Monster Hunter Wilds New Ajarakan Gameplay Reaction & Breakdown

[@Sephiroth69]

Love how black flame curiously approaches the hunter, same how octopuses curiously approach humans irl.

[@dmanking11]

it also "sniffs" with its tentacles, just like an octopus

[@PieMK6R]

​@@dmanking11 giggity

[@tannerkennedy4192]

I’m so curious about that damn octopus it’s ecology is so unique and cool

[@drxavier1870]

The funniest part is it cuts the instant it engages combat if you look on the map

[@PieMK6R]

@@dmanking11 giggity

[@berni32323]

IGN japan guy was a beast Especially loved the IG gameplay, super smooth

[@Jake_the_lad]

@berni32323 Of course, the Japanese guy would play better than the American, lol.

[@MrGshinobi]

I can’t get over how good the sound design is for this game, the meaty strikes with the paralysis SFX that the sword and shield is doing just looks and sounds so GOOD! I neeed this game to come out man

[@timself9092]

The blue activation when hit in the Japan video is the Resentment Skill activating (you can see it deactivate once all the red health bar is healed up as well)

[@TheSylveonSurfer]

That sounds likely, but you'll also notice that he doesn't get staggered there, so I was thinking that it might be super armor frames. Then again, they might just have Flinch Free on their setup.

[@ShadowABCXYZ]

@@TheSylveonSurfer I translated the on-screen text with Google Translate, it said "the Grudge skill has activated", so it probably means Resentment

[@Mounttaintop]

@@TheSylveonSurfer its resentment. you can see the damage buff icon when he has red hp and it goes away when its healed

[@riemaennchen]

I wasn't te biggest fan of Ajarakan at first but seeing him fight won me over. I love how he uses his crest thing on his back. And even more do I lvoe that he gets stuck with it after his big attack.^^

[@wellywell1064]

The pin likely does more damage. The armor and weapon were 100% augmented for the showcase since I doubt they would give us white sharpness so early against a LR Ajarakan

[@baconx6476]

Maybe in G-rank, vanilla MH has been getting easier and easier as to not scare away the new players. That is likely the damage if you're decently geared.

[@nightrain1121]

@@baconx6476it’s not that it’s getting easier, it’s that you’re getting better, your first mh game will always be the most difficult, I bet we are gonna see people struggle with monsters that we all beat in our first attempt, just like how Anjanath became a wall in mhworld.

[@Slayer_Ant]

I think Ajarakan puts oil on his back and then uses his tail to set it on fire

[@Sleepy_Dandelion]

I feel like the bigger scales on the back and tail are the same material as a Glavenus' tail and fangs. A sort of flint stone.

[@iMightBeCrazy]

I saw this right after I typed almost the same exact sentence

[@vitulixodokrl]

man he dont need oil , he can heat the floor whit his hands wtf, he dont need to set up fire, HE IS FIRE

[@yotuel9064]

@@vitulixodokrl Blast, not fire.

[@theoaremevano3227]

Oh, I can see why he got interrupted from that attack by the KInsect at 20:26. That Kinsect is one I like using because it's a Blast type. It looked like it proc'd the BOOM. It actually sort of dives in to do it which is a nice touch. Will enjoy having that fuzzy little grenade back. :D

[@GunlessSnake]

I quite love the way that Ajarakan uses its back as an igniter/firestarter, dragging its back to create sparks and, when heated up, ignite flames. And to be fair, Ajarakan is just the mid-level Monster of the Oilwell Basin given how it seems to solidly defeat the likely starter Monster of the area, Rompopolo the Popo Drome, and is below the Apex of the area a.k.a. "The Black Flame; understandable that it's not gonna instantly cart a moderately geared Hunter with its pin attack.

[@Jake_the_lad]

But grabs/pins are usually super punishing if you get hit by them while providing a decent opening if they miss. So here there's just opening and no punish.

[@its_Jeppu]

Seems like the tail of the Ajarakan is like flint and steel igniting the back, when he goes enraged? Thats so cool

[@Sasorislovery]

that sounds awesome. i know that teostra has a similar thing going on with how it gnashes its teeth together to create a spark that ignites the powder it produces, so its not too far fetched to think that for Ajarakan.

[@channingeastman2863]

I don’t think Capcom is pulling back the punches for those pin attacks. I think the trailer has just nerfed the damage from the monster for show casing purposes.

[@Thevikingninja117]

@@MichaelTippit-m7mstop complaining and get excited :) we don’t cast negativity here in the mh community!

[@FlutterSwag]

people forgetting Low Rank exits?

[@Grinch-Sama]

@@MichaelTippit-m7m You forget 1 star hunts exists?

[@Thevikingninja117]

@ someone is using their brain finally!

[@Rathadude]

​@@FlutterSwagLow rank used to be more difficult. (Flashes back to Tri Barroth)

[@samcastelan3896]

you can cuddle with the seikret!!! best news i heard so far 😁😁😁

[@HOSHI-KUZU]

15:36 the blue flash is a skill called "Grudge" getting activated

[@Lyronis_VoltaireVT]

The only content creator that I have seen to address the sns change mid video

[@landshark8794]

7:36 At the beginning of the pin attack the hunter has roughly 80% health, once grabbed health slowly diminishes. The finish of the pin attack (the slam and release) leaves the hunter with roughly 40% health. I'm not sure what you consider punishing but I think what we're seeing is more than reasonable. Just my two cents.

[@theoaremevano3227]

I think the new HP meter also has a way of making attacks feel a bit less painful since it takes up less space. But I agree, if the Hunter was at just over half, that would have killed him.

[@wincollum]

Where are you seeing the 40% health? They are at like 75% HP after the attack

[@landshark8794]

after the slam the hunter is dragged and thrown. Upon landing the hunter has roughly 40% of their health.

[@wincollum]

@@landshark8794 The players current health is where the horizontal tick mark is,. It is not represented with color. The red portion appears to be how much health the player will lose if the don't get rid of blast blight. They have about 75% health after the attack

[@landshark8794]

@@wincollum With respect, that's incorrect. If you're talking about the tick mark (which is vertical) that just signifies the maximum amount health/stamina. Green is current health. The red portion is recoverable health regardless of status or status buildup. The hunter CAN recover back up to the vertical tick unless they take further damage. So if people want to argue that you can recover back to the amount of health just after the slam then that's a fair argument, but that's not the argument at hand here.

[@JanusHoW]

Doshaguma, Rey Dau, Arkveld and now Ajarakan have convinced me that Capcom is secretly bringing in monsters from Frontier and Online to mainline without actually bringing them in. Doshaguma = Caserber (Online) Rey Dau = Toridcless (Frontier) Arkveld = Berukyurosu (Frontier) Ajaraka = Voljang (Frontier) I expect even more members of Wilds' cast will have strong influences from Frontier and Online's casts.

[@Heracles12Labors]

They should add actual frontier monsters into the mix like odi, espinas and guanzorumu

[@yourdad5799]

​​@@Heracles12Labors Espinas not returning would be dissapointing given he was one of the best monsters in Sunbreak and isn't limited by story and lore reasons

[@subparcitrus5478]

Some of the rods and pillars in the nest have similar etchings and designs as the lightning rods in the Windward Plains. Veeeeery interesting.

[@monstercekyt6090]

I'd say when it enrages and uses it tail to slap its back, I'd say maybe it's an intimidation display, like a Silverback pounding it's chest??? That's my theory.

[@Gelzzky]

Wow! Using his tail as a flint, that is awesome. It's like Glavenous using his teeth on his tail

[@williambuckner8942]

It may not look like like ajarakan did much with his pin attack, but while he was holding the hunter he was actively heating up to roast him, then throws him away.

[@Caladir]

It's flint I think, he's trying to spark the fire.

[@mechadebzilla]

That palico is so cute with the annoying banter and then straight for the Spark Monke face! Good kitty. And thanks for bringing us the Japan footage! Nice to see different hunts. :)

[@jockpackage1770]

This might be the Osaka event and build but they just had a system or 2 set aside for IGN. Set ups that were at this stage of the game so they could record this to show it off. Based on the materials, this is high rank. The shells being called carapace and other materials having a + after their name is just a high rank thing. Not to mention, they have white sharpness. The blue thing is resentment activating, it deactivates the second the red health recovers. The pin's more about applying blast right away. Other attacks seams to take a few hits to apply it, like how being stabbed by lala barina will paralyze instantly but the flowers take 3 to do it. We also see how much damage blast will do to you, with the orange section on your health, seams like it does more in this game to compensate for letting you know that and being applied less.

[@theformation3781]

5:14 the growths on ajarakan's back might be more deposited material rather than actual biological growths (sort of like how the basarios/gravios shell is or how radobaan does it) and given the material would be from oil well basin, it'd be flammable (possibly similar to coal? since it more smoulders instead of just becoming aflame), and it uses its tail as well as it's nova to create friction against it to set it ablaze. What I'm saying is this monkey has mastered the use of fire as an external tool, expect mh10 ajarakan to just be a big angry human /jk

[@Grinch-Sama]

4:13 The tail slap when Ajarakan enrages is just something I've seen people and animals do to make themselves more angrry and as a way to hype themselves up. A good example is when a gym bro is attempting a new PR for squats and his spotter is behind him slapping him on his back really hard over and over again. Same thing here I beleive, but I could be wrong.

[@GavinLIVE715]

That Ajarakan pin also gives blast blight. Also glad to see a real Kinsect

[@stega2970]

Something to keep in mind for that pin attack not doing a lot of damage, is that since its a test build they might have better armor and are taking less dmg. Also while I doubt it, there might be a new armor skill to reduce damage from pin attacks and Rompopolo's might have it if it exists, or gem'd in.

[@stega2970]

@@R3VELAT1ON Its def high rank since they looted a carapace which is a high rank material.

[@crestFall1]

​@@stega2970Alpha Doshaguma also has + materials

[@Thevikingninja117]

@@stega2970this has not been confirmed at all. Beta gave us + mats no way to know until launch.

[@lewangg]

I thought the same thing when I saw the pin attack at @7:35..... I hope that high rank or at the very last master rank will be adequately punishing by getting hit by a signature attack. Now I don't want this to be a thing in Wilds but in older games I remember a monster pivoting (not even enough to flinch the hunter with no decos) would do the same amount of damage as that pin attack from Ajarakan. Also interested to see what the * rating of the monsters are for these demo fights, as I think the 1 to 5 star differences are massive for Wilds (based on my beta experience) and will serve as a a great means for lower level/casual players to get all monster materials to craft the equipment they want without ruining their lives fighting crazy endgame monsters (we know they are trying to continue that mainstream push so our community can continue to grow!).

[@itsturniptime3699]

Ajarakan might slap its back to help ignite its shell or it just does this as a form of intimidation like how gorillas pound their chest. Maybe they use this to communicate with one another since we did see two of them fighting together in the previous trailer

[@Mexicavillebrandon]

It's awesome how imposing these new monsters are

[@gilbertodepauladapaz]

Rajang and Ajarakan doing the "Ho? Mukatte kuru no ka?" meme kkkkk

[@DiscoFinalBoss]

That black flame cameo was funny.

[@bacuda926]

This is going to be lit! just please, let the game be well optimized on PC

[@matthewcharles9813]

That's the only thing making me wait and see after it's been out. I don't trust it'll be optimized.

[@Zulban48]

I wonder if they're giving the previewers High Rank gear. I wouldn't think white sharpness would be available until High Rank. Interesting how now we have timers on status effects we can see exactly when BlastBlight will trigger instead of going solely off the visual effect.

[@Saliatlas]

It’s possible that this zone and these monsters are high rank

[@TornaitSuperBird]

@@SaliatlasI doubt that this specific zone is High Rank only. The Elder's Recess was High Rank and above in World. The Oilwell Basin is seemingly the third locale shown so far.

[@Lotuswalker]

My guess on why the pinattack hurt so little was vecause the hunter wore relatively good armor and the fight was Low Rank. I guess they didnt want the player to cart often 😂 Which I guess many people will when it is time for us to put our hunting gear back on !!!

[@R3VELAT1ON]

reminds me of a tamer rajang with a just a dash of magnamalo, two of my favorite monsters so im down.

[@AnghelVick]

The moveset and skelet of the monster is Rajang 100%

[@attiliodinunno2263]

At 8:26 the healthbar looks red past the actual value, my guess is we can now see how much damage the blastblight will do!

[@Florjb0rjTheFloorboard]

IGN Japan is the best (Hammer representation)

[@quintonrankin8573]

Hey Ruri, from what I saw from the Ajarakan the tail releases some sort of oil, so when it enraged its most likely slamming its tail on its back to slather itself with the substance.

[@Patches234]

Correct me if I’m wrong bust ajarakan is the first fanged beast who’s tail you can cut off in mainline.

[@sakuranohana1014]

Garangolm is the first

[@Patches234]

@ you could brake it only I thought

[@zerodeadwolf213]

4:18 From the looks of it, it's using the tail to force it's arm further into the ground to magmatis(?) them. Ajarakan might strong but he's not Rajang strong. 7:53 that's pretty fair damage for what is meant to be the around the mid tier for that area. Also as some others have pointed out they could have given the previewers some higher ranked gear to get some decent footage without getting straight molly wopped.

[@kamilion1]

I'm not that worried about the insect glaive "holding down circle" thing anymore because of the addition (or re-addition) of the bounce

[@AverageT_]

Im so effing excited, we can taste it

[@DustedArchivist]

@6:28 is that an aggro mechanic? does he have the same mechanic as Safi with the Ire on specific hunters?

[@Sleepy_Dandelion]

What!?! The pin attack is so cinematic!! But yes, I fear there is gonna be way too much handholding this time around.

[@jonv5011]

Lava bending Honey Badger fight looks like so much fun.

[@ArctiqZero]

I suspect the player had some kind of dev equipment on, which is why the slam didn't do much damage. The sword also had white sharpness.

[@ghuibul]

5:30 as we see him play better later in the video, i don't think he was playing badly, i think he was just showcasing the monkey's move

[@joshuadehler5039]

Kinda Funny was at the showcase In November and mentioned they were allowed to fight rompopolo after uth duna

[@FLUFFYHAWAIIAN747]

4:20 I'm pretty sure it rubs its body in the oil, and then uses its tail as a flint to light itself on fire

[@shadowzero3983]

IGN US: you don't have to be good to have fun IGN Japan: this is you should strive to be

[@KrazyKanzo]

Bro what? That pin attack was hella fast and did half the hunters HP... I think it might be might be ok where it's at lol

[@Ragdoll00]

18:20 I feel like they should make the monsters react to being hit even when in a trap, as it seems strange that it just goes through the monster

[@bread3824]

At 12:34 you can see the things that Ajarakan swings on are human made pipes.

[@DustedArchivist]

I normally take anything IGN says with a grain of salt but the girl that speaks in their Wilds videos is 100% a passionate hunter so its holding a little more weight to it.

[@buruj_HCG]

this monster reminds me of god of thunder frm japan mythology with a big drum on its back. it will be really cool if its actually use thunder in high rank to create a sparks to light a fire. a dual element monster.

[@lubbo5261]

Thats a idea for a Subspecies

[@TornaitSuperBird]

@@lubbo5261That's basically just Rajang with extra steps.

[@Cloudy573]

That hammerbro makes me proud

[@placeholder24678]

Your last video I was the 700th like and this one is 900th like.

[@theoaremevano3227]

6:01 FALCON.... PAWNCH! Or more of a missile dive really. XD It's also probably worth noting we can't see/hear what's going on around the player. They might be chatting on the side with people about what they're seeing in the game, hence why they seem to alternate between actively playing and just kind of passively watching.

[@Duskliwarr]

19:20 Wait is that the Ajarakan armor ?!

[@bladechild2449]

im actually surprised how slow he looks. Feels more like a congalala/tetranadon monster more than it does Rajang.

[@notfairPho]

After the pin attack part of the hp bar that should be green is red, does anyone know what it is and why pins do it, also in the japanese video in the bow gameplay we didn't see a pin and they also had the same thing where the hp is supposed to be green is red in a bit.

[@Xerithx]

I think he's heating up his back but also hyping himself up like gym bros when they are trying to hit a new PR and they get someone to slap their back. (Who's gonna carry the boats! And the Logs!)

[@Goldra93]

the pin does about 1/3 of the health bar but more than 1/2 of the 1/3 is recoverable

[@panopier]

Perfect Rush damage looks... interesting here!

[@noijih]

the ajarakan moveset reminds me of wildhearts' flame monke :D

[@lobesteriiiesq3772]

Most pins don't usually do much damage. Rajang and fatalis (and probably some others i'm forgetting) are the exceptions

[@Heracles12Labors]

Malzeno and its variants pin do alot of damage

[@lobesteriiiesq3772]

@Heracles12Labors the tail pin does a good bit, but the blood drain pin does almost nothing

[@Syrius_Li]

with all the ign gameplay, not once have i seen them use the new sword and shield move. Which is strange cause you’d think they be showing it more

[@iMightBeCrazy]

I think it's putting oil on its back and then using the sparks from its tail to ignite it

[@matthewevert3683]

I love that they never use longsword during these videos :')

[@sansotandrea4063]

4:30 it's an agression signal, jusl like he beats on his chest, maybe it has nothing to do with the fire, maybe it's just to ground the creature as a creature

[@AlfredoRosa-k6x]

On the official website there is a question mark over the content of the second beta, could it be the flagship?

[@Fallenharmony13]

Question is it supposed to be a play on words of a Jerry can

[@benturtl9076]

ajarakan armor seems to have resentment? Or actually it could be on the weapon or talisman aswell

[@ChiefHellHunter]

Kinda annoyed that the trap just went straight through him rather than knock him over lol

[@chrisanderson7192]

Anyone know what IG that was? My only guess was Balahara or Rey Dau because of the ridges

[@lonnessvalenna3595]

the Kinsect was changing colors in a odd way

[@Sty_Gaming634]

Could the damage from the punishment be just on this build and it will be more damage during release?

[@tinylv16]

Fang Beast without fur is cool. he look like he suppose to be fang wywern with all that scale and tail.

[@ChiefHellHunter]

Looks alittle easy damage wise and movement speed wise. Really hope this isnt the final damage output and monster movement speed.

[@TornaitSuperBird]

It probably isn't. If the demo gave us any indication, monsters don't have set "threat levels" anymore, and monsters with higher threat levels could be way more difficult.

[@Miletnem]

Can't wait to see Rurikhan vs. Ajarakan, who will be the best, khan vs. Kan

[@adrevenue726]

Ajarakan to me looks like a Monkey mixed with a flint & steel. the steel being his tail which he smacks against his flit body to ignite the oil he covers himself in

[@paperdragon8541]

dude , the pinned attack was huge, Ruri old man eyes, 😆 🤣 , I'm older than him.

[@KingPalico]

Glad you’re actually checking out the ign videos. I’m a sucker for reaction content

[@Caladir]

Same, I just wish I had friends to share hype for MHW lol

[@eduardobenassi3072]

The tail smack is just an unga bunga thing, I reckon

[@WambwneD]

S&S looks cracked honestly.

[@andypina4478]

4:18 he ignites his back like that I assume.

[@thex8625]

We must protecc the smol lizard bois 🥹🥹

[@HamburgExpress]

Now a fan of IGN Japan

[@Antonio2002Sm]

when the player got pinned a portion of it's remaining health became red? Like not the red you can regen, actual remaining health

[@SirGooselton]

I think he slaps his back similar to power lifters to get in the mindset

[@Heracles12Labors]

I think its creating a spark to ignite itself

[@jlazalde15]

Man I can’t wait !! And with a 5090 🔥🔥🔥

[@AnghelVick]

The 5090 from nVidia comes later than the release of the game.

[@umbreonthedreamer9686]

Tbh my only gripe with the game as we've seen it is the sheer amount of "helpful" dialogue from your Palico/Alma. I get why it's there, it just gets annoying after a while, especially when you already know what you're doing. I hope there's a toggle for it

[@LivingLightningXL]

Ajarakan. I'd like you to meet my good friend...THE LANCE! Just try to get through it.

[@SomaUlte]

I call him Arurikhan

[@ivancouto1028]

Cant wait to build an entire new pc with the new gpu and play this game

[@mplutz9564]

The feedback from hitting a monster is much much better than in World. Hitboxes looks also much more accurate. I love it so far.

[@ZeeroDubs]

Its weird seeing an entire fight without any clutch clawing 😆

[@Jay-Voorhees]

Did you only play world?😂

[@lubbo5261]

When you only play World

[@ZeeroDubs]

Yes. That is correct. I'm aware that MH fans are not fans of the CC and that it wasn't in other MH games. I have just never cared for MH games until World.

[@dakotabarrett5585]

That pin attack should do that same damage 3 times, on for the breath, one for the lava dip, and the throw.

[@Dante-uj5pc]

What was that when the shield and sword glowed red and the damage was much higher?

[@rurikhan]

Perfect Rush?

[@Dante-uj5pc]

@@rurikhan From 11:23 on, yes i recognize perfect rush but it looks like the damage is much higher than from the beta, with the highest hit at 93