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* OpeningBossBattle: As soon as the game begins, the player's Hunter character is aboard the Arluq in the Great Desert, and then a gigantic Elder Dragon (Dah'ren Mohran) approaches to attack it. The hunter has to employ the equipped weapons of the Arluq to attack the Elder Dragon as it approaches in order to repel it.
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* SuspiciousVideoGameGenerosity: Before leaving Harth on the ''Arluq'', you're warned to prepare thoroughly in case something goes wrong. [[spoiler:Sure enough, that "something goes wrong" is "Gore Magala attacks the ship and you have to repel it."]] Note that in the subsequent voyage from Cheeko Sands to Cathar, you don't get the same warning, and nothing bad happens on the way.

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* SuspiciousVideoGameGenerosity: Before leaving Harth on the ''Arluq'', you're warned to prepare thoroughly in case something goes wrong. [[spoiler:Sure enough, that "something goes wrong" is "Gore Magala attacks the ship and you have to repel it."]] Note that in the subsequent voyage from Cheeko Sands to Cathar, voyages, you don't get the same warning, and nothing bad happens on the way.
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* SuspiciousVideoGameGenerosity: Before leaving Harth on the ''Arluq'', you're warned to prepare thoroughly in case something goes wrong. [[spoiler:Sure enough, that "something goes wrong" is "Gore Magala attacks the ship and you have to repel it.]] Note that in the subsequent voyage from Cheeko Sands to Cathar, you don't get the same warning, and nothing bad happens on the way.

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* SuspiciousVideoGameGenerosity: Before leaving Harth on the ''Arluq'', you're warned to prepare thoroughly in case something goes wrong. [[spoiler:Sure enough, that "something goes wrong" is "Gore Magala attacks the ship and you have to repel it.]] "]] Note that in the subsequent voyage from Cheeko Sands to Cathar, you don't get the same warning, and nothing bad happens on the way.
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* SuspiciousVideoGameGenerosity: Before leaving Harth on the ''Arluq'', you're warned to prepare thoroughly in case something goes wrong. [[spoiler:Sure enough, that "something goes wrong" is "Gore Magala attacks the ship and you have to repel it.]] Note that in the subsequent voyage from Cheeko Sands to Cathar, you don't get the same warning, and nothing bad happens on the way.
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* ArmorPiercingAttack: Apex monsters will bounce off attacks against nearly all parts of their bodies unless one has imbued their weapon with a temporary buff from the Drive Wystone.
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* InterfaceSpoiler: If one has the Capture Guru skill when they attempt the Village Quest to [[spoiler:capture a Rathian [[FissionMailed that ends with a Seregios chasing her away]]]], one will notice that the former starts limping when its icon isn't flashing yet, indicating that this is not a normal quest.

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Oops, the 4U example of Having A Blast was in the vanilla 4's folder, haha. XD


* HavingABlast: Starting from this game, more monsters besides Brachydios make use of the Blast status, though not by using explosible slime but instead powder-like dust; such is the case of Molten Tigrex, a rare species of Tigrex that lifts puddles of powder with its attacks. This includes monsters that didn't use this status in prior games, such as Emerald Congalala and Teostra.

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* HavingABlast: Starting from this game, more monsters besides Brachydios make use of the Blast status, though not by using explosible explosive slime but instead powder-like dust; such is the case of Molten Tigrex, a rare species of Tigrex that lifts puddles of powder with its attacks. This includes monsters that didn't use this status in prior games, such as Emerald Congalala and Teostra.



* HavingABlast:
** Gogmazios, which serves as the FinalBoss of the multiplayer campaign in G Rank, is a colossal Elder Dragon that employs an explosive element not based in Blastblight, but instead in the debuting Tarred ailment. Since its entire body is covered in volatile tar, many of its attacks leak part of this tar; if the hunter is hit with it, they will remain immobile until the tar explodes, potentially killing them if their defense is too low. The player has to quickly use a Cleanser to get rid of the tar and resume the fight.
** Raging Brachydios, fought during an unlockable postgame quest, is a variant of Brachydios whose explosive slime is even more volatile.



* HavingABlast:
** Gogmazios, which serves as the FinalBoss of the multiplayer campaign in G Rank, is a colossal Elder Dragon that employs an explosive element not based in Blastblight, but instead in the debuting Tarred ailment. Since its entire body is covered in volatile tar, many of its attacks leak part of this tar; if the hunter is hit with it, they will remain immobile until the tar explodes, potentially killing them if their defense is too low. The player has to quickly use a Cleanser to get rid of the tar and resume the fight.
** Raging Brachydios, fought during an unlockable postgame quest, is a variant of Brachydios whose explosive slime is even more volatile.



* PrizedPossessionGiveaway: After the player's Hunter, with the help of the Ace Hunters, manages to repel Rusted Kushala Daora to drive it away from the city of Dundorma, the Master of Defense gives his old pupil (the Ace Commander) his trusty carving knife as a memento for all the time they spent together. This means a lot to the Commander because it shows that the Master's faith and friendship towards him never waned, not even after [[spoiler:an ill-fated mistake on the Commander's part during a hunting quest caused a CareerEndingInjury to the Master several years ago]].

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* PrizedPossessionGiveaway: After the player's Hunter, with the help of the Ace Hunters, manages to repel Rusted Kushala Daora to drive it away from the city of Dundorma, the Master of Defense gives his old pupil (the Ace Commander) his trusty carving knife as a memento for all the time they spent together. This means a lot to the Commander Commander, because it shows that the Master's faith and friendship towards him never waned, not even after [[spoiler:an ill-fated mistake on the Commander's part during a hunting quest caused a CareerEndingInjury to the Master several years ago]].
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** Users of the [[BladeOnAStick Insect Glaive]], also introduced in the fourth generation, can launch their Kinsect to collect extracts from the monster. ''Generations'' introduces a Hunting Art that throws the Kinsect even ''faster'', instantly slurping out all three kinds of extracts if it connects.

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** Users of the [[BladeOnAStick Insect Glaive]], Glaive, also introduced in the fourth generation, can launch their Kinsect to collect extracts from the monster. ''Generations'' introduces a Hunting Art that throws the Kinsect even ''faster'', instantly slurping out all three kinds of extracts if it connects.



** The Insect Glaive looks like a simple BladeOnAStick coupled with a large friendly bug, but the glaive also incorporates a pneumatic gun that can be used to fire pheromone pellets to guide the Kinsect's attack or to catapult the hunter into the air.

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** The Insect Glaive looks like a simple BladeOnAStick spear coupled with a large friendly bug, but the glaive also incorporates a pneumatic gun that can be used to fire pheromone pellets to guide the Kinsect's attack or to catapult the hunter into the air.
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** Gogmazios, which serves as the FinalBoss of the multiplayer campaign in G Rank, is a colossal Elder Dragon that employs an explosive element not based in Blastblight, but instead in the debuting Tarred ailment. Since its entire body is covered in volatile tar, many of its attacks leak part of this tar; if the hunter is hit with it, it will remain immobile until the tar explodes, potentially killing them if their defense is too low. The player has to quickly use a Cleanser to get rid of the tar and resume the fight.

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** Gogmazios, which serves as the FinalBoss of the multiplayer campaign in G Rank, is a colossal Elder Dragon that employs an explosive element not based in Blastblight, but instead in the debuting Tarred ailment. Since its entire body is covered in volatile tar, many of its attacks leak part of this tar; if the hunter is hit with it, it they will remain immobile until the tar explodes, potentially killing them if their defense is too low. The player has to quickly use a Cleanser to get rid of the tar and resume the fight.

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* HavingABlast: Starting from this game, more monsters besides Brachydios make use of the Blast status, though not by using explosible slime but instead powder-like dust. This includes monsters that didn't use this status in prior games, such as Emerald Congalala and Teostra.

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* HavingABlast: Starting from this game, more monsters besides Brachydios make use of the Blast status, though not by using explosible slime but instead powder-like dust.dust; such is the case of Molten Tigrex, a rare species of Tigrex that lifts puddles of powder with its attacks. This includes monsters that didn't use this status in prior games, such as Emerald Congalala and Teostra.



* HavingABlast: Starting from this game, more monsters besides Brachydios make use of the Blast status, though not by using explosive slime but instead powder-like dust. This includes monsters that didn't use this status in prior games, such as Emerald Congalala and Teostra. The expansion ''4 Ultimate'' goes as far as introducing the Raging variant of Brachydios, whose explosive slime is even more volatile.

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* HavingABlast: Starting from this game, more monsters besides Brachydios make use HavingABlast:
** Gogmazios, which serves as the FinalBoss
of the Blast status, though not by using multiplayer campaign in G Rank, is a colossal Elder Dragon that employs an explosive slime element not based in Blastblight, but instead powder-like dust. This includes monsters that didn't use in the debuting Tarred ailment. Since its entire body is covered in volatile tar, many of its attacks leak part of this status in prior games, such as Emerald Congalala tar; if the hunter is hit with it, it will remain immobile until the tar explodes, potentially killing them if their defense is too low. The player has to quickly use a Cleanser to get rid of the tar and Teostra. The expansion ''4 Ultimate'' goes as far as introducing resume the fight.
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Raging variant of Brachydios, fought during an unlockable postgame quest, is a variant of Brachydios whose explosive slime is even more volatile.
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* PinballProjectile: The scales Tidal Najarala throws from its tail are not sound-sensitive like those of the standard Najarala (which explode when that monster roars in order to hurt the hunter or prey it's fighting against). Instead, they're thrown so the water globules Tidal spits hit them to be redirected onto their targeted enemy. Sometimes the globule, after hitting a scale, goes to hit ''another'' before aiming at the hunter to further trick them.
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* BreakingOldTrends: This is the first and only ''Monster Hunter'' generation-starting game to not only be on a portable platform, but also to not have a console release. It also marks the first ''Monster Hunter'' game that is on a portable but not part of the ''Monster Hunter Freedom'' line.

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* BreakingOldTrends: This is the first and only ''Monster Hunter'' generation-starting game to not only be on a portable platform, but also to not have a console release. It also marks the first ''Monster Hunter'' non-spinoff game that is on a portable but not part of the ''Monster Hunter Freedom'' line.
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* BreakingOldTrends: This is the first and only ''Monster Hunter'' generation-starting game to not only be on a portable platform, but also to not have a console release.

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* BreakingOldTrends: This is the first and only ''Monster Hunter'' generation-starting game to not only be on a portable platform, but also to not have a console release. It also marks the first ''Monster Hunter'' game that is on a portable but not part of the ''Monster Hunter Freedom'' line.
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* BreakingOldTrends: This is the first and only ''Monster Hunter'' generation-starting game to not only be on a portable platform, but also to not have a console release.

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* NostalgiaLevel: One in each front, and each also representing a past generation of the series. Joining the new hunting areas seen in the base ''Monster Hunter 4'' is the Old Desert from the very first game (and all games where it also appeared), which returns in a revamped form to take advantage of the vertical gameplay, and is now known as the Dunes. Joining the new village areas is Dundorma, which originally served as the online HubCity of ''Monster Hunter 2'', now available offline for both the single-player campaign (High Rank) and the multiplayer quests (G Rank). Lastly, one of the boss-only areas from ''Portable 3rd'' (the Polar Field) returns as well, being the battlefield of Ukanlos just like in that game.

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* NostalgiaLevel: One in each front, category, and each also representing a past generation of the series. Joining the new hunting areas seen in the base ''Monster Hunter 4'' is the Old Desert from the very first game (and all games where it also appeared), which returns in a revamped form to take advantage of the vertical gameplay, and is now known as the Dunes. Joining the new village areas is Dundorma, which originally served as the online HubCity of ''Monster Hunter 2'', now available offline for both the single-player campaign (High Rank) and the multiplayer quests (G Rank). Lastly, one of the boss-only areas from ''Portable 3rd'' (the Polar Field) returns as well, being the battlefield of Ukanlos just like in that game.


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* OldSaveBonus: It's possible to transfer a save file from the original ''4'' to ''4 Ultimate'', but only with the Japanese versions; this is because ''4'' was never exported overseas and it's not possible to transfer between versions from the two different sides of the ocean due to region locking.
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* SwissArmyWeapon: The game introduces two weapon classes of this type:
** The Charge Blade is a weapon that starts off as a sword and shield but can be joined together into a massive axe that makes even the greatswords look rather modest by comparison.
** The Insect Glaive looks like a simple BladeOnAStick coupled with a large friendly bug, but the glaive also incorporates a pneumatic gun that can be used to fire pheromone pellets to guide the Kinsect's attack or to catapult the hunter into the air.
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* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: The Charge Blade, which looks like a much bigger and heavier sword and shield at first brush. Except the shield is bladed on the sides; jam it onto the end of that sword, which helpfully doubles in length, and [[SwissArmyWeapon suddenly you have a greataxe]]. Secondly, a few of the weapon's techniques have "Guard points", moments during an attack when the shield is bared. Being hit at this moment counts as blocking without costing stamina, plus the momentum of the attack prevents you getting knocked back so far.
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* AlienBlood: Gore Magala, an enigmatic new monster with purple blood, that is the source of a deadly virus that spreads to humans and monsters. While there is no physical change for humans that are infected, infected monsters start spilling purple blood when hit with attacks as well. When a Neopteron gets frenzied, their blood is ALSO purple despite a healthy Neopteron having green blood initially, showing just how much the virus can corrupt a monster's physiology.


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* BaloonBelly: The [[ThreateningShark Zamtrios]] uses this offensively, puffing out its belly if it manages to swallow you, afterwhich it'll start hitting it against the ground to cause damage to you and anyone else in the vicinity. Further, if you provoke it by breaking its ice armor, it'll temporarily inflate itself to point of looking more like a BlobMonster then a shark, switching to bouncing and rolling attacks instead of its usual biting and clawing as long as it remains in that state. Unfortunately for it, it's a lot more vulnerable once inflated and can be easily killed, or at the very least severely weakened, while in its inflated state. [[ThatOneBoss The Tigerstripe variant however knows how to switch between its normal and bloated states on the fly, and is ''seriously'' dangerous while fat.]]


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* CowardlyLion: The Felyne Whitescruff from Cheeko Sands. The first time you meet him, he keeps whining about he's an easily frightened, good-for-nothing loser. After you take down Akantor, [[spoiler:the same one who defeated his original master and made him so jittery in the first place]], he asks to join you as a Palico. It gets better: [[spoiler:it turns out he's an aggressive-type Palico who prioritises fighting large wyverns, with two special abilities, one that increases his damage and health massively if you are KO'd and another that tantamounts to him ''jumping on the wyvern's face and clawing away at its eyes'', giving you an opening]]. Not bad, little buddy.
* CursedWithAwesome: The Frenzy Virus infects monsters and sets off their "rage mode" permanently. As for human hosts, the target is slowly infected over time, and when the infection meter maxes out, their natural health recovery stops. However, if the infectee does enough damage to monsters while infected, they not only recover, but also gain offensive boosts. In fact, the post-Frenzy boosts are vital to the usage of Chaotic Gore Magala weapons, which both have CriticalHit and "feeble hit" chances, and the post-Frenzy boost turns the feeble hit chance into additional crit chance for the duration of the buff; in other words, if you're using a CGM weapon, you ''[[ViolationOfCommonSense want]]'' to get infected.
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* PreFinalBoss: The penultimate quest in the single-player High Rank campaign has you hunting [[spoiler:an Apex Seregios, with an NPC introducing you to the Drive Wystone needed to even ''damage'' it, as well as the Apex monsters that you'll be hunting in G Rank]]. The FinalBoss afterwards is Rusted Kushala Daora.
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* CareerEndingInjury: Sometime before the events of the game, [[spoiler:the Master of Defense]] took a delibitating blow for [[spoiler:the Ace Commander]], who was unexpectedly attacked by a Rusted Kushaka Daora during a Rathian hunt. Although [[spoiler:the Master]] survived, his injuries were bad enough to force him to retire from hunting.

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* CareerEndingInjury: Sometime before the events of the game, [[spoiler:the Master of Defense]] took a delibitating blow for [[spoiler:the Ace Commander]], who was unexpectedly attacked by a Rusted Kushaka Kushala Daora during a Rathian hunt. Although [[spoiler:the Master]] survived, his injuries were bad enough to force him to retire from hunting.
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* CareerEndingInjury: Sometime before the events of the game, [[spoiler:the Master of Defense]] took a delibitating blow for [[spoiler:the Ace Commander]], who was unexpectedly attacked by a Rusted Kushaka Daora during a Rathian hunt. Although [[spoiler:the Master]] survived, his injuries were bad enough to force him to retire from hunting.

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* {{Superboss}}: The endgame multiplayer quests of the original version consists mostly of souped-up versions of monsters you've previously fought, such as Akantor or Dalamadur, though it also adds the debuting Molten Tigrex (HR 50) and series classic Fatalis (HR 70).



* {{Superboss}}: The endgame multiplayer quests of the original version consists mostly of souped-up versions of monsters you've previously fought, such as Akantor or Dalamadur, though it also adds the debuting Molten Tigrex (HR 50) and series classic Fatalis (HR 70). The expansion ''4 Ultimate'' repeats the trend for G Rank via the Aged Texts, having buffed familiar monsters while also adding Shah Dalamadur and Raging Brachydios. ''4 Ultimate'' also has the quests where you fight Apex versions of monsters, each of which is unlocked through a specific condition.[[note]]For the Apex Tidal Najarala, Gravios, Diablos, Tigrex and Zinogre, you have to hunt a specified combined total of specimens of the species and related subspecies in question. For the Apex Seregios and Rajang, you have to decipher the third and sixth Aged Texts respectively. For Apex Deviljho, you have to clear any of the previous Apex monster quests and accept the Deviljho Arena challenge in the Assembly[[/note]] Guild Quest monsters can be repeatedly hunted until they reach the level cap of 140, at which point their quests contain the best Rusted equipment.

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* {{Superboss}}: The endgame multiplayer quests of the original version consists mostly of souped-up versions of monsters you've previously fought, such as Akantor or Dalamadur, though it also adds the debuting Molten Tigrex (HR 50) and series classic Fatalis (HR 70). The expansion ''4 Ultimate'' repeats the trend of its original version for G Rank via the Aged Texts, having buffed familiar monsters while also adding Shah Dalamadur and Raging Brachydios. ''4 Ultimate'' also has the quests where you fight Apex versions of monsters, each of which is unlocked through a specific condition.[[note]]For the Apex Tidal Najarala, Gravios, Diablos, Tigrex and Zinogre, you have to hunt a specified combined total of specimens of the species and related subspecies in question. For the Apex Seregios and Rajang, you have to decipher the third and sixth Aged Texts respectively. For Apex Deviljho, you have to clear any of the previous Apex monster quests and accept the Deviljho Arena challenge in the Assembly[[/note]] Guild Quest monsters can be repeatedly hunted until they reach the level cap of 140, at which point their quests contain the best Rusted equipment.
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* TheFellowshipHasEnded: This version of the game plays with this as after defeating [[spoiler:Shagaru Magala]]; like in the original ''4'', the Caravan members all go their separate ways and even includes a WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue, but they all regroup later for the [[HereWeGoAgain next big adventure]], taking place in Dundorma.
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* TacticalSuicideBoss: Zamtrios, who in response to having its ice armor broken, will inflate itself like a balloon and start trying to sluggishly bounce and roll on you with its bloated body, which is far slower then its standard mode of attack. Its whole body becomes a weak spot during this time, plus it'll occasionally break through the ice and get stuck if it bounces around too much, leaving it even more open for abuse then usual. This is less of a problem for [[UndergroundMonkey Tigerstripe Zamtrios]] in ''4 Ultimate'', who can inflate and deflate at will, and is very aggressive while inflated.
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* SpiderTank: While the Seltas Queen is a giant insect and not a spider, she sure looks the part, waddling along on her four stout legs and firing huge water blasts. Ironically, the actual GiantSpider present in the game (Nerscylla) averts the trope, as its anatomy is closer to that of a real-life spider.
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* RequiredPartyMember: Some Caravan quests have the Ace Palico's deployment as a requirement to start.
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* PlayerDataSharing: The game lets you use [=StreetPass=], local wireless rooms, and online rooms to exchange not only Guild Cards (which is also possible in ''[[VideoGame/MonsterHunter3Tri 3 Ultimate]]''), but also Guild Quests and Palicoes, saving the trouble of having to farm for the latter two. The catch is that any Guild Quests and Palicoes sent to other players will reset to the levels they were when they were earned or scouted by the original player, so you can't just easily grab Level 96 (140 in ''4 Ultimate'') Guild Quests and Level 30 Palicoes in this manner.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading: The game has its own issues, as the game desperately needs the faster processor provided by the New 3DS. ''Staring the game itself'' on an old model can take upwards of a minute, and it takes just as long to close. Pausing also incurs two ten to fifteen second loads, though this may have something to do with the fact that the game can ''only'' be paused by using the home button and bringing up the 3DS main menu or by closing the 3DS entirely. That's ten seconds to go out to the console menu, another 10 seconds to go back into the game itself, and another few seconds while the game pops up the actual pause screen so you can resume the game. Thankfully, normal gameplay rarely has loads of more than a second or two.

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