When comparing Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate vs Fire Emblem Awakening, the Slant community recommends Fire Emblem Awakening for most people. In the question“What are the best RPGs for the Nintendo DS/2DS/3DS?” Fire Emblem Awakening is ranked 7th while Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is ranked 13th. The most important reason people chose Fire Emblem Awakening is:
Users can pair certain male female characters in battle to improve their relationship. Once it reaches a certain point the characters can breed offspring who then can be used as more troops in the team. This makes for an ingenious way to build up ones roster as well as adds a relationship aspect to the story and gameplay.
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Pros
Pro Added verticality to the series
Players now have the added benefit of being able to easily climb and jump, which adds new options for attacking monsters in the game.
Pro Interesting use of relationships
Users can pair certain male female characters in battle to improve their relationship. Once it reaches a certain point the characters can breed offspring who then can be used as more troops in the team. This makes for an ingenious way to build up ones roster as well as adds a relationship aspect to the story and gameplay.
Pro Very customizable
Not only is ones troops customizable through their looks, armor and weapon choices but there are many aspects of the game itself that can be changed such as the voice work or skipping cut scenes.
Cons
Con large learning curve
The game requires users to build most of their own equipment, which works mainly through trial and error. While there are more explanations than in the past, it is a lot of text to read and overall can make for a daunting experience learning the ins and outs of creating equipment.
Con Amount of options may be too much to grasp
While not the worst thing in the world there are quite a lot of options in this game. A forging system for weapons a special power system for all characters may not ever be touched in a playthrough making one ask why they were included. On top of this they may be difficult to grasp the full mechanics upon first look and so may make for systems people do not really want to explore.