Monster Hunter World Review

MONSTER HUNTER WORLD REVIEW. All footage of Monster Hunter World for this Review was captured using a PS4 Pro. Review copy provided by Capcom. Subscribe if you liked this review of Monster Hunter World!
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[@projared]

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[@DragonxFlutter]

What's the word on things like console options and cross-platform play?

[@Alianger]

What did those "monsters" ever do to you, man?

[@okCarmy]

ProJared i don’t like monster hunter

[@Wolfkaosaun]

Great review. I've been excited for this game for awhile, and you just gave me more reason to be hyped.

[@mehra6712]

@projared Hey Jared, I really want to pick up MH world for ps4, I'm also a huge fan of the series like you... But all my friends who I played 3ds with went over to the dark side and have xbox1 :/ Do you add/play with viewers? Any chance you would add my psn id: Jeeshburger Thanks for all your content and positive stuff you put out there for the gaming community :] -Raj

[@ahmarcamacho8404]

Props to this guy for not showing any of the maps or monster we havent seen before

[@Sandviches]

a real modern hero

[@akiraguy]

A true mvp

[@OPTIMUMELITE]

;)

[@TheChinoAlien]

*cough* *cough* Arekzz *cough* But for real, love Arekzz but damn are his videos and thumbnails spoiler asf

[@Nytellem]

Ahmar Camacho some monsters he showed I actually didn’t see before soooooo

[@TarksGauntlet]

"Monster hunter is Destiny crossed with Dark souls and dinosaurs" -The Verge. Thanks for not being shit Jared.

[@projared]

what the fuck? Did they actually say that?

[@hugo3384]

Monster Hunter was around before both of those games (maybe not dinosaurs)

[@Grasspinks]

Tarks Gauntlet destiny and dark souls are the only games that exist though. What else is there to compare it to???? /s

[@kewa_design]

The Verge ist freaking hell stupid

[@notscorchingsands9718]

I just threw up a little

[@sloan7492]

This game doesn't have a dissembodied voice saying 'so tasty' whenever I cook well-done steaks. 0/10, would not recomend

[@waffleninja5353]

Dead man I was about to buy this game too...

[@YashaMikage]

Gonna miss that feature...

[@jowee6839]

Mmmmm splendid simply delicious

[@somedudeonearth4978]

Yasha Mikage - Hey, they might put it in in the future, if that's even possible.

[@idowateveriwant7507]

10/10,because mods www.nexusmods.com/monsterhunterworld/mods/156

[@N00BSYBORG]

Monster Hunter World is a great example of how to streamline a game without dumbing it down. I hope it's the standard from now on.

[@mwilliams7511]

This IS a dumbed down MH. They intentionally made it easier for Western/novice players to expand the player base. Kind of like Mystic Quest was made for western audiences to get used to jrpgs.

[@FateBringsMe2U]

Wait but it is super dumbed down

[@notscorchingsands9718]

Uh we watch the same video?

[@CasaiAgicap]

Except it sounds like this still actually requires your thinky-thinkies, which Mystic Quest notoriously didn't Just because it's dumbed down doesn't mean it's actually dumb

[@N00BSYBORG]

M Williams I wouldn't call stuff like a research log, training room, quick gathering and scout flies dumbing down. I'd call that not wasting my fucking time.

[@hheecckk526]

Look...the flex after eating was dumb. But it was also great you have to admit.

[@notscorchingsands9718]

made healing a challenge but gamers blame a game over themselves

[@hypershadic98]

hhheeeccckkk526 it was a glorious thing to do,but all of those punishes from munch flex

[@NeoBluereaper]

The game teaches you to become a pro at flexing.

[@EnchantedSmellyWolf]

hhheeeccckkk526 maybe to you but it does give a charm to your character. You need food to gain those nutrition.

[@bernardolavor]

Hey, if you don't flex after eating your breakfast, lunch and dinner, you ain't full yet... Just saying

[@pixelpanic]

I love Jared's reviews. he points out his bias up front, but then gives excellent reviews with solid, digestible, reasons for both pro and con. Easily one of the best KZbinr's out there and that he's not over 2 million subs right now is a shame.

[@notscorchingsands9718]

when youtubers get more subs they get worse

[@Dranex11]

@Megabakufun2 Hipster

[@EdgyZiggy]

Megabakufun2 Fucking hipster

[@shun55665]

Megabakufun2 no thats just trash KZbinrs in general. Jared is a good KZbinr and if he gained more subs, he wouldn't get worse. he would keep his content the same. because that's what makes him great. good KZbinrs either stay great with the same kind of content or they improve upon this great content.

[@KefkeWren]

I personally consider some of his pros to _be_ cons, but that's a values judgement. If your goal in Monster Hunter is "get into cool battles with massive kaiju", then MHWs changes will be just what you're looking for. If you're playing for a detailed and semi-realistic take on slaying monsters, it's moving a bit away from that. Doesn't mean it won't still be a blast to play, just that the focus has shifted more to the combat, and away from the grittiness.

[@glav2948]

8:30 Opening 45 minutes? You mean the character customization screen?

[@petitwallaby]

Hahahaha! Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'll spend an embarrassing amount of time there!

[@drago3036]

petitwallaby me too XD

[@TheShadowHatter]

lol this just makes it sound more painful, because I know I'll def be an hour in the Character Creator just to then have to slog through the 45m tutorial.

[@FriarTug]

ProJared's thoughts during gameplay. 4:40 "I'm just going to crawl through here and see what..." 4:43 "Rathalos!" 4:44 "NOPE! Nope, nope, nope. So much nope!"

[@chris78946]

That moment you shoot a sos flare and it hits the ceiling.

[@patman_for_sure]

My imagination of this caused me to feel real-world pain. 😂😂

[@diremiralis8523]

0/10 No Flexing After Drinking Potion. Literally unplayable.

[@izakbrisco5653]

Stay strong, Jared. Your career is not over.

[@gojizard704]

Preach

[@paulnoell39]

Heck yeah

[@MCDexpo]

3 monthes later, and it looks like he got a majority of his subscribers back. Proud of him.

[@WardofSquid]

Your prayers were answered

[@Asduuggee]

What happened to him?

[@madamek8656]

I want someone to love me as much as Jared loves Monster Hunter

[@ShitOwl]

@@Hungrybird474 lmao

[@MugenSniperGeek]

Another thing that I would like to say is I kinda like how the monsters have this hierarchy now when before they would feel like they were just clipping each other with attacks now you get full on battles for territory between two monsters which makes you feel like they're actually animals trying to survive than just another boss fight. Just something I enjoyed that I wanted to add

[@RedRiotRoss]

Yo this got me more hype than I already was

[@kuakol9390]

RedRiot who would have thought ill see you in a projared review of all places

[@RedRiotRoss]

hell yea boi, i'm a goddamn normie who only picked it up at monster hunter 4 ultimate, but ever since i heard about world and big boi console i was like fuCK YEA bOI LET'S SPEND 90 MORE HOURS OF MYU LIFE TO LOOK NEAT

[@RedRiotRoss]

big kiss, bye

[@goukinecrom2124]

Red boi what weapon are you going to main and whats your favorite monster

[@RedRiotRoss]

boi i'm bout to try anythin and everything out tonight, last time i played mh was like 5 years ago mininum. doin a 12 hour sTREAMo of yeS.

[@gishathosaurus6828]

The best thing about the game is how damn inmersive it is... from throwing nets and capturing small critters to actually see 2 monsters duke it out kaiju style! They feel like real animals now, meaning that they patrol through their territory, eat smaller ones or invade another's one's turf and fight or run against them. One more thing? Where the fuck are your 3 Rathalos figurines?

[@gonk986]

Jared feels like a real animal too now!

[@suguri2075]

Carved for materials

[@Guacamakis]

Patiently waiting for the PC port

[@TheSaNdMaN5000]

Mike Pap almost here, any moment now

[@donbionicle]

Autumn this year, so several moments from now.

[@halfdarkshadow]

Brutakalaka Autumn this year? That's a bit more than "several" moments lol. That's roughly almost a year i.e. 8 to 10 months.

[@lordchimpington87]

Yup

[@koreankamui98]

At least the MH team cares about PC players having a good time.

[@NokiaSojiro]

I'm gearing up for a good old fashioned weekend of pizza and Monster Hunter

[@NokiaSojiro]

Spartan K Only if you help kill giant monsters. That's slayin' pizza.

[@hamwitch]

Hey I was out of town on business when it dropped, I had to wait till Tuesday to play it. Hopefully you found the time to enjoy some of it by now. I know I have.

[@TheRPGentleman]

Only difference between now and when I was a teenager is I work 45 hour weeks and have no time for video games.

[@truthoverfeelings]

NokiaSojiro you da real mvp

[@lorddreemurr]

Jared, my guy....let's get a review going for Iceborne!

[@valhawk]

Jared's video score 9/10...Jared's actual score "rock hard"/10.

[@redcalxz6846]

Wow Jared you gave Monster Hunter World a 9 but you gave Damn a 7?

[@jopedrop]

nice crossover, im feeling a light 8 on it tran-

[@JCOdrjones]

João Pedro Silva de Queiroz Sition! Have you given this game a play session? Did you love it or hate it, what would you rate it, you're the best you're the best, what should I receive next? Leave a like of you like. Please subscribe, and please don't cry. ProJared, FOREVER!

[@peterloya7168]

Hey everyone. PROTHANY JAREDTANO here

[@theresastarmanwaitinginthe5149]

Prothony Jaredtano.

[@yeyapenton]

Best comment period

[@spongefanman]

hope ull review iceborne when it comes out

[@silentdrew7636]

Yes.

[@deidara122]

Silent Drew *YES*

[@Shigatsu-]

Did he did it ?

[@kynlykereh2910]

@@Shigatsu- i don't think he does sadly

[@oualidtrabelsi5784]

He never will

[@seorsuelos9272]

Tbh the mining and farming was fun for me like collecting mushrooms herbs and honey made me appreciate the hunt more

[@emoimo4171]

All that is still there. The only items you can pick up instantly, and when sprinting, are the super basic items, that there’s only one of in a stack. Mining and gathering mushrooms and stuff are faster than before, but still require you to stop, get down, and go through a gathering animation several times.

[@TheArnoldification]

As Emo said, this component still exists. The process is expedited for the more essential ingredients like honey and plants for potions, which is a very sensible change. I recall mining being a bit fast when I played the demo but not being instant.

[@kaptainkabbage6943]

its not as fun as it use to be. but its still good

[@10ReasonsWhy]

Anyone who complains about being able to walk to potions being too easy is a tryhard. OH SO GOING INTO ANOTHER AREA TO DRINK THE POTION WHERE THE MONSTER CANT HIT YOU IS HARD .

[@jonathanxiang6658]

4SidedStar this is why I never change zones for healing

[@wk2337]

For the next hunt I'll try to stop moving whenever healing and do a pose after I'm done

[@Goldmight]

Shout out, that this will be his number 1 game of 2018. Applebee's on me if it's true.

[@tonnieconnolly2563]

(Dark souls remasterd)

[@cringebud8513]

TheGoldminor I think you meant knack 3

[@jopedrop]

KNACK 3 BAYBEEEE

[@landenbanks8919]

Your a funny guy

[@toucanstudio]

Smart man, by the end of the year Applebee's will probably be out of business.

[@Solidlink69]

I will lose my Sh!t if I send an s.o.s out and the Monster Hunter Hero ProJared come to save me.

[@Kay-yy7ln]

4:41 I love how he saw the Rathios then just booked it!

[@Roman-wd1it]

Best review I've seen, thank you man.

[@Mr-Moron]

“This SEVERELY cuts down on grinding” * Looks at how I had to kill Vaal Hazak 30 times to get the set and lance Me: Oof. Good thing I started with this one.

[@physical_insanity]

Ngl, I actually enjoy the grinding. Sure, it gets tedious sometimes, but that's a little part of the whole fun.

[@manikaditha6308]

Older gen grinding turns me off lol, i didnt do any investigation in world and killed 100 odogaron and no gem, couple of gold box investigations solve the problem. Old gen? Holy fuck, i always choose raw even tho its not the best option, in GU i use GS, in mh4u i use lance which is better if you use element, but fuck no, i just use brachy and tigrex lance.

[@sachitechless]

Deviljho is the best JhoJho

[@taquitolayton68]

A reference including my fav anime and videogame saga? like it

[@ardi1463]

Rukia Shimazu IS THAT A JO JO'S REFERENCE

[@brooswain8077]

Deviljho jhostar

[@hubberducky]

Jhosuke

[@noisyheretic215]

I just hope the second monster they bring back is BrachyDIOs so we can JhoJho and DIO duke it out.

[@wildcard4552]

4u will always be in my heart and be my side because i still have it

[@jacobmonks3722]

I guess we know what's #1 on his Top 10 Games of 2018 list.

[@Sniperbear13]

aye........ Destiny 2!

[@SkyReaperOne]

The negative point you talked about, with not having everything explained thoroughly counts as a positive to me. Too many games fall prey to the trope that they need to hold the player's hand through everything. Some games just benefit from having these grey areas to allow players to explore and discover features, making them feel like they accomplished something. On the other hand, one weakness you didn't bring up, is the online play. As it stands, there is a severe issue with it where players that have not seen all the cut-scenes of a mission, can not invite other players to their session, nor can they join others who would be doing that same mission, so long as those cut scenes have not been seen. What this does, in combination with the fact that your personal progression is entirely tied to the story progression, is encourage a player to go through each mission on their own and makes it overly complicated to play through with friends until you get to the actual grind, past high rank. This, in my honest opinion, is a flaw to a game that focuses heavily on online play with a story line about as deep as a porn video's. Besides that though, I really can't find any flaws to the game itself. Grouping with friends can be a little wonky, but I put that issue on PSN's shoddiness, and the game does have an alternative that circumvents PSN's downtimes. Even when the friend list is down, you can join a squad's session, where your friends will meet up with you. The grouping features aren't perfect, but they work.

[@corvusdawn3325]

Once you view the cut scenes you can leave and then invite or fire an sos without leaving.

[@ShinnyMetal]

It's less about hold the player's hand and more about leaving them in the dust. There are just some t hing that are pretty important to know that it just doesn't even hint at. I can't point those things out for sure since I've veen playing the series for awhile now, but i remember just feeling lost for nearly two whole games before someone explained things to me

[@SlingingHashSlasher]

Superman jumping, Rapid fire and Auto-reload for bowguns, Blast Damage etc. None of those mechanics are ever properly explained which they should have been. For certain monsters you need to look at the wiki to find out what parts need to be broken to get certain items lest you waste hours farming parts you already have. certain status effects can be relieved by button mashing but theres never a prompt for it. They also nerfed a bunch of gems and this was only discovered through testing by the community

[@whateverwhatever1797]

once, I was going to join someone who sent an SOS flare. They were doing the Jho special assignment that I HAVE finished and it told me that I haven't progressed enough through the story. This is probably a bug, but I have seen this a lot. Hope they fix it soon

[@whateverwhatever1797]

@@SlingingHashSlasher some players might learn about blast damage only when the get a blast kinsect or get fire and ice a blast and ice weapon)

[@Carbonated__Milk]

Every quality of life improvement Jared mentioned was another N U T.

[@warthogvanguard7292]

Tucker Mills *STILL ERECT* *100% ABSOLUTELY ERECT*

[@Mr.Spongecake]

This review pretty much mirrors my thoughts on the game. One of my favorite things about how the gathering is better: Remember when killing Aptonoths and Apceros to get raw meat? Remember landing the killing blow and having to wait for them to actually DIE while they do their death flailing? No more. They hit the ground, twitch once and are ready for carving. I'm still going through the story right now but I do hope to eventually see you online, Jared!

[@Philminator]

IGN / Gamespot take note here, this IS the closest you'll ever get to Kevin VanOrd...you know, a guy that could actually review games properly.

[@sarikrana4215]

Philminator they have millions of growing subscribers. They will be fine. But I like this review better.

[@cryingwithrage]

IGN gave the game a 9.5 becuase the person that played it is a monster hunter fan. IGN did your IQ went up?

[@itsjustcloudy8305]

Well that's that,MHW is godly from the biggest MH spokesperson on KZbin! Jokes aside this was a pretty in depth review Jared! I might consider picking this up when I free up more of the backlog

[@dannybizal]

backlogs don't matter once MHW is released.

[@itsjustcloudy8305]

dannybizal ...darn,you might be right Ok,if this recent job app pans out I'll go ahead and pick it up along with the RH remake!

[@Vulcanfaux]

Projared, GaijenHunter, and Arzeks have all already praised it. I can think of a few other well known monster hunter fans that are also super excited for it and want to play the ever living daylight out of this so yeah. What more do you need. If those three love monster hunter world. I'm sure only the most stubborn and traditionalist of mh fans will not like world. I still want mhxx localized though. So I can play it on the go.

[@miniguylad2827]

my biggest problem with monster hunter world is that.... YOU DON'T FLEX ANYMORE WHAT'S UP WITH THAT

[@elisoncrz]

Thanks for the review Jared. For all intents and purposes, your points are relatively meticulous and unbiased as any good review should be. Couldn't really get into the series before but based off this and other favorable reviews, I think I might pick it up. Thanks and congrats on almost reaching a million subs!

[@McJaews]

I can only imagine elitists whining about accessibility. "The game's too dumbed down!" The reason I can only imagine it is because I've not seen it anywhere. There seems to be almost no elitists in the MonHun community in the way there is in fighting games, where every accessibility improvement is met with scoffs and moaning about how it fills the community with scrubs. And yeah, it'll suck for some people to get matched with clueless beginners, but most veteran players I've heard from have relished the thought of taking a chick under their wing. Add to that the "Adopt a Noob" system that allows people to sign up as a veteran or novice and get matched up to learn about the game, and you have a wonderful, friendly learning community. It's almost as if a cooperative PvE game about fighting big dumb monsters with big dumb weapons makes people happy. Well done, Monster Hunter!

[@dylancross1039]

James Badger I've seen a good dozen or so at least on literally every other MHW video though. It's old man mentality. They want it to be hard for everyone else because they had it hard

[@somethingscookin]

I never even understood the elitists mentality of "stop making it more accessible to new players". like why would they care that just means they get to kick the shit out of more people

[@TigirlakaLaserwolf6]

Thank you for addressing my one concern about getting into the franchise. BRB gonna go buy an MH game that's not Stories. Because dear God I love that game

[@banban8481]

I play monhun for a long time and usually just do it solo, but one day my friend interested and I introuduce him. I just need to cope with his skills and equipments and now we have a monhun community in our school, and we really have fun.

[@JaelinBezel]

@@TigirlakaLaserwolf6 Yeah Monster Hunter has one of the friendliest player bases I can think of. I've read about a few spoil sports (like people who call long sword players weeaboos or something) but on the whole, everyone I've met is friendly and helpful at best or just non-communicative at worst.

[@mellenboi]

This review made me want to play mhw on my brother's xbox. My brother said it was too hard for me. But after watching this i played through mhw, and later got it on pc to play it again. I later got monster hunter generations and fell in love with it. Now this is one of my favorite game and series. I never knew how much i needed to play this game.

[@thomasdenham1467]

Please say it’s good “Best monster hunter ever” Oh thank god

[@ignacionadeo1306]

So, TL;DR: They decided to tone down the tedium in order to focus on making the game actually play like a modern game while not losing the spirit of Monster Hunter. Still a fucking grindfest, but then again, that's like complaining about the grinding in a Disgaea game.

[@dylancross1039]

Notgonnatellyou notgonnasayit Ohhhh man... I fucking love Disgaea. The tedium is fun in that game though

[@437SilverStar]

But from what I know, they removed the kick, right? How can you even call this a real Monster Hunter game without the kick?!?!

[@sessy01]

no kick but you can peg someone with a rock from the slinger, probably.

[@smnvalex]

Curgly Croog you can kick with the greatsword still

[@garret432]

If you press circle by a paratoad your hunter will do the kick on it.

[@warthogvanguard7292]

Curgly Croog can you even call this monster Hunter without the useless, stand still and do a circus strongman pose animation for drinking the potion!

[@437SilverStar]

Oh yeah, you're right! Man, this is gonna be the worst MH game ever!

[@KamiPain75]

"BACK IN MY DAY MONSTER HUNTER USED TO BE GRINDY NOW IS FULL OF CASUALS" But been serious here, I was one of those people who have a lot of mix feelings with this game. Most of all, the changes to the gameplay, but when I played the Beta I could see how good the game was. It delivers the true Monster Hunter experience for any veteran or newcomer to the franchise. Even some changes like running while you eat/drink have their own punishments in doing so. Like yes you can move, but If you dodge while drinking, you lose part of your health, wasting even MORE potions and materials. Finally I love that they got us back the old school gameplay for all the weapons, because my main weapon was the Charge Blade back in MH4U. But I got disappointed when I discover that in MH:Generations they kinda "nerfed?" the weapon. BUT NOW in MH:WORLD THE CHARGE BLADE IS BACK BABY WITH ALL HIS COMBOS/CANCELS/ELECTROSHOCKS AND MORE OP SHIT THAT MADE THE WEAPON SO GREAT WHEN IT CAME OUT. IM SOLD MAN. (At least I hope it was the case with all other weapons because I have only try the Charge blade :P)

[@TheArnoldification]

I was really impressed with the qol changes when I played the demo. They clearly put a lot of thought into player concerns and made sure the qol changes wouldn't dumb down the game's mechanics. And yes, we shall deus vult together with our charge blades and take back jerusalem

[@LightningSe7en]

Yup. All the weapons got a bit of loving. I'm a switch axe user with some minor gripes (mostly from axe mode attacks not charging sword gauge) but the phial awakening and the minimount combo, bonuses etc, I still love it. Every weapon was shown some love.

[@Aereto]

I have mixed feelings about the game also. I maybe a decent hunter, but I can't back up any other hunter in multiplayer since I don't have Playstation Plus, since the subscription give me a bad taste like Xbox Live does. I have a part time job, but that money is better spent buying new games and paying tuition, not be some World of Warcraft whale or lootbox mook. That is the most killing of flaws in a game that values skills and teamwork equally, when you have to keep paying for teamwork unlike 4 Ultimate. Maybe I should stick to PC and 3DS if MH World fails to keep me engaged after the end of the story. If Capcom's making a gamble on the series future this, I say they have a full house, but someone is going to pull off a straight or royal flush. Get back to bringing XX overseas if multiplayer is a problem. I would rather get to meet randoms of varying skills again than these new mechanics.

[@riccard7393]

Kami75 I have a problem with the Charge blade, countering with AED is useless, since you should be spamming SAED anyway, and it's more boring to spam SAED than to counter and headsnipe with AED tbh.

[@diegorojas2049]

The one thing I'm disappointed about World is that you can't play as a Prowler anymore ;-;

[@Moota6777]

Watch his new video guys and always remember a person is not considered guilty unless proven so in front of a court of law not an arbitrary court composed of random people on the internet.

[@AntonioCunningham]

I'm definitely going to miss the oils and styles from monster Hunter XX, but I that's not going to stop me spending over a thousand hours in MH World.

[@ParrotMan01276]

Jared, will survive this. May all your hunts be successful!

[@kalvus5270]

Had to comeback after the new MHR trailer

[@sokumotanaka9271]

Huh so this is why the scoutflies in jak and daxter were all over the place.

[@JaelinBezel]

Can't wait to get that powercell!

[@TrueMoeru]

Can we talk about how much Jared character looks JUST like him.

[@MasterRJMC]

isn't that what you are supposed to do with YOUR custom character?

[@Lnblackberry48]

MasterRJ I make my character the opposite sex with the perfect assets of course

[@Guacamakis]

Does the game need a constant internet connection or can it be played offline too? I'm not talking solo or multiplayer by the way

[@xeonviento9778]

Nope it doesn't. Tried it yesterday.

[@Guacamakis]

Xeon Viento Thank Goodness! Thanks for the quick and informative response

[@the7blargs]

The only online requirement is for sos help and multiplayer

[@Raf8347]

well i guess you asked it cause of Metal Gear Shitvive right?

[@123leyang321]

Uh... "Mike Pap's question - 36 minutes ago" "Xeon Viento's answer - 42 minutes ago" "Mike Pap's 2nd answer - 39 minutes ago" Wth? KZbin manipulating time and space again...

[@6339simo]

I preordered my copy of Monster Hunter World and I am a newcomer to series. This review really helpded me get a great perspective on how the game is to a veteran of the series compared to a newcomer. Thanks for the awesome review and now I just have to maintain my excitment until the game arrives at my doorstep \m/ :)

[@dallas3992]

TheAverageMetalhead he also has some tutorials for older monster hunter games. They won't 100% apply to world, but still very helpful for building fundamentals. It's what I started with and now I've broken 2000 hours into the series.

[@politic17]

I hope that they make an edition for this game with the whole content in the disc/s >>> Amazing review, thanks :)

[@hector-m-carrillo]

I wish you went into detail about the downsides You just said "unexplained mechanics" and i was waiting for an example But it never came

[@evoke1631]

that’ll come when the hype dies.

[@OTOBIOhazord]

Unexplained mechanics were unexplained T.T

[@D4rdar]

I’ll be getting this on PC but I really wished they would bring this to Switch. MH has always been best as a handheld series in my opinion and I’ve been able to devote more time then the console ones - probably 3-4x Also the fact we’re not getting cross play is a massive problem for me and my sister and basically we will have to build/buy a gaming PC for her just to play MHW together

[@tree490]

rise

[@Raidenze]

So... when can we hunt humans, the deadliest monster of them all?

[@DonnieDoodles]

When capcom can program humans that are every bit as satisfying to pummel as massive dinosaur/dragon things of course.

[@rickylovesyou]

they made that one already, its called streetfighter

[@Xifihas]

Raidenze Play PUBG for that. Mind you, that game is abysmally boring.

[@losnfjslefn8857]

Raidenze Pretty much every video game lets you do this already :P

[@lunk2569]

Raidenze monhun PvP already exists. Just upswing

[@Sonicfan640]

Happy 2 month anniversary of this video!

[@FlamingNinjaGmr]

I finally got a PS4, and this game is definitely on the top of my wishlist. I've already got the Shadow of the Colossus remaster and the new Spider Man game, so if I add this to my library, I don't think I'll need any other games for a while.

[@StarshipTrooper4231]

I don't get why people don't mention the tedious part of the multiplayer. It is totally broken atm if you ask me... It is just not "drop in/drop out" multiplayer. The key quests that is the single player missions is extremely annoying to get through since the player who posts the quests MUST watch the cutscene and progress in the posted mission before he/she can shoot a SOS flare. And when me and my bro tried it yesterday it disconnected us as soon as he sent SOS to the hub. And the game is totally deserted in that sense that no room exists. You can't just search for a specific target as you did before, instead you find... nothing. The player base will die off quickly if the multplayer doesn't get a fix soon.

[@itchydez]

Lol.

[@TxuZai]

about to hit a million, should be at 5 million by now, the channel is so awesome!

[@DirectorOfChaos9292]

Thank God. They've made a lot of good changes to the game. If I had a PS4 I'd get this. But yeah, infinite pickaxes and bug nets is great along with auto gathering/auto crafting, along with being able to roll out of the way to cancel actions and not get hit. And showing what can be broken seems very helpful too. No more paintballs either thank God. That was an unnecessary pain. Same with being able to move while drinking a potion which is awesome. They made a lot of good changes and I'm glad they did

[@SKULLKR3W]

all of the changes you listed make the game worse it simplifies it so much that there is no reason to strategize anymore just run and gun and youll do fine

[@DirectorOfChaos9292]

hddd the old way was archaic as all hell.

[@SKULLKR3W]

the old way actually challenged you this new way is for babies who like hand holdingn

[@DirectorOfChaos9292]

hddd So you thought it was fun to go out and farm herbs, bugs and ores and have your gathering tools run out

[@DirectorOfChaos9292]

That's not fun. It's boring.

[@onyx2787]

Monster hunter is in my opinion an otherwise perfect franchise. The fact that they make solutions to old problems and build off of their strengths, they continuously one up themselves and provide fan with a new and interesting experience with every game

[@cgeetaryan]

I personally prefer the old way of telling of damage. While the damage numbers were unavailable in previous MH games, damage was not completely hidden. The way to tell damage before was by the amount of blood spilled, which in my opinion is more satisfying than seeing “50” damage ..

[@Valoe7]

Carson you can turn off the numbers.

[@davidv5584]

You can feel the hit when you attack a weak part btw

[@cgeetaryan]

yes I am aware of that. I personally just wish they kept the bloody feature :)

[@cgeetaryan]

@micolash host of the nightmare do you mean different vibration feels?

[@thenighttalkpodcast4195]

Monster hunter!!! I love the series!!!

[@Gyork_]

I love that if you follow a monster long enough you can actually see it doing the marks like scratching their claws or marking a tree.

[@DerekDomino71]

I have been waiting for your review. I know you have loved the series, so there may be SOME small bias, but I trust you. If you had said to avoid it, I sure as hell would have. I don't have much Monster Hunter experience, so I look forward to getting into this one.

[@Minusoh]

Domino D I'm getting the game as a newcomer too. I did purchase 4 Ultimate after World's announcement trailer, but I've only done like ten hunts. From playing World's beta, I think it's really easy to get into. Soon enough I was trying to beat my fastest times and showing my other friends how to play. If you've been interested in the series as have I, but never actually got into one of the games, this is the one to start with. It's reasuring to hear that ProJared, as a veteran from the beginning, has almost nothing but praise for the game as well.

[@JRGomez81]

Just got this game yesterday, having a blast so far. One question though: Did anyone else name their Palico after a cat of theirs they lost and just got kinda sad for a minute like I did?

[@asherrosano4016]

Did that when I bought it like a week ago

[@Lavos2007]

i named mine Ms. Kitty and then forgot to change its color to a darkish gray...woops cartman from south park wont be happy with me D:

[@charlx8979]

Yep named mine after a past kitty Now ghost comet haunts my game and makes me kind of sad

[@AJplaysgames8907]

I named mine after my girlfriend's cat

[@whateverwhatever1797]

I named mine after my real cat. Nugget. I like nuggets ._.

[@m.muradbasic4186]

R.I.P Projared

[@ark14700]

A sequel that improves in meaningful ways? You don't see that much these days.

[@tigrexking2974]

I'm a veteran myself, played every game that's come to the US, I love this new game but there are a few things I dislike about this monster and they are, that fucking weapon tree system, it use to be so much easier to make and upgrade weapons, while they did add things like a wishlist (so helpful) the weapon tree system just feels weird to me; the other thing I don't really like is that this version doesn't feel like it has a lot of monsters (haven't played all the way through yet, Curse you social life obligations!) and I understand this is a new "world" I just wish we could fight some of the older monsters because there are a lot that would have some sick looking equipment in these graphics, plus my main bitc... i mean monster is Tigrex and as far as I know he's not in the game. hopefully they will add more of the older monsters like the pickle in the future.

[@LeviathanLP]

Okay, but the older games also had weapon upgrade trees. It's just that there was no way to see them in the game.

[@theoffworlder3700]

Jared can I just say how excited I am about how close you are to hitting a million subscribers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Amfibios]

If i don't see an iceborn review imma be pissed.

[@Jeerin_]

Matchmaking isn’t working (there are no online sessions when I search for a game), the mouth movement doesn’t correspond to what they are saying and barely anyone speaks

[@riccard7393]

Maybe because the lip sinc is with MonHun language, not English, nor German, nor Japanese.

[@kyraevermoon5544]

i hope you'll review icebourne!

[@Wonko15]

I agree completely and entirely, although I feel it's best that games don't hold your hand through each and every mechanic. This gives you more than enough explanation for newcomers to develop an opinion as to whether or not they will enjoy it enough to continue playing and exploring the mechanics.

[@Tronerfull]

I need to ask, doesnt anybody feel that the new monsters are less imaginative and more borimg than the ones in 3ds? After playing the demo that left a bad taste in my mouth and i want to know other opinions.

[@mrtyki2046]

Tronerfull looking at some like vaal hazak and xeno Jivva made like it more but most are pretty good with me so far.

[@RoyalTrashing]

Tronerfull the color palette does a lot, monsters on 3ds looks more intimidating thanks to the vibrant choice. I preferred that one. And the new designs are so and so tbh

[@Kioh2]

Tronerfull I can see where you're coming from but I mostly see the handheld games being more arcade-like do they can get away with that art style especially considering how low poly it all is. I personally appreciate the new art style as it's still bright and colourful but with an extremely balanced out realistic tone.

[@warthogvanguard7292]

Tronerfull not all of them, some of them. I don’t particularly like Great Jagras, then again the flesh dog looks fantastic, and the zombie! The main enemy elder dragon also looks and sounds very awesome being a more mobile version of Dire Miralis. However I know what you mean. In my opinion, I just think it’s the design of the game, you can’t really do anything about that. Even Rathalos looks kindve weird to me, Deviljho too. Monsters that I know distinctly. Try it out though! Might surprise you :)

[@TheMaleLilligant]

Really the one thing I don't like about the roster is they seem to have taken a step back in monster variety. Where are the giant bugs and spiders? Where are the primates? Where are the large Amphibians?

[@revenile]

I got the PC version, pre-ordered it even because discount. Since the 9th my steam counter says I've put 32 hours into MHW already, and that's not even as much as I wished I could have played, having a few days where I couldn't. Been in the series since 3U (your Beginner's Guide is what helped me make the jump, by the way), and even my sister is playing this game now. I'm having a blast even when I get carted (usually for a dumb mistake or getting in a rare combo set that gives me a ride on the kitty cart). I love this game a lot.

[@BasedBraum]

Hey ProJared I know u love Monster Hunter. My friends and I love your content and trust your reviews. Could you make a video on Generations Ultimate. Some of them aren't budging at giving MHGU a chance over MHW cuz "Dem Grafix"

[@yogfigs]

Neil Sonico dude I have the same problem with my friends

[@SailorXenaFan108]

Now do iceborne. Your name is cleared.

[@GameBOY5235]

One thing I disagree with is the 'hidden' mechanics in the game. I feel like being able to figure out mechanics is also a part of monster hunter, just like trying to find the best weapon or finding the weak spot for each monster.

[@atomstorm7539]

Dude im so hyped im a monster hunter 3,4,and generations veteran so seeing how each game has improve is going to be fun.

[@Manlypitts]

Im worried about your health jared

[@Stealsfromhobos]

I dunno how I feel about lots of these changes. Quality of life changes in general are welcome but it seems like it's taking it to the extreme in this case. Previously bad potion timing could make or break you but now you can just sip and jog no problem? Running out of whetstones and harvest tools used to mean you had to scavenge for parts to craft it in the field, but now they're just free forever and infinite? With their own inventories? If you were in dire need of potion ingredients you had to get to a safe place to harvest them, but harvesting is now instant, crafting is automatic, and any and all vulnerable animations can be rolled out of? Like it or hate it good preparation and timing were an important part of successful hunts in previous games. My understanding of this just seems like the game doesn't punish the player for bad decisions like it should. At its core, this game seems like it's pushing half the old mechanics to the side to draw in new players expecting an instantly gratifying action game.

[@davidv5584]

Stealsfromhobos If you heal and roll you waste the item. Also, it takes a good amount of time to drink the potions

[@enzowarren9832]

I agree, they over-casualized World. It’s a shame, given how the same team that made 4U (still the best MH) also made this.

[@necromancer2367]

I personally disagree. Having played MHFU, the changes brought over into MHW are blessings. I'm not into organising more of my inventory or spending more time on other banal things, when I can spend more time hunting! Though I wish we still had a proper farm like in mhfu. Idk it just feels """incomplete"""

[@LeviathanLP]

So your criticism is basically that MHW is a worse game because they took out all the boring parts?

[@possumlodge5368]

One thing I think should be mentioned is that when you dodge cancel out of using a consumable it still uses up that item without the effects taking place, so you still need to pick the right time to use your items.

[@meangreen320]

This is thee best review available for this game. Everyone else either vaguely says “it’s great!!! Go play!!!” Or “it’s awesome if you’re a fan of the series. But it’s hard to get into”. You actually discussed the combat, the collecting and crafting system, the pros and cons of the continued accessibility the series is trying to achieve etc

[@kylemassey4060]

CASUALIZED

[@emoimo4171]

Sure. Except it’s by far the most mechanically intensive game in the franchise.

[@enzowarren9832]

It is indeed casualized.

[@WindyREDPanda]

riggis mafom Love your profile photo. HAPPY BIRTHDAY lol. From Kamen Rider OOO

[@adamjsher04]

I feel that most changes are great, but I don't think we needed infinite wetstones (though it is a GOD SENT!) Also is it just me or do some attacks just...lack a feeling of impact. Like, its been improved but, take hammer for example, most of the time it feels great to smack something, but sometimes it just doesnt. I hope they add G-Rank and other things into the game soon after Deviljho

[@franzjosephliszt1555]

The Irish Elite if there wasn't infinite whetstones i would have quit the game as soon as i found out

[@adamjsher04]

Franz Joseph Liszt after months of play now I'm fine with en

[@mindisfrozen]

I felt sorry for one of my friends. I recently introduced him to Monster Hunter with this game since we never really had a Wii U or 3DS, he never got a psp/vita, and of course didn't know about the ps2 version. Well I let him try out the beta and he fell in love with the game. The big 'mistake' he did however was talking about it on some discord channel he is in and he said he enjoyed it because the style reminded him of the Souls games that he greatly loved. Then he learned that the discord channel had MH fans that didn't take too kindly to that comparison. I understood why they reacted but he played Demon Souls long before Monster Hunter

[@bryceneedham1860]

It will have to be good to beat MH 4 Ultimate in my eyes.

[@Liam_Mellon]

Are you ever gonna review Final Fantasy IV?

[@Oogasra]

Capcom seems to have taken lessons from John carmack with his line for doom: Story in a video game is like story in a porn movie; it’s expected to be there, but it’s not that important.

[@zippydipity42]

So glad to hear the man who got me into the series actually likes MHW! It's taken a lot of the new modernisation aspects from Monster Hunter Online, and it's real refreshing to see. Now.... If only the PC release was sooner.

[@jellyfrosh9102]

Let’s just hope they don’t make all the future entries even easier and more dumbed down than World. I’ve been down this route before with world of Warcraft.

[@pee8662]

Hey jared what do you think of nintendo labo

[@Max-tq5fs]

Hitting weak spots had visual indicators before mhw, we didn't need damage numbers for that. in XX for example the screen flashes yellow when you hit a weak spot. Just as a side note. Super looking forward to playing, can't wait to get home after work today and play all weekend.

[@rhyzvanic3660]

As a veteran, I dont like the scout flies. They give *way* more information than paintballs, and I don't like the overabundance of information. Especially when you fight the monster multiple times, You just get handed too much information instantly, or for very little investment.

[@mmmmm9678]

Vlad1m4ra *thank you*

[@Lavos2007]

i dont like em cus they hit the bar sometimes before a hunt and get drunk when you need em to be trackin the monster and they cant figure out which direction is left, which one is right, and keep leading you around in circles for no good reason...doesnt happen all that often but its enough to piss ya off...Paintballs were much more loyal... also the big excuse for Scout Flies being the function is "keeps the combat flowing" and thats a lie...paintballs did that just fine because you chuck one, it smears the monster and for the next liek 10 minutes if it runs you can jsut chase it and resume the fight immediatly upon gettin to the monster, which because the paintballs tells you EXACTLY where the monster is, theres no fuss about how to find the monster, you just fuckin run to it! and theres no fuckin maze of vines or all these differing elevations making traversal difficult while trying to track down a large but highly mobile monster, and if the monster can fly then take that annoyance and amplify it by 100x

[@jademerrydown2943]

As opposed to instantly finding all the information on the wiki page like we all did

[@Lavos2007]

given that almost everything has internet access these days, i fail to see the problem also i prefer paintballs to scout flies, easier to track with :P

[@necromancer2367]

I have to agree that the scoutflies need more refining 😅

[@Unclaimed_Username]

I don't know, honestly. I mean on one hand accessibility is nice but it is a double-edged sword when developers inevitably cut out features in favor of making the game easier for newbies to understand while alienating veteran players. I feel like a lot of the appeal for the game was the fact that you actually had to take time to prepare for monsters, rather than just run out and hope for the best. It seems tedious, but I actually enjoyed crafting things I needed, and making sure my inventory and gear were straightened out before heading out to hunt. It felt like it mattered, and that a successful hunt was because I prepared for it and did my homework rather than just stuffing as much into the autocrafter as possible. The scoutflies, while useful, are also amazingly intrusive as I'd rather not have a *GLOWING NEON SWARM* not only leading me to monsters like the fault of many modern games (quest markers), but they're just an eyesore. Lighting up the occasional footprint is nice, but usually there's so much shit on screen that I have more than once been carted because something angry was on the other side of the swarm and it noticed me before me (or the scoutflies) noticed it and fucked off so I can see. The handler's annoying. There's no dancing around that and I severely wish there was an option to trade out or just shut her up altogether. I'm fifty hours in and don't need this wannabe Tracer chiming in whenever something happens. Just...let me hunt the monster. This is Monster *Hunter* not Monster Commentary Section. Tons of little things irk me too. The lack of blood, the damage numbers (I know they can be turned off but I also know capcom won't listen to players like me that dislike these features) the fact that you can slinger back onto monsters that have thrown you off which feels like it trivializes the whole thing because why care about being thrown off if you can just hop right back on? Being able to basically farcaster at any time removes a lot of the threat from encounters because not only are there multiple camps (at least one of which will be close to your encounter) but you can just completely change your loadout there. Also the fact that there's effectively free potions just lying around most areas so you don't even need to worry too much about recovery item management. The Gathering Hub may as well not exist for how out of the way it is! Basically I feel like, because of some of these updates, a lot of the process of hunting doesn't matter anymore, and that hunting now just boils down to shitting out a lot of damage with little thought into how to go about it.

[@little_isalina]

So glad thius is coming out for PC. But why such a long wait though

[@thetoondevil]

Threeshades they want to make sure it runs smoothly on PC. So they had to delay the pc release to make sure everything is ready.

[@TheMenarch]

capcom has always been slow to port to PC

[@JulioDRai]

Id rather wait 1 month than have a shitty pc port.

[@little_isalina]

1 month is fine, but by what I last heard it won't be until fall. Also I wouldn't mind a shitty port if it got patched.

[@JulioDRai]

Threeshades that's not only bad for players but also for the company, and it's not like they would patch it before the time they would release it normally. Just be patient and avoid any other mhw videos in the meantime.