5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Playing Monster Hunter Stories 2

[@rileybedford1473]

Imagine programing Aptonoth and Popo as Monsties, then actively choosing not to make Tetsucabra or Duramboros one

[@scoutman66]

Hope Rhenoplos is ridable

[@shannonsimmons8405]

cotton will be very sad

[@michaelsnyman2800]

@@shannonsimmons8405 he's not the only one

[@paleface171]

Maybe someday that will happen. They did add Glavenous as a DLC Monstie at some point in the 3ds game, and a whole bunch of other ones including Elder Dragon Monsties on the phone version.

[@azammudin882]

Dodogama to :(

[@XxMissLadyBlissxX]

I still don’t understand why tetsucabra isn’t a monstie. Hojo is clearly hacking

[@brandondelucco1482]

Bruh he’s not I was looking forward to hopping around with him rip

[@dagoimngo8852]

CAPCOM Deff does some weird shiet. Like how odogaron isn’t in Rise

[@muguiwaranoboy2542]

@@dagoimngo8852 it could be explained with what he do in the rotten vaal but i don't have enough info about it

[@chillfenrir6050]

@@dagoimngo8852 there's a big difference though. They went through the effort to make him a monster yet they decided not to make him a monstie even though they had his model. All they'd have to do is add a saddle

[@cameronsmith1229]

WHAT HE ISN'T????????

[@Wildstar5267]

Apparently the village elder from rise is the only one able to ride a tetsu

[@sadlittlewizard7188]

Heck, maybe after years of hunting he met a riders village at some point and learned about how hard it is to tame a tetsu, so he decided to do it xD

[@azazel6342]

@@sadlittlewizard7188 This is now my headcanon and makes me feel slightly better about this betrayal of being unable to ride tetsu

[@shallbric6160]

I want Link’s horse.

[@justjordyn6729]

All the content for this game is making me so excited for tomorrow! Having a sequel makes up for the fact that we didn’t get the final update to the first game and I’m glad more people are finding this game and will be able to play it on the systems it was designed for.

[@nerdycurls6253]

Really? I played the original but it was awhile after it originally released. What was the missing update going to be?

[@Asterion437]

If your in US 9pm PDT is when its gonna come out supposedly true

[@AleXandroX28]

@@nerdycurls6253 a bunch of endgame monsties like rajang orochi kirin and more

[@YuubiTimberwolf]

@@nerdycurls6253 the 3DS original had a HUGE chunk of post-game story missing as well as kushala daora, teostra or rajang as monsties and many more quests

[@ComandZab]

@@nerdycurls6253 the anime characters armors, a little story of the tower and endgame monsties.

[@christopherchoi4285]

NOOOOO i wanted to ride a tetsucabra like the guild master

[@oscarbarrera2828]

And that tetsucabra was in a tadpole stage i feel like they failed to capture that evolution sequence in this game. All the babies look like small replicas of the adult monstie :/

[@alpactra1830]

Tetsu supremacy Its the best froggy in the whole series

[@Artameful]

@@alpactra1830 man you really missed that pun

[@alpactra1830]

@@Artameful tetsupremacy?

[@loganspears641]

I know I'm so sad

[@DeadlockDrago]

Tetsucabra isn't a monstie?! That's a crime.

[@ryaquaza3offical]

Same thing with Seltas Queen and Seltas, I know there entire gimmick is that they fight together (or more accurately, Seltas Queen fights using Seltas as a disposable, yet edible, weapon) but you have to admit these guys would be fun to use. RIP my dreams of riding a giant tank bug I guess

[@Lavos2007]

@@ryaquaza3offical we know theres gonna be more monsters so dont lose hope yet they may become DLC additions

[@theunknown6412]

@@Lavos2007 don't hope too much... Capcom definitely crash our dreams

[@volpert]

No monstie Tetsu.....My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

[@mellowyellow7518]

Couldn't fight him in rise and now this?! Capcom put Tetsu in the gulag

[@Rathadude]

I'm glad a lot of people are expressing their disappointment with Tetsu not being rideable because it hopefully means Capcom will change it in a future update. I just don't understand why they'd go through the trouble to model a monster and give it attack animations just to have it not be rideable. Especially when all the boring dromes get to be in instead of the interesting mons like Tetsu, Duramboros, or Agnaktor.

[@keithsimpson2685]

Prob will be update or DLC monstie

[@hueyfreeman2307]

Get over it Dura looks kinda lame to me just a source of food for superior carnivorous monsters but the rest are either ok or good

[@JoshWhiteMonsterMania]

Danggg, no Tetsu monstie??? That's a heartbreaker

[@Myu142]

Can we get an F in the comments for the Tetsucabra not being a monsti?

[@ReaverJolt]

Big F

[@TheTriskaideka]

F I would have loved having him as my monstie

[@playmaker...]

He was one of my favorite monster's from Monster Hunter 4 ultimate sad that he ain't a monstie

[@the24thcolossusjustchillin39]

F

[@emanuelmendozaaviles7858]

I also wanted larinoth and great maccao (don't hate me)

[@valorwing4652]

Let’s give an f in the chat for seltas queen, plesioth, agnacktor, and tetsucabra

[@Rathadude]

Agnaktor not rideable in this one either eh?

[@the24thcolossusjustchillin39]

F

[@dagoimngo8852]

A lot of people Deff forgot that aspect of you or your monstie needing to be targeted to double attack. It’s noted very quickly in game and easy to forget imo

[@salmon_sachimi]

Re: Double Attacks, we also learned that if your monstie is doing a move that targets All monsters, or if you're going to do a skill even though its the same attack type, it Won't result into a double attack. I usually forget the AOE moves and get surprised when I don't double attack with my monstie 😓

[@renatoalmeyda8273]

A bit late but this can be useful against monsters that attack twice

[@rennoc9678]

They are doin testucabra dirty in both games damn

[@TheDexecutioner]

I don't think it was mentioned (I'm probably wrong) but I think you can set your monstie to do a specific attack type by telling it to use skills as well. While this costs kinship gauge and so doesn't provide the same boost to your meter, it can be a lifesaver when moves are mismatched.

[@ZLeonheart]

Some crazy modders gonna go n make all monsters into a monstie for this game on PC...

[@k1ll3rcombo25]

you dont need to match the part your attacking with your monstie but you do need to make sure they are attacking the same monster as sometimes you might get targeted but your monster chooses to attack another monster on the field. the best way to tell is see who your monstie is facing towards and if your not sure, then select the attack for them.

[@phantomhearts5577]

Basically how Double attacks are work. If both of you and your monsti are targeting a monster and if they are using a normal attack or skill attack. If both of you put for example. and your enemy put . It mean you won and u both can do the double attack. It’s something like Rock - Paper - scissor

[@nickcampbell3812]

0:53 I like how he says Go into your Rider's Notes but clicks on Field Guide

[@glutebrute1259]

I can only hope that Plesitoh, Seltas Queen, Tetsucabra, Angnaktor, and Duramboros will be monsties in a future update, because honestly the game isn't much more diverse than MHS1 without them.

[@hueyfreeman2307]

Stop the cap.

[@edobul5846]

I agree wholeheartedly. That being said, Angnaktor would probably have to be the exception.. that spinal fin on its back looks like it would cause a LOT of problems related to riding

[@dynastygirl2912]

I’m STILL salty I can’t ride Seltas Queen

[@Ogeret1405]

Capcom always be teasing tetsucabra but never fully committing damn

[@Arting-Sir]

I loved the demo all the way to the end. It's also refreshing after playing the first game. It was definitely worth the pre-order.

[@oldcdog91]

Maybe I’m wrong but, regarding the Double Attacks, I noticed in the demo that I never got a DA if both myself and the monstie were using skills, even if the attack types were the same and correct for the HtH. It seemed like at least one of us needed to use a basic attack. Also, if you’re in a group with a buddy (not sure if this applies to co-op), you can get DAs with your buddies’ monstie and they can get DAs with yours, provided all the normal criteria are met. This raises the kinship gauge for both of you.

[@memetree9924]

So, from doing a bunch of testing. You or your Monstie, or the partner's monstie can use a skill, but there must be a basic strike, dual-skills cannot trigger a Double Attack, sadly.

[@xxyoboigxx]

Awesome video. I highly recommend this to not only new players of the series but older players as well. The info refresh was greatly appreciated and I'm glad I checked put this video

[@uriel9777]

I don't know if it still stands in MHS2 but in MHS there was a "Rathian Armor" and if I'm not mistaken one of its passives was increasing the likelihood of monsters retreating to their Den as well. Just a little boost tho.

[@Quasar_Night]

I knew about the others. But the prayer pot one is something i didnt realise! Thank you!

[@draconiamagi]

Dumping a pile of charms into the Prayer Pot to level up immediately works perfectly. I levelled from 11 to 20 with a pile of lucky charms that I do not use, despite this the Prayer Pot still gave me all the appropriate charms that I would get for all the levels achieved when I dumped around 80 charms into the pot at once. So do not hesitate to level up your Prayer Pot to level 20 all in one go if you have enough charms of a type you do not use.

[@cristianmetz9470]

i learned something new!! The double attack, i had a suspicion that if we had the same attack but targeted different areas it wouldn't work and you confirmed it! But also to change the skill on the monstie to make sure is genius, all this time.... ugh! Thank you!

[@phutureproof]

You can target different parts, just has to be the same monster, the double attack will always hit whatever the player is aiming at.

[@bdogasdf]

Youcan also get a double attack if you chose the right type with your buddies monstie as well, so it doesn’t have to always be with your monstie.

[@themeow-sician1664]

Me seeing that you can't ride tetsu or duramboros My disappointment is immesurable and my day is ruined

[@christiangonzalez8648]

MHS2: Day of ruined

[@whimsy6121]

hi ho. 1st: what part of the enemy your monstie focuses does not matter as long as you're not the one telling it to focus said part, BUT there are monstie attacks that you can't double attack with! most notably AOE attacks and certain skills. 2nd: The rarity of the eggs, the shine is what matters. No shine is common, Gold shine is rare(always smelly), and Platinum shine is very rare(always reeks). The Weight as far as I know only serves as a hint as to what monster is in the egg. (Gammoth will always be heavy, Jaggi always light and so forth) Great vid :)

[@BigPj]

And I was so excited to be running around on tetsu when the game came out....

[@SSGSHAL0T]

Something to note but it doesn’t matter what part you’re monstie is attacking, as long as you both are using the winning move the game will override the monstie’s part and double attack your own, i’ve never had that problem

[@danielz6177]

Ah man, I was looking forward to being able to ride Tetsucabra when I saw his gunlance in the demo. He’s my favorite early game monster.

[@mapewi]

I always like watching this videos to see if there was anything I missed. I already played and beat the original, and I kind of envy people who didn't because the story and progression feels a little too similar.

[@Arkyuu]

I would literally play a classic Monster Hunter game with this artstyle.. Please Capcom make it happen!

[@S34Mii]

Less than 24 hours to go bois!

[@aloknight3656]

LET'S GO! HYPE HYPE HYPE

[@lumi4178]

3:57 That is not true. If you do a double attack, your monstie will always aim for the same part as you are. Otherwise it will aim for the part that your wheel starts on when you start the battle, and will go clockwise if said part is broken.

[@rodneyhorsley8601]

You can tell if you have a highest quality egg when you see the rainbow glow around the egg too, its subtle but you can see it.

[@shatteredfate7114]

You can double attack with a battle buddy's monstie, or them with yours. Hunters like Kyle or Reverto can do it with either you or your monstie

[@chaozgaming8565]

Wonder if ya knew this, but you can also dual attack with an ally's monstie. The rule tends to state: Dual attacks with your own monstie takes presidence over other dual attacks, so it's prolly understandable some people miss this. So say... If your monstie is doing a speed attack, and you need a power attack, but your ally's monstie is doing a power attack, you can dual attack with them. Best part is both your gauges fill from doing this. ...Also Agnaktor isn't a monstie and I'm super sad.

[@enderluke]

Here's another tip that I would like to add on about making a monster retreat, if you defeat the the monster within 5 turns or under it will increase the chance significantly like I killed a yian-kut-ku in 4 turns and through a paint ball and when it was defeated it said at the side of the screen 60% of retreating and that is only the under 5 turn, if you stack it with paintball it might jump up to like 70-80% maybe.

[@lilgary9181]

Not sure if you’re aware but you can have the Prayer Pot doing all three bonus’s at the same time. So definitely make sure you’re doing the PRAY, OFFER CHARM and if you have the AMIIBO you can have all three going at once.

[@chiewkingkong]

there is some thing he missed about the double attack. one you have to make sure its not an aoe attack it has to target only one monster. if there is only one monster some still dont work for the double attack. Another thing I found out is if the monster your fighting is facing you or your monstie and it dont have a line showing that its going to target get it you can go to your monsties skills and some times the line will show up for a head to head.

[@ashenphoenix6869]

I dunno im addicted to your intro. From MH world i guess, when i hear it my dopamine is like tImE tO LeArN!

[@TheRezignator]

A bit of misinformation and missing information on double attacks. If your Monstie is targeting the monster you want to double attack with the right type of attack you don't need to worry about what part its selecting the double attack will always hit the part you select with your rider. Another thing of note is you can use various skills from genes to give a Monstie different types of attack skills (tech, power speed) and use them manually to guarantee double attacks but your rider must use a basic attack of the correct type. Rider weapon skills cannot be used in double attacks.

[@louisdellalucca8969]

I hope you do a guide on skill transfers, or whatever it’s called. Like some essential skills that Monsties should have

[@justinhartley9111]

Have you ever played the first monster hunter stories. All the trick on that are the same on the new game

[@terrawyrm31]

F in the comments for baby tetsu Edit: also no matter how unlikely it is I want to have seltas queen as a monstie

[@howdareyouexist]

no

[@benjaminpryer8215]

Targeting the same part of the monstie isn't necessary for a double attack, but if one of the attacks being used is an AoE, then it won't activate.

[@SkiGlovesie]

About the eggs... Unless something drastically changes later in the game, my understanding is that Navirou's comments are worthless. The pattern tells you its species while the glow tells you how strong its genes are (rainbow glow > yellow glow > no glow). The weight is just the star number of the species (e.g. Aptonoth is 1* "light as a feather", while Bulldrome is 2* "light"), while the "scent" is Navirou restating the glow.

[@deadtorch9097]

Rathian armor (in the 1st game atleast) also helps with retreat chance

[@MercuryA2000]

2:34 What kind of week one spore creation is that thing?!

[@aaajeear8654]

on the topic of Paintballs, using it on monsters at low health increases its efficacy, so it's a good idea to use it when the monster you're trying to retreat gets to the red portion of its health. Also, you can only activate double attacks if both you and your monstie's attacks would win the head-to-head, in case of a tie or loss you won't activate it, and another thing: only basic attacks can activate the double attack, which means that skills with types can't be used for it.

[@HeyItsFishher]

I have double attacked off of my mon and me choosing speed on technical

[@HeyItsFishher]

@@Gamer-ye9vr side board gives you a quest beat it to unlock Craftable paintballs

[@aaajeear8654]

@@HeyItsFishher that's just not how it works, speed can double attack on power, power can double attack on technical and technical can double attack on speed, you probably used tech on speed instead of the other way around.

[@iantabor2536]

First rise teases with baby tetsucabra and now stories dangles it if front of our faces. I just want my adorable demon toad.

[@Daekael]

I noticed in my Monsterpedia that Anjanath was not hatchable..yet I fought one, made it retreat, and got its egg and have it as a monstie. And the Monsterpedia still shows that he isn't hatchable...?

[@ashburch4779]

Are you looking at the bosses anjanath or the enemie one?

[@ブレイヴフェンサ]

Late for the party but I still want to get to this game since I missed the ship on the first one that now it’s an expensive game physically. I’m defo picking this up.

[@hamez877]

the explanation of double attacks had some incorrect information. Where most of it was right, it doesn't matter what body part your aiming for, if a double attack is done it will be done on the part you aimed for. Particular monstie skills that are attacks don't trigger double attacks. YOU CAN DOUBLE ATTACK WITH YOUR PARTNERS MONSTIE ALSO, if the monster is targeting it and if your partner is not using the right attack but their monstie is, if you use the right attack with their monstie you will double attack with them

[@TheVictimizer420]

I was so mad when i found out tetsucabra weren’t able to become monsties i was going to name him gamabunta

[@solomon9655]

I’m glad I learned Tetsucabra isn’t rideable through through this video and not the game itself, it softened the blow a little bit. That said, I reached Tetsu and it’s the FIRST monster in the early game that I’d REALLY want so it’s an especially upsetting omission to the roster. It’s not a huge deal, but I’d be lying if I said it didn’t sour the experience because now I’ve learned to not get excited when I see a monster I want because it might not be rideable.

[@Tormentedsalad]

Minor issue with the double attacks it doesnt matter what parts your attacking the monstie will auto switch what part its attacking to match the rider

[@YannMetalhead]

Good video!

[@solomon9655]

Tetsu has to be rideable in an update… right? Right???

[@nezgamez8463]

We can only hope friend😢 we can only hope

[@GBugden]

If the egg shines when you grab it determining the rarity, do you really need to pay attention to what Nav is saying? Or can you just watch the shine basically?

[@kirtandrak9893]

You get the doble attack if you type attack and your monster atack is the same and WIN the rival atack type! If the monster do all (focus on you or on your monsty) but you dont win the type fight, you will not do a doble atack!

[@eirolavxo]

When the monsties retreat how do you know where the den is to get their egg ? Sorry just bought the game today

[@amberj1832]

It will show up on you’re map, a green marker.

[@MultiAwesomebob]

Wait. How do you control the monsties moves that specifically? I feel like the most I can do is suggest an attack type. Not target a part or anything...

[@meerkat471]

You can get for example speed genes for it to use them more

[@meerkat471]

Also some monsters only have one part that can be attacked but most monsters have parta that can be chosen while attacking

[@MultiAwesomebob]

Yea I think I just haven't seen enough yet. The demo is awesome but doesn't provide a ton of different battle situations.

[@NickelbackSavedRocknRoll]

I’m having so much fun with this game so far!!

[@kt-fn7uz]

Tetsucabra not being a monstie makes me sad

[@datapel7909]

Same

[@gleipnirrr]

same

[@bleachedink]

My boy Tetsu out of the fight again 😫 Here's hoping he might be DLC, I highly doubt it but 🤞

[@jacksonwilliams3851]

They might bc they might add him as a monstie with his deviant version hopefully it kinda makes sense

[@9806barbara]

We have zamtrios as a monstie why not tetsucabra

[@hueyfreeman2307]

These are all things that were in the first game that people who played the first game should already know and I like how people said you could hop into this game without playing the 1st but I don’t recommend that play the 1st game first and then play this it will all make more sense

[@cbrock68]

I was looking forward to adding tetsucabra to my team since it was my first real hunt when I started back in gen

[@NebulaDark]

Thank you Arrekz for thus video :3

[@lagideath]

All of these are very useful tips!

[@kennethcunningham2572]

You can also double attack with your allies monsties

[@YuubiTimberwolf]

Or Hunters, which apparently count as monstie's for double attacks

[@kennethcunningham2572]

@@YuubiTimberwolf it's strange but makes sense. Gotta be Monster like to fight monsters lol

[@UglyBarnacle97]

thanks for this video it was really helpful

[@robertmosley1188]

The double attack stuff is misleading/incorrect You need to fulfill the following conditions: -you are using an attack style that wins agains the enemies attack style -the enemy has a target line to either you or the monstie/ally you want to pair with -the monstie/ally that you want to pair with needs to also be using the same attack style as you -your ally must be using a single target attack/skill to target the enemy (parts do not matter at all) -you must be using a basic attack, not a skill attack (allys can use skills, but only single target though)

[@MegaIata]

its 5am... time to get my pencil and notebook and write this down.

[@kingdomsoul8968]

Why the hell no tetsu 😭

[@maxsmash2199]

Question: How party members work? You can select them or the menu? Depends of the map? You can recruit them?

[@YuubiTimberwolf]

Fellow Hunter/Rider allies are dtory-based as far as i know, one keaves the party when you get a different one Tho i guess in post-game you can ask them to join you

[@jacksonwilliams3851]

Will you do a video on all monsties you can get

[@Jerjoker007]

Number 5 is cool to know. *Me looking at my prayer pot level 20(MAX)(nothing to do except farming until the release)*

[@tangytablets5150]

First Rise (even though Hojo clearly has a juvenile version) now Stories 2?! Why is Capcom keeping the Tusky frog friend on the sidelines? The monsters are full sized but the monsties are more compact sized for riding. I hope the Rise updates are not done yet and I hope some fun updates come for Stories 2 as well (given that the NA version didnt get the JP stuff...). Also, could they not have found a high-pitched VA for Navirou, given that his wyvern speak voice was very sharp toned?

[@meerkat471]

So I wanna know What plans some of you have for names for me I want to get a tigrex called dreadrunner

[@frosttreant786]

Do we get to keep the glitched Anjanath?

[@MrGaiakid]

the double attack thing is slightly untrue, you can double attack with your partner's monstie if you are their monstie is being attacked and you are obth doing the correct attack type together, its not just your monstie.

[@k1ttyKaT808]

Can you change your eye color in the full version??? Weird question I know, but just curious

[@mayankshukla4920]

0:54 Cheval and Rathi means Cheval confirmed?

[@atwoodthehunter2620]

Heres to hoping duramboros gets brought back soon in the main games

[@techesh2165]

I'm pretty sure some of the double attack info is wrong. The only times doubles attacks with your monstie don't work, is when your momstie is using an aoe, or you are using a skill. The part your monstie is targeting doesn't matter.

[@Beautiful_Sound_1995]

I have a question that i hope someone can help me with. So you know how when you're battling and you go on skills, and each skill has a number next to it? What is that? What is using those skills consuming? Does that make sense?

[@tiannaroy5965]

Your kinship energy

[@Beautiful_Sound_1995]

@@tiannaroy5965 That's what i thought but it doesn't decrease when you use a move...

[@tiannaroy5965]

@@Beautiful_Sound_1995 it dose actually, it's just very slight at low levels of kinship energy, you see it more the longer you have certain monsties in your party

[@Beautiful_Sound_1995]

@@tiannaroy5965 So what do the numbers next to the attack mean? If it says 15 for example? Because it definitely doesn't take 15 energy.

[@ThatPHGuy]

@@Beautiful_Sound_1995 It does, it's just that attacking in general also fills up kinship so it'd take 15 but also give you back like 5

[@julianestebanperezsotelo298]

I think the wight has to do with the rarity of the monster, just because of the kind of monster that it is, so this will never change. What you need to focus on is the smell.

[@muninn92]

They got rid of the free knock down after 3 won H2H like they had in the first game. Makes sense since the helped the combat choices of monsters.

[@monkeest]

Nice advices!!

[@davidjamesthomas]

big frog not rideable?!?!?! but guild master hojo is riding a baby one! awww

[@FeralRaptorr]

Not only did they add Tetsu, Duram, and Plesioth as non-monsties, but they also watered down Qurupeco's rider ability into a *sonar-type* skill, showing monsters as blips on the map. ...Why, Capcom?

[@andhikaaryasena5234]

i want to ask something, is the PC ver of the game must be use with controller? because i dont have any

[@TankDragon3466]

I will say that one part is incorrect in that ur monstie doesn't need to be targeting the exact same part u are. It only needs to be using a regular attack or single target skill that has an attack type and not a yellow generic skill on the same monster you are targeting with a regular attack and if it wins the HtH it will trigger the double and will deal the damage to the part you are targeting so you don't need to use the kinship to have ur monstie target the exact same spot you are to get a double.

[@phantomhearts5577]

To know whether if it’s a good Egg. There’s 3 ways to determine. 1. smell of the egg. The Smell went from No smell to super nice smelly. Or something like that. 2. The weight of the egg. The heavier the better. 3. the Egg has 4 different color for each monsti that are hatchable.

[@phantomhearts5577]

4. When you hatch it. It rank from Blue - Gold - Rainbow background.

[@Neakenator]

CAPCOM, WHY WON'T YOU GIVE TETSUCABRA THE APPRECIATION HE DESERVES?!?!?!?!?!?!

[@Boooozle]

If you get a monster to retreat, will all eggs from that batch match the monster or just the first one?

[@stormlord121]

All eggs will match the monster you forced to retreat.

[@azziezei3833]

I only played the mh stories 1. Cause i only play on mobile.. 2 seems pretty much became anime like than the 1 where the character looks like chibi.. is there many new monstie in mh 2? What i do know is theres new weapons in 2