The Free2Play action game Dauntless was supposed to be a substitute for Monster Hunter, but now the original is coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC. How does one deal with that?
The Monster Hunter franchise is usually at home in Asia and on handheld consoles. The studio Phoenix Labs wants to bring a similar monster hunt to PC with “Dauntless”. The game was introduced in December 2016 as a mix of Monster Hunter, WoW, and Dark Souls.
Slowly but surely, Dauntless is also ready to be played. They are currently preparing a founder’s alpha for August 2017. In the future, the developers could bring Dauntless to Xbox One and PS4 if things go well. They are keeping all doors open. But those could now have surprisingly closed.
Who cares about the substitute when the original exists?
The problem: At E3, Capcom introduced Monster Hunter World for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Many fans thought: This must be an incredibly bad news for Phoenix Labs. Who wants the substitute now that the original exists?
But Phoenix Labs sees it casually. In an interview with Polygon, the producer of the game, Jesse Houston, said he is really looking forward to Monster Hunter World and does not see it as competition. After all, they are Free2Play themselves.
The more AAA games come into the genre, the better it is for everyone. The action-hunting genre has previously been a niche in the West. Now it will be exciting to observe what happens when more than one title comes to the stationary platforms.
Dauntless says: There are many differences to Monster Hunter – we have different competitors
Houston also believes that there are further differences: Monster Hunter is a single-player game, Dauntless is more oriented towards Destiny, emphasizing Coop.
As competition, Dauntless sees more games like Warframe or Path of Exile. These Free2Play titles are often mentioned in the “What I am currently playing” field in the alpha applications.
For more information about Dauntless and how you can get a spot in the alpha, read this article:
Dauntless: Before the Beta an Alpha – Release date of the founder’s alpha
