I played the MH Wilds demo at Gamescom | My thoughts

My first impressions after playing Monster Hunter Wilds at Gamscom
#MH #MonsterHunter #MonsterHunterWilds

[@ArekkzGaming]

It was nice to meet you at gamescom! 😀

[@HeyJayOfficial]

Guys! Likewise

[@Vulcanfaux]

Jay, i have to remind you, you are way better at these games than you think. You solo'd alot of things most of us only really did in a group. If at all. Sure you may not be on the level of team darkside, but you are not an average hunter in skills.

[@HeyJayOfficial]

wow thank you

[@jeremyjmusic]

Not at Team Darkside level but who is?! Not me ! 😆

[@FireLordVahn]

He's right haha I'd never solo fatalis or AT Velk hahaha

[@InfernityZ3r0]

The man is currently making his way to Bloodbath Diablos, while juggling all 14 weapons AND MAKING 10 MIN AVERAGE ON EVERY QUEST SO FAR I only main 3 weapons and that is still my average

[@Lormingo16]

@@InfernityZ3r010 min average on quest in mhgu is crazy

[@maaycondms6394]

Jay! So good to hear yout thoughts, I saw your transformation to a hunter since the beginning, keep the good work. And we are waiting for the "Wilds Journal"

[@juanitogloria8210]

I remember watching your “Not gonna play MH Rise” video and then following your journey. I also started with World, and when I moved on to play GU and then rise, it always felt like I was chasing that new experience I got from world. I think everyone has been chasing that same experience with each game they play. But I liked seeing your journey because it let me relive those experiences vicariously through you in a way.

[@Myrtneough]

I remember having a chuckle with my friend over that video and then seeing the follow up like a day after it uploaded. I opened it expecting one of those passive aggressive types of videos that apologize without meaning it. Needless to say I was pleasantly surprised.

[@leonidasvonsparta]

I remember that too, gold.

[@johncruz7502]

HeyJey, you deliver amazing content in your niche role. Like you said there’s creators that can guide us and mentor. There’s other that show off their skills by impressive times. Your role in the MH community is you are a Hunter for the average Hunter and that’s amazing, because we need that to. You relate to us on that level and are dedicated and committed, not to mention no one does pledges like you!

[@Myrtneough]

You know what? This fits perfectly. Jay and another youtuber (giddyfox) just fit this whole vibe really well in different ways.

[@Arkyuu]

It's just amazing to watch your videos from initially disliking MH and now becoming one of the most recognized creators of the MH community. You deserve the recognition and support

[@JEASOUA]

and its so relateable. monhun always seemed so unattainable, and world felt like such an overwhelming pointless grind. until it clicked.

[@LOLDEMOS]

Happy birthday Jay! That was a nice present from Capcom ^^

[@RainerLP]

Wait.... when was his bday? 21.08 sooo Wednesday last week?

[@HeyJayOfficial]

yup!

[@RainerLP]

@@HeyJayOfficial Oh nice so we have birthday on the same day.

[@ashgardner4582]

Lovely to watch this last few years. I jumped into the MH just before Rise came out and I’ve been watching you since your Third Fleet episode. Thanks for all the videos.

[@simonrockstream]

Jay you dont have to be a sweaty gamer 'pro' to make passionate videos. Your skill in games is the last thing we care about, we're here for you and your vibe, your opinions, passion and your funny commentary

[@HeyJayOfficial]

thank you! ^_^

[@FireLordVahn]

Happy belated birthday! I think I speak for us all in saying we can't wait to see what the Wilds pledge is gonna be!

[@HeyJayOfficial]

nuke everything lol

[@kaelbeuk1]

Being a student of the game is as much a valid path to content creation as being a teacher. I don't need another Rurikhan, and you have a unique take on this game, that lends itself perfectly to these kinds of journeys. That's special !

[@HeyJayOfficial]

it's funny because talking with Ruri I learned he once tried to do my journal format and couldn't do it right so he gave up lol I guess we all have our own styles

[@kaelbeuk1]

@@HeyJayOfficial Yeah I remember him and Gaijin mentionning your videos and the format you use, and that's what made me wanna check your channel out !

[@Rockalanche]

Jay got to become one of those wierdos. One of us! One of us!

[@Slushievt]

happy belated birthday jay!!

[@skyhook8822]

It's not the footage we're here for. It's hearing your take and impressions

[@umelgaming3177]

This video hit me like every time I renew my sub on Twitch..... I cannot believe I have been watching your content for 3 years now. Way to make us both feel old Jay! In all seriousness I am glad you got to interact with the community and other creators in the sphere, NGL Jay I have seen your name crop up quite a bit in places like Reddit asking for content creators that represent certain weapons and you are one of if not THE face of the Switch Axe. You're bigger then you think, there is a reason why the other creators reacted to your name as HeyJay! lol

[@samvanthegamerman8515]

I also started with World and then played all through rise and sunbreak with my friends and had a blast. Seeing your 3U and 4U journeys inspired me to try them as well on my 3ds XL and they’re great! Harder, and a bit more stiff than the new ones but great nonetheless. I can’t do what you do man, you’re a step above, don’t sell yourself short.

[@thegreatlagi9974]

"I love eating cement" God i love you editor

[@shanecolby547]

Dude! You got to play the demo! That’s awesome!

[@velvetfair21]

It's so great to hear your thoughts about the demo and your overall experience of gamescom. I'm so happy that you got the chance to go!

[@kaninhunter50]

you are one of my favorite MH youtuber. I love you man!

[@kaninhunter50]

commented too early! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAY!

[@HeyJayOfficial]

Wow, thank you!

[@bdbgh]

I am very jealous that you got to go gamescom and play the demo, Happy Belated Birthday Jay! I personally can't wait to bite into the wilds demo whenever it gets released.

[@DiscoFinalBoss]

Couldn’t think of a better birthday gift. I’m glad you enjoyed your time.

[@townnn-biz]

happy birthday jay glad you got to play peak on your bday

[@HaruVibes_]

Awesome to see how far you've come. It will never get not make me smile knowing how this journey started and to see where you are now :)

[@MyCoolHistory]

In addition to what others have said about focus mode, another fun thing about it is now melee weapons get a means to aim attacks directly, even while attacking. I've heard it described as the opposite of the left bumper (which swings the camera to where your hunter is facing) whereas focus mode makes your hunter pivot to where the camera is looking. It'll let us fine tune our aim much more, which I am super excited to learn.

[@BalasielVOD]

I'm so happy you liked the demo, can't wait to play the full game alongside you ❤

[@pinkisdathing]

Happy for you man! And Happy birthday!🎉

[@princekanbatsu2301]

Little reminder or correction. Focus mode allows you to see better the wounds of the monster that are open at that very moment, not the parts that are about to break. Then you can use your focus strike to the wound to deal great damage. Other than that, very cool video, i envy all of you that got to play it!

[@victorribeiro6772]

It's awesome that you got to be there!

[@AKA-Latromi]

I love that you're closer to an average Hunter, HeyJay! Ultra professional 20 year veteran min-maxer opinions are NOT the only opinions/impressions that matter! Personally I like seeing more average folks enjoying the games I love because it reminds me that I don't need to be perfect either. It's also way easier to send to friends whom I'm trying to introduce to the game so they can see videos from content creators like you - there's a MASSIVE intimidation when starting something as complex as MH and being able to show my friends - "look: this guy hated it and now he's a community leader pretty much!" is such a big deal for helping new players. Team Darkside is amazing but their videos are really not at all accessible for folks just diving in. I love Rurikhan for his super in depth guides but honestly a lot of the time they're too in depth for newer players. Every great community needs content creators that caters to all skill levels. It's not to say those other creators aren't amazing (seriously - Gaijin basically taught me how to play and these days I would be LOST without Rurikhan's guides!!!) but your videos are incredibly approachable and just a really great relaxing time. What matters most is your enthusiasm and joy for the series and you've always brought that ever since deciding to give Monster Hunter an honest chance! Seeing you grow into a fan of the series has been so delightful. You absolutely deserve to be part of this community and it would not be the same without you and I'm super duper happy that you got to meet so many people at Gamescom and that you got to play the game! 💝

[@HeyJayOfficial]

Thank you so much for the kind words! ❤️

[@joshjulrich]

Staying spoiler free, but man, I love your monster hunter stuff! Hope you enjoyed it and am so excited to play it and see your content when it releases!

[@FellixNoAmatsu]

HeyJay all grown up and an OP good boi

[@gavinthomas6288]

August bros stand up! Happy belated Jay!

[@moldyshishkabob]

Absolutely awesome that you got to try out the demo. Also am glad at the amount of Lance gameplay shown due to you not recording your own hunts, heheheh... It's still crazy to me that characters have actual in-game names, even despite us having all of Rise+Sunbreak with that change. Hearing a character being named "Olivia" instead of "First-class Hunter" or something is oddly alien despite being ordinary.

[@XDD50Hz]

man remember when this whole thing started with jay not vibing with monster hunter rise demo?

[@mckenziekidd]

This was a better format than regurgitating the same exact videos and content like Dear Gamer, Arekkz, Rurikan, the usual. You can copy and paste their videos over each other and there'd be very little difference when any ounce of new information comes out. Glad you had fun :)

[@kawkawshi775]

FYI Focus Mode just reveals wounds. Wounds are not an indicator of part damage, though you do get a rewards when breaking wounds. We will still get part-break rewards in addition to wound-break rewards.

[@MolezHD]

I think what you mentioned about it not looking as good as it does in the trailers we've been getting is just because its a demo build AND because its a ps5 build. People who've seen/played the pc demo have said it really does look next gen and much better than the ps5 demo version, you can literally see the texture resolution dropping in and out on the ps5 demo I assume just because it isn't optimised for playstation yet, seems like its going to look insane on pc though

[@marcog.verbruggen674]

frankly even if it looks worse than the trailers I couldn't possibly care less. It could look like a PSP game again for all i care, if the gameplay is good and the heart of the game is there it's good for me

[@MolezHD]

@@marcog.verbruggen674 True but also I love the immersion of worlds environments etc so better graphic fidelity is always gonna make for more immersive environments which I would prefer

[@marcog.verbruggen674]

@MolezHD eh to each their own, but i still disagree, I think many other factors contribute to immersion faaaar more than graphical fidelity. Ive played fotorealistic games that felt far more fake than some titles made with pixel art. In fact, depending on certain things, higher graphical fidelity is directly immersion breaking to me - that's part of the reason why "live action remakes" of anime and animated movies fail so much, they cross a boundary of suspension if disbelief. But yeah, its not like better graphical fidelity is not generally a good thing anyways, it's just absolute bottom of the priority list for me personally lol

[@XeClp_Patrick]

I have seen you but I don't wanted to disturb you 😅 It was on Thursday on the Monster Hunter Wilds booth. I'm glad you have had a good time there 👍

[@HeyJayOfficial]

No worries about disturbing me if the opportunity happens again!

[@cristianalfonso7594]

You know what, I'm loving how the team has advertised the game by bringing people that are really in the community to try it and make content on it. Other companies would have brought a bunch of hype people that would only check it for business, and that's it. We love getting new people in the community, but we want the right people, people that are curious and want to learn

[@Lotuswalker]

Does that black Palico have a little mustache ??? I . NEED . THAT !!!!!!

[@HeyJayOfficial]

the mustache or the palico?

[@Lotuswalker]

@@HeyJayOfficial I'll take any Palico with a mustache. but the black Palico is cute, too

[@reallyitsruby]

I did hear they did a change to the health bar, where if a monster is about to do a move that would stun you or do a lot of damage, it flashes some big red waves, so that might be why they changed the bar too.

[@kamilion1]

Lets just say this new monster hunter game is going to be a wild ride...

[@BadEnd98]

WTF, Now that is a happy birthday boy.

[@Joeynator3000]

Was wondering why you haven't streamed for a week, been wanting to see you take on a new final boss monster in GU. lol Anyways yeah, I still need more info on Wilds, but hearing news of Followers returning is increasing my chances of buying the game. Map sizes still scare me, but people are saying they're going to be less complex like in World and more straightforward like Rise, so....we'll see.

[@HeyJayOfficial]

back at it tonight!

[@Joeynator3000]

@@HeyJayOfficial Can't wait, I need to get back to GU at some point too, recently got Slay the Spire on Switch so I've been distracted with that. lol

[@CaptainEffort]

@@Joeynator3000I remember when Slay the Spire took over my life… good luck, it’s an addiction

[@smurphy55656]

God dam mans previously posted a videos saying that he didn't like monster hunter now his channel is pretty much monster hunter xD

[@The_Philosophoenix]

Jay, its always a great time to be a monsters hunter fan, haven't you noticed by now ?^^

[@Thegrassyboi]

Hey jay is legendary for getting to play the demo plus he played mh4u one of the best games

[@simonrockstream]

Fancy Pants music!!!

[@BBBerti]

I was at gamescom too, it was a blast. I met Rurikhan and Arekkz but I couldn't find you 😂

[@eleeyah4757]

My thoughts on the squiggly healthbar is really just "if it moves, I can see it faster." My brain doesn't need as long to process what my eyes are seeing when things are moving for contrast. Like, in World, if I'm looking at the healthbar, it takes me about half a second of squinting to differentiate between the parts of the healthbar to decipher where I'm at. In Rise, the healthbar's too big and I need to move my eyes along it to find the spot where it ends. In Wilds it does the work for me. But then, I have pretty bad astigmatism. Maybe the squiggling should be considered an accessibility feature, rather than the default?

[@Kroq-gar]

Man…I remember being here when you hated Mh. You’ve come a long way man! I’m very happy rn.

[@Bryanneo1]

Im so excited to see you join us in the 6th generation of Monster Hunter after youve been i̶n̶d̶o̶c̶t̶r̶i̶n̶a̶t̶e̶d̶ convinced into the community 😊

[@CaptainEffort]

Dude… is that Fancy Pants music? Im like 90% sure

[@colclark87]

Jay is such a G.

[@Aro-Baro]

My boys come so far

[@brokemono]

I remember when I told you about Rurikhan and you were confused. Like "who?"

[@jasonycw1992]

Once you are out of the 1st Monster Hunter rookie period, every single Monster Hunter experience are difference.

[@javaruscarstarphen4062]

Awesome Fellow hunter 😊

[@ryanfoxworth1015]

I WANT THAT!

[@xraymone]

keep it up!

[@townnn-biz]

WHOS THE EDITOR I HEAR FANCY PANTS MUSIC BROOOO

[@JorgeMartinez-wn4wj]

Release date on Tokyo game show.

[@RainerLP]

19:14 Lake of Rot flash back. 19:17 oh it blooms....

[@eleeyah4757]

Sayykret, basically.

[@kaelbeuk1]

Am I late for the emotional moment ? I hope not !

[@snowcloudshinobi]

i honestly only realized olivia was a girl once i was halfway through the trailer but i suppose one man's momentary state of confusion is another man's waifu material. i'll stick to gemma.

[@ragingbrach9402]

Swax counter from sunbreak was godly too bad that you didn’t like it. Love the wilds impressions❤

[@dralakba-dusk31]

i didn't like it either, it was too passive for my taste 😮

[@Zihark92]

idk what it is, but somehow most of the wirebug moves just don't feel like natural parts of the moveset. probably because they don't combo into any other moves. somehow that didn't bother me about hunters arts in GU, maybe because they're less frequent

[@jockpackage1770]

Gamescom, E15, What?! the SA counter window is more generous than Sunbreak?! That was one of the most generous counter windows in that game. I'm loving what I'm seeing in Wilds, for the most part, but do these people not understand the concept of burn out? If your entire last game, from the other team but whatever, is just the single counter gimmick. Maybe you don't overuse it again and give it to almost every weapon. This is such a dumb decision. They said that they want the weapons to feel more unique and suit their individual identities, a sane person hears that and the take away is this is not Rise so weapons won't feel as samy with counters. Nope, pretty much everyone gets counters again. SOme weapons hardly get much else. The key is to give different weapons different things. My biggest worry with the counters is that they'll do the same fuck up as Rise, where they are lazy with attack design and just say "oh that guard up skill doesn't work and that means your counters don't work either but if you don't have a shield your counters magically work." World/Icebore was creative with messing with guarding but Wilds' website having the whole "has the ability to guard" looks like a dam warning label. It may as well say "this is a cursed object, don't touch it."

[@wilddreams]

heeyy jaaay i am sorry the next day after i told you we were trying to talk to you, we didn't see you again. next year

[@HeyJayOfficial]

next time! It's hard to find anyone in that place!

[@TheMizuJosh]

The end felt like you were confessing your love for me and I imagined you getting on one knee... 😅 Maybe Velvet sees what I saw. Anyhow I love that Olivia was.waifu material. She has big nonbinary energy imo!

[@joshihg6751]

I‘ve always asked myself why you only have about 20k subs but a lot of people in the MH community know you. Do you think there is a specific reason for that?

[@HeyJayOfficial]

I have no idea, my guess is I made a splash 3 years ago which a lot of people heard of but perhaps not everyone cares for the journal format

[@mohamowail1220]

“This is why I’m not going to play monster hunter wilds”

[@rauldafama3046]

Yummy cement

[@fakenattyfinder]

I've been hunting mons since '04. We are not the same.

[@richardgarcia2239]

You went from nah this game sucks to now being invited to playing the biggest game at a huge con I think you are the perfect bridge for people who arnt die hards. Think of all the potential people who just have to give it a try like you did out there.

[@nathanandcherelle]

and its cross play! lol

[@dralakba-dusk31]

i doubt the story will be any good honestly 😅 Ill just use the cutscene as a bathroom break ngl haha

[@FireLordVahn]

At least they're trying now 😂

[@Daremight]

Random yapping stops at 08:22

[@FireLordVahn]

Thanks for giving us something no one asked for and no one needed :) we're here FOR Jay after all.

[@mihairazvan5540]

​@@FireLordVahn hmmm think you asume things

[@Daremight]

@@FireLordVahn lol this guy is free ad

[@athos9293]

Nah no way you just called that "random yapping"