{"id":206,"date":"2019-05-21T15:38:56","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T15:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brainshartstudios.com\/blog\/?p=206"},"modified":"2019-05-21T15:38:56","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T15:38:56","slug":"finally-the-best-series-in-gaming-has-some-actual-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brainshartstudios.com\/blog\/finally-the-best-series-in-gaming-has-some-actual-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"FINALLY! The Best Series in Gaming Has Some ACTUAL Competition!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We here at BrainShartStudios are huge fans of Monster Hunter. That\u2019s mostly John and I, but we have been successful, at long last, at converting Panda as well, after years of trying.<\/p>\n

The weird thing about Monster Hunter, that seems to be oddly exclusive to it in the greater gaming landscape, is that Monster Hunter really doesn\u2019t have any real competition in its genre. Like how Call of Duty has Battlefield or Medal of Honor, or how PUBG has Fortnight, or how Overwatch has Battleborn and Law Breakers\u2026 Ok, ok, that last one was a joke, I couldn\u2019t help myself.<\/p>\n

My point is, name any big game these days and, odds are, you will find \u201ccopycats\u201d of varying quality and success. Monster Hunter never really had that. Sure, there were games Like Toukiden or God Eater and Soul Sacrifice (to an extent) but those never really made a mark of their own. They existed in the same genre, but each was its own thing for the most part, to call them competition just didn\u2019t seem right. Monster Hunter stands alone.<\/p>\n

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Until now, that is. That\u2019s why I\u2019m so excited for the upcoming (It’s currently out by the time I post this, still downloading… Can’t WAIT!) Indy Free to Play title, Dauntless. I\u2019ve been interested in it ever since it was revealed, but I never was able to try out the Beta or anything because I simply don\u2019t have a very good computer for gaming. But now it\u2019s FINALLY on PS4 and Xbox One, so I\u2019m a very happy camper! I keep hearing good things about this developer too, when it comes to treating the player base and non-predatory micro-transaction practices (Think Warframe devs, if that helps) so that makes me even more excited to dive into what I can only describe as the only real \u201cMonster Hunter- like\u201d on the market today!<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s FREE TO PLAY MONSTER HUNTER! How can you really go wrong? Even if it sucks, you literally lose NOTHING by playing\/trying it. Already, I\u2019m sold!<\/p>\n

If you would like to know more, or you wanna see why I\u2019m so excited in the first place (I\u2019m in LOVE with that art style!), Monster Hunter alum and one of my favorite content creators for the series in general, Arekkz Gaming<\/a>, has you covered. Here is his intro on what the game actually is.<\/p>\n