So I Tried Monster Hunter World..

Asmongold plays Monster Hunter World for the first time.
This game has changed many lives and today it changed Asmon's life too. Enjoy!
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[@ElfireII]

unbelievable he actually played a game he said he would.

[@sergioq123]

It unironically is

[@TheRealestGoober]

I honestly thought he would never play this no matter how much he said he wanted to

[@Malix2238]

uno reverse, he said he wouldnt play this game in the past.

[@nero1798]

I still can't believe it.

[@Felixuwuowo]

i am uniroincally shocked

[@BigBasilisk623]

IMPORTANT Time Stamps: 2:21 Character Creation/Cat Reaction 6:15 Zorah Magdaros Intro 13:10 Asmon fails to get stealth 15:15 Great ‘Jagass’ & ‘T-Rex’ intro 17:10 Intro to Astera 21:40 McConnell reunion 26:38 Asmon views weapons/only wants ooga booga weapons 33:03 Asmo fails to learn Great Sword 43:00 Best Part of the Whole Game 45:40 Asmon slaughters local wildlife 47:50 Asmon vs ‘Jagass’ pack 56:00 BBQ MASTER?! 1:01:00 Asmon fails at Lock on Cam 1:10:10 Great ‘Jagass’ Fight 1:17:30 Pukei Pukei Intro 1:32:30 Round 2 Electric Boogaloo 1:49:15 Asmon making the biggest mistake of his life 1:50:35 Anjanath smashing Asmon 1:54:30 Anjanath 2, Asmon 0 1:57:30 Third times the charm 2:00:56 Kulu Ya Ku intro 2:02:10 Kulu Ya Ku Fight 2:09:45 Asmong Rage/Fails to Mount 2:25:55 Gathering Hub Intro 2:43:50 Pukei Pukei Fight 2:58:00 Wildspire Waste Intro 3:02:10 Oonga Bunga picking fight with Rathian 3:10:50 Asmon learning consequences of his actions 3:14:13 Actions have Consequences… 3:19:10 Barroth Intro 3:24:10 Asmon somehow kills Rath 3:30:00 Barroth round 2 4:05:50 ‘Loch Ness’ Intro 4:14:20 Mud Rexy vs Loch Ness 4:31:20 ‘Water Squirrel’ Intro 4:33:35 No Place to Hide Around Here! 4:47:35 Asmon Thoughts on MHW

[@AnimeIsMyThingz]

this needs official approval

[@ariel3526]

What a fuckin madman. You may rest now, hero

[@ryalonso2069]

Maquina, titan, leyenda, mago, gigante, mastodonte, visionario

[@unsungantihero2927]

may your days be full of blessings

[@Beam28]

Great work bro!

[@sam-psonsmith9951]

Its insane to me that he can be really good at combat and at the same time be as oblivious to UI and game mechanics as a 60 year old guy playing his first game ever.

[@motorbreathjz]

i think hes smarter than he lets on.. he likes playing " im a idiot moron " personality, why? i have no idea why after years of it maybe he has become 1 with it.. then again i could be totally wrong and probably am.

[@wetnoodlex]

@@motorbreathjz It's for the streamer persona

[@johnway8819]

The UI is hot garbage, sorry to say. Game is great and I have over 1000 hours. UI and navigating different options, compared to other PC titles, is just horrible. You get used to it but let's not pretend it's intuitive or good. It doesn't look good either, compared to the great graphics this game has that still hold up with HD textures. The UI looks dated, feels clunky and is overly big. Too many "confirms" too when you do something. There are way too many unnecessary menus or "turn to the next page" elements. For example, why in the world is Forge and Upgrade two different options for weapons? Why do I have to go to a completely different menu (that looks exactly the same) to upgrade the weapon I just created lol? So many things that could be streamlined for the better when it comes to giving the player options or presenting information. The game also does a poor job with other things too such as explaining effect of skills and terminology. I also can't skip cutscenes on PC, no idea if it's possible on console, but it should if not. It was developed for last gen consoles and it shows sadly. As for why he is oblivious to game mechanics it's because he's not paying attention when they are explained. That simple. A lot of thing are badly or not explained at all in world, but for example, being able to Crouch by pressing spacebar is something you learn by doing in the tutorial, which he didn't know at all how to do. Not blaming too much because it's hard to focus properly with thousands of people watching you and focusing on making the stream entertaining.

[@sam-psonsmith9951]

​@@johnway8819 I do agree that the UI could be a lot better in some cases, but he makes it look soo much worse than it actually is, by intentionally ignoring tutorials, refusing to read any item description or actually looking at the menu instead of quickly rushing through it while complaining that he can't find things that are right in front of his face. Also doesn't help that the entire UI was designed for Controller and is not really well adapted for Keyboard. There are two issues coming together here, overly complex UI with a shit ton of things you can do and customize. + A player that refuses to learn or read anything in fron of him. Example... the scout flies are a very very easy concept even a 5 year old could understand....he refuses to understand it not because he couldn't understand it but because he doesn't want to understand it. He still has never used the slingshot, nor understand what slingshot amo is... That has nothing to do with UI and everything to do with him being stubborn and unwilling to do things the game didn't out right tell him to do. MH is designed for you to test things and figure some things out on your own, and he refuses to do that. He also intentionally ignores side quest...that would unlock tools, mechanics etc.

[@sam-psonsmith9951]

@@johnway8819 I mean...he still hasn't figured out that the big green blob bugs his palico keeps bringing to hem are a heal. He pays absolutely no attention to anything besides the monsters. Hell he spent the entirety of the new area without eating once. He keeps fighting on low stamina even though rations are free. There is so many things i could mention here that have nothing to do with UI being too hard to understand. He just doesn't pay attention at all.

[@ShikasClouds]

Based off your first time playing MH and your first real hunt with the Great Jagras, I'm actually impressed on how well you did with attacking and spacing with the Great Sword. Well done!

[@scrubelite4915]

He has played souls games after all

[@nichhenry8740]

Love your Naruto vids Shika! Keep doing your thing bro 😎🤙

[@shutup1037]

He kept overcharge the true charge slash resulting not hitting with lvl 3 charge. Now he do well with beginner monster, he better learn lvl3 charge now

[@LFNZE]

he have played games like that for like decades lmfao

[@jxstified7558]

All he does when playing games is pick the great sword so he better damn well know how to use it...

[@Dargoneth]

3:25:30 Mcconell saves Asmon by a split second heal and thereby avoids quest failure. Underaporeciated!

[@martinramirez4433]

cats are the best buddys in this game and u even star looking at them like u best friends for howmany times they save u life this is what make MHO a owesome game

[@Notsuba]

Holy shit that's true XD

[@Luminogen]

but that ain't Mcconell, that was some random cat he picked up along the way.

[@korasie]

A paladin ability? wow.... the lore goes deep.

[@Dargoneth]

​@@Luminogen Ahh damn, you're right. Well, mcconell also knocked down the rathian with a boomerang at a crucial point. Still good kitty 😄

[@user-wx1ph8tv9k]

Love how she literally is screaming at him what to do and he does everything in his power to ignore her every time

[@YoutubeIsRetarded689]

That's how you treat the handler in this game I think...

[@Nekrocheat]

He ACTUALLY played it! Im about to cry 😭

[@StandStrong614]

It doesn't take a whole lot to make you happy it seems.

[@eugeneflores6153]

Lmao

[@lilkhmer5]

@@StandStrong614Seeing someone enjoy stuff I enjoy makes me happy.

[@pillowhead4456]

​@@StandStrong614Is that a bad thing?

[@009-grp]

​@@StandStrong614That's good then lmfao

[@ChaoticD3sTroYeR]

World has seen a resurgence of players, which is great, A lot of people are prepping for the release of WILDS and the hype is real among the community. There's a lot to do, especially just starting fresh. Glad you finally Experienced this masterpiece Zack, hopefully you try WILDS.

[@Chaoticsaur]

When is wilds supposed to come out? Also nice name

[@Tom3kkk]

​@@Chaoticsaur they didn't give a release date yet

[@joewooks3935]

Why World and not Rise? Isn't Rise newer? Was it that bad?

[@cajun2de]

@@Tom3kkk 1Q2025 is the estimate, more will be revealed in Summer 2024

[@muchammadadriyan6601]

@@joewooks3935 I play both, world is way better. And i think the newest game will more like world than rise

[@vampuricknight1]

Honestly he's doing better than most who go into Monster Hunter completely blind. One of my friends didn't know you could sharpen weapons until high rank when they saw other people sharpening after each engagement. (how the hell they got to high rank without sharpening, i'll never know)

[@IEarlGrey]

Learning he could sharpen by high rank must of been like Rock Lee taking the weights off 😮

[@vampuricknight1]

@@IEarlGrey In a way, yes... he wasn't bad just a very slow methodical type of hunter. I remember asking though if he ever noticed the damage numbers kept getting smaller as the fight continued and he was like... "oh i just thought they made it harder like the monster was constantly enraged and took less damage!"

[@johnway8819]

I mean you just gave a hint... he played with other people who sharpened and carried him lol.

[@victornguyen1175]

@@vampuricknight1 I will never understand anyone who plays games for more than an hour and just doesn't ever wonder what significance the things on the UI actually have.

[@caseyjones4]

The bow would of been a game changer for him 😂

[@GiantEnemyCrabtree]

Hope he gets far enough to fight Alatreon, Furious Rajang and Fatalis. The carts are going to be sweet.

[@tomwells5220]

Honestly if he gets past Kirin I'll be impressed

[@isaacgarcia9234]

Bro If he finished world will be enought.

[@Z-000R0]

if he even get to the Coral Highland then i will be amaze

[@gobokoboobo4620]

Calm down there, let's see if he can get past the base game.

[@snoopertrooper4468]

His first real test is going to be nergigante.

[@fettuccine9896]

The amount of combo edging that happens in this game no matter who is playing never ceases to amaze me

[@iTzNiKoYo]

Man this game really had the best power progression I've ever felt in a game. I just remember hiding in the forest, terrified that Anjanath was gonna come fuck my shit up. Fast forward a few hundred hours later and you're doing full on anime shit against tempered god dragons and lightning unicorns. All that with my best friend too since it's all multiplayer. I think my first KZbin video was beatin on a Rathian. This was my first Monster Hunter and I had a blast.

[@unlimited971]

Old monhun are more junky more grittier too. You really have to prepare and collect items yourself

[@WhenDevilsDuel]

You must not have played many games then. 😂

[@CodeyBluey]

Im guessing your a long sword user then

[@iTzNiKoYo]

@@CodeyBluey lol what? DB for life

[@mrglowinthedark498]

Lance is the only correct weapon.

[@joshuasmith1597]

This game is one of my top games of all time. I dropped alat least 1600 hours into this on console. So damn good

[@waxtrax_]

​@@SpadeApeironProbably not lol, hope he makes it to Iceborne though that would be cool

[@Tog4Real]

I hope he stays in the game for awhile it'll only help bring more people to monster hunter which is great for fans

[@earthbound_one]

I put in 8000hrs

[@aykan5621]

​@@Tog4RealI bought the base game yesterday

[@motorbreathjz]

ya think i got like 2k hours.. games top tier.. best of the best.. ive beat every monster and every version of all monsters in the game.. and have been jonsing to play from the beginning all over again..

[@goups3605]

2:10:13 had me in tears 😭 the way he was jumping between body parts without attacking was hilarious

[@jaypinoy83]

😂💀💀

[@martinramirez4433]

hahha ikr he was looking like a grasshopper lol

[@DemonKnight94]

3:20:39 He got it here tho properly.

[@zzzumozomu]

Looking like a damn flea. 😭

[@Zjombie]

The best part is when the handler says “you fell off, don’t sweat” right after 😂

[@Wh0zManz]

The DLC for this game called IceBorne was scheduled to come out in the middle of the pandemic. A buddy of mine walked me through the base game a month before the DLC came out (stay at home mandate and we were both unemployed due to the pandemic as well) and it was super fun. Iceborne came around and we had two more people with us to play through the content with a full squad. Ended up with around 450 hours in the game and around 400 was probably with three other people. Some of the most fun I've ever had in a game ever, so cool that you're playing through it. Hopefully you have a squad with you and have just as much fun this game can be so great with other people.

[@WineAndGamess]

Not only he's playing this game, he's actually doing pretty good. Am I dreaming?

[@addminustraitor8514]

He played multiple soul-like game.

[@billytringuyen1]

nah your just simping lol

[@HachuneMiku01]

​@@addminustraitor8514yes that helped a lot, especially with timing dodges

[@AoyagiMei]

skill and mindset carry over from souls games. he just needs to pick up mh specific knowledge

[@digduck9463]

Yes

[@SleepingSniper9]

The dopamine hit all we greatsword users get from that third true charged slash is enough to keep our combined single brain cell operating a macimum capacity and is enough to carry you through to the end.

[@bufosp]

to the end? even so much more after the end for me! the sound, the camera effect, the hit lag, the flying tail, the broken part sound... been a gamers for 30 years, nothing felt as satisfying as TCS in World/borne

[@LLawliet04]

This and at the end game, beating Elder dragons and Black dragons for max dopamine.

[@adamgerald849]

Its fascinating watching him play new games. Its like he learns in reverse order. He learned some more complex things in the beginning and the most basic stuff way later.

[@Knocks-u4b]

Loved seeing Asmon play Monster Hunter, as a fellow GS user I was quite impressed overall! Timing and combos come with game knowledge. Asmon has the heart and mentality already, with time and learning to incorporate jump attacks he's going to be incredible. Can't wait to see more!

[@BIZaGoten]

For a first time hunter he did REALLY GOOD! Proud of him

[@psycroptic1984]

Yeah I'm surprised he didn't get to upset

[@lucasvallet4487]

Base world is probably one of the easiest MH if you discount the dlc fights

[@benj4845]

@@lucasvallet4487 bro was using defender gear too X_X

[@4IndieForever]

This is nonsens to me, it is however filled to the rim with qol upgrades. Now MHrise for that matter is the easiest of the series imo.@@lucasvallet4487

[@Tom3kkk]

​@@benj4845 2 hours into the video and he still hasn't used defender gear yet lol, skipped ahead to 4h to check and nope, still no defender/guardian gear you goof

[@alanyammine9764]

Asmongold looking for new equipment: "Who gives a fuck what it looks like?" Also Asmongold after preview the Bone Set: "I do" Welcome to "Fashion hunting"

[@stuntwill]

Hitboxes are EVERYTHING in Monster Hunter, and that has always set it apart from other games. I'm glad Asmongold recognized this.

[@кмек]

Dragon's dogma hitboxes are alright too

[@ch1dd]

Except when the whole entire monster and it's body odor proximity becomes the hitbox

[@Achonas]

except for that damned hip check

[@askiia8713]

​@@AchonasAh shit it's my sleep paralysis demon, plesioth

[@solame10101]

Hitboxes sure are important, and you better know they often extend way beyond whats seeable. At least in the handhelds.

[@Lightna]

I was fully expecting this just to be something Asmon would just make content out of, just like BG3. The fact he is playing is flipping awesome.

[@killval849]

The reason he played this is because it's an action game. That's what he plays now. If it has good combat, he will likely try it. My taste and games has funnily enough been much of the same as well that's how I can identify it.

[@Jebu911]

Asmon understands why bg3 is good but its not the kinda game he plays. This is more in his ballpark anyway.

[@madtech5153]

this game is quite similar to fromsoftware games like elden ring and dark soul series. dodge roll and slow attacks.

[@askiia8713]

​@@madtech5153I mean kinda? There aren't really any "dodge rolls" in MH (the only dodge-ish move you can rely on for i frames in MH is superman dive but that's impractical) and just like from games, sure you can use greatswords for slow attacks but you can also use dual blades if you wanna play at adhd anime action game speed. Really about the only thing similar about both games are that they're action games and incredibly difficult (at least the older ones). The utility items like paintballs and flash/smoke, the usage of traps and barrels, chasing injured monsters in their lair, weapon sharpness, weather drinks, breaking parts, etc, MH feels a lot more like a tactical action survival game meanwhile Dark Souls is just a straight action rpg (Sekiro and Bloodborne are a bit diff esp Sekiro)

[@alenezi989a3]

Bg3 is not the type of games he usually plays, a turn based strategy game.

[@LongestYardstick]

"you're turning up a lot of clues" -- proceeds to ignore all of them

[@aeonise]

Gotta appreciate the game right away introducing the most important game mechanic: no fall damage. Followed immediately by the second most important mechanic: the handler being a useless pain who just causes you trouble.

[@atelierbagur3831]

Ya'll act like she's an actual player that griefs every hunt. Its literally because shes a bubbly female and we frown upon that in these here parts

[@Malroth00Returns]

@@atelierbagur3831 If she just grabbed a LBG and helped out by poisoning the enemy a couple times in the fight we'd be all for her but instead she's lazy, self important, cowardly and steals credit for the players actions. Hell, I bet if there was scenes of her just dealing with all the paperwork that's supposed to be her job she'd still have a better reputation.

[@user-cs9sy6zc2i]

She gets grief for not being a waifu or a mommy for sweaty gamers. I found her a fun character. Made a grizzled old Lance wielder who was a grandfather character for her. It made for a fun dynamic always saving herm 😂

[@atelierbagur3831]

@@user-cs9sy6zc2i people gravitate to serious handler because shes boring and not an active character

[@knightcommander5694]

@@user-cs9sy6zc2i never played this game. Just watching this stream. She is not funny neither interesting. Her whole purpose is to be “wow that’s so cool” character. She is useless from narrative and gameplay pow

[@godeaterskye]

As a 2004 MH veteran, This video is so funny. Watching him the game learn is amazing

[@NymEight]

Was he learning fast enough?

[@BestWafflesEUW]

Ps2 gang! 💪

[@churchofsatan2041]

PS2 MH demo veteran. Let's do some plate runs. I'll head lock the monster.

[@NearynHub]

Online was the best! Monoblos was just missing, but good times!@@BestWafflesEUW

[@kkkk2916]

We all started on psp

[@killerofmen]

this absolute mad lad took one look at Rathian with nothing but a g.jag gs and some bone armor and just went for it....and actually brought her down before stomping barroth into the mud as a brand new player to MH. that is both amazing and hilarious. Holy shit, great job!

[@AquariusScanner]

Barroth was far harder in his debut game Tri

[@3rdWorldGamer]

@@AquariusScanner True... that was the first time I experienced barroth and when I fought him here I was like "wait, thats it?"

[@Tisrok]

Watching him get lost in the cave, going out the wrong way, and then happening upon the monster and drop shotting it off a cliff had me dying

[@lifeofasalesman01]

Watching him play this made me want to go back and play another 300 hours. Can’t wait for Wilds!

[@sora2961]

What’s gonna be your main weapon for wilds

[@halosaft]

​@@sora2961 Hopefully we'll get a demo for Wilds so we can try out the new feel of the weapons and decide what to main

[@swagitachiuchiha5012]

I really dislike the fact that it's not on pc from the get go. I will either have to wait or buy a ps5 on release for Wilds.

[@HerEvilTwin]

Currently at 500 hours in this game, 1,5k hours in Rise, 400 hours in GU and I can’t get enough of this franchise and I’m literally counting the minutes until Wilds!

[@Bluestto]

⁠@@swagitachiuchiha5012that’s not true, trailer said it was coming to steam and there’s no mention of it being at a later date than console.

[@Forbidden_Chocolate]

my most fav thing in MH is that your combos & the monster have 2 different timings that need to line up to hit those awesome satisfying hits but u dont need to think about it you just play the game and ur brain calculates everything in the background & u become better & better

[@doyouevenpraise189]

Man he is actually very good at this game, the fact that he kill the Rathian in that mission was impressive

[@AkaMasamune]

Ya man, i was gone for a bit and confused why he was 35 minutes in the Barroth as he was doing good earlier. I thought he was struggling with the hitzones but as i saw the Rathian materials in the quest rewards i was actually impressed.

[@WikiXIV]

@@AkaMasamune not only that, but he got a Rathian Mantle on this FIRST carve smh

[@oldmanbiscuit7518]

meh, if it was MH3 U on his first try that might be something, but not world.

[@TGHunter]

@@oldmanbiscuit7518 even if it was 4U, p3rd or something like that it would be impressive, but tbh, doing low rank rathian in world, rise and gu are by far the easiest experience. Although, still impressive cuz first monhun is always hard.

[@AkaMasamune]

@@WikiXIV Guess it was a plate since its LR but damn what the hell is that luck.

[@benumbrardor8708]

The quest in the wastes was really impressive. It's fun to see Asmon learn and adapt to the monster's in real time

[@RatchildUK]

Monster Hunter has one of the best gameplay loops in all of gaming. It's one of those 'just one more hunt' and then realising you just spent another 12 hours unable to put it down.

[@NXDDProd]

He actually did it

[@yuugael4010]

Honestly asmons did so well than most youtuber who tries monhun for the first time, he actually take time understanding the game and that feels so good to watch

[@Ouium]

Brings back classic memory of "dark souls fun vs low rank kenzu"

[@snuggie1849]

​@@Ouiumlow rank khezu can ko a hunter in g rank armor in mhfu with a single lightning ball attack. If that hits you close range its a guarantee ko because all 4 or 5 orbs hit you at the same time. Hate that screeching monster

[@gabrulel]

No need for all that, the music is enough to kill dozen of G rank Hunter @@snuggie1849

[@alexs29]

And on greatsword (one of the hardest weapons to master) - using a mouse & keyboard of all things. Pretty nuts. He's a natural with the GS too.

[@sholtohayesjustice2533]

nah he played shit just say it

[@FoddMasterZim]

this game aged so well. I can't wait to see more.

[@elmerR6]

MHW is truly on another level as far as replayability and aging goes. Game still looks so good I bet people could mistake it for one that came out in the last year or two

[@neku2741]

Bro its not that old.

[@Carles1994]

No, only 2018 lol

[@Toddv1]

Yes. I too am shocked that this game did not age into obscurity in fives years. 🙄

[@FoddMasterZim]

you shouldn't be

[@immamlgproo]

Feels nostalgic just watching him play. I love this game so much, so glad he's finally playing it

[@PestilentAllosaurus]

Welcome to the monster hunter series Asmold! Sincerely hope it brings you hundreds if not thousands of hours of joy! My veteran advice is to try out different weapons to see which one suits your playstyle first. Each weapon is equally viable, and has their own feel. And remember you can always change up weapons! ♡ Sincerely; a toot toot horn main.

[@Andrea-dw1ps]

I mean , there Is a clear tier list . They are not equally as viable. They should have nerfed Ls and they should have given half armor value bor ranged weapons like the old time

[@janyozenith4331]

​@@Andrea-dw1ps They ARE equally as viable.

[@jackcox1603]

The tier list is complete BS. All weapons are fully viable, pretty balanced and work in against any monster in any scenario. Tier lists are subjective.@@Andrea-dw1ps

[@kyakarot]

​@@Andrea-dw1ps Monster hunter has no tier list it's y'all who made up that foolishness..every weapon in the game is a beast in the right hands I've seen japanese bow players DEMOLISH EDs in minutes so you are talking nonsense.

[@unixtreme]

Gimme some advice it’s a game I should love but the combat always feels clunky

[@DixonBalls]

Jesus Christ I watched the whole video waiting for him to check the palico gear, thank god it only took 5 hours

[@pj6557]

Asmongold playing mh world, a time to be alive

[@OriginXSeeker]

5 years is a long time. Never would I thought seeing him playing this kind of game. Good luck Rookie!

[@earthbound_one]

I just hope he learns that the shoulder tackle has hyper armor and can be used to get to lv3 charge faster

[@JamesW609]

Maybe in the 10th video he will

[@toothpasta8513]

Its finally time everyone, Proof of a hero baby. MAY THE SAPPHIRE STAR LIGHT YOUR WAY

[@ignizxnr3021]

Watch him not even fight xeno jiiva

[@Mexicavillebrandon]

It's amazing how well monster hunter games hold up. Revisiting these games is always fun

[@scrollingthru45]

I'm still playing thru generations there's so much to do man

[@gachagamer536]

To this day, I still can't beat Unite kek

[@jackcox1603]

This isn't really that old so idk this comment seems kinda fruitless XD

[@scrollingthru45]

@jackcox1603 it's about to be 6 years dude that's a like a tenth of your life span man

[@FangsOfKomodo]

@@scrollingthru45 fr. its a last gen game, thats fairly old for something you're randomly "giving a try"

[@albinorunt]

The people who're saying "clunky gameplay" have never played the game before and are repeating what asmon said before he played lmao.

[@jaunks]

as a long time greatsword main i understand begging at the pixels on the monitor to just stay still for two seconds

[@aspy130]

Aside from a straight up mmo this is the first game I ever put 600+ hours into and it’ll always hold a place in my heart. Especially my first time doing a perfect nergigante fight with my hammer solo. (I know there’s way more difficult Shit it was just my first moment I felt proud)

[@PestilentAllosaurus]

Hey, relish that moment. Every veteran remembers moments of pride, funny moments or certain experiences. I remember back when I was a greenhorne and a Lance main at the first time I defeated a lagiacrus & hilariously mistook that kill as me not being a noob anymore. Lmao. Or the first time I hunted that blasted deviljho. Or those perfect dances with monsters. Or heck, when I had my first perfect hunt with nergi. Feels fantastic. I hope you earn many more memories like yours with perfectly defeated nergigante! 👍

[@Davi1700]

HAMMER BROOOOO

[@warcraftlake7]

soloed everything hammer ,but first try blind killing alpha-tempered namielle. espeically since her gama set was super fun on a duel blade. having max dodge, stamina and infinite attacks. my favorite build was my Support build. max healing, and buffs it could force noobs through some arch-tempered fights.

[@fannipotocska9728]

Not me standing at 2500+ with just one character and i have 4 xDD

[@reynev4n]

I'm at around 800 hours, I farmed everything and the last 200 hours or so I was just helping people with healing HH build and had a blast. I was thinking about jumping back after like 2 years when I saw on steamcharts how many people play MHW again but I kinda switched to ps5, don't want to sit at pc for hours after work, though at the same time I don't want to start again from scratch. I'll see how long it will take till I give in :D

[@slicklink9131]

As a greatsword main, watching him play through world and Iceborne with greatsword makes me very proud of him even when there's struggles, he makes it work

[@CantaPerMe]

I knew he was going to pick Great Sword lmao.

[@deceptiveangel1048]

this game came out in 2018 and still looks better than most games that came out this year

[@ratoftoska7497]

Methodical gameplay doesn't equate to clunky gameplay. Sometimes games are better when you actually have to commit to your character swinging a giant sword...

[@angelmacias436]

So happy he played finally! Can’t wait to watch more! Let’s blow this video up guys! Let him know!

[@fernosbonos5394]

his hooked but depends

[@Xeo7]

This is a very complex but rewarding game and I hope you enjoy it, Zack.

[@DeathDragon1730]

Good to know that discovering the lock on is garbage is a universal thing.

[@PalmsDesign]

This game scratches that rpg grind itch in such a good way, its kinda bizarre how good this game is and how underrated it has sort of remained.

[@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034]

Yeah the MH series is fucking amazing, love them all (except MH1 that ones fuckin weird)

[@ZombieOfun]

MH has had the "fight, make cool stuff, fight, make cooler stuff" formula down pat for over 15 years. I don't know very many series quite like this one that have had quite a few entries that have all been bangers

[@elk3407]

Underrated? This sold Elden Ring type numbers. Literally the best selling Capcom game of all time. Monster Hunter isn't niche or underrated anymore, it's an industry titan now

[@NearynHub]

agree, but this title is the first hit success for capcom. more to come with wilds!

[@scrollingthru45]

Honestly hope he keeps at this game even offstream cause monster hunter is truly an amazing experience. So much content and fun to be had.

[@therevenant40k]

5:41 "Handler my waifu" "kill her with fire" the duality of MHW players. (I'm on team 2)

[@braukenn3781]

I still remember when you saw the release trailer to this come and talked it down... I thought that was weird because this game fits well into alot of the core aspects of game design that you like. I'm happy to be watching you play this and hope you enjoy it. I have had alot of fun playing this with my friends.

[@vespertellino]

Did he start playing soulslikes back then already? I think that changed it a lot

[@Salmon_Toastie]

@@vespertellino Elden ring in general has opened alot of people up to finally try other games.

[@Poppenheimer69]

Tbh trailers for MHW were kind of underwhelming. Idk if devs were trying to downplay the game in order to lure new players in, but it certainly didn't work on me. I only decided to buy it after watching the review by ShillUp. Watched trailers for older games later, and even though they were full CG, they were way more hype.

[@vinniegret4841]

It took 2 years to basically "forse" him into playing souls. And he finally played i in 2018-19. It was far from MHW to be on his radar then. ANd now it toook 4 years to see him here, and im telling you it his perrfect game, but he doesent know it yet. This genre is why MMOS died. Like why suffer through boring non action combat and why see +100 idiots if they are have no relevance to you, if you can see 16 important people in this typo of lobbies (or up to 36 in like GTAO, RDO) and do quest with 3 of them at a time. You in your mmos still bitch about 20 ppl raids being too many anyway, but also have to deal with non action combat netcode made for +100 people. So having more dedicated lesser "lobbyed" ( i dont remember better word for it) games is where all of the mmo-coop online gamers at (warframe is also my pick).@@vespertellino

[@alucarderipmavtube]

It's always good to experiment. Don't hesitate to craft from other crafting trees, armor or weapon types. This lets you know more about the mechanics while giving you the opportunity to adapt your playstyle. I always craft newly unlocked shit once I get the materials for it regardless of crafting tree, so I could try them out whenever I want. It's more like a "you won't know it until you try" situation, even if you found yourself a comfy playstyle. But it's absolutely amazing that you're able to make these monster limp from the first encounter. And the first-try rathian kill was chef's kiss. Players usually don't go for that kill early-game.

[@OhjiiGamez]

Bros playing a gem that changed a lot of people. Can't wait to see this man get to Lunastra, Behemoth, Valkhanna and Ruiner 😭

[@soultrex9722]

Asmongold, Welcome to the world of Monster Hunter. You have no idea how many and how long we've been waiting for this

[@vinniegret4841]

He knows, but he lazy.

[@Lethediana415]

whenever I reccomend it to someone and they talk about how clunky the movement is, I always say its like a rhythm game, there's a beat for the combo and get use to it and you'll love the combat of the game.

[@homeshall9299]

Ya see never see it in that way and ya right

[@bigwhiteshogun]

huh when my friends asked me why I loved Velkhana so much I said it felt like a death dance between me and the monster... rhythm game makes so much sense in that regard

[@tigerfestivals5137]

It makes sense because the first monster Hunter was partially inspired by phantasy star online which literally has a rhythm based combo system, at least in the entry I played

[@karmakillz4051]

57:26 How many food, do I'm s'posed to have, was literal verbal art.

[@savagesweetheart90]

So great to see new people play this game. Enjoy 😊 Edit: Be sure to check (and do) the limited bounties to get celestial wyverin prints. Those help with getting harder materials like gems and mantles in high and master rank. Happy Hunting

[@davidr8824]

The bounty question has me rolling. "How do I have 50% yes 50% No?!?"

[@Maelthorn1337]

I'll be honest, i came close to typing "no" in my head because I seriously had no idea you could check that.

[@sirsquid577]

​​@@Maelthorn1337 yeah I didn't know you could do that either, guess it's one of those things that is easy to miss

[@kennethsimmons2419]

Jokes aside for your first actual monster hunt let alone your first time playing a monster hunter game at all that great jagass hunt went way better than I was expecting. You genuinely did really good with the great sword there for your first hunt.

[@WhiteBuffaloWakanGli]

It’d be really cool to see you master the Great Sword. It’s a very fluid weapon, and you can also shoulder charge out of incoming damage mid attack, so the key is to always be swinging that GS. A shoulder charge will also skip a step in your power up to reach the max damage faster.

[@SumitShrivastava17]

No way! God it makes me so happy to see more people get into Monster Hunter World.

[@jeffjeronimo94]

1:49:40 anjanath 2:01:11 kulu ya ku 2:43:54 pukei pukei 3:02:27 rathian 3:08:00 barroth 4:06:50 Jyuratodus 4:31:00 tobi kadachi

[@sloesty]

He was justifying his cart by saying he is a slow learner, but he is kinda cooking. The fact that he sheaths his greatsword to reposition is something that isn't intuitive but it is optimal. He also realized that on a stagger he had time for the true charged slash. Good stuff. Monster hunter has a ton of mechanics. And you learn them bit by bit to become an efficient hunter. Also, anjanath is a wall even when you meet him officially in the story, let alone as a second hunt lmao. I can see him liking this. It has that path of exile build stuff where you grind to get stronger.

[@beasthaven1571]

You play poe?

[@Lakeone_]

Asmon has always been a quick learner when it comes to combat - it's just that doesn't really have the patience for the little stuff (weapon crafting, gathering/tracking mechanics, etc.) Not mandatory for the most part, but it does slow down his progress a tad lol

[@spacewhalemilk]

he still needs to actually charge his attacks and roll after tcs.

[@shutup1037]

Someone need to tell him to stop overcharge the TCS

[@sloesty]

@@shutup1037 too be fair, the game does a piss poor job at explaining this. The one weakness of monster hunter games is that you always need zn outfit side tutorial to pick up weapond...

[@kuuluna]

Man it's wild that he actually played this game and enjoyed it. He does have some skill issue at time but he does well for a new player

[@thetruth3068]

This is awesome. I hope he plays more of this. I doubt it though, it's already a miracle that he played this in the first place.

[@RyanAustinDean]

Aaaaaaaaand he beat it. 😂😂

[@starsuper64]

Dude, when he streamed this he had 44k viewers.... THATS NUMBER BREAKING!!!! ITS OVER 9000!!!! I hope this gets other streamers to play this game Also i loved his reaction to the palico 2:29 after he spent 10 minutes on his charecter

[@Ryan-yl8zx]

This game looks awesome...it's hard to find good games now a days. Thanks for introducing it

[@sonsofbiscuits1]

Then you have MH Wilds coming out in 2025 💪

[@ReizokoRyu]

Welcome aboard, comrade! I hope you give it a try and enjoy! It's tough but it's a great experience, in my opinion.

[@Oinkmister]

I like how he immediately ignores the insectglaive like a true gentleman

[@Dowl15]

Killed the Rathian in the escort mission 💀

[@Zephroine]

I bet once Asmon starts using more of his light attacks, he'll see just how much agile the GS can really be. Our boi been using heavy attacks this whole episode 😆

[@davidgates9342]

Asmon: "Who the fuck cares about about appearences" Asmon 5 seconds later: "I do, that's neat as fuck"

[@snazzydrew]

This is so weird....I literally JUST finished redownloading this game 7 minutes ago. Thank you asmon now I'll have people to play with

[@Peapodzilla]

Yeah everyone did...

[@Bigbobbyboi22]

I'm glad to see him playing this masterpiece

[@natakug1]

Welcome to Monster Hunter! Figured since I missed live, I'd try and answer things you ask in video First off, Well played! Gameplay was masterfully done for someone brand new to the series. (Ignore any or all of this post, or read the sections you care about. Your learning at your pace which is best) Weapons: ALL are designed around both solo and group play. EVERY single weapon is capable of beating the game solo. However as you can guess, things like hunting horn (bagbipes) bocome stronger in groups because the buffs affecting more people. Each weapon suits a different playing styles, and later certain skills can make using that weapon suit you more. Higher Damage weapons are usually compensating for a slower playstyle. I.E: Greatsword is HIGH damage, but your gonna attack slower and less often. (High potential on a target not moving though. It'ss like a burst damage weapon) (a skill called quick sheathe speeds up how fast you put away a weapon for instance for weapons which have a slow sheathe animation, great for Switchaxe, but not needed on sword and shield. or Skills that increase I-frames on dodge, or a skill that makes the dodge go much further.Some weapons get blunt quickly and need sklls to speed up sharpening.) Weapon Damage: dont be fooled by the damage on each weapon. And the damage should only be compared to other weapons of the same type. Without going too far into detail, each weapon has different ways of doing damage. So dual blades do "low damage" but each attack hits like 2-6 times more than say hammer or greatsword. so just hitting 1 attack with hammer could do 30 damage, where 1 attack with Duel Blades will do 2-4 hits doing 8-13 each. It's known as Motion Value in the community. it's less about the damage numbers but rather which weapon your more effectively doing that damage. Damage means nothing if your dead. It's also how a weapon that deals low damage like light bowgun is one of the top damage dealers. It deals ALOT of low damage and consistently. You've probably also noticed that the same attack sometimes deals more or less damage even though its the same attack, that comes down to WHERE you hit the monster. Such as on Pukei-Pukei, you hit him for 180 damage on his head, but his wing only took 108. Monsters have different defenses to certain weapons on different parts. but hey....Damage is damage. Big risk gets big gains, but missing feels like crap Greatsword: Slow and powerful, Huge numbers, but aiming can be off, and leaves you open (many charge attacks have super armor which shrugs off light attacks so you dont get interrupted) Longsword: Great reach and nimble, allows you to side step after most attacks, but for big numbers gotta pull off riskier moves Sword and Shield: Quick and defensive. The true all rounder type, but not the master of anything. Twin Swords: Fast and constant damage. High damage and very evasive, but a lot of stamina managment Hammer: KO King. Can charge and move for big damage and stuns, but lacks defensive options while always aiming for the head Hunting Horn: The bard. Buffs, heals and pretty decent damage, but your buffs are tied to which attacks you use. Not difficult to learn...but gotta learn Lance: The shield wall tank, Able to block the heaviest of blows, It's damage could leave some wanting more, but you will outlast your opponant Gunlance: Explosive tank. Good defenses and decent damage, so long as you manage your ammo. SwitchAxe: Adaptive powerhouse. Many sweeping attacks. Quick axe strikes, heavy sword strikes and easy swap between. Lacking defensive options and a slow sheathe. Charge Blade: Complex and methodical, with devistating effect when mastered. However I would need a spreadsheet to explain how to properly use weapon Insect Glaive: Gymnastic self buffer. Quick and airborne can avoid many attacks while keeping decent damage going. Managing your buffs are mandatory Ranged Weapons: Stay within effective range or deal no damage. Aim at specific parts or deal less damage. Manage ammo or deal nothing Light Bowgun: High mobility range DPS. Like using a Rifle Heavy Bowgun: No mobility Tank. Like using a Cannon Bow: Infinate Ammo and mobile, but gotta charge attacks. Lock-on: I cannot express enough how lock on can be problematic. I reccomend changing it in the options to suit something more to your liking, I personally prefer a readjustment and not a lock. Adjustable in the options. Items: In the start menu, you can put important items you want quickly on the Radial Menu, This helps for using things like potions, whetstones orwhatever you want quickly....but also not required to do. But it is like macroing a an item Slow-learner: Ignore the neigh-sayers. Ain't no one who ever played Monster Hunter started off good. There are people who picked the right weapon for them and it clicked faster. There are people who used guardian gear and deny it, and there are people who had to figure everything out one step at a time. From finding out which weapon to use, to what stats even mean, item management and crafting, to reading monster tells when and how they gonna attack, everything. Monster Hunter is similiar to Dark Souls in those aspects. Just have to keep learning and improving. Your in "low-rank" and as you progress the story "high-rank" unlocks and than the expansion of the game Iceborne is "G-rank" or "Master Rank" same thing. Guardian gear is Iceborne Level gear which you could clear the entirety of World without upgrading it. Hence why people are adament about you not using it. They want you to experiance what they went through. Play how you want, but to give a comparison. If you've never played Warcraft, and just purchased a max level character....you still wont know how to play when your trying to do content your horribly unprepared for. Clunky-Gameplay: Pure preferance. It can certainly feel like that to many. It can also feel that way worse on some weapons than others. Great sword in particular is VERY SLOW and clunky. That's the point. Especially versus something thats meant to be quick and smooth like dual blades, insect glaive (when buffed) or long sword. Most players who find the game clunky dont typically complain about that when using things like bowguns or Dual Blades. Calling it Clunky kind of always sounds like someone saying "Prot warrior doesn't deal enough damage" like....no shit sherlock. For some, MH World might not be up their alley, and they could prefer Monster Hunter Rise which is much faster gameplay. But comparing Rise to World is...a whole discussion not worth getting into here Monster Tells and things you learn: You can see this as spoilers, but its never really said to you by anyone. But using Anjanath for example. He's considered by many as the first big wall, but he actually has some pretty telling moves. Most of his weak points (head and tail) are very high and hard to hit, however, his legs which are not weak points can become weak when damaged enough and "break" Also watching his face will typically tell which direction he plans to attack, along with tail on which way he swiming. He's a brute wyvern, meaning he pretty simple minded. Other notes, His nose will flair up into a horn, this means he gonna get more aggressive, while also meaning, he's charging his fire attacks, When his Back fins flair, it means his fire breath is charged and ready to fire. It's a devestating attack, but he cant fire it multiple times. Things like flashpods also work towards stunning monsters, getting them out of rage or downing ones that are flying. Crafting: in the crafting menu, you can manually craft items...and set things to automatically craft. Some things like potions are pre-marked to auto craft on pickup. Also useful for storing excess in the supply chest. Saves time gathering more potions EVERY quest. Some things are very unlikely to craft even with auto craft (like traps) as you'll most likely end up storing the items Food: There are two types. Your correct. The canteen food gives you buffs for your next quest, the WHOLE quest. Feinting does lose it. But it stays as long as you dont feint Rations: As time passes in the quest, you max stamina decreases. Eating rations restores the max stamina lost Sharpening: Ignore the harrassers. 2 things about keeping your weapon sharp. Higher Sharpness is higher damage (50% in the blunt red, and 132% when you have white sharpness) and less likely to have weapon reflected. When do you sharpen? When you reach a level of sharpness your not comfortable with. It's common people will sharpen when monster runs or when they get a second and dont gotta heal. but thats preferance. Green sharpess is standard damage, no benefit, no demerit. 0% change. Skills and Status: Armor can be upgraded, so Armor value doesn't matter as much as skills. Skills that dont apply to anything you have also have little value, but making a set around certain skills is great. Status effects on weapons are...different in Monster Hunter. I wont get technical, but elemental damage on weapons is added to the damage. This can be alot more damage or very little differance depending on the monster defences. but it IS bonus damage Status like Poison, Sleep etc, have a buildup

[@noahj151]

Hes doing amazing with the Great Sword so far and if he learns the tackle he geniunly will be set for a while mechanics wise

[@Holum2]

This game is a masterpiece. I dear you to finish it. You will love it. The combat feels clunky by design. When you get good, you have full control. Also the greatsword is the one that feels the most clunky. It takes alittle while to get into this game, but it's well worth it

[@EACru2002]

I like to say the combat is designed to feel “deliberate.” It’s not meant to be like a God of War or Devil May Cry with instant animation cancels and you zipping around. Not that there is anything wrong with those games, they’re great games too, but what they’re doing and Monster Hunter is doing are completely different. In MH, each attack is meant to be a commitment so you really have to think about positioning and timing. I like to say, most action games try to make you feel like a god. Monster Hunter games want to make you feel like you’re fighting a god.

[@jacquesdube6294]

You can finish it?😮

[@jacquesdube6294]

The fact that there is no level and that you must learn to tailor your gear depending on the prey you hunt is also unique to the combat system.

[@Holum2]

@@jacquesdube6294 I would say after you get all the Fatalis gear and all the Transmog, there's not much more to do. I played it for like 800 hours before I felt I was done

[@BadassBaconator]

I'd go further and even say that it's not clunky, but rather accurate to your skill level. An unskilled fighter will make the wrong moves and misposition in real life, while a skilled person makes deliberate actions and has everything flow together. This is what Monster Hunter feels like - as you get better, your character's hunts reflect that kind of change.

[@noijih]

Asmon: that guy got f*d up Also Asmon: wait, that's my cat O.O

[@theStr4yD0g]

So good to see Asmon playing my favorite game of all time. Legendary.

[@HeyMyNameIs...]

one huge tip for every single new player to Monster hunter. DON"T look at the damage number or armor number of each weapon or armor. Try every single weapon in the training grounds and see what you love and specialize one or two weapons to start with. Same with armor skills are far more important with the status effect than that magical armor number.

[@Salmon_Toastie]

Exactly what I did with training, only really liked the long sword and dual swords

[@putdogdirectlyonbed]

I picked dual blades and never looked back ngl 💀 don't even gotta try the others to know this is peak + hunting horn

[@Ragdoll00]

Anyone else coming back to watch through this now that he's played the wilds beta?

[@q-razzy]

I am! I also made a new mhw save replaying it while having this video play in the background

[@Ragdoll00]

@ Oooooh, I didn't even think of that, I'm gonna do that haha

[@kbutta01]

Can’t wait for him to get addicted to this. There are SOOOO many mechanics that get introduced as you progress and it’s perfectly paced IMO. I’ve been playing Monster Hunter since the first one on PS2. For sure I have over 12k hours collectively across the entire series.

[@leoleo1035]

Technically the second one released on PS2, was the one you played. The first game was never released outside of japan. They made Monster Hunter G for PS2 NA.

[@blakegallegos1064]

I have a buddy that has roughly about 8k+ hours on just monster hunter tri. Get those numbers up there!!!

[@abesolutzero]

​@@leoleo1035 It's still basically the first game. Just the full version of it, because we know how Capcom loved re-releasing these damn games prior to World.

[@bewolf16]

By his history. That first part of him getting addicted to it, it's pretty it's going to happen. These days, his only "Addiction" games are builders and souls.

[@Natalie-Pup]

@@leoleo1035 It's been more than a decade and mixing up details or remembering wrong happens to everyone. With that being said, you're remembering it backwards. The first game released both in NA and Japan, but the expansion was not released in NA for PS2, but it was released in NA later as Monster Hunter Freedom on the PSP.

[@foreverfornever1124]

oh wow he actually played it!! Gonna have to save this video for an off day for sure!! Based on this comment section it looks like he did pretty well and enjoyed it for the most part. Not surprising as most I know who enjoy RPG's and Souls games tend to love this series too! Looking forward to seeing if he plays Wilds when it drops like the rest of us

[@sasukegre]

"The movement is hard" he said, with bulky character and a sword heavier than the statue of Liberty

[@Lucky-GEN2]

This game is so magical man clocked in 700 hrs on console and now a new play through on pc can’t get enough of it

[@WholesomeVolibear]

"How many food do im sposed to have" beautifully said asmon

[@SHADOWGamer81]

man this awesome to watch. asmon is naturally learning this pretty fast even when chats giving him mixed answers. i really hope to see him continue playing this but man some youtube videos, or guides, or ya know not skipping the tutorial text crawl (ik it sucks but at least it tells you EVERYTHING) i think would benefit him even more id be excited to see if he gets to G rank, as in hes interested in doing it but well have to see.

[@colwellalec]

Honestly what impresses me the most is he's actually pronouncing most of the monster names right

[@kirsten2030]

I've only just started recently and went with the hammer!! Happy playing man

[@blueshoals]

1:05:16 Monster Hunter World isn't ONE game, it's 14 different games. The sooner a player realizes that, the better off they'll be.

[@Bbill9908]

2:17:45 Almost 1000 hours into the game, and had no idea you rolled down a slope when out of stamina. Lol

[@yone1249]

asmon playing this is awesome! love to see new people get into monster hunter i wish i were next to him to give him a few tips hahahaha

[@MangaScrub]

LETS SEE WHAT KIND OF PRESENT ZORA MAGDAROS HAS LEFT FOR US

[@Scorch1510]

Oh boy, I really hope Asmon has a lot of fun with this and plays it all the way through Fatalis. Probably never going to happen, but a man can dream.