Here you can learn the ropes, discover which of the many available
weapon types suits you best, and start to gather the resources you'll need to succeed.
Not exact matches
There are 14 different
weapon types in Monster Hunter World, each one
suited different attacks, creatures and hunt styles.
You will need to play very differently depending on the one you choose, but there's no penalty or loss for changing
weapon types, so feel free to keep a variety on hand to
suit the needs of each mission.
The variety of
weapons is nice to have, and it's very easy to find a
type that
suits your play - style best.
-- Handcrafted 2D graphics with explosion animations galore — Cutesy gore art and cheeky humor all perfectly balanced to enhance the gameplay — Multi-layered parallax backgrounds that draw the player in — The brash, but lovable anti-hero, Harry... aka... you — 30 levels crammed with relentless waves of bug assaults and evolving game design — 5 Merciless boss fights that are not meant for the timid or meek hearted — Dozens of different
types of ferociously quirky bugs to slaughter — Coin hoarding to your heart's content — An arsenal of firepower to slice through the bugs like soft, melted butter — Upgradeable
Weapons to make any trigger happy player smile — Turn the bugs to dust with the pitiless Power - Ups and feel free to beef them up at your leisure — Customizable
suits because that color really does
suit you — Complete missions and earn your stars of valor — With the ability to customize and upgrade
weapons and power - ups, no two rounds are alike.
Three of those
weapon types are used whilst underwater (mercifully, you begin the game with a breathing apparatus that allows you to move freely underwater with no breath level or other enforced time limit), and there are items to be found throughout the environment which have their own set of skills (for example, a Hazmat
Suit bestows 6 usable skills when equipped).
Light RPG elements come into play in Valdis Story, you can equip Wyatt with different
types of armour, accessories,
weapons and finishing moves, and you can level up his stats to
suit your play style.
Figuring out which
types of
weapons — swords, dual swords, axes, spears, and the curious hook - and - chain kusarigama, along with projectile
weapons that are much more powerful than anything Dark Souls and Bloodborne players will be accustomed to — are best
suited for certain enemies and your own particular playing style is important, but just as vital is learning how to manage it all.
It's not really possible to determine which is hands down the best
weapon type available in Monster Hunter World because they're all
suited to different kinds of play styles.
You'll have to consider the
weapon sharpness meter, the
type of damage each
weapon can deal (blunt for armored parts, sharp for hacking tails off), and know which
weapon types are better
suited for which enemies.