is a Japanese
media franchise
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centered on a series of
fantasy
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-themed
action role-playing
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Definition
The games emphasize real-time combat where the player h ...
video games that started with the game ''
Monster Hunter
is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fantasy-themed action role-playing video games that started with the game '' Monster Hunter'' for the PlayStation 2, released in 2004. Titles have been released across a variety of platforms ...
'' for the
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 3 ...
, released in 2004. Titles have been released across a variety of platforms, including personal computers, home consoles, portable consoles, and mobile devices. The series is developed and published by
Capcom
is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher. It has created a number of List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil' ...
.
The games are primarily action role-playing games. The player takes the role of a Hunter, slaying or trapping large
monsters
A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. Monsters are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive with a strange, grotesque appearance that causes terror and fe ...
across various landscapes as part of quests given to them by locals, with some quests involving the gathering of a certain item or items, which may put the Hunter at risk of facing various monsters. As part of its
core gameplay loop, players use loot gained from slaying monsters, gathering resources, and quest rewards to craft improved weapons, armor, and other items that allow them to face more powerful monsters. All main series titles feature multiplayer (usually up to four players cooperatively), but can also be played single player.
As of September 30, 2022, the game series has sold 88 million units worldwide, and is Capcom's second best-selling series following ''
Resident Evil
''Resident Evil'', known in Japan as is a Japanese horror game series and media franchise created by Capcom. It consists of survival horror, third-person shooter and first-person shooter games, with players typically surviving in environments ...
''. The early games in the series principally sold well in Japan and other Asian countries, popularized by the series' use of ad hoc multiplayer features on portable consoles. ''Monster Hunter'' has been critically well-received in Western markets, but had generally languished in sales, in part due to the game's steep
learning curve
A learning curve is a graphical representation of the relationship between how Skill, proficient people are at a task and the amount of experience they have. Proficiency (measured on the vertical axis) usually increases with increased experience ...
. However, with ''
Monster Hunter: World'' (2018), Capcom aimed to attract a global audience using the power of advanced home gaming consoles and computers and released the title simultaneously worldwide. ''World'' became the best-selling ''Monster Hunter'' game within three days of its release, and became Capcom's single best-selling video game of all time with 21 million sales as of July 5, 2022, including more than 70% outside of Japan.
In addition to games, the franchise has an
anime based on the spinoff game ''Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village'', ''Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On'' based on the spinoff title ''Monster Hunter Sto''''
ries Ries is the German word for a unit of paper ream, derived from the Arabic word ''rizma''.
The term can refer to:
Geography
* Nördlinger Ries, a large circular depression in western Bavaria, Germany.
* Ries (Graz), a district of the city of Gr ...
'', a manga ''
Monster Hunter Orage
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. Loosely based on the ''Monster Hunter'' series of video games by Capcom, ''Monster Hunter Orage'' premiered in Kodansha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Shōnen Rival'' in April 2 ...
'', and a book ''Monster Hunter Episode''. A
feature film
A feature film or feature-length film is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program. The term ''feature film'' originall ...
directed by Paul W. S. Anderson was released on December 3, 2020.
An animated film, subtitled ''
Legends of the Guild'', was released on August 12, 2021 on
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...
.
Setting
''Monster Hunter'' takes place in a shared
low fantasy setting, where the human-like species have a pre-industrial level of technology such as
steam power
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by steam pressure to push a piston back and forth inside a cylinder. This pushing force can be trans ...
, but continue to study the ruins of a long-past advanced civilization. In the setting's less populated regions, monsters roam the landscape and threaten small villages or research bases that have been established to study the ruins and these monsters. Players take the role of a Hunter that serves to help protect the villages and bases from these monsters, typically aiding in researching these.
Gameplay
The core feature of ''Monster Hunter'' is its
compulsion loop
A compulsion loop or core loop is a habitual chain of activities that will be repeated by the user to cause them to continue the activity. Typically, this loop is designed to create a neurochemical reward in the user such as the release of dopamin ...
.
Unlike traditional
computer role-playing games, a player's Hunter does not grow and has no intrinsic statistics or attributes whatsoever. Rather, the Hunter's abilities are instead defined by the specific weapons and armor selected. The player can equip weapons, armor, and items most beneficial towards completing a given mission, and if successful, the Hunter is awarded in both in-game money ("zenny") and loot representing parts from the monster. These parts, along with other resources collected while on missions or through mission rewards, can be used to forge or upgrade new weapons and armor which then can be used in against more powerful monsters and tackle more difficult missions, completing the compulsion loop. Harder missions are typically restricted by a hunter's rank, which cumulatively increases as the player completes specific missions designated by the quest giver. Mission rewards are often generated randomly, often requiring the player to
grind
A blade's grind is its cross-sectional shape in a plane normal to the edge. Grind differs from blade profile, which is the blade's cross-sectional shape in the plane containing the blade's edge and the centre contour of the blade's back (me ...
the same monster repeatedly to get the right parts. Weapons and armor have intrinsic bonuses or penalties towards certain types of elemental or physical damages, and may provide special skills which can be fine-tuned through the mix-and-matching of equipment pieces.
The games feature a variety of different weapon classes, ranging from swords, hammers, and bows, with the most recent titles (''Generations'', ''World'', and ''Rise'') having a total of fourteen classes.
Each weapon class has a unique set of combat maneuvers and reflect a number of different play styles based on speed of attack, damage strength, range and the application of buffs and debuffs to monsters and allies. ''Monster Hunter'' games use an "animation priority" combat, committing the player to a move until the animation is completed and leaving them potentially vulnerable to a monster's attack. Further, players are encouraged to watch their Hunter's health and stamina. Losing all health will force a retreat to a base camp, and after three such retreats, the mission is deemed a failure. Performing most combat actions consumes stamina, which recovers in a short amount of time; once exhausted of stamina, the Hunter becomes vulnerable as they pause to catch their breath. Monsters and other environmental hazards can also inflict blights and other negative status effects that impair combat abilities. Combat is centered around watching for a monster's
tells prior to an attack to be able to dodge it and/or make a counterattack, and looking for openings to unleash strings of attack combos, depending on the Hunter's current weapon. Unlike most other
action game
An action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes a large variety of sub-genres, such as fighting games, beat 'em ups, shooter games, and platform gam ...
s, ''Monster Hunter'' fights have been compared to a series of
boss
Boss may refer to:
Occupations
* Supervisor, often referred to as boss
* Air boss, more formally, air officer, the person in charge of aircraft operations on an aircraft carrier
* Crime boss, the head of a criminal organization
* Fire boss, a ...
fights.
Nearly all ''Monster Hunter'' games have a single-player mode; in these, the Hunter is often accompanied by a
Felyne or Palico, a sentient cat-like creature that provides support and limited offensive abilities in combat. Most ''Monster Hunter'' games released with support for four-player cooperative online modes, allowing the group to hunt down stronger versions of monsters, though this support has since been disabled in older games. The games typically have a main quest line, frequently called "Low Rank" or "Village Quests", which can take up to fifty hours to complete. Once completed, the game opens up with new "High Rank" or "Gathering Hall" quests, featuring stronger versions of monsters they have previously faced, as well as new monsters are yet seen and unique variants of these foes, all of which provide better components for more powerful weapons and armor sets, providing hundreds of hours of potential gameplay following the main quest.
Most, if not all titles have a third rank of difficulty ("G Rank" or "Master Rank"), released after the base game. These add more monsters, locations, weapons and armour sets to the game.
History
![Ryozo Tsujimoto, May 2016](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Ryozo_Tsujimoto%2C_May_2016.jpg)
The first ''Monster Hunter'' game was one of three titles Capcom had developed to take advantage of the processing power and online capabilities of the
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 3 ...
, which according to Ryozo Tsujimoto, who has been the series' producer since ''Monster Hunter Freedom 2'', had begun to match
arcade game
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s in capabilities; the other two such titles were ''
Auto Modellista
is a racing game developed and published by Capcom, first released on PlayStation 2, later ported to GameCube and Xbox.
Description
''Auto Modellista'' marked itself apart from others of the same genre with cel-shaded graphics, which gave a han ...
'' and ''
Resident Evil Outbreak
''Resident Evil Outbreak'' is a survival horror video game with online playability for the PlayStation 2. Initially released in 2003, it was developed by Capcom Production Studio 1 and was the first entry in the ''Resident Evil'' video game se ...
''.
Tsujimoto considered ''Monster Hunter'' to be the culmination of the work of these other two titles once it was released.
He also felt that the game was intended for such cooperative play so that players of any skill level, working with others, could feel accomplished in taking down giant creatures.
''Monster Hunter'' proved a success, selling over 1 million copies, principally in Japan.
Enhanced versions of the early games, adding more difficult monsters and end-game quests, were released with a "G" affixed to the end (such as ''Monster Hunter G'' for the first such game); for those titles that were released in Western regions, these were often, though not always, affixed with the ''Ultimate'' moniker. A second team worked to develop a series for the
PlayStation Portable
The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on December 12, 2004, in North America on March 24, 2005, and in PAL regions on September 1, 2005, ...
. These games often had a more lighthearted tone and expanded upon the palicoe system. In Japan, these games were released under the "Portable" title, while in the west they were released under the "Freedom" title. Even after these naming conventions were abandoned, this established the general tradition of one team releasing games for home consoles and a separate team releasing a portable game a few years later.
The series took off explosively in Japan with ''Monster Hunter G'' and ''Monster Hunter Portable/Freedom'' on the
PlayStation Portable
The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on December 12, 2004, in North America on March 24, 2005, and in PAL regions on September 1, 2005, ...
and even more so once its sequels ''Monster Hunter Dos'', ''Monster Hunter Portable 2nd/Freedom 2'' and ''Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G/Freedom Unite'' were released which supported up to four players.
Handheld systems are generally more popular in Japan and due to the country's high population density, it was easy to find players to hunt cooperatively with, making it a phenomenon there.
James Miekle, writing for ''
PC Gamer
''PC Gamer'' is a magazine and website founded in the United Kingdom in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future plc. The magazine has several regional editions, with the UK and US editions becoming the best selling PC games ma ...
'', had worked for
Q Entertainment
was a Japanese video game developer. The studio created, produced, and published digital entertainment content across multiple game consoles, PC broadband and mobile units. It was founded on October 10, 2003 by Tetsuya Mizuguchi, formerly of S ...
and lived in Japan during the release of ''Monster Hunter Portable 3rd'', which was the best selling PlayStation Portable game of all time and described how even during work, impromptu ''Monster Hunter'' sessions would break out between employees and there was extensive marketing of ''Monster Hunter'' branded consumer goods.
While ''Monster Hunter'' had been successful in Japan, its popularity in Western markets (primarily North America and Europe) languished. In contrast to the Japanese culture, Western markets favored home consoles and computers during the mid-2000s and because of a thinner population density, most players relied on Internet-based gaming rather than local ad hoc networking.
The series also struggled with a difficult
learning curve
A learning curve is a graphical representation of the relationship between how Skill, proficient people are at a task and the amount of experience they have. Proficiency (measured on the vertical axis) usually increases with increased experience ...
that had made the games off-putting in Western markets.
The series had little popularity in the West until the release of ''Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate'' on the Nintendo 3DS, a console that had gained a sizable foothold in Western markets. While ''Monster Hunter''s popularity in the West was still to a niche group, Capcom saw the potential for more growth there and took steps to better localize the next few titles to make the series more attractive; ''Monster Hunter 4'' was the first game in the series to break one million sales in Western markets.
Capcom recognized there was still room for further growth of the series there; in an October 2016 interview, Capcom chairman Kenzo Tsujimoto said they were looking towards increasing the popularity of the games in the Western markets, recognizing that gaming consoles like the
PlayStation 4
The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 in February 2013, it was launched on November 15, 2013, in North America, November 29, 2013 in ...
and
Xbox One
The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to Xbox 360 and the third base console in the Xbox series of video game consoles. It was first released in North America, parts of ...
have dominance in these regions over handhelds. ''Monster Hunter: World'', the series's first major entry targeting home consoles and computers, was developed to be more alluring for Western markets without trying to make the game simpler.
A number of changes in gameplay were made that took advantage of the consoles' new technology; notably, while the prior games had split each hunting area into different zones as necessitated by limits of the console hardware, ''World''s used seamless zones and several changes to gameplay were made to account for this.
''World'' became the series' best selling game, achieving more than 21 million units sold by 2022 and making the ''Monster Hunter'' series Capcom's best-selling series following ''Resident Evil''.
With the success of the changes to the formula defined by ''World'', Capcom decided to continue this approach with the series' next major title, ''Monster Hunter Rise'' for the Nintendo Switch.
Games
Below is a list of games in the ''Monster Hunter'' main series. Each generation has a number of entries that are derivative of the original release. While the first four main titles were numbered, the subsequent installments, starting with ''World'', use a keyword instead of a number to reflect a central concept for that game.
Main series
Spinoffs
Reception
Since the series debuted, ''Monster Hunter'' has sold 88 million units across all titles by September 30, 2022. It is Capcom's second highest-selling series, following ''
Resident Evil
''Resident Evil'', known in Japan as is a Japanese horror game series and media franchise created by Capcom. It consists of survival horror, third-person shooter and first-person shooter games, with players typically surviving in environments ...
''.
Total worldwide sales for ''Monster Hunter'' games exceeding 1 million units, through September 30, 2022. are listed below:
Other media
Video games
A female Monster Hunter appeared as a playable character via downloadable content in ''
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite''. The game also features a stage called "Valkanda", which combines Val Habar from the fourth installment with
Wakanda
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from the Marvel universe. Rathalos and Tigrex, two of the series' flagship monsters, make a cameo appearance in ''
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker'' on hunting missions. Rathalos appeared as a special event monster to fight in ''
Final Fantasy XIV
''Final Fantasy XIV'' is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Square Enix. Directed and produced by Naoki Yoshida, it was released worldwide for Windows and PlayStation 3 in August 2013, as a rep ...
'' as part of a cross-promotional event with ''Monster Hunter: World'', with the
Behemoth appearing in ''World'' in return. In 2018, Rathalos also appeared as a boss character and a summonable Assist Trophy in the crossover fighting game, ''
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' is a 2018 crossover fighting video game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Sora Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the fifth installment in the '' Super Smash Bros.'' series, succeed ...
'', while several
Mii
A Mii ( ) is a customizable avatar used on several Nintendo video game consoles and mobile apps. Miis were first introduced on the Wii console in 2006 and later appeared on the 3DS, Wii U, the Switch, and various apps for smart devices. Miis c ...
Fighter costumes based on ''Monster Hunter'' were added post-launch in March 2021 a few weeks ahead of ''Rise'' release. In 2020, Rathalos made a limited appearance in
Cygames
is a Japanese video game development studio established in 2011 by CyberAgent. Mobile and E-commerce company DeNA acquired a 24% stake in the studio in 2012, and Nintendo acquired another 5% stake in 2018, leaving CyberAgent with 69% of the share ...
' mobile title ''
Dragalia Lost
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'' as part of an in-game event.
The ''Monster Hunter'' games themselves have offered crossover events with other Capcom and third-party properties, allowing users during the event to earn armor and weapons inspired by the other property. For example, ''Monster Hunter World'' has had promotional events that include ''Resident Evil'', ''
Mega Man
''Mega Man'', known as in Japan, is a Japanese science fiction video game franchise created by Capcom, starring a series of robot characters each known by the moniker "Mega Man (character), Mega Man". Mega Man (video game), The original game w ...
'', ''
Assassin's Creed
''Assassin's Creed'' is an open-world, action-adventure, and stealth game franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil and its more advanced derivatives. Created by Patrice D ...
'', and ''
The Witcher
''The Witcher'' ( pl, Wiedźmin ) is a series of six fantasy novels and 15 short stories written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The series revolves around the eponymous "witcher", Geralt of Rivia. In Sapkowski's works, "witchers" are be ...
'' series.
Anime
A series of anime shorts titled ''MonHun Nikki Girigiri Airū-mura Airū Kiki Ippatsu'' (
:ja:モンハン日記 ぎりぎりアイルー村) was broadcast beginning August 10, 2010. A sequel, ''MonHun Nikki Girigiri Airū-mura G'', was produced. An anime series based on the franchise premiered on October 2, 2016.
Manga and comics
A manga titled ''
Monster Hunter Orage
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. Loosely based on the ''Monster Hunter'' series of video games by Capcom, ''Monster Hunter Orage'' premiered in Kodansha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Shōnen Rival'' in April 2 ...
'' was published jointly by
Kodansha
is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...
and
Capcom
is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher. It has created a number of List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil' ...
in April 2008. The author of the manga is
Hiro Mashima
is a Japanese manga artist. He gained success with his first serial ''Rave Master'', published in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1999 to 2005. His best-selling work, ''Fairy Tail'', published in the same magazine from 2006 to 2017, ...
. There are four volumes total with the last volume published on May 4, 2009. An English release of ''Monster Hunter Orage'' first took place on June 28, 2011. Elements from ''Monster Hunter'' were later included in the ''Worlds Unite'' comic crossover from
Archie Comics
Archie Comic Publications, Inc., is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York.[Sega
is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational video game and entertainment company headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its international branches, Sega of America and Sega Europe, are headquartered in Irvine, California and London, r ...]
franchises making guest appearances in the previously running ''
Sonic the Hedgehog
is a Japanese video game series and media franchise created by Sega. The franchise follows Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battles the evil Doctor Eggman, a mad scientist. The main ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' games are platformers mo ...
'' and ''
Mega Man
''Mega Man'', known as in Japan, is a Japanese science fiction video game franchise created by Capcom, starring a series of robot characters each known by the moniker "Mega Man (character), Mega Man". Mega Man (video game), The original game w ...
'' comic lines.
Card game
A trading card game titled ''
Monster Hunter Hunting Card
is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fantasy-themed action role-playing video games that started with the game ''Monster Hunter'' for the PlayStation 2, released in 2004. Titles have been released across a variety of platforms, ...
'' was released in October 2008 with periodic updates planned.
Film
A film based on the series has been in conception since 2012 by director
Paul W. S. Anderson
Paul William Scott Anderson (born 4 March 1965) is an English filmmaker who regularly works in science fiction films and video game adaptations.
Anderson made his feature film debut with the British independent film '' Shopping'' (1994), a ...
. The film was formally announced by Capcom in October 2018, with production starting that month with
Impact Pictures
Impact Pictures is an independent film production company founded in 2001 by British filmmakers Jeremy Bolt and Paul W. S. Anderson. Aside from Anderson's film projects (including the ''Resident Evil'' film series), the company has also been i ...
and
Constantin Film
The Constantin Film AG is a German mini-major film production and distribution company based in Munich. The company, which belongs to Swiss media conglomerate Highlight Communications AG, is a large independent German maker and distributor of pr ...
and was released in the United Kingdom and China on December 4, 2020. The film is based on a
United Nations
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task force falling into an alternate dimension where Hunters fight off monsters and the force joins the Hunters to prevent monsters from returning through the portal to Earth. The film starred
Milla Jovovich
Milica Bogdanovna Jovovich; sr-Latn, Milica Bogdanovna Jovović; russian: Милица Богдановна Йовович; uk, Милиця Богданoвна Йовович ( ; born December 17, 1975), known professionally as Milla Jovo ...
,
Ron Perlman
Ronald Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in ''Quest for Fire'' (1981), Salvatore in ''The Name of the Rose'' (1986), Vincent in the television series ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1987–199 ...
,
T.I. Harris,
Diego Boneta
Diego Andrés González Boneta (born November 29, 1990) is an American actor, producer and singer.
He gained wider recognition after starring in ''Rock of Ages'' (2012) alongside Tom Cruise and the ''Netflix'' biographical series '' Luis Miguel: ...
and
Tony Jaa
Tatchakorn Yeerum ( th, ทัชชกร ยีรัมย์, , ; formerly Phanom Yeerum ( th, พนม ยีรัมย์, ); born 5 February 1976), better known internationally as Tony Jaa and in Thailand as Jaa Phanom ( th, จา ...
.
Animated film
In 2018, Capcom and Pure Imagination Studios announced that they are working on a 3D animated film ''Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild''. The special was written by Joshua Fine, and features a fledgling hunter taking down an Elder Dragon. Originally slated for a 2019 release, the film was released on August 12, 2021, on
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...
.
See also
*
List of Japanese role-playing game franchises
This is a list of best-selling Japanese role-playing game (JRPG) franchises. For inclusion on the list, a franchise must have sold or shipped at least one million copies. For the purpose of this article, a JRPG is defined as a franchise which: (1 ...
* ''
God Eater'', a video game franchise with a similar gameplay mechanic
* ''
Freedom Wars''
* ''
Horizon Zero Dawn
''Horizon Zero Dawn'' is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The plot follows Aloy, a young hunter in a world overrun by machines, who sets out to uncover her past. The ...
''
* ''
Soul Sacrifice''
* ''
Toukiden
is an action role-playing game developed by Omega Force for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita. It was released on June 27, 2013 in Japan. Tecmo Koei Games showcased the PlayStation Vita version of the game at E3 2013, and releas ...
''
* ''
Dauntless'', a free-to-play game with a similar gameplay mechanic
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