In this video we check out my updated feelings on MHXX/MHGU. Part 1: • Monster Hunter XX: An ... **************** Support gaijinhunter: fundrazr.com/g...
Team Darkside I really hope MHWorld becomes its own series, because I enjoyed it more than every Monster Hunter before. I don't care if the older series offered more challenge, because what MHW did was polish the gameplay to cater to a faster-paced playstyle. I enjoyed the older games, since they also catered to the limitations of handheld, but the gameplay was clunky and could get monotonous. MHW showed everybody what MH could achieve on newer hardware in spectacular fashion. I wish Capcom would release a MHW-style game for the Switch, because even with graphics turned down to accommodate the hardware, that gameplay will still shine through.
I didn't play Gen at all, so Gen Ult is going to be a lot of interesting and fresh content for me. I also think it'll be nice to have on the Switch, since I don't think I got into the games as much on the 3DS (I played a lot more 3U on Wii U than 3DS, for example). Been waiting on the PC release for World, and I haven't play any Monster Hunter older than 3U, so there should be a lot of fun stuff in Gen Ult for me to do, even if all I probably end up doing is mostly low and high rank.
Levante Lw me too but my cousin corrupted my save file when I was gone so know I have to go through g-rank on monster Hunter 4 ultimate and work to build my critical L up fighter prowler
XX, for its massive variety of armor sets, does VERY little to balance them against one another and make every set seem worthwhile. All but two or three sets are also extremely starved for slots. So despite the massive variety of available armor pieces, you'll mostly be using the same few pieces every time, because everything else either has weak skills, or simply not enough slots. So XX's charms don't do anything to encourage you to make a new set, because the vast majority of sets are complete trash. World for all its flaws manages to have more armor pieces being used despite only having maybe a tenth of the number of craftable armor pieces XX has.
you forgot one more thing. its introduce a brief taste of frontier with its entry-level frontier style monsters...(bloodbath-massacre-you-know-that-horn-boi)
I get bored easily so most games i abandon after a few weeks of playing. I started playing MHGU since it came out, and still play it everyday. Started as adept LS and got bored...Try Valor LS... bored again, tried evade lancer. Hey playing gunner seems fun, tried adept bow. Nah, bow’s doesn’t tickle my fancy yet, hey, hbg seems cool. Then LBG then hunting horn... Lol, everytime i try a new weapon, it’s like a new game to me. New armors to craft, new weapons. Hunting for the components... Then there’s the transmog. That armor looks cool! DLC armor, sailormoon palico?!? I need that! I seriously think i’ll still be playing this game until new year, which is a big thing for me...
@@brennand933 the solo story is better, but the multiplayer story is still pretty good. If youre like me, and just dont have friends who play, you can easily find multiplayer lobbies who do turns and specified monster hunts. I believe the game is better than world (in my opinion of course) so i am quick to recommend this game
"Where a great decoration drop in monster hunter world is an excuse to throw away armor pieces, a good charm in generation encourages you to go and make a new armor set" This. This sums up like 2/3 of my gripes with monster hunter world
Very poignant point about the old charm system vs. the newer decorations system. I much prefer the old system. While the RNG can be very rough in either case, you only need to grind for that one single piece, vs. 6 or more decorations. As well, your point about getting an unexpected charm motivating you to make a new armor set is spot on!
The old charm system, alongside the armor skills, is total ass. Your sets are shaped by your charm. You can only make a variety of sets if you are lucky enough to have plethora of charms. It is much more RNG reliant than people think because charms alongside its skill system makes it a necessity.
Thongor Sehn You think that because you chose to focus on the top 1% of possible sets. Guess what? It's the same thing in World. There are fewer possible decorations to get screwed out of, compared to the old charms, but the trade off is that instead of only needing one RNG piece for the perfect set, you now may need 5 or more instead. I prefer RNG charms, because they can allow you to have crazy, unexpected mix sets, which pushes you to craft extra armor pieces in order to try out the new combination. Even if you don't have the Fast charge +5 OOO you want yet, you might get something else worth having, including things you didn't even know you wanted. Additionally, in both games, there are plenty of mix sets that function perfectly well without any charms/decorations at all. The way you choose to be hostile and elitist over different flavors of the same RNG grind is frankly sad.
To me, I liked how with the old charms system you generally need at least two items (armor, charm, and/or decoration) to even activate a skill at all. Though maybe the +10 threshold was just too high.... I'd rather see more skills activate weaker versions at +5.... Also, did not gaijin hunter already cover the point about charms vs. decorations between old-school and MHW? @3:31
You know, back when Double Cross was first announced, I thought to myself how can they possibly top this amount of content. This really was the "Ultimate" Classic Monster Hunter before World, kinda like a certain series with the same "ultimate" subtitle coming later this year haha. I'm now currently asking myself what more can they do beyond that series too.
MHW is super polished but very limited experience while MHGU is just filled to the brim with content but lacking polish and got a lot of the inconvenient of old title Play both definitely!
にゃあエイリアンMeowAlien Yeah that's how I feel about it too. I understand why World has less content but it's current lack of any real endgame challenge makes me wanna play MHGU badly.
One important distinction though: MHGU is actually extremely polished; maybe not in its QOL and graphics, but it's combat and gear mechanics are the product of all MH games before it. It is was more fair and deep than World BY FAR! I am so excited for it!
First impression lasts. My first Monster Hunter concept will always be my favorite, and that is classical. While I have seen the phenomenal gameplay of World, I just can't help but be more inclined with the originals. 😊
Ye, granted the new world has its audience, but it loses the charm the old world had. It lost its sillyness and took itself too seriously in the story department, and the gameplay, while more fluid, it also ruined some fights (Rajang, R Brachy etc) and was way too easy. The new world a drastically different experience than old world, and not one i like more
I like the Monster variety and gear design in generations more, and sadly as much a I love World, I do kinda like having a simple map with flat open arenas to deal with sometimes. World does a lot of things better no doubt, but I feel like generations has it's own set of strengths as well.
Pugling worlds maps are to cluttered and take away from monsters attacks and movements. Rathalos cant circle the air and swoop down anymore and baroth has a useless charge now.
Mhw is my first. I really hope the mainline MH, which continued by MHW, can also have such varieties MH Switch has. Tbh, that's the main thing droves me to farm in any game, the gear variety (of which in MH, the idea is every monster has its own set of gear to craft). Even better if they not wait for next MH to add variety into mainline MH titles. I hope they will
I don't want to sound like an elitist but that's what an elitist would say so I'm just going to say it. MHworld is really easy, but in the good way it fun just not challening for me anyways, I'm ready to brimstone slash a bloodbath diablos charging at me at full speed
I predict we will have two main series of Monster Hunter from here on out. Classic and New Monster Hunter. The former is just how the series has always been and the latter following World’s design. Yes I know MHGU came roughly a year and a half before World.
I JUST watched your first video on MHGXX and it did bum me a out a bit. I started with MHG and went to MH4U after because i was waiting for World to hit the PC. With MHGXX coming to the switch in August, i bought a Switch with eager anticipation of that title. I didn't really appreciate MHG when i first began because it was my first MH and it seemed a bit heavy on the learning curve and the grind. Having played through both MHG and MH4U (almost.. still working on final G rank) i am very excited to return to MHG. I learned so much from playing MH4U, i am not sure why it taught me more about the game than MHG... perhaps it was the combat was limited to "adept style". And the story kept me more interested and the upgrades and trading made more sense to me but although MHG was supposedly tailored to the beginner, MH4U taught me to love MH. Now armed with all my knowledge i am ready to tackle the massive MHGU, and i will be starting a new character. Thanks for the great videos that have helped me along the way, GH, and i really appreciate this one!
Diogmetes Although I started playing MH on the psp back in the mh freedom unite times I can really comprehend what you are talking about. Mh4u was the best mh Game in my view because it had so many cool monsters and it introduced one of my favorite weapons, the insect glaive. The story made me keep playing and the multiplayer mode (especially g rank) made me and my friends play days and nights (I still remember farming gogmazios it was sooo awesome) and now with the addition of the g rank in mhgu I really hope I can get this mh4u feeling back because somehow mhg and mh world were not able do this (I still have about 300-400 h playing time in both games so I definitely enjoyed them) now I only have to get a switch ^^
Nothing compares to 4u. It was Ryos baby. They put SOOO much effort into that game to make the gameplay stand out. It is one of my favorite games of all time. You can put 3000 hours or more and still come back to hunt guild quests. Amazing experience.
I've played a ton of previous MH games, but MH4U is currently my favorite MH game to date. Before World came out, I personally think that MH4U did a pretty decent job of introducing MH to newer players. That's where I first introduced MH to my brother, and the game really showed him the ropes well, and like you said, also thought him to love MH. So I think this may be the reason why MH4U taught you more. And also, this game had everything an experienced player would want (at least for me). As for Generations, like Gaijin said, it's more like a celebration, so I feel like this game was geared more towards those with previous MH experience, and thus I would NOT recommend to new players.
MH4U is what facilitated my transition from a casual hunter to a more serious veteran. I think the guild quest system is a really wonderful way to bridge the gap between the skill level of a player who just cleared the basic "main story" G rank quests and a player who has killed hundreds of a monster at 140 GQ strength
I’m really going to miss this style. I switched from Sunbreak to MHGU and after 160 hours that it took me to reach the multiplayer end boss I have to say this is my favourite one right after Tri Ultimate. World was great and I’m looking forward to W2 but at the same time I already miss these games as I don’t think they’ll ever return in this form. Rise wasn’t a bad game but it made the monsters victims and I didn’t feel like I was fighting for survival but just for another type of leather skirt.
World is great but has too many ways to exploit monsters on hunts imo. Like flinch locking almost any monster to sudden death with a 4 man group. I couldn't enjoy world like I did the old games. Xeno was so easy it was sad. The best moment for me so far in world was watching Shara break out of it's shell. Personally I think MHGU rivals freedom Unite and that was my favorite by a long shot. Plus ya know, prowlers. 😂❤
I'm really glad World was such a dramatic change from the classic style, even if it made mistakes. Many aspects of Gen Ultimate and prior games are so outdated and archaic and exist just because they've always existed. Now that they finally made huge jump in World, they can more easily see what works and doesn't work in both styles of game, and make the next installment even better.
Your timing is crazy: just last week I found myself playing Gen U again an rewatched your videos, last year I just did village HR but couldn't motivate myself to continue to G rank because of the hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of hours I put in this game. I'm super happy right now!
Oh god respect to you! but seriosly :D I hate every monkey or fishtype monster in monster hunter and rathalos too. I hate them because i think they cheap and annoying and a pain in the ass to fight against them rather than enjoyable. I want to buy freedom unite too but i heard so many bad things about it. For example plesioth has a fucking buggy crash hitbox! You will see it. It will not touch you but you still got some damage. Look for some videos they will show you. In the later game they did fix this but in freedom unite... But im still interested in the game.
I'm *so* glad MHGU is coming to the west. It's gonna be hard for me to go back to MHW because I hate the slinger system and the scout fliers are really obnoxious. I'm gonna miss the Qof changes such as gathering and mining, but the gameplay will more than make up for it as I felt removing hunting styles was a huge step backwards.
Elli it's too inconsistent. I've carted multiple times because the slinger failed to do anything after I pressed the button multiple times with flash pods. I'm not talking about monsters being immune, but my hunter just standing there doing nothing.
I dont like the slinger either, or clutch claw, and i wouldve prefered that we got helm breaker, dragon piercer, etc with hunting arts. Especially cause thatd mean The Alatreon bow would be the dope pierce dps monster it should be in world.
The decoration system in MHW is just terrible. There's no other way to describe it. After 400 hours I have no attack gem but I have at least a dozen if EVERY other gem... I also spent more than 10 real life hours with that melder cunt and got nothing. MHW is a good game but it literally has the worst RNG system in any game I've ever played. You can still have RNG but implement it well. Many games have done it before(including the older MH games). The fact that I still have no attack gem really made me quit the game. I don't see myself picking itup again even for the new monsters. I've been playing with basically the same armor/deco set for over 150 hours. This is just awful. If I had attack gems I would definetly still be playing since I would optimize builds and try new stuff but there's no point to keep playing MHW with that garbage RNG system.
i play both but kinda scare that MHGU about online i don't have many friend here in Thailand so in MHW i go around helping people hunt so much fun sometime fail but just can play online by just go to respond SOS is very good now in MHGU how you play coop i don't know i don't have Nintendo console for long(just go Switch) how you join other people but anyway i buy MHGU for sure
I haven't played World, and it looks like an amazing game, but I cannot get over how washed out the colors look. I love the colorful look of classic and cannot stand World's.
As a classic monster hunter player i am (back to MHF in psp) i've never understand this "eastern" style mh get since MH4U (even MH3rd). I dont really get why they did it, maybe because of the nature of eastern videogames , but i just feel "shocked" seen all this flashy games with jumps and ultra fast moving monsters... and i kinda felt like MH forget about west... having to import those games for such a price...and seen how the slow paced hard fights because of your own limitations in the game went missing... MHW is kinda of a child between this games and all the classic MH, maybe thats why (imo) its the best MH ever since.
Sergio Rodriguez Tato Totally agreed really miss the “seriousness” art style of the earlier games. It gives out a feeling of “in constant danger”.Prior to all the flashiness added to the later games, it had the feel of insignificance and helpless when facing against monsters . And hunters only had a primitive weapon and their wit to conquer the beasties. Everything is just too cartoonish after Mh3u.
I dont think you shouldve made the first video in the first place. that one was pretty much an appeal to the fanbase to not get angry about not getting the game in the west because it "wasnt that good after all". maybe it was your honest opinion, but the intent was a bit misguided. now it makes you look like you're backing down on it just because its finally on sale for westerners. i dunno, the whole thing stinks a bit, but i trust you adam.
Katze not really, he explained really well that it was fatigue after playing mhx > mhgen > mhxx, basically the same game 3 times with some more content in mhxx, so for westerners it would have meant the same thing minus mhx. also mhgen, although is a really nice mh game, it was not well received by everyone, the weak point being the endgame, so probably mhxx expanded a lot on that and after a year away from classic monster hunter games it will feel nice to play mhgu instead of a chore (for me personally, it would have never felt like a chore since i love mh to death, but i understand that for some people it might would have)
Cloud Strife Well thats what i said, i didnt mean that he wasn't honest, but it was pretty clear that the intent was to make us go like "oh ok maybe im not missing out on too much". adam was exhausted because he had to play mhx, mhgen and mhxx, but if we did get mhgu at the time it just would've been dlc., because as we know now, we can continue right back from where we stopped. that's not really a chore, its just more new things. people have been playing mhw for months on end now with no sign of stopping.
Phazon Arrancar For MHGU? or mhw? if you mean mhgu then yeah, all japanese dlc is probably going to come along on release. if you mean mhw.. then also yeah, summer festival and behemoth are coming soon.
I’ve played 150 hours of World before I got burnt out on it. Went on to play other things. MH World came out on PC so I bought it on that but I still felt burnt out even after months of not playing World. GenU comes out and I can’t put it down. Go back to World here and there now and I am highly enjoying it again. I think it’s great to have both games! Keeps one from getting stale. My only real gripe with World is that progress comes to a halt once you start jewel farming where I don’t feel that with classic where you are always getting one step closer per hunt most of the time.
I honestly burnt out of MH world fairly quickly. I'm a mixed set player so my sets rely a lot on decorations and the RNG decoration drops in MH World made me really frustrated and just pushed me away from the game. The multiplayer also was poorly implemented in World imo so I'm super excited to go back to MHGU when it comes out
There are definitely a few things from World that I'm going to miss when playing MHGU... No loading screens between areas; the most frustrating thing in the old games was getting hit into an exit by a monster and having to sit through 2 loading screens to get back into the fight, or even accidentally doing it yourself with an attack that moves you a lot (and this is exacerbated by the Switch loading screens being longer than the 3DS's). MHW's armor skill system is so much better, even if the random decorations are annoying. I love being able to build exactly what armor set I want without having to break out a spreadsheet to see what will work with what, or resign myself to just full sets from a single monster. I definitely love the styles though, I think they really add a lot to each weapon and allows you to completely change how you play even if you just use one or two weapons
I really can't wait for this game to come out, bought generations but it was during an extremely busy time in my life, then world came out and I couldn't stop playing. World is definitely my favorite monster hunter thus far but the lack of variety and the endless grind for augment and jewels just doesn't feel as good as the grind in 4u/gen. Trying to hard to appeal to the newer players I'd say.
i want this game for simple reasons 1- i only have switch (😂😑😭) 2-i played almost 1000 hours of GEN 3-also your reason+almost everybody including me gave up on west port
For some reason this video soothed my soul. I was introduced to Monster Hunter at 4U when my long time Monster hunter friend convinced to buy and play with him when it came out, and it quickly became one of my favorite game series ever. Between 4U and Gen, i have possibly over a 1000 hours of game time and I never regretted a single hour. I even bought a brand new Japanese 3DS LL and a copy of XX i was so invested in the series, though i burned out with XX before even getting to the new content sadly after playing so much of Gen. So when World was announced it was like a dream come true, finally i could play Monster hunter with the full power of ps4 specs on the big screen, it was going to be everything I loved about Monster Hunter and more with beautiful graphics and it was even going to improve and evolve parts of the game that i felt were a little dated and less engaging. I was Pumped. And then it finally came, and it was amazing, it was beautiful, it was everything I wanted, except it wasn't? MHW is an amazing beautiful game, and yet for some reason by 80 hours in i was just kind of finished. Something just wasn't the same with MHW. 200 hours into 4U or gen i wasn't even close to done, i had just scratched the surface and HAD to keep digging. But approaching 70 in MHW and i was already tired of it. Maybe it was the tiny roster of monsters, or that most of the monsters seemed samey and uninteresting once i got over the initial first encounter. Maybe it was the corner cutting they seemed to do with the already small variety of weapons that meant over 50% of the weapon looks were just generic clones of each other. Maybe it was the lack of zones, or that god damn busy body bazel. Or maybe it was a little of all these things and more, tbh i'm not really 100% sure myself, but MHW just didn't end up engaging me the way previous titles did, as if something crucial was missing. So to hear some of my complaints echoed even if only slightly by you in this video. Makes me feel a little better.
I personally feel that MHW overly simplified what it meant to play this series, and I’m looking forward to losing some of those quality of life changes honestly. I want to gather, and paintbomb, and actually have to track down my prey. That and the weapons and armor actually have some grandeur to them in Gen Ult, like I know and love from past iterations.
"Even though deviants take a lot of time you aren't at the mercy of the RNG" Excuse you, I still can't get the bloody carapaces needed to upgrade my grimclaw horn. Most hunts I only get 1 and other times I only get 1.
Ill say this much about gen ultimate. I'm really happy that Im going to have options as a gunner in terms of armor with skills as well as weapon choices.
I mostly play Monster Hunter with a buddy, just the two of us on the couch. Been that way since 3U, and GU won't be different. With that in mind: I loved Generations a lot, and I'm looking forward to some more of the older monsters (Barioth) returning. Most of all: G-rank. For me, MH just isn't the same without it. I guess 3U and 4U kind of spoiled us. I just love how much faster and how much more unforgiving the monsters are. And I love purple sharpness. There's no greater pleasure than being decked out in high-end G-rank gear, and utterly murdering some village monsters in seconds. I liked the Deviant system and I'm happy to see it return. I'm actually looking forward to grinding them out again. Most of all, MHGU will have transmogs. Finally I have a reason to hunt a ton more monsters for aesthetics. I can see myself farming 50+ armor sets now.
I'm going to play both. What MHXU lacks in polish, it makes up for in variety. After playing MHW since it came out, I caught myself wishing I could mix things up a bit more like I did in generations with its weapon styles, arts and stuff. I love MHW and all that it brings to the table but I miss some of the old MH stuff. Plus, there are monsters in GU that I'm super hyped to fight!
You keep mentioning "classic" mh vs the "new" mh... is mhworld very different from the MH series? I've been a fan since 4U, and was considering getting world when it's released in PC
I can't wait to play this game. I already have Switch since last year and never play the DS version of this game before. MHW is my first MH and I've spent 800+ hours on it. Time to taste some old MH.
Totally picking up MHGU, I had already imported XX for 3DS, and the switch version later. I really liked Gen. I never understood the hate for the styles since you can always opt out and go for Guild Style. It just expanded the attacks and movement options. Going back to Pokke and Yukumo was so awesome, and you can change your housekeeper to the old guild girls if you wanted. It was a blast, and I’ll happily hunt again. World was great, but it needed more monsters, and more importantly, more distinct weapon and armor. I hope they can build a full fledged game on that engine though. Maybe bring back some punishing aspects like negative armor skills and remove some of those beloved QOL improvements everyone yammers on about.
Definitely playing both. I popped my MH cherry with World, but I got 4U so I could play with my girlfriend. I love the classic and new styles, so I'm excited to play it. Super excited to fight all the monsters I haven't got to yet, especially Valfalk.
I imported MHXX on 3DS after the international version was anounced, because: 1, I can't play without bottom touch screen anymore, and 2, Action Replay and Powersaves.
In Generations I worked towards one set and once I had it, everything became so trivial that hunting the other deviants felt pointless. With all the powerful new styles and hunter arts, the monsters felt real unprepared considering they haven't really changed to combat all the new stuff hunters can do.
I just got my switch V2 now after playing a lot of MHW. I like MHW, especially their new features (also, the cats are adorbsss) but I feel like going back home in MHgenU, its a collection of the old series that I will always love. But I'm still gonna bounce back and forth MHgenU (spending more time with MHGenU tho) and MHW (bounties are a must!) btw, Pokke Village hunters where you at! 🖐️✌️
I'm still bitter that they didn't release the 3DS version in the west. I would have bought that in a heartbeat, but I won't buy a new console just for one game.
MhgU will be the best monster hunter ever!! Mhg was too small, over too quickly. I was never burned out, fast action, more fights. More variety. Mhw has been the least played mh in my group. Not a bad game tho.
side note i did double cross entirely solo and it only took me about 3 weeks to get g rank done but i am very glad i get to bring my mix sets from gen to genU
MHW is great but it just feels hollow. Like difficulty its handled poorly where the monsters arent challenging and the new blood devs in the MH team thinks tht just adding more attack and health will give us the difficulty we're looking for.....its not. Thts artificial difficulty. Over half of the armors and weps arent even used for endgame. Its like the meta has its own meta. Their isnt just enough variety to make mix sets or go for this weps, etc. which leads to not want to keep hunting. Farming feels less rewarding and more luck based. And any more variety they add of weps and armor through updates, just feels like an increment upgrade instead of something more. In the end, it just feels like MH has a brand new sexy body but just without any of the substance, the personality, the soul. but im giving this new blood team a benefit of the doubt and hopefully fixes it a bit with the much later G-rank expansion or the next main entry. But anyways im really looking forward to jumpin back into good ol classic MH with MHGU (I dont mind having to end up paying $20 for 1 year multi sub). I replayed Gen recently and it just felt heartwarming and gave me the "itch" tht was lacking for me in World. Im also looking forward to wht the 2ndary MH team has cookin for MH on Switch. U prefer more traditional while still having some QoL changes? MH on Nintendo; U want a completely revamped and all around QoL made MH game, tht almost anyone can play? MH on the other Consoles and PC. (well hopefully the next MH title on Switch is more traditional....I dont mind if its a mix of classic and new.) Best of both worlds honestly.
+TimberwolfSniper -_- or just look back during the "development log" vids tht MH released about MHW where the 2 main vet devs mentioned tht the team was mostly made with "new blood" team members. To best approach a MH title where even more ppl can b able to play. (and u culd clearly see I was talking about the main dev team, when I started mentioning the 2ndary team mostly b the ones making the MH title, for Nintendo) But u culd tell which one had more creative freedom to go outside the MH staple we know. *cough* MHW *cough*
Every time I play the three 3DS MH games I own and come up to a difficult battle it always seems to be difficult for two reasons.... Shit camera control and a shitty shaped non-intuitive controller that makes my fingers go numb. 90% of all of my f**k ups occur when I'm stretching my fingers or adjusting my grip on the DS. By the same account a lot of what appears to be a lack of difficulty in MHW can be attributed to the advanced fluidity of controls, movement, camera and a decent controller designed to sit in actual human hands. Plus a screen that I don't have to struggle to see. If TRI didn't have this so called "artificial" difficulty, where low rank Barroth could 2 shot cart you, just because of high damage numbers and high health. Then it would have been ridiculously easy (easier than world, and it still follows the old school formula exactly), just because it was being played on a big screen with a comfortable controller. World is definitely easier... But a lot of that is Capcom adding more pushover monsters in early game, and the lack of an ultimate G-level rank/true end game.
+Grimmsect I honestly never had issues with playing MH on the 3DS, I never had to "fight" the controls or camera. MH4U and MHGU had it where it was just "right" for me. For both ease of use and difficulty (along with wht made me want to keep playing). 4th gen is where MH was at its best. MH3U and older I agree had artificial difficulty here and there (outside of the new types like MH4Us 140 GQs;; with the wonky camera, mostly due to Wii not having a proper 2nd stick and 3DS didnt hav a lock-on camera; and MHFU and older with the added almost shit control setup) but it had almost everything else tht made up for it. and also it wasnt bc of "early game" monsters but late game also. I never really had any issue with any of them bc they were so ez. I wuld b fine with Tempereds if they had "double edge sword" mechanic to them. Like Frenzy where monsters reacted more quickly and give u Frenzy tht had a detriment and benefit; or Hypers where the 2 spots moved constantly tht gave monsters extra attack but if u attack those spots they charged ur Arts quicker. If Tempereds were just better thought out and the RNG for hunting them was improved a lil more than MHW wuld b alot more enjoyable.
I completely agree with this. Both mobile and console Monster Hunters have their own beautiful perfections. I hope somewhere down the road Capcom will take the best of both and make an even greater title.
I agree with almost everything the comments brought up, and I do have to say that GU brings back childhood memories of me and my PSP just struggling against monsties, which World (even if it's an amazing game) doesn't and can't do.
I can afford to spend $60 on a portable expansion for a game I have. I can't, however, spend $300 to about $400 on a whole other system and the expansion to a game I have been waiting for for 2 years. I just can't do it.
DemonicGaming22. I guess it's time to start saving up. :D I understand where you're coming from though, I just recently got a switch like 2 weeks ago. (Botw is amazing)
DemonicGaming22 see but the switch is an amazing console to have. I get that you don't want to spend the money for one game but unless all you do is mh... theres plenty of other choices to make it worth your while
I have to say that I’m gonna love this when I comes out I adore the more classic monster hunter feel, but world is great as well don’t get me wrong. Anyways great video man keep it up
I was extremely upset when Capcom didn't localize MHXX/MHGU before MHW. Now that it's coming out, I cannot wait, I didn't buy the Japanese import because I wanted to transfer my MHG into MHXX/MHGU.
I'm actually going to be introducing a friend to the series with this title (partially due to availability of games), as I feel that the "classic" style monster hunters simply do a better job of teaching you how to play. Meanwhile, World is a good breath of fresh air into the core formula. There are pros and cons to both, but I feel this game is the pivot point that will allow for the most exploration in both directions of past and future releases.
MHGU is actually a far cry from classic. The last Classic Monster Hunter was 4 Ultimate. When they changed the upgrade system I think it lost the classic MH feel to it. BUT ITS STILL GOOD! I like the new system in Generations and GU. I haven't played World, but I will on PC when I get a good-enough one
The thing I mostly look forward to, is to be able to play this game without a translation guide. Bought "MHXX" and loved it to death, and it's (for me) a way better MH experience than "MHWorld". World was also excelent, but in it's own right... like "God Eater" or "Toukiden", it's a good hunting game, but not the best "Monster Hunter" game. I can't wait to play "MHGU" while messing up the inputs, cause the shoulder buttons have different uses!
I'm really excited for HD portable Monster Hunter. I mean, I can play Portable 3rd and Tri in 720p on my GPD Win 2, but gosh dang, Gen Ultimate is so much more modern, and Switch is so much more comfy, and will have a bustling online lobby, and you can play on the TV with a pro controller, or with friends via local wireless, or in tabletop mode in console-style luxury anywhere.... ya. Bring it on.
I feel like a perfect monster hunter would be between MHW and MHGU. Keep the skill streamlining, put charms and decorations back to where they were (find charms, craft gems), maybe tone down some of the craziness in the movesets. And bring back THE FLEX. Edit: Deviants are objectively better than subspecies, do more of those
I'm definitely going to prefer GU over World any time. Along side the usual pros and cons of World (I still think the game is pretty and some designs are cool, but really lacks even when compared to 3U and some things are straight-up bullcrap), I feel like it loses the charm of going out with friends to play Monster Hunter anywhere. Not everyone has free time on a fixed console, so having the compromise with a portable device is convenient. Also, local is and will always be free on the 3DS and Switch (if I read it correctly), while on PS4 and Xbox you need the 60€ Online Service.....yep
Gonna play MHGU and when I get sick of paintballs, flexing, tedious crafting, loading screens between map areas and miss the huge dynamic maps, slinger, QoL, epic turf wars, SOS, and simplified armor system I will play World.
Monster Hunter World was my first MonHunt game. After its release I spent a good five months reading the Monster Hunter Wiki, trying to learn everything I could about the history of the Monster Hunter series. (That same thirst for knowledge also brought me to your channel.) And once Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate was announced, I made the decision to buy a Nintendo Switch and pre-order MHGU. I made this decision knowing full well that a lot of the quality-of-life improvements in MHW that I had come to take for granted would not be included in this game. The whole point of me getting this game was to experience as much of the history of the Monster Hunter series as I possibly could. So, I'm happy to report that as valid and well-articulated as your critique is (and I've also seen your original video on this topic) I'm jumping into MHGU precisely because I want to experience classic Monster Hunter with all of its strengths and all of its shortcomings. So, if you ever find yourself on a quest with a Hunting Horn-toting idiot named "Varsha", who is emoting at you like crazy... it's me. PS. I found your channel back when I was investigating why everyone seems to love Nargacuga. I stumbled upon your old "MHX: Why Nargacuga is Special" video. And then I proceeded to watch the rest of your Monster Features. If you find the inspiration to make more Monster Features, I will make sure to watch the heck out of those.
I played generations and world and i love using the charge blade in both. While i'll miss the fluidness of world, seeing how they get a new spinny hunter art in ultimate? SHUT UP AND TAKE MY ZENNY
I'm going to be pretty much dedicating to MHGU because I play my switch way more than my ps4. Our local [tabletop] game store is working on starting up a Nintendo Switch Club and MHGU will definitely be one of the big titles we'll be playing there along with Splatoon 2, Mario Kart, and Mario Party.
The last Monster Hunter I played was Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and I pretty much just bought the Nintendo Switch just for this game. I played all the Monster Hunter Portable series on PSP and then the ones released for the Nintendo 3DS. I'm in my mid 30s now and the nostalgic feeling that MHGU is giving me is bigger than the new mechanics and quality of life that MHW is bringing.
Gonna be playing both. MHW was my first, but, 500 hours in, I’m ready to see what classic Monster Hunter was like. I’ve already pre-ordered Generations Ultimate, but I’m not sure if I’ll be able to put down World, so we’ll see what happens
MHW is not a good "Monster Hunter game", but this doesn't invalidade its qualities like the boldness they had to create a different experience in order to appeal to new and old fans. It's a fantastic title and it was worth the day 1 purchase. Fortunately, MHGU is coming bringing what I've been craving since MH4U, I sold my 3DS after playing 200 or so hours of that game.
I still play MHW, but not nearly at the frequency that I did a month ago. I imported MHXX and liked it but playing alone was pretty boring, so I'm looking forward to picking up MHGU just to get back to old MH with my friends. I've convinced several people to pick it up so we can play together and I'm pretty excited.
For me, I've been waiting for the PC version of MHWorld, so I don't really know any of "new" Monster Hunter. Some of the stuff that you've said in this video has me a little bit worried for when I finally get MHW, but I know from friends that it comes with tons of quality of life improvements that I'll probably adore. MHW aside, I'm super pumped to be getting Generations Ultimate and I really wanna try out Brave style.
MHW has alot of excellent QoL upgrades but the lack of content and its over-reliance on RNG is really killing it (for exaple Kulve's Quest is the most annoying thing you could ever possibly imagine), XX feels like something that yoy will play until exhaustion and I love it.
I was so excited for MHW, but the content felt like it dried up so fast. I actually went back and played 3U for a while waiting on Generations U (I didn't want to play on 3DS), and really I missed absolutely nothing the World had. Not sure if that says something about me being stuck in my ways, or about world not being compelling, but Generations U will last me well until the next mainline release. Maybe the World spinoff line will improve with time and age.
So I have a question. When Monster Hunter Generations came out they had announced XX for 3DS, and so i skipped Generations. Should I bother getting Generations Ultimate, or just wait for new content/G Rank for World?
I like the Wishlist system but if trading that gives me the fun deviants, decorations and my hunting styles back then I will make that sacrifice to play MHGU. I mean I wouldnt stop playing World but MHGU is the more classic MH game that my brother and I looked forward to playing
I can't say anything about world, since I didn't buy it; or an PS4 for that matter, due to the multiplayer being locked behind a 60$ paywall every fxxxing year, so I just waited patiently for Generations Ultimate. I personally don't see negatives to Gen Ultimate comparing it to Gen, since, really, its on switch, and doesn't steal my progression. More monsters? Hell yeah! Give it to me! Really, its easy for me to decide wether or not I will play Gen Ultimate since I never played world and waited way too long for thisgame to be announced here in germany. The only problem I have with it is the release date, since it just misses the summer break over here in germany.
I think people are off as well. Double cross was/is amazing. Quality of life changes didn’t mean “new game” it meant subtle changes that added to the game without reworking the formula. Me personally? I miss the diversity of MHW armor crafting system but love the way the older system works and how we have more options to fight and situations to fight them in. Plus I love playing as Nyantas. Very much looking forward to the switch release. Also MHW is new. People need to give it time to grow like the previous titles. Not just rereleasing older monsters. Gaijin do you think we will be able to transfer console saves to PC or start fresh when it’s released? Good video as always. Miss hunter video time with ya man!
