>>26484905>Monster hunter games are split into many small areas with far fewer active world mechanics than Pokemon'sAlthough you're right about certain routes being bigger than MH areas, you can't ignore the fact that gen 6 had tons of gates to reduce lag. Imagine ORAS if they didn't turn Mauville city into a indoor mall with gates separating each side.
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>MH could handle 4 players fighting 2 huge monsters with other smaller ones running around in a decently sized area with stage hazards and stay a steady 30 fps on the O3DS>Meanwhile XY drops to ~15 fps in some horde battles on bland battle arenas that are smaller and less detailed than most MH areas 