Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
is a 2010 action role-playing game developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation Portable. It is the third handheld installment in the Monster Hunter franchise. Like its predecessor, Monster Hunter Freedom 2, Portable 3rd is an original title that adapts the core content of Monster Hunter Tri into a new single player campaign, adding supplemental original content. The game introduces regions, monsters, and a revised Felyne combat system.
A high definition remaster, the first of Sony's "PSP Remasters" series for the PlayStation 3, was released in Japan on August 25, 2011. The remaster's features include enhanced HD graphics, 3D support and shared save support with the PSP.
Gameplay
As with previous installments, the player takes the role of the titular monster hunter, sent from the hunters guild to Yukumo village to undertake quests which range from slaying creatures to harvesting/gathering different items. The player starts with weapons and armor that is given to new hunters, but is able to craft better equipment by using the materials obtained from mining, gathering and carving slain monsters.Quests are divided into two main branches, villages quests obtained from the village chief and guild quests from the hunting guild hall. There are also additional quests given by the drink vendor to expand the menu of drink players can purchase to apply a buff before a hunt, as well as Downloadable Content quests.