Review: Monster Hunter World
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- I wasn't expecting to, but it makes so much sense. Of freaking course I'd love Monster Hunter World. This is a game that, despite its shortcomings, manages to cram everything I particularly love about MGS3, The Witcher, and Dark Souls all in a gorgeous cutting-edge package.
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"Dark Souls has a lot of Monster Hunter DNA inside of it."
FINALLY someone said it the CORRECT way.
@Dwayne Johnson I think the dark souls is absolute s***
The Monster Hunter of Medieval Dark Fantasy
gotta go to hell now
@@capnphuktard5445 no
@@juancampos9468 Those games are literally a torture test
@@capnphuktard5445 how
I like how you included as much Red/Orange sharpness clips in this review as possible just to give us vets aneurysms. Props
George baby, i love you, but if i ever see you using a weapon with sharpness under yellow again... we're done
kratosmaycry by the time its blue, it needs to be sharpened again!
you should sharpen it every time the monster leaves the area
Lmao, he kept hitting that rathalos in the legs WITH A HAMMER and that’s where your attention is?
@@MitsurugiR It's worse to see a third of his hits bounce in my opinion, though that grates too lol.
No wonder he thinks a hunt is a "half hour boss fight"
Monster hunter world came out 9 hours ago
I have already put in 9 hours in it
This video is my break
What are you doing?! Now there are other players 16 minutes and 25 seconds ahead of you!
same
same! haha
are you me?
Have fun man. I’ve put 380 hours. I’m waiting for the next arc elder fight.
Remember. If you're stuck or having trouble in a quest, SOS sognal and sweaty Japanese players will join in an instant and finish the quest within 5 mins
😂😭
"carry me senpai!" - honest trailers 2018
I remember back in the day when lost planet 2 came out, I sometimes play the mission after midnight just to party up with Japanese hardcores. they blow through hard difficulty. had some great time all though I cant understand no shit through voice chat 😂😂
It's comical how good they are
Unless it’s extremoth
A few corrections:
1) You can do every single story assignment (mission) with friends or randoms even. What you can't do is start those assignments with them. You must first watch a cutscene. Only then can your firends join.You can fire a SOS Signal which will allow randoms from other Online Sessions to join your quest. (It's pretty dumb I know)
2) You can easily access the Training Area by choosing it on the map.
3) Radial Menus are tied to Item sets because that way, you can have a Radial menu that gives you quick access to the items you may bring with you when you play with a Bowgun, which would be different than the items you would bring as a support player, which would also be different than the items you would bring as a melee player (you get the point).
That is to say, of course all of these systems could have been implemented in a better way.
Great video, as per usual.
Ok so if 4 friends want to go through the story mode together do they have to do every quest 4 times or what?
Unfortunately yes. However, Optional Quests' completion will count to every member on the team (if they also have the quest). Though I have to say this, "story mode" doesn't have much of a story and you'll be spending many more hours doing investigations than story quests.
Alkaline Crimson You don't have to do it four times. Instead, all four of you can watch the cutscene and 3 of you can abandon the quest once you see the SOS message pop up. Then you 3 can queue up in the one that didn't back out and do the quest and it will count.
the fact there there is still this much discussion around it is just nuts. I love me some MH but my god some of the m ultiplayer stuff is just crazy stupid
there are some quest you can‘t play with friends, because there is a cutscene at the end (example first baroth apperance)
Start MHW: oh damn look at that Jagras looking almost like a real lizard dog monster.
End of MHW: Oh damn he got lasers!
It's called World instead of 5 to grab all those doubtful people and because there are no longer Load times between each small "area".
Also people are less likely to buy a game that says "5" in the title when they've never played a previous iteration because they will feel like they've missed four games worth of story.
I don't regret buying this game but I do have to say that had it just been called 5 I would've researched about the previous games and found out that that demo I played on my 3DS of a game that I did not understand anything from, was part of the franchise.
“I have 80 hours in generations”
*hits rathalos ass with hammer*
*rarely usages spirit gauge despite being full at any one point*
*rarely sharpens despite being an infinite use item*
*raises eyebrow*
The part where Rathalos was knocked down and he just kept slamming the hammer on Rathalos' rear end ☠
Retro_WrathX13 ik I’m late but I was playing gu a few days ago and found someone online who played Ariel style and had 100 hours but didn’t know they could hold onto the monster lol
I always forget about the spirit gauge ;-;
Tbh 80 hours in monster hunter is extremely low numbers
Hello!
PSA: You do not need to always talk to your cat when you want to go to the training room.
You can open the map in Astera and fast travel there via wingdrake.
Thanks
You can also open that same map from anywhere at all if I'm not mistaken. They also made exits in Astera, the Research Base and all other areas that let you hit a button to open the World Map just in case you don't know what the hotkey for it is.
George is a filthy LS, unsubbed.
fantastic review, great explanations of the ups and downs of the game
HIJEK hey!!! Your wiggler helment is sexy!!! Where can i get it pleaseeeeeeeeeeee!!!
All hail the SNS
The whole time I was thinking the same thing lol
SnS is wack, Switch-axe all the way, big numbers mean big wins.
Oh hey it’s the SnS guy
Cheeky trick:
Dung pod your own target.
Proceed to throw 5 dmg rocks at it.
... ah,... ok...
hahaha, he's figthing with orange sharpness, no wonder the rocks do more damage than his main weapon
It's not a JRPG unless you have a cat companion.
Doctor Jones
>rpg
>monster Hunter
*vomits*
> downed rathalos
> Using a hammer
> Hits the butt instead
*Disliked*
I loled so hard!!! HUAHIAUHUIAHIHAIUHIAUHA
This video made me Unsubscribe from super best friends play
He said japanese cod i disliked
i love and hate this comment at the same time, because he might be joking, but a lot of people aren't, this is the least fun thing about monster hunter in my opinion, the hardcore and/or elitist community members, i've seen them demoralize streamers, i've seen them painstakingly trying to "teach" advanced tactics like the fabled, infinite staff juggle to a beginning player who's i wish could just experience the game instead of having it spoon fed to them. even the "mentor programme" they or someone set up was just cringe inducing to me, i've learned monster hunter by myself, it's not that hard. i don't need someone with less then the patience of a saint to teach me how to play the secret song of the scroat gods that gives +2 movement speed & produces 2 dung every minute, or juggle a combo infinitely, or how to 1 shot the left testicle of a barroth with my net, just calm down.
@@yupjuliansje no :D you know we all are probably just joking
>Visual Novel
>Dragon's Dogma
My heart. My Arisen heart.
same
I am happy people are finally recognizing Monster Hunter as the great franchise it really is.
DarkHero - Monster Hunter Content people always acknowledge it as good. Only now that its playable on something other then a handheld is why more people are getting into it
Seasoning the Obese right, because tempered monsters are just cakewalks compared to G rank.
They just brought it to the west. No biggy.
World is easier because the mechanics have gotten better but the monsters have mostly stayed the same
I’ve been waiting for a Monster Hunter on PC since forever. I have previous games on PSP and 3DS, but I just really far prefer mouse and keyboard for 3D gameplay.
John Smith good luck playing MHW on pc on mouse and keyboard in its current state, lul
Star Trek to Mike Stoklasa is MGS to Bunnyhop
This is more true than I ever realized.
UIKOJLIJ UHIJ I don't browse reddit so don't get this reference.
Mike Stoklasa is from the Red Letter Media youtube channel, it's a funny geek show about sci fi and horror movies
If you want a Japanese Call of Duty, try Dynasty Warriors.
Investigation: Optional side quest
Expedition: Free roam mode
Armory: Buy base weaponry and armor
Smithy: Forge, upgrade, and change equipment
What's not to get? Hehe
His point is that the naming is ambiguous and it doesn;t have to be. If investigation was called 'Side Quest' and expedition was called 'Free Roam' then it would immediately make sense. Adds confusion where there doesn't have to be is all
I realize that. If anything, my comment only supports his argument more. I was just being a jokester. Haha.
:^)
John Smith
It is literally explained the second the term is dropped by a tutorial. So unless you are illiterate there is nothing to confuse about this and I haven't heard a single person complain about not getting what an investigation or expedition was.
yeah, expeditions were fully explained in the game. getting confused is the problem of people not reading the tutorials.
Began hunting back in 2004. After I switched from consoles to PC I thought I'd never play again unless emulated. World announcement was truly something great.
Right there with you man. That we trailer was a special moment
Yes I played monster Hunter on the PSP, I was too young to enjoy its full potential but I fell in love anyway and I never got to play MH again since they were stuck with Nintendo, but 10 years later here I am spending my whole weekend slaying monsters on my PC and enjoying the rebirth of this series
I started with Monster Hunter back in 2004 and I stuck with it wherever Monster Hunter went I went and it has been a blast.
I've been enjoying almost all of them. Except the ones on nintendo consoles.
Ew emulation. I pity you.
So what yer saying is Dark Souls is the Dark Souls of Monster Hunter?
Monster Hunter is the Dark Souls of video games.
Liam Richardson monster hunter 1 cape first lol
Came*
Monster Hunter is literally the Call of Duty in Japan... like... on steroids
you cannot walk any city street with a screen and just not see it.
EDIT: this original comment was posted about 7 seconds before SB said the same thing...
AshnSilvercorp hahahahahhaa
I saw Monster Hunter GLASSES the other day. What does that even mean?
The difference is that its gameplay is actually good.
All they see is Monster Hunter
call of dutys got great gameplay man
It warms my heart to see you love the game so much. I been a fan of the series since Tri. Feels so good to see people understand what makes the series wonderful and finally able to get into it!
By the way, I may have a theory behind why no one ever really recommends you start with the 1st game in this franchise, but always tells you to go for the "newest" one.
Since I've played 2nd Portable G (Freedome Unite), 3U, 4U, some Generations, and World, I feel I can comfortably say it's because Monster Hunter is mostly a systems-driven gaming experience, and every newer MH game is an improvement on the basic game system, gameplay loop, and franchise content (i.e. new weapons and monsters, verticality, jumping mechanics, etc.). None of the individual narratives in each game are tied to each other; there is no narrative attachment between games. That means each new MH game is a fresh, new, clean slate, which encourages you to reengage with the franchise as if you're trying it out for the first time. That, much like the Pokemon games, may be one of the franchise's greatest psychological selling points - that each game is its own experience, and you are free to engage with each portal without baggage.
Consider BioWare's games by comparison, like the Mass Effect trilogy. BioWare's biggest franchises thrive on continuity porn, which gives each franchise's worlds incredible richness and depth as stories, but players are only able to appreciate the full scale and scope of the stories by playing each game in order. (PS3 ME3's my first Mass Effect game, but I never really appreciated the franchise nor ME3 itself until I purchased PS3 Mass Effect 2, then linked that save file onto a new ME3 playthrough.) Feeling like you need to go backwards in time to appreciate the legacy of a game franchise in full can be daunting, and it can be difficult if the means to do that aren't available (PS3 Mass Effect 1 came out well after I was done with the franchise, unfortunately). I think this is why people tend to talk about getting into a game lineage in story-chronological order, but never Monster Hunter.
On the PC version, opening the chat is by default 'Insert'. I don't know if there's a shortcut key for gamepads.
That thumbnail with Geralt and Big Boss is fabulous by the way.
4Wilko on ps4 it's touchpad (left side) followed by Options
4Wilko OR simply hit Enter in your plugged in USB Keyboard
You can also just hold the Touchpad on PS4 or hold Select(?) on XBOX
yeah... us PS4 guys don't Select. we Share.
though the touchpad has basically turned into a giant Select button. it works the same. brings up the scoreboard/map, just like Select.
Geralt is comin to world... Wooooo
you didn't even mention MGS: Peace Walker...
Don't worry, Uncle Joe. We'll probably a whole MGS retrospective on Peach Walker eventually.
BadWrongFun "Peach Walker" your comment has brought some peace to my heart.
Peach to my heart
He never talks about Peace Walker and he used to never talk about 4.
*tppuao Weldezion* he did actually talk about it in the phantom pain retrospective
"Many of these weapons have their own meter management thing going on" as he looks at the moves for the Lance, the only one that has literally no minigames. :P You just poke and block, block and poke, poke a bit higher, then block harder and counter with a harder poke.
Not to say it isn't great, if you want to be the immovable object, pick the lance. The simplicity means you get to focus on fighting, the precision means you get to learn their weakspots, and the block means you get to learn monster movesets safely. And when you encounter the really big bad, you are the only class that won't get oneshot by his kill move, but can also immediately turn around to bring the pain during his recovery. Attack relentlessly, but weave blocks into your attacks so you never break that chain. You may not be flashy, but you are both immovable and unstoppable. Did I forget to mention you can do a lance charge?
Really thinking about it, I could probably write a whole paragraph on why every weapon is great, and that is something you rarely get in a game. Best advice is if you aren't liking your current weapon then change it up. There are two types of people in this world: those who like Monster Hunter and those who gave up before finding their weapon of choice.
On a final note: The Horn is not a support weapon. You best remember that. The followers of Dooteronomy do not take kindly to that poor classification of their beat stick.
"The Weapons are clunky and soo slow"
Says the newbie that picked up a Gunlance.
the lance is actually one of the fasted weapons and have some of the best evasion altho a unskilled player or a new player that never used the lance would think that a first but the lance is one of the top status melee it falls short of the switch axe, charge blade and dual blade btw i main sword and shield hammer glaive and my secondarys are heavy bow gun and switch axe
It doesn’t feel like a grind until your hunting for attack jewels then come back and talk to me about grinding
They kinda botched the endgame...Oh well. Still a good 100 hours (at least) before then.
Cody Sean honestly if they just tweak jewel drop rates it would be more enjoyable. I would like to complete multiple sets for multiple weapons, not grind for forever and still not get a jewel. 255 hours and not a whiff of an attack jewel
Attack jewels are but a myth!
Getting the smallest and biggest achievement is the worst. I've killed every monster about 300 times and nothing. Even with the events they do, I get no luck. Drove me nuts.
r/gatekeeping?
You nailed why this game isn't like the other grindy Skinner Box games. While I can't deny the game has that stuff in there, the depth and dynamism of the combat never makes it feel like it's trying to use those cheap techniques to make up for a lack of substance.
exactly, I was never into those games myself but put over 250 hrs into MHW because it's simply just a lot of fun to learn each weapon
Get bored? Just try a different weapon?
"There are people who play hundreds of hours of this stuff...." You know, I came here to have a good time, and I'm honestly feeling so attacked right now. :< /k
Indeed. I have had not hundreds, but thousands of hours playing monster hunter games- 4u I think nearly came 4k all on it's own. O.o;
Dung pod is for Bageljuice
yes
When people pitched me the idea of a grindy game with mmo elements and little to no story I almost immediately wanted to pass on it. Then I bought it... 200h later I can't stop. The game is intense, thrilling, engaging and so bloody satisfying that whenever I try a different game they all seem rather simple and shallow in comparison. You honestly need to work to succeed. And playing in a group is fantastic too.
P.s. Great video. It really nails why this game works so well.
dude..... i've clocked in over 400+ hours with this game and i'm STILL learning about and discovering the mechanics and systems. so if you wanna hurry up and learn EVERYTHING about this game and how it works, i'm sorry to inform you that wont be happening lol..... it takes a LOT of time to fully grasp this amazing game. and the menus dont bother me, the menus are fine. the only menu that annoys me is when you want to change your Palico gear and also the Tailraider menu. they need to add the option to change Palico gear and deploy Tailraiders to the main hub instead of having to do it in your room or at a campsite. thats about the only menus i hate.
The fact he said the menus and names are confusing, when he says he has played hours of generations which has way more confusing menus
Makes me feel like he isn't good at navigating menus and he prefers menus that tell him how to navigate them every time you open them
Gens menu is the real monster
there is technically a monster gauge health gauge, George. you lock onto a monster you'll see a heartbeat pulse just under their picture portrait. Give it enough damage and that heart speed up indicating it's pissed and slow down indicating the it's tired or close to death.
On your minimap you can also see the monsters health indicators via emojis with the 💀 one signifying it is close to death.
It's a lot better than a literal health bar though.
"While it's still active"? George, every monster hunter with online server browsing has had AT LEAST several hundred players online at all hours of the day day until the servers are permanently shut down for good.
And even after all that, people still use things like Evolve to hook up and play the handhelds together online! The Monster Hunter community is incredibly stubborn and also devoted. We'll keep hunting, no matter what!
The problem with playing with a friend who's going through the story is that you need to wait until the cutscene ends for you to do a SOS signal. Then your buddy can look for that SOS signal in the quest finder.
1:12 correct me if I'm wrong but *IS THAT A DAPPER CORAL BIRD AT THE BACK THAT WAS JUST MISSED???*
Yo. Quick trick for getting to the training room from the main town hub. Open the map, select world map, select Astera, and the training area is available right there.
Hate that there are no explanaitions of shortcuts like that in game
You _can_ play through the story missions sequentially on co-op. Whenever the game says 'SOS flare available' (usually when you discover a new monster), any friends in your online session and at the same HR or higher, can join your quest in the quest board.
Currently 800+hrs into MHW and so many things you said were wrong and misinformed but with good reason. The game is TERRIBLE at teaching new players systems or mechanics or even what menus or options do. I can tell you every single gripe you have mentioned has an option or system to fic it but the game never actually teaches you any of it.
hoIyforks You must have a lot of free time damn
and this is the friendliest Monster Hunter ever
cyco72
Mhe, still harder than 4U and Generations lol
Training ground exist pal.
As a hammer main,I will say this
ALWAYS CHARGE YOUR HAMMER AND GO FOR THE HEAD
Edit:the reason why I'm saying this is because I keep seeing Bunny use the hammer,but not charging it
Well, I always do that. Then find the head overcrowded, and have to choose between blowing my teammates always or go somewhere else. Brace helps.
Yup charging your hammer is a must and I always go for the head for more damage
I see plenty of players ignore Power Charge when it literally is an arbitrary knockback resistance and damage buff that can be up 100% of the time.
You can get to the Training Area through the World Map, or from one of the exits in Astera or the Research Base. Not just from your room.
it's not called Monster Hunter 5 but it is implied in the story. you, the player, is a member of the 5th fleet. the badass hunter that fought Nergigante at the back of Zorah Magdaros is from the 1st fleet, hence why he is so good at fighting. he represents the veteran players of monster hunter that have played the game since MH1.
Plus he uses old gen Rathian armor and doesn't use slingers and scoutflies. Lol, you think he still has paintballs in his item pouch?
the greatest thing about MHW being a success; at least to me, is that we can now expect more MH on console and PC.
While I do think that its overall not as great as previous titles, I am very happy with it being so widely accepted now. Really hoping that G-rank improves the lackluster aspects, and pushes this game into being even more amazing than it already is.
Also; when I first played Demon's Souls back in the day, I immediately was like "oh hey, its like Monster Hunter'". Glad I wasn't the only one! lol
Yeah, I agree. Though I haven't played any of the previous games because of a certain 3ds demo that I did not understand anything of... I played Dark Souls 2 as my first (it was a relief to learn that souls games arent supposed to have such bad dodges lol) and getting into world I'm like I'm loving this.
3:35 fights are not supposed to be 20 to 40 min fights, that means you are doing something wrong. Fights are normally 5-15 mins except for ones that are supposed to be harder and siege fights
I didn't find the names of NPC's confusing at all, the game very clearly shows you who's who and unless you have a memory problem then you should know where to go for what.
So glad you liked it George :) & were able to preach the ups & downs to your followers on TH-cam. MH is a series I’ve loved for awhile now, and seeing it acknowledged for its high-quality core and not just its quirks/grindy trappings makes me smile.
I'm sure this has already been said but you can ABSOLUTELY play through every quest in the game with a friend, Story- or not. The reason why it might not appear so makes sense however.
i saw the MHW videos claiming it was going to be GOTY material, and just passed it off as "just another anime game from Japan" until a friend told me that we could play the game together.
i started a new playthrough of the game some days ago using the Insect Glaive after getting to the Nergigante Takedown quest with the Hammer, where i quickly lost interest. i still enjoyed the game, but the quest was just so tasking and drained me of enjoyment because you have to be very specific with the Hammer in order to maximise effectiveness. but with the Insect Glaive, i've buzzing around in the air draining the monsters of hitpoints like a vacuum sucking up dust. it's fun as hell.
plus, this time i also paid attention to gear stats instead of looking at the armour stat. i always find myself playing through RPG's lumbing around in big armour with heavy hitting weaponry just because the armour and attack stats are high.
What secrets and wonders could this video hold? What do you know, Smiling Goblin Naked Snake watching me sagely in the thumbnail? Do I need to remember who I am?
ShootingStarNeo this is such a good comment.
just so everybody's on the same page - souls took inspiration from monster hunter and not the other way around
Founding a company for user-friendly interface design in Japan seems like a good business idea to me. Otherwise, the success of this game and Yakuza 0 on Steam is great.
I've never had a problem matching with a friend. It is unnecessarily obscure, but once you know what to do it isn't a problem. Have them join your session and then add a password to the quest. As for entering the training area, you can fast travel there from the map
50 hours into the game, I'm taking some break by watching TH-cam video, glad you seems to enjoy it as much as I do
Alright back to MHW, I need that gem to upgrade my GL
Honestly if you just want to play the game you don’t have to worry about the menus or anything, it’s meant for advanced player, I was doing fashion build until I hit the 100h mark, then I discovered how to make builds and the game just opened to me and wow this game is complex is you want it to be. If you just like to hunt monster just do it and don’t worry!
They called it World to not scare of newcomers as it's the first time in forever it's been on a home Playstation, and the first time on Xbox and PC. I also don't know how MH is so popular, I started with Freedom 2 and kinda skipped 3 as underwater sucked and I didn't really have anyone to play with. Got back in with 4U which was great and Gen was sweet, excited for Gen U at the end of the month.
Half hour boss fights? What are you doing, running high rank with low rank gear? Nothing aside from Kulve Taroth took me 30 minutes.
>Katana
It's called a Long Sword, please
I know the feeling with 3 Ultimate, as I had the 3ds version and only a handful of people at my college played it. 4 and Generations on the other hand, really showed just how much other people can help.
Harry Actually, the first time Monster Hunter was on Xbox was Monster Hunter Frontier. And that was for Xbox 360 and PC. (Japan exclusive)
Also, Monster Hunter Online is also for PC but is China exclusive. Still there are fan translations you can do and it’s free to play unlike Frontier
Sorry, main series title
i love meme arrows xD
I'm so blown away that a game with so many simple design flaws is the best game I've played in years. I'm someone that is happy to look up guides and stuff for games with a steep learning curve, but I have spent a ridiculous amount of time watching videos about this game trying to learn new tricks to make my life easier. Btw, that radial menu? While being a pain in the ass to set up, its easily the biggest time saver in the game. Being able to craft and equip and fire a flash pod all in 1 second makes you feel like a beast. Being able to ditch slow mega potions for instantaneous max potions because you just bring the crafting materials along with you and craft them on the go is verrrry nice. Being able to throw down a trap and immediately tossing down tranq bombs without needing to look for them is a godsend.
TLDR; All hail the radial menu
this game its absolutely fantastic, my personal GOTY of 2018
Agree the can't view cut-scene together with friend is dumb, but I think Capcom said they wanted you to try it solo first before calling for help and SOS, as Solo is a learning experience first time. You can go to any place in town using your map lol. And the item loadout/radial menu, is good and bad, I know is "meh" if you not used to it, but imagine switching between Bow to Bowgun to Melee, it saves you the trouble to set a radial menu everytime you change your weapon, instead you just choose the load out. You could say they should've put radial menu to equipment load out, but then again, for bow/bowgun, each bow/bowgun might have different ammo/crafting item you need that are different, so binding the radial menu to equipment loadout might not be best, instead binding to item loadout make more sense. Anyways, glad you enjoy the game, and thanks for the video.
This thumbnail predicted Geralt in MH:W
I've waited so long for George boi to play monster hunter and gush about it
So happy
Metal Gear Solid: PEACE WALKER is my favorite Monster Hunter game.
and literally nobody can say that definition is wrong in this case, hehehehe.
I for one think that the UI is better than ever in this title. And I suppose being one of those people who spends "hundreds of hours" in these games makes for understanding the mechanics at work kind of simple, but I feel like that hurdle is in a lot of modern games now. Lastly, I completely agree with the online functionality. They forgot that they are putting the game onto PC and consoles, not the 3DS. It's been nigh impossible to play with friends since launch on the PC.
Playing World reminds me of when I first got into Monster Hunter with Freedom Unite on the PSP. I played with a group of friends and we would hang out all weekend playing for 14 hours a day just grinding up hunter ranks and trying to get gems and plates, such good memories. I am so happy that World delivers on all my nostalgia and is so much fun with the combat upgrades the series has received along the way.
You know, I have been playing hunter for so long, I am getting burnt out, though I don't have the drive to play it again, it really makes me happy, I wish it was easy to get people into hunter, to talk with them so I can be a vet, and show people the ropes. Teach people all about the game. All those menus that confuse you, I could break down so you can learn them. How weapons work, how to use the land to help you and so on. So many things I would love to teach newer players.
Name Less Well, feel free to do just that! :)
Oh, I've tried. Sadly, the game does not really support that sort of thing. I got most of my friends into Worlds, and taught them basically everything I know... Which is a lot, given my over 3~4k hours in Monster hunter. (That I can recall, I don't know how long I spent in Hunter 1, freedom and freedom 2/Unite). I even know a lot of the design flaws to ever hunter... (Out side of Generation... I really did not like that game.)
Name Less I meant over the internet. Like, through TH-cam comments you can answer a few questions. Or look for newbie's askin for help on the MH subreddit.
I LOOOOOOVE this game. even though its selling the best it has ever sold, i still find it to be extremely underrated. this is one of the greatest games i have ever played.
I really appreciate the knowledge of influences in this video, because I didn't know anything. I really enjoyed playing this game, but I had to sort of pretend I was someone else with different tastes. The game was so not up my alley it couldn't be more so if it tried, but I enjoyed how much they've been able to build around such an elegantly simple concept. It was very easy to pretend to be the kind of person who this is for, and that's really impressive and valuable from my perspective.
You should do a let's play or a stream of Morrowind. I'd watch that on repeat.
Btw I'm getting Morrowind on PC for the first time. Does anybody have any recommendations for mods? Graphical overhalls, something to improve the combat, etc.? I've had it on the Xbox for awhile, but I want to see how much better my modern PC can run it than a 15 year old console.
either get openmw, its a new engine with better performance and more modding is possible like tes3mp or do morrowind code patch for bug fixes and gameplay improvements + MGE XE for graphics and draw distance
then get tamriel Rebuilt for the mainland.
Those are really the only important must haves i can think of.
btw the only reason i can think of not to use openmw is because its incompatible with the code patch and you might miss out on some of the gameplay tweaks like oblivion style fast casting.
I picked this up based on your review. 90 hours in and I'm loving it.
You were fully correct in everything you said. And yes, the vocabulary took some getting used to, and I had to look up what the core loop was to get pointed in the right direction, but after I "got it", it's amazing
George, you're ability to formulate concise, pertinent, articulate, and entertaining reviews seems to be getting better. I dont intend to get this game, I've never enjoyed anything like it, but I was riveted by your review because of how deeply analytical it was. Not a single word was wasted.
calska140 yo', it's your on this case
after hearing about this for what felt like the enttirety of the dad & sons podcast, is really nice to see george actually play it and give his verdict
As someone who has played over 600 hours in the console version, I am very happy I got the PC version as well!
that must have been boring, there's barely any content after the (true) main ending. I pretty much 100% all missions and fully upgraded my sets and nearly filled out the pet collection at 150-180 hours. Meanwhile 4U kept me hooked for over 400 hours and still had content for me to complete, town upgrades to collect and find and new sets and challenges to uncover. Not to mention the weapon upgrade tree is a massive downgrade from the previous entries making unlocking new weapons no longer a fun adventure in itself since they all look like the same metal sword with a few feathers on them until max upgrade.
@@cal5365 There are some other aspects to monhun other than content and weapon design, except weapon designs, amount of content and endgame, I prefer world in every other aspect to the previous entries. I have like 450hrs on ps4 version and I still enjoy playing it, heck some people have put 1000hrs into the game.
Where would it be better to play? PC with k&m or PS4?
Cal Theatre :: You... do realize G-rank content for World hasn't even been conceptualized yet, right?
So capping out at 180hrs. sounds about right; I capped out content-wise at around the same point with the original MH4, months before 4G (4U in the West) was announced in Japan.
G rank isnt coming to world, it would have been out already or at least annnounced. Tempered monsters are the game's Grank, and a dissapointing one at that. Anyway most of those end hours currently are just grinding socket gems but at which point are useless outside of making hunts shorter as you would have already unlocked the majority of sets you wanted.
Players who are ahead of you in the story can easily join your story missions and vise versa (you can go and help new players with their story missions if you are ahead of them), and you can go the training ground by walking out of the Astera gate and choosing Astera and picking Training Grounds (surprised some ppls still haven't figures that out).
And the multiplayer are menus are a little bit clunky at first but once you get used to them they work just pretty damn fine.
MH4U is still the best. You should play it while its still online.
See Sharp definitely not, get them nostalgia glasses off bucko.
+MrLolMachine Nah, it literally just is. Got a really cool colour scheme, huge roster, barely any duplicates considering how many mons there are, tons of great gear and designs, like 90+ pages of it, loads of quests, it's difficult and you feel progression, tons of mechanics like Frenzy and Apex, and sweetass maps.
Why do you think he said it because of nostalgia? It's only 3 years old.
@@enemystand2981 In terms of quantity of content, sure. In terms of quality of content, maybe not. After playing World it's really hard to go back.
+MrLolMachine "You like something older so it must be purely because of nostalgia" (ignoring the fact that 4U is only 3 years old making your point doubly ridiculous)
@@enemystand2981 quantity does not equal quality
So glad you enjoyed it! Was pretty surprised and stoked to see you post this. Now, back to hunting for me!
I remember when quests took longer than ten minute...
Zarl Larlack They still do if you're a newbie.
Huzufu they dont even when a newbie, i can kill it in about 10 minutes in like 1 day
Ive spent 40minutes hunting my first barroth yesterday (i didnt know what the insects from my insect glaive did so i just ignored them...)
Shlabedeshlub *_OuCh_*
Complain more
I played MH4U on 3DS which was my first MH game and I liked it a lot but dropped it after a while. I’ve put in over 230 hours in MHW and counting, this game is pure joy! A really great gaming experience indeed
The menus really aren't that bad. You get used to them and become second nature. Also THANK YOU for acknowledging that comparing MHW content to past games isn't fair. Seeing people bash the game because of low monster count,even though tri only had 18, is annoying. They had to make the monsters from scratch compared to being able to reuse assets like past games.
As of now, we have gotten 4 more monsters. Kulve, teostra, deviljho, behemoth. And oroshi kirin and alatreon being next.
wat we already had teo base did you mean luna?
@@Loldino897 oops yea, nice catch.
I'm glad you enjoy it.
It's funny how your view and grievances with the series match up perfectly with people who've tried it way back when on the PSP or PS2 for the first time as well. The series complexity and systems are like that for a reason, it's supposed to be more analogue compared to more spoon fed style games that spoil a lot of gamers nowadays. MH will give to you what you put into it, it rewards knowledge, learning and patience. To me not even the Souls series comes CLOSE to being as gratifying.
You're pretty good!
Metal gear?!
12:45 Actually you can. You have to all view the intro cutscene for the story quest you want to do together, then abandon it. Next time you post it, start it and shoot up an sos flare. Your friends should be able to join now. It’s a bit convoluted, but it works.
Btw this video is great. I personally don’t find the menus or synonymous naming conventions confusing, but I’ve been playing MH for almost a decade so 😂 really glad you like the game though
I really like how MHW tries to offer a more compelling, narrative-focused single player experience. But the fact that none of the characters have actual names just makes it all feel so dumb.
Why? Its just a hunter guild, not some kind of family.
Adding names to the characters would not do a whole lot without giving the characters more stuff to do than be a questgiver and cutscene actor. And i doubt that most players would like to go on a 20 minute story expedition on who the handler is and why she eats so much when they could be monster hunting instead.
Coming from a first generation hunter I must say this game is pretty much a fresh new game with different aspects of the older games improved here. I understand the UI and menus can be very confusing and too much for people to comprehend at first glance. Really it is not casual player friendly, but I must say that what makes MH games push mediocre players to get gud, and refine they're usual methods of playing games. If you dedicate your time to that note trust me players will start to appreciate the complexity of the franchises UI and menu set up. I've been playing this franchise since it's very start from 2004 in the west. I'm very happy to see MH gain such a huge audience in other regions other than Japan.
>Dragon's Dogma
>VN
Sorry I...uh...am I missing something here?
It's a joke and a wink at how Dragon's Dogma has an extremely similar combat but with a more traditional storyline, quests, a bunch of named characters and such
You don't remember the Grigori Dating Subplot?
Shaikan DD is Resident Evil with Devil May Cry and Monster Hunter mechanics combined,its addictive asf.
The King of All Things Possible
I haven't played DD but how could that game possibly be anything like RE?
Westile atmosphere,plus herbs and potions.
I can't understand why it took so long for them to bring this to console/PC. I was completely hooked the minute I started playing. 500 hours on PS4 and ready to do it all over again on PC.
OH HEY THANKS TH-cam. I haven't gotten a vid from you since Titanfall 2.
Ruder9 Neat pic you have there. That's it. Just wanted to say hello to a Legend of Dragoons fan (still have the game for playstation on a shelf). ;)
I can totally hear Mat Visual in the background lol. I may need to watch that MHW stream VOD in the second channel now. Really glad you liked the game so much. I almost wish I hadnt started playing GOW just as Monster Hunter came out.
I think I've become an mh elitist, I actually laughed out loud at the 20-40 minutes for a monster
bdbgh yeah, I’m not a pro myself but the most time I’ve spent hunting a monster after I’ve learned its patterns is around 10 mins, except for luna. I hate that thing.
You can quicktravel to tradeyard, workshop, gathering hub, and training area.
You don't have to talk to the housecat to go to training area.
Wait, what is your favorite game, George?
Jesse H. I think he once said Snake Eater.
money puzzle exchanger
Tetris
bookworm adventures
Knack 2
There actually kinda is a health bar, kinda. The heart rate monitor underneath the monster symbol in the lower left can gauge the life of the monster.
Why was Dragon's Dogma a "visual novel" for Monster Hunter. What?
PaleVoyager I'm thinking the upside down and rotating picture are meant as a bit of sarcasm with the timing/comment... But just a guess.
It's a joke, my dude
Yeah, I know it's a joke. I wanted someone to explain it to me. I guess it doesn't matter either way.
I guess it's a joke about the slow pacing and heavy story focus relative to "talk to some NPCs then go hunter monsters" in Monster Hunter. Generations doesn't even have talking to NPCs, you just go out and hunt monsters.
^ this, they share a similar combat but Dragon's Dogma has quests, heaps of dialogue and story, cutscenes, hell even a relationship system of sorts, you actually marry one of the character.
It took me a while to figure out that the radial menu settings were tied to the item loadout too. I understand why they did it in that way, but it was more trouble than the good it brought.
By the way, I didn't had to complains about menus and the mechanics because it opened progressively over the course of the single player campaign, letting us get confortable with each one before opening a new one.
What I still cursed today would be :
- The fact that each facility you need when going back from a mission is scattered in the village. Sure it makes it look realistic, but ... fuck that. You're coming back from a mission, you want to see what new things you can craft now ... up you go to the workshop ... at the opposite side of where you spawn. And don't forget to go to the garden where you grow plants, or check with the palico in your room for the safari, etc ... At least let us teleport when we want in the village. The elevator that works kind of like it isn't even located near where you spawn.
- The second one, which isn't such a issue on PC from what I heard, is the loading times ... oh gosh it took me some patience. They were awful AND why did they bloody need to put some features exclusively in your room (safari, palico equipment) where it needs a loading for entering and leaving.
20-40 minutes? How bad can you be to take that long?
Easy, if you never played MH games before. Some of the monsters like Diabolos took me ridiculous times to kill when seemingly 80% of the time you're just running up back to a monster after he charged for several hundred meters only for it to do it again right after you caught up with it
Great video George! As someone who started playing on consoles though I want to throw out there the element of this game that straight up killed my enjoyment and caused me to give up on it, because given your specific circumstances playing prior to and around release (and seemingly having a group of people you were aiming to co-op with), I don't think this would have been an issue that presented itself to you, at least so far.
It stems from how World's implementation of single player versus multiplayer works, and given how long it's been the case on the PS4 version (much like the roadblocks in story co-op) I don't think it's ever going to be changed. Basically multiplayer seems to be handled as though they hit a switch, with solo being balanced for one player and any other number scaling up in the same fashion regardless of player count. The number being thrown around is a 2.6x increase to monster health and since I'm a very particular breed of misanthrope, I only ever had an interest in playing MHW with one particular friend of mine.
What this meant is that as the game was a fun, albeit slower than intended romp initially but as monsters got tougher playing with just one other person became like banging my head against a brick wall, only the wall WOULD RUN AWAY AND NOW I'VE GOT TO SPEND 5 MINUTES CHASING THE WALL SO I CAN INEFFECTUALLY BANG MY HEAD AGAINST IT SOME MORE. What this ultimately led to was a point in the story where regardless of the tactics we used, my friend and I couldn't beat a monster without the game simply timing out and the hunt failing. I understand the AI Palicos are supposed to be a solution to this issue, but those furry little fellows seem to achieve next to nothing in practice.
We hit that point after 80 hours or so of playing, although it had become far less enjoyable than it started out way before we were close to that amount of playtime. It sucks because it feels like it'd be such an easy fix to have those health values scale based on the amount of players actually in the session. I can only assume since it hasn't been acknowledged at all it isn't something the larger community really cares about, but it certainly spoiled it for me.
Anyway, awesome work as always. I'm a long-time viewer, and I appreciate what you do. Keep it up man!
Looks like you should consider changing your tactics or equipment.
George can you play and review yakuza 0, now that it's on pc
MHWorld: Lots of logical additions and changes that the games haven't gotten since 2004
MHGU: Pause Button
Hey Gorg great review and all, I love you and this game is great but I think we need to talk. I have a serious problem which keeps me from enjoying your content. That’s right, the use of the term TENS instead of DOZENS is something REAL SERIOUS that I’m just not sure I can forgive. It really takes me out of the experience when I hear just how awkward it sounds. NO ONE says tens. If I was your friend I would have taken you out for a drink and laid it on you straight, but unfortunately this is going to have to do. God bless your soul I’m praying for you to solve this problem.
HotDogMan I mean. I don't know what to tell you, but people say tens.
Exhibit A: George.
I don't even remember him saying "tens" in the video, but I know it's usually used like "tens of thousands" or "tens of hundreds" as an exaggeration.
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I don't really know why I'm bothering with this, I know it was a joke. I don't even say "tens". Oh well, whatever.
Hey, I say "tens" too, I guess mostly because that's how it's done in italian and I just took to translating it literally, instead of adapting to a more appropriate "dozens". I know it's not George's case, but still, it's less niche than it may seem
Is this that serious?
Deadly serious. LITERALLY life or death.
chill out doggie boi
You can get to the training area from your map screen, click on Astera and Training area will be one of the destinations.
Thank you George, this is very nice.