiplayer. God Eater 3 has a demo for both PS4 and Switch. Of course Dauntless is F2P, but haven't tried that one out myself.
This really takes me back. I LOVED this game in highschool with my Vita. I own it on PS4 as well but haven't touched it in years. It's nice that's it's also cross-save with Vita. The game is also on PC via Steam if anyone's interested. I hope you plan to cover the God Eater series as well. One feature in particular I really appreciate from those games that Monster Hunter should also copy is being able to end your completed hunt early in the menu instead of having to wait out the full timer. Makes farming for materials more bearable, even though the missions are generally A LOT shorter anyway compared to the average hunt in any MH game.
I love God Eater, but 1 issue I had is if you learned how to edit bullets (which actually wasn't that hard sin e they gave you a firing range) Guns were S++++ tier vs melee with melee vs some endgame monsters taking like 15 minutes but with pure gunning taking like 3 minutes.
@@zeroshadowzs True, guns builds were essentially super easy mode in the first two, but then really under tuned in GE3 while really improving melee combat.
All of the Toukiden games are also on Steam. They go on sale pretty frequently too. (On steam and humble bundle) I was wondering why you didn't also talk about this game after you started talking about other hunter games. It's such a fun game!
*NOW* people like toukiden? jeez i do hope KOEI-TECMO makes a 3equel. the oni in this are amazing as hell.
I have the first Toukiden on vita (not Kiwami). I played the first 2 missions tbh I'm not a big fan but man the game and the village is pretty! Those character portraits in dialogues, gorgeous.
There is a toukiden kiwami 2. I think that’s the sequel?
nope. Only a few people like it. It's still garbage
@@CptEddyPrice to each their own but this is definitely my kind of garbage. I put about 800 hours between the two of them
trilogy* yes
Not only does holding R 'carve' Oni, but it also lets you recover stamina faster. So it's very helpful mid-battle!
It actually took me some while to figure this out since, I dont really remember the game telling me about it.
The game tells you about it in the very first tutorial fight.
@@ichabodcrane6044 I'm dumb so I probably skimmed over that. I was also playing on the PSP version which doesn't have an official translation, and I probably skipped over that line.
@@tyrawr4394 It's also depending on your Mitama's subskills, It's a common trait for red Mitamas. At least from my experience playing it, I haven't played it for a long while but I did invest some time into it.
Red is Atk (had skill that turn all hits into crit's)
Green is speed and agility (max speed and can tank 1 hit or 2 with a skill)
Dark Yellow is defense and aggro (had a bar that absorbs dmg)
Purple is sneak (deals more dmg from rear and setting an invisible zone that hide allies and lower aggro)
Pink is destroy (part breaker)
Dark Blue is support (can teleport only and place seal that does the same thing as holding R)
Light blue is healer (can also instant revive allies and self heal greatly)
Light green is team buffer
Gray is spell atk
Brown is luck (randomly pick a skill from all of the above)
Faster stamina recovery by holding R only happens when you equip the "Attack" mitama as your main mitama.
I remember loving Toukiden 2 so damn much before MH World came out. It had great style.
Strongly agreed.
Toukiden 2 honestly felt like a good contender to the main MH series until World came and blew it out of the water. But if the devs honestly stick to Toukiden and innovate enough for a third entry, I could still see it being a competitive franchise.
@@Eorzat well, we got Wild Hearts now. It is pretty creative/cool, but sadly it it was funded by Electronic Arts so problems plagued it with the launch... and now they ended "content support" already. Still, pretty cool game for what it is, with some neat stuff.
Toukiden is a great series, and I feel like it's one of the few "MH Clones" to fully innovate on the genre.
Moreover, I really do believe that Toukiden 2 has had a tangible impact and influence on the Monster Hunter franchise, having been an open-world hunting game released 2 years prior to World, and featuring the "Demon Hand," a mechanic strikingly similar to Rise's wirebugs.
MH definitely brought it's own originality as always, but it's hard not to think that Toukiden has had an influence on the series since it released.
Yeah, when MHW and Rise came out with their versions of the Demon Gauntlet, I laughed. People love calling these games shameless MH clones, but goddamn Capcom ripped this shit off wholesale.
Toukiden 2 most definitely influenced the clutch claw and more open map design.
@@RicochetForce being open-world is what the director of World said MH is needed to get hit in the west, so maybe it's just implementing what is trend to gamers.
@@RicochetForce Not everybody calls mh clones shameless rip-offs but u can't deny that mh heavily founded it's style of gp that some others took inspiration from. Also the clutch claw and wirebugs although similar may not have neccasarily been intentionally "copied" from toukidens demon gauntlet since if that's the case u may as well say sekiro copied it too.
Pretty much every game nowadays take inspiration from something but it'll never change the facts on the games that originally started it all for others to borrow elements from.
@@azuredream9032 Nah, I won't give them the benefit of the doubt when other games in the space don't get the same from my fellow MH fans.
Capcom ripped off Toukden's Demon Gauntlet's change to the standard dynamic in a hunt. The DG is used to create windows of opportunity AND mobility.
Let's just be honest. The king copied a peasant and the nobility praised him for it.
Honestly this and god eater deserve so much more recognition. Such amazing games
you have all razon bro
no... they deserve to be forgotten for how mediocre they are. On paper it sounds cool but the execution is poor
@@CptEddyPrice no
@@dantevic enjoy the garbage
@@CptEddyPrice I think you're being a bit harsh there mate. While I would agree that neither the God Eater series, nor the Toukiden series has quite the level of polish that Monster Hunter has, It's safe to say that Toukiden has solidly innovated on the genre with it's part destruction mechanics (more specifically in the 2nd game where parts can be permanently broken and drastically change a fight.) and that both God Eater and Toukiden have narratives that put all of MH's to shame honestly. That said the last point is a double edged sword imo. at least with God Eater I found myself engaged so much with the story that when it ended I didn't have the drive I typically do in a MH game to grind out new builds and hunt for the sake of hunting (until my 2nd playthrough that is.)
TLDR Although I agree MH is the superior series between the 3 and as the progenitor likely will be for a long time coming, to say the others are so much worse as to be "Garbage" is not only a bit much but causes you to come across as childish and obsessively fanboy-ee which I'm sure isn't what you want.
The art style in this game is god like. I always enjoyed this game the most out of the "MH clones".
Edit: with art style I meant the character designs and the designs of the later Onis 🙄 chill
I met one of my closest friends from playing this game online. Plus this game was super fun. Some great memories
The art style is realistic areas with slight anime'd humans.... nothing special
Right! I love how gritty this game was.
@@KenBladehart It’s their opinion
@@youngvicious1017 he's right tho, it's nothing special at all
The best part of this game is the breakable parts. Break a leg and they fall. Break arms and they can't attack. It's fantastic. And the movement is just *chefs kiss*
And Toukiden 2 amplify it to 20. I love it
Yeah, in Toukiden 2 you'd straight up remove moves from their attack options, so they'd have to attack (or move) in different ways to continue fighting.
Tearing off and dispelling multiple limbs at once gave you a tremendous feeling of power.
What I enjoyed a lot with Toukiden, was the "card collecting" aspect. I liked finding new heroes to add to my collection, and try different combinations with different weapons, etc and going out to test them.
same. I like the bit where the cards also add some info about the character that is portrayed.
Played Toukiden 2 years back & I am glad I found this series.
Love these games. The mitama builds, the combat partners and the uniqueness of the weapons are great. The story and characters are also surprisingly good. I actually cared about them.
I really loved this game and the sequel. Toukiden Kiwami had an extremely dense Maitama system that allowed you to do some really crazy stuff. Unfortunately Toukiden 2 toned most of that back, but the addition of the limb destroying in Toukiden 2 kind of made up for it. In Toukiden Kiwami you can semi destroy limbs and leave the oni with phantom limbs, but in Toukiden 2 you can completely destroy limbs and by doing that you end up forcing the oni to move and attack in new ways.
Also unrelated, the Naginata weapon type in the Toukiden series is what I wish the Insect Glaive played like in MH. I hate the kinsects, but the fast paced combat with aerial elements is so much fun.
Eh, Toukiden 2 has better Mitama system tbh
Same here, if they got rid of the kinsect maybe I'd play IG too
I never played the first one, but I like the Mitama a lot in the 2nd one. If I had one issue with it, it’s that there’s 200 of them, but I feel like I’m only ever gonna use maybe 60ish of them. If I make a unique build for each weapon type, that makes it 30 exactly. I double it just for experimenting, but I feel like they should make each Mitama have some more unique features rather than 80% of them just being random mixes of skills, even if that meant reducing the total number in a future title.
@@KenBladehart Definitely more streamlined and easier to understand/utilize, but you can't do some of the crazy stuff you could in Kiwami. It took a lot of work, but getting the infinite combos and the insane one skill builds with infinite hp/stamina regen in Kiwami was so much fun. Toukiden 2 felt very simple and safe by comparison. Not bad, but just not as many options or extreme variety. In Toukiden 2 it never felt like you could break the game, which is good from a design perspective, just not as fun for the hardcore playerbase that wants to put in thousands of hours and make something unique. Thankfully aside from the Maitama system, I enjoyed just about every change from Kiwami to Toukiden 2.
@@reksew987 Yeah, there really are a lot of them and I think Kiwami might have had even more
Really glad you're doing some content on this. I've been playing it for about a mnth now. Im enjoying it.
I still play this on my psp, and I had to hack in an English patch, because the psp version is Japanese only, but I am having a lot of fun following the storyline. Hope more people like this game
I still play it on Vita from time to time. Trying to get the platinum in the new year after I'm finished with Freedom Wars
What I really love about your recent videos is that you are genuinely enjoying videogames. These days it's rare to find creators that truly exude what videogames are meant to be used as-having fun.
Yea it's strange that Capcom being known for their fighting games didn't add a fleshed out training mode for MH and even the training area was added recently in MHW.
Now that Tsujimoto also produces Street Fighter, maybe they might adopt some fighting game training and tutorial features to MH.
They had training quests for all the weapons in Generations and GU. The difference is there's no explanations with popups in them. Also MHW had video tutorials for weapons. The only difference once again is that this game did it more in popup form which most people in MHW skipped through.
In rise the dummy can be programmed to shoot, attack, bring the head closer to the ground for knock out practice and probably more, it's not the same as a proper tutorial but you have way more options now
lol.. MH has training quests for weapons since MHFU.. tutorial features aren't missing in MH..
The tutorial quests barely teach anyone anything, which is why people always claim MH has a steep learning curve.
Back in gen 2/3, they threw you into a quest to kill some Velociprey, no one's going to learn their weapon's optimal combos, or even how gauges work, hence people thinking that CBs are complicated.
If MH had a proper training mode, a CB tutorial will guide you through all the combos, starting from normal attack strings, phial combo, shield charge combo, AED combo, SAED combo, counter a monster with guard point, guard point into SAED etc.
And every single weapon will have entire breakdowns to every move they have, how their mechanics work and which combos are effective in which situations.
In fact the only time MH has something like this was the clutch claw tutorial quest in Iceborne and people skipped that.
Omg the chain and sickle is very similar to Nioh’s kusarigama! That’s one of the most fun weapons I’ve ever played in any game... I have forever wished that MH would add kusarigama or tonfas to the main games. Thanks for sharing this gaijin, I’ll definitely be picking this up on my PS4 , and excited to get back into some kusarigama action!
It was made by the same company koei tecmo so it make sense
@@burns5701 well that’s the publisher that they share, but the studios that made these two games are completely different companies. Nioh was developed by Team Ninja and Toukiden was developed by Omega Force. I think they just share similar inspirations in the absolutely badass weapons of the ninja and samurai of feudal Japan. Nioh 2 has done melee combat better than any other game in my opinion, in terms of build variety, jutsu/magic options to mix into combat, the incredible depth of learning each weapons moveset and fully utilizing it, and to top it all off you have yokai abilities! After defeating some enemies they will drop a soul core that can be equipped and give you a move from that enemies moveset that can be equipped and used in battle yourself. It adds so much fun and variety to the game, and I think it really takes melee combat to the next level. It’s a must play IMO if you’re a fan of Souls games. Just one important tip: don’t go into it expecting to play it like a Souls game, it is very much it’s own game and has its own flow and overall slightly different feel to the combat. Anyway I’ll stop gushing about this game now, just play it!!!
@@joshmay2944 definitely! I'm currently playing through the first Nioh that epic games gave away and it was completely difficult and punishing for someone who's first soulslike is from Bloodborne. I'd have to say the combat in Nioh is many times better in this genre(maybe even on par with Sekiro or Elden Ring we'll have to see), so I'm excited to have the chance to experience it again in the sequel when I heard it was more improved from the first game.
@@joshmay2944 I think you went a bit too strict... Koei and Tecmo were merged together into one big company, so Team Ninja and Omega Force are basically "different departments" in one company since then. Maybe they even work in same office building and drink sake together, who knows XD Hey btw did you play Wo Long? How does it compare to Nioh 2? Curious to know if you played.
So happy to see you pick up this series and can't wait for more
Some of the later boss battle soundtracks are incredible IMO Both Toukiden 1 & 2 definitely worth a listen!
I've been asking this question for years now. As a MonHun fan I LOVED Toukiden. While not perfect, there's a lot of good ideas in it. The most interesting part being the moveset of the monster evolving according to the parts you've severed. It's so natural. The "open world" aspect of kiwami is interesting too.
My only gripe with Toukiden is the purification system because it slows down the hunt.
@@ichabodcrane6044 yeah, it can break the tempo
@@ichabodcrane6044 Sounds like you should have given the SPC type a try. Can just drop a Sanctum down on a part and it'll purify on its own. I had a few pretty fun SPC builds.
played Toukiden 2 for a a while one the ps4, just before MH:W came out. Surprized you only touched this game until now.
This and Toukiden 2 was a banger, played this before mhw release, you'll really like it.
This is a hidden gem. Toukiden Kiwami and 2 are good monhun like games. Character stories and character development is great. You get absorbed in them. I recommend not skipping any dialogue in the village.
MH has done this or at least taken steps too already. They had training quests for all the weapons in Generations and GU. The difference is there's no explanations with popups in them. Also MHW had video tutorials for weapons. The only difference once again is that this game did it more in popup form which most people in MHW skipped through.
4U had training missions for each weapon as well, where you got told each move and some of how to use it and sent against a Great Jaggi.
Training Schools in MH: Are we a joke?
@@isaachepworth7860 Forgot about the ones in 4U.
@@nuke2099 I only remembered them because 4U is one of the two MH games I've played.
Absolutely love Toukiden and Toukiden 2. Wish there would have been a 3rd installment.
sees title and thumbnail: me being like yeah, why hasnt MH copied a busty waifu like Nagi?
clicks on video: oh he talking about tutorials.
>Me: Why MH havent copied Toukiden's more apparent limb damage/sever
>Clicks on the video
>Me: Oh
Me and my bud played both Tokidens before MHW came out. REALLY injoyed our time here. And story hit me pretty hard to!! Have fun Gaijin!!
Toukiden Kiwami and Toukiden 2 are AMAZING games. I wanna go back to it myself, but my old crew dipped out. Also both of the games are available on PC through steam. I am thankful you are giving this game some love. I hope more people come back to the Toukiden story or maybe a new entry someday.
GER and Toukiden Kiwami makes me wanna choose them over some MH series! They really are great games and I recommend every one who has not played them try them!
What's GER?
@@dandanny2036 Probably God Eater Resurrection I guess
@@dandanny2036 God Eater Resurrection. I think it's better than God Eater 2 Rage Burst😉
@@edward7299 I prefer GE2RB because the aragami are less clunky, though the devour system in GER is the best of the series. The best character control is hands down GE3, but it lacks in aragami imo.
I Played Toukiden Kiwami A Long Time Ago
Ah, Toukiden (2 to be precise) the only monster hunting game where the Longsword weapon is my favourite of the bunch.
Man watching this vid takes me back, I loved this game so much and I've been wishing they would make a Toukiden 3 for many years.
I stumbled upon Kiwami 2 years ago before world came out. Man, it was fun. Really solid.
I forgot to mention that this game is on PC as well (although I think it might be locked at 30fps if so then ooph). Can anyone confirm? UPDATE actually maybe the PS4/PS5 ver runs at 30 and I just didnt realize since it's a very smooth frame pace?
Toukiden Kiwami and Toukiden 2 is on steam. Toukiden 2 is 60fps. Toukiden Kiwami is locked as the game will literally break if you try to make it go past 30fps.
Toukiden kiwami is 30fps locked on all platforms, toukiden 2 is 60fps.
played both of these when they first came out, they were a nice change of pace from Monster Hunter. Vita had a ton of great Monster Hunter clones. God Eater, Toukiden, Freedom Wars, Soul Sacrifice. Vita was an amazing little console. Also always wished they had gotten a Rengoku game
I really enjoyed playing Toukiden 2 on PC
Something that I always wanted ever since I've saw god eater and this game have is npc human companions.
I remember seeing one trailer of rise and seeing the twins RISE up, one with a bow and the other with the lance I was amazed thinking that they finally did it!
And well, it was only because of the new game mode.
I know it would be really hard to balance but I would love it to be a feature, specially because it would make a lot of the characters of the game shine a lot more
Glad that this series is getting some attention. I remembered playing the first one on PSP and fell in love with it. especially when you reach endgame, the build variety you can make with all those warrior souls(forgot what they are called). I made a katana build that made me run and attack super fast and it felt so awesome to play. It has yellowish wind effects so I look like master Yi's ult from league.
I've been waiting for some toukiden content it really is one of my favourite hunting game series
Monster Hunter doesn't need weapon tutorials. The whole reason it doesn't have them is so people can figure out for themselves by trying the weapons rather than a tutorial to hold their hands.
I've got this for Vita. Fought the Manhunter at least a dozen times to complete the Stygian armor with matching gauntlets.
Toukiden recognition, Ayo 😌🤌
Been playing Toukiden for a while great to see ya playing!!
I remember playing this game and Toukiden 2 on the Vita, these games were my first monster hunting games before I even started playing Monster Hunter and I loved on how they play out. Just seeing someone talk about it and playing it again makes me want to redownload them on my Ps4 and go through it from beginning to end once again.
Not gonna lie, most of me really wants a 3rd game of this series to come out one day. If it does happen, I will lose my shit XD
so.. did you play Wild Hearts?
Become an Oni to hunt Oni!
Fond memories of both games from this series, friend got me into it and we had a lot of fun fighting all the Oni, it was certainly a blast
Just FYI but TK and T2 is on Steam as well. I only mention this because with the Steam Deck coming out these will be perfect for it. That's what I'm playing on doing anyway.
Haven't played Toukiden Kiwami, but I have played Toukiden 2. Though I both love MH and Toukiden, Toukiden still holds a special place in my heart.
Tried this game a few years ago. Beat it and thoroughly enjoyed it. This game doesn't get enough attention. The weapons are so fun.
Edit: I actually played Toukiden 2. I played chain whip and chain sickle.
Man I love the grappling hook thing in toukiden 2. It allows you to do aerial attack, and even continue your combo in mid-air. Way better than the grapple mechanic in MHW.
Also Proud to say your videos years ago got me into toukiden. Feels like I've only been subbed for a year, but you taught me alotta stuff for 4u and a little of 3u. It's been a fun time and until one of us is returned to Elder's Recess, it's gonna continue to be. Happy hunting brother.
Played toukiden 2,loved it,only minor negative too it was no unique looks between low & high rank gear.
I remember trying Toukiden 2 a while ago but bouncing off it big time. Mostly because the NPCs you fight alongside tended to just solo every early game monster in minutes before I could even get my bearings. But if I'd go in solo, it'd take me like 40 minutes despite hitting the monster constantly. I felt very reminded of my early MH experience, funnily enough.
The footage here seems much more slower-paced thanks to the demon claw hookshot not existing. I think that might solve my issue with NPC slayers at least...
You could change the aggression of your NPC slayers. If you went in with all of them but set half for support or only 3 and you're golden. I do agree that they were way too aggressive and effective for early to mid-game stuff.
I always enjoyed the sickle myself in the game but yes the agility charm mode is great for sticking on the enemy and applying pressure on it
I'm a sickle user, too. It's so thrilling that I simply can't enjoy other weapons.
@@aetheruszhou1526I mastered 2 weapons which is long sword and uh daggers that was? I forgor
Mastering long sword was kind of fun in the way
@@BlazeBlueY3 Recently I tried low-health sword build (Izanagi + Saigo Takamori + Uesugi Yozan) and cheesed many bosses.
Before MH World came out I played Toukiden Kiwami on PS4, and it did a great job of scratching that hunting itch. As someone who prefers playing on console over handhelds, this game was the perfect stop gap for me until World was finally released. It was interesting and fun to see another company's take on the MH formula, and I liked how they simplified & streamlined some aspects of the game. I think my favorite aspect of Toukiden was being able to choose which AI hunters I wanted to bring with me in offline quests, and they actually did a good job! The combined team attacks were also a fun addition, I think it could be cool to see Capcom bring those into future MH titles.
i remember 4U having tutorial quests in the arena actually, the difference is that you get told everything first and then you fight the monster. i agree that they could implement this with the toadversary in rise, but most people tend to skip these tutorials anyway, and from what i can tell, the real problem new players tend to have is with item use, crafting weapons, skills, and basically everything else that *isn't* combat. then you throw in wirebugs and dog riding and all those other complications and this is where people tend to suffer.
I've tried every "MH clone" out there, and I am truly saddened by the fact that none of them can give me the same amount of enjoyment as MH does. Something just feels off everytime :(
MH is moving in that generic hack and slash direction anyway
@@MA-go7ee Sadly true. Not a huge fan of World or Rise. I go back to FU if I want to play Monster Hunter.
I have tried every monster hunter games and none of them give me the same amount of enjoyment as MH Dos.
@@0rmy not even 4U?
That's because you're playing a clone which is going to have its own mechanics special little quirks that Make it its own but you're still expecting to get monster Hunter. In other words it's called having a closed mind
The bosses in this game were pretty consistently great (though there are a lot of re textures but that's no surprise). Holy shit that final boss though, one of my favorites.
I for one am a fan of obscure non-tutorials, since it forces the community to band together around people like you and Arrekz.
I think its part of MHs charm that you learn tge weapon over the course of the game. You and your character in the story get better and even if you played last MH games, there is nearly always something new to learn.
@Wemple This might be different for other players, but one of my most fond MH memories comes from the times in MH Tri were I discovered that I can even more with the Switchaxe. It felt like I grew alongside my character.
@Wemple I mean looking at the move lists you can see in rise and world that it doesn’t have the more secretive moves. I would bet even if they did give us a tutorial they wouldn’t show the more hard to find moves because I think it’s a deliberate decision to make these moves hard to find so that you get the cool moment when you find it after experimenting or accidentally imputing it and trying to reverse engineer it. What I know isn’t for everyone but it’s far from a objectively bad game design error.
Thank you for this video! I’m so happy to have found it! I never knew this series existed! After 1400h in World I’ve been itching for a new monster Hunter type game! Thank you!
I would like to thank you for bringing this game to my attention, I never knew it existed. I just got it today after watching this and I'm loving it so far.
Ive played this, it was nice, but it also feels like it's missing the thing that makes me love mh so much. Spear was also the main weapon I used.
damn, this brings me back. I played this a lot with my vita years ago. the art style still looks good imo
Form me its like the aesthetics of nioh and mh formula combine.
This is basically nioh meets monster hunter. Koei Tecmo is amazing
Sickle and Chain was what I wanted / designed for MHRise using the wirebug as an extension of sorts haha
One of my greatest joys in MH is figuring out which combos work.
You can set the command to aid for your party to prioritize purifying broken parts.
Definitely check out Bow. It has some hefty armaments
The gunner class in this game is just epic. You feel the power when you shot and destroy body parts. I hope other games imitate it to an extent.
The omph in your hits with any weapon damn the Stabby weapons are punchy crunchy
The best thing about this game, Gauntlets! They need to bring in the gauntlets to Monster Hunter lol
Heeey! Thank you for getting this game on my radar! I am waiting for a sale and in the meantime I'm playing the free version of Toukiden 2, and I'm loving it..When the sale is on, I'll buy the Kiwami. Any chance of you doing your awesome weapon tuts for this series too? Pretty please? ;)
I'm hoping he does. The only playlist I could find for Kiwami's weapons were in Japanese and are each 2 minutes long and the only English tutorials that are of a moderate length are for the second game.
There's actually a good chance a third one is revealed this year. The Producer said in 2018 that he wants to make Toukiden 3, but not before the "surprise project", which was Persona 5 Strikers. So since this game is out now and that KT said several new games will be revealed this year, I'm pretty sure TK3 is one of them.
Had this game recommended by a buddy a few years back and I love it. Started with the chain and sickle. Naginata is pretty sweet too. But recently, I’ve discovered the Rifle. I love all three of them
It’s also on PSP! I have been going back through PSP hunter games this year (anything from Lord of Arcana to Peace Walker or Nano Diver) and I was surprised how well Tōkiden Kiwami holds up on the PSP. In fact, I would argue Tōkiden Kiwami holds up better than Tōkiden 2 both on technical terms and in its game system (when comparing the HD versions obviously).
The game is also available on steam ! It's sold 60€ (guess the same price for £/$) so it's better to whislist it and wait for a sale if you want to try it. Since the game is almost 8 years old I guess any average PC could run it nowadays without problem :)
this is my first time ever seeing this game and it looks soooo cool ;o; grabbing it asap
Sameeeee
I played this back on PSP when it first came out, and then picked it up on steam when there was a sale. We played this a lot when we’re bored playing MH.
Oh my God are you wailing away on a poor tsuchinoko. This looks great
One thing I really like about this game is that it can teach you about japanese history if you read the bio of every Mitama you collect
I wouldn't even know who Taira Masakado is, if it weren't for this game.
Monster hunter def needs to look at the chain sickle weapon, that type of weapon has always been my fave int shows and movies, it would be amazing if they integrated it into the monster hunter series, that would be my main!
That is good and all, but out of all of the good features in Toukiden the one that MH should without question steal super hard is the way Tenkos behave when you meet them in a quest.
Namely, if you send your Tenko to an area, and then take a quest in that same area, you can find your Tenko wandering around doing its thing. You can then run over to it, the Tenko will do a little dance of happiness (Ninja Dude will smile because he loves Tenkos), and then the Tenko will follow you around for a bit as effectively a 5th Party Member who is solely focused on a Support Role. Imagine if you could find your Meowcenaries or Exploration Teams when you were out on quests. Even if you couldn't interact with them like you just saw them in an unreachable area fighting, I don't know, a couple Jagrases or something. Or you met them and they would give you like a couple First Aid Med + or something. Just little things like that.
The second game replaced this with finding other player's avatars fighting in your world and getting them to join you for a bit if you helped them out which is 100% a downgrade but whatever.
(I wrote this comment before I had gotten to the part where you mentioned this.)
I've got this game since 3 years and i was expecting "maybe Gaijin will make some tutorial video about Tokiden" or anything else to make really start this game i stop to play. Thank you for that ^^
This game is on Steam now too apparently, but the reviews are quite mixed
I have Followed both Toukiden and MH... honestly Toukiden feels like home... like I can feel how my Ancestors live their lives... while MH only provides the feels in MHP3RD
There Are A Lot Of Mitama In This Game Like
Attack
Defend
Speed
Spirit
Heal
Space
Plunder
Luck
Support
These games are also on the pc. Their is a charm in both games with the characters
The very first easter egg in MH is tutorial system , lol .
Wow you're doing the same thing I did a few years ago (meaning playing mh like games). This is a fun journey.
A kind of downside is that it uses Monster Hunter's old mission progression where the Story missions have separate progress from the Online portion (Phases), thankfully they at least made the required/key missions to progress to the next Online/Phase rank show up as red.
There are also some DLC missions which kind of sucks that some stuff like weapons & armors are stuck behind a pay-wall.
There is also a Soul Sacrifice collaboration quest where despite the monster's "encyclopedia" entry and weapon being transferable through Data Sharing that save into the PS4/PS5 version, that collaboration mission only shows up within the Vita's Phase missions and only other Vita players can find & join it if someone tries to host it.
I miss this game and I played this a lot back then on my Vita, it feels more casual than other "MH clones" I played, but seriously fun bundled with lots of content I spent over 700+ hours in it. It made me remember that having a SPD build while using longsword is the most broken thing ever, you'll get purple slashes for days and Destroyer (unleashing an ultimate attack when the gauge is full) that will sometimes restore your mitama stocks.
I even got my girlfriend a Vita copy of this game too even though I need to wait until she replaces her Vita-1000 battery.
I’ve been replaying Toukiden 2 recently. Honestly I love that game. I’d very much like to see a 3rd game. Even today, I think it holds up well. I only have a couple gripes with it, even 5 years later since it came out. The lack of transmog for armor is a big one for me. I guess I’d also say some weapons could use a little more complexity, like the Chain Sickle. Compared to the sword, it just doesn’t feel like you have a lot of options. I still love the chain sickle, but I would like to see some more options when it comes to attacking.
Gosh, I poured SO many hours into these games. Are you going to cover Freedom Wars also?
This looks awesome! I can’t believe I haven’t heard of it before. Gonna go check it out immediately!
Oh man I miss this game. Looking forward to more content on it in this channel :).
Haven't gotten into any "MH Clones" myself but it's nice that some of them have a free option to try them out.
I know Toukiden 2 has a free version that gives you some story missions and the multiplayer. God Eater 3 has a demo for both PS4 and Switch. Of course Dauntless is F2P, but haven't tried that one out myself.
This really takes me back. I LOVED this game in highschool with my Vita. I own it on PS4 as well but haven't touched it in years. It's nice that's it's also cross-save with Vita. The game is also on PC via Steam if anyone's interested.
I hope you plan to cover the God Eater series as well. One feature in particular I really appreciate from those games that Monster Hunter should also copy is being able to end your completed hunt early in the menu instead of having to wait out the full timer.
Makes farming for materials more bearable, even though the missions are generally A LOT shorter anyway compared to the average hunt in any MH game.
I love God Eater, but 1 issue I had is if you learned how to edit bullets (which actually wasn't that hard sin e they gave you a firing range) Guns were S++++ tier vs melee with melee vs some endgame monsters taking like 15 minutes but with pure gunning taking like 3 minutes.
@@zeroshadowzs True, guns builds were essentially super easy mode in the first two, but then really under tuned in GE3 while really improving melee combat.
Video title: How MH hasn't copied it yet?
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Very well played Gaijin
All of the Toukiden games are also on Steam. They go on sale pretty frequently too. (On steam and humble bundle)
I was wondering why you didn't also talk about this game after you started talking about other hunter games. It's such a fun game!
The environments in this game look so cool
You Can Use Any Mitama As You Like
and that tree has a demon soul and that pet as I can remember you'll be in a battle against that