Monster Hunter 1 - 20 Years Later

[@AsteriaMH]

Hello guys, Asteria here! Do you want to play Monster Hunter 1 online? Join my Discord server: discord.com/invite/SpFdMXDEnm I've made a step by step tutorial/guide on my Discord server on how to setup Monster Hunter 1 for online play. I'll see you there! Have a nice day!

[@monkybros]

to answer some things you brought up: lance can indeed cut tails, it does cutting damage like the swords. the lance class has a gimmick where it always uses the best meatzone value, cutting or blunt, of whatever it hits (this might be why some call it "pierce" type?). This is a large part of why Lance is the strongest melee class in 1st gen lategame. Dual blades upgrade out of the SnS tree because the DB class wasn't in the JP release - one of the many additions and changes to the US release. this idea of one class branching into another is kept through MH2 where all melee classes get their own subclass (gs -> ls, hammer -> hh, lance -> gunlance) and then portable 2nd/freedom 2 splits them all apart. whetstones restore 100 hits of sharpness, the mini versions only 50 hits green sharpness is definitely designed to be the high rank/lategame boon stuff like white sharp is in later games; green sharp removes the damage penalty (which goes up to 50%) from poorly timing your attacks which affects your damage output just as much as the base sharpness multiplier. fun fact, this attack timing mechanic is still present in yellow and below all the way through Rise! (though practically irrelevant now due to sharp creep, lol) enjoyed the video! signed, one of the mh1 server devs

[@AsteriaMH]

Thanks for answering my questions! I like learning about mh games as much as I like playing them! I'm glad that you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching!

[@MintConsumer]

Is it hard to get mh1 up and running I’ve looked around for older ones 1-2 and can’t find good info on it and am more concerned with getting a virus or something along those lines

[@AsteriaMH]

@@MintConsumer Hey Mint! Join my discord server and I'll help you with that!

[@Aibo8752]

Pro tip. When doing the first egg gathering quest, wait at the exit to the cave for about 3 minutes. Rathalos will fly in through the top of the cave, and when he does, book it. This will give you enough extra time in area 2 to where you can navigate the velociprey and rathalos won't show up until you're basically at the exit anyway.

[@szabobeis5916]

you should honestly do an entire series where you play all games

[@AsteriaMH]

I will try to do just that! My main objective right now is to play one of each generation of monster hunter game. Thanks for watching and subscribing!

[@NidoKnight]

Oh god… playing this game after MH: World and Rise/Sunbreak feels like eatin a bologna and white bread on sale sandwich after having had an A5 wagyu and milk bread sando with the crust off.

[@athos9293]

Hey, look at those piscine wyvern eyes, it makes sense that they are immune to flash bombs cuz they are already kinda blind, and the carapaceon eyes are structured differently so it makes sense too

[@Austine00]

the weird part of "Dual Blade upgrade from SnS" is becuz when they first released the MH in Japan, there was only 6 weapon. Later when the game is really made it great out there, they released another version with some upgrade including Dual Blade and called it Monster Hunter G (with G-rand monster added, somehow it's called Master rank now). When I play MH for the 1st time, it's only Japanese and Capcom had no intention of a Eng Version yet.

[@kevain684]

Amazing video. I like the way you narrate the whole adventure, it's relaxing and entertaining. Great content to watch after a long day.

[@AsteriaMH]

Thank you so much! I'm glad that you liked it!

[@MrStunless]

Awesome video, had to subscribe! This was my first Monster Hunter game (I'm an old man) and it was so fun watching you play through it again. A "count-up" series where you play through each game in order would be really cool!

[@AsteriaMH]

Thanks you so much! I'm happy that you liked it! I started off with Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, so I can relate with being old ahah. As for making a series like that, I'll try to do something like that in the future. I just want to finish some videos (that have been a pain in the ass for no reason to make) first. The next video is going to be a comparison between MH1 controls and MHW btw ;)

[@shadowgoku2689]

I remember when i had this game on ps2, i had this game and like 10 more only for a really long time, i remember that this was a game that surprised me from the beggining cause it was hard, it was more " real " cause i used to play games like final fantasy or games from tales saga. i remember really having to learn in this game, it wasnt just trial and error, some nights i would just chill and grind the easy stuff for be prepared for hunting the next day. i remember that i started with the velociprey armor, then went into cephalos armor ( yes i farmed cephalos ) but i never use much sonic bomb, i remember that i discoved that they had some pattern while swimming on the sand, so i would have my velocidrome big sword, and i would stay still near the entrance and just time when the cephalos would pass near, go foward and draw attack and hit them in the back, the 3rd or 4rd hit they would come out and then i would kill them, and that was literally a whole day just to get 1 set of armor. i found so funny now that i had that patience back then, and now playing world or rise, if i dont get a full set of an armor in 5 hunts i get pissed and quit for some time lol

[@khalil8043]

You forgot bonus quests!! That's the real ending

[@AsteriaMH]

Yes, as I mentioned around the 39:41 mark, you can unlock the last quests to get the real ending. However, the point of this video is to show people what the first Monster Hunter game looked and felt like, and to complete most of the quests. I might get the real ending at a later date though.

[@rhoka-G]

What's the final quest in offline mode? I played it until the quest "Troublesome Pair" which quest is hunt down a rathalos and a rathian in the swamp, but then there's no more quests available in offline

[@khalil8043]

@@rhoka-G yes, that is correct, troublesome pair is the true ending of that game, every quest that you unlock after the monoblos is considered bonus quests.

[@madelogam5836]

​@rhoka-G for me as a mh veteran and beat soulsborne too, this quest is the hardest quest that i ever played in video game, until this day. Cuz we fought high rank rathalos & rathian while we still in low rank😂😂 and that powderstone delivery too is really pain in the ass..

[@Aibo8752]

And thus a beautiful friendship was born

[@AsteriaMH]

Hi there Aibo! Thanks for playing some MH1 with me! It was tons of fun ^^

[@mickael922]

I miss Lagiacrus from Tri. He was so cool. And the under water combat...my oh my...that was something

[@frustis]

When you said "Thank you for watching the video" at the end, I instinctively said out loud "Thank you for making the video". But since you probably didn't hear it, here it is: Thank you for making the video!

[@shadowdragon1396]

Great video! Only correction I have is for the Monoblos fight After you knock Monoblos down, its best to attack the meat of the tail, but not the tip. The fleshy parts of the tail have like 80-100% hitzone to slashing. You can cut a monoblos tail in just a couple hits with a greatsword and still exploit the super tender zone.

[@glaidos]

There are some offline monsters left to hunt: Khezu Diablos Gravios Rathalos and rathian duo(Which have strength equal to high-level ones) From this last quest you can get the rathalos wing to forge is weapon and armor

[@charlesajones77]

MHW is Capcom’s best selling game ever, beating even Street Fighter 2.

[@Mecio22]

You sir have outdone yourself. What a perfect video!*kiss*

[@AsteriaMH]

Thank you so much! Thank you for watching! ^^

[@Mecio22]

@@AsteriaMH I hope you have 3tri in the works? I grew up playing that game. On the Wii lol!!! It was so much fun I used to play the base game no online. The end boss and end scene are some of my favorite memories.

[@AsteriaMH]

@@Mecio22 My plan is to play one game of every generation of monster hunter! I also played tri when I was younger and I loved it! But first I want to complete Monster Hunter Freedom Unite which was my first MH game. I also like the Ceadeus fight!

[@Itsjumbomuffin]

Luved the video man! Was so stoked to see how you deal with MH1 :D. Good old fkn memories.

[@AsteriaMH]

It's not an easy game for sure! Thanks for watching btw!

[@kennethsimmons2419]

Freedom Unite was also my first Monster Hunter. Pure magic.

[@KibaHeiachi]

Freedom Unite was a beginner game for alot of us and pokke village is still gives me a feeling of "home"

[@jazzingpanda3190]

Also fell in love with MH on MHFU. Never played 1. Cool vid

[@kurosan0079]

Going from something like MHW to MH1 is like going from driving an automatic to driving a manual. It's finicky at first, until you get used to it.

[@hay_aj]

Hitting Cephadrome with a Sm Barrel Bomb has the same effect as hitting it with a Sonic Bomb. You still have to know where the monster stops when he's swimming, but it's not too bad once you see the pattern.

[@AsteriaMH]

Hey @hay_aj unfortunately I only learned about that after beating the game haha. Anyway, thanks for the tip! Also I think I've watched some of your videos recently, keep them coming!

[@soulezwan266]

I was there 3000 years ago... Well done...

[@Zeraoras]

Always enjoy seeing more PS2 MonHun content, will be cool to maybe see you in Minegarde! The playback for the monsters especially I always like hearing about. Cephalos/drome is always the funniest to me, since sm bombs or just a draw slash/superpound works just as well if not better to get past these guys and honestly makes it really fun in my opinion. The JP version also actually has some missing quests, such as the Gypceros so in that version you have to deal with him more earlier than the International version, but the variety of version differences does make it not as bad as it sounds. I do hope you'll check out Dos as well! I think PS2 monhuns are very special games and still probably the most unique experiences I've had in this series in my opinion.

[@AsteriaMH]

Hopefully in the future I'll have time to rank up in Minegarde! I'm working on a video about the major differences between MH1 and the latest generation of Monster Hunter games (comparing MH1 to MHW), so I really don't know when I'll be able to make a video about MH1JP. I might do a tutorial video on how to play MH1JP online in the future though! I've played MH1JP a bit with a friend of mine and it was absolutely fascinating to me. Especially because Kirin is in the game. I still haven't slayed it though. Kirin's one of my favorite monsters in the series and it actually surprised me that he's been in MH since the beginning. It blew my mind honestly. I don't hate Cephadrome because hate is a strong word, but I'm not a fan of him, let's just say that haha. I learned about the sm bomb strat later on after editing and exporting the video haha. But yeah, just like in mhfu, I just draw slash them when I can catch them as well. I'll check out the offline quests of the JP version then, definitely! PS2 MH games are really interesting and can be fun most of the time, when you're not delivering eggs... But playing through MH1 was a really cool experience for sure! I'm gonna play Dos one day, definitely! Anyway, thank you for commenting and watching the video! It was fun talking to you, have a nice day!

[@lifewithhonordiewithglory1835]

I played unite so much with my buddy and mz brother back then. For shool, in school, after school. We played so much we had the pokkesong in our had and wondered if a psp was still running.

[@RootVegetabIe]

"MH1 is considered the hardest" That's because people haven't played Monster Hunter Dos. It has an English patch now. There's no excuse.

[@FUFUUN]

This franchise rocks I just got into monster hunter this month and boy it's a ride. This feels like a souls game but more creative in my take atleast.(I'm playing portable 3rd eng patch)

[@StephenElnas]

Bruh we psp monster hunter players know the struggle for the traps

[@dima_keller]

FYI most HR quests are slightly changed LR quests, so get ready to carry those eggs and sootstones yet again, farm sonic and flash bombs and buy them pickaxes

[@sevaughnligon1894]

20 year Anniversary Monster Hunter 2004 🎉

[@David-xd5md]

What a nostalgic video, respect for completing it 🔥

[@AsteriaMH]

Thank you! And thanks for watching! ^^

[@AsteriaMH]

I'm going to be completing more games in the future, so stay tuned!

[@athos9293]

I'm used to the Dos maps, so seeing the MH1 ones is a bit strange to me since the visuals look almost identical

[@christopherjhoncruz3372]

Weapon Also break if it runs out of sharpness and when that happened you automatically failed the quest.

[@StegDarkhorse]

Great video, man.

[@AsteriaMH]

Thanks for the kind words dude, and thanks for watching! ^^

[@Who4reU]

Work like this shouldn't go unnoticed, commenting to boost you in the algorithm !

[@AsteriaMH]

Oh wow thank you so much! And thanks for watching as well! You're very kind! ^^

[@JuwanBuchanan]

MH Frontier is easily the hardest game in the entire franchise period and that’s not even an exaggeration. You can download the game right now and have a good time.

[@konata2893]

Barrel bombs do static damage. It doesn't matter where you place them

[@thmistrapillay1811]

I came here to say Monster Hunter World/Iceborne is the GREATEST game ever made and MH is the greatest franchise ever made and that Shara Ishvalda and Tetranadon are the 2 best designed monsters in MH🔥

[@bmonq]

Had me up until Tetra

[@maynardcrow6447]

If you have extra assignable buttons on your controller. Address them to the to L,R D pad it's easier to look around.

[@monkeydude-fj4lc]

32:52 looks like wyverns end Without the bones

[@halfwaygamerdude]

Sweet vid love to see how it all began also dropped a sub 😎

[@AsteriaMH]

Thank you so much man! Have a nice day! :D

[@athos9293]

13:20 bro's cooking

[@duwaigimang1725]

20 years later and i never beat rathalos 😅

[@clueless4085]

Hey Bro, I just came across your channel. I really liked this video, it was very well done. Happy Hunting 🫡

[@AsteriaMH]

Thank you so much! I'm glad that you liked that! Thanks for watching!

[@wiseverza]

I played mhw alot around the beginning of this year until now, so I decided to go for mh freedom unite since I have psp lying around.I got absolutely bodied by the very first quest after the weapon tutorial quest(using hh like in mhw)

[@alexandregoncalves175]

Good Video!!! :)

[@AsteriaMH]

Thanks!!! :)

[@mallow2902]

Why not 3 Ultimate? I know Tri has some differences from its updated version, but in my opinion I think most people would be better served going with 3 Ultimate simply because it has most of Tri's content and more. Also Generations Ultimate is worth shouting out too. It might debatably not be considered an old-school title, but I think it's a good one to play as a "greatest hits" remix compilation of the old games.

[@AsteriaMH]

I can only recommend games that I've played, so that's why I recommended MHFU, MH3 Tri and MH4U in this video. But I agree with your MHGU recommendation though! I think more people should play MHGU, it's a really fun game!

[@barryrutherford9813]

Who thinks that some of Fees monsters need to return?

[@skylskyler]

Pls made a video on portable 3rd 😄

[@dima_keller]

Wait... what version have you been playing? Gypceros's flash actually knocks you back like a physical attack and bullfangos respawn non stop in the area you've shown in US version🙄

[@AsteriaMH]

I played the US version, and I got blinded by his attack on my version, I believe... I dunno man, I pretty much cleared every area that I could of them, and they simply stopped respawning hmm.

[@TuriGamer]

It irks me every time when people talk about how the newest game sold the most. Are you purposefully trying to be disingenuous or do you genuinely not understand how markets and sales figures work. Monster hunter 1 sold on a singular console in the early internet days before youtube was even created. MH World sold on every major platform, in the biggest market ever seen with the highest advertising budget yet. Its like going "mcdonalds sold more food than the local hotdog stand" , no shit it did, that metric alone tells us literally nothing.

[@alexandregoncalves175]

Are you fat or something you really needed to do that comparation ? ok I will just say this GRAND TRURISMO, GTA SAN ANDREAS, TETRIS ... ok bye :)

[@obananagato]

the egg delivery quests as always , are butt clenching also, technically you didnt finished the game the final offline quest is Troublesome pair and the way you get it is super dumb

[@ahmadziyad4972]

Bro do you play monster hunter?

[@AsteriaMH]

Never heard of it.

[@thmistrapillay1811]

​@@AsteriaMH😂

[@konata2893]

i feel bad being a hater, but the crowd that started playing around mh4u and especially world have made the community go from humble and cozy to extremely annoying. as someone who has been playing since freedom, people wear their entry point as some sort of badge. it's so tiresome.

[@dima_keller]

All those "hard", "hardcore", "doesn't hold your hand" are basically a lie. This game is best describes as "waste of time" as it WILL waste your time on boring shit all the time, "bullshit" as game design is questionable at points, monsters are ridiculously bad and hitboxes are a joke, ask Plesioth and the last one is "jank" for more than obvious reasons. If you do want to experience geb 1 game play Freedom, it's the same bs, but at least with online stuff available offline, less time waste and more content (more than MH1)

[@AsteriaMH]

There's a ton of farming, that's what I was trying to say. But yeah I agree with you on that! I played Freedom 1, it's definitely a better gen 1 experience for sure. I have to complete the online quests on that game though.

[@no-bark4112]

different artistic vision. the og MH wasn't meant to be an action arcade game where you're some chosen hero slaughtering giant dragons. It was meant to be long, grindy and sometimes annoying. If u dont like it that's cool man, just offering some perspective

[@dima_keller]

@@no-bark4112 I like prepping for hunts, but I don't like repeating same shit over and over to gather some money to buy pickaxe, fishing rods and capture nets, to farm for resources, hoping for generosity of RNG, just so I could attempt creating items I need I like when monsters are a real danger, but I don't like hit boxes far beyond enemy model and idiotic ai You can't call poor implementation a "different artistic vision" and everyone knows at this point they were just throwing stuff at the wall and looking for what sticks. First game is more of a "proof of concept" than a finished work

[@no-bark4112]

@@dima_keller the hitboxes are poor implementation. the grinding for mats and the chance-based crafting are not. That is a design choice. If you're not into it, then the older games simply weren't made for you. The modern games, where you never even have to craft a single thing to make it to high rank, are probably more your speed.