How To Design A Monster Hunter Boss

[@redamla1516]

"we'll get back to this later" - Mezzamine is part of breadtube, confirmed

[@HotPocketHPE]

Good video, explains a lot of key concepts that make the designs of MH so great. Small error in the description, Shantien's theme is from Frontier, not Generations. I would add that the speed of a monster's attack is absolutely critical to enhancing the unique MH gameplay. Many monsters (especially in older games) have attacks that start extremely quickly, but only hit in a certain direction or at a certain distance. For example, Rajang's punches begin nearly instantly, but only hit in front of him. This reinforces the visual design of the monster, as standing in front of a giant, jacked monkey should probably be dangerous! Importantly, this also asks the player to play both in the present and in the future. Dodging through the current attack may get me a free hit, but it will put me in front of Rajang! Do I have enough time and mobility to escape afterwards? Can I block the upcoming punches with my current stamina? Can I stagger the monster to stop the punches entirely? Or is it best to simply pass on the free hit and reposition? Having one or two moves like this can add significantly more depth to the other attacks, as it creates fluctuating levels of risk and reward for the player's different defensive responses to those other attacks. It also incentivizes prediction, smart positioning, and methodical play, all of which are key tenets that have historically defined and distinguished the MH combat. I always love to discuss the small details that make MH great, so hopefully some of this was interesting to you! I'm still learning more about MH myself. Right now I'm playing Freedom Unite again, a fantastic game where many aspects of the series are at their peak.

[@Mezzamine]

Excellent comment, and thank you for the correction!

[@jakobroby9192]

As a diehard monster hunter fan, a mezzamine video on it is a gift from the gods

[@MasterLagoz]

Giant Moose being lost in places it shouldn't be is pretty accurate moose behavior.

[@denifromdiscord]

fun fact moose do not give a single fuck as to where they go so clearly banbaro is very scientifically accurate to his real life inspiration

[@draw2death421]

okay that made me Giggle. You are a giant moose! WHY ARE YOU *IN A VOLCANO!*

[@gustogoneria7656]

One thing the western MH community will never agree on, pronunciations.

[@AlexaRobin21]

I don't have anything that can play World so I guess I'm here to feel their boss fights by osmosis.

[@coffeemug1012]

Have you tried any of the older games?

[@supremestudios5667]

i lost my copy of world so all i can do is watch now

[@Zebicketz]

That plesioth trauma is so relatable :') Who remembers the tail hitting you 6 meters below from it ? The broken hitbox from his flank ? The frustration of seeing it not going out of the bloody water after having already used every possible sonic bomb AND the components to craft them ? I swear this monster is still haunting my nightmares.

[@Voltron1232]

God I did not miss that, the PTSD from it still haunts me

[@Zebicketz]

@@Voltron1232 I'm giving you another : Black Gravios desperately not dying after 48 minutes of blindly hitting it, and you losing the game bc of the clock knowing for SURE it would die with like 8 few more hits you couldn't give him because of his belly breathing fire smoke

[@Zebicketz]

@@Voltron1232 Or better : running after an invisible Chamelos through the map for fifteen minutes because the marker ran off and losing your mind . Oddly enough, I miss that game for those moments

[@Depressbian]

I get such a rush of excitement when I see a new upload from this channel, it's clear how much effort goes into all of your videos, and they always turn out fantastic.

[@giulianyguerreira6054]

Barioth:ok,i will attack more in the distance Nargacuga:i will attack in a way quick and precise Tigrex:LEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY JENKIIIIIIIINS

[@Duchdo]

Mezza is back! Yeah! Now, first of all: The editing is, again, On Point (26:21 I love you!) I definetly enjoyed this video like your Outer Wilds- and HK-Outings(sowwy for THE SCP foundation) and I beg for that Avatar-video :D As I still hope you will at some point be an Razbuten-Size-Like Main-Job-KZbinr I still want to give Feedback for you so... here we go :D I think, what threw me of the most was, next to a not so well made joke at the end (though this is highle subjective I guess), the comparison between King and Queen Dragons from about 25 minutes on. As you can probably tell from my last sentence already: I have no Idea, what the name of the monster was. And I have heard it. A lot. As someone unfamiliar with the franchise, I had a massive problem to follow you while you were blatently switching between the Dragons to describe, Queen had 3. and 4., King had 2. and 6., queen (or was it King) had 7. I guess and King X Tower on G8 Check Ma I am getting off course. It would have helped massively if you would have structured this part in any way. What first comes into my mind is a little chart always having Queen (with a little picture :3) on the left and King on the right, so whenever you point out the King has poison on its claws I have it centered around his flying and his dash and him being the worst Figure on the boa I seriously cant stop Im sowwy. It's ofcourse jsut nitpicking (is that a word?) but I will just nitpick everything apart until you become a professional main-job youtuber so prepare ;P Anyway: A fantastic Video. PLS do make more, they are a stable of my ... quartar year and I wish you and your snakey GF a wonderful evening and much joy with the next 300 hours of Monster Hunter :) Cheers Mezzamate! PS: If you EVER do a video about Undertale I will probably just fall of my chair and die. Pls kill me. End my suffering. PPS: I still won't play Monster Hutner, even after seeing this Video :P

[@wichiewamirez5599]

One of the best monster Hunter videos I’ve ever seen. So entertaining. Love the breakdowns of the monsters. They really are the stars of the show

[@Asteroidaceae]

Really good choice of topic for your Monster Hunter video, love the research you've put into it, and it was a well-timed video for me to watch when I've been thinking so much about plotting and structuring lately

[@tamago9026]

Phenomenal video. The work put into this is admirable, and its well paced and structured throughout. As someone who watches a lot of monster hunter related content, analytical video essays tend to be pretty rare but this was excellent and definitely something I wanted someone to talk about more in-depth.

[@eser8167]

I legit thought this channel had hundreds of thousands of subscribers. Weird how the algorythm doesn't pick up stuff like this.

[@eser8167]

PS: The Hollow Knight and Outer Wilds vids rule, too.

[@therider2050]

What I love about monster hunter is that the monsters don't just fell like bosses but feel like actual animals.

[@keepdeathonhold]

But I like Banbaro…

[@amalie8763]

i know i'm posting this on a three year old video, but i like this one quite a lot and wanted to thank you for actually putting captions on your videos instead of using the auto generated ones. it's a struggle for me to hear what people are saying and the captions are a life saver.

[@torstenjensen4708]

Brill video! I know nothing about game design but it feels like you really got into the head of a designer when making your points. As an MH player I'll definitely be considering the design choices of whatever I'm fighting (unless I'm being eaten alive) (or fighting Tigrex)

[@taymack9725]

Honestly the best part about this is that you can use this for any form of boss. I hate to compare but as a souls fan mh does bosses far better. Monster hunter literally does tough but fair bosses better than Elden ring. Sekiro is still number 1 tho

[@Leet-iz2fz]

To be fair to Banbaro's questionably logical invader status, moose are fucking hardcore. Not only is it possible for a car to crash into a moose and the moose will come out better off than the driver, they're also known to *dive* in search of food - which makes the *killer whale* one of their few natural predators.

[@tofuteh2348]

nothing more romantic than hunting a gen1/2 plesioth. No time to argue with each other when you're getting hipchecked from another dimension

[@tuukkamatikainen3389]

Well, that's a way to pronounce Pukei-Pukei

[@Blitzbogen]

Bless you for this video and esp. your girlfriend for "introducing" you to the game

[@thelairofthedemongod]

Kulu-ya-ku, also known as "B I R D U P"

[@tuno_ow9010]

Keep it up you’re content is amazing

[@coffeemug1012]

A thing I love about these games is that the easiest way to beat the aggressive monsters is to be more aggressive than them and not give them a chance to do their thing it really makes getting better at the game feel rewarding

[@miraboreas]

great video! I feel like a lot of people get overwhelmed by the amount of information there is in this game when making videos like this about monster hunter but this really hit the spot!

[@sephiras8089]

Ah Yes, Shantien Theme as background music. You're a man of Monster Hunter Frontier culture as well.

[@MansMan42069]

As a game design student, I love this.

[@joshschroeder4582]

I don't even play monster hunter, dude. Great video!

[@CineGoodog]

It is just sad because this can be applied for almost every other monster hunter game and people only notice this good design with world.

[@emblemblade9245]

As someone who loves the old games and hasn’t played world, I think world was probably the best choice to demonstrate the points being made since it’s the most detailed and therefore easiest to see the argument illustrated to the layman. Plus, I didn’t get the impression that he sees the older games as lesser for not being as detailed (unlike an annoying vocal group in the fanbase). I’m just glad that this video helped further convince me that Rise monsters still feel like MH monsters through and through, despite objections from some people.

[@Grog]

I put in like 200 hours for one of the MH DS games, and while I had fun playing it I know I reallllllly don't have time for it now 😅. I'm sure you were joking about a Pokemon review but I can still hope...

[@Mezzamine]

While I don't have a pokemon video currently planned it's probably the media franchise that's been most foundational in my life, so there's definitely a likelihood I'll do something on it at some point!

[@VPT2]

I loved it, great work. Love the ending too.

[@saqvobase4301]

Regarding the ending of the video, I'm gonna make some totally sick D&D monsters now. This video was great for giving me ideas on how to spice up combat encounters

[@elredgreenjester5147]

I remembered back before 2000. I was a little kids. Just Playing the games and having fun . Now I can find videos that expand on mechanics and lore and development of video games . My own son now gets to have the plethora of information on what ever games I buy em. Truly games have expanded farther than just playing the games. Thank you for the video man , good job!

[@IvyAltdrachen]

incredible video and great insights. the memes are great too

[@eliantonietti7233]

ive just mustered the inner strength to fight barioth, and got absolutely clapped. My soul search has brought me to this video, now im ready

[@miohmeg5155]

YEEEEEEEEEES

[@Samuelgermano234]

I love this video

[@ShadowKaiserin]

I would also be interested in a video on Pokemon, many pleases and thank yous.

[@sarahthesnail2271]

FINALLY SOMEONE AGREES WITH ME ON HOW LEGIANA SHOULD BE PRONOUNCED- I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL OF THE SOFT G

[@NinjaPiggy34]

damn, this video actually might get me into monster hunter

[@AlexaRobin21]

Either World or Rise is the best entry to jump in.

[@brojakmate9872]

You do realize Dark Souls is harder and better right?

[@yado2217]

world is def a good beginner game

[@null_9689]

@@brojakmate9872 why play dark souls when you can play the og rolling dodge simulator that is monster hunter?

[@jdbachelder3594]

@@brojakmate9872 you do realize dark souls is *a different game Fixed that for you

[@miohmeg5155]

FIIINNNAAALLLYYYYY

[@carseatdeadrest]

Dude, I love this video. Thanks for helping me a whole lot less bored.

[@supremestudios5667]

"fantastical dragons" mh only has 1 dragon and its fatalis >:( (rest are wyverns)

[@___E]

Kushala daora Alatreon and gore magala are also dragons

[@killerbeat2554]

Great Video, appreciate the effort, research and hard work

[@mrmotivated8667]

perfect to listen to while hunting ngl

[@walcism]

Your videos are great to watch!

[@_3_lowa_3_99]

Best game ever. 🤝

[@soliderarmatang5664]

super great video!!! subbed!

[@FoddMasterZim]

11:28 my boi

[@sirmessydesk7538]

The Hipchecks!!!!

[@kilf2318]

Huh, neat

[@r3gret2079]

"Hey Pard! Uh, why you got that annoyed, violent look on your face? Like you saw the most hated monster ever... But, it's only us here Pard. Whats the.... Oh. No no no put that down. Pard? PARD!?" Bitch is more annoying than a Plesioth. Handler is one helluva monster. When do we get that hunt? Cuz this chick is slowly killin me n I dont appreciate it.

[@emblemblade9245]

Hahahaha

[@Krakain]

LESSS GOOO

[@RegularCody]

What game is that at the start dere

[@Mezzamine]

Wizard of Legend! Hopefully I will manage to put out a video about it but in short: it's good, check it out!

[@RegularCody]

@@Mezzamine I will! It looks good! I cannot wait for your video. But also nice to get a reply! Loving the content! The SCP video is a masterpiece, It inspired me to read a book on Pataphysics!

[@zeehero7280]

A strong rebuttal to the people who hate on world's early hours. World is easily the best MH game ever made from the perspective of a gamer, maybe not from a long time MH veteran but easily from anyone else.

[@oneeyemonster3262]

it's okay...it's still BUG like Dragon Dogma.The damn Camera messes you up more than the monsters worst than DG to the point it's ANNOYING..Im fighting the camera not the Monsters..Most of the time i die is becuase i CANT SEE JACK SHIET..because Im JAMMED in a corner and i i see are whatever the hell Monster body parts on the screen... Diamon used the do that shiet..I would simply stand STILL or put my controller down. It would simply stop attacking me...TRAINING the A.I. to STOP CHEATING They get smart...I have to fight 3 big arss monsters at the same time..or sometimes I'll just FLY AWAY when it's almost dead. The inventory item BUTTON is a mess..by the time I scan through the menu to select item i need to use..Im already dead or monster ran away already.lol It's RETARDED Im fighting the Game's ENGINE/design..not the monsters.

[@kingknightisbestknight7398]

How to design a modern MH Boss: 1. Give it a fuck ton of Health 2. Every Attack 2 Shots you except when they one Shot you 3. Armor is not good 4. Weapons range from Trash to God tier 5. Cheap gimmik Mechanics like Alatreons *INVISIBLE* Element Gauge that *NEEDS* to be fillled after a certan Time or you are dead.

[@timsar4809]

Someone couldn't beat alatreon

[@CygnusTheSilly]

*insert "I was the best hunter until they added Alatreon" copypasta here*

[@Lamentime]

Play the older games it's worst lmao