I can just see a tall guy like me taking a over-enthusiastic swing, running out of slack, and jerking the floor unit into the air where it would pendulum into the TV. Gametrak real world golf resort. Then the pedal would be whipped out from under my foot, causing me to stumble around with the main units swinging off my wrists in giant arcs o' doom.

Eternal tower is total bs,the level could use redesigning the only thing that keeps me going in eternal tower is all the super rare drops like radam,femini,fuuma shuriken,etc.

Games in the franchise. Monster Hunter (PS2).

Monster Hunter G (PS2). Monster Hunter Freedom (PSP). Monster Hunter 2 (PS2). Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (PSP).

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP, iOS). Monster Hunter Tri (Wii).

Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (PSP, PS3). Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (3DS, Wii U). Monster Hunter 4 (3DS). Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (3DS). Monster Hunter Generations/Monster Hunter X (3DS).

Monster Hunter Stories (3DS). Monster Hunter XX (NSW).

Monster Hunter: World (PS4, XBO)If Phantasy Star Online introduced the genre, Monster Hunter refined and popularized it. Taking a step back from the RPG trappings of PSO, Monster Hunter is more about the players skill than their ability to gain levels. Another major change is the crafting system: instead of randomly getting weapons from felled foes, you instead get materials and make the weapons (and armor!) yourself. Monster Hunter has been a massive success, almost single handedly saving the PSP. The next games will be Stories in Japan and the Western release of X.MH style Star Hunters have a focus on crafting armor and/or weapons in opposed to leveling up. Games in the franchise. Phantasy Star Universe (PC, PS2, 360).

Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus (PC, PS2, 360). Phantasy Star Portable (PSP).

Phantasy Star Portable 2 (PSP). Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity (PSP)Around the start of the last console generation, Sega decided to return Phantasy Star back to its single player RPG roots. Unfortunately, it was completely godawful. Fortunately, they were smart enough to leave in a robust multiplayer, not quite a good as PSO but manageable.

Once the series moved to the PSP the series really hit its stride, culminating in Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity, which features one of the most robust character creation and customization I've ever seen in a game.The series has been dead for a while, with the last release being PSP2 Infinity in 2011. Games in the franchise. God Eater (PSP). God Eater Burst (PSP). God Eater Online (mobile). God Eater 2 (PSP, Vita). God Eater 2: Rage Burst (Vita, PS4, PC).

God Eater Resurrection (Vita, PS4, PC). God Eater 3.

God Eater: Resonant Ops (mobile)With any success breeds imitators and Monster Hunter was no exception. Bandai Namco threw their hat in the ring with God Eater. God Eater has a more anime aesthetic than most other hunting action games (enough that there's an anime coming soon) and eschews multiple weapons for one that you customize in a modular fashion. GE also has much more of a focus on guns than more hunting action type. A modest success, the latest release is God Eater 2: Rage Burst. A third game has been announced for unknown platforms, with a mobile game coming as well. Games in the franchise.

Lord of Arcana (PSP). Lord of Apocalypse (PSP, Vita)Interestingly, Lord of Arcana and Lord of Apocalypse are spin offs of Square Enix's Lord of Vermilion arcade Trading Card Game. Being as it's from the makers of the famed Final Fantasy roleplaying games, the Lord of series has a focus on cinematic (read as God of War styled) kills and summons.

The first game was somewhat bare boned in its approach and the international sales somewhat reflect this, which could be the reason that the sequel hasn't made it out of Japan even though it was released in 2011. Games in the franchise. Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce (PSP, PS3, 360).

Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce 2 (PSP)Tecmo Koei took their long running Warriors series and put it in the frame of a Monster Hunter style game. It's fun enough, but much more playable on console than handheld. The most interesting part of Strikeforce was that in the gap between the release of the console version and the portable version, Koei and Tecmo merged, meaning that the PS3 version got the addition of Ninja Gaiden characters to give missions. Other than that, it's a standard affair. Seeing as Omega Force is currently working on another hunting action series, I think it's safe to say this series is pretty dead.

Games in the franchise. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (Gamecube). Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (DS).

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (DS, Wii)The second (of a number of) Square's Hunting Action styled games, FFCC on Gamecube was more of a gimmick to settle Nintendo peripherals than a genuine game. Don't get me wrong, Crystal Chronicles is one of my favorite franchises, but who would have four Game Boy Advances and link cables so you play multiplayer? But I digress. The Crystal Chronicles series is one of the more story based ones on this list, and considering that it's been over four year since the last entry and there is an upcoming game that looks to very much be a spiritual successor, this franchise is dead as well. Interestingly enough, there are actually three more games in the Crystal Chronicle series: My Life as a King is a town building simulation, My Life as a Darklord is a tower defense game, and The Crystal Bearers is an action RPG unfortunately without multiplayer.

Games in the franchise. Final Fantasy Type-0 (PSP).

Final Fantasy Agito (Mobile). Final Fantasy Awakening (Mobile, PC)This is by a degree of magnitude the most story heavy game on this list and in my personal opinion, by far the best title on the list. Being Final Fantasy, there is a much heavier focus on magic and improbable weapons and the multiplayer isn't quite as strong. While vanilla Type-0 doesn't have anything in the form of character creation, Agito on mobile is much better than it should be (with a character creator to boot), and I have pretty high hopes that Agito+ for Vita (especially if it plays more like Type-0). Now we are getting a MMO.Sadly, Final Fantasy Type-0 HD strips out all multiplayer components. Games in the franchise.

Freedom Wars (Vita)Freedom Wars plays sort of like the Attack on Titan game that you always wanted, but with a focus on guns instead of melee combat. Unlike most games on this list, up to eight people can play at once instead of the usual four. The game ends is a pretty massive cliffhanger and the plot suffers from Kingdom Hearts syndrome (all the story is loaded into the end), taking a massive left turn for no apparent reason.Essentially, it's the most anime game on this list. Hopefully a sequel is forthcoming on PS4/Vita.

Games in the franchise. Toukiden: The Age of Demons (PSP, Vita). Toukiden Kiwami (PSP, Vita, PC, PS4). Toukiden 2 (PS3, PS4, Vita, PC)Toukiden exists because Monster Hunter is on Nintendo. That's not hyperbole, the devs said they released it on Vita and PSP (this game is also the reason that Strikeforce is dead). As such, it perhaps the most shamelessly Monster Huntery game on this list.

Not that it's a bad thing. I personally like it more than Monster Hunter, but a good deal of that is due to it being significantly faster than MH and that the Vita is easier to play games on than the 3DS. If you like hunting action and lack a 3DS, Toukiden is the next best thing. Kiwami, an expanded edition, came out on PS4/Vita/PC and a sequel released in 2017. Games in the franchise. Soul Sacrifice (Vita). Soul Sacrifice Delta (Vita)Soul Sacrifice is another bridge across the gap that Monster Hunter left.

Trying to explain all the systems in this brief a space is beyond me, so please visit the OT for it. That being said, it's one of the more story focused of the Hunting Action games. In fact, you can't even play the story mode with others; multiplayer is restricted to Avalon Quests, a side story to the main game. The most recent release was the Delta expanded game. No news on any sequels. Games in the franchise. Ragnarok Odyssey (Vita).

Ragnarok Odyssey Ace (Vita, PS3)The third game on this list that almost entirely owes its existence to Capcom moving to the 3DS, Ragnarok Odyssey is an adaptation of the Ragnarok Online mmo franchise and is greatly informed by its sensibilities. As such, this is one of the only games that have a dedicated healing role, which makes sense as the game relies a lot on the Tank, DPS, Healer triangle found in many MMO's.

The biggest slight against RO would have to the fact that it is incredibly easy. RO would be a pretty good test to see if the genre is one you can enjoy. Games in the franchise. Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment (PSP). Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment (Vita). Sword Art Online: Lost Song (Vita, PS3). Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization (PS4, Vita).

Sword Art Online: Re: Hollow Fragment (PS4). Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet (PS4, XBO, PC)A bit different from the other games, Sword Art Online is like Soul Sacrifice in that you can only play side stories in co-op.

The series is a what-if scenario for the main series and has players completing the floors that weren't covered in the anime. While it's an interesting concept, the execution is lacking. Because you start out at level 100 with a long of money, you get an artificial sense of being powerful. At least, right up until you get your ass handed to you by a mob of significantly weaker enemies. There are also a lot of trash quests (just like in MMO's) and the gameplay is somewhat mindless. Couple that with the worst translation I've seen in ages and I can see why anyone would skip it. That being said, there is depth to the series and the thrill of unlocking (and there is a lot of unlocking) is pretty phenom.

The entirety of the first game is included in the second so if you are a fan of SAO, I would suggest it. Games in the franchise. Final Fantasy Explorers (3DS). Final Fantasy Explorers-Force (mobile)FFE is pretty much a Star Hunter filtered through Final Fantasy. There is a class system with multiple jobs to select from including: Knight, Monk, White Mage, Black Mage, Dragoon, Paladin, Thief, Ninja, Red Mage, Time Mage, Bard, Hunter, Dark Knight. Beastmaster, Geomancer, and Machinist.

Blue Mage and Samurai were added as DLC later. The most interesting part of FFE is the ability to take the form of classic Final Fantasy characters via trance.

The Trance characters are:. Aerith.

Bartz. Cecil. Cloud. Lightning. Squall. Terra. Tidus.

Tifa. Vaan.

YunaSquare Enix intends to make this into a series, with a mobile game coming. Games in the franchise. Vindictus (PC). Mabinogi: Heroes - eXtreme Edition (PC)When is an MMO not an MMO? When it's a Hunting Action game instead.

Vindictus is shockingly a prequel to the super casual, almost combat free Mabinogi and is a free to play action MMO style heavily with hunting action conceits. The game is nigh unplayable with a keyboard and mouse, so I strongly suggest picking up a gamepad to play it with. It's completely free. The game does suffer from a lack of customization options (you have a set of characters that you can pick from and your levels won't carry over), but it makes up for it with the best combat engine in any MMO, FFXIV and PSO2 included. No word on if the eXtreme Edition will be coming, but it's doubtful.

Games in the franchise. Dauntless (PC only, for now)Dauntless is an upcoming 2018 Star Hunter that takes place in a fantasy setting, where a cataclysmic event has torn the world apart, releasing dinosaur-like Behemoths that prey on the surviving humans. Players take on the role of Slayers to take down Behemoths, collecting loot that they used to craft and upgrade weapons and equipment as to take down larger and more powerful Behemoths. While hunting, the game plays as a third-person action game; the player uses a combo system to attack the creature, while monitoring their own health and stamina gauge.

Such hunts can take upwards of twenty minutes of in-game time to complete. Games in the franchise. Dragon Ball Xenoverse (PS3, PS4, 360, XBO, PC). Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (PS4, XBO, PC). Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch (NSW).

Untitled Dragon Ball Xenoverse SequelWhile Dragon Ball Xenoverse is branded as a fighting game with RPG mechanics, the core of the gameplay loop is all Star Hunter. The main press of game is co-op focused Parallel Quests, which is where the various skills, equipment, clothing, and everything else is dropped. That being said, the game is kind of a nightmare if you want to actually play with something other than random players.

Well, this is the OT I never knew I needed. PSO is probably one of my most played games of all-time.

Can't think of any other multiplayer game I've experienced such a multitude of emotions with. Somehow, though, I've missed almost the entire MH-like craze.Good to see Destiny here, though. I didn't much think of it in that vein, but now that you mention it one of my close friends always compared our time in Destiny to his time spent in PSO and it makes a lot of sense.I've dabbled in MH4U and Freedom Wars, but really never made much progress.

I'm VERY excited for MHW and CodeVein, though - both look extremely up my alley. There was literally no chance of it not. Fun fact: my first ever thread on GAF was asking for other PSO/MonHun style games. People kept recommending Dark Souls and Dragon’s Dogma. And telling me that I had covered all of them, so I figured if I knew all of them already then eff it, I’ll make an OT.———BTW the reason I haven’t updated the OP with a “Games with a Star Hunter mode” section is because my computer died and I don’t have the PSD I used to make the headers and images.Also, I’m hoping Switch becomes the new Star Hunter base of operations, because fuck that’s a great game system. Ctrl+F 'ephinea' 0/0There's been some PSO talk on the other side and I've seen some people mention that they wish they could still play it, so I'd like to pimp the best PSOBB server - Ephinea:It retains most of the original feel of the game (i.e.

No 5000% xp boosts or overly generous drop tables) while making QOL tweaks, seasonal events, a hardcore no death mode (can still use scape dolls), options for PSO1 or PSO2 style drops for parties, seasons like diablo, among lots of other things. Servers in the U.S. Usually around 50 to 100 people on a night, pretty chill and helpful community that's very welcoming to new people! They have been rebalancing a lot of the 'normal' classes due to the Hero class being unbalanced and stances were some of the mechanics that were changed. For classes that had multiple stances one of them was turned into a passive and the other is now a toggle to switch.If you want to read about the changes they are listed here:I can't really answer about current fighter builds because I haven't touched anything but Hero since its release but Brave Stance was usually all you needed before the changes. They have been rebalancing a lot of the 'normal' classes due to the Hero class being unbalanced and stances were some of the mechanics that were changed.

For classes that had multiple stances one of them was turned into a passive and the other is now a toggle to switch.If you want to read about the changes they are listed here:I can't really answer about current fighter builds because I haven't touched anything but Hero since its release but Brave Stance was usually all you needed before the changes.