

And it certainly understands what fans of the genre are after.

If you’re a fan of this style of game, then a particular piece of wisdom from my favourite taco ad applies: Why not both?īut for the time being, this is the game filling that void on PC. There’s a new weapon, new monsters, a new loot system, and I personally have found it much more challenging on solo missions. Monster Hunter World is delayed on PC, and Dauntless has just brought out a massive update. Now, Monster Hunter World is coming out multiplatform, and just happens to be marvelous.īut there is kind of a serendipitous window of here.
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This is a game for which a large part of the appeal is being able to play this style of game on PC for the first time. That’s a bit of a tough one for Dauntless. Monsters vs BehemothsĬonsidering all of the above, Dauntless won’t escape comparisons to the recent Monster Hunter World, and nor should it. Stamina-based sprinting and rolling, with a small window of invincibility on your roll.Īll the elements are there for a Monster Hunter game - it’s just not called Monster Hunter. And breaking different parts of the behemoths will affect the fight and grant different rewards. They’ll occasionally become enraged, gaining new abilities. Monsters in Dauntless - called “Behemoths” - will run away after a while. Monster Hunter players will also be familiar with the weapons on offer, and the general script of a fight. Mining for minerals, gathering from flora, killing small animals for materials and the early stages of a hunt when you’re just looking for the beast. Use the gear to hunt more monsters.Ī lot of the tangential activities are there as well. You form a group (or go solo, the encounter will scale with group size). The loop is identical to the Monster Hunter series. It’s pretty clear to see where the influence for Dauntless comes from. They host votes on the direction of the game, and the entire roadmap is hosted on Trello and available for anyone to look at. The nifty thing about this road to release is the Dauntless devs have been very open about the whole process. Reclaim Our Shattered World: Explore a vast, ever-changing frontier, brimming with verdant flora and unique wildlife where uncharted adventure await.That doesn’t excuse it from any form of criticism, but the usual caveats about buying in pre-release apply.
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It’ll take the right combination of skill, gear, and tactics to survive in the Shattered Isles.Ĭraft Your Legacy: Collect rewards from the hunt to forge and upgrade a massive arsenal of weapons and armor in a deep and robust crafting system. Master the Hunt: Each Behemoth is unique and presents its own set of challenges. On your journey, you’ll forge an extraordinary arsenal of weapons and gear to overcome formidable challenges threatening our survival.ĭefy Extinction: Hone your skills and overcome ferocious Behemoths alone or with a group of up to four Slayers in gripping and fast paced battles for survival. You are a Slayer, an elite warrior who risks life and limb hunting the Behemoth threat. Ferocious beasts known as Behemoths now stalk the earth. After a cataclysmic event mankind survives in a harsh, yet majestic world of floating islands. A Nintendo Switch version was released on December 10, 2019.ĭauntless is a fresh take on the Action-RPG genre, developed by the industry veterans from Riot Games, BioWare and other acclaimed studios.

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The game launched on for PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, including full support for cross-platform play. The game initially launched in beta in May 2018 for Microsoft Windows. Dauntless is a co-op, action RPG developed by Phoenix Labs.
