Monster Hunter World - The Review (2018)

I'd played two Monster Hunter games before this, and as such I went into World being pretty pessimistic about my chances of falling in love with the series all over again. Surely it was 'played out' and I'd quickly get bored of the same weapons and same Monsters and same grindy gameplay, right?
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[@LocalContentShow]

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[@helixlord0562]

As with your Division review, you’ve taken an absurd amount of time to actually start the review. 10:30 is when the review officially starts, more than 1/5 of the video... Now that’s the Skill Up we all know and love! 😁

[@petecowley3481]

Skill up: there is no pvp, none at all, whatsoever Ls user: hold my beer

[@evilskeleton7979]

Monster tail: exists Ls user: *confused dps noises*

[@DJFlare84]

GunLance user: (laughs in explosions)

[@SuperHansburger93]

Laughs in cluster bombs

[@tatotiteta]

Still cant beat the mighty SnS given by the gods

[@dogo523]

@@tatotiteta amen brother

[@tiewkiat]

I always love this quote: Everyone loves monster hunter. They just need to stick around long enough to realise it.

[@AmirIdzham]

true.. i tried mhw beta before released, it seems that not my type of game.. but i try to play again with friends about 4 weeks ago, and why the hell i am not stick long enough to realise how fun mhw

[@tiewkiat]

@@AmirIdzham you just need to find the "aha!" moment. For me, it was fighting barroth, which was quite early in the game. I find barroth extremely interesting.

[@AmirIdzham]

@@tiewkiat my aha moment when i took down pukei2 solo😁

[@PheonyxJay]

W T K For me, it was when me and my friends were fighting against Anjanath, and as Anja was leaping down to kill my friend, Rathalos shot him out of the sky, saving my friend, and we all realized in that moment “This is Monster Hunter.”

[@samjames6714]

Idk when it clicked for me but I think it was probably around Barroth

[@samjames6714]

“There’s no PvP whatsoever.” uMmMm WhAt AbOuT aRmWrEsTlInG

[@zephloe]

More like playing longsword in a 4man party.

[@RawkL0bster]

@@zephloe That's my jam.

[@wakkjobbwizard]

Justin Cartwright I have never played this game and that sounds so weird out of context

[@RawkL0bster]

@@wakkjobbwizard It's a completely pay to win game with RNG.

[@zephloe]

@@wakkjobbwizard the other guy said its completely pay to win game but that doesnt make sense because the only microtransactions are emotes and vanity shit and theres not even that much. The RNG however is correct because its rng what items you get when you kill a monster. As for my longsword comment, the context is that longsword makes large sweeping attacks. Any ally hit by the longsword will usually get tripped and longsword users are the worst to play with if they dont know how to work with a team because they ruin any combo you plan by smackin ya as they swing their weeb katana around.

[@dangkhoa3953]

The map is unforgetable...... 800hour in and i'm still getting lost in Ancient forest

[@elizabethhicks4181]

I mean I’d get lost in a real jungle too so... well designed!

[@alekseyslaughter]

Ancient forest is a pain in the ass

[@isaacm7934]

You guys really got lost in the Ancient Forest the most hardest map to get lost in man y'all are a bunch of amateurs

[@alekseyslaughter]

@@isaacm7934 You talk a lot of shit for someone within nipple twister distance.

[@isaacm7934]

@@alekseyslaughter okay I'll admit that's a good roast

[@musicalmami9]

I remember watching this review 13 months ago when trying to decide if I should get it since all my friends were playing it. Over 1,200 hrs later I must say best $60 I've ever spent.

[@marlongerke6618]

1200 hours? That's impressive

[@slippy5849]

This dude got 20x his money's worth in hours

[@corith4535]

I thought I was a vet at 500 hrs

[@kevinbonin6173]

You wasted 50 entire days of your life. The game was and is still shit.

[@MrRagnarxx]

@@kevinbonin6173 and you're online trying to convince a 1200hrs vet that in fact, he did not have actual fun during that time, because you have a different opinion? damn, if mhw is shit, then you're a radioactive turboturd. fuck off kevin, get a hobby.

[@buttergolem8584]

*After 10 minutes I noticed the review hasn't started.*

[@onlyicedgarrett7791]

It's fucking hilarious that this review is just of Base World, and the game has gone through over two years of updates, including one of the best DLCs in gaming history which is essentially a second fucking game, and Capcom isn't even done supporting the game yet. Or in other words: this isn't even its final form.

[@Luc_Grand]

Yup, I spent 60 hours using the great sword because I loved it.......then I discovered the long sword......then I discovered the gun lance....tried the switch axe........300 hours later, what was I talking about?

[@corith4535]

If you want a mindfuck complicated weapon that has a lot of potential and survivability, try out the Charge Blade sometime. Once you get it, it's the most variable weapon and very satisfying.

[@bufosp]

@@corith4535 eh, in this version charge blade isn't that at all complicated tbh. all you have to do is spam the routines, charge the blade, fill the phial, and release the SAED. if anything, this weapon is borderline boring in this iteration.

[@corith4535]

@@bufosp Clearly you don't know how to guard point into SAED. MHW's CB moveset is essentially the same as MH4U, but with the slide attack and charging of the blade. Your comment was already incorrect enough, but you're even more wrong in regards to Iceborne. CBs SAED is nerfed and It's new charged axe mode deals more DPS.

[@bufosp]

@@corith4535 eh i thought the context is MHW here since we're talking to a new hunter. also, guard point? you can't use it effectively to counter with SAED without charging the blade first right? again, my point stands.

[@corith4535]

@@bufosp You really should have your shield charged for MINIMUM 80% of the fight, unless you're really suffering to consistently hit in sword mode. You should have your sword charged most of the time as well. If you're not using the weapon to it's full potential, it's not worth criticizing.

[@CaptainOfDoom]

"Good Monster Hunter is like good Jazz--four soloists playing together." -- Gaijinhunter

[@unlimited971]

that should teach you.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXPapWuKbbVrkNU

[@corith4535]

Until you run across a fabled HH user.

[@rat9257]

@@corith4535 Then it becomes the best Jazz.

[@777-twitenoise3]

I think you're giving credit to the wrong people when it comes to Monster Hunter's consumer-friendly practices. The monhun dev team stands as a bulwark against the predatory practices of the current gaming industry. They have fought tooth and nail with their publisher to retain those practices through these highly monetized times, and as much as capcom would love to monetize a series this big, the developers care enough not to let them. That's who deserves the credit, the passionate people who make this game and fight for their creative freedom.

[@777-twitenoise3]

It's also generally important to not homogenize developers and their publishers because more often than not it's the publishers doing the shady shit and the developers just trying to make the most of it.

[@KaitoRyuKayser]

considering is a phenomenon in japan, i'm pretty sure capcom would be destroyed should they try to "taint" this franchise. This publishes doesnt deserve credit for not monetizing it (kind of) deserves credit for realizing that they can't fuck this up. But i am of the same mind as you. The developers fight to make this game good. They CARE about it. And, while they deserve credit, it's the absolute fanbase that helps them keep this franchise like it is up to this point, and since they win their fanbase over and over again with every new release, they know they will have the audience's support. This creates a cycle in which the developers get more influence on their game that what the publishers would otherwise have, and should they try to break that cycle (specially now that it has grown to be so huge) they will be consumed by it and probably lose the developer team (i am unsure of this point, please correct if am wrong, i dont know how videogame developer-publisher politics work), potentially losing tons of money, and we all know they wouldnt want that. The problem with modern gaming development is that games are coming out to get money out of us instead of providing us with somethign worthwhile. One of the many things i learned in my 2 years in business school is that to make sure your product sells you have to target a problem, a need, to make the potential client feel happy with it and keep buying it. Your product needs to be not only unique and appealing, but also work as intended. This is something that monster hunter has always nailed for me. It points to give you the expirience of hunting a monster. I'm just going to stop here now because i feel like i got off trail. P.D.: you are right and i agree with you, developer team of monster hunter is awesome, capcom still sucks (they destroyed the Breath of Fire franchise)

[@bufosp]

as much as they would hate to admit, mh developers basically own capcom lol. joking aside, ryozo tsujimoto is the brother capcom's current CEO, and son of one of capcom's founder, so that's that. and now that the franchise has exploded, i truly believe that Capcom will basically say yes to anything that MH team says. but yeah, this franchise is basically some sort of its own "religion" in Japan. nobody would want to mess with this and we should thank Ryozo Tsujimoto and his team not to fuck with us as the customer.

[@Scoreos77]

capcom basically lets the monhun dev team do whatever they want since monhun is their biggest franchise, and the ceos of capcon are big monhun fans themselves, so they want games that they would enjoy playing

[@DJFlare84]

@@Scoreos77 Yeah. It's no big secret at this point that MH was the only thing keeping Capcom alive (barely) after the death of MegaMan (who is coming back soon!).

[@sobinir7933]

We need an updated version of this review, its evolved so much in these past two years.

[@cmad2345]

It’s still a masterpiece

[@kefkapalazzo1092]

STILL THE BEST RECENT MONSTER HUNTER BY FAR.

[@RIP2UALL]

Still god-tier.

[@arzeey]

What MHR failed to capture for me was the intimacy of the hunt. It just feels so easy on MHR. You can speedrun to Magnamolo in like 3 hours on default gear. Whereas the progression to Nergigante on MHW feels earned.

[@YourTamedLion]

Even after mhrise and wild hearts, MHW is still the best there is. Only the next MHW2 can hope to match or even dethrone it.

[@lukeItsAmeMArio]

not sure why i am watching this video again after 500+ hour gamplay

[@theblackbaron4119]

Those are rookie numbers, you need to pump that up hunter! Come back with 2k.

[@lukeItsAmeMArio]

@@theblackbaron4119and now 900+ hour yes i consider myself as rookie since this is my first mh series

[@crono6874]

Dude I'm 1000+ and I'm a long time vet of the series and I still comeback to hear this from time to time lol

[@hunterhorsehelmsley7315]

@@lukeItsAmeMArio nah, u can move up to player now

[@non-fictionaltoughguy1208]

I still don’t understand why this game is popular, loved dark souls but found monster hunter boring

[@joec.1766]

This game starts off as monster hunter but ends as monster abuser

[@dojoboy89]

I have not heard anything truer than this.

[@Therotten1]

Well tell me how many yian kit Ku you killed

[@IloveGorgeousGeorge]

Holy shit hahaha

[@DanteRoyall]

lmao, I was just telling my friend this. I feel like a poacher.

[@aduckie1616]

Dante Royall if it makes you feel better all the hunts that you did that were not part of the story weren’t canon

[@tenji240]

Monster Hunter is the Kendrick Lamar of Dark Souls

[@Outplayedqt]

The Domus Project No. I think Ralph meant that Monster Hunter World is the Dark Souls of Kendrick Lamar

[@jessepenagehiagoez7484]

The Domus Project so monster hunter is to dark souls as Kendrick Lamar is to what?

[@LEg3enDArmy]

Kendrick Lamar is the Power Ranger of Dark Souls, which is the stepbrother of Lord of the Ring and his mother is Monster Hunter World

[@magnumpci]

What you did there... I see it ;)

[@NickHunter]

best comment ever

[@twalker5801]

Kendrick Lamar is the Monster Hunter of Dark Souls.

[@hittman1412]

Hahahah holy shit this made me laugh

[@earlyandoften]

My takeaway as well

[@timothyscarberry5625]

Pretty much sums it up....🥴

[@chrisven899]

"No, my friend, the combat in dark souls feels like monster hunter". Somebody finally said it. Man you are a legend

[@Z50nemesis]

A lot of people said 10 years ago , actually Monster Hunter used to ocuppy the current place of Dark Souls in gaming culture... it used to be the default hard game . A lot of reviews made that comparison just go look at ign's dark souls review

[@chrisven899]

@@Z50nemesis I personally haven't heard people acknowledge monster hunter as the game that souls got inspired from.

[@Z50nemesis]

@@chrisven899 just look at ign's dark souls review

[@hammadkhan450]

Chris Ven because it isn’t really inspired by it. Souls feels very different and is obviously a different style of game too.

[@Illustria]

Well considering MH1 is 5 years older than Demon's Souls, I never understood why people insisted MH was copying souls. If anything Capcom took their proven formula and added it to Souls 5 years later.

[@FigglebottomBoy]

When you sit through a 47 minute review for a game you already own so you can appreciate how much someone else appreciates a game series that you have appreciated since the times of the Nintendo Wii. Hmmmm 🤔🤔🤔 Edit: wow uwu!!!! Fanks for all the likes!!! Hecking wholesome epic dooting reddit gold doge keanu reeves holesome time!!!!

[@Vesperon]

Yes!!!

[@rogelchan]

I am so proud of what monster hunter has become through all of these years, like seeing a catterpillar turn into a butterfly and then into a fucking dragon. Such beauty

[@crono6874]

I know same here I didn't have to watch this review I've been playing MH for years but man his excitement excites me!

[@crono6874]

Gelzzky Chan perfectly said! It's like just when you thought it couldn't get any better

[@brokenrecord1323]

Damon McArthur same

[@BeastOrGod]

Technically, Monster Hunter came first, thus Dark Souls is Monster Hunter in dark fantasy universe.

[@brethnew]

I don't think the comparison is fair at all lol

[@Keonaie9462]

@@brethnew If I remember correctly that is what it is though, Dark/ Demon Souls, or at least its combat was inspired by the monster hunter series and they built a story filled and interesting world on top of it. It defo isn't fair to compare the two in that sense(they are different beast of their own) but the inspiration and the originate was there.

[@captainflowers7294]

@@Keonaie9462 wow. That's so sick

[@TheMadGod]

That is not a fair comparison whatsoever.

[@Yellowbuzz-ug6of]

The Mad God you’re right mh is wayyyy better

[@iwishihadgoodinternet7766]

Anyone re-watching this pre-iceborne? 😁

[@OldgamerSeven]

Yes ! And totally agree, MHW Master piece

[@Hyperdrive_EXE]

Yep. Waiting for both the PC release and Skill Up's review of Iceborne

[@sibren9874]

Me waiting for Iceborne PC release

[@Left4Coragem]

Getting for PC, to play in the snow in january XD.

[@jackjohnson8305]

@@Left4Coragem just 9 days to go!

[@dakotalockhart7711]

Hey, you forget to mention that the score for the game is phenomonal and almost all the music in this video was actually from it.

[@jasongibson1225]

The score really is underrated. Everytime i hear that music now, I'll think of MHW. Some of the battle music too will remind me of pitched do or die slugfests that make me feel like a total badass.

[@jimnorrisofficialyoutubech1494]

Proof of a Hero is actually some of the best music ever made.

[@DarkHeroCC]

As a monster hunter veteran, I’ve been playing since Freedom on PSP, Monster Hunter World is a dream come true

[@dillonsimms9610]

DarkHero - Gaming Videos limited story and a lack poster grind

[@sdobitoo]

Dillon Simms we got story at least and grind is comming

[@Loquito45]

Idk I love it!

[@ziforyu]

same thing we could say with destiny 2, and battlefront 2. but hey, free DLC contents, no invasive microtransactions, a game that feels like it's complete upon release, and a game that is all about being "all in this together" mentality shown from the enthusiasm of the NPCs in the story, to the multiplayer "Unity rewards" mechanic. i'd pick this game in a heart beat over any game out there at the moment.

[@chinimon8259]

Yes!

[@otaquid]

it's 2020 and still get lost in the ancient forest...

[@lucky_ramen9803]

Some people don't even know that Monster Hunter did that style before Dark Souls

[@louyki]

I mean dark souls combat system wasn’t even inspired from it

[@gu3z185]

They are literally completely different combat systems

[@j1b0j1k1]

monster hunter fans: "BRUH DID YOU JUST REFER TO THE RATHIAN AS A HE?!?! TRIGGERREEEDDDDD"

[@Yamisaru]

j1b0j1k1 lol yup I flinched

[@GhostlyLegacy]

Skill up called both the female monsters, Diablos and rathian HE. So triggered. :kappa

[@GhostlyLegacy]

Wasen't monoblos the male counter part? unless white monoblos is also a female in heat.

[@astorvialaw4980]

I'm glad I read this comment before watching the video, saved me from triggering

[@cptspoofy]

Skill Up - Bruh, did you just call a wyvern a dragon? smh

[@NCHProductions]

it always gets me there when one mistakes a Wyvern as a Dragon. ;_;

[@skullkid964]

NCHProductions dragons have four legs and wings and wyverns don't. Is that the difference?

[@NCHProductions]

yes, wyvern front "legs" are its wing appendages.

[@skullkid964]

NCHProductions i don't remember a lot becuase I have not played MH in a while, but isn't Barroth classified as a wyvern?

[@NCHProductions]

the game just like to label most monster species as "wyverns" in general except for dragons.

[@kden5209]

I think he called it a dragon because not everyone knows what a wyvern is. A rathalos is what most people would consider to be a dragon outside of monster hunter (or mythological) lore.

[@flatulent_d9374]

"Monster Hunter is the Call of Duty of Japan"... except Monster Hunter aged well and just made previous games get more recognition positively. Iceborne expansion for Monster Hunter World will just make it even better. I bought MH:W for a friend who just whined through most of the experience since he prefers FPS/sci-fi... but luckily once he started playing around with different weapons and found his groove he jumped right on the bandwagon saying that MH:W is an awesome game. I even told him that when we played Lost Planet 2 years ago and we loved playing it that it was in fact developed by Devs from the MH series, AND to make it even sweeter Devs from Lost Planet 2 are helping in the development of Iceborne!!! It's just such a great "Thank you" note to players.

[@Someone_KhabibbeatsJonesEASILY]

"Monster Hunter aged well" WHAT A JOKE, MHW is garbage lmao, MH series are the best game ever but MHW is not even close good.

[@Wiflomiflo]

Let'sShowThese FoolsHowWeRoll Mh4u was the best in my opinion, but I’m not about to let you *hit on mh world

[@Someone_KhabibbeatsJonesEASILY]

@@Wiflomiflo Nah MHFU was the best, MH4U was good as well enjoy it a lot.

[@Wiflomiflo]

@@Someone_KhabibbeatsJonesEASILY but mh4u had the white fatalis, dalamadur, gogmazios, and the diablos, but i digress jokes aside, every monster hunter up to mhgu was flawless. then world came...

[@Wiflomiflo]

world wasn't terrible, and i can't hate on world just for being different.

[@Phileass_]

Yo Skill, just to remind you, MHW still holds the throne! In this crazy monetization-infested times, it feels so good to come back to your warm review of our beloved game. Thanks man

[@seb1520]

Just got back into it after quitting Destiny 2 and I just love every second of it. I’m so glad I get to play this game regularly

[@julianrestrepo6209]

12+ million copies sold so far, and iceborne isn't even out yet!! LET'S GO MONSTER HUNTER!

[@JpegDog]

13 million now, and a free attack jewel next week!

[@erickchristensen746]

Look at it now guys, it’s all just amazing.

[@biggnesss7192]

20 million now

[@sharpsied]

47 minutes? Brb gonna make some popcorn.

[@r4nddon]

Reviw starts 10:37 , as always :D , I really like this because I can eat my food by the end of the video.

[@BigAL0074]

A bit long and self indulgent especially at the start, otherwise good.

[@paulholcombe1716]

Yeah, but you could probably break this down to a shorter review if you cut out most of the stuff that has NOTHING to do with a review of the game.

[@galohot]

Bought tho game earlier this year. Was playing Dauntless at the time, reaching endgame which was kinda rare because the game was new. Fired up MHW got overwhelmed by its much more complex and dynamic world. And I left it alone for good 3 months. Even though my good friends were also paying it. Main reason: I was already too far playing Dauntless and it is just much more simpler (re: easier) than MHW. Then I asked my friend what iceborne is. Lucky for me, PC player that it hasn't been released. Fired up Capcom's best one more time because iceborne was creating such a buzz, then after he told me I felt like I wanna be a part of it. But this time I put up with the complexity, what do you know.. 280 hours later, I still could not stop playing. It's rich, it's beautiful, it's immersive. I have pre-purchased Iceborne. Yes the only game I've ever pre-purchased. Because I want to play it the moment it's released. Never touched Dauntless ever again since. Sorry, phoenix lab, I'm not bashing on your game. But it's the truth. My truth at least.

[@GRIFFIN1238]

32:08 - And. here. We. Go. This is easily the most important part of the review. MH is such a grindy game that if the gameplay wasn't so amazing it just wouldn't fly.

[@Yellowbuzz-ug6of]

Alexander Welborn aren’t we describing gen 1-4

[@danieljohnson8539]

@@Yellowbuzz-ug6of The earlier titles where massively popular on portable consoles which in japans tight knit long work hours community worked really really well. the quality of game was leagues beyond anything else for portable consoles.

[@user-ud8qb9ey1w]

Agreed. The weapons are so unique. It’s amazing. My two favorite weapons are the Insect Glaive and Charge Blade.

[@scalpingsnake]

EA: "well shit, guess making good games sells... Huh who would have thought"

[@BeSkeptical851]

More like.. "Capcom is such an idiot!... All that money lost without the micro-transactions! I can't even look at that game!"

[@k2k4]

Yeah ea expects players will gladly pay for their games 3-4x over because of microtransactions. Sad thing is that they aren't boycotted by more people. What sucks is even battlefront 2 still made a crapload of money with all the controversy surrounding it. They got away with it.

[@jocke8576]

Well half prize like 2 months after relsease aint a good poster =P

[@megaton_a]

Yeah, really... more like "5 million copies sold? That's cute. Those are 5 million players that you could be milking. We sell 5 million loot boxes every 3 seconds."

[@KillyRR]

Sells not as good as shitty EA games lol Look at BF2...over 7 million retards bought this game. Will MHW sell 7 million copies...No it wont. So yeah whats your point? As if MHW is the best game ever lol guess what its not.

[@Belgariad87]

You forgot the most important feature: answering SOS's as an immortal unicorn stripper that one shots deadly monsters with a flower.

[@emwZEEK]

If only SoS joing had like an animation intro for your character. Like as you fly in on your wingdrake you get to do a drop attack for a knockdown on the boss.

[@crazyphilosopher1049]

I love to do that, Kirin armour for the win.

[@slt328]

Kirin was such a cool boss and I was pumped to see the armor.. Well until it turned me into a fuzzie that works the corner

[@crazyphilosopher1049]

Sam Telepak I actually like the armour design, there are few things that amuse me as much as bashing huge monsters with huge weapons while barely wearing clothes

[@matthewscully1763]

Sam Telepak new player... kirin is a fan favorite well the female

[@Vertically_Challenged.]

Skill Up: *Sees anything with wings* Skill Up: "Is this a dragon?"

[@harrylane4]

To be fair, in the Monster Hunter universe, a unicorn is considered a dragon.

[@ozeiasferreira5408]

Most people don't know what a wyvern is anyway, and everything with Elder dragon blood can be considered a dragon just like kirin said above by harrison

[@roykong7024]

There is no other review for MHW out there, that is THIS ACCURATE, it is absurd how well you have worded and detailed the game's aspects for this game!

[@benjaminbishop3248]

Dude had to stop this mid review to let you know. Never stop these are great and one of the only reasons I keep youtube notifications on.

[@SkillUp]

Cheers mate :)

[@MajeedBelle]

I agree with you. He is the only subbed channel I have notifications on long side Stefan Molyneux.

[@DocCastillo1990]

10000000% agree!

[@dthomasfromnc]

Bruh, this review just put me on patreon status man. Gotta give credit where it's due. I've watched all of your other videos, but the way you articulate and script these reviews is just amazing! Good job! Glad we get to see such talent on this platform.

[@SkillUp]

Thanks for the support mate. Really appreciate it :)

[@dthomasfromnc]

Skill Up you're welcome. Very much deserved bro. And thanks for replying.

[@aaronhsyong2]

No joke. I have played about 3-4k hours of Monster Hunter across different releases. Every time I watch this review, I get that itch to start up Steam and play MHW again. You have completely captured everything I felt throughout all my hunting adventures, especially with my old hunting group. Extremely happy to see that they got this released so that I can see more people fawning over the series like I have before. I'm gonna be completely biased and say that this is your best Game Review Ever. Permanently subbed to this channel and Laymen as well.

[@shutupsamandseth]

It's so nice to watch reviews by someone who actually plays and enjoys video games. I've watched most of your videos and made purchases based on your reviews. Just want to say thank you for actually enjoying games!

[@ernestb556]

“Hunts lasting 20-50 minutes” and then you see team dark side kill Nergigante in less than two minutes

[@rattus1575]

jeremymd they still get fast kills in the full game

[@NCHProductions]

I dunnoe if I can show this link without getting mark by spam but, nergy in less than a min solo kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnjIoKZ-m9xritk

[@MrXan911]

Yeah but wasn't that also exploiting a bug that's now been fixed?

[@MrCharly780]

I can kill nergi in 2 minutes solo, well after 260 hours most people can.

[@LesEnfants1972]

Ernest B there is this dude that down Nergi with 9 bow shots in 57 seconds. But yes, when the fresh bloods like me started playing this game, going solo against Anjanath, Diablos, Rathalos actually took that much time. Well, maybe much shorter if you didn’t dodge their one shot KO.

[@hubertbilan2582]

Did you call a Rathian a he? Unsubbed lol

[@hubertbilan2582]

mathieu j vingadapaty yeah

[@LiveToRapRapToLive93]

Okay I had it, someones getting reported.

[@luperamoon]

Rathian is a trap

[@xviinaichi3793]

LMFAOOO

[@angryvaginasfromspace7718]

It's an He! Name's Worraz, he's an arsehole.

[@xxtraregular7903]

Yo skill up, it's been 4 years and I still love watching this review it is some of your very best work. If you're reading this in 2022 (almost 2023) thank you for your content, I hope you continue for years to come.

[@mrposhshark]

This review came up recommended 2 years later. And the game is still a masterclass and iceborne is possibly the best expansion i have played in recent memory. Cant wait to see you review Rise next year.

[@jacobc6864]

I don't comment on videos often, but I think SkillUp warrants me saying that he may very well be the best video game reviewer on KZbin (perhaps the internet). He's definitely my favorite. He's the only channel that makes videos that are 30+ minutes that I'll watch from start to finish and still be interested in the whole way through. He's certainly the only serious video game reviewer I felt earned my subscription since every review is just, dare I say, a masterpiece.

[@SkillUp]

Thanks for watching mate :)

[@soro3969]

Skill Up Ever since he did justice to Warframe from the good and the bad of it... I agree! He does it so well. 😏

[@Cephas0610]

Jacob Calcote I wish I could like your comment more than once but I cant so, I'll just comment on it & say that I agree with you 100%.

[@Outplayedqt]

You should also check out Joseph Anderson and Noah Caldwell-Gervais if you’re into long-form videos. All insightful and well produced content.

[@alfredotv3313]

+Skill Up is Gravity Rush 2 on your radar? Great game. One of my favorites from 2017.

[@diamond1468]

10 minutes in, the review hasn't even started. I love these reviews.

[@OtaconAlonsus]

Diamond Breeding yeah it's awesome. A breathe of fresh air compared to those vague reviews on ign where they wax lyrical with unnecessary big words crammed into a 3 minute video.

[@TeePeters]

I love how well skill up is doing with the channel, going back 2 years and seeing this, is inspiring

[@tangeek42]

"It's not enought for a challenge to be hard, it also has to be fair. It's in this regard that MH establish itself." And then there was the the Behemoth.

[@TrenElZombie]

XD true man, that thing kill me dozens

[@rudolfdirks9253]

Well, that guy was meant to be fought with four people

[@tangeek42]

@@rudolfdirks9253 It's still insane with 4 people. xD

[@ortuslad]

Bro, remember the extreme version before Iceborne came out? that thing was a hell spawn lmao

[@BadEnd98]

@@ortuslad and I and alot of hunter still managed to solo it lol it was the endgame goal of high rank... XD

[@sethyboy0]

> Deliberately avoiding MHW content to not die of hype while waiting for PC release > Skill Up makes a review of it > Watched it 3 times already NotLikeThis

[@JOHNDAYLL]

Sethyboy0 Pc version's delayed and its been 4 months since your comment, so how are ya?

[@lumarious]

Watching this again on the day before release.... you sum up my thoughts exactly lol

[@stephenlee1664]

@@lumarious how was your pc experience?

[@Fuzzout]

@@stephenlee1664 I was on PS4 - 320 hours in, switched to PC and it runs beautifully and because of how well it runs (+ having a keyboard for chat) - it feels like a whole new game... It's weird.

[@TheMegaPrimus]

I hate you, Skill Up. You have written such an amazing, complex, just, and simply overwhelmingly appropriate review for Monster Hunter World. The way you have illustrated just what this game is, and how well it plays and how good it feels to play the game. It has made me so excited, and it makes me want to pick the game up right now and start playing. But I, and many others, are waiting patiently for the PC release, and you have single-handedly made me coo-coo for cocoa puffs over this game. I now want nothing more but to know what all the fuss is about, to experience the game for myself and to commit many, many hours of my life to what I can only assume is one of the most phenomenal gaming experiences of this era. All thanks to your ability to write and give the most meaningful, and overall FAIR reviews of any reviewer I've ever watched in the past five years. You don't just make points, you back them up with evidence, and then you back up that evidence with more evidence. Your reviews are always fair, and they are always true to what a game is. I say "I hate you" not as an insult, but as the highest compliment I am capable of awarding to you. You manage to take a game that wasn't even on my radar two weeks ago, and somehow make me feel as hyped as ever for it. All with just one, simple review. My hats off to you, sir. I'm off to throw my money at Capcom, now.

[@SkillUp]

Haha cheers mate. You might want to try Dauntless while you wait. It's free :)

[@lexzetusko]

I feel you I knew I wasn't going to be able to wait so I bought a ps4. I've been wanting bloodborne, persona 5 and a few more and this game pushed me over the edge

[@1RacerXer]

I am in the same boat :( It least I have plenty (too many) games to keep me busy until then.

[@aaroncouch2469]

I tried to wait. I own a PS4 but I was planning on playing on pc with a few friends. One of said friends bought a PS4 because he couldn't wait. I immediately went and bought the game the next day. That was on Monday. It is now Friday and I have logged 30 hours in this game. I work full time and have a 2 year old. I am sacrificing sleep just to play this game. Send help.

[@Stuy777]

Get a ps4 pro scrub and play it in 4k on a oled, prepare to have your fricking mind blown! To be fair a good chunk of my scruby friends are waiting for the pc release, but they'll probably need a gtx 1080 to get the same absolutely beautiful experience that i had ^^

[@phxloki]

Your reviews are always killer, and this one in particular I must've watched 3 or 4 times now. All the way back to when this game was released and I bought it, and even now, when I'm considering getting back into the monster hunting life. Keep it up, both here and on your Laymen channel. Your silky smooth voice is like butterscotch candy to the ears.

[@arizatan]

This is my favorite review of Monster Hunter World. I am patiently waiting for an Iceborne review. Love the quality of your reviews!

[@danielcrawford7734]

You're ranting and coming off as rather obsessed. And I agree with everything you said so nice review bro

[@TPixelAdventures]

That's because he IS obsessed. Monster Hunter is the kind of game series that either inspires a hardcore fan to buy every single one and sink thousands of hours into them, or puts you off so terribly that you swear to never touch any of the games or may a terribly painful death take you. Luckily, the games have constantly been getting better since the core experience never changes. It just gets refined with every release. MonHun is not just a very popular game, it's a cultural phenomenon in it's home, Japan. That's why Capcom treats it with so much reverence. It's special, and they know they can't afford to fuck it up for ANY reason whatsoever.

[@hgumen]

You are simply the best skill up. The amount of Time and effort you put into this videos are simply beyond belief. I am not just enjoying a review but experiencing a beautifully constructed narrative. I decided to come back to this review after putting 150 hours into the game and man you were right! This game is a game changer for the industry. This game made me remember what it was like to be a gamer. I am 35 years old and I have experienced some gorgeous games and masterpieces since AMIGA. I am not saying those days were better And get nostalgic but every game we played kept me and my friends talking for weeks. Not because the content was awfully long but complete. I am really glad monster Hunter world developers kept their creative freedom and I am really glad that I have found a KZbinr who sings to my heart. Whenever I watch one of your videos I feel like I am sharing an intimate moment with my Best buddies talking, joking and sharing our experiences about this passion of ours. ❤️🍻

[@SkillUp]

Hasan Gumen thanks mate :)

[@Therotten1]

Well I still play freedom unite

[@matty_daddy]

Skill Up no this game sucks haha

[@alfredoamendez4299]

@@matty_daddy No this game rocks haha

[@ender_z4nd3r83]

​@@alfredoamendez4299don't worry, he surely got carted by great jagras

[@indravu57]

Never stop skill. I’ve watched this every couple of months since it came out and your insight on video games makes you someone I trust whole heartedly

[@michaelcoffey1991]

Slowly working my way thru this back catalog of reviews you did @Skill up and have not been disappointed yet. Tho you have completely different styles... I would say you and ACG are the 2 best doing it today with the passing of Total Biscuit. Thank you for all the depth, intelligence, and discussing in detail what you love and what you dislike in detail.

[@Mira-sx2qf]

No PvP? Someone has never hunted a dragon along with someone using a heavy bowgun... Explosions, explosions everywhere.

[@allianzsaint4336]

Lol ikr those damn clusterbombs

[@jimjam4627]

One word katana user

[@goldenpants1239]

Mira Hedelund Um actually they’re wyverns they have only 4 Lima not 6 it says in the l o r e.

[@arnmazing3156]

My buddy was walking pass a tempered bazel bomb and I shot as he was passing it and he died.

[@Therotten1]

Pellet users

[@jonasan77]

Honestly mate, this is a phenomenal review. I think you have crafted the most amazing review style I have ever seen, and it works for me better than any other out there. As to Monster Hunter, I'm convinced, utterly convinced and I can't wait to dive in. Thank you!

[@castillejan]

Jon welcome to the hunt newbie! You're gonna do great things!

[@ziforyu]

watching this again in baited breath for an Iceborne review from you skillup!

[@tebb23]

So, 3 years later this is still my favorite review and I am still playing MHW. One of the greatest games I have ever played and 40 years of gaming, I feel like I have played a lot. Still love your reviews Skill Up and looking forward to a new year of reviews.

[@sheesh944]

Monster Hunter is quite literally the only franchise I adore. I like video games. I LOVE Monster Hunter. Thankyou for doing this game justice, Skill Up. The community appreciates it :]

[@XxCruelRagexX]

When the intro is 10 and a half minutes 👌

[@goblingimp195]

Pewdiepie just jizzed his pants

[@scalpingsnake]

it's the best part about his reviews

[@fireeverything7224]

Its like playing a final fantasy game and the intro is an hour long and you say "wut" in a good way haha

[@deinonychus1948]

what would make MHW absolutely perfect, is a offline mode where you can actually pause

[@Percival917]

Good thing Rise offers that function.

[@HaythamAlshamlan]

The most accurate and viewer-friendly review I’ve seen so far. Can’t wait to see your latest vids, I just subscribed for later. Good job man.

[@MateuszZych]

you are getting more and more ridiculous with the length of your intros :D

[@arenkai]

Mateusz Zych Joseph Anderson would be proud.

[@vib2119]

Mateusz Zych I like it,I would rather have a very long review which clearly tells how awesome this game is(because this game deserves it) than small review which just says 'this is good,that is good and go buy the game'.

[@____uncompetative]

10:36 to skip the intro

[@sophiaarbosa3980]

Vibhu Tripathi the problem is he orgasms over the game for 10 minutes without offering up why it's so good.

[@khalimh]

Yes it is long but never boring, and I think the intro being this long reflects how high he values this game. :D

[@hudzryfox]

Skill up, the wolf of youtube. Like seriously, his videos are the only videos in youtube that can make me pay full attention for every second of the full run time. Heck i dont even watch any youtube videos that are more than 20 minutes. So the fact that i can sit down n watch a 50 minutes video n paying full attention to every second is just.. it is just.. Skill Up's review of this game is just...

[@GBMatthew07]

Try Karak's ACG best on KZbin.

[@GunpowderCoffee]

I was actually grinding in a mobile game on the side and forgot about it and the phone just shut off automatically without me noticing because i was actually paying attention to the review.

[@hope_youhaveagoodday]

Hopefully he doesn't start shilling penny stocks.

[@nudle9186]

i always come back to this review, amazing video

[@Dillanger]

Never played a single Monster Hunter, but your Automata review was the whole reason i bought the game for full retail price. I completed it 100% and it literally breathed life into my passion for games. Just made it to the 10min title card in this video and damn. I got chills. I trust your opinion on games, didnt think this was for me but ill buy it asap.

[@mairuzo]

Update?

[@thetoolie5917]

@@mairuzomustve sucked the life outta him

[@bhudzSanctus]

@@mairuzo he is probably still farming

[@caboose9843]

@@bhudzSanctus gotta get that rathalos ruby Even if it takes 20 damn hunts

[@SurferKroky]

Lol I bought Nier Automata and MHW based on skill ups reviews. Both are now locked in my top 10 games of all time forever

[@MahoganyBlack]

“Monster Hunter is the predator of video games”. That has the be the best comparison I’ve heard yet! 😵

[@DDHa1000]

It is just so statisfying to listen to your reviews. I can feel the sheer excitement inside you, I can really understand why and just how much you love certain aspects. And also the music in your reviews. Just like in anime it just sets the tone and even though it may be a little bit underappreciated, it is just so important. It just takes all of those positive aspects and amplifies it by like 5 times. You were also btw the guy that made me spend probably way to many hours on warframe. So just keep up the great work. Make me spend my lifestime playing great games.

[@hyaahyetthaa]

This. This is the review I have been looking for all this time. It explains everything I have experienced with this game and why I love it but haven't been able to put them in words. So, if anyone ever asks me why I played this game for well over 1000 hours, I'll just show them this!

[@jackmeriustacktheritrix]

For anyone new coming to MHW/Iceborne, do yourself a massive favor and DO NOT use the Defender/Guardian ARMOR that is offered, the weapons are okay to use if you really want imo because it will just speed up the hunts a bit, but the armor set will completely cover for any mistakes you make with it's super high defense and defensive focused skills and cause you to develop alot of bad habits that you will end up being punished for once you reach Iceborne (aka Master Rank). At the start of the game you'll be able to tank a TON of hits using the defender armor whereas if you were playing through the game using the normal armor you'd have access to at that point you'd maybe be able to tank 2 or 3 hits, which will be the case in Master Rank no matter which armor you use, so you best get used to playing that way now.

[@shiftyjim4138]

Skill Up, when you mentioned feeling crazy when you played Neir and noticed that nobody seemed to be giving that game the recognition it truly deserved or communicating how much of a master piece it was, you reflected almost the exact same feelings that I had about Prey (2017). The exception being that if anything Prey actually mostly just got incredibly lukewarm or poor reviews and I don’t think sold very well. This made me incredibly sad for the incredible designers in Arkane and the industry as a whole, as I felt that it probably means that we are unlikely to see many games of that breed (Immersive Sims with interconnected worlds) in the future, let alone a sequel. But then your video on Prey gave me a spark of hope that at the very least I’m not alone and that there are others who really do appreciate Prey and all of its accomplishments. That’s still one of my favorite of your videos. I’ve probably watched it like 6 or more times total. I appreciate how you gave all of the info on the game and the background behind it... Oh yea, and Monster Hunter World is amazing!

[@theDiReW0lf]

Gage Sanderson Prey was incredibly good. I liked it a lot more than Dishonored. Shame it didn't do so well.

[@huascarluiscruzrodriguez1767]

@@theDiReW0lf I agree completely, I enjoyed it a lot more than dishornered as well.

[@Jadfisk]

Prey was great. Wish it was called System Shock 3

[@Borderlines]

Oh come on, this game isn't that good... *plays MHW* **Dies of lack of sleep**

[@emarskineel]

A2 it really isn’t... *plays beta for 20 mins* *uninstalls*

[@cjrichards4342]

emarskineel git gud

[@theDiReW0lf]

A2 Seriously wtf? This is first game I CANNOT put down. I'm either going to work on 2 hours sleep or none at all.

[@GENERALSPARTAN27]

What's the best way to git gud?

[@mrbarefootbogan6254]

Die alot lol

[@Alexandra-ez8rj]

Look, I'll be honest, I'm here because I'm impatient and frothing at the mouth for Iceborne and feeling kind of voyeuristic. So I'm listening to you talk about a thing I already love. That said, you hit on almost everything that really stands out about MHW and did it in a well-rounded, well thought out, comprehensive way. Not a minute too long. (I would've also mentioned music and sound design as part of the pristine art direction, the fact that they've clearly worked hard to shake some of the more ridiculous aspects of past creature design and made sure all the monsters look like real living animals that fit into an ecosystem, all of the side endeavors to consume you like endemic life and monster research, and the absolute charm that comes from its sense of playfulness since its basically 'Catpuns: the vidja game'.)

[@h1tsc4n40]

And yet again i come back to this review, despite by now being a veteran of the game, having bought and beaten rise, and having procured generations too. It's just such an amazing review for such an amazing game, perfectly conveys my thoughts about it.

[@muhwyndham]

Btww Sunbreak is coming :)))

[@felipegutierrez4939]

Your content its pure gold Ralph, keep the outstanding work!

[@SkillUp]

Cheers mate :)

[@arenkai]

Okay. Time to watch it again !

[@Stuffystufferfield]

December 2021 and this game is still thriving. Every bit of Iceborne has long been released but we still get seasonal events that add armor/transmog/palico sets. If you missed it earlier and are wondering if it’s too old now, you should buy it. Monster Hunter World still has the best melee combat of any game on the market. Absolute joy to play

[@thmistrapillay1811]

Agreed

[@BuzzaB77]

Skill up sir. I hold you accountable. Your Warframe review finally talked me into giving that game ago. now I have no life. How on earth do I have time for this too?

[@neomone1989]

Makes a point of establishing that the plural of "festoon" is "festoonery". 10 seconds later - "those things are festoons" /facepalm

[@danieljohnson8539]

Just want to point out that both are valid, just like person, persons, and people. he's referring to multiple individual festoons instead of an arrangement which would be festoonery.

[@midas2092]

15:34 "you fight, you put up with some crappy cutscenes, you kill some mobs and wear their organs like a hat" Sounds about right, time to get back into the series.

[@binaryburnout3d]

What i've loved about the monster hunter series is the detail the devs put into the monster's behavior. Monsters feel unique because the devs took the time to emulate what would these creatures do in their habitats. I'll give you a for instance. Rathian is defensive while Rathalos is predatory. Rathian will defend her clutch of eggs while Rathalos will defend his mate. This is why Rathian comes after you in the Wyvern Egg gather missions. Yes, it's part of the encounter meant to make the egg fetch quest more challenging, but it would make sense that a nesting mother would protect her nest. So this behavior is consistent with Rathian throughout the series. If you find her nest, you will always be able to track her back to it, and disturbing her nest will always call the Rathian too you. And she will be pissed. This behavior continues because once you've unlocked Rathalos, he will come to defend his mate, so if you attack the Rathian, and pose enough of a threat, she'll call out to Rathalos. It's this attention to detail that makes the Monster Hunter universe of games, breathing words.

[@HellBriggz]

I always come back to this review to hear the best review for a newcomer in Monster Hunter. It's just perfect.

[@UltraViolenceDoom]

I saw people commenting on your twitter about how the intro is too long and shit like that... I don't get that man. Whether it's an intro or an outro or whatever, it's still the same video from the same dude who is putting out the same, if not better content than what's come before. Who cares? I just got past the intro and I think your clarifications and nailing what it means to call a game good in your eyes and how it should translate to the audience was really great. The comparison you made to that song was also really interesting to listen to and I totally understand what you mean. It was like a revelation to me when I realized it was possible to respect a type of music without actually liking it. Good stuff Skill, I'm keen to watch the rest!

[@elzipper716]

"The intro is too long" Well, they probably didn't like Monster Hunter, anyway.

[@ThoniusB]

As a huge fan of Monster Hunter i did find the intro to be quite long. That being said i don't think the intro was written for people like myself in mind. You are talking to the new kids on the block...but it was a long intro :P

[@ezpangolin8608]

20-50minutes? I can do the final boss in 8 u scrub xD

[@Ruzl12]

I also think the intro was too long, especially because I just wanted to see a review of Monster Hunter. It felt like an apology video, and the tone was very defensive from the start (which isn't necessary, it's your review), so it annoys me a bit.

[@Xcentr1cK]

UltraViolence Agreed... The long intro made me laugh... I was like... "yup... it's SkillUp!" :) If you're a fan of the channel, you know he's thorough, it's part of his charm.

[@arsonistsavior]

Bruh 10 min intro. Rip my study time. Gotta go to class but will continue watching review. And perhaps buy monster hunter. Just like I did nier.

[@AhZuo89]

Found this only recently, nice review looking forward to hear your review for iceborne.

[@jeffwithglasses6976]

10 minute intro was absolutely necessary

[@chamlecapre3957]

Review starts at 10:30 lol. Love ur vids man, only joking around, who would wanna miss 10:30 of skill ups voice?

[@tomazasuk-lt1069]

Cham Lecapre me,the video is way too long....

[@ThisIsntmyrealnameGoogle]

Everyone needs to see this review and buy the game, a game like this needs as much success as possible not only so there's more games of this genre but so the publishing and business practices of delivering complete and well made games becomes a standard for everyone.

[@Takato2527]

I bought 2 copies of this game b4 watching this review. Call me waste of money if you like, I just love the dev dare to innovate the game this much.

[@dojoboy89]

I managed to persuade 3 of my friend of buying this game. 2 of which had played the game but sold it (for some odd reason). Though it's only 3 people, I'm still proud lol.

[@kirkcrawford5091]

Tough games arent for everyone. I'm sold on it myself though. I'll be buying it this weekend for PC. Because of this review

[@50Personas]

I just saw this review again and I legit teared up a bit at the end. This game just gave me so much, so many great memories. And that soundtrack, especially the main theme, underscores it all so perfectly. Iceborne can't come soon enough.

[@lorenzotosiart]

This reviews channel is awesome! Good job!!!

[@brianhognaberg]

Was not sure about the game, but after watching Skill Up, its downloading now :)

[@Loquito45]

I was skeptical also wouldn't turn back for nothing!

[@brianhognaberg]

Cool. Im having fun atm, and really like the game.

[@PsychoMantis-PT]

Hey Skill Up thankyou for this review, you are the best videogame reviewer on youtube in my opinion! Feels like you are showing us and teaching us the quintessence of gaming! ;) I was a bit in the fence about this game due to its repetiveness nature but you conviced me to give it a try and i'm sure i wont regret it! You also talked about the world building and the lack of natural, believable and organic maps/worlds on most games even on AAA titles. I dont know if you are familiar with the developer Piranha Bytes but they are a small development team responsible for the Gothic and Risen series and the more recent Elex game. These are very niche games that usually come with lots of bugs and a cluncky combat system but even so, most players that guive these games a chance end up by loving them. The world building that these games have tend to suck you in with such an atmosphere that not even games like Skyrim can achieve! The love that the players grow over these games, even with all their flaws, is such that in many ocasions the comunity themselves create unnoficial patches to fix some bugs and add some quality of life improvements aswell as balance the game! If you like old school rpgs that dont hold your hand with awesome atmosphere and world building and dont mind a few bugs and a cluncky combat that you get accostumed to after some time, then you should guive these games a chance! Thankyou again and continue being awesome!

[@chrisruhlander3195]

What an amazing effort you put in this video!

[@andreelneffpaulsen6175]

Discovering this almost 2 years after release and about 700 hours of playtime was a true Joy! I don't know if you usually review dlc and expansions, but i would love to see that, for iceborne, just as much as i enjoy watching this one!

[@pikmansion1648]

I love the armor design it begins to feel like you are the monsters using their anatomy as your weapon and defense as you have a skull as a helmet and whatnot.

[@bigj2105]

Pikmansion 0616 unless it’s the Teostra Gear. Which is just a let down that looks nothing like the monster it comes from.

[@jakecruz4075]

teostra is like a king, so thats why thats how his armor looks

[@bigj2105]

Jake Cruz I understand that, hence why he’s a lion, and why he has a “reign of fire” or whatever. But his gear isn’t even good regal gear, hell Anjanath Gear is a cooler Knight then his. The problem is that instead of making the gear a flashy lion designed regal king gear, they made it some goofy Minty Python and the Holy Grail Knight in stupid armor. He waist armor makes the set look ridiculous, I get that it’s for horse riding or whatever so they have to build he armor out to accommodate the thighs when riding a horse. There isn’t even any lion fur or imagery to signify that it is Telstra gear instead of some random Damascus or something. I get the idea, but in my opinion it just looks stupid. I’m not huge on Kushala Daora Gear either. Atleast his looks like they tried to make it look regal enough? Too bad the set bonus sucks :\

[@doomgu544]

BigJ210 What are you even talking about. It's gear themed. There are gears on it. That's how it's been since 2nd gen

[@bigj2105]

Doomgu this is my first monster hunter game. And seeing a giant flaming fire lion, I anticipated some dope ass gear. Instead I got that weird gear armor. I get that Teostra is supposed to have Gear/Knight themed gear, it doesn’t change the fact that the chosen design and style was a disappointment to me. I’m not saying Teostra gear shouldn’t be that, since I get that it always has and I don’t think they should change a theme that’s been in the series for a while, but personally I don’t like the armor at all. Especially compared to Xeno or Vaal gear. The Teostra weapons are cool atleast.

[@pockystyx4087]

While I do agree that the solo experience is amazing, one of my favorite moments of MH was when I first hopped online in Tri on the Wii. This was my first MH game (aside from trying a demo of one of the PSP games), and I was still learning things. Met up with a group of hunters and one (whose name I have sadly forgotten) spent our entire play session making sure I was always getting some kind of tips and help figuring things out. We played for a good while, and got to my original MH nemesis; Diablos, whom we overcame after I probably carted to the thing a million times. After a long time, and maybe a whole days worth of hunting, we went our separate ways. Since then, I've pretty made it a mission of mine to be as cool of a guy as him, helping out anyone I can, and teaching new players the ropes. My first experience with the community of MH was a great one, and I want to help the new players feel like there's always someone there to help them learn, and tackle those challenges. Happy hunting~

[@cody180sx]

That's the best part of monster hunter, helping other hunters. I've got a few friends who never played before World. I'm having a blast coaching them through a fight or what items to take. Now it's turned into every night getting on with wanna farm this monster or I need to collect some items to make consumables. I started years ago, I played the PSP version didn't get far because I didn't understand it. A buddy I was in the military with asked if I wanted to play, explained I didn't get far or understand it. He showed me the ins and outs, MH has become my favorite series, now I choose to do the same in hopes of other people having that same reaction I did years ago.

[@pockystyx4087]

the shared goals and cooperation really sold the games to me, my girlfriend, and my buddies. One thing I will say that does kind of suck about MHW is the lack of any real way to locally get together and hunt, but helping randies is nurturing the community, so I'll working towards taking down beasts with anyone and everyone willing to learn~

[@hugowijaya883]

Interested to hear your thoughts about Iceborne, now that it has reached it's final title update. Either way, awesome review!

[@mitchella.9102]

I played this game through solo. It was a pain, but fun

[@roycethompson3161]

the heart and soul of MH friend.