In our review, we gave Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for iOS a score of 9 out of 10 and I believe that everyone is expecting the same rating not only from us but also from other reviewing websites. I leave the 1 point for being a paid application which is not typical for such iOS application. For everyone who wish to download the game, there is no free version of it but you need to pay $14.99 for every copy of the game.
Now we are here to share to you some tips and tricks we’ve learned from other players as well as from the concept of original Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for PSP. We believe that all players of MHFU already pulled out money from their pocket that is the reason we don’t want you to spend another bucks for premium advantage anymore just like from typical in app purchases. What you need is a good strategy as well as techniques to play the game effectively and dominate it without spend real cash. So let’s start it with a list:
1. Use paintball to track fleeing monsters. In game you are able to use items and you will see paintball that come in handy especially from other stuff. Yes we can say that this is one of the most essential in your inventory. This item will help track the monster position especially when it flee from your battle. If you already played the game on PSP version, you know this thing and also believes that one of the most important that you should use in MHFU. Because monster fleeing in your site so they can rest and heal the damage your dealt on them and that is consider a total waste of time as a part of you. So with the help of paintball you can easily detect their current location so you can hunt them.
2. Manage your inventory. In Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for iOS you can’t increase the size of your satchel and this will be another challenge for you. The only thing you can do for you to handle this is to utilize your inventory with the items you will bring in hunting. When it comes in utilizing the items on your inventory you should consider going to your house and drop all your spoils in the item box. Don’t worry if you wish to use it in crafting because you can still use when as part of your tool crafting even it is on your storage box.
3. Get help from Felynes. Controlled by AI, they stand as your companions in game. Because the set up of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is about team work where you can play the social feature of it with your real time friends, but for those who don’t have an opportunity to enjoy it with other players, they can still work it out with Felynes. They handle your dishes at your house as well as fighting with your side in battle. Definitely they are ineffective compare to human players especially in battle, but think about 2 heads is better than one as they can fill the gaps that you would miss being a solo player.
4. Tricks in cooking minigame. We already mentioned about Felyness who can go back to your house to cook. Well, cooking is a minigame in MHFU and there is a trick in cooking so you can get the desired output from it. I believe that the one required to transformed those raw materials into stamina-boosting items is quite tricky. So here’s the catch: You must perform the right timing when the meat turns brown. If you will wait for too long, just like in real life, you will burn your meat. Your key is through checking the bone, if you have the textures on the meat itself are a bit fuzzy, the bone sticking out of it is clear. If you can’t still manage this minigame effectively, you should try to cook more highly contrasted bit of marrow.
5. Know more about your weapons through tutorials. Actually in Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for iOS there are tutorials that will work for hours. Yes it is too boring in the first look especially if you are expecting for more battles engagement. Some players missed it as they are expecting the same way that since you already played MHFU on PSP, you can easily adopt this game. But actually for us, we strongly recommend doing the weapon tutorials and I believe developers also want you to do this as they are not in game for nothing. You will experience it in beginner’s missions that are practically mandatory. This will teach you how to move, play and interact with the world and after that here comes the weapon mission tutorial that is optional. Weapon is the one of main features of the game and you need to understand it very well so you can play the game effectively.
6. Experiment on everything. Because you have a knowledge now on how weapon works as well as crafting, you can now experiment by combining everything. This is also an exciting feature of MHFU that we really enjoy from the very beginning. This is where you can take your item from your inventory and mix it with another hoping for a good output from combination. Don’t confused from crafting as both features are different with one another. The trick in combining is to try it and make a experimentation for the desired output.
7. Turn your raw materials into something useful. As we mentioned you have a very limited space with your inventory and most of the time, raw materials will consume lots of space from your inventory. The trick here is to work out your raw materials into something that you can consume right away and help you in game. For instance, the steaks that you can get by grilling raw meat. Think about those freshly harvest flesh is not yet consumable unless you will cook it and make a steak out of it.
8. This game is not about leveling, it is about the items you have. Compare with other role playing game, where you need only to grind so you will get exp and level up, In Monster Hunter Free Unite for iOS it is about the items and weapons you are currently using. So instead of grinding, you need to farm for more items that you can craft or cook. You must have a supply of stamina and health refilling items as well as top tier weapon that can let you hunt rare monsters easily.
9. Play the game with your friends. Yes you have Felynes that you can rely on as a team but just like what we’ve said, you can have most of the advantage in battle once you have friends who can play with you. So you really need to play the game online and interact with multiple character having different weapons and gear and that is Monster Hunter Freedom Unite all about. Using your different effectiveness in battle where you can build up your strategy. You will see players using bow that can attack monsters from distance while there are some who can play as frontliners who can evade most of attacks equipped with speed advantage, you can also play the game with a bagpipe playing teammate that can boost your damage up and so on.
10. Upgrade your gear. This is basic in playing any role playing game. In MHFU, you need definitely to upgrade your gears and this will let require to you upon unlocking more challenging quests and hunts. Yes, you can’t handle those higher level of quests with basic equipment so you really need to improve it through upgrading system. You need also to craft more weapons and armor and upgrade those stuff that you might use in the long run. For such items, you need to keep your eye for it while exploring into different quests. You can take note on it so you will never miss any raw materials from your hunt.