Monster Hunter: World 2018

Is it still worth playing?

Capcom's 2018 third person action role playing game for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. You hunt giant monsters in a seamless landscape with no loading screens between zones, tracking them with Scoutflies and fighting with one of 14 weapon types. With no fixed stats, equipment determines your abilities, and you turn monster parts into better gear. Combat is slashing, dodging and blocking, with a Slinger for ranged attacks and grappling. The locales are interactive ecosystems with dynamic weather and a day night cycle, and monsters can be identified by cries, footsteps and other audio tells. Online co op supports up to four players, with SOS flares to call for help, and there is no local offline multiplayer. A hunt is a loop of tracking, fighting and crafting in living ecosystems, and that loop still carries the game today.