Monster Hunter Stories Remaster Dated

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Capcom has shared the release date for the remaster of its 3DS classic, Monster Hunter Stories, with the game dated for a mid-June release — June 14, to be specific. The enhanced edition isn’t heading to current-gen hardware and is skipping the Xbox, focusing only on the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC. It’s always good to see remaster news as while it’s not a sub for proper preservation — after all, you still have to touch the code to make it more palpable for the modern audience — it’s still a way to introduce those who haven’t seen played the game.

This version adds new voice overs and overall higher-end graphics, which considering this was on the 3DS isn’t that hard to imagine. There is more to this version, though, as it will also include content that was once region-locked to Japan. This will mean that even if you got around to playing Monster Hunter Stories, you may still see some content that you haven’t seen before unless you got your hands on a Japanese copy of the 3DS title.

The game itself finds the player befriending scaly creatures and fighting alongside them in turn-based combat. It’s pretty standard fare for the JRPG genre. It is bizarre that it’s producing this for the PS4 rather than gunning for PS5, but we assume this is largely due to the backwards compatibility of the current-gen PlayStation.

Like previously said, it’s nice to see the game getting more attention as that means there are more players, but this is only a band-aid to the fact that the original version is lost to time, with the only way to access the 3DS Stories being handing over a bit — it’s not that expensive right now — of dough to a reseller.

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