Hey this is Lord Jabu! A vtuber/artist/ gamer/ creator of contained chaos (mostly) welcome to my channel. This is where I post recordings from stream on twitch, time lapses, etc. I'm not the fastest at responding to people, but post a comment as I always enjoy talking to new people.
Was it because of the difficulty or the confusion of what is happening? It is still fun for me so far, but I will see how I feel later. Either way thank you.
I could very well be misremembering, but I am pretty sure that first phoenix is always a rather strong monster no matter what you use for the two source monsters. When I was young and I finally got my first one I was so thrilled. It is an extremely powerful monster and once it gets certain moves it can 1 hit KO just about any monster. There are some other really cool monsters left to unlock, I won't give away any spoilers here.
@@lord_jabuSure thing. It took me forever to get a phoenix because I didn't know how to get one, and I didn't have a monster that was good enough to get through the area.
You missed that after the errantry, Colt told you FlareonV2 was stressed. Colt will only tell you that your monster is stresssed on the first week of a new month. Even if your monster is still stressed after that. Remember you can check the stress level on the monster information pages where you look at where his stats and skills are. FlareonV2's stress might have been making it more tired.
As for spoiling, it is how much you praise it, whether you scold it or not, and whether you give in to what it asks for. I believe there is an item in the shop you give your monster that it doesn't particularly like that will help bring down their attitude of being spoiled. I can't recall if it is the smoked snake or something like that. I am not really sure what the detriment of having a spoiled monster is. Maybe it will not listen to you at certain times, better chance of it running away during missions?
I think that giant dog-like creature is called a Baku. Another monster type I never used because I thought it looked too silly back in my younger years.
Ichigo was a great monster and worthy of the Hall of Fame. You are right that it is difficult to get any monster up to the B rank level, not to mention it being your very first monster when your funds are limited. I was very impressed with the little Mocchi, a monster I looked past in my younger years because I thought it looked too silly.
Yeah I completely underestimated the little guy myself. I thought it would just be a fun gimmicky addition to start the playthrough off on. It was definitely worth bringing our strawberry friend along to make his mark.
You have done such a great job raising Ichigo, so the title for this video is really encouraging! It is a shame you don't have more viewers, but I thank you so much for making this content and allowing me to have nostalgia for my younger gaming days. The MR series filled a lot of hours for me that I would otherwise spend alone being bored. I didn't live in a neighborhood with a lot of kids, so even though I had friends, they were always weekend stayovers because they didn't live nearby. I had three older sisters that didn't want to play the same kind of things I wanted to play...so when video games became a thing, I was all over them. When I got my Nintendo for Christmas, I was sooooo happy!
Viewers will come around in time as long as I stick to it. The more important thing is that there are people who are getting joy out if it now like you are. That really makes the process more enjoyable for me as well. I'm glad this series is bringing up such positive nostalgic memories for you.
@abu It is making me want to play it again. I still have a working PS1, so that would play the first two games as intended. My PS2 however is kaput, I even got a replacement one a long time ago and that one the motor is dying and it barely works anymore. :( My only choice for MR3 and 4 would be emulators, but they wouldn't read discs, obviously. I do really enjoy the content and your commentary during the fights. I had a couple of laughs at the jokes of "licked him," and I was wondering if "getting to the center of a _____" was gonna come in. I thought you might've said, "I don't think you wanna lick that," to the heat eye monster :). I hope you are really having fun with the series as well. There is so much more to the game than I realized when I was younger.
Don't forget that when you look at your Monster's stats, there is another page to flip to in order to see their stress, attitude, and form statuses. This can help you to figure out when to feed them Mint Leaves and the weight reducing item. It is actually included in the second game, whereas in the first game this information was hidden.
I keep forgetting to do that. Though honestly I thought Ichigo would just be a starting monster that wouldn't make it past D rank. I really underestimated the little guy. I really should treat them a little better.
@@lord_jabu I am pretty impressed with the little Mocchi. As I stated in another post of mine, I never really used them because I just thought it looked a little too silly. Watching you play the games has made me feel like playing it again. I am thinking in theory my PS3 should be able to play the PS1 games. I am going to try it out at some point. As a matter of fact, I still have my PS1 and last time I played it, it was working.
You are doing really well with the Ichigo. I never really played around with the Mocchi type because I just didn't care for the monster design that much. Sakura Art always gave me fits at the D rank because she has a lot of INT and I think SPD which makes her hard to hit and she can do a lot of damage.
I used to absolutely love mochi since it was essentially the pikachu of the monster ranchers anime. It is probably the monster I used the most (aside from duken).
@@lord_jabu I remember watching a few episodes of the anime. If I remember correctly, later in the game in the higher ranks you battle against a Mocchi/Dragon?
I was holding this comment off until you either unlocked or came across the lobster/crab monster. One of the earliest monsters I summoned was a lobster/crab mixed wtih a Golem called a Dagon. It was a super strong and tough monster and he was the first one that took me to S rank.
Absolutely awesome that you got that feather. SPOILER The Phoenix gets some really powerful attacks and it was one of my favorite monsters in the game. Got lots of 1 hit KOs with it.
@@lord_jabu I can tell. It was a good move because it is exciting. You mixed in some humor. It is hard to keep up with the pace of the battles sometimes.
A lot of the information about this game still remains a bit conflicting and disjointed. You did well to get through the process and find out what works for you. The exploration items are probably some of the most difficult.
Gifts in this game are a mixed bag. Sometimes they are useless items to just sell, other times they are items to use in breeding to unlock new monsters. Also, there is something special about the Cup Jelly this time around. If I remember correctly, each time you feed a monster cup jelly, you have a chance to find a star on the lid cover. If you find 30 of them, I think it unlocks a monster or it has some other benefit, I can't remember which it is. Been SOOOO long since I have played these MR games.
Remember if Colt (I think your assistant's name in this one is Colt?) tells you anything about your monster that is negative (stressed, very tired, overweight, etc.) it means that the level has gotten bad enough to be a concern and you need to take immediate action. She told you after that INT training mission that he was stressed out, that means his stress level has to be pretty high. You had him rest because he was very tired, but maybe should have popped a Mint Leaf in him before that. I don't think you can feed monsters multiple times in one week this time around?
After 2 treats it said they were full, so maybe it is 2? Yeah the maintenance methods are a tad more strict in this one. They are called Colt. I will make sure to keep an eye out for that in the future.
@@lord_jabu The thing is in MR2, there is a page on the monster info that actually tells you about their condition. Remember where you saw "form?" That tells you if your monster is either too skinny or too heavy. It will also tell you about their attitude, their seriousness, and their stress level. These were all things that were hidden in the previous game. A lot more to deal with, but at least you are made aware of it this time and know when to take action. No use feeding a monster Mint Leaves when they aren't needed.
This is a somewhat unrelated comment, but you named it Ichigo. The Baltimore Orioles (my home town team, so this is the only reason why I know this) signed a player from Japan who is named Ichi Xu. Ichi is short for his favorite baseball player, Ichiro Suzuki. At any rate, if you try to pronounce Ichi Xu, it comes out as "Itchy Shoe."
I like how the skills seem a bit more appropriate this time around. Did you notice that for the INT Training mission all of the drills involved your monster trying to figure out a puzzle? I also like that it tells you during the drills whether you got a new skill or not.
@@lord_jabu The game isn't really forgiving in the early going. Am I correct in thinking you no longer do jobs and don't earn income from doing drills? So the only way to make money is to win battles?
@@lord_jabu Pretty much forces you into building your monster for war so they can get into it and start getting you some cash. Ichigo seems like an "all arounder" type. Pretty good stats in everything, but nothing spectacular in anything. It seems to excel in speed. It may not be great at skill, but I think it needs it so it can start landing some attacks. I hope you don't think I am picking on you and I am trying not to do spoilers. The information I am giving you is something you would have seen for yourself as far as the Clay Dolls go. As far as disk chips, I never found myself using them. I think the tournaments that give them out are a bit easier to win. Anything I offer is just advice or a suggestion. I am very interested to see how you get through the challenge of the game. I think you did very well on the MR1 series.
Don't sell the clay doll :) It told you what it was for, it is so you can take any two random monster and use it as a combining ingredient to unlock the Gaboo monster. I don't know that you have to keep all of them unless you want to breed up a few Gaboos and then breed them together once you train them up?
@@lord_jabu There are a lot of items that unlock monsters in this go around. Have to keep an eye out for them. I don't recall ever really using Gaboos in my time with MR2.
More MR2! I am here for it. Just in time for me to grab my dinner and watch the further adventures of Lord Jabu and his amazing Mocchi. Love how you keep going with the play by play and try to keep up with the frantic pace of some of the battles.
Couple of minor things here: In the first game, the monster league was referred to as FIMba, in the second game it has changed to IMa. I am not sure what the reasoning for this change was. Also, for the battles, I think you can actually fight one rank above your current. So to start off you are rank E, but I think you can actually go into a rank D battle if you wanted to. It is why both of those lines were highlighted, and the others were still dark.
A useful feature with stronger starting monsters to accrue more money. I will say your advice/knowledge continues to be helpful. I look forward to what I will learn about this game.
@@lord_jabu A lot of the things you learned in MR1 will carry over to MR2. I had forgotten that after battles you get some stat gains. Exploration is also quite a bit different in MR2. I think it is a bit easier and if I remember correctly it is dependent on your monster's life. I do like the expanded data they give you about the monster's personality, stress level, and their weight. The monster's fatigue not diminishing as fast is also a bonus.
Lilitwo goes into the MR1 Hall of Fame :) Who would have thought that an INT based Hare/Pixie would turn out so well? What an amazing monster, and what an amazing job you did training it!
Nicely done! You didn't really cheese the game, that is pretty much what you are supposed to do. Figure out what your monster is best at, and them maximize that potential. I didn't realize that the Henger was in the first game, and I don't know what that last monster was you fought. Hares have a default life span of about 4 years and 9 months. After all of the training and battling, it seems like you can get around 4 years out of one. Lilitwo might have a bit more time left in it, but I didn't catch its age at the end. It would be neat to perhaps revisit this game to unlock some of the rarer monster types just to see what you can do with them. Now, there is a bit of a "cheat" for the second game. Since you do actually own the first game (like I do), if you use your MR1 disk as a data disk to summon monsters in MR2, it will summon a "special" Suezo. It has some very high base stats, but it will die very, very quickly. There are two things you can do with it. You can bring it in and have it fight for you to earn you some cash until it dies, and it should be able to win the very first and second stage of tournaments with the stats it has, or you can scan up two of them and breed them to get a better starter Suezo with a normal lifespan.
I will definitely return to the file and attempt to get some of those monsters unlocked. I don't know if the special suezo is available since I'm playing the MR1 & 2 Dx steam version. I don't have a physical copy while using it. I will see if that is still available in this version though.
@@lord_jabu There might be a disk code for it. I know the version you have isn't the same because it doesn't actually use disks. It would be cool to see what all the special version monsters are, like that soccer ball one is supposed exclusive to this version of the game. I'll definitely be waiting impatiently for your MR2 content and when you get back to MR1.
There are stages of his fatigue. is very well = the best seems well = the next light task will make him tired very tired = you want to avoid this status as much as possible as this is what will reduce lifespan. Unfortunately, this is pretty much unavoidable with moves training, exploring, and tournaments.
I am always uncertain of preventing them from being tired means I should let them rest/eat taffy and well, or if initial tired is fine. Though given the speed of training it seems difficult to avoid. Either way, thank you for another helpful comment. These bits of information have helped me throughout the playthrough.
@@lord_jabu You have been managing it very well with the taffy and rest. When you go into a tournament, an adventure with Karn, or the FIMBA skill training (where you can try to learn a new skill) it is unavoidable since those things alone make your monster very tired. I don't remember if it is just the official tournaments, or if all tournaments do it. All of this is coming from memory, and I believe you are right with "tired" being ok. "Very tired," is what you don't want if you can help it. I am glad you've found this helpful. I love the series a lot and put a ton of hours into the games. The one thing I didn't like about the first one is that it has status conditions of your monster that are hidden. The game does obviously track stress, their obesity, and their seriousness. Since some of these things affect the lifespan of your monster, it would be nice to know what those levels are. I believe the second game allowed you to see these conditions. If you are interested, I have read that there is a mod available for Monster Rancher 1&2 DX that will allow you to see these stats.
I will look into mods, but I will probably leave the game be. Yeah there are things to complain about, but it is more of a genuine experience if I don't mess with it.
@@lord_jabu I agree with it. I generally play a game first with no tutorials or editing. After I go through it, I then go back and see what I missed in a walkthrough or enhance the game with mods.
When she tells you your monster is stressed, that is for sure when you want to give it a mint leaf or two. That means your monster's stress level is high!
Since LIlipen is so high in INT, I think it would be best to breed with a pixie and hope you get a pixie main from it, since they are more INT based creatures.
