I like to think the reason the crabs showed up is because they noticed Gaismagorm was waking up so they're just "We out. We outta this bitch." as they scuttled to land.
I’m glad so many people get the base design of it being a devil in disguise that gets revealed more and more as the fight goes on until the screen turns almost entirely red in the final phase. As well as the obvious pentagram mouth and nickname ”The Archdemon of the Abyss”, with the crater, the abyss, being a representation of HELL ITSELF. It’s fucking awesome design and fight wise man.
The Archdemon of the Abyss sounded like overkill. Then I tried to solo my first run in the story campaign and it certainly lived up to the title. Thing goes full Shin Godzilla on you and its nucking futs. 10/10 would recommend for your first attempt.
The final boss for Sunbreak was amazing. Yesterday I fought that thing and I immediately thought about Max uploading the next video about that demon monster and boom! There it is!
I'd say it's probably the best final boss monster in the franchise. I mean, Ahtal-Ka was cool I'll admit, but he was kind of a one-trick pony with its mech summon/form/thing. This fight is just one surprise after another throughout entire fight.
@@DarkButz I'd give Ahtal-Ka more credit then that, its entire fight is just spectacular. Mech being the star, while her wheel-phase icing on the cake. Truly a timeless classic we'll never get again. Other then that I mostly agree, less we count Iceborne Fatalis as a final boss of sort; this guy remains at peak for me. Such a jarring improvement over base Rise.
@@SadMoribund Oh definitely. When I played base Rise I coudn't stop thinking "man, World is such a drastically superior game", but the same thought never really crossed my mind when I played Sunbreak. It's just a shame that people that will try giving Rise a chance because of Sunbreak will have to go through the main game AND rampages first. It's not a bad game, but it feels like a step back.
@@DarkButz To be fair, the base game is such a cakewalk you'll only have to drag through like 1 hour before Sunbreak begins. Especially if you're already versed in the series.
Hunter: Let's see how you fare when it's four-on-one, monster! Gaismagorm: Monster? Gaismagorm is not a monster. Gaismagorm is...durh... Fiorayne: A genuine demon? Galleus: A true freak? Gaismagorm: ...the Devil! Bahari: OH MY GOD HE'S SO GOD DAMN COOL!
*Gaismagorm:* "Malzeno..." *Malzeno:* "Please, no." *Gaismagorm:* "You lied to me." *Malzeno:* "I did no such thing!" *Gaismagorm:* "You dirty boy/girl" (Take your pick; I choose girl) *Malzeno:* _"...Hunter, get me out of here, I'm serious, FARCASTER -- !!!_ [gets clotheslined]"
Switching to the 3 hit combo over True Charged Slash makes Greatsword 10x as fun. You get the satisfaction of big chunks of damage via multiple medium chunks, and it allows you to stay active and mobile, while *still* being able to combo into true charge.
The moveset of surge slash combo looks so freaking good too. Love using it and it's changes gsword playstyle from TCS fishing into some neat combo play. Highly recommend surge slash combo
They need to bring more of the frontier monsters in the mainstream games, i wanna see laviente or unknown in sunbreak or in the next upcoming monster hunters.
More than likely the next mainline game will be more grounded like World. This game was made by the portable team and they also made Generations which was the game before World. Very much like Rise, Generations brought lots of crazy things to the series, many of the Wirebug moves for example are moves from Generations.
Palamutes definitely need to stay theyre an amazing addition to monster hunter they're fun cute and the armor is amazing Secondly with the new re engine and new tech and movement improvement underwater combat could probably thrive
I really hope they do take a crack at underwater again. My boi Lagiacrus needs to come back in all his glory after getting shafted for the last 10 years
@@Hibernial there already was! Olympic Swimmer came on the Lagi set and some others. Iirc it either reduced stamina on the big vertical swims or it straight made it faster
28:52 Somber music plays while Fiorayne tells you of a song that makes you question your place in life and the struggles of man vs nature... "ULTRAAA COMBOOO!"
I’ve been holding back on seeing this boss, but quite frankly, I would make a exception, just because it’s the LORD OF FULGORNIA! 😁 Glad you enjoyed this final boss, MAX!
They have added Combo moves for GS, in Sunbreak, you can literally do 3 charge combo, but you gotta roll first, you can swap it in the silk bind attacks.
Always cool when you are in a party in which each member just yells and describes random things happening to them instead of actually trying to figure out how to kill the boss.
I really hope we get something more akin to the Wirebug than the Clutchclaw….the Clutchclaw feels so boring to use and I rarely ever do unless it’s a monster that won’t stay on the ground (Unless I’m using LBG). The Wirebug is just really cool imo, I love the verticality, and while yeah it’s easier to dodge, you can still get fucked up if you aren’t wire falling in the right place at the right time.
Clutch claw was a HORRIBLE system to say the least... It dumbed down the hunting part to the cycle of tasks you should do every goddamn 3~5minutes and don't get me started on soften hide.
@@homword I get what they were *trying* to do, but like....I hated it lol People complain about the wirebugs, but at least switch skills are fun and varied, and can be used in a myriad of ways. I actually feel like the wirebugs are part of my combat, and did not feel that way about the clutch claw in the slightest.
@@reallycantthinkofausername487 Next gimmick is likely going to be a repeat attempt at underwater combat. They were planning on it in World and just ran out of time, plus that would also explain why they refused to put Lagi in Rise, so they could keep his return hype for the next game in a game with his full potential used. I imagine the movement will be added onto the grappling hook, maybe not wirefalling, but base movement around the map. Palamutes probably staying as well. I hope to God that switch skills fuck right off though. I much prefer world's system where you have all your options instead of being gimped by only having a few.
Honestly I was not at ALL expecting a monster like Gaismagorm, the sheer spectacle of the fight blows Narwa out of the water, even Allmother (who you don’t even need to fight to get to sunbreak) is such a step down and I loved that fight! Honestly while I’ll always say the 4U is my favourite game in the series and has two of my favourite elders ever (Gore/Shagaru and Gog), Rise Sunbreak is a CLOSE second without a doubt. Malzeno and Gaismagorm are both wicked additions to the monster Hunter flag ship/final boss rosters and honestly I just hope they eventually come back!
Gaismagorm was an insane fight that topped shara for me Sunbreak is gonna be taking hundreds of hours away from me yet again. As any other MH game does, and I can’t wait Also, even if it was held back by the switch, damn sunbreak is still a really great looking game. I understand the point max makes here with a “modern technology MH” thing, but this game doesn’t look bad by any means, even comparing it to iceborne. I Honeslty preferred this expansion compared to IB and another thing is like, I just can’t see world 2 being a thing, this series just doesn’t do that kinda thing Even then, I’m still excited to see the future of this series. Till then? I’m loving the hell outta sunbreak
Max is real optimistic about them keeping the mobility high and moves crazy-spoken like someone who didn't watch them gut and remove those mechanics on and off in the past. This team always does some crazy stuff, while the other one is more grounded and akin to older monster hunters. Wouldn't be expecting the next "World" to be anything like Rise, tbh. It'll take some things for sure, but acting like the reception of Rise is going to change how they fundamentally approach the next console/PC focused one is.. again, optimistic, I guess.
it's really not as drastic of a change as you make it out to be, really. like there's no warring devs between the "main" game devs and the "portable" game devs with wildly different visions on what monster hunter should be; in some form or another each monster hunter game has built upon the last, like verticality and weapon evolutions (ex: valor longsword introduced counter-based playstyle in GU, World made it permanent). really the only mechanic that comes to mind in recent memory that's been removed completely is underwater combat, and that's because of the bad reception it received from players. from what i know wirebugs has been recieved positively from the majority of players so it'd just be a dumb move for them to not implement a similar kind of mechanic.
I honestly do want water combat back. I started with Mh3 Tri and even if it was difficult I really think MH is missing huge potential for expanding their world and monsters in new environments and gameplay.
I remember a similar quest to what Max mentioned in MH1, you had to slay like 8 bullfango, they were all in one tiny ass room and you had like no s in that game so you kept getting juggled like hell
It took me literally a week of hunting a couple hours of day to get the mantle. I got it on a failure after breaking its head. I got the fight down to 15 minutes when I didn't screw up and die.
No that was not spoken by a true monster Hunter player Also can we just enjoy the game for its own standalone brilliance instead of immediately comparing it to something else
I went with Gunlance in 3U which is apparently one of the few vaible underwater weapons so I never had a bad time like almost everyone else apparently had, haha. Would be nice to have underwater combat back some day, now that the series is steering away from the more movement-clunky predecessors. Someone will find a way to make it work.
I'm beginning to see somewhat of a trend among hidden final bosses in MH DLC's. Shara's extra arms and now Gaismagorm's extra arms. Hell, even Magala's arm-like wings as another example.
You should check out Gogmazios from MH4 (where the Magalas also originated from). It's an Elder with a similar 4 arm build, is around the same size as this boss, and can somehow still fly despite being large and covered in explosive tar lol. It'd be interesting to see if they bring it back through one of these updates.
Really enjoyed Sunbreak....at least until Afflicted Monsters. I have flashbacks of Hyper Monsters back in Generations and I'm probably gonna nope out of them most of the time. But otherwise super solid game. I really enjoyed Rise WAY more on the whole than World. Wish Max wasn't such a graphics snob though. Just cuz everything isn't in 4K and I can't see every individual scale on Rathalos's head doesn't mean a game can't look good. World had fidelity but everything had a washed-out look and the armor and weapons lost a lot of personality, not to mention the environments were a little TOO detailed at times so navigation was a bit of a pain and items blended in too much. Things are just so much clearer in Rise.
Bro i just skipped them, mainly because i held of on the Arzuros urgent quest and grinded the final boss for the mantle thing(17 TIMES THAT IS) which gave me enough XP to get to the Narwa quest but it stacked so i just had to do urgent quests and skipped them entirely Ill eventually do em but not now lol
He may be a graphic snob but at least he isn't the type to blast games because of its difficulty. Like that guy who said Elden Ring sucks. I agree, not all made pretty is great (anthem ughhh).
World had a more realistic look, which yeah, means less excessive colors and that detail in that environment is what made it feel like a real places instead of just levels, which let's be real, is what Rise's and Sunbreak's areas feel like, it may have verticality but it's still extremely flat and barren in many ways due to that clarity specifically compared to World. That along with the monster's behaviors makes it feel more like an arcade game, which is fine as that's what it was going for, but it's still a different feel and inferior to many people. It's not just Graphics though, The Switch is significantly weaker than previous gen consoles like the ps4/xbone, so gameplay, environments, A.I. of the monsters and their interactivity, all will be able to be pushed far harder than what they did here. Even though they'll likely slow down the gameplay and go for another more realistic take on the franchise with the next console game. Art style can certainly make games look better with less fidelity, thing is, the game's have the same overall art style, World is just a higher fidelity of said art style. Rise wouldn't be as jarring to people if world didn't already set a new bar. It's like World took two five steps forward in that respect compared to previous gen games and Rise took two steps back, still above the previous ones, but also noticeably worse than World's. Which is understandable considering it was designed on such weak hardware but still limitations all the same.
At least the Afflicted Monsters get tired, and make nice sounds when they go down lol. Hypers being almost always pissed and never exhausted was such a nightmare...
look, i'm not a graphics snob either but i feel like the Rise team would've still made the game with vibrant colors, unique artstyle and clear visuals even if it wasn't made for the goddamn Switch. like let's not pretend like Nintendo paying Capcom to make a timed exclusive monster hunter game is doing said game any favors in terms of visuals, which i think is what Max's point was
I will say... since you've never heard anything good about the under water fighting... I enjoyed it as a Hammer user... and a bunch of the monsters from the water era were so cool!
I dunno to me the more intense graphics of World makes it lose the charm. The World maps were a bit too much imo like don’t get me wrong I enjoy having big maps but there was just too much going on in World’s. And monster detail,,,, some monsters it looks really good. And then I see Iceborne Zinogre’s face and I’m like wow they massacred my boy. It’s weird but to me it falls in kind of with pokemon in a ‘it’s a game people really want to see realistic but the creatures are just so whimsical that being too detailed makes them look strange’. I know it’s an unpopular opinion but I dunno I think Rise is the perfect sweet spot of looking both really good but keeping it charming.
I like how no one pointed out this is almost a one for one design with that one pacific rim Kaiju from the first movie except the pacific rim one has wings
I literally went crazy with excitement fighting the final boss. And I recorded the moment I defeated it solo with the last bit of the SnS Shoryuken Counter.
'The last boss would have to be even crazier than fatalis.' If thats the case I will not be surprised if its disufiroa or some black dragon (old or new) of its calibur.
When I first saw Gaismagorm, I knew I had to beat it solo first before going at it on multiplayer. It took like 3-4 tries because I was still trying to get a feel of its moveset and being a bow user means its attacks can one shot me. It was quite frustrating failing a few times, but fuq was it worth it when I finally beat it with me almost dying to it again. I really love this monster, I like it better than Safi and Shara. I would love to see Gogmazios with a new area as a boss dlc. No more Fatalis please, unless it's white Fatalis
The final boss is literally a devil(or it could be Satan(potatoes potatos)) and I fucking love its design. I could explain it and gush about it for hours on end.
I feel like half the people complaining about underwater didn’t even play Tri and are just parroting old opinions. It really wasn’t THAT bad. The biggest downside was for short weapons like SNS, but things like lance thrived in the water, especially with its underwater dash. I’ll take a little jank combat any day for awesome monsters like Gobul and Lagiacrus to come back.
Maybe in a future game there could be a mobility/utility equipment slot so you could chose between clutch claw, wire bug, or other gimmicks like we did with mantles in World/IB.
I just want a Monster hunting game where you build a ship and eventually level up to a fleet and you hunt massive sea monsters that are so big they put Shadow of the Colossus to shame
Graphics and fidelity doesn't make a great game. A good gameplay experience makes it. I dunno why Max keeps telling himself that because of the Switch, Rise/Sunbreak was held up in comparison to World, but it's 10x better gameplay wise. Never cared about how a game looks, it's all about the experience, and MH Rise/Sunbreak really delivers. I also can't see MH going all futuristic. It definitely takes away the identity of MH if that happens.
I enjoy watching Max play most the time, but sometimes he says things like "You realize how bad this game really looks" , like man, come on, art style is awesome, character designs are on point and the vibe of it is great. But saying how bad it looks just sounds really strange to me, cause it most definitely does not look bad at all! On switch it looks less crips because of the resolution of course, but the game itself isn't bad looking in my opinion. Oh and I would never play a MH game that is going futuristic, i doubt it will and hope that never happens.
My guess is World 2 will focus less on keeping the movement from Rise (They'll bring back Palamutes to let players get around faster but that's about it) and focus much more on making the environments and areas even more alive and reactive. Design pecking-order systems such that there are tons of dynamic, unscripted things you can do with the environment like setting trees on fire or using different substances to affect how the monsters can fight and move
I honestly doubt they'll do that. There is a chance Palamutes may comeback but due to the nature of Portable vs Mainline. Palamutes will probably not return to MH6 and either might come in at a later date came or be Portable game exclusive
@@AnarickTheDevil Well, you're missing one key point. Skyrim was called Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. So they already dug themselves a hole by giving it a number in the title. And given the circumstance of how TES games work, returning to Skyrim would be a lackluster concept for a new TES game , when people would rather have an entire new continent to explore. It's a bad comparison, because with Skyrim it would make absolutely zero sense. With MHW, there's some arguments you can at least make to support why a MHW2 would be possible. World has no number tied to it by name, nor does it have a location tied to it, or anything really. Yes it's technically MH5, but it's practically treated as a reboot. So a World 2 could work out and would actually make a ton of people hype and wouldn't confuse people from a marketing standpoint like a Skyrim 2 would. Not saying MHW2 is 100% happening, but it's definitely on the table from a marketing and hype generating point of view.
I'm goddamn calling it now: Nakarkos will be the final-final boss of Sunbreak. It just makes logical sense to me; Elgado is near the ocean, Gaismagorm opened up a hole into a large underground/water cave, the Qurio could be involved...AND it fits into the horror theme- we had Frankenstein's Monster, we had a werewolf, we had Dracula and then we had a demon from hell. What's left? A big old Lovecraftian abomination!
@@apexzora4423 I dunno. Would be kinda boring if Fatalis or Alatreon suddenly appears again. So if it "has to be" a black dragon, I hope it's Gogmazios(or like..White Fatalis, eh?). I'd still rather want Nakarkos to tie into the story, though- black dragons can come after that as the true endgame bonus challenges.
Kamura Hunters: Unleash powerful techniques through the art of *Bug.*
Fiorayne: *PARRY THIS YOU FILTHY CASUAL*
Another bot bites the dust, you're welcome.
Man we went from waking a Giant Enemy Crab to taking on Dragon Satan.
Yep, that’s Monster Hunter alright. Lol
That's monster hunter for you lol
Monster Hunter do as Monster Hunter does
I like to think the reason the crabs showed up is because they noticed Gaismagorm was waking up so they're just "We out. We outta this bitch." as they scuttled to land.
Monster Hunter doing Monsterhunterness
"I'll just use the Greatsword and bitch." He's got the soul of a Greatsword user.
This is our creed
The first time Gaismagorm hits you with the DMC5 title screen scared the shit out of me
I love that the final boss’s mouth is a pentagram. It’s literally Satan now
The pentagram is part of Wicca/Pagan religion witch has nothing to do with Satan.
"So do we want a devil or creature from the black lagoon for the final monster?" "Yes"
I’m glad so many people get the base design of it being a devil in disguise that gets revealed more and more as the fight goes on until the screen turns almost entirely red in the final phase. As well as the obvious pentagram mouth and nickname ”The Archdemon of the Abyss”, with the crater, the abyss, being a representation of HELL ITSELF. It’s fucking awesome design and fight wise man.
What's a pentagram
@@ceoofjeanneism6777 You’re on the internet. LOOK IT UP DUDE.
The Archdemon of the Abyss sounded like overkill. Then I tried to solo my first run in the story campaign and it certainly lived up to the title. Thing goes full Shin Godzilla on you and its nucking futs. 10/10 would recommend for your first attempt.
that thing literally took 6 frigging dragonators
People going through the game specifically in multiplayer removes so much.
@@deojxd4101 it's seven. Don't forget about fiorayne, the dragonator incarnate.
I eventually had to do it alone because people kept dying in my quest, had way more fun and got it done 😂
I make sure to solo my first hunt against every monster, I don’t want to feel like I’m cheating.
I’m surprised when that last quirro left no one thought “we should take care of that”
Probably will play into one of the updates later on.
They're the reason for the existence of Anomaly Quest later on
Love how he calls everything a lizard or dinosaur, even if it looks nothing like a lizard or dinosaur.
"EAT this you dirty ass lizard!" As he fights a crab.
Max may be on to something here
the final boss looks like a lizard tho
@@francistein8409 Bro?!?! What lizards have you seen irl?!?!
@@scarsch2818 and what demon have you seen in real life?
Getting a mantle for the first carve off the final boss was probably the most surprising yet satisfying carve in the game for me.
You may be the worst catholic, but you’re still the best carver.
6:03 That scream has so much emotion behind it lmao
It's the call of the Greatsword user.
And Fiorayne turn herself in to a Dragonator, hypest sh*t I've ever seen.
6:06 epitome of a great sword users life
The final boss for Sunbreak was amazing. Yesterday I fought that thing and I immediately thought about Max uploading the next video about that demon monster and boom! There it is!
I'd say it's probably the best final boss monster in the franchise. I mean, Ahtal-Ka was cool I'll admit, but he was kind of a one-trick pony with its mech summon/form/thing. This fight is just one surprise after another throughout entire fight.
@@DarkButz I'd give Ahtal-Ka more credit then that, its entire fight is just spectacular. Mech being the star, while her wheel-phase icing on the cake. Truly a timeless classic we'll never get again.
Other then that I mostly agree, less we count Iceborne Fatalis as a final boss of sort; this guy remains at peak for me. Such a jarring improvement over base Rise.
@@SadMoribund Oh definitely. When I played base Rise I coudn't stop thinking "man, World is such a drastically superior game", but the same thought never really crossed my mind when I played Sunbreak.
It's just a shame that people that will try giving Rise a chance because of Sunbreak will have to go through the main game AND rampages first. It's not a bad game, but it feels like a step back.
@@DarkButz To be fair, the base game is such a cakewalk you'll only have to drag through like 1 hour before Sunbreak begins. Especially if you're already versed in the series.
@@DarkButz It's definitely the best since Gog, still can't dethrone the OilBoy but boy did it get close.
Hunter: Let's see how you fare when it's four-on-one, monster!
Gaismagorm: Monster? Gaismagorm is not a monster. Gaismagorm is...durh...
Fiorayne: A genuine demon?
Galleus: A true freak?
Gaismagorm: ...the Devil!
Bahari: OH MY GOD HE'S SO GOD DAMN COOL!
Nice reference, just finished watching TFS go through the movies.
That is such a Goated reference.
*Gaismagorm:* "Malzeno..."
*Malzeno:* "Please, no."
*Gaismagorm:* "You lied to me."
*Malzeno:* "I did no such thing!"
*Gaismagorm:* "You dirty boy/girl" (Take your pick; I choose girl)
*Malzeno:* _"...Hunter, get me out of here, I'm serious, FARCASTER -- !!!_ [gets clotheslined]"
Yeah... just shut up instead of commenting such garbage.
My crew's reaction was just full of "Oh my god" and "Wtf wtf wtf????" what an incredible last boss!
I had the same reactions lol with the addition of “HOW AM I NOT DEAD????”
@@Pixelite_ spoken like a true monster a hunter 😉
Hands down one of thbe best final bosses in Monstyer Hunter, the build up and then the spectacle of the fight were brilliant, also the gear is nuts
God the final boss monsters always look insane
Oh its not over, we have not even gotten into post-story G-rank, thats when it really gets insane.
Max showing a lot of adjustment work with the great sword. Glad he picked it up!
You start out fighting a crab and end with a FRICKING KAIJU! What an awesome, awesome final boss.
I LEGIT love Gathering of the Qurio and the lead up to Gaismagorm. Such amazing atmosphere
I'm glad you put the reactions at the end there. Was hoping for those.
Same, final boss has the most broken equipment and it looks awesome
Switching to the 3 hit combo over True Charged Slash makes Greatsword 10x as fun. You get the satisfaction of big chunks of damage via multiple medium chunks, and it allows you to stay active and mobile, while *still* being able to combo into true charge.
The moveset of surge slash combo looks so freaking good too. Love using it and it's changes gsword playstyle from TCS fishing into some neat combo play. Highly recommend surge slash combo
I loved the fact that Fiorayne literally makes a Castlevania Richter reference against Giasmagorm in the 2nd phase, tho replacing world with Sun.
They need to bring more of the frontier monsters in the mainstream games, i wanna see laviente or unknown in sunbreak or in the next upcoming monster hunters.
you mean the black rathian? i'd rather have an actual original monster from frontier like Taikun Zamuza
@@toaaxxon123 Yeah it’d be much better to get a different monster all together instead of basically a reskin
@@toaaxxon123 Taikun Zamuza is such a cool monster
this whole final sequence was a lot of incremental holy shit moments XD Man, I'm glad I got to watch this one live
The funniest part of the fight is that at the end for me fiorayne just started spamming her voice lines
A royal pain courtesy of a royal knight
More than likely the next mainline game will be more grounded like World. This game was made by the portable team and they also made Generations which was the game before World. Very much like Rise, Generations brought lots of crazy things to the series, many of the Wirebug moves for example are moves from Generations.
Admiral Galleus actually used a super dragonator as a billiards cue and treated that Gaismagorm as a goddamn eight ball.
MAD LAD.
This fight legit made me emotional. I popped off during that Fiorayne moment lol. It's amazing seeing how far MH has come.
FINGERS CROSSED FOR GOGMAZIOS TITLE UPDATE
Palamutes definitely need to stay theyre an amazing addition to monster hunter they're fun cute and the armor is amazing
Secondly with the new re engine and new tech and movement improvement underwater combat could probably thrive
Pls stop it just stop it underwater combat sucks and looks goofy as hell
I really hope they do take a crack at underwater again. My boi Lagiacrus needs to come back in all his glory after getting shafted for the last 10 years
@@bloodbane93 I’d assume maybe some sort of decoration skill could help for better mobility underwater, if it ever comes back.
@@Hibernial there already was! Olympic Swimmer came on the Lagi set and some others. Iirc it either reduced stamina on the big vertical swims or it straight made it faster
No, underwater hunting can stay dead
Maybe swimming for traversal, sure, but not hunting PLEASE
Keeterz losing his mind at the final boss is just fantastic!
28:52
Somber music plays while Fiorayne tells you of a song that makes you question your place in life and the struggles of man vs nature...
"ULTRAAA COMBOOO!"
Crazy I was just talking bout getting back into this yesterday lol Seeing Max on this is my sign to get back on Monster Haunter
I’ve been holding back on seeing this boss, but quite frankly, I would make a exception, just because it’s the LORD OF FULGORNIA! 😁
Glad you enjoyed this final boss, MAX!
The best reason to bring back underwater fighting is Plesioth and Lagiacrus. Lagi just isn't Lagi without water.
...I miss Abyssal Lagiacrus.
I don't miss Plesi one bit though
@@LS95774 Given it's hitboxes, it won't miss you, either!😂
@@kildaver DAYUM lmao that was a good one
let's see him hipcheck me from across the map with my myriad guard points and wirebug counters 😈
Man. The raw spectacle of Gaismagorm between the cutscene and the fight itself is so good.
idk if its Nico or Keeterz but whoever is making those funny weird panic noises like in 25:14 is gold lmao
They have added Combo moves for GS, in Sunbreak, you can literally do 3 charge combo, but you gotta roll first, you can swap it in the silk bind attacks.
Always cool when you are in a party in which each member just yells and describes random things happening to them instead of actually trying to figure out how to kill the boss.
THAT quest starts at 10:33
when I saw the last boss, I went "Oh, it's just satan. Hello"
Let the DOOM music kick in
I really hope we get something more akin to the Wirebug than the Clutchclaw….the Clutchclaw feels so boring to use and I rarely ever do unless it’s a monster that won’t stay on the ground (Unless I’m using LBG). The Wirebug is just really cool imo, I love the verticality, and while yeah it’s easier to dodge, you can still get fucked up if you aren’t wire falling in the right place at the right time.
Clutch claw was a HORRIBLE system to say the least... It dumbed down the hunting part to the cycle of tasks you should do every goddamn 3~5minutes and don't get me started on soften hide.
@@homword I get what they were *trying* to do, but like....I hated it lol
People complain about the wirebugs, but at least switch skills are fun and varied, and can be used in a myriad of ways. I actually feel like the wirebugs are part of my combat, and did not feel that way about the clutch claw in the slightest.
@@CrystalJupiter I do wonder what the next new mechanic will be... I'm sure wirebugs will be gone but I think palamutes are here to stay
@@reallycantthinkofausername487 Next gimmick is likely going to be a repeat attempt at underwater combat. They were planning on it in World and just ran out of time, plus that would also explain why they refused to put Lagi in Rise, so they could keep his return hype for the next game in a game with his full potential used.
I imagine the movement will be added onto the grappling hook, maybe not wirefalling, but base movement around the map. Palamutes probably staying as well.
I hope to God that switch skills fuck right off though. I much prefer world's system where you have all your options instead of being gimped by only having a few.
@@theworstcatholic7247 a new leviathan flagship??? 👀
This expansion and game in general is fantastic. I am having so much more fun than with World or the DS game I played.
Honestly I was not at ALL expecting a monster like Gaismagorm, the sheer spectacle of the fight blows Narwa out of the water, even Allmother (who you don’t even need to fight to get to sunbreak) is such a step down and I loved that fight! Honestly while I’ll always say the 4U is my favourite game in the series and has two of my favourite elders ever (Gore/Shagaru and Gog), Rise Sunbreak is a CLOSE second without a doubt. Malzeno and Gaismagorm are both wicked additions to the monster Hunter flag ship/final boss rosters and honestly I just hope they eventually come back!
Gaismagorm was an insane fight that topped shara for me
Sunbreak is gonna be taking hundreds of hours away from me yet again. As any other MH game does, and I can’t wait
Also, even if it was held back by the switch, damn sunbreak is still a really great looking game. I understand the point max makes here with a “modern technology MH” thing, but this game doesn’t look bad by any means, even comparing it to iceborne. I Honeslty preferred this expansion compared to IB
and another thing is like, I just can’t see world 2 being a thing, this series just doesn’t do that kinda thing
Even then, I’m still excited to see the future of this series. Till then? I’m loving the hell outta sunbreak
Gaisma is one of the best final bosses in mh
Max is real optimistic about them keeping the mobility high and moves crazy-spoken like someone who didn't watch them gut and remove those mechanics on and off in the past. This team always does some crazy stuff, while the other one is more grounded and akin to older monster hunters. Wouldn't be expecting the next "World" to be anything like Rise, tbh. It'll take some things for sure, but acting like the reception of Rise is going to change how they fundamentally approach the next console/PC focused one is.. again, optimistic, I guess.
What would they keep for MH6? Some of the decorations?
it's really not as drastic of a change as you make it out to be, really. like there's no warring devs between the "main" game devs and the "portable" game devs with wildly different visions on what monster hunter should be; in some form or another each monster hunter game has built upon the last, like verticality and weapon evolutions (ex: valor longsword introduced counter-based playstyle in GU, World made it permanent). really the only mechanic that comes to mind in recent memory that's been removed completely is underwater combat, and that's because of the bad reception it received from players. from what i know wirebugs has been recieved positively from the majority of players so it'd just be a dumb move for them to not implement a similar kind of mechanic.
The admiral never moved he is a badass my favorite character so far in a game
I honestly do want water combat back. I started with Mh3 Tri and even if it was difficult I really think MH is missing huge potential for expanding their world and monsters in new environments and gameplay.
They can add gathering underwater or spear fishing and other stuff but not damn underwater combat
I just want Ceadeus back
I remember a similar quest to what Max mentioned in MH1, you had to slay like 8 bullfango, they were all in one tiny ass room and you had like no s in that game so you kept getting juggled like hell
Surge-Slash-Combo actually makes GS a much faster weapon
You should try it out next time you play Max! It's extremely fun!
I love surge slash so much looks and feels good
As a GS secondary Surge Slash makes the weapon feel slower, you attack faster but you get locked harder into your attacks, It's like switch axe
Not really faster. You get stuck mid-combo a lot.
Rage Slash however... that stuff will change your life against faster monsters.
They need to bring back Dalamadur.
It took me literally a week of hunting a couple hours of day to get the mantle. I got it on a failure after breaking its head. I got the fight down to 15 minutes when I didn't screw up and die.
"Why have fun when you can be optimal?" said no monster hunter player before world
In fact we had both
You talking like crit boost and honed blade weren't everywhere before lmao
"hame rooms" were particularly toxic in 4G/4U, last time I checked...
No diss, Max, but at 17:18, you took the words right out my mouth 🤣
2:55 Yooooo I swear it always be moments like these where I am just a deer looking at headlights
No that was not spoken by a true monster Hunter player
Also can we just enjoy the game for its own standalone brilliance instead of immediately comparing it to something else
I love how Max keeps his cards close to his chest by not announcing he gets mantles. 🤣👏👏
I went with Gunlance in 3U which is apparently one of the few vaible underwater weapons so I never had a bad time like almost everyone else apparently had, haha. Would be nice to have underwater combat back some day, now that the series is steering away from the more movement-clunky predecessors. Someone will find a way to make it work.
I'm beginning to see somewhat of a trend among hidden final bosses in MH DLC's. Shara's extra arms and now Gaismagorm's extra arms. Hell, even Magala's arm-like wings as another example.
You should check out Gogmazios from MH4 (where the Magalas also originated from). It's an Elder with a similar 4 arm build, is around the same size as this boss, and can somehow still fly despite being large and covered in explosive tar lol.
It'd be interesting to see if they bring it back through one of these updates.
@@MrMachupichu1992 Given the Elgado setting with a number of castles, we could potentially get it as a raid monster like Kulve Taroth in MHW
4:42 YOU CAN DO THAT!? SINCE WHEN.
I always have Adamant and Rage Slash on the other scroll for when I fight mobile/multi-hitting monsters.
The moment Proof of a Hero kicks in Max: THE MUSIC!!!!
Thanks Jorge
Max out here with the Monster Hunter Rise equivalent of the Bass Cannon.
The final boss fight is absolutely thrilling every single time.
Really enjoyed Sunbreak....at least until Afflicted Monsters. I have flashbacks of Hyper Monsters back in Generations and I'm probably gonna nope out of them most of the time. But otherwise super solid game. I really enjoyed Rise WAY more on the whole than World. Wish Max wasn't such a graphics snob though. Just cuz everything isn't in 4K and I can't see every individual scale on Rathalos's head doesn't mean a game can't look good. World had fidelity but everything had a washed-out look and the armor and weapons lost a lot of personality, not to mention the environments were a little TOO detailed at times so navigation was a bit of a pain and items blended in too much. Things are just so much clearer in Rise.
Bro i just skipped them, mainly because i held of on the Arzuros urgent quest and grinded the final boss for the mantle thing(17 TIMES THAT IS) which gave me enough XP to get to the Narwa quest but it stacked so i just had to do urgent quests and skipped them entirely
Ill eventually do em but not now lol
He may be a graphic snob but at least he isn't the type to blast games because of its difficulty. Like that guy who said Elden Ring sucks. I agree, not all made pretty is great (anthem ughhh).
World had a more realistic look, which yeah, means less excessive colors and that detail in that environment is what made it feel like a real places instead of just levels, which let's be real, is what Rise's and Sunbreak's areas feel like, it may have verticality but it's still extremely flat and barren in many ways due to that clarity specifically compared to World. That along with the monster's behaviors makes it feel more like an arcade game, which is fine as that's what it was going for, but it's still a different feel and inferior to many people.
It's not just Graphics though, The Switch is significantly weaker than previous gen consoles like the ps4/xbone, so gameplay, environments, A.I. of the monsters and their interactivity, all will be able to be pushed far harder than what they did here. Even though they'll likely slow down the gameplay and go for another more realistic take on the franchise with the next console game.
Art style can certainly make games look better with less fidelity, thing is, the game's have the same overall art style, World is just a higher fidelity of said art style. Rise wouldn't be as jarring to people if world didn't already set a new bar. It's like World took two five steps forward in that respect compared to previous gen games and Rise took two steps back, still above the previous ones, but also noticeably worse than World's. Which is understandable considering it was designed on such weak hardware but still limitations all the same.
At least the Afflicted Monsters get tired, and make nice sounds when they go down lol. Hypers being almost always pissed and never exhausted was such a nightmare...
look, i'm not a graphics snob either but i feel like the Rise team would've still made the game with vibrant colors, unique artstyle and clear visuals even if it wasn't made for the goddamn Switch. like let's not pretend like Nintendo paying Capcom to make a timed exclusive monster hunter game is doing said game any favors in terms of visuals, which i think is what Max's point was
I will say... since you've never heard anything good about the under water fighting... I enjoyed it as a Hammer user... and a bunch of the monsters from the water era were so cool!
On my very first MR Rathian hunt, I got both a Mantle and a Ruby, both as target rewards. Monster Hunter RNG is so fucking stupid I love it.
This version of greatsword is my favorite out of any game and ive been playing it since 4u
Gismo Grama, Gram Amigos and Amorism Gag are all I could come up with
I dunno to me the more intense graphics of World makes it lose the charm. The World maps were a bit too much imo like don’t get me wrong I enjoy having big maps but there was just too much going on in World’s. And monster detail,,,, some monsters it looks really good. And then I see Iceborne Zinogre’s face and I’m like wow they massacred my boy. It’s weird but to me it falls in kind of with pokemon in a ‘it’s a game people really want to see realistic but the creatures are just so whimsical that being too detailed makes them look strange’. I know it’s an unpopular opinion but I dunno I think Rise is the perfect sweet spot of looking both really good but keeping it charming.
I like how no one pointed out this is almost a one for one design with that one pacific rim Kaiju from the first movie except the pacific rim one has wings
I literally went crazy with excitement fighting the final boss.
And I recorded the moment I defeated it solo with the last bit of the SnS Shoryuken Counter.
I killed it with the phial damage from a guard point which is never not funny but it's especially funny when the monster is that big.
'The last boss would have to be even crazier than fatalis.' If thats the case I will not be surprised if its disufiroa or some black dragon (old or new) of its calibur.
When I first saw Gaismagorm, I knew I had to beat it solo first before going at it on multiplayer.
It took like 3-4 tries because I was still trying to get a feel of its moveset and being a bow user means its attacks can one shot me.
It was quite frustrating failing a few times, but fuq was it worth it when I finally beat it with me almost dying to it again.
I really love this monster, I like it better than Safi and Shara. I would love to see Gogmazios with a new area as a boss dlc.
No more Fatalis please, unless it's white Fatalis
Gogmazios in the battle quarters again would be sick.
Quick tip for kushla Dora poison it and there will be no more wind armor and other attacks
Max did the best strategy to survive this game, ... If you somehow got a rare shiny on your first run, never tell your team mates
Turrent part felt like resident evil 5s turrent parts. Fun and chunky.
"Monster Hunter dopamine" is now my drug of choice
I can see underwater coming back. It may not have been the best in tri but they can definitely improve it
Ah yes, Gaismagorm. The monster whose chest and waistpiece you will now wear in every mixed set because why wouldn't you.
If you can actually get the materials to make the waist piece
_Looks at Crit-GL Slam Burst build_
Don't gotta call me out like that man, I swear I was using bagelgoose not too long ago...
Like it's crazy how good those two pieces are, every damn weapon uses those two pieces in some sort of mixed set.
@@ubermaster1 to be fair, chain crit is fucking nuts when it goes online. Plus with burst slams it practically auto-procs every time
@@Siriusangelhowler I got 3 sphires after the 4th quest 🫣
its all fun and games until the final boss sets itself on fire and turns into something straight outta souls
The final boss is literally a devil(or it could be Satan(potatoes potatos)) and I fucking love its design. I could explain it and gush about it for hours on end.
And just like how Dracula made a deal with the devil for more power, Malzeno made a deal with Gaismogorm for the quiro power.
Amatsu, Dire Miralis and Yamatsukami laughing in the distance. 😂
Poor Gaismagorm.
Imagine being attacked by two tarantulas a wasp 🐝and a praying mantis.
As a GS main I recommend you use rage slash its much more consistent and can tank hit for more damage and for mobility power sheathe spam
This thing is almost as unnerving as Shara.
I feel like half the people complaining about underwater didn’t even play Tri and are just parroting old opinions. It really wasn’t THAT bad. The biggest downside was for short weapons like SNS, but things like lance thrived in the water, especially with its underwater dash. I’ll take a little jank combat any day for awesome monsters like Gobul and Lagiacrus to come back.
Tri Ultimate, with the addition of locking on, made swimming better. Abyssal Lagiacrus is still my favorite from that game.
We call that phase 2 the Devil Trigger LOLOL
and I just cue Devil Trigger in the back as I fight this guy with my hunting buddies
Maybe in a future game there could be a mobility/utility equipment slot so you could chose between clutch claw, wire bug, or other gimmicks like we did with mantles in World/IB.
Even tho clutch claw was just wirebug 0.5
Clutch claw can stay with world ngl, it was the worst mechanic in gen 5
Loving it
I had to slow down the dopamine in the ear thing and I'm dying.
I just want a Monster hunting game where you build a ship and eventually level up to a fleet and you hunt massive sea monsters that are so big they put Shadow of the Colossus to shame
Would rather fight lagi underwater
Just so y’all know, u can’t cut the tail in the first area. It is a super easy break tho
Graphics and fidelity doesn't make a great game. A good gameplay experience makes it. I dunno why Max keeps telling himself that because of the Switch, Rise/Sunbreak was held up in comparison to World, but it's 10x better gameplay wise. Never cared about how a game looks, it's all about the experience, and MH Rise/Sunbreak really delivers.
I also can't see MH going all futuristic. It definitely takes away the identity of MH if that happens.
Debatable on 10x better gameplay wise
I enjoy watching Max play most the time, but sometimes he says things like "You realize how bad this game really looks" , like man, come on, art style is awesome, character designs are on point and the vibe of it is great. But saying how bad it looks just sounds really strange to me, cause it most definitely does not look bad at all! On switch it looks less crips because of the resolution of course, but the game itself isn't bad looking in my opinion. Oh and I would never play a MH game that is going futuristic, i doubt it will and hope that never happens.
My guess is World 2 will focus less on keeping the movement from Rise (They'll bring back Palamutes to let players get around faster but that's about it) and focus much more on making the environments and areas even more alive and reactive. Design pecking-order systems such that there are tons of dynamic, unscripted things you can do with the environment like setting trees on fire or using different substances to affect how the monsters can fight and move
I honestly doubt they'll do that. There is a chance Palamutes may comeback but due to the nature of Portable vs Mainline. Palamutes will probably not return to MH6 and either might come in at a later date came or be Portable game exclusive
There will never be a WORLD 2 just like there will never be a Skyrim 2.
@@AnarickTheDevil exactly. I honestly hate the term MHW2 I think its kinda stupid
@@AnarickTheDevil Well, you're missing one key point. Skyrim was called Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. So they already dug themselves a hole by giving it a number in the title. And given the circumstance of how TES games work, returning to Skyrim would be a lackluster concept for a new TES game , when people would rather have an entire new continent to explore. It's a bad comparison, because with Skyrim it would make absolutely zero sense.
With MHW, there's some arguments you can at least make to support why a MHW2 would be possible. World has no number tied to it by name, nor does it have a location tied to it, or anything really. Yes it's technically MH5, but it's practically treated as a reboot. So a World 2 could work out and would actually make a ton of people hype and wouldn't confuse people from a marketing standpoint like a Skyrim 2 would.
Not saying MHW2 is 100% happening, but it's definitely on the table from a marketing and hype generating point of view.
@@lilfuzzballa well by that logic world 2 already happened when they released iceborne.
Crabs and Bishaten are lizards and Rajang's a dinosaur
I'm goddamn calling it now: Nakarkos will be the final-final boss of Sunbreak. It just makes logical sense to me; Elgado is near the ocean, Gaismagorm opened up a hole into a large underground/water cave, the Qurio could be involved...AND it fits into the horror theme- we had Frankenstein's Monster, we had a werewolf, we had Dracula and then we had a demon from hell. What's left? A big old Lovecraftian abomination!
oh god please yes
It has to be a black dragon so i don't think so.
@@apexzora4423 I dunno. Would be kinda boring if Fatalis or Alatreon suddenly appears again. So if it "has to be" a black dragon, I hope it's Gogmazios(or like..White Fatalis, eh?).
I'd still rather want Nakarkos to tie into the story, though- black dragons can come after that as the true endgame bonus challenges.
Cough... Yamatsukami... Cough... Cough
@@apexzora4423 Generations Ultimate ended with a Neopteron as it's final final boss and it was glorious
The spectacle of the battle with Gaismagorm was definitely the highlight of sunbreak. It'll stick with me for a while lol.
this boss so fun