Few days ago my first ever MHGU journey begun! Im playing solo through the village stories at the moment:
Finally got to star 3 quests, yesterday i was able to power through a lot of the tedious delivery quests.
Man i forgot how much of a slog the beginnings of older Monster Hunters are before World. MHGU didnt start to pick up until the later half of star 2, but overall Im having a great time outside of that
Here's some quick thoughts in comparison to World:
Character personalities
Collected materials are more impactful
TWO Palicos
Monster variety (its no secret even tho MHW is amazing, it has probably the least amount of skeleton diversity besides maybe gen 1 mh)
Hunter Arts
Slower quest progression
Slower equipment progression
Some quality of life stuff missing
Map designs (although still overall good & some are still really great so far, but World just has the best overall maps imo so far in the series)
Forced to do some delivery quests & pack monster quests
Map loading
No voice acting
Quick thoughts in comparison to Rise:
Collected materials are more impactful
Monsters are tougher
More quests (i know its MHGU so it has "everything", but in general Rise has some of the least amount of quests than any except for maybe OG MH3 & prior)
More grounded/traditional story of just being a hunter/explorer
Better immersion
More in-depth village
Clunkier combat (although not bad, Rise just has the best of series thus far)
No dogs 😡🤨 (Palamutes are introduced in Rise n needs to be a staple from here on out)
Forced to do some delivery stuff & pack monster quests
Some quality of life stuff missing
Map loading
No voice acting
Overall i like it better than Rise as of now, but less than World. If you put MHGU mixed with World then sprinkle a little bit of Rise (n maybe an improved version of underwater combat) then u have the perfect Monster Hunter game.
And YES, Im all Tetsucabra'd out from my Switch Axe down to my clothes b. One of the best looking armor sets (n a top 10 monster in general) n im upset we got cuck'd out of it in Rise, but im glad i can have it here 😎 🐸
Im also rocking two stun, one expert n one attack jewels atm WE OUT HERE
F*** Nibelsnarf all my homies hate Nibelsnarf ✋😡🚫
Its the only match so far that took me longer than 15minsish, around 22mins iirc s*** was annoying but he's such a cool monster design its been so long since i fought it
STILL havent carted a single time yet tho in MHGU
Also im running Valor style now too
Was running Striker style until recently & in my run of MHG-OG
Valor is FIRE WTF I get Bloodborne quick steps, auto dodge block & new combos what the hell bro its GOAT
F*** Nibelsnarf all my homies hate Nibelsnarf ✋😡🚫
Its the only match so far that took me longer than 15minsish, around 22mins iirc s*** was annoying but he's such a cool monster design its been so long since i fought it
STILL havent carted a single time yet tho in MHGU
Nibelsnarf is a hoe and a half. Super annoying for a 3-star monster.
Apparently he's easy as hell with hammer though.
Nibelsnarf is a hoe and a half. Super annoying for a 3-star monster.
Apparently he's easy as hell with hammer though.
His movements are so annoying too like a Piscene Wyvern but worse
Had my first cart finally early today in my second 4star quest, it was against Shogun Centaur, i was not ready n really unprepared
Didnt realize it was in a volcano its a new area n didnt read details so no cool drinks, forgot he caused bleed unlike the other one n then i forgot u gotta crouch in this to heal it unlike world where they have an easy item, n his additional attacks caught me off guard
N to top it all of i had my first hunt failure too in this game with him, i killed him when i didnt know i was suppose to catch him
His movements are so annoying too like a Piscene Wyvern but worse
Had my first cart finally early today in my second 4star quest, it was against Shogun Centaur, i was not ready n really unprepared
Didnt realize it was in a volcano its a new area n didnt read details so no cool drinks, forgot he caused bleed unlike the other one n then i forgot u gotta crouch in this to heal it unlike world where they have an easy item, n his additional attacks caught me off guard
N to top it all of i had my first hunt failure too in this game with him, i killed him when i didnt know i was suppose to catch him
Yeah the early village quests are honestly not too bad save for a few monsters. Shogun Ceanataur is a b**** because of the bleed + that dumb spin attack. Gypceros almost gave me a brain aneurysm.
G-Rank is where the bullshit really starts flying at you at mach speeds.
This is also slightly off-topic but it looks like MH: World was given the checkmark for Steam Deck compatibility
Handheld World so soon
Might get back in to rise. I put it down for some reason I can’t remember
Probably for all the reasons we all expressed on page 1
Im coming back to Rise for Sunbreak & an Apex quest here n there, until then im playing MHGU n Elden Ring
This is also slightly off-topic but it looks like MH: World was given the checkmark for Steam Deck compatibility
Handheld World so soon
It all comes full circle
Probably for all the reasons we all expressed on page 1
Im coming back to Rise for Sunbreak & an Apex quest here n there, until then im playing MHGU n Elden Ring
True lmao
The thing I love about rise is the same thing that a lot of people hate about it; cutting out all the gathering
Don’t get me wrong, I love gathering and tracking monsters, but removing that to just focus on pure monster hunting made the game feel much quicker to me. Also the movement is beautiful. If they mix the best parts of world, rise, and MHGU, it would be the great MH of all time
Anyways, I’ll dip my toes back in a bit but I think I’ll probably wait for sunbreak. Expansions are usually where these games shine
True lmao
The thing I love about rise is the same thing that a lot of people hate about it; cutting out all the gathering
Don’t get me wrong, I love gathering and tracking monsters, but removing that to just focus on pure monster hunting made the game feel much quicker to me. Also the movement is beautiful. If they mix the best parts of world, rise, and MHGU, it would be the great MH of all time
Anyways, I’ll dip my toes back in a bit but I think I’ll probably wait for sunbreak. Expansions are usually where these games shine
I think it just went too far with streamlining, playing MHGU rn and some of it is annoying (even tho MH Gen OG is what treally started the streamlining) especially how we were forced to do at least a few gather, egg n pack quests before World. In MHGU you can auto find the mon, but its a consumable (psychoserum iirc) that last 20secs.
Thats part of the reason why World is the best imo, because I feel it rides the line of both eras perfect. Gathering was still a thing in World, but it was way easier to upgrade n you can grab stuff right away as youre running by. You never had to do an expedition in World.
I think scoutflies in World is the best tracking method too. It does act as a pseudo waypoint when you boil it down to the simplest argument, but it still felt like you are a part of the searching & had to follow something to the destination, & it involved actual clue finding as well that actually still works without scoutflies.
Wish scoutflies was a staple, I really thought it was going to be.
LAGIACRUS MY BOI!
I finally fought him again after so long, he's beautiful & my 2nd fav mon after Tigrex
They did him JUSTICE in MHGU, his fight is so good & he actually works really well on land in this one when he sucks in the others outside of water
My #1 fav fight in the game so far, Yian Garuda #2, Malfestio #3 & Najarala #4. Im in Star 5 now.
PUT HIM RISE YOU COWARDS MAKE THAT SKELETON WORK I DONT CARE IF YOU HAVE SACRIFICE A COUPLE BODEIS RO MAKE LEVIATHANS WORK IN THE NEW ENGINE LETS PUT A STOP TO THAT MHW EXCUSE ITS PLAYED OUT
Imagine him updated in rise Sunbreak n u gotta use ur Wirebug jumps to dodge multiple of his electric orbs & his long neck swipe attacks on steroids
My 10 fav mons in MH series so far are these btw:
Tigrex
Lagiacrus
Tobi-Kadachi
Tetsucabra
Odogaron
Mitzusune
Najarala
Almudron
Glavenus
Rajang
Haven’t played rise since I hit g rank
Anybody tryna hunt??
Edit: I won’t hold you back or nothing like that I promise. It’ll be fun we can run through niggas and farm sets
Ive been busy the last few weeks so havent been playing nowhere near as much as i would like, but im in Star 8 quests now. Finally got to High Rank a few days ago:
My Equipment Loadout ATM:
General's Strongaxe (switch axe)
Bone Helm S maxd out
Nargacuga Mail almost maxd out
Nargacuga Braces almost maxd out
Bone Fauld S maxd out
Jaggi Shingaurds maxd out
Rook Tailmans
Style Arts:
Valor Style with Trance Slash 2
My Positive Skills:
Critical Eye +3 (maxd out)
Knockout King (maxd out)
My Negative Skill:
Dragon Res -20 (when i finally fight stuff like Deviljho n Valstrax etc. Dragon elm mons, i'll switch to my tenderizer build in place of Critical Eye to not have neg Drag Res)
Might be one of my best builds ever in the series so far tbh.
Its been really cool. I finally got to fight Gore n Shagaru Magala the first time too.
I first tried both of them, but man i almost timed out on Shagaru lmao the only mon to push me that long so far in GU. Shagaru is up there in my fav fights of the game so far along with Lagiacrus, Malfiesto, Astalos, Glavenus, Yian Garuda & Najarala.
60 Hours in
Haven’t played rise since I hit g rank
Anybody tryna hunt??
Edit: I won’t hold you back or nothing like that I promise. It’ll be fun we can run through niggas and farm sets
Which MH?
My 10 fav mons in MH series so far are these btw:
Tigrex
Lagiacrus
Tobi-Kadachi
Tetsucabra
Odogaron
Mitzusune
Najarala
Almudron
Glavenus
Rajang
Oh n My 10 Fav Elder Dragons are these no order:
Namielle
Shara Ishvalda
All-Mother Narwa
Teostra
Negigante
Narkarkos
Ceadeus
Amatsu
Shagaru Magala
Fatalis MHW
HM: GogMazios (wish i got to actually experience it smh)
Really wanna run rise lmk
Ah ok, im not playing Rise rn i dont really plan to except every once in a while for Apex quests until Sunbreak, when Sunbreak comes out in the summer is when I'll be back on normal.
Im playing Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate on Switch n Elden Ring on PS4 until then.
Here's my Switch friend code tho if you or anyone else wants it:
SW-8096-2121-7048
Name: WaterMan24
My profile pic is a red Pikmin character.
Added my Switch Friend Code & my Sony username at the end of the op for those that want it.
I have Monster Hunter World (PS4), Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate & Monster Hunter Rise.
On Switch atm I also play Rocket League & Pokemon Shield Double Battles for multiplayer.
On PS4 (i dont have a PS5 yet) atm I also play Gran Turismo, FromSoftware games, Rocket League & Apex Legends for multiplayer.
Im mainly a singleplayer gamer but i do co-op n competitive here n there with friends irl n online.
I dont have any games this year im planning to buy atm outside of Elden Ring, God of War 5, Bayonetta 3 & MHR Sunbreak Expansion.