Is Hunter X Hunter worth checking out? We’ve spent some time playing it, and here’s what we think! What Is Hunter X Hunter? Hunter X Hunter began its life as a modest manga that soon exploded in popularity. Its first anime series premiered in 1999 (and then another in 2011). The manga was also adapted into quite a few video games. Now it’s a free-to-play, browser-based MMORPG. Fans of the manga and anime will surely find a lot to like here, and if it’s their first MMORPG of this nature, it will feel fresh, but this is definitely not a fresh formula. Almost everything in Hunter X Hunter Online has been seen elsewhere. Fortunately, though, HXH Online (as it will henceforth be called) does it all well. For the most part, HXH Online plays itself. You tell your party where to go, and they do the dirty work of killing any enemies all on their own. Along the way, you will gain plenty of experience and items to bolster your forces even more and allow them to kill even stronger enemies. It’s a satisfying loop, even if it’s rather hands-off about the entire thing. What Is There To Do With Gameplay? Fortunately, HXH Online has plenty to do outside of the story missions, and a lot of it isn’t dependent on Vitality. Solo mode has challenges to complete while, well, solo. Most of them scale quickly, so it’s a process of clearing what you can then coming back later for more, with an exception to… [Read full story]
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