World Background, First Ten Minutes, and Character Customization

– Monster Hunter Stories and Monster Hunter share the same world
– Once again, the story involves people who learned to develop bonds with monsters
– Riders never had reason to venture into the hunter’s world until a growing darkness pushes itself into their village
– Game begins as the three friends Lilia (female rider), Shuval (possible rival), and the protagonist head to the mysterious woods to search for Wyvern Eggs
– Lilia mocks Shuval for being a scaredy-cat
– Language used is the same as other Monster Hunter games
– Tsujimoto joked that the voice actors understand the language and they even own a dictionary detailing the Monster Hunter lexicon
– Customize your character when the group finds an egg
– Lilia mentions that you have to introduce yourself to the soon-to-by Myvern before it hatches
– Customize your facial expression, mouth, hair, eyes, eye/hair color, skin tone, and voice
– Voice 1 is the voice actor from the game’s accompanying anime
– A baby Rathalos hatches from the egg
– It then lunges at Shuval, but instead nuzzles with the main character
– Next your return to the village
– Dan gives a stern lecture
– Dan: the riders’ overseer of sorts
– See the village elder, who reconsiders punishment after discovering you’ve made a bond with a Myvern
– A village horn sounds to signal that a monster is attacking
– A Nargacuga attacks the rider village, crushing Shuval’s home and supposedly killing his mother
– The Rathalos comes to your aid, but it takes a strong hit from Nargacuga’s tail
– The hit scars Rathalos’ left eye, and it tumbles off the cliff into the darkness below
– Nargacuga leaves
– A darkness awakens in Shuval as he grips his mother’s treasured mirror and vows to stop this evil
– World map features a number of villages, including ones situated in snowy mountains (Talju Heights), a desert (Kuba Desert), a volcano range (Twin Peaks), the coast, and a mysterious island called Naobaku Island


Myvern Abilities, Hunting Horn, and Finding/Hatching Eggs

– Another part of the footage is from the snowy mountain area Talju Heights
– Monster Caves can be found on the overworld
– Caves vary in rarity (ex: grey are average, gold are rare)
– Better tether genes and stats for rarity
– Need certain monsters to reach some of the caves
– Ex: Qurupeco can’t swim, so switch to Lagiacrus to cross a freezing lake
– Carry six monsters
– Switch monsters at any point by pressing a button on the touch screen
– Each Monster fills a unique niche
– Lagiacrus can swim, but it can also roar to scare small monsters off so you don’t have to fight them in Monster Caves if you’re short on time
– At one point during the gameplay session, they’re at a Khezu’s nest
– Each egg has a different pattern on it that should make it easy to see what monster it will be
– Can re-gather eggs as long as the monster is asleep
– Footage shows that they manage to exchange their egg four times
– On the fourth draw, they are too slow and are ultimately caught by Khezu, initiating a battle
– Hunting Horn: using Power, Speed, and Technique attacks will earn you a note of that color
– After completing a song, the player will auto-play the buff/de-buff after the final attack (sort of like a free hit)
– Tether gene system is like a Bingo Board
– Align three of any color to awaken an ability in a Myvern
– Line up three of the same color to make it more powerful and possibly change its appearance (black Zinogre, red Lagombi, etc.)
– Myverns can inherit tether genes when brought to Denji
– Denji: an old man in the rider village
– Gain many abilities this way

My House

– Home village included like in regular Monster Hunter games
– Switch your armor and Nabiru’s outfit from the item chest
– Outfit changes only impact your appearance
– Change your hair, hair color, and eye color from the box at any point
– Can choose to have your armor’s helmet off during a cut-scenes
– View cut-scenes from the item box
– Pre-order to get a Rathalos outfit for Nabiru
– Monster Hunter Generations save data will land you a Glavenus outfit for Nabiru, and a Glavenus weapon (sword and shield) for your main character

Online and Local Battles, amiibo

– Battle with friends locally or online
– Bring items, armor, and the Myverns you’ve raised into the battle
– Zinogre battle theme
– Communication system: use stickers of Nabiru with various messages
– Players have 3 hearts
– A heart is taken away every time a monster or player faints
– After a monster faints, it will reappear on the battlefield with full health and you can use it again
– Earn egg shards through battles
– The winner receives more shards
– Loser gets some as well
– Collect shards to put together eggs and collect new Myverns
· The Boy and Girl Monster Rider amiibo will cost 1800 yen
– The Nabiru amiibo will cost just 1200 yen
– Diorama scene for the Monster Hunter Stories amiibo will be 1,500 yen