monster hunter: legends of the guild mae

The Lunastra’s supernova didn’t one-shot the protagonists even though the attack was known to deal significant damage in-game. Monsters die from only a few stabs - which is a stark contrast to the long-drawn-out battles Monster Hunter is known for. The damage outputs weren’t also accurate. The hacking, slashing, and stabbing were chaotic enough that viewers had no idea what’s happening. This goes to show that the writer for the film didn’t understand how emotions work. The deaths of certain characters didn’t matter as they barely mourned after, which basically failed to bring out an emotional impact to their respective deaths. The film also failed to stir up meaningful emotional reactions. The scriptwriting wasn’t done well as the characters would also have awkward dialogue most of the time. It also didn’t help that the voice acting was bad and sometimes it also didn’t sync with the animation. A bad example of this was when characters quickly have a change of heart - which they abusively repeated all throughout the film.Īlthough the animation was alluring as it served nostalgia, it is bad for today’s standards. The plot was forced to advance at the expense of good character and emotional development. Meanwhile, the film’s storyline was as quick as a Kirin. There were tons of forced and irrelevant exposition which made the film a snooze fest for certain scenes. This unfortunately negatively impacted the film’s pacing and character development. The story had to be crammed into a mere 58 minutes. When the Lunastra emerged, the background music was the same as the theme in the game.Īs much as we love the references of the film, it has a lot of flaws. From memorizing monster patterns to discerning monster habitats, Mae is a tribute to a set of MH players that loves planning how to hunt. Mae is reminiscent of a player who masters the art of tactics and technicalities. Nox also used a boomerang as Melynx did use a boomerang for long-range attacks. Although you can’t get it from a Congalala, one needs a Pparashroom to craft Paralysis Ammo which Nadia used in the film. True to the source material, the 3 main characters’ weapons and gear are the same as what they would have in the game. The supernova by the Lunastra was animated perfectly. The Congalala’s movements were the same in the game.

The film featured accurate attack patterns and behavior of the monsters.

It’s also reminiscent of the old cut scenes of the early games of the series such as the first and second MH games. For people who live for nostalgia, the animation style reminds them of early 2000’s animation.

Monster hunter: legends of the guild mae