Which one of the two should I get?

[Juutilainen]

So I'm planning to buy a new handheld game this Black Friday.
Since I don't buy games often, I've decided to buy a game that will last a long time, most preferably RPGs. So at the moment, I have two choices:

Pokemon Platinum for the DS
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for the PSP

I'm interested in both games, but I can only get one. The last time I bought a pokemon game was five years ago, and that was FireRed for the GBA. As a result, I now have an huge army of lv. 100 pokemons in that game, waiting to be transferred to Pokemon Platinum/Diamond/Pearl.

Monster Hunter, on the other hand, looked very appealing because I get to hunt gigantic monsters using awesome-looking swords, lances, crossbows, hammers, and so on. However, when I downloaded the demo, I was overwhelmed due to it being hard as hell and having terrible controls. However, after playing the demo to death, I got a bit more used to it, and am now enjoying it a bit more. So in the end, I'm still interested in the game.

So, which one do you guys think I should buy? If you know other handheld RPGs that are good and last a long time, feel free to post them here. However, do not suggest the following games, because I either have them already or I have no interest in them:

-Disgaea games
-Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology
-Any "Tales of" games
-Yggdra Union
-Front Mission DS
-Rhapsody DS
-Atelier Annie
-Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions

Oh, and if possible, try to only suggest games that are pretty recent and are still available in stores like Gamestop, because I don't want to work my butt off searching for old games. And also, don't suggest any import games, please.

[Nihil679]

Do you have friends that play Monster Hunter as well? If you do, I suggest it. If not, don't. It gets into a boring grindfest without any friends to play online with. >:

[Yukipyon]

Hey Juu, are you who I think you are?


Yeah, you can't go wrong with Pokemon, but Monster Hunter's great too, especially with the release of Ad-hoc party. But if Monster Hunter's steep learning curve seems too much for you, then you're probably better off with Pokemon.

[Juutilainen]

Originally Posted by Yukipyon

Hey Juu, are you who I think you are?


Yeah, you can't go wrong with Pokemon, but Monster Hunter's great too, especially with the release of Ad-hoc party. But if Monster Hunter's steep learning curve seems too much for you, then you're probably better off with Pokemon.

Uh, have we met somewhere before?

Anyways, no, I don't have any friends who play Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. So maybe I'll take that into consideration.

[PedroRomero]

yeah if u had friends to play with i'd say monster hunter. but pokemon is what i voted for.

[buta]

The last time I saw someone stream Monster Hunter, he was doing cross country in game just to chase down one monster that just kept running away. Took nearly 30 minutes to kill it. I don't think that's worth the time. Maybe there are other redeeming factors to it, but I have yet to see it.

IMO, Pokemon is a better choice.

[Nihil679]

Originally Posted by buta

The last time I saw someone stream Monster Hunter, he was doing cross country in game just to chase down one monster that just kept running away. Took nearly 30 minutes to kill it. I don't think that's worth the time. Maybe there are other redeeming factors to it, but I have yet to see it.

IMO, Pokemon is a better choice.

That's practically the game, lol. Spending loads of time killing monsters to make cool armor, which is why it's more fun with people to play with.

[Pico]

I would say Monster Hunter if you have a PS3(ad-hoc party) or if you can use xlink kai.
The game in the beginning is, as you said, hard as hell. I can assure you though, you will get better if you keep playing it. I find the game to be very satisfying in the sense that the game requires a great amount of skill. It's not based on "leveling up" but skill and that adds to the satisfying feeling when you beat a monster. Of course it does require you to farm a lot because to get gears you're going to have to farm a certain monster for their carves. In the end if you don't mind playing by yourself I say go for Monster Hunter. If you have the option to play with others though, definitely go with MH.