User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-5716529-20140928170936/@comment-5716529-20140929155350

@Arc Yeah it's the same map, with minor changes, the old map had very square areas for example, the new one is more stylised and stuff.

I talked with Andrew yesterday, the director of the translation team and he told me they went with Dunes due to space restrictions. I asked  why since other areas are called Ancestral Steppe, Sunken Hollow etc..

"Because we weren't told the space limits until after we started localizing the game lol"

They could've chosen Old Dunes, and shortened it to O.Dunes, since the other maps are going to get that treatment in the quest counter. But oh well.

Here's the comparison of the maps Arc.





