Your unenthusiam for the 5th trailer is crazy to me lmao. The new monsters are absolutely fuckin awesome, I was consistently like "what the fuck?!" throughout. Well, I still look forward to seeing their lego versions
Being hyped over Rathian existing in the game is the equivalent of being hyped over Pikachu being in a new game. Mario being in the next Smash bros. YanKut-Ku I get sense it hasn't been in a new gen game.
Being more excited for a 2 seconds clip of a Rathian spitting a fireball over anything in the new trailer is just wild lmao A monster that we simply know will be in the game, no matter what. Nah, if I wanted to fight a Rathian, I'd go play World/Iceborne right now, as I'm confident the fight will be 95% the same.
theres iterally different classes of blackmiths. toolsmith, bladesmith, swordsmiths, weaponsmiths, blacksmith-smiths, armorer, ferriers, hipstersmiths(we dont talk about them, its a phase), chainsmiths, constructionsmiths, mechanicsmiths, etc... specialisiations of hot metalworking
2:36 kinda sad to hear that. Personally i love the new monsters we're shown here. The new brute's design is sooo freaky (i love it!), and a whole new rig for the octopus (or maybe a modified Nakarkos one) is very exciting to see. And just the idea of an octopus monster has so much untapped potential. The monkey stood out least for me, but i still like the design, like how there's buddhist imagery used in it.
Boooo you're try-harding beind disappointed😂. Also 15:23 You're literally showing the main reason. Also he doesn't have much of fangs that's just simian fingers 17:45 Do you prefer the mhw-Rise route ? Just characters aimlessly being excited over everything, saying ohhh look a [insert new monster name]. Here there's an attempt at doing something else, showing NPCs being traumatized about a monster in a franchise when we never show consequences is a pretty good selling point imo (the issue here is that i'm having story expectations about MH monsters so they'll need to deliver)
These animals seem to just be large extremophiles. In real life all of your phenotypical adaptations don’t always correspond to how something eats, there are deer with fangs who do not eat meat in real life, instead those fangs are for sexual competition and fighting. The fire monkey could have an adaptation that allows it to extract more protein from whatever resource it eats or it may even have evolved a different way to build muscle that doesn’t require protein from normal animal or plant matter. There are A LOT of ways that you can go with designing an animal in spec evo, it’s all dependent on the environment the animal is in, not the environment of earth. We don’t know all the possible ways animals could exist in different environments, it’s very possible for some extremophile megafauna to adapt to an environment that is an oil basin that basically turns into a furnace if there is some form of resource those animals can take from. There are animals on earth that can eat and break down human made materials like plastic, I can see how rompopolo can extract nutrients from the oil and gases around him, especially with it being so abundant it makes sense that whatever creature could use this resource would end up being pretty large.
Wiiiiild. The new trailer blew my mind. I thought it was by far the most exciting one yet. The fire apex had my jaw on the floor. I was super hyped about the oldies too! But how can you not like the new ones? To each ther own.
I think the black flame of the memory might have actually been Arkveld using dragon element. If you notice the theme of the apexes, they seem to mirror what the TeoKushaCame trio had going on. Each one you face has a weakness over the other, presumably you'd want Rey Dau armor when facing Uth Duna. Thunder is strong against Water. Water is strong against Fire. We have confirmed one map remaining which will most likely be ice and weak to fire. Since there won't be any region with an apex to cover dragon element the only apex level threat we see potentially going around everywhere will most likely be Arkveld and Arkveld will be weak to ice. Once you've beaten the apex of the ice region will be when you fight Arkveld, gameplay will naturally lead you into crafting the Ice Apexes' armor and get the advantage. And why necessarily dragon for Arkveld (aside from being the only element left out)? Because the final boss that's truly behind everything will be an Elder Dragon which as a general rule are all weak to dragon element.
Dude the local is awesome it looks like your in the deep sea but in a volcano the rompopolo looks like some deep sea bug sized up it’s unique and innovative and an octopus in a volcano is cool. As much as I love rathian to be honest I don’t get excited when I see them cause like… it’s kinda expected ya know. The only one I was personally underwhelmed by was the fire monkey but I just don’t like monkeys
So... oil is an extremely energy-rich substance, so it's not a stretch to think that these monsters might be using it for food.. My guess is that it kind of forms the basic energy source for the region, and larger monsters either consume it directly or eat smaller monsters that survive by eating the oil. Rompopolo in particular seems to be based off of a mosquito, the larval state of which survives by eating the detritus that collects in pools of water. It might be near the bottom of the food chain, but my guess is that it uses the Sleep ailment to steal blood from monsters higher up on the food chain. This is all speculative, naturally, but I can definitely think of some ways this ecosystem might function.
I started to get mad when you said you were underwhelmed. Believe me, you are entitled to your opinion, but I was mad until you explained your rationale. I understand wanting to see returning monsters updated, but this trailer was amazing imo.
So what i think is actually happening with this village and the forge thing is, what they smith to actually build or perhaps repair that giant ancient machine what will in turn let them actually CONTROL the eruption process and turn the whole volcanic activity for their own needs, instead of it being natural occurrence. You see, if you look closely you’ll see what this whole locale is filled with various tubes and overall some sort of machinery, which means it already was considered by that old civilisation before those smith-folk come in. But alas, when they actually managed to finish building/repairing that central machine (Assuming it is the thing what called Everforge) apparently they still failed. Basically failing to ”conquer" the nature of this place(perhaps the old civilisation tried exactly the same thing yet also failed and that had lead to their demise) and what’s even worse - awakened some extremely powerful and dangerous monster (the Black Flame) who, it seems, was a mere legendary for them since they only have that figurative name for it. And that last part, about humans trying to conquer nature’s processes and failing miserably at that, I’d say fits perfectly in the overall game’s themes of human - nature interactions, and it even somehow may parallel the story of Nata’s tribe of Keepers who may or may not had kept Arkveld as their guard hound, but then it turned rogue and decimated them & their village.
Every monster at once was new.... seeing what they can do with the new ones is exciting. specially for those that played a long time. but seeing monsters that didn't get any love in worlds and rise is nice to see.
Listen, as an autistic person, I can understand getting bogged down in details that others wouldn't be bothered by and being more happy with familiarity than others. Still, I think the segment at the end where you call this trailer bad because of your extremely specific concerns is a bit far. This trailer is not going to be the most popular, yes, but that's because the big surprises the trailers can show have already been shown. In fact, it's impressive that the trailers could still pull a surprise like an oil well locale, a plague doctor Brute Wyvern, and an fire-breathing octopus of an apex predator. The existence of this locale and what is within it is the important content for the trailer, not why the village is able to do relatively well or the minutia of the local food chain. Being frustrated about the lack of these details is fine and valid, but most people just don't feel the same way. It may be a bad trailer for you, but not for most others.
My issue with your complaints is this need for instant clarification. Actually good promotion AND storytelling is based on getting your audience curious, asking questions, and wanting to know more, so, you know, they would actually be encouraged to buy the product to experience it in full, or, in the case of story, engaging with it to find out the rest. Personally, I'm disappointed with how much they've been revealing; yes, I know I have the option of abstaining from watching the trailers, but that doesn't mean they ought to be showcasing so much regardless. I WANT to be surprised. I WANT to find things out for myself by engaging with the worldbuilding and gameplay. And maybe I'm overstepping when I say this, but most people do as well, even if they don't know it in the moment.
Now there are oil eating organism that do exist, however they are commonly marine species of bacteria, though you could say it makes sense for our friends design. The bacteria break downs the oil using aerobic respiration, in which it will break it down for energy. In a way the gas that it expels are the hazards that it cant ingest.
the 5th trailer has been the best trailer i have ever seen nostalgia is cool but straight up a brand new frame we have never seen before ina octopus monster is soooo hype a fire monkey is soo hype and the posion bug thing is also very cool!
I wonder if Oilwell basin in the beginning doesnt have any inclemency period at all until you reach a certain part of the story where they ignite it for the first time, goes terribly wrong like in the trailer and from then onwards the forge acts on its own, causing periodic firesprings, i wouldnt be surprised if it works similar to that
Eh, not sure about the take on the 'setting' of Wilds. I get the whole 'society of danger' angle that most Monster Hunters go with, but that's actually a far cry from the darker and more ominously realistic tone of the Monster Hunter games vs. Portable Games, which I thought would be something you'd be excited to see making somewhat of a return. Fundamentally, a world with absolutely no consequences where all the characters blandly shout, "Wow, isn't nature cool!" constantly to try and remind you what you're seeing is pretty neat is a lot less appealing to me (and apparently a fair few others) than a World where... yeah... people die. And because people aren't soulless machines, when the people they CARE ABOUT die, it leaves trauma. That trauma may not be a part Monster Hunter ever will or should focus on, but when you try and write a story where nothing ends up mattering on a personal level to any character... you get World and Rise. That shit flew in the portable titles because being realistic, there wasn't really a story to most of them; it was mostly setting and tone so you can do without personal growth narratives. That being said, the only portable game WITH a serviceable story wasn't exactly the most upbeat plot in history either, was it? I dunno, this feels almost like you're deliberately de-hyping yourself to set yourself apart from the hype train rather than doing an honest critique, but hey that's probably not even true. It just feels that way watching, which is probably why a fair few comments are almost... annoyed? If that's the right word? Anyway, looking forward to seeing future takes regardless, nice to see something different at least.
More excited for rathian, who will most likely have the relatively same moveset, over the amazing Ajarakan is an interesting take in my opinion but to each their own. I can’t judge to much because if they show garangolm I’ll be very happy.
ngl, I don't usually do pre-orders but uf the open beta test turns out well enough I might actually considering pre-ordering for once because I've been able to try the game myself first.
you don't seem to understand that you WILL get your returning monsters, even if they focus on now monsters for now ? Like, bro, get the full picture for a bit
thats a weird kink to like old monsters. i love the old monsters in the games they came out in and i wish they would forever stay there. I want new game experiences, new fights, new amor sets with different skills. it keeps me nights awake when i have to think about crafting the 6 game in a row the nargaguca lbg and fight the nargaguca the 10001 time and interrupt my playthrough of a new game by being tortured by the most unneeded boring experience there is.
Yama and Nakarkos aren't actually Cephalopods they just look like them. They're even categorized as vertebrates. This is our one and only true Cephalopod monster so far with a brand new model. Its possible there might be another in the game because Capcom likes to recycle and it would make sense. Although it has to be said early concept art for Nakarkos had it looking more like The Black Flame than the final result. Its original concept was a normal looking octopus. As for what does the monkey eat. Well you mention big herbivores but the natural world isn't always like that. Actually many large predators today and even in the past got by usually from preying on smaller prey such as small herbivores or other small predators. Its been clearly shown in past cutscenes for older games that Bird Wyverns make up the diet or source of even large predators like Deviljho due to how abundant they are. A primate having large fangs doesn't always equate to meat eating either. Gorillas and Orangutans have large fangs but are primarily herbivorous with them gaining protein from insects. New monkey swings like Ketcha btw so I wonder if Ketcha is in the game. We also see multiple of them in one fight meaning its probably sort of a group animal.
Oh god, imagine a subspecies of Valstrax that uses the oil/tar as fuel and expels fire instead of Dragon element, not as fast but its fire attacks cover a wider area because of how much fire needs to be expelled in order to fly compared to Dragon... okay, that basically sounds like a faster version of the Oilwell Basin's apex... so we're probably not getting it :-(
Then it must be the calmest whine I've ever heard because for a good part of the video he seems quite reasonable for why this trailer didn't do it for him compared to the rest.
@@3squl3t0nm0nth contextually it was really off to a lot of folks. At the time we had basically just two trailers and the weapon vids. A bit premature to complain about art direction and monster design
Ngl those sre some strange takes on the trailer, but fair enough. From what I gathered over the years on the MH subreddit or internet in general alot of veterans actually prefer to have mostly new monsters with more forgotten monsters returning. Actually I have seen quite a few veterans express that they hate the Raths and are sick of them. Either way based on that I don't think your take is a MH boomer take and more just personal preference. Atleast so far the goal with Wilds seem to introduce alot of new monsters as well as bring back many more forgotten monsters. As for the village I don't quite understand the confusion, because blacksmyths do more than just forge weapons. They could have easily just build a culture around forging whatever else they need and since the everforge seems to be of ancient origin it's really not suprising that they are thriving. The reason we are there to begin with, despite Azuz seemingly not being in need of help, might be Arkveld as it seems to deliberatly hunt the Apexes. The apex of the Oilwell Basin being called the Black Flame is almost certainly connected to Arkvelds "The White Wraith" title. Both might be ancient monsters thought to be exinct. Lastly a very large portion of the community agrees that they reveal way too much in trailers and quite a few people have even expressed the same with this trailer. It's a completely valid opinion that the this trailer showed to little to get you excited, but I would like to believe they actually do what people asked them to, that being not to reveal too much during marketing. Wouldn't be suprised tho if this is a cut version of the full trailer tho, so we have to wait and see.
The sub-reddit is basically new hunters and older ones arguing which game is harder and why. Monster Hunter is basically going down the Dark Souls/Elden Ring route. For better or worse.
the ice region probably won't be all icy until the inclemency, which is a massive blizzard. I'm thinking the final area (if it is even an area with cold) it'll probably be something like an arctic desert. Primarily desolate and empty, with lots of open space- perfect for lots of snow when a blizzard rolls in. The plentiful period could be brought about by the melting of snowpack, which brings much-needed water to the region and potentially even sparks a periodic superbloom- which kickstarts a whole food chain as herbivores and their predators start to move in.
17:49 I think this might be a side effect of the fact that from the looks of it monster hunter wilds is going to be far more story focused than previous titles, and the team just kinda doesn't really know how to market a fleshed out story because they haven't really had to do that before.
“And then it backfires, So I’m left wondering what’s going on?” Dude………that was literally the trailer’s objective😂 why would you want the trailer to explain that many details for you? It’s suppose to give you a glimpse of what you’re going to experience. In my opinion, I don’t think a lot of your ideas make sense.
Genuinely our first ACTUAL CEPHALOPOD! all the others are just elders that look somewhat squidy (Yama just looks like a frog, idk where this confusion comes from)
I understand you want to see returning monsters but I think a majority prefer we not being told which fan favorites are returning because we want it to be a surprise, let them show us the new monsters, no need to know every returning monster
Dude, really? Don’t get me wrong, I prefer more returning monsters than new ones as much as the next guy but these are amazing editions. Your lack of enthusiasm is mind boggling. How can you see something as jaw dropping as this & be 🫥. It’s incredibly unfair to complain about a story that you haven’t even played into yet. Are you serious? Although what I will say is that this in particular content the devs revealed should’ve never been in a trailer because this is the kind of thing that you want your consumers to discover in game for a better experience because now that I have seen this, the impact of discovery has now been stolen from me. Showing us this is the equivalent of telling someone who has never seen Star Wars that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalkers father. Monster Hunter Devs, STOP spoiling the plot & twists of your game. We get it, you worked hard on this. You’ve shown enough. Just STOP!
I completely get you, ecology is a great part of why I enjoy MH more than the over the top hunt But I don’t have a problem with this locale, I really like that the apex is something as strange as a tar octopus, while the Rompopolo with its long beak, claws and long tongue strike me as an insectivore, like a giant alvarezsaurid The monkey lion thing it’s just boring to me, it looks like they want to make a rajang clone for the volcano area when rajang already lives there, and most of its attacks seems the same.
Seems pretty obvious to me that they just wanted to add another element to the monke roster. Blangonga is ice, Rajang is lightning, Congalala is... farts, i suppose. And the new monkey is fire. Maybe they'll add some more down the line, which I totally understand, as the current fanged beast roster is pretty limited. Crazy how until now I'm pretty sure there were just as many fanged beasts as there were piscine wyverns in World.
honestly the only monster that really excited me for this trailer was just the insanity of a new octopus monster (since its one of my favorite animals). the new brute is certainly unique but super ugly looking (intentionally i understand), the new monkey is just covered in spikes which feels like very boring "video game fire enemy" type design overall the most disappointing thing is just how bland the new oilwell basin is, the map seems to oscillate from being gray and rocky to gray and fiery which is... not exactly exciting? who knows maybe they're hiding a proper deep dive into the map that reveals more interesting portions so far its checking the boxes of "video game fire level" and isnt blowing me away the way the scarlet forest does when it switches from fallow - downpour - plenty.
@@bobisuncanny2760 it is for all intents and purposes, a volcano with oil instead of lava. the elders recess had more going on in terms of visuals and color especially, and that was just a volcano with basalt and crystals instead of just lava
@@SecondShiloh I don't know. I feel like being bland and dark is kinda the point. Having an extremely harsh and barren environment makes way for extremophiles to hyperadapt. Unlike the elders recess, there is no sun. No crystals to eat. There is only oil and fire. And so far, it seems to ring true. The mosquito guy is like nothing we've ever seen. The octopus guy is absoloutley incredible looking, and possibly Narkaros's oily chance to return. I will agree, monkey looks pretty bad. But it's not like the other fanged beasts have god tier designs, so I'm optimistic. Overall I actually really like the Oil Oilwell Basin and it's monsters. Not so sure about this giant forge thing though. Hopefully Capcom pulls through.
i also found this trailer underwhelming regarding the monsters. while i like the idea of a fire octopus, im not a fan of the fire monkey. rompopolo's design im still making my mind up on, he definitely looks freaky. I think the best part of this trailer is seeing the girl crying, as it reinforces the themes we are going to see: regret, revenge, sorrow, etc. I'm excited to see capcoms take on using heavier emotional themes in monhun, exploring the darker side of humans relationship with nature.
the locale looks unfinished and kinda barren and boring. I dont get the fire monkey and the rocks its swinging on look very unnatural. they look like an asset dropped into a map, not the detailed and cohesive landscapes like we got in world.
@@decrepitdan4371there pipes so of course they look unnatural y’all really be looking at anything to complain about; the map looks unfinished because we only saw a fraction of it😂. How about you watch the trailer for what it is instead of trying to nit pick small details that haven’t been confirmed nor denied. Like you said you already made up your mind that the monsters are freaky which shows you had no intention of watching this trailer without your expectations.
I feel exactly the same as you, specially with the new monkey, it just gives me no emotions when I see it, tbf it doesn't even look like a MH design to me.
wait they are not focussing on elder dragons this time? boohoo.. i mean refreshing but damn. they'll probably come back in the DLC and such right?.. right? yea 100%, that was only for the story mh?
I would rather have different categories of monsters instead just elder dragons, plus we most likely will have 3 or 4 Elder Dragons in the based game, including the final boss
a lot of these comments dont quite understand, of course returning monsters are going to be more hype for the veteran playerbase than something new. having something familiar be given a new level of attention and a new HD redesign is more immediately exciting than something new and unfamiliar. (that being said i do love all the new monsters myself, and i appreciate them not showing off too many returning monsters, it saves them as a surprise for when the game comes out.) redditor monhun fans see someone be cautiously interested and immediately dogpile them for not being hyper-positive. it's also not the most well put together trailer, seeing how confusingly the village/story is presented. i'm sure it'll make more sense in the game itself.
I'm glad you're a MH content creator that doesn't just let the hype drown out their opinions. I completely agree that these monster designs for Oilwell Basin just don't hit. And frankly, 90% of the new monsters so far hasn't quite done it for me. I am either asking: "where are the eyes?" or because of Rompopolo.. "what the ******** is that doing in a MH game?"
I see everyone excited about the new trailer, but I didn't like it very much. I found the new monsters to be more like "boss-battle" monsters than a species that is actually part of an ecosystem. The Black Flame seems more like a Dark Souls 1 boss to me than an actual monster to hunt.
My biggest problem is new MH has no real small life system in place. The small life monsters in World all just go away to the side and do nothing/ offer nothing. There’s no raptors, bull fango, crabs fucking with you. The small monster ecosystem is basically just being all herbivores there just to be visuals.
@@moisesflores3482 weird, Jagras are the only ones who don’t bother me. I think the way small monsters are handled in World is fine. It’s cool seeing Girros swarm a monster after you topple it for a free paralyze.
I'm just hating on Rompopolo. Hating expeditiously. To the point that there four times the amount of people that saw the trailer itself, who got their first introduction to this new monster through my hate-max-posting.
I promise, despite my odd complaints, I am VERY happy about Wilds and am very excited to see what the Oilwell Basin has to offer!
Rathian for the 17th time has you more excited than a new octopus monster? You really are a boomer Jakob lol.
Your unenthusiam for the 5th trailer is crazy to me lmao. The new monsters are absolutely fuckin awesome, I was consistently like "what the fuck?!" throughout. Well, I still look forward to seeing their lego versions
I do promise to make their LEGO versions awesome as can be
Exactly! I couldn’t care less about returning monsters. The more unique new monsters the better
Yeah I mean we got a mfing OCTOPUS
Being hyped over Rathian existing in the game is the equivalent of being hyped over Pikachu being in a new game. Mario being in the next Smash bros.
YanKut-Ku I get sense it hasn't been in a new gen game.
Haha the classic hits are the classic hits! Sometimes you just never let go of that song you’ve been listening to since forever
@@moisesflores3482
But a monster you KNOW is gonna be in the game?? Over brand new monsters? This dude clearly wants to dislike new tthings
Being more excited for a 2 seconds clip of a Rathian spitting a fireball over anything in the new trailer is just wild lmao
A monster that we simply know will be in the game, no matter what. Nah, if I wanted to fight a Rathian, I'd go play World/Iceborne right now, as I'm confident the fight will be 95% the same.
Blacksmith make much more than just weapons
its a common misconception
theres iterally different classes of blackmiths.
toolsmith, bladesmith, swordsmiths, weaponsmiths, blacksmith-smiths, armorer, ferriers, hipstersmiths(we dont talk about them, its a phase), chainsmiths, constructionsmiths, mechanicsmiths,
etc... specialisiations of hot metalworking
2:36 kinda sad to hear that. Personally i love the new monsters we're shown here. The new brute's design is sooo freaky (i love it!), and a whole new rig for the octopus (or maybe a modified Nakarkos one) is very exciting to see. And just the idea of an octopus monster has so much untapped potential. The monkey stood out least for me, but i still like the design, like how there's buddhist imagery used in it.
I agree
Boooo you're try-harding beind disappointed😂. Also
15:23 You're literally showing the main reason. Also he doesn't have much of fangs that's just simian fingers
17:45 Do you prefer the mhw-Rise route ? Just characters aimlessly being excited over everything, saying ohhh look a [insert new monster name]. Here there's an attempt at doing something else, showing NPCs being traumatized about a monster in a franchise when we never show consequences is a pretty good selling point imo (the issue here is that i'm having story expectations about MH monsters so they'll need to deliver)
I'm an older fan and I'm SHOCKED you care more about Conga than the new ones.
These animals seem to just be large extremophiles. In real life all of your phenotypical adaptations don’t always correspond to how something eats, there are deer with fangs who do not eat meat in real life, instead those fangs are for sexual competition and fighting. The fire monkey could have an adaptation that allows it to extract more protein from whatever resource it eats or it may even have evolved a different way to build muscle that doesn’t require protein from normal animal or plant matter. There are A LOT of ways that you can go with designing an animal in spec evo, it’s all dependent on the environment the animal is in, not the environment of earth. We don’t know all the possible ways animals could exist in different environments, it’s very possible for some extremophile megafauna to adapt to an environment that is an oil basin that basically turns into a furnace if there is some form of resource those animals can take from. There are animals on earth that can eat and break down human made materials like plastic, I can see how rompopolo can extract nutrients from the oil and gases around him, especially with it being so abundant it makes sense that whatever creature could use this resource would end up being pretty large.
Can't wait to see the lego version of Not-karkos!
A crapy photo of a mainstay monster is better than a new unique monster?
Wiiiiild. The new trailer blew my mind. I thought it was by far the most exciting one yet. The fire apex had my jaw on the floor. I was super hyped about the oldies too! But how can you not like the new ones? To each ther own.
@@florbromh looking forward to a hammer guide for wilds!
@CloudWind0643 thanks for your support! I've been quiet because of other commitments but the hammer content will come 😀
I think the black flame of the memory might have actually been Arkveld using dragon element.
If you notice the theme of the apexes, they seem to mirror what the TeoKushaCame trio had going on. Each one you face has a weakness over the other, presumably you'd want Rey Dau armor when facing Uth Duna.
Thunder is strong against Water. Water is strong against Fire. We have confirmed one map remaining which will most likely be ice and weak to fire.
Since there won't be any region with an apex to cover dragon element the only apex level threat we see potentially going around everywhere will most likely be Arkveld and Arkveld will be weak to ice.
Once you've beaten the apex of the ice region will be when you fight Arkveld, gameplay will naturally lead you into crafting the Ice Apexes' armor and get the advantage.
And why necessarily dragon for Arkveld (aside from being the only element left out)? Because the final boss that's truly behind everything will be an Elder Dragon which as a general rule are all weak to dragon element.
Dude the local is awesome it looks like your in the deep sea but in a volcano the rompopolo looks like some deep sea bug sized up it’s unique and innovative and an octopus in a volcano is cool. As much as I love rathian to be honest I don’t get excited when I see them cause like… it’s kinda expected ya know. The only one I was personally underwhelmed by was the fire monkey but I just don’t like monkeys
So... oil is an extremely energy-rich substance, so it's not a stretch to think that these monsters might be using it for food.. My guess is that it kind of forms the basic energy source for the region, and larger monsters either consume it directly or eat smaller monsters that survive by eating the oil. Rompopolo in particular seems to be based off of a mosquito, the larval state of which survives by eating the detritus that collects in pools of water. It might be near the bottom of the food chain, but my guess is that it uses the Sleep ailment to steal blood from monsters higher up on the food chain.
This is all speculative, naturally, but I can definitely think of some ways this ecosystem might function.
rompopolo reminds me a lot of wayne barlowe's aliens, specially the arrowtongue, i'd also argue this could be a gogmazios return maaaaaaaaaaybe?
it reminds me of the Bellowback machines from Horizon Zero Dawn, but as an living creature
I got that same vibe. Neat to see some of the more out there spec evo design trends pop up in MH
New Octopus Monster > Literally any returnee
That is all I will say
Facts
Absolutely new monsters are always more exciting than returning ones
Nah
I agree
I started to get mad when you said you were underwhelmed. Believe me, you are entitled to your opinion, but I was mad until you explained your rationale. I understand wanting to see returning monsters updated, but this trailer was amazing imo.
So what i think is actually happening with this village and the forge thing is, what they smith to actually build or perhaps repair that giant ancient machine what will in turn let them actually CONTROL the eruption process and turn the whole volcanic activity for their own needs, instead of it being natural occurrence.
You see, if you look closely you’ll see what this whole locale is filled with various tubes and overall some sort of machinery, which means it already was considered by that old civilisation before those smith-folk come in.
But alas, when they actually managed to finish building/repairing that central machine (Assuming it is the thing what called Everforge) apparently they still failed.
Basically failing to ”conquer" the nature of this place(perhaps the old civilisation tried exactly the same thing yet also failed and that had lead to their demise) and what’s even worse - awakened some extremely powerful and dangerous monster (the Black Flame) who, it seems, was a mere legendary for them since they only have that figurative name for it.
And that last part, about humans trying to conquer nature’s processes and failing miserably at that, I’d say fits perfectly in the overall game’s themes of human - nature interactions, and it even somehow may parallel the story of Nata’s tribe of Keepers who may or may not had kept Arkveld as their guard hound, but then it turned rogue and decimated them & their village.
They will never control the volcanic activity, because the volcanic activity is the point of this map, like the electrical storm in the desert
@@ender_z4nd3r83 Well, they tried at least, as we seen in trailer they had the machine all set up, and then when they turned it on it started to fail.
@@Aurinor probably is the octopus the one that made all that mess happen and that's when they'll tell us to hunt it
Every monster at once was new.... seeing what they can do with the new ones is exciting.
specially for those that played a long time.
but seeing monsters that didn't get any love in worlds and rise is nice to see.
Listen, as an autistic person, I can understand getting bogged down in details that others wouldn't be bothered by and being more happy with familiarity than others. Still, I think the segment at the end where you call this trailer bad because of your extremely specific concerns is a bit far. This trailer is not going to be the most popular, yes, but that's because the big surprises the trailers can show have already been shown. In fact, it's impressive that the trailers could still pull a surprise like an oil well locale, a plague doctor Brute Wyvern, and an fire-breathing octopus of an apex predator. The existence of this locale and what is within it is the important content for the trailer, not why the village is able to do relatively well or the minutia of the local food chain. Being frustrated about the lack of these details is fine and valid, but most people just don't feel the same way. It may be a bad trailer for you, but not for most others.
My issue with your complaints is this need for instant clarification. Actually good promotion AND storytelling is based on getting your audience curious, asking questions, and wanting to know more, so, you know, they would actually be encouraged to buy the product to experience it in full, or, in the case of story, engaging with it to find out the rest.
Personally, I'm disappointed with how much they've been revealing; yes, I know I have the option of abstaining from watching the trailers, but that doesn't mean they ought to be showcasing so much regardless. I WANT to be surprised. I WANT to find things out for myself by engaging with the worldbuilding and gameplay. And maybe I'm overstepping when I say this, but most people do as well, even if they don't know it in the moment.
Guys are you ready for this masterpiece ?
aaaand its all over my greaves
Now there are oil eating organism that do exist, however they are commonly marine species of bacteria, though you could say it makes sense for our friends design. The bacteria break downs the oil using aerobic respiration, in which it will break it down for energy. In a way the gas that it expels are the hazards that it cant ingest.
the 5th trailer has been the best trailer i have ever seen nostalgia is cool but straight up a brand new frame we have never seen before ina octopus monster is soooo hype a fire monkey is soo hype and the posion bug thing is also very cool!
I wonder if Oilwell basin in the beginning doesnt have any inclemency period at all until you reach a certain part of the story where they ignite it for the first time, goes terribly wrong like in the trailer and from then onwards the forge acts on its own, causing periodic firesprings, i wouldnt be surprised if it works similar to that
Eh, not sure about the take on the 'setting' of Wilds.
I get the whole 'society of danger' angle that most Monster Hunters go with, but that's actually a far cry from the darker and more ominously realistic tone of the Monster Hunter games vs. Portable Games, which I thought would be something you'd be excited to see making somewhat of a return.
Fundamentally, a world with absolutely no consequences where all the characters blandly shout, "Wow, isn't nature cool!" constantly to try and remind you what you're seeing is pretty neat is a lot less appealing to me (and apparently a fair few others) than a World where... yeah... people die. And because people aren't soulless machines, when the people they CARE ABOUT die, it leaves trauma.
That trauma may not be a part Monster Hunter ever will or should focus on, but when you try and write a story where nothing ends up mattering on a personal level to any character... you get World and Rise. That shit flew in the portable titles because being realistic, there wasn't really a story to most of them; it was mostly setting and tone so you can do without personal growth narratives.
That being said, the only portable game WITH a serviceable story wasn't exactly the most upbeat plot in history either, was it?
I dunno, this feels almost like you're deliberately de-hyping yourself to set yourself apart from the hype train rather than doing an honest critique, but hey that's probably not even true. It just feels that way watching, which is probably why a fair few comments are almost... annoyed? If that's the right word?
Anyway, looking forward to seeing future takes regardless, nice to see something different at least.
More excited for rathian, who will most likely have the relatively same moveset, over the amazing Ajarakan is an interesting take in my opinion but to each their own. I can’t judge to much because if they show garangolm I’ll be very happy.
blacksmiths work metal, metal has many uses that don't involve killing things.
also the act of lighting the Everforge could be religious. the forge is clearly older than the culture currently using it.
ngl, I don't usually do pre-orders but uf the open beta test turns out well enough I might actually considering pre-ordering for once because I've been able to try the game myself first.
12:18 imagine having a flashback premenition taht would be SO RAD! xD
you don't seem to understand that you WILL get your returning monsters, even if they focus on now monsters for now ? Like, bro, get the full picture for a bit
thats a weird kink to like old monsters. i love the old monsters in the games they came out in and i wish they would forever stay there. I want new game experiences, new fights, new amor sets with different skills. it keeps me nights awake when i have to think about crafting the 6 game in a row the nargaguca lbg and fight the nargaguca the 10001 time and interrupt my playthrough of a new game by being tortured by the most unneeded boring experience there is.
Yama and Nakarkos aren't actually Cephalopods they just look like them. They're even categorized as vertebrates. This is our one and only true Cephalopod monster so far with a brand new model. Its possible there might be another in the game because Capcom likes to recycle and it would make sense. Although it has to be said early concept art for Nakarkos had it looking more like The Black Flame than the final result. Its original concept was a normal looking octopus.
As for what does the monkey eat. Well you mention big herbivores but the natural world isn't always like that. Actually many large predators today and even in the past got by usually from preying on smaller prey such as small herbivores or other small predators. Its been clearly shown in past cutscenes for older games that Bird Wyverns make up the diet or source of even large predators like Deviljho due to how abundant they are. A primate having large fangs doesn't always equate to meat eating either. Gorillas and Orangutans have large fangs but are primarily herbivorous with them gaining protein from insects. New monkey swings like Ketcha btw so I wonder if Ketcha is in the game. We also see multiple of them in one fight meaning its probably sort of a group animal.
I wonder if Valstrax fiil up the gas here for flying.
Oh god, imagine a subspecies of Valstrax that uses the oil/tar as fuel and expels fire instead of Dragon element, not as fast but its fire attacks cover a wider area because of how much fire needs to be expelled in order to fly compared to Dragon...
okay, that basically sounds like a faster version of the Oilwell Basin's apex... so we're probably not getting it :-(
I'm more excited for congalala than I am for ajarakan, but black flame is amazing. By far my favorite new monster at the moment.
13:00 maybe the real black flame was the friends we made along the way
This may actually be the most whiny video on monster Hunter I’ve seen since that one Gaijin video
What Gaijin video lol? I'd love to give it a watch
What’s the video? Lol I need to watch this
@@dragonbladeiv9224 his “underwhelmed but hopeful” video
Then it must be the calmest whine I've ever heard because for a good part of the video he seems quite reasonable for why this trailer didn't do it for him compared to the rest.
@@3squl3t0nm0nth contextually it was really off to a lot of folks. At the time we had basically just two trailers and the weapon vids. A bit premature to complain about art direction and monster design
Ngl those sre some strange takes on the trailer, but fair enough.
From what I gathered over the years on the MH subreddit or internet in general alot of veterans actually prefer to have mostly new monsters with more forgotten monsters returning.
Actually I have seen quite a few veterans express that they hate the Raths and are sick of them.
Either way based on that I don't think your take is a MH boomer take and more just personal preference. Atleast so far the goal with Wilds seem to introduce alot of new monsters as well as bring back many more forgotten monsters.
As for the village I don't quite understand the confusion, because blacksmyths do more than just forge weapons. They could have easily just build a culture around forging whatever else they need and since the everforge seems to be of ancient origin it's really not suprising that they are thriving. The reason we are there to begin with, despite Azuz seemingly not being in need of help, might be Arkveld as it seems to deliberatly hunt the Apexes. The apex of the Oilwell Basin being called the Black Flame is almost certainly connected to Arkvelds "The White Wraith" title. Both might be ancient monsters thought to be exinct.
Lastly a very large portion of the community agrees that they reveal way too much in trailers and quite a few people have even expressed the same with this trailer. It's a completely valid opinion that the this trailer showed to little to get you excited, but I would like to believe they actually do what people asked them to, that being not to reveal too much during marketing.
Wouldn't be suprised tho if this is a cut version of the full trailer tho, so we have to wait and see.
Reddit isn't representiv for anything.
The sub-reddit is basically new hunters and older ones arguing which game is harder and why.
Monster Hunter is basically going down the Dark Souls/Elden Ring route. For better or worse.
So I assume that weird mosquito raptor looking like creature also know as Rompopolo is the creature we saw as the armor for the Hammer showcase 🔨
such a unique region, the ice region must have a twist
the ice region probably won't be all icy until the inclemency, which is a massive blizzard.
I'm thinking the final area (if it is even an area with cold) it'll probably be something like an arctic desert. Primarily desolate and empty, with lots of open space- perfect for lots of snow when a blizzard rolls in. The plentiful period could be brought about by the melting of snowpack, which brings much-needed water to the region and potentially even sparks a periodic superbloom- which kickstarts a whole food chain as herbivores and their predators start to move in.
@TornaitSuperBird very interesting, but either way after the reveal of this region which no one predicted I'm more excited for the ice
17:49 I think this might be a side effect of the fact that from the looks of it monster hunter wilds is going to be far more story focused than previous titles, and the team just kinda doesn't really know how to market a fleshed out story because they haven't really had to do that before.
“And then it backfires, So I’m left wondering what’s going on?” Dude………that was literally the trailer’s objective😂 why would you want the trailer to explain that many details for you? It’s suppose to give you a glimpse of what you’re going to experience. In my opinion, I don’t think a lot of your ideas make sense.
Maybe the monsters in the oil well basin eat oh don’t know the theropod and salamander monsters you mentioned like 7 minutes ago😂
Genuinely our first ACTUAL CEPHALOPOD!
all the others are just elders that look somewhat squidy (Yama just looks like a frog, idk where this confusion comes from)
I heard the name of the oil squid monster was Sut'Yargū Ma'Dūd.
If this new map isnt a whole reference to sunken hollow from mh4u i dont know what it id
I wonder if each of the apex monsters will each have a title of their own.
Too bad no returning monsters, but let's not give up on this. There are still trailers that will reveal something, including them.
There will definitely be returning monsters, but the focus isn't on them for now.
The video title 💀
I understand you want to see returning monsters but I think a majority prefer we not being told which fan favorites are returning because we want it to be a surprise, let them show us the new monsters, no need to know every returning monster
Dude, really? Don’t get me wrong, I prefer more returning monsters than new ones as much as the next guy but these are amazing editions. Your lack of enthusiasm is mind boggling. How can you see something as jaw dropping as this & be 🫥. It’s incredibly unfair to complain about a story that you haven’t even played into yet. Are you serious? Although what I will say is that this in particular content the devs revealed should’ve never been in a trailer because this is the kind of thing that you want your consumers to discover in game for a better experience because now that I have seen this, the impact of discovery has now been stolen from me. Showing us this is the equivalent of telling someone who has never seen Star Wars that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalkers father. Monster Hunter Devs, STOP spoiling the plot & twists of your game. We get it, you worked hard on this. You’ve shown enough. Just STOP!
Agreed. I think they shoulda just announced the beta
@@nuggie4huggie23pp 😎👍
I completely get you, ecology is a great part of why I enjoy MH more than the over the top hunt
But I don’t have a problem with this locale, I really like that the apex is something as strange as a tar octopus, while the Rompopolo with its long beak, claws and long tongue strike me as an insectivore, like a giant alvarezsaurid
The monkey lion thing it’s just boring to me, it looks like they want to make a rajang clone for the volcano area when rajang already lives there, and most of its attacks seems the same.
They might be making a tutorial version of rajang like Kutku is to Rathalos.
Seems pretty obvious to me that they just wanted to add another element to the monke roster. Blangonga is ice, Rajang is lightning, Congalala is... farts, i suppose. And the new monkey is fire. Maybe they'll add some more down the line, which I totally understand, as the current fanged beast roster is pretty limited. Crazy how until now I'm pretty sure there were just as many fanged beasts as there were piscine wyverns in World.
honestly the only monster that really excited me for this trailer was just the insanity of a new octopus monster (since its one of my favorite animals).
the new brute is certainly unique but super ugly looking (intentionally i understand), the new monkey is just covered in spikes which feels like very boring "video game fire enemy" type design
overall the most disappointing thing is just how bland the new oilwell basin is, the map seems to oscillate from being gray and rocky to gray and fiery which is... not exactly exciting?
who knows maybe they're hiding a proper deep dive into the map that reveals more interesting portions
so far its checking the boxes of "video game fire level" and isnt blowing me away the way the scarlet forest does when it switches from fallow - downpour - plenty.
A swamp made of Tar transforming into an hellish moutains and caves through volcanic activity isn't that common of a "fiery level" depiction.......
@@bobisuncanny2760 it is for all intents and purposes, a volcano with oil instead of lava. the elders recess had more going on in terms of visuals and color especially, and that was just a volcano with basalt and crystals instead of just lava
We didn't see much of the map tho, we saw the same 3 areas the whole trailer, and we know just 3 áreas of a Wilds map I like 10-20% of the map
@@SecondShiloh that is HEAVILY undermining it in so many levels
@@SecondShiloh I don't know. I feel like being bland and dark is kinda the point. Having an extremely harsh and barren environment makes way for extremophiles to hyperadapt. Unlike the elders recess, there is no sun. No crystals to eat. There is only oil and fire. And so far, it seems to ring true. The mosquito guy is like nothing we've ever seen. The octopus guy is absoloutley incredible looking, and possibly Narkaros's oily chance to return. I will agree, monkey looks pretty bad. But it's not like the other fanged beasts have god tier designs, so I'm optimistic. Overall I actually really like the Oil Oilwell Basin and it's monsters. Not so sure about this giant forge thing though. Hopefully Capcom pulls through.
I guess you can't make everyone happy
When is the brachydios revamp instructions coming out 🥺
It won't be for a while, I'm sorry.
@@jakobmonsterhunter any date for basilgeese?
i also found this trailer underwhelming regarding the monsters. while i like the idea of a fire octopus, im not a fan of the fire monkey. rompopolo's design im still making my mind up on, he definitely looks freaky.
I think the best part of this trailer is seeing the girl crying, as it reinforces the themes we are going to see: regret, revenge, sorrow, etc. I'm excited to see capcoms take on using heavier emotional themes in monhun, exploring the darker side of humans relationship with nature.
the locale looks unfinished and kinda barren and boring. I dont get the fire monkey and the rocks its swinging on look very unnatural. they look like an asset dropped into a map, not the detailed and cohesive landscapes like we got in world.
@@decrepitdan4371there pipes so of course they look unnatural y’all really be looking at anything to complain about; the map looks unfinished because we only saw a fraction of it😂. How about you watch the trailer for what it is instead of trying to nit pick small details that haven’t been confirmed nor denied. Like you said you already made up your mind that the monsters are freaky which shows you had no intention of watching this trailer without your expectations.
The only monster I really dont like is the mosquito brute wyvern, the others are good
I feel exactly the same as you, specially with the new monkey, it just gives me no emotions when I see it, tbf it doesn't even look like a MH design to me.
mic is crackling my guy
wait they are not focussing on elder dragons this time? boohoo.. i mean refreshing but damn. they'll probably come back in the DLC and such right?.. right? yea 100%, that was only for the story mh?
I would rather have different categories of monsters instead just elder dragons, plus we most likely will have 3 or 4 Elder Dragons in the based game, including the final boss
@@xeno991 ya probably it’s gonna be a feast either way. It’s refreshing knowing a gaming company won’t fuck a game up. Pretty rare nowadays
@@Itsjumbomuffin for real, Mona Huna teams are the best!
Can’t please everyone
Still better than Rise
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@@Heracles12Laborsnewgwen what...
@@Heracles12Labors I started with FU lol
a lot of these comments dont quite understand, of course returning monsters are going to be more hype for the veteran playerbase than something new. having something familiar be given a new level of attention and a new HD redesign is more immediately exciting than something new and unfamiliar. (that being said i do love all the new monsters myself, and i appreciate them not showing off too many returning monsters, it saves them as a surprise for when the game comes out.)
redditor monhun fans see someone be cautiously interested and immediately dogpile them for not being hyper-positive. it's also not the most well put together trailer, seeing how confusingly the village/story is presented. i'm sure it'll make more sense in the game itself.
at least you are an aware boomer, still sad though
I'm glad you're a MH content creator that doesn't just let the hype drown out their opinions. I completely agree that these monster designs for Oilwell Basin just don't hit. And frankly, 90% of the new monsters so far hasn't quite done it for me. I am either asking: "where are the eyes?" or because of Rompopolo.. "what the ******** is that doing in a MH game?"
Easy on the hard S's in your sentences
I thought a elder dragon was classed as a elder dragon for its power to bring destruction? Could be wrong
I see everyone excited about the new trailer, but I didn't like it very much. I found the new monsters to be more like "boss-battle" monsters than a species that is actually part of an ecosystem. The Black Flame seems more like a Dark Souls 1 boss to me than an actual monster to hunt.
The octopus is an apex, what do you expect?
I’m loving how these creatures are more Alien to the Mona Huna rosters from past games, it’s more unknown than recognizable.
Ayo I seem to share the exact unpopular opinion of yours.
My biggest problem is new MH has no real small life system in place. The small life monsters in World all just go away to the side and do nothing/ offer nothing.
There’s no raptors, bull fango, crabs fucking with you. The small monster ecosystem is basically just being all herbivores there just to be visuals.
Man, what version of the game do you have? I’d love to not get harassed by Gastodon in the middle of a hunt.
@@parmesanman2908 I literally never get bothered with anything outside of other large monsters.
Maybe maaayyybbeeeee the occasional small jagras
@@moisesflores3482 weird, Jagras are the only ones who don’t bother me.
I think the way small monsters are handled in World is fine. It’s cool seeing Girros swarm a monster after you topple it for a free paralyze.
They still cant top their MHW Elder Dragons trailer. Good editing and amazing OST. The OST in Wilds from the trailers have been mid so far...
I'm just hating on Rompopolo. Hating expeditiously. To the point that there four times the amount of people that saw the trailer itself, who got their first introduction to this new monster through my hate-max-posting.