20 Underrated Hidden Gaming Gems Of The Current Generation You Need To Play

By Scott Tailford /

7. Monster Hunter Generations

Capcom

If you own a 3DS, like RPGs and love taking down huge bosses after a few minutes of figuring out how best to do so, buy Monster Hunter. It's just that damn recommendable.

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No matter if you're fighting creatures and gathering their hides to form a nice suit of armour, have combined the teeth and jaw of a former boss to craft a new blade or you're off to retrieve a rare egg for a specific villager's request, the sheer amount of things to see, do and kill feel pretty unprecedented.

"The bigger they are, the better the loot" soon becomes your driving ethos, and no sooner are you enjoying taking down some mammoth screen-invading beasts, that you'll be looking up which parts of its carcass can feed into your character's abilities and attributes.

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Together it forms an endlessly addictive gameplay loop - one that's beyond perfect for handhelds.