ABItorial: Monster Hunter, A Culture Of Danger

[@TunnelDragon44]

I've always liked how in monster hunter, your character in universe isn't a legendary hero, they're just good at their job.

[@loki0532]

This is Exactly, what drew me in and made me love it. Games like dark souls and stuff that doesn't paint you as a grand hero, rather the lucky one or just someone who's good at what they do. You were just a lucky hollow who raised. In monster hunter you're just..good. You're a human, who's, good at their job.

[@jhart6764]

Your character isn't a legendary hero, but I love that fact people look at you and basically go "is this the guys that can kill and elder dragon? Hey can you get me so berries... I ran out a week ago and well I'm scared of the Azuros in the area. I'll give you some extras for your canteen" and your immediately doing that quest for that delicious berry beer or whatever.

[@randomplaceinruralamerica9618]

Most of the time you’re carrying teh town you’re in on your back because nobody else does shit and they just slack off

[@daviddinges9168]

@@jhart6764 hey the berry beer was worth it!!!

[@jhart6764]

@@daviddinges9168 I KNOW! So many wonderful feline skills. Made some of the egg deliveries so much easier.

[@lycandula]

A true Monster Hunter movie would likely be an action-comedy. Needs more cats making silly taunts at monsters while the hunters pulls out barrel bombs from who-knows-where to set up a trap.

[@Needs_Tzel]

Fuck yes. And some crazy ass dude with a massive slappy stick just waiting to knock the fuck out of a monster with it

[@praetorianrex5571]

@@Needs_Tzel we can get that in the sequel, right? Surely Anderson would listen to the fans at this point.

[@arandomkobold8403]

@@praetorianrex5571 You overestimate his ability to care about anything but how his wife looks on screen.

[@airenrei2898]

Let the monster run and then silently put a barrel on their face and then run

[@amfram]

Apparently there’s a good monster Hunter movie/series coming out that’s animated like the cutscenes. I have hope in Capcom, and hope that Anderson will die before he can make another movie

[@dogwithacoolhat]

The feeling of Monster Hunter is just the Steven Irwin mindset You see a giant monster and you’re like “Look at that big ole lion lizard going supernova! I’m gonna wrestle it.”

[@bluedragon8658]

Rajang: " See that hunter there? IMMA WRESTLE IT"

[@shezzy56]

Steve Irwin the irl monster hunter

[@ResetmeTomu]

This comment describes it perfectly

[@danieloviedo2116]

"it's all about the conservation"

[@generalatlasdiamokov1354]

Sees a giant cathulu lookin beast: imma poke it with a stick

[@erkko8027]

Monster attack Normal peopole: screams In fear Hunters: lets fucking goooooooo

[@daviddinges9168]

Monster roars Normal people: covers their ears Hunters: lemme just dodge sound real quick... yep let's get this started

[@Not_MissHina]

Monster attack Normal people: ruuun!! Hunter: *ready the sticky bomb already* time to grind

[@mango4723]

Walking catastrophe attack Normal people: *evacuate and pray to god that they survive* Hunters: ready your wiggler helms!

[@Midnight_Pisces21905]

Wait don’t forget riders! Riders: NEW FRIEND! ( though that could be just me)

[@saerudayo]

me and the boys counterattacking sound waves

[@blarg324]

"The monster hunter movie is going to be very loyal to the games" -Journalist that has never seen monster hunter their whole life

[@Lovelle1]

They probably played like an hour of MHWorld before they wrote the article.

[@diousthomas8878]

@@Lovelle1 The IGN Review was actually a good Monster Hunter review. I mean the guy actually knew what he was talking about it and didn’t rush it.

[@Americanbadashh]

It was an interview. Even if he played 1000 hours saying so would be their job. Though editors pick the title not the journalist

[@neko281]

As they show the us military shooting stuff

[@CobraRedSNK]

I found everything you said engaging, and true, I mean hell I remember when I first fought a Velociprey, and that cinimatic, just as well as I remember my first encounter with a Black Gravios.

[@themocaw]

I feel like Monster Hunter's entire mindset can be summed up in its "death" animation. The monster strikes you with a devastating, world-shattering blow. You collapse. The world goes dark. . . . . . you wake up five seconds later being trundled into your camp on a cart by your kitty-cat friends, who are yelling about how they'll expect a portion of your payout for the service. You wake up, shake your head, stretch out your sore muscles, and run back into your tent to restock on items, maybe switch out your loadout, and rush back out there to keep hunting giant monsters. That's Monster Hunter.

[@bradleydevron]

Oh, and the kitty friends don't gently drop you off, they kinda just throw you off and head out again. You just stand up again and go from there. Classic.

[@zeehero7280]

@@bradleydevron You're a hunter. "Death" blows only knock you out for a minute. the palicoes don't HAVE to be gentle you're made of HUNTER. hunters are at least moderately superhumanly tough and strong.

[@RedtailArt]

@@zeehero7280 well I mean in-universe hunters are just normal people. The durability thing I guess can be explained away as the armor your character is wearing being very tough, the impossibly heavy weapons can be explained away as the game being insane, over the top and awesome

[@slashine1071]

@@RedtailArt actually it's stated in the lore than the hunters are genetically altered metahumans much stronger than normal people.

[@usscolumbia6149]

@@slashine1071 I don't remember that, I thought it was because the world of MH has a less intense force of gravity, which is why hunters can move super heavy stuff and why creatures can get as big as they do

[@Steelcrow81]

"A Zinogre has been spotted nearby!" Hollywood: dark, grim, dire and dramatic. MH players:WOO HOO! Everyone get your Palicoes and grab a meal cause it's GAME ON!

[@pheonyxior_5082]

Damn I so much picture that. It's very hype and heart warming * _ *

[@liviekumori]

The coming of Alatreon be like

[@codemalware326]

MH players: C'mere puppy boi

[@LimeTortilla]

Sharpen your weapons and load your phials, 'cause we got a thunder dog to hunt

[@user-mp8wy8lp4y]

Normies when they see a giant fire breathing dinosaur creature: RuN FOr YoUr LiVEs! MH fans and players: grab your gear bois, we got a hunt to do......

[@HagathaHexMe]

In monster hunter you play a monster hunting adrenaline junky, in a culture of adrenaline junkies, and your job is what amounts to being a pro athlete in this world. You are loved, you love your job, and your best friend is a talking cat. Every second is an absolute joy!

[@GreenSpyro]

And in a world where your typical lion could probably fly in the air and do a super nova and somehow still reproduce fairly well from the looks of it (and canonically only is hunted as an anomaly on the ecosystem). Yeah animal protection isn't exactly a thing in this world, since the one that needs protection the most are the humans xD.

[@harrylane4]

And now you can ride on a big dog. How badass would that be onscreen?

[@Not_MissHina]

And a world where armor physiques are....armor physique? Oh i mean just you wearing your underwear that gives big defense and an empty slots for giving you another buffs

[@tomasfong40]

@@GreenSpyro canonicaly (as far as monster hunter world) You only ever do the hunts assinged for you. So for all intents and purposes you do not infact hunt xenojiva 20 times

[@GreenSpyro]

@@tomasfong40 Thats what i said, you are given the mission when the monster becomes a problem, you don't really go around "farming" them xD

[@diamondmetal3062]

*Elder Dragon appears* Monster Hunter movie: “What in God’s name is that?!” Monster Hunter games: “A feast for the village and a trophy for the collection!”

[@weberman173]

tbf, in most cases an Elder Dragon appearing is still a cause to panic for most people, even many hunters, its just that in that town, that particular elder dragon ragularly appears, and the town is prepared for it

[@NeoChronoid]

Virgin Movie Characters: Oh my god! I's a monster! RUN!! Chad actual Hunters: I killed your brother to make these gauntlets and guess what? yer gonna be my new hat.

[@winterburn2353]

"Oh gods above its an elder dragon!" "Steve, its tuesday" "oh right. nothing out of the ordinary then."

[@icyskelly204]

@@winterburn2353 and Wednesday means giant mountain snakes

[@naokaderapider4210]

@Sam Crompton that would be sick imagine visiting the houses of your friends who all have slightly different trophies available

[@jakebooo1]

“I’m not saying monster hunter is immersive...” Bro, monster hunter really made me feel like Spider-Man

[@SuperLuigiKart64]

Monster Hunter really lets you have the exaggerated swagger of a black teen.

[@Musically_Declined]

I mean considering what they added in Rise that doesn’t seem to far off 🤣

[@igorchistyakov8876]

Well, apparently, it doesn't have a little something for everyone for nothing, does it?

[@abehme]

Rise just might make you feel like spider man way more than ever before apperantly, funnily enough.

[@ajakks6551]

*It's just like Dark Souls*

[@MrBlitzpunk]

The Handler embodied your entire argument That one time she almost got mauled by a deviljho and the first thing she said after you saved her is a pickle joke

[@thefunkyfish5640]

Love her or hate her, she really is the personification of the "no fucks given" attitude of monster hunter

[@LeocobraRM]

A real cook too! Handler is a true wife material. *slightly glances at Serious Handler* ...well, mostly.

[@conspiracypanda1200]

Crazy that this movie is already so hatable it makes people compliment the Handler, of all things. FYI if she was a HH main in game instead of just in the special released art she'd graduate from annoying to an actually decent team mate for sure, personality be damned.

[@sealedtugboat9965]

@@LeocobraRM you’re completely ignoring the *hunter* spouse option, beat a monster to death, ✨together✨

[@buragi5441]

Or the Ace Cadet almost roasted to death by Fatalis being pretty chill about the whole incident and not having permanent PTSD triggered by the sight of fire.

[@thorodinson292]

I mean hell, the hunters' reaction to the fatalis, ya know, the dragon that single handedly wiped out an enture kingdom in one day, wasn't fear, it was "let's fight history" with excitement. In the movie they pissed themselves when facing a rathalos.

[@daefaron]

I loved that interaction. General screams for everybody to get back. Commission support crews GTFO (as they intended to) while the guards/soldiers of the guild (I think?) also ran. I don't think any died in the collapsing parts but no clue. The Sapphire star and Aiden just start looking around, planning their actions. General is confused. The commander? Amused. I took his line about underestimating those two as him just saying literally "These two are the idiots who charge when we say run. They win when nobody else thinks we can. You can't get them to retreat." Though I have to give props to one person in that fight. That soldier who upon seeing the dragonator exposed, charged INTO the castle to make sure it was repaired and functional. I don't know if she was alone, but she was willing to work under an active warzone between Fatalis and the hunter.

[@hectito982]

Fatalis, not THE Fatalis

[@zeehero7280]

A big rathalos but yeah since when does big scare a hunter.

[@zeehero7280]

@@daefaron We have Legends of the Guild to thank for knowing Exciteable A-Lister's real name don't we.

[@bluhmer1990]

Not necessarily. They talked big but then everyone high tailed it and left us to fight Fatalis alone.

[@gaijinhunter]

You articulated the culture and feel of the MH world really well ^^ I love how the vibe of MH is inside everything it does.

[@mikeandikes8857]

Love you Gaijin

[@BergsArt]

Love you Gaijin

[@HePutsOnAIR]

Love you, Gaijin.

[@whipsawh]

Daisuki! GAIJIN!!

[@laszloe.lawless4853]

Love you Gaijin

[@redkite1908]

You know, anderson saying "Who cares what it's toes look like" actually showcases why this movie is gonna suck: Of *course* they'd pay attention to the toenails - Large hooked ones would indicate that the creatures a carnivore that likes to grip onto it''s prey with its talons and fly away. Even normally spiked ones would suggest that the creature uses them as natural weapons. Diablos does neither, and if it had the large hooked talons before, that would make no sense when it's a tunnelling, ground based herbivore. Instead, it's got kinda small, rounded ones to better distribute it's weight on the loose sand. Or in other words, Anderson not caring about the creatures anatomy and that having to be corrected by Capcom is the perfect example of how little he actually cares about this franchise.

[@GunlessSnake]

Precisely. The developers are EXTREMELY DETAIL-ORIENTED. Every little part of each Monster is designed from the ground up with specific purposes and functions to their biology and overall ecology. You gotta approach an adaptation with the same kind of attention to detail to truly capture the franchise properly.

[@dr.calibrations7984]

As long as my self insert waifu is the most important thing Idk. A good reason why people shouldn't work with their significant others. Nepotism is rampant with Paul W(ill my movies ever stop being) S(hit) Anderson

[@sasquatchproductions9088]

That's a great point. I'll be completely honest, I bet the only reason Paul's making this movie is because his wife's into the games, at least enough to have a main weapon.

[@babyrath8621]

Absolutely agree ! I started playing GU recently and I’m still in awe at the feet of a Barroth, among other tiny details that just make the experience so unique

[@20starterblue23]

Mh devs really loved the game that is why we loved it too for a very long time now

[@Hexra_]

Hunters are basically the TF2 medic: "We're gonna ride that massive, mountain sized dragon over there" "Is that safe?" "I have no idea"

[@vaalhazak9873]

No.

[@hirthviktor3215]

@@vaalhazak9873 but lets do it anyway

[@SunshowerWonderlab]

@@hirthviktor3215 *Quest Complete*

[@kaden-sd6vb]

"ARE YOU SURE THIS WILL WORK?" "I HAVE NO IDEA" *fires dragonator at the walking volcano*

[@phantomsanic3604]

"You see that literal walking volcano over there? We're gonna CAPTURE it." Literally my favorite part.

[@demonminer8093]

and nobody even bats an eye to it. i think the most mellow reaction is from the researchers who go "i dont think this will work, but lets give it a shot cuz maybe it will this time!"

[@Bubbly_Dragon]

And like... They almost do it too. If Nergi didn't interrupt, everything would have gone according to plan

[@cupofdeargodno5014]

Monster Hunter at it's core is a shit post full of walking volcanoes, horrible power scaling, and Rajang.

[@novamorphex]

Captain: "Elder dragons can't be captured." Also captain: "WE'RE CAPTURING ZORAH MAGDAROS."

[@pepi7404]

The best part is, if you asked a hunter why they want to fight that souped-up dinosaur, you could realistically expect an answer like: "to make a hat out of it!"

[@Arpin_Lusene]

"Cavepunk"... I never heard that word before but I agree 100%

[@kiki123456able]

i'm gonna use this words more often when describing what monster hunter is to anyone

[@ethanchen3998]

The more I think about this word it starts to make more sense lol

[@zikriflanery7030]

"Cavepunk" eh? It's like how they combine modern tech with stone age style like how steampunk potray a world where the world still stuck in steam era yet still looks modern.

[@sammidul4080]

Jurassicpunk

[@guycross493]

Monsterpunk

[@appeljuicesurf]

"You used to flex everytime you drank a potion" i felt that.

[@GCHumanGuy]

Good times

[@isaachepworth7860]

@@GCHumanGuy Until Tigrex KOs you because you can't dodge while flexing.

[@GCHumanGuy]

@@isaachepworth7860 Good times still

[@GCHumanGuy]

@@isaachepworth7860 I really love the feature which you could drink stuff and walk, since it lets you survive But as a newbie who started playing from MH4, i really miss the flex pose. Btw did you know that in MHW, you could see the Huntsman flexing while sleeping?

[@isaachepworth7860]

@@GCHumanGuy I did not know that about world, and I did also like the Flex pose. But I liked it more before it took me 30 tries and a weapon change to defeat Frenzy Tigrex.

[@EmulatedNostalgia]

“Will be as accurate to the games as possible” -Characters have assault rifles, humvees and bazookas and also travel through some supernatural portal. K

[@luketfer]

I mean travel from OTHER dimensional beings isn't as rare as you'd think in the Monster Hunter World. In world alone Behemoth (which is mentioned later on, so it's not just a 'it happened now we ignore it' type deal) and Geralt/The Leshen both arrive via portals. This isn't the FIRST time it's happened in the series either.

[@pedrogenerali3530]

@@luketfer But this things arent canon at all, so its still innacurate

[@berylalmark5624]

@@pedrogenerali3530 well now where i think about it Gerald and a final fantasy character (in our case behemoth and moogle) have a away to be teleported to the world of Monster hunter because the universe of final fantasy and the witcher have Magic Now talking about the movie... It's just one genéric excuse and make the movie be away more genéric that it should be

[@berylalmark5624]

It's kinda lame having to use "they come from another word" for make a story, it sounds like a bad excuse Make sense if it's from another already existing séries because it's a collaboration event, but creating a new thing and making "she came from another word" give a bad taste to the cake because you don't make that much effort for making the cake

[@thetruestar6348]

@@berylalmark5624 dude I can stick with the same premise of going to another world and make it work so easily with monster hunter it's not even funny. The military aspect of things should have just kept out completely just have a character be a complete fish-out-of-water and introduce them to hunting culture to show what the REAL world of MH is like.

[@saintjynr]

One thing I find funny is how ridiculously resilient the hunters are. Giant monster made of rocks just rolled over you? Dragon hit you with his spiked, poisonous tail for the 10th time? Just shake it off and hit them again

[@vicio19995]

that is why armor is important

[@igorchistyakov8876]

Yeah, plenty of dudes oneshot you without proper gear, charms, potions and a meal.

[@michaelobrien5493]

It my dad's catch phrase embodied in a video game, walk it off

[@pheonyxior_5082]

Then you get stunned. Don't be reckless just because you just healed, hunters!

[@littlebloodymooneporo]

Well they have always lived in this environment, the human there probably just evolved to be more resilient overtime

[@bloodtalon2189]

The one way I could see them pulling the movie off is if the protagonists, soldiers from the real world who ARE just trying to survive in their old world, slowly learn and adopt the lighthearted and bombastic ways of the hunters, making them unrecognizable at the end of the movie from where they started. But hey... easier said than done

[@victoriazero8869]

From what I can see this is the intent behind the sequel hook at the end, with Artemis fully embracing Hunter life. Paul's mistake was he SHOULD make this mid-act shift of tone, not the closing epilogue. Seriously, she's more excited fighting Gore Magala than freaking Rathalos.

[@ericmendez8784]

“This is a hunters life, and they love it”, these words are so true for every one who has fallen in love with monster hunter

[@frenchtrueneutral5637]

As a player fom MHW4 ultimate i cannot agree more!

[@cupofdeargodno5014]

I use hammer and HH, my goal is literally to give the godlike dragon monster a concussion, then dance on it's corpse like a raving dipshit.

[@frenchtrueneutral5637]

@@cupofdeargodno5014 what a beautiful goal

[@cupofdeargodno5014]

@@frenchtrueneutral5637 indeed it is!

[@xeniver1]

Seriously, there should probably be a minimum amount of hours played for a game before someone decides to make it into a movie, i'm just saddened by the wasted potential, how I wish they put more effort into movies today.

[@Musically_Declined]

One thing I love about Monster Hunter is how chill the tone is. Most of the time there is no major danger or sense of dread, you’re just hunting monsters and doing your job.

[@baconsir1159]

Most of the time. Gore/Shagaru (and Frenzy in general) were a legit threat to everything and fighting them felt... important, for lack of a better word.

[@Musically_Declined]

@@baconsir1159 to me every fight feels important in the moment at least. It’s almost like a fighting game with you having to learn the monster and get a feel for the fight.

[@conspiracypanda1200]

@@baconsir1159 When it comes to "Hero"/Main Monsters, they always feel like less of a threat and more of a rival character. Just think about every encounter with Gore, or even Nergi (esp in Iceborne). They're not just mindless creatures; their actions show they've clearly got pride in them and might even remember/respect certain hunters in turn. It's the same with almost all high tier monsters. Even Fatalis feels like a Villain more than just a big dragon with a cool name, all because of the way it seems so eager and pleased for the opportunity to kill you.

[@Hattori75]

If anything it's even more noticeable if you read some of the quest text, half the time it's either this monster showed up and ruined my crops or, I heard the meat of x was delicious, go catch it for me for ultimate freshness. There's rarely ever a real threat in the game, most of the time it's just monsters just be big fire breathing bears the size of a small hill that need to be put down so everyone else can eat.

[@reyneo6791]

Really the only time monster hunters get serious is when there’s a real major threat. Like with Zorah Magdaros he didn’t have any ill intent but the fact that if he dies he could level an entire nation would be disastrous. Or (spoilers) Shara ishvalda who was also doing major damage around him just by moving around.

[@ursomrano542]

My favorite part about this video is after you watch it, you watch this video right and you find it extremely moving, you then boot up the game and then you just can’t stop seeing it. The soul of Monster Hunter seeps through every crack it can while you’re playing the game and you can no longer play the game without noticing all of the characters being adrenaline addicts.

[@Vesperitis]

'One of the most accurate video game adaptations ever' *Literally has machine guns, grenade launchers, and Humvees in the trailer*

[@szymonlewandowski9690]

I mean, I know that movie wasnt great, but its kinda difficult to claim that when Ratchet and Clank exist.

[@thelastgogeta]

@@szymonlewandowski9690Everyone pretends that only live action adaptations of games count as "movies". It would need to look more like Cats or the modern Lion King (which isn't live action, but many pretended it was) adaptation.

[@BigaloMax]

Other then the humvees every thing else sounds about right

[@AuraArondight]

At the very least the monsters of Monster Hunter appear to be accurate.

[@Sunaki1000]

well Bowguns exist. Its more the Emphasis on the military what sucks.

[@notebooks6461]

That's the best way to describe this game "See that wyvern? Imma wrestle it"

[@brainrich1358]

XD LOL

[@richardo490]

Ahh, the epic tale of LOS TIBURON, SHARK OF THE LAND, THE MASKED WRESTLER.

[@airenrei2898]

"See that Ancient Dragon that hates Humanity? I can't defeat it" -Me, probably

[@traceyjacobsen8544]

@@airenrei2898 oh just slap it with a fish it always works

[@lordrald09]

More like "See that wyvern and elder dragon over there? Imma make the Deviljho wrestle it"

[@josethespacecrab85]

Putting it in perspective: Seeing a bear in a dark realism movie like The Revenant: oh shit, we gotta run and try to live Seeing a big blue bear with red eyes and red claws double the size of a regular bear in Monster Hunter: LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOO

[@wilddreams]

More like: "See that cute punching bag?"

[@DemonicRemption]

@85% Pineapple You're leaving out the fact that said blue bear is being fought by people who forged monster killing weapons.

[@naokaderapider4210]

*The hunter ready to try and hug it longer than his buddy did last week*

[@zeus28frenzy]

@@naokaderapider4210 I got 50 zenny he lasts a minute more

[@shadowking2926]

Don't forget it has armor

[@inari3217]

As a longtime fan of monster hunter it makes me really happy to see that the one time capcom decided to give the mh team a AAA budget they broke literally every sales record they had. And seeing MH get the mainstream recognition it deserves feels so damn good.

[@Twitch_Bear]

And the movie will tarnish that recognition

[@10001vader]

@@Twitch_Bear I don't think it will. Resident Evil's reputation is still fine even after like 5 of this guy's movies, after all.

[@inari3217]

@@Twitch_Bear doubt it, resident evil is still held in high regards despite half its games being bad and having like 7 shitty movies

[@Twitch_Bear]

@@10001vader re was tarnished actually, it wont have any effect on the game cause fans know it has nothing to do with the game. But it will forever be known to have a crappy live action movies. Like mario

[@Twitch_Bear]

@@inari3217 its just like mario, it wont have any effect in anything, but it will have a blemish to have crappy live action movie (as long as its not tie in)

[@luvizotto1]

One of the things I most enjoy in monster hunter is the Hunter's running animation, it makes him feels so 'normal', it is like he is running for his money screaming 'oh shit, oh shit, oh shit'

[@emblemblade9245]

Not to mention the way their head turns around when sprinting from a monster like “oh shit please tell me it’s not chasing me!”

[@aegisghost]

@@emblemblade9245 It makes it even funnier if the hunter is dressed up as some badass. "THE GRIM REAPER ISN'T SUPPOSED TO RUN LIKE THIS!!"

[@Joe_Mama.also_YTHandlessuckass]

I just love how that wacky they are, that diving animation is just funny to me lol

[@JetStream0509]

The superman dive complements this very well

[@yado2217]

"Real world standards about poaching and hunting animals don't apply in a world where the natural wildlife are the size of cement trucks that breathe fire" Saving this for the next time someone asks if we're the monsters.

[@cowgba]

Agreed. I'm super late to the party on this, but I rolled my eyes so hard when that article popped up on screen. "oh no it's inhumane" is such a braindead thing to say about a game where you use a sword the size of two men to beat up fantasy dinosaurs so you can make a new hat out of their claws.

[@arthurdias7375]

Ita like"Bro that thing killed five people but i am bad?"

[@ArteGamingHQ]

@@cowgba Actually on the spanish cd box of Monster Hunter Tri there was some sort of "disclaimer" saying: "The game's not about free violence, because all the hunts are part of quests". Well, MH Tri was the first with free exploration zone with endless time to hunt things just for fun... Never had a PSP so Tri was my first MH game I could take on seriously, and I laughed SO hard when I read that sh*t hahahahaha

[@felipecouto1102]

@@cowgba Yeah don't know about that... I am a veteran and I still feel bad every time I hunt a Rathalos and see a Rathian trying to defend it. Size or power doesn't really mean anything to the ''we're the monsters'' argument, for the same reason we still consider superpowered humans people with emotions in other pieces of media. Ofc, the whole culture of the world of MH is already enough to disprove the ''we are the villains'' point, since, like noted in the video, its pretty lighthearted in-universe and always keeps reminding you of ''ooh we are actually just trying to be one with nature'' - kinda how Pokemon works. But still, you can't really blame people for playing the game for HOURS having fun, and all of a sudden being like ''I just overhunted this species while wearing the skin of their kin just so I could be stylish... yeah, im the real monster here'', specially with missions that are just about killing some apex predators to ''prove a point''. MH doesn't encourages poaching or anything of the sort, but it still is one of those games where the game mechanics and the game's overall philosophy tells different stories - its ludonarrative dissonance.

[@deviljho4260]

It’s ironic too because in Monster Hunter lore the only way to legally hunt a monster is if you’re tasked so by the the Hunter Guild, if you were to hunt outside of the Guild it is considered poaching to such a high offence you can be punished by death for it. Monster Hunter itself takes poaching more seriously than these journalists lmao

[@treedude4246]

So for me a huge part of mh is in the death animations You dont die. You just fall over and get brought back to shake yourself off and try again and i love it, its such a jovial way of treating it

[@Valenet94]

And the cats just dump your body like a sack of potatoes

[@Ramsey276one]

@@Valenet94 MEOWMBULANCE! XD

[@tbc1880]

except in frontier where you get vaporized by zenith white fatalis, WHICH IS SO JUST AND RIGHT TO HAPPEN. CAUSE ITS WHITE FATALIS. AND THE SHOCK OF IT HAPPENING AT ALL MAKES IT EVEN MORE IMPACTFUL.

[@treedude4246]

Yeah it adds to this sense that this is just something they do It is a thriving culture baised off this world God i love mh world so much

[@ArkBlanc]

@@tbc1880 I just had to watch a video about that because I couldn't believe it at first. Actual death instead of just being carted, goddamn Capcom.

[@drakensilver1146]

I just can't get over that on the Movie Trailer on the Official Twitter said "She stalks her prey" talking about the Black Diablos which is not only inaccurate but unless there's a love scene with her and the military vehicle she isn't 'stalking' anything. She's horny, angry, and a territorial cactus-loving girl.

[@slentara1]

That's not farfetched. "The apex monster of the Wildspire Waste. A menacing, territorial beast that lurks underground. Loud noises will cause it to lunge out from the sand in search of prey." -Monster Hunter World In-Game Description

[@abyssalrayz9499]

@@slentara1 lore wise black diablos is actually horny. Female diablos turn black when it's mating season and become more aggressive.

[@slentara1]

@@abyssalrayz9499 I know she is. I'm just saying capcom has said diablos in general so have 'prey' so that part was not farfetched

[@skeletonwar4445]

@@slentara1 Not like world's translation is a good portrayal there. We all know she doesn't stalk prey.

[@slentara1]

@@skeletonwar4445 well prey doesn't exclusively mean something you eat though

[@broodypie2216]

painting the world as "A grim and dire world of desperation and fear" is more american than apple gun muscle car pie.

[@wither5673]

It really is.

[@rosalyyang7558]

Monster Hunter Movie: Ah, a monster! Monster Hunter: YES! A Monster!

[@CaptainFanta07]

Yea dude that was me with the legiana I took the whole 50 min to find it

[@xephyre6955]

Unless its plesioth of course, that thing's a nightmare.

[@CaptainFanta07]

Yo I know nobody asked but just beat the nargakuga in iceborne

[@daviddinges9168]

"Hey you see that thing over there? Yeah do you mind bringing that gigantic, armored, fire breathing, rathalos back alive for me, it'd be a great thing to let sleep in the middle of town like some over sized living centerpiece."

[@Not_MissHina]

*zinogre* Normal people: oh look! A wolf! It's cute! Hunter: oh no

[@Vulzie]

"I can't think of any other game with fewer than a sentence of written or spoken lore, that still invites me to live in it's world, like monster hunter does" no line from this video is more relatable to my experience with monster hunter than this one.

[@mattfrank85]

Man you NAILED this. I and a few friends saw the Monster Hunter movie and you PERFECTLY anticipated the tone of it. This film is BRUTALLY harsh and that jovial swashbuckling attitude inherent to the games only shows up in a handful of tiny moments. The characters are all needlessly antagonistic and it is exemplified in two scenes: when Mila has a PROTRACTED kick-fight with Tony Jaa for NO reason, and when she's later thrown into a cage and treated like a rabid dog by the other hunters. It all points to Anderson fundamentally misunderstanding that MonHun is a world where people inherently trust each other. But that concept seems to be completely lost on a Western filmmaker. Instead? We get SPIDERS. SO MANY SPIDERS.

[@deltaknight2764]

Nerscylla, but even THEN, they aren't suppose to be weak to sunlight.

[@julianpradarodriguez7336]

@@deltaknight2764 and they are lone hunters.

[@kitsunerose9545]

Dude, Geralt of Rivia shows up in MHW for a crossover quest and everyone is just like, "You hunt monsters? Baller, have a pair of dual blades and go for it!"

[@naokaderapider4210]

@@kitsunerose9545 They were all just like "ONE OF US, ONE OF US" and I loved it

[@zeehero7280]

@@naokaderapider4210 Yeah I like how accepting the commission guys were of a Witcher, something they never heard of, who uses magic, something they thought wasn't even real (and wasn't!) but when he says he hunts monsters for a living theyre like "Cool bro, now you're one of us!"

[@thenoisyninja]

This guy gets it. Even the food makes me want to be there. The word “inviting” is the perfect world. We belong there and the world wants us to be there

[@randomfox12245]

Which is appropriate since one of the key tenants of the hunters guild is living within the balance of nature. Humans are not aliens dropped down from the stars: we are part of nature, what we do and create is natural, the only difference is we have the higher cognitive awareness to preserve or pervert our role in that natural balance. And the guild chooses to preserve.

[@Hikaidosan]

As someone who got MHW: Iceborne as a gift, and is the first game in the series I've played, this is a great breakdown. I'd always heard about MH while growing up and it always came off as a hack and slash with big bosses. Then I played it for the first time and holy shit do they commit. The world can be summed up in a single word: Endearing. Whether it's the commitment to living each day with gusto, devouring three tons of food in a sitting or shattering the shit out of things with a goddamn bagpipe, it all feels lively, fun, and oddly realistic/immersive. Frankly, if the movie had any grasp at being faithful, the aforementioned bagpipe with some fun banter would have been the perfect tone-setter. You know, now that I think about it, something along the lines of Mad Max: Fury Road's over-the-top-semi-grounded-joy-ride. I guess since this is probably the first time I've commented on something despite watching you guys for years: I appreciate a lot of the breakdowns. I haven't played most of the games that get covered here, but it expands my appreciation of the games and media I do engage with to see pieces I took for granted or couldn't articulate before.

[@XStoneColdFoxX]

I see many mentions of bagpipes. Are we a fellow dooter? 🤔😊

[@Ender_Nova]

Hunting horn mains are a blessing whenever I see them like some make fun of the doot but those people clearly haven’t encountered a proper hunting horn main who doot buffs you to the heavens lol

[@BlackDon060]

Gods bless you hunting horn mains. When I party with one, I know it. Because I never end up using my packed gear! *salute*

[@minoibwoi14]

I bought Iceborne specifically cuz it seemed my type of game. And boy was I right. I love it so much, the mechanics, the realism, the joviality, hell even that u get carted instead of dying and the last boss can actually kill u. It's so good, I actually stopped progressing the main quests just before the capture Zorah Magdaros one and I'm just exploring the world and doing side quests and Investigations and it's so fun. As for all u dooters I respect ya but that weapons Waaaaay to complex for my dumbass and it's not a good solo weapon. I got the sword and shield cuz it's a good combo weapon with defense and mobility and bcz it's not a mainstream weapon like insect glaive, charge weapon and lance.

[@Ehh97]

Movie: Monster Hunter is about a world full of dangerous monsters that can eat you at any moment Game: Monster Hunter is about a world full of dangerous monsters that can eat you at any moment and *they fucking LOVE it*

[@neurosis51]

The term "cave punk" resonated so well as a way to describe Mh's theme, I repeated it thrice: Once in surprise, the latter two in contemplation.

[@frenchtrueneutral5637]

A new word in my dictionnary.

[@7F0X7]

A real warrior poet you are... LOL

[@revaryk6868]

Well, congrats for getting that Zinogre Skymerald!

[@lewismacmillan9729]

Honestly for MHW, the player character, the Sapphire Star is kind of the "special forces" of the hunters. It is hinted from the very beginning of the game, the entire fifth voyage is delayed due to "You", the player character was on some special assignment and wasn't able to make it before the intended date. In comparison, previous MH games usually has the player start from some random nobody, who even has to master hunting non-violent herbivore wyverns before moving onto stuff on similar levels as a Great Jagras. But hey, the player character not only expertly saved the handler chick at the very start of the game, survives an encounter with an Anjanath and a Great Jagras without even having weapons (though with support from others), the player character was immediately sent to "deal" with a Great Jagras who may cause issues. In previous games, it'd take the player some time to get to this status. And it's clear that in MHW, you're playing as someone who's very good at what they do, issues arose at the new continent and they need someone that can "handle" it. You're immediately handed a job and they don't even worry that you may run into trouble.

[@johncronk8867]

The whole Fifth Fleet are meant to be some of the best hunters around.

[@ArteGamingHQ]

Also the Commision itself is more like the special forces of the guild, who were sent to a completely unknow Terra Incognita they called "New World" for some reason. So the Sapphire Star is Special's Special Forces XD You just DON'T send some random newbies to the new discovered lands. What are you? Spanish? (It's funny because I'M spanish myself XD)

[@randaru1527]

The lore we have at hand points out that hunters (and, to a bigger extent, The Hunter in each game), are, in fact, superhuman. Despite weapons being comically and unrealistically large in Monster Hunter, ordinary people or even ordinary military men can't just pick up a greatsword, let alone swing it. However, among themselves, hunters are very much humanized, and each game goes out of the way to show how a supersoldier who literally slays demigod dragons, works alongside with a lot of "ordinary" people of many professions, not necessarily combat-related, as their equals, qualified in their own ways to play a role in achieving their collective goal. Even when you're basically a super soldier, the chosen one, you are not just some anime protagonist, and that, I think, is far more impressive than saying that you are as ordinary as everyone else.

[@commissarjason]

I feel and understand that. Like if I'm a hunter, I can hunt a demi-God Dragon and go toe-to-toe with pretty much any monster, but I won't know jack all about forging a weapon or how to harden and temper bone to be as strong as or stronger than steel. It feels natural to do what are essentially fetch quests for the canteen or hunt a flying fire-breathing, poison injecting REALLY pissed off wyvern the size of a cement truck for the vendor at the blacksmith because that is literally your role in the village/town/city. It feels like you are part of that society, and not that the society was created just for you.

[@snotenberg7]

I also feel that its notable that you are not the first or last superhuman. There are a plethora of people with the superhuman ability to fight monsters, and while you do great things over the course of the game (if it's one with a story) you typically have to handle a lot of stuff that even normal people could take care of before you start hunting enormous f***- you dragons

[@thatprim3evil899]

@Manuel Castanon couldn't have said it better myself

[@benlee8225]

@@snotenberg7 think its more all that can take up mantle of hunter can deal with the more common monsters its just ours happens to be the one that can reach higher ranks or more skilled. like in lore chances of running into elder dragon are like blue moon. let alone fatalis. so most your common threats for eco system near that village your warriors of that village can handle it. you being bit more trained or more luck or super human gene or training. just get called on for the more threats the average warriors cant handle.

[@thewolfofcomedy5966]

I think the joviality and light-heartedness is really where you nailed it. The hunters dive right into every challenge with excitement, like it’s just an opportunity for fun. Even leading up to the Fatalis fight, the most powerful and deadly monster of all, the literal harbinger of global extinction, everyone is excited to get there.

[@frenchtrueneutral5637]

Yeah boi it's just that, no matter what i have to fight in monster hunter i know i'll have fun.

[@KensaSkribblez]

Nothings more fun than creating one hell of a dentist’s appointment for a monster!

[@HoshinoMirai]

@@KensaSkribblez That is if they can live until their appointments!

[@vrez114]

Walked around the guiding lands Sees a monster Ruiner nerg: Food! Hunter: New Boots!!!!!

[@zeus28frenzy]

New SWORD

[@magosexploratoradeon6409]

See that lighting wolf somersaulting across the map? We're gonna make a new drip from him.

[@Randomdudefromtheinternet]

Probably the least appreciated job in this universe: Carting Palicos Without those brave boys and girls, hunters would never be that brave.

[@FateburnXVII]

There's that picture of them carting a Hunter and running for their very lives from pickle xD their expression says it all

[@pheonyxior_5082]

Joke's on you, I'm playing through mh4u solo! xD

[@variaraiza6335]

@@pheonyxior_5082 he's talking about those felyne that haul your ass everytime you faint in a quest

[@pheonyxior_5082]

@@variaraiza6335 oh.. *Oh*

[@seisoch6969]

What about the cats that live in the wild and hunt aswell without the help of hunters

[@Dramanas]

10 seconds in and I COMPLETELY AGREE. Just like RE movies, it will "look" like MH but that is it.

[@Embyreal]

The moment I learned that Paul W.S. Anderson was behind it and that Milla Judovich is the main lead, I knew the movie was not going to be as accurate as they claim it to be nor that good; Capcom seems to love using him so much.

[@JLMina64]

My guess is that it'll be a "zombie" movie, with characters constantly on the run from fast deadly creatures that you shouldn't fight

[@mrprick4693]

@@JLMina64 But in MH, you literally have to go to danger or fight danger just for clothes that makes you look cool. So my guess in the movie, is that the people are scared of monsters and they treat them like horrific creatures that can destroy humanity.

[@JLMina64]

@@mrprick4693 yeah it'll most likely be like that. Like abi says in the video, it seems like the movie is missing part of the culture of MH

[@Hambo325]

Am I the only person who doesn't care? I like it

[@Orros]

"I can tell you EVERY Monster I've fought since Freedom Unite but can't tell you the first three bosses of God Eater" This is the most accurate shit ever

[@DraconicFortune]

I legit just googled the three bosses because I couldn't, for the life of me, remember their name

[@vitos3769]

True. You can pretty much identify every monster in MH but in god eater? They look like very familiar to each other

[@vukanwantshugz5341]

@@vitos3769 the problem with God eater Is that... It focuses more on One of those wierd anime storytelling... The Monsters themeelves were cool imo

[@caspianchan2371]

Vajra, Privthi Mata, Dyaus Pita. To be fair, these names doesn't strike the same rememberance as Rathalos since these are borrowed names.

[@starandeath4735]

The only one i remember is sariel because That my fave

[@afterpasthours7504]

I think the first clue that Hunter’s embrace the thrill of the hunt and being hunted is the fact that you can jump off a mountain peak and not so much as just flinch at the amount of force on your kneecaps even while carrying a massive weapon.

[@aussiepuppet5250]

There's a theory that the hunters are descendants of super soldier experiments from the old civilisations and I'm just wondering who the hell cares. If a game says no fall damage, I ain't gonna complain.

[@werewolf4358]

Tbh, for me it was always the colors that did it.

[@technic1285]

Another theory is that the planet just has low gravity.

[@aussiepuppet5250]

@@technic1285 That has been discussed, and ultimately disproven before. Then there is no possible way that creatures could be that tough, or have that much weight.

[@megaflamer]

@@aussiepuppet5250 I always sort of figured that the monsters are made of rather tougher materials than ordinary flesh and blood, for a lot of them its pretty blatant and I did notice that the more 'natural' looking ones tend to have fairly realistic sizes.

[@BritishTeaFGC]

I think Paul W. S Anderson watched GATE instead of playing Monster Hunter

[@orangesoda4535]

Please don't give him ideas. We don't need him coming in to ruin anime too.

[@praetorianrex5571]

@@orangesoda4535 what's GATE?

[@peacechan4500]

Yeah.... I think he got the wrong franchise. If you want to know the tldr of gate. Basically it's what happens if a middle age kingdom want to take a fight with a modern military force of today, it's an anime

[@rwberger6]

@@praetorianrex5571 a novel, manga, and anime about a rome-like fantasy world opening a portal to modern day Japan, getting their butts kicked by the JSDF, and then Japan starting to essentially invade the fantasy world through modern cultural, diplomatic, and military power. I'd suggest reading the manga over watching the anime or reading the novel.

[@navyblustick7758]

Just a heads up, the series itself really isn't that good. The concept is incredibly interesting and that alone is why I was drawn to it, but after about five episodes it started to feel like a slog to watch. I'm probably not the best person to explain why its lackluster, but there are a few videos going into it. But I'm not saying you shouldn't watch it, go for it if you think you'll like it.

[@Wobbmin]

Here's how they could've had the isekai thing work: at first, the soldiers see the monsters and think they're just chaotic evil and only want to kill, and then they learn from the hunters that live there that the monsters are essentially just animals (albeit large and fire-breathing) trying to live their lives as animals do.

[@charliekrauss4851]

Also no grim dark

[@magosexploratoradeon6409]

Even then it has to keep the idea of "nobody is the chosen one, the hunters are just doing their jobs and some are just that good" close to heart. The main problem of isekais is the "White Savior" archetype, where they come in and be immediately showered with prophecies/legends/plot convenient bullshit that effectively made them mary sues. Something that will never work in MH.

[@Wobbmin]

@@magosexploratoradeon6409 Well then just don't do that in MH. Problem solved. I just used the term Isekai as a general thing for going to another world.

[@charliekrauss4851]

@@magosexploratoradeon6409 now I will give you a rebuttal to that statement by saying that our character in monster hunter is litteraly a Mary sue in the sense that we litteraly take down things that logically we shouldn't like most hunters see something like tobi kadatchi as a massive threat high rank hunters are considered elite and some of the best and here our character litteraly SOLOS FATALIS like fatalis is basically a god that has destroyed a vast technologically advanced city that was prepared for his arrival and was exterminated in a single night yet we canonically soloed it

[@kennethsatria6607]

I WOULD HAVE FRIGGIN LOVED THAT GOD IT SOUNDS SO BEAUTIFUL XD The conflict could easily come from rogue or invasive species. Possibly disturbed or off course like zorah magdaros. hell you could use the portals thing as a plot device on how the monsters can just appear in irregular places. But Hollywood's gotta paint everything black and white.

[@rai_harn98]

People should never took Paul W.S. Anderson's words seriously after RE. But stupid people exists for a reason

[@Invidente7]

Usually yes, but the recent movie trailer has made a turnaround in likes and in the comment section and it shows that AT LEAST they're really trying and it has more tony jaa.

[@rodney2x48]

Sadly, his movies make a lot of money with smaller budgets than most blockbuster movies, so movie producers and executives don’t care if fans of whatever he adapts get angry.

[@akirajotaro]

@@Invidente7 Tony Jaa is an amazing stuntman and martial artist, but honestly, he's not a very good actor. Also, I highly doubt he'll be able to show off any of his actual skills in this movie either, considering since he's fighting monsters with a sword and not people with his signature Muay Thai.

[@pimiento3428]

maybe a movie can bring him justice if his role is just the silent badass type

[@nebulous9280]

The original RE WAS solid as a standalone story set in the RE universe, but the rest of the movie series was pretty bad.

[@6catsinanalley]

“You aren’t a super human” while the hunter carries a seven foot sword and jumps off cliffs with no problem

[@almadeoliveira2890]

Well if you do a research you will find some historical characters that used 150kg swords to cut down monted soldiers and their horses at same time . so yeah my is quite accurate. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Gerlofs_Donia Here one

[@Hunterfalke]

@@almadeoliveira2890 My dude. Read the article you send. He used immensely oversized swords, but even those "only" weighed 6.6 kgs. A normal sword isn't even remotely close to the size and weight of a Monster Hunter weapon.

[@luluminiee]

Not compared to other hunters.

[@jacks559]

No one is overpowered if everyone is overpowered.

[@KarthanRouge]

@@Hunterfalke it's just a game, calm down.

[@TiTANX123]

"The monster hunter movie is going to be very loyal to the game" .... 5 secs into trailer and the US army is involved and a bazooka o.O

[@daviddinges9168]

Well if you're using a sticky heavy bowgun or cluster bombs then maybe sort of can see it? Definitely wouldve helped if they held the rifle like a mini gun to look like a light bowgun and possibly turn the tanks into gunlances though. Wouldve been ten times better with those changes alone.

[@bluedragon8658]

@@daviddinges9168 honestly would have been better if they didn't do the isekai plot and instead just do like a newbie hunter learning the ropes

[@daviddinges9168]

@@bluedragon8658 I would've loved that to be honest. Have a actually monster hunter esk story about the hunter slowly gearing up and improving before they're able to fight the cause of whatever problem is going on

[@khairulanuar6444]

​@@bluedragon8658 Using movie plot like revenge to yian garuga who took their love one , or using same MHW plot which adventuring on new world, or some veteran hunter that seek name by hunting legendary monster. Plenty of movie plot, yet they massacre entire movie using bazooka, humvee and some bunch of soldier from USA that never knew MH series that could help them.

[@bluedragon8658]

@@khairulanuar6444 I wouldn't agree with the revenge plot due to how monster hunter's world is. It's bright and fun- compared to the movie; what I see is the opposite of the movie. The veteran hunter one could definetly work- but I'd say it would be a sequel.

[@meathir4921]

“No one knows what wiped out this ancient civilisation.” Fatalis. It was probably a Fatalis. Maybe not the regular black Fatalis, but the only monster known to have a direct hatred for humans AND the power to destroy on that scale is Fatalis.

[@jamesruth100]

Yeah it was probably wiped out by whichever Fatalis eventually became White Fatalis. White is basically the old testament god but if they were a dragon, so if anyone could do it it'd be them. Plus we know for a fact that White is old as _fuck_ , so that would make sense to me (considering, of course, the fact that Fatalis _does_ in fact have regenerative capabilities, as implied by the games on occasion).

[@arapaimagold8088]

The lore said it's a Fatalis with 7 horns and spitting black flame.

[@Ramsey276one]

Yikes Better wishlist one of these games !

[@themightypicklerex7688]

Fatalis hating humans is part of the non-canon EDW concept art. Before and after IB no motive was ever hinted at for Fatalis destroying Schrade, and all battles after so far have involved hunters invading its territory

[@meathir4921]

@@themightypicklerex7688 I mean, everything else about Fatalis’ lord got confirmed, such as using people as armour the same way hunters do for monsters.

[@night1952]

MH does a great work at selling you on the idea that the whole world revolves around hunting monsters, which also reinforces the themes of balance with nature.

[@theazureeyedaassassin885]

I'd say it's more about how you hunt to keep the peace of the place around you

[@TempestaDominus]

@@theazureeyedaassassin885 besides, most hunter bare able to take on the likes of Rathalos. Most Hunter is literally a park ranger and gopher for quest

[@pheonyxior_5082]

@@theazureeyedaassassin885 aight, imma headout and hunt that furious rajang so that lil miss princess can have her golden fur gloves

[@isaacm7934]

@@pheonyxior_5082 Hunter 1:yo where you going? Hunter 2: oh I'm just going to hunt down this dragon that wiped out entire civilization just so this little girl can have her scaly gloves

[@lynsassin9343]

"Except for fatalis because he's a jerk." Could not have been more accurate

[@chilomine839]

Fatalis: You started it!

[@Ryu-qk1kx]

@@chilomine839 "no we didnt, you just wanted a reason to be an asshole!"

[@chilomine839]

@@Ryu-qk1kx I think Fatalis is a reincarnation of Grigori to be honest. I mean he probably wants revenge for all those dragon forging speed runs.

[@p2pselfpuppet796]

Well the feeling is mutual

[@bradleydevron]

@@chilomine839 I mean, given Fatalis is one of the incredibly few MH Monsters that is outright supernatural in power, even compared to other Elder Dragons, it wouldn't be surprising if it's at least related to Grigori

[@HavelRexx]

"Just drop that Skymerald Zinogre!" Felt that in my bonepiles.

[@Therotten1]

Play freedom unite and try to get a rathalos plate. You'll kill nearly 50 of them and not get one plate no matter how often you cut it's tail.

[@deviljhooverlord]

Or rathian plate in mh4u

[@daviddinges9168]

Large elder dragon gems.... did 36 chameleos to get one for my 7th weapon that needed one, proceeded to help a fried from base to g rank and his first elder dragon hunt.... "whats a large elder dragon gem?"..... my soul died that day

[@coolgoyim1133]

In summary: the monsters are part of the civilization, not a threat to it Also there’s no irl accurate guns, bazooka, and jeeps lmao

[@LuvzToLol21]

1:46 the thing is, poaching and hunting standards DO apply to the world of MH, which you can find by digging a bit into the lore. All Hunters are employed by the Hunting Guild, the central governing body which assigns quests and organizes expeditions, which imposes some very strict rules and guidelines. Even in this world of giant, village-destroying, fire-breathing dinosaurs, poaching is a very serious offense which is punishable by death. And that's all because a Hunter's job is not just to "go out and kill big scary thing", but to protect the ecosystem and to live in harmony with nature.

[@johncronk8867]

Because if you disrupt the ecosystem and displace those fire breathing beasts right into the nearest town, you’ve killed hundreds at minimum. If the Seregios situation in 4U was caused by people instead of an Apex Seregios, those men and/or women would be wiped off the face of the planet.

[@lozm4835]

"The Ancients guarded their technology with the fiercest of creatures. A rathalos... nearly impossible to kill". Fatalis, Shagaru Magala, Dalamadur, Silver Rathalos, Alatreon, Nakarkos, Dire Miralis, Amatsumagatsuchi, Xeno-and-Safi'jiva, Lao-Shan-Lung, Deviljho, Rajang and many, many others: "U wot m8?"

[@y.matocinos8448]

You can add monsters like Kulve Taroth, Shantien, Raging Brachydios, Grimclaw Tigrex, Bloodbath Diablos, and many more in that list. A Rathalos is nothing compared to Elder Dragons.

[@lambchop58]

Hey hey hey!! Rathalos is the OG you know, the feeling of dread when rathalos stalk you from map to map after you stole the egg in MH 1 is what got me really hooked to this series. I even remember fondly how my first kutku destroy me armed with assassin's dagger+ and cladded with full bone armor set...lol good time

[@Morrigan101]

@@lambchop58 funny enough rathian is the one in the old logo not rathalos .. also rathian gets the golden treatment instead of Rathalos which is curious to say the least

[@lambchop58]

@@Morrigan101 well..Mr.rathalos might be the flag ship monster, but in their house Mrs. Ratahalos reign supreme I guess

[@GunlessSnake]

To be fair, very few Hunters can actually take on a Rathalos and remain in one piece. Most Hunters of the Guild's various divisions struggle with the likes of a Great Jagras, let alone a powerful Apex like Rathalos who's only below Elder Dragon-level beasts.

[@Silvris]

1:43 As a fun fact, they actually do for the most part! The Hunter's Guild acts as a regulatory body for hunters, preventing overhunting of specific monsters as well as punishing any would-be poachers.

[@Lomal003]

I remember reading that poaching is punishable by death in the world of Monster Hunter.

[@luoxis]

Tell that to the thousands of monsters I beat to death with a stick in order to make shoes.

[@Bubbly_Dragon]

@@luoxis Obligatory 'GAmEplAY iS DIFferNT To CaNOn' reply

[@deathclawproductions6723]

@@Lomal003 Link please?

[@Lomal003]

@@deathclawproductions6723 I will try to find it.

[@kingal8127]

“The most accurate video game adaptation” *unnecessary american soldiers exist

[@davidegaruti2582]

They found oil

[@PhoenixAce]

Aren’t the soldiers NATO

[@deathlight4210]

Like a bad fanfiction lol🤦‍♀️

[@SatiZakito]

I still remember the MH4G intro was a perfect intro for a movie

[@ImpassiveCanine]

You know when you find "that video?" That one video that you find maybe once in a year that you just have absolutely know words to describe the amount of feelings of "yes" it gives you? The kind of video that you know you will come back to and watch multiple times for the foreseeable future? Yeah that one. Also I need to try a frostcraft-clutchclaw focused HBG now. Thanks.

[@Link-kr2bc]

Try the velkhana y and you pump those numbers up to almost 1k

[@mrbtiger4838]

Mate, same. I just, like, *hard agree* with this. You get it, don't you? Nice.

[@0rmy]

You need to frostcraft everything son

[@unknownuser1087]

People: mAyBe YoUr ThE rEaL mOnStEr! Me: ill hunt all the Gypceros so that they become extinct! yes thats a great idea!

[@lambchop58]

Fuck bullfango, I don't give a fuck if they're extinct

[@unknownuser1087]

@@lambchop58 these are wise words

[@redkite1908]

YO MURDER THE SHIT OUTTA THAT FLAIL CHICKEN

[@fyuira9585]

I did a genocide on kutkus just to prcatice all weapons. Hahha

[@TheRyderShotgunn]

Yes, I know they have children. THEY'RE NEXT

[@cheese4g]

Honestly, I feel like a perfect Monster Hunter game would feel like a mashup of Jaws and Guardians of the Galaxy. "Oh, looks like a monster is starting to wander too close to the village, that rascal. That'll probably get dangerous if we leave it too long. Let's hire this ecclectic band of misfits and their wisecracking talking cat to take it out." No fate of the world resting on anyone's shoulders, just a group of friends fighting monsters not out of malice or revenge. But partly out of necessity and mostly because they love the life of a hunter. There should be an atmosphere of joy, even during the most dire parts.

[@AnthanKrufix]

"Cavepunk" is the best description for Monster Hunter I have ever heard.

[@travisherndon94]

10:35 Nergigante: OH MY GOD IT'S DANTE !

[@ShatteredGlass916]

JACKPOT

[@thisiswrathspeaking2057]

that was cute as all hell ngl lmao

[@takemetoyonk]

5:00 I'm tearing up because Monster Hunter GU was my depression game and first owned Monster Hunter. I'm proud of that because I see the value of this franchise, including working with anonymous people and exploring solo in this resource-heavy, beautiful world. This is the best standalone monster hunter video currently existing and I have no need to top it

[@raccoonman6251]

"A Rathalos, nearly impossible to kill" Prowler mains: You underestimate our power.

[@irondragon1785]

Hammer main here: “FLASH BANG GOING OUT!”

[@raccoonman6251]

@@irondragon1785 rathalos bouta loose his jawline

[@daltonthomson5379]

Multi weapon user here.. Okay boys let's just the bastards tail off

[@raccoonman6251]

@@daltonthomson5379 Multi weapon mains be like kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJDYo41rgKmDm8U

[@gtsgreatteacherscathach5550]

As much hope I have for Monster Hunter to be a good movie, it'll definitely not be nowhere close to the real deal. Seriously it baffles me that some people are saying how accurate the movie is to the game. My theory: they'd never played the series, ever.

[@yoshinpixels9924]

I'm not even a mega Monster Hunter fan, but even I cringed HARD when I saw it ngl

[@jft0986]

I've never even played MH and I was like “WTF is a military troop doing here with these monsters?” And then the two (?) hunters who jumped out just doesn't really sell me the feelings of MH.

[@mrprick4693]

@@jft0986 The Humvees are just really stupid, RPGs are kinda close to the wrymstake blast from the gunlance (idk it was called, but it was the charge attack in the gunlance), the machinegun is basically the heavy bowgun.

[@jft0986]

@@mrprick4693 I saw some other footages and explanations from another video website and it seems like that the few main characters somehow time-travelled to MH's world, so that might work I guess?

[@yetravellingsonc8372]

"No one ever acts as if they are in any actual danger... even if, realistically, they are." Case in point, the only times where there seemed to be an actual threat to society in these games were Fatalis in world, Ceadeus in 3U, and Gore Magala in 4U. Fatalis was a complete enigma compared to ANYTHING the characters fought before it, Ceadeus was actively destroying a small town without trying, and Gore caused an entire frenzy epidemic just by existing. And yet aside from fatalis, no one actually panics over the elder dragons invading. They've grown accustomed to danger, so even if the stakes are higher they know they can take it. Heck, even Fatalis goes from being labeled as a god to the handler saying 'it's real, and that means you can kill it'.

[@TheNekoGentleman]

Technically, you forgot one one time the threat was real: Steve's herd in 4U. Not because it could destroy towns like Rusted Kushala, but because having such a massive wave of what is an invasive species raid the area all at once would wreck the ecosystem, putting people's lives and livelihoods at risk. That's why the master of defense recalls you on the spot when it happens. You need to be there so the culling of steves can begin BEFORE they destroy the balance of the area they're in. It was basically "stop killing the small parasite killing the crop, we have a locust swarm incoming and we need them dead or we WON'T have a crop to kill parasites in anymore."

[@pheonyxior_5082]

Gogmazios and Dire Miralis too I believe, tho it's more like *you're on to a guild's secret mission of the highest importance for civilization*

[@graysylvian]

The flavour text for the Fatalis armour in one of the games warns that it is full of hate and might turn those who wear it into a dragon.

[@yetravellingsonc8372]

@@graysylvian To my knowledge, that was the Frontier version, and we all know that frontier tends to go a more 'Anime' approach to things.

[@graysylvian]

@@yetravellingsonc8372 Could have been, I remember a different version of the game also said the armour felt like it was sucking the life out of the wearer, so it is inconsistent anyway.

[@paz8723]

I've always thought the world of Monster Hunter was pretty carefree, normal civilians completely depend on Hunters to have the society they have, but the Hunters are more than capable of handling it so its generally alright

[@megaflamer]

not only more than capable but recklessly enthusiastic about the entire setup

[@bacaestrife3615]

Well about the whole 'poaching' comparison, that's entirely inaccurate to the lore of the games. The monsters you hunt in the games are always ones that are too close to people, have harmed a village or villagers, getting in the way of research and putting people's lives at risk, etc. Aside from the joke quest descriptions but in reality you're not just hunting any old creature for no good reason, they almost always pose a threat to either the ecosystem, or are actively causing harm.

[@zeus28frenzy]

And the guild knights actively PURSUE poachers.

[@magosexploratoradeon6409]

And wasn't it illegal to hunt without the guild's permit? I read in a vid that Mila and her crew will be hunted down by the guild for illegally hunting that rathalos.

[@zeus28frenzy]

@@magosexploratoradeon6409 Yeah you do need a permit, you essentially work for the guild.

[@magosexploratoradeon6409]

@@zeus28frenzy That makes sense, you wouldn't want poachers tilting the ecosystem by hunting specific species to extinction and fucking up the stability of it. Last thing the guild needs is Fatalis waking up and choosing violence.

[@mizuha-chan4145]

Yes true but its kinda funny to read this when quest descriptions of some quests was requested by a selfish character

[@jaydenliberty9536]

“Real World standards about poaching and hunting animals don’t apply when the natural wildlife is the size of a cement truck and breathes fire” Never have I heard a better, more accurate response to the discourse mentioned there in my entire career of Hunting

[@legendarytat8278]

Same idea as “murder doesn't count when they're a zombie trying to kill you”

[@freshlymemed5680]

Its not murder if theyre already dead.

[@saikanji9570]

Rajang is multitudes larger than me, could crush me under one hand, and breathes LIGHTNING. If I kill it, I'M WEARING IT

[@ollie-zf3jj]

@Simple Weirdo they cant as they destroy the fuckin ecosystem they are in lol so hunting it is inevitable

[@CleopatraKing]

@@ollie-zf3jj peak evasive species, if only they could swim.

[@RangerOfSalv]

You nailed it with the light-heartedness. I love that their is such a sense of camaraderie (I hope that’s how you spell it) before every hunt, instead of getting serious the hunters have arm wrestling competitions, get drunk, and eat. Their just doesn’t seem to be anything in the MH universe that can get a hunter down. The bravery of the hunters is something else as well, I mean, they will jump into any situation head on (literally) because that’s just what hunters do, and nobody is stopping them.

[@daviddinges9168]

They live each day like its their last

[@AnthonyLopez-cn4ui]

Another problem I have with the movie is the line from the trailer that it takes a monster to hunt a monster. Which just spits in the face of the neutrality of monster hunter where no creature is good or evil, everything is just existing and sometimes that endangers human civilization. (Except fatalis, he’s evil)

[@Attaxalotl]

Most monsters are literally just that world's animals. Elder Dragons don't intend to cause the damage they do, it's just a side effect of their ludicrous power. Black Dragons are almost nonexistent in both the gameplay and story (there are SIX total, and Fatalis is THREE of them).

[@bradleydevron]

@@Attaxalotl Even if you count monsters from Frontier and Online, the number of Dangerous First Class Monsters (the "official" name for the Black Dragons, possibly since they're not all literally black dragons) is only bumped up to 9, and again, two of that trio of additions are different versions of the same monster. Given they're also exceptionally rare as-is, it really makes them nonexistent in both regards indeed.

[@ArteGamingHQ]

Exactly, you don't exterminate some poor animals for fun. But it seems some natural occurency forced that thing to move its habitat and now is going to wipe out your entire village. It's more like You or Them thing, and also they use almost EVERYTHING they can from an animal they kill. Cities are made of stone AND BONE, weapons, tools, almost everything comes from monsters.

[@traviswilliams2348]

I was personally willing to give the movie a shot, no matter how bad it looked, just because its monster hunter, and hey, maybe itll be so bad it's kinda good, ya know? Then I heard about the stuff with the stunt double getting severely hurt due to paul wes Anderson's actions, and now I'm not watching it at all. Honestly, can I get 1 franchise I love adapted to a movie without constant pain? First eragon, now this.

[@biancad.4440]

oh god the sole mentioning of the eragon ‘‘movie‘‘ still brings me immense pain

[@traviswilliams2348]

@@biancad.4440 ha.......yeah, I love the inheritance cycle and when I was MUCH younger, and quite a bit more isolated, I read the first book more than a 100 times. That movie gutted me for weeks. Such a damm shame. It could have been the next lord of the rings and instead it sputtered, gasped and died like a fish on land.

[@MesaAufenhand]

One maimed and one died

[@dekushrublily]

You're right and thank you for saying it.

[@derfuchs3296]

Only Pain

[@fulnaz3164]

"Ive been hunting Rathalos since 2008!" *ONE OF US, ONE OF US*

[@carlosoramasramos8911]

Bruh I remember the first time I played MH 3 ultimate in my 3ds, good times

[@fulnaz3164]

@@carlosoramasramos8911 I remember playing MH3 Portable with my friends in highschool, still cant believe we can have a handheld MH game with the graphics quality of Rise now lmao, time sure flies

[@carlosoramasramos8911]

@@fulnaz3164 yes indeed

[@Ronin8300]

Rare to see a video from a Non Monster Hunter channel from someone who so clearly understands what the series is all about. Top notch breakdown.

[@spacetaco048]

I'm gonna be honest, no matter how good it does, being the "most accurate" isn't going to be much of an accomplishment considering the competition...

[@lordofnaps6839]

Oh... yeah< until recently the Super Mario bros. movie was their biggest competition and, well... yikes that movie was a disaster. Sonic and Detective Pikachu where good tho

[@spacetaco048]

@@lordofnaps6839 I never watch detective pikachu or sonic but yeah those were the only good ones but they’re so popular and seemingly easy to translate that it’s hard not to do well...

[@Aelitagurl]

"Enthusiastic recklessness" spot on! Whenever I say, "lemme try out a new weapon!" I jump into a somewhat harder monster after poking at a great Jagras once cause I want that excitment while learning 😆

[@ignacioperez5479]

thats the way. you make 1 hunt against the punch bag monster to know wtf every button does, then go to get carted against a fcking rajang because thats how we made it i wyveria

[@naokaderapider4210]

just like when i switched from charge-blade to longsword. 5 min in training, one quick jagras and i was ready to try the next big mission

[@Gamer_G33k]

If I remember right, I'm pretty sure, in lore, you as a hunter are killing monsters that were being invasive or dangerous to the ecosystem. Like how irl, conservationists will let rich people hunt rhinos. Because the specific rhino they're allowed to kill is being overly aggressive and killing other rhinos. Plus, any monsters you captured are studied, taken care of any injuries, and released back into their habitat.

[@Going4Broke2528]

I thought captured monsters were vivisected. You gain parts for capping, where would those have come from otherwise?>

[@Gamer_G33k]

@@Going4Broke2528 You ever notice how you didn't get ALL the parts of a monster? The Guild collects dead monsters and harvests remaining materials. So when you capture a monster, you get the materials from monsters that were killed. Reminder: When you're tasked with killing a monster, it's not because you're trophy hunting, it's because said monster was either a direct threat to humans or a threat to the ecosystem as a whole. Such as an Anjanath that left its natural environment and is now an invasive species in a new environment.

[@ArteGamingHQ]

@@Gamer_G33k This can be checked if someone bothers in reading the quest description. Is not the animal's fault something has drive it to move to your village as its new "territory". Nature's Wisdom, I guess.

[@3Gads]

First two thirds of the movie was Jovovich torture porn. Last third was quickly making and finishing a story.

[@Lunarice98]

Whatever helps paul anderson get off I guess.

[@gmalamat1393]

Every time I meet a rathalos I'm like, "hello, old friend, shall we dance once more?"

[@julianpradarodriguez7336]

Your first rathalos "oh god, im dead" Your next rathalos "ey you big red lizard, how is life going? Ready to get your butt kicked again?

[@gmalamat1393]

@@julianpradarodriguez7336 we clearly have a different game approach.... I like yours more

[@julianpradarodriguez7336]

@@gmalamat1393 yours seems so elegant tho

[@vaalhazak9873]

Rathalos corpses help against hunters using fire.

[@clickpause8732]

“Live life to the fullest” on a cultural scale.

[@TheHermesLP]

I can't think of another game, were while playing and using a potion I yelled "what are you so happy about, Stupid? Stop flexin... Goddamned, there we go again!!" And all that still made me so happy.

[@CleopatraKing]

Honestly really miss the flex, it just adds so much to the hunter.

[@Nijock]

“...But the validation that I’ve proven to myself that I belong here.” *heroic music starts playing. Me: 🥺😭😭

[@sr.piedra3802]

I low-key cried at the end with music and all. The feeling of being part of this world and the joy that being a hunter brings to us just warms my heart

[@massimhb8674]

My initial worry when I heard about the movie was that they'd turn MH into a cheap Godzilla ripoff. Like, let's just get one big bad and throw in the cliche chosen one and the grim atmosphere and the end of the world feel. And they pretty much did just that. The final nail in the coffin was the director's incompetence with the stunt team. Big yikes, and we'll just have to give this movie the Dragon ball evolution treatment.

[@InsaneAsylum971]

I hate that I love that shitty movie

[@lupusvicter]

If capcom made a animation movie about this culture you speak so well, about the true world of monster hunter.. boy.. this movie would be perfect

[@iiiisssssaaaaaacccccc]

It will make sense if they make a anime of it or a show.

[@princeblackelf4265]

Surprise. There is an anime. Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On, based on the jrpg for the 3ds

[@douknodawae7805]

@@princeblackelf4265 wot-

[@thatguythere6161]

@@princeblackelf4265 I saw a bit of the animation, and uh, oof. I would like a show with monster fights that are at least on par with the games, and less like me mashing action figures together.

[@robno1033]

As someone who has only played the Rise demo. I can't help but instantly feel this sense of community in the MH world despite only playing single player. It is amazing how thrilling it was to finally beat mitzutsune with the long sword.

[@rosenrot234]

I remember some folks being hyped just because I finally said "I kinda like this weapon" after I was struggling in the training room in Rise. My first MH game so it was a little overwhelming. It felt like I could have said this about any weapon and I'd get the same "YEAAAAAH" supportive hype. It's really motivating.

[@tangomango5080]

@@rosenrot234 cause it's just a "welcome to the family" type feel

[@chocobros1]

I actually did a story covering Anderson's accuracy claim and was lowkey disappointed it didn't get featured here lol.

[@Ramsey276one]

Link please?

[@chocobros1]

@@Ramsey276one wegotthiscovered.com/movies/monster-hunter-movie-accurate-director/ I'm assuming if ABI saw it at all he probably wouldn't have used it anyway since the headline makes it clear that's just the director's opinion.

[@Ramsey276one]

@@chocobros1 thanks

[@ChronoJedi]

"Most accurate adaptation ever" NOPE I don't trust Hollywood to make it accurate

[@aussiepuppet5250]

You were right.

[@alexahlers1577]

Ya they painted the rathalos as one of the most powerful monsters there is and near unkillable until it breaths fire.

[@charlottewalnut3118]

@@alexahlers1577 and dies to fire damage which is horse shit

[@alexahlers1577]

@@charlottewalnut3118 they should have used the equal dragon weapon it would have fitted much better with the ancient civilization.

[@WertzMS]

Visually accurate sure. Tonally accurate? Absolutely not

[@Xfaction1111]

There is just something special about the methodical pace of combat matched with equally methodical and menacing pace of the monsters that is so gratifying.

[@azuredragon8388]

This is EXACTLY how it feels to play Monster Hunter and everything I love about this game even though I've only been playing less than 2 years

[@thisiswrathspeaking2057]

we're all hurt bro, veterans or new hunters alike because why now

[@TJXCooler100]

Based on the RE Movies, I knew there were going to be problems when Paul W.S Anderson was directing it.

[@chopinflambo3886]

Man getting his skyemerald put a tear in my eye. I miss my gold Rathain armor.

[@eatherjourneyman8357]

I will never understand why people always insist on making games into movies, especially games like monster hunter that has a segment of nature to them. I’ll say it again, monster hunter would work 1000 times better as a TV show than a movie. Imagine the idea of following A new Hunter on the adventure going from a new recruit to a hunter of elder dragons like we see in the game. Given some fun characterization and a lighthearted tone, along with some fun quips between the older, more experienced hunters, that could be a legitimate be engaging and fun experience to watch.

[@ukaszpoprawa2175]

Yea. I always thought it be cool as a anime in format like cowboy bebop. One episode, one hunt. But i hope they don't cancel "the legends of the guild" movie, cause it might be really good movie. And if this movie could be sucess, than maybe they will make another project.

[@TheFurrLord]

I think the wanting it to be a movie is an old style of thinking that's changing over time. Historically the visual quality of story telling in films tended to overshadow what was on television but in recent years the shift to what amounts to serialized long form movies on streaming services has made that point moot. I agree that it would be preferable to a longer series to be viewed where they don't have to rush details to meet a strict time limit of 1 1/2 hours to 2 1/2 hours.

[@NinjaTyler]

Agreed, The Witcher is a perfect example, would never work and a movie but fits perfectly as a Netflix series.

[@thatguythere6161]

@@ukaszpoprawa2175 It might be cool as an anime, but I think they should keep it 3D. A lot of the fighting in monster hunter only looks as good as it does because it has weight, which is harder to recreate in an anime style.

[@zarqornd6881]

My pitch is a nature documentery with a more light hearted commentary by a hunter and an wildexpert as narrators

[@vindincta]

Pride of a Nameless Hunter still gets me emotional to this day.