Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate | Great Sword Tutorial

[@RageGamingVideos]

A great tutorial for the best weapon in the game. Though of course that's just my opinion, any of the weapons with 'Great' in their name could be argued as best weapon.

[@ArekkzGaming]

Thanks man! And haha, I feel like SnS might have something to say about that :P

[@rushminrahman6797]

You arekks canter per me should do a very hard quest some time

[@vivapinat13]

As Devilj'jho wields Great Jaggi and Great Girros as weapons are they also arguably the best weapons?

[@atrofolf8661]

The great sword is just too slow for me, I know it's a good weapon but personally I can't bring myself to use it

[@ghosty2124]

RageGamingVideos great dual blades great dual insect glaive

[@Jedimasternate4]

1:36 Guild style 5:04 Strike 6:09 Aerial 8:18 Adept 10:06 Valor 13:14 Alchemy

[@fezankhan536]

Jedimasternate4 you are a good person, thank you

[@alexanderthelegend]

You haves earned a subscriber

[@sounan84]

Thanks

[@galaxybrain3259]

Thank you

[@RedNovaTree]

Hey Arekkz, it’s worth noting that you don’t have to hold Attack and charge immediately after an adept dodge. Say the monster is further away, sprint for a bit, when your hunter starts to recover from the sprint animation, press and hold the attack and you’ll go a bit further while it charges. Helps out against certain monsters, like Nibelsnarf when it does it 2-3 dashes.

[@RikuYHT]

This tutorial video was much needed. Capcom should endorse these videos to make the game more accessible as a bridge for newcomers who've only played MHW.

[@XFrozenAshX]

When the "Guild style" Sound came up... Really made me miss all of the sounds of the older games that have been missing from world and not even realizing...

[@Knight_Twigg]

Did I just hear "Mega Dash Juice?" That sounds amazing. Need this in World.

[@Xilibrius]

too bad the dash juice in world is basically a stamina discount instead of temporary infinite stamina, It'd be nice for bow sliding and demon god mode, beyond that it'd have niche uses. Don't take my word though i'm a MH noob.

[@Lastsight100]

It would be so broken in world

[@Lastsight100]

The biggest thing you are missing is that now anyone could run a build with 3 points in Maximum might which gives %30 affinity while you have max stam.

[@ain6639]

That is the point. you cannot only infinitely spam Aerial Insect Glaive, hold the charge of Hammer way too long, Overpower the Bow to the Point of nerf and make every stamina skill useless, but have more stamina for every weapon. Without Mega Dash Juice you at least have to watch out that your stamina is full all the time. Would break Game.

[@lionheart8331]

@Syuna lmao village 6 stars wait until g rank and hyper monsters

[@areima_konozaki]

Something I'd recommend for any GS style is the use of Absolute Evade and/or Absolute Readiness. They may not do damage and aren't GS specific arts, but the re-positioning you can pull off with them is great.

[@claytonmagsanay5464]

One important thing to note about Brimstone Slash is that the super armor you get on the recovery frames for the attack can pretty easily get you killed or chunked hard if the attack you block during its wind-up time is the first hit of a multi-hit attack. Because of the super armor you won't get launched, meaning you wont get any further from the monster AND you won't get airborne i-frames. Most of the time this isn't a problem because the momentum of most multi-hit monster attacks tend to make them move away from your position, but it happens to me every so often when I fight monsters that like to chain leaping attacks really quickly, such as Nargacuga or Tetsucabra.

[@aidanfenton4377]

rocksteady mantle flashbacks

[@TrueArt_1]

As usual, great/informative video! Watching your weapon tutorials (especially this one) really makes me want to try out the other styles, even though I have a habit sticking to one style for most weapons. You’re doing an amazing job teaching new players from World as well as refreshing old players. Cant wait for the other weapon tutorials :)

[@BakiSenshi]

I can play MHW at home and GU on my way to and from work and during breaks (single tear)life is good.

[@SselluosS]

So? Wanna cookie? Your comment contributes nothing and serves nothing but to feed your own egotistical need to brag.

[@Oliver-ce5vb]

@@SselluosS he was just talking about how good a portable monster hunter is you dumbass

[@sayzer0s]

TaroT SselluosSI don't see anything egotistical bragging here tbh. Wtf are you on? Ohhhhh riiight. You despise MHW... it looks like the only hurt ego showing here is yours... It's ironic how your comment doesn't contribute anything either...

[@bigdumbandkindascared5181]

People are fucking hilarious lmao, anyway yea I love being able to bring monster hunter around with me again, thank god for the switch

[@bigdumbandkindascared5181]

@@SselluosS I'm aware, this is just the newest portable option; generations. With the ever amazing(frustrating) G-rank I said "again" for a reason

[@justryan664]

Idk why I’m watching this I don’t play mhgu and I never will but I honestly like the content you put out so it’s a win for me

[@BlazinBro786]

I dont either, I'm curious how my favorite weapons play out in these new arts and styles

[@hollydot9245]

I accidentally went into a hunt with a great sword after getting to 8* with just long sword and hammer and I instantly fell in love. Thank you for this tutorial on this amazing weapon

[@zeromailss]

one of the most satisfying weapon to use, that hit feels so gewd

[@averagebillyjoe]

Moon Breaker does do a bit of mounting damage but I believe it's big use is that it does additional part breaking damage

[@shinotenshi45]

Moon Breaker reminds me of Artorias's leap attack. Lol

[@GuapoStinky]

The bushido dodge for valor reminds me of Artorias's wolf stance.

[@BlazingGear]

The on-screen button commands in your video really helped a lot in understanding all the moves, very much looking forward to your video on other weapons! :D

[@robertsnyder8983]

ROCKET POWERED GREAT SWORD

[@Momochan144528]

Thank you for this! Great Sword is becoming my 2nd weapon after LBG. LBG will still be my main weapon but I needed an aggressive weapon/style once in awhile to get certain mats and take up some roles when I play with my friend. And also, so that I don't get sick of LBG immediately hahaha

[@voltarbear]

How does this video not get more likes?? Your weapon workshops are my absolute favorite. You're my go-to guy on the subject.

[@madmanvarietyshow9605]

Even though Valor style is cool, Adept gets my favorite for style alone.

[@s.bregnest2857]

Ryan Madison I agree 👌

[@EyeBeZombie]

Playing mhw while watching this makes me depressed i feel like we've been robbed of these cool ass fighting styles D:

[@bcm201181]

I would love an aerial great sword in mhwi!

[@LordangeloxD]

Nah, monster hunter rise is coming soon.

[@youngvicious1017]

@@LordangeloxD Bro...this was 2 years ago

[@keithsimpson2685]

You can literally still play it online with people. Rise, GU, stories 2 and World all do diff things well. FF explorers however...

[@nicholaspunihaole1619]

If anyone's coming here from world and wants try adept but is having doubts you should know after you perform the dodge you can wait to start the charge and your character can run in any direction after you perform it so if the monster moves far after you dodge you have a good 3-5 second delay of sprinting where you can wait to start the charge and cover more ground because the initial sprint you do after dodging doesn't affect the amount of time you can run after starting the charge

[@roberthiggins4186]

So far GS is one of my better choices in MHGenU. The Seregios GS with Aerial Style is by far the easiest, but aggressive playstyle. Always stay in white sharpness and always landing charge attacks one after the other.

[@SenseiAizawa]

That intro was FIRE, make me want to play this based on that legendary sword play. good on ya

[@oblonghas]

Thank you. I’ve been playing valor for a few days and didn’t know you could charge a strike at all before the meter was full, that should help!

[@duck2426]

Man that armour looks good. These videos help me so much i find its difficult to transition to MHGU from MHW.

[@rotorooterPH]

Great content bro :D It is really hard for me to adjust to MHGU because of these styles and this video really helped me to start maximizing the style I'm in. My last MH is way back on the PSP (MHP3) and it is so good to be back :D I started with Aerial but I've switched to Valor and it's a very good hunting style for me (I play very agressive most of the time). By the way, may I ask what armor parts you've used in this video. It looked very cool and I want to craft one from myself. TIA :D

[@s.bregnest2857]

Please keep doing these! I’m trying to teach my younger brother how to get into Monster Hunter, and these kinds of videos would be super helpful! 😄

[@Grimno]

Great tutorial. I had just bought MHGU on the Switch since it was on sale and my brother kept trying to tell me "Oh everyone online says to use Valor." and I gave it a try and to me, having played GS since MH on the PS2, it just felt... Wrong. Swapped to the Guild Style after seeing this and was so glad to see it "classic". I had to tell him "This is why I don't die on hunts. This is why I never died fighting a 255 Chameleos in MH4U. I didn't break away from the classic." Sure my DPS won't be as high as "Lord DicksOut the Unfathomable" doing his flip-a-dip-dips, but I won't get blindsided, I won't get carted, and I won't be a liability to the hunt.

[@tal3065]

Adept is the way to go.

[@slothalot1558]

Um may I ask where are the rest of them

[@cozysundew33]

Still waiting on the other weapons :/

[@jeiku_balmung_iraisan]

I love this series and I can't wait till you try valor charge blade, it's one of my favorite builds in the game next to Ariel switch sword but all in all these videos really help with giving me all the tools I need to try every weapon in the game ^^ much love to you arekkz and can't wait for the next installment of GU weapon workshop ^^

[@Sir_Oblivious]

Great video! I was wondering why the greatsword felt so clunky when i was playing it and found out (from your video) that different styles actually change the moveset of the weapon.

[@ZeroTvStudios]

Can any one tell me which GS and what armor he is using in the Video ?

[@abyssalmoonlight6449]

As someone new to MH and come from World, this looks hella fun. Wish they add some of this mechanic in Iceborne expansion.

[@solidworldgamerz1201]

For anyone who's asking for the gear, like I was, with a bit of exploration and searching here it is: Drill tusk Tetsucabra (Helm) Silverwind Narga (Others) Enjoy!

[@hypercombo7202]

Your videos get me so hype. I'm filled with determination.

[@josiahferrell5022]

GS is so much fun when you learn it. Just watching the video with flinch after flinch had me on edge with excitement wanting to boot up the game.

[@SuperHexer123]

Really been enjoying these videos since im coming from world to this, currently ive been runnign dual blades so im excited for that video, i've been running prowler and been having an absolute blast with it.

[@DoctorAdamBond]

Awe man! I just got this game! It's too bad you didn't finish all the weapon tutorials, no one does them as good as you do!

[@AdamThao92]

Hey Arekz, will you continue to make tutorials for the rest of the MHGU weapons? Hope so!

[@redcrasher3280]

The greatsword might be my favorite weapon in Monster Hunter

[@czaro8006]

why does almost every weapon and armor design seem more interesting than those of MHW

[@Trizface]

Because MHGU is a greatest hits lot of the previous games that shared the same engine while MHW is entirely new and can't pull content from previous games. That said the weapon designs in mhw are lacking but the free dlc additions have been outstanding.

[@derekgonzalezmercado513]

Because many of the weapons and armors are just reskins but yeah like trizface said the newly added ones arent half bad but mhgu has way more variety

[@collabcentral6006]

The joke weapons are the best. The Chef's SnS is just a butcher's knife & a wok as a shield lol

[@xxxfirefart]

Capcom gave the game more realism to appeal to western gamers. Personally I hate it but world was the best selling game in monster hunter so i guess we have to get used to it.

[@randomguy6679]

@@Trizface weak weapon designs? Just they don't have a billion sickening colors doesn't mean it's a better weapon design

[@imperiumregalis4193]

I plan to use mainly Great Sword and Switch Axe since the controls are much better on Nintendo Switch especially with the addition of being able to use a Pro Controller. I may even pickup on Hunting Horn and Hammer as well. Overall my favourite weapons on Generations for 3DS were Bow and Insect Glaive so I got to see if I can handle those on the Switch since they gave me a kind of a hard time due to the controls back then. My favourite Hunting Style is Adept but now I've added Valor Style to my Favourite as well. I'll use mainly Valor for Heavy Weapons (Great Sword, Switch Axe, Hunting Horn, Hammer) and Adept for Light Weapons (Bow and Insect Glaive with Great ) And Both Styles for Great Sword since it works great with both. I hope you put up weapon tutorials on all the weapons soon. I've been following Gaijin Hunter's and your gameplays and tutorials. You both are great.

[@cozysundew33]

Sad to see this series still hasn’t been finished

[@azuza2525]

Anther great tutorial Arekkz. I have tried aerial GS and found it highly enjoyable. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to LBG as i just got back into it. LBG actually feels better in GenU compared to world. Not control wise but damage wise i feel LBG feels more meaty.

[@wolfmorris6756]

kinda wish there was these tutorials for all the weapons but theres only 2 longsword and greatsword if possible id love to see the rest of them

[@ShapelessChaos]

Are you gonna do a top 5 for each weapon class like you did in world? I'm looking forward to your insect glaive tutorial to see if there is anything I could improve on for me aerial style. Will you cover kinsects in the same video or a separate one?

[@Nezdude87]

Deep into G4 with Valor GS. Been running it since the very first quest. I was a CB main in Gen/4U but Valor GS is just perfect for my play style

[@ElliottRidonah]

so freaking cool and powerful, we need this back!

[@lxs077]

Car problems made me miss out on launch day. Hopefully i could pick this up tomorrow looks so good!!!

[@avaman1993]

If memory serves me correctly Striker style allows overcharging without giving the damage penalty. Don't quote me on this though.

[@Cyberdragon3]

thats correct

[@avaman1993]

@@Cyberdragon3 Thanks for the confirmation

[@avaman1993]

@@bertimusprime86 Do you know what "motion values" are? Among the parameters used in the damage calculation, the MV is the parameter associated with the type of attack you are doing. Fast weapons for example have usually low MV for all of their moves, meanwhile slow weapons tend to have higher motion values. In the case of the greatsword the motion value change depending on the level of charge of the attack. The reason why we know about the damage is because we know all the parameters related to damage calculation.

[@maruchi1535]

avaman1993 Noice!

[@piecho99]

"If memory serves me correctly Striker style allows overcharging without giving the damage penalty. Don't quote me on this though." -avaman1993

[@fungifunguy9331]

Just want to say that Aerial Style also bounces off of fellow players/palicoes/bombs, not just the monsters.

[@gothxm]

It would be cool if you could change your idle, walking and sheathing animations just for style. I want to look like guts with the greatsword poses haha. Imagine if they brought styles back, but revamped. I would love a greatsword style that incorporated light hand to hand abilities (with some kind of steel knuckle or equipment for your feet like a kinsect.) Zabuza from Naruto comes to mind with how he used the weight of his sword almost as a platform to launch other attacks. It so heavy and sturdy that using it as a tool to get a bit higher or hit a bit harder with a monster fist-like thing would be cool. Of course, I would never say this should be greatsword because let's face it, it's a very outlandish idea and it would need polish to make it compelling to play but to have it as a style would be dope, I truly believe it. A half GS, half brawler style using some kind of kinsect-level equipment to enhance your punch or kicks would be amazing. The very weight and size of that sword offers so many possibilities. Or even mechanics where you alter the weight of the weapon for speed or power and the moveset is altered slightly. I doubt these ideas will be recieved well but it's alright, I think they're cool to imagine.

[@Dramatic_Gaming]

Valor Style was a mistake I feel. I won't begrudge anyone using it, but I feel like it's *too* good. Having a relatively on-demand auto-dodge stance that can be held for several seconds at minimal cost in a game where the main punishment is bad positioning is kind of silly. Not to mention Valor Mode is basically "I'm you but better" to Guild.

[@em9098]

to me it almost seemed like adept except no running around afterwards. unless you're using valor db of course

[@TheEpicPancake]

I dunno, some weapons I agree with (holy shit valor gunlance is good) but with others I think it's fairly balanced. I do think that it has a lot more "op" weapons with it though in comparison to other styles

[@imthisrandomguy]

Ah, the feeling of starting anew with Arekkz by my side. Watched your weapon tuts when I started world a lifetime ago and now that I got a switch... well... here we go AGAIN!

[@ownagemester]

I wish arts and styles were in World. They just look so fun and over the top, and they add more combo variety too.

[@imaginepigeons792]

Wish you kept up with these D:

[@zihuatenejo]

a big sword for big monsters, an icon

[@LiveToRapRapToLive93]

There ya go, at least SOMEONE gets it. Lol ✌️😁

[@GavinLIVE715]

Adept Great sword was my favorite adept style in Gen, followed by chargeblade.

[@camerontaylor701]

I dont know if you have an order planned but please make a hammer tutorial next!!

[@jeremycurley4625]

Why did he stop at 2

[@radacnologia7515]

What armor is he wearing? It looks amazing!

[@bardsama7081]

what greatsword does he use in the first 30 seconds?

[@hieu4856]

dragon slayer - Laoshan lung weapon

[@SwordsmanOrion]

What about information on things like armor skills and how they synergize with the different styles? Like, does Focus still help with Valor style at all, is Crit Draw worth it for Valor? Things like that. How about Quick Sheath? Does that help with Valor at all?

[@astartespete]

As a world only player it's really interesting seeing the differences. No TCS or shoulder tackle seems weird tho!

[@XTheBlackSoulX]

Yeah. Shoulder tackle was a great boon to the GS moveset. Still though, the new Adept style GS is incredible, and Valor’s good too. In OG Generations, you couldn’t do the Adept dodge to running charge upswing, only the mediocre uncharged upswing, which was slow.

[@afrogarou]

Brave greatsword has literally carried me through the game so far.

[@sonryu1934]

GS is one of my main weapon for MH games.

[@CredoVG]

The Eternal Annihilator!

[@junkoenoshima4457]

Imagine GS is exactly this in MHW

[@RedLightz_TV]

I’d never let it go

[@smashedupwards403]

GREAT video as always dude!

[@nathanbeaudoin4437]

I didn't Know that gen ult had this lvl of depth to the style and combat. I though it was "oh some hunters can have a flashy dodge and some can have a weeb strike." (I guess in one sense of way, that is true.) I had no idea that there was this lvl of depth in combat styles. I feel like its the MH world iceborn argument to the best way to use the charge blade. I'll definitely look forward to these other videos and be looking forward to the day I can play this game.

[@canadiancanucklehead8310]

Dumb question, but can Moon breaker be used in the air? I’ve been using aerial style pretty much all the time, and I wondered if maybe it could go well with it.

[@andrzej5259]

intro was really good

[@ShokudaikiriMitsutada]

Holy shet. What a epic tutorial. Thanks man!

[@marioh6607]

Hi Arekkz Gaming what's the name of that sword you that you're using I like to farm it and is it hard to get it

[@light819]

Really wish they retroactively added optional damage numbers in generations ultimate Also pretty bummed they did not find a way to remove most of the in map loading screens since the switch can handle it

[@Q-189]

thanks you so much for all these tutorials !

[@Marshal_Lepus]

the rest of the weapons?? ;(

[@beanbagspeaks7512]

Sword ad Shield next please! It's my favorite weapon.

[@gishathosaurus6828]

I'll try to give valor another chance since I'm pretty used to go Striker and using Lion's maw with those 2 other arts.

[@Kai_Aru]

Can someone please explain what the way to go for GS in MHGU? Hit and run builds with crit draw etc? Or full combo builds with exploiting weaknesses etc? So utilising the full potential of GS through "full comboing" play style or "hit-and-run" play style?

[@titomartinez4937]

What if MHW in a future update added "Hunter Arts"...curious if ppl would love it or hate it.

[@neoalpha0565]

What's the name of your set ? the skin is amazing

[@tonemorgan1710]

Gee thanks dickhead

[@Baron0009]

What's the name of the GS you are using at the intro? It looks really badass

[@ArekkzGaming]

I forgot the name off the top of my head, but it comes from Lao Shan Lung

[@Baron0009]

@@ArekkzGaming thanks!

[@BLUE48552]

You didn't really talk about how moon breaker is used to break parts

[@based_NAYe]

Arekks you didn't mention the upward swing from pressing X and A together. I know for a fact it works for Adept style im not sure about the others, but you can use the upswing to combo the rest of your core moves. How did you forget to mention a whole attack

[@anthonygamer]

He did mention that you idiot. 3:38 Did you even watch the video?

[@Acerbitas337]

I'd love to see how valor effects the switch axe and charge blade :o

[@Faust_YT]

These are the moves that were missing in MHW. For me the weapons felt like it lacks something but can't quite put my finger on it. Now I know what, dangit Capcom.

[@Zemnexis]

Gammoth needs to be the practice monster for every weapon in aerial style. Can we get him in the arena rather than a Great Maccao?

[@ezen8832]

Hey I know I'm late but that head gear looks really fking awesome! Which one is it? 😅

[@solidworldgamerz1201]

Drill tusk Tetsucabra

[@rosskliebenstein8363]

I wish we had some more styles for the weapons in world, would get Generations but i dont have a switch and dont plan too soon

[@David-bb6ji]

Hey what style do you use when you use greatsword?

[@jorge6208]

quick question , whats the greatsword that he uses

[@based_NAYe]

Lao-Shan

[@sekaro4270]

I honestly feel like valor style is great for most weapons except maybe SnS. I'm not saying its bad but I just don't see why I would take it over alchemy style. The ability to take full advantage of using items while unsheathed + 3 hunter arts, is a lot better than a simple dodge attack.

[@s.bregnest2857]

Jason Alcasid I like Adept with SnS the most, because you can adept-jump out of attacks and get mounting attacks from them.

[@danieldameron2245]

I dont mean to be rude, but where are the other videos? Tbh i am looking forward to switch axe and gunlance, but it has been a very long time since you last made one of these. Did you quit? Think it was to much? Maybe just forgot? Some closure would be nice. (P.s. i mainly come for the weapon tutorials, so if you said why already then please point me toward where.)

[@acetalos-4242]

As much as I love th Great Sword are you going to do the switch Axe? been maining that weapon since MH4U

[@tal3065]

Acetalos - G-Giant...Sword.

[@acetalos-4242]

......*Sigh*....im just gonna fix that real quick...I honestly don't know how I messed that up so badly...

[@tal3065]

Acetalos - LOL

[@rushminrahman6797]

If you can make a mhgu mixed set monday

[@BakaToTest998]

i know im late and all but hold on a second.. how are these so 60fps-ish on switch.. looks damn nice..

[@oracleelder8797]

What armor set did u use?

[@mauricejames8969]

Please please please please do Charge Blade next! Love your videos