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Monster Hunter 4

Added vertical mounting and online play to portable hunting, driving the series' 3DS explosion.

Released 2013 Developer Capcom Platform Nintendo 3DS Genre Action RPG Era Digital storefronts & indie

Mechanics it built on

Ideas Monster Hunter 4 inherited rather than invented — each traceable back through the ontology to a root.

Weapon Durability Decay 1990Internet Client-Server Play 1996Crafting From Gathered Materials 1997Drop-In Co-op Campaign 2001Systemic Climbable Surfaces 2007

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