Monster Hunter Stories 1 + 2 - 15 Things You Need To Know BEFORE YOU BUY

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  • čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
  • Monster Hunter has quickly become one of the genre's biggest and more successful franchises, and though the Monster Hunter Stories spinoffs have obviously not contributed an awful lot to that success, as those who’ve played the two games will tell you, they do still have their undeniable charm and appeal that makes them easy recommendations for fans of the style of game they’re going for.
    Soon, the developer will be opening the gates for new players to dive into the turn-based Pokemon-inspired monster collecting and battling RPG duology with a remastered release of Monster Hunter Stories 1 on PS4, Switch, and PC, and a re-release of its sequel on PS4. Ahead of those imminent releases, here, we’re going to speak about all of the key details that you should know about the Stories games.

Komentáře • 51

  • @regiman222
    @regiman222 Před 2 měsíci +27

    4:10 You do that in Stories too, because unlike Pokemon, YOU are also a fighter, you need to make wepaons and armor just like in the mainline MH games, which require various monster parts, minerals, plants and bugs.

    • @QuackCow144
      @QuackCow144 Před 2 měsíci

      I don't think he said that you don't do that in Stories

    • @Skoshtwo
      @Skoshtwo Před 2 měsíci

      You don't have to make anything in Monster Hunter World. You literally get the strongest gear in the game for free in the beginning "The Defender Set" and it completely trivializes and breaks your entire campaign. Nothing you get from monsters is even remotely relevant because you can't craft anything even close as powerful.

  • @sil.o.5399
    @sil.o.5399 Před 2 měsíci +24

    Monster Hunter Stories 1 has an extra nostalgia for me. The game got released early September of 2017, and since I live in Puerto Rico, well, Hurricane Maria hit on the 20th making life preeeettyyyy difficult for a while with no power around. This game got me through those times, i would walk to our local bakery who had a generator to charge my 3ds every day, and made sure to have it fully charged so by nighttime i was ready to tackle it again. I was jobless until early 2018 due to all of this and Wi-Fi was pretty unstable when we got it back, so playing this game offline was awesome. I of course have other MH franchise 3ds games but due to the circumstances, it was the perfect game to play since i really enjoy the other games mainly for the multiplayer hunts and again, Wi-Fi was crap during those days. Anyways, I am glad ill be able to play it again on my switch now, I got a 7month old little kiddo who I am pretty sure will also enjoy seeing me play it on the tv due to how colorful and fun it looks.

  • @ajwalker4416
    @ajwalker4416 Před 2 měsíci +7

    Best. News. Ever! Monster Hunter Stories 1 was life for me when it was released towards the tail end of the Nintendo DS life span. I recently picked up MS2 during a Steam sale but now that I know the remaster for MS1 is coming on June 14th, I'll replay the first one first before diving into the second. Thanks so much for this bit of news. You've earned a sub!

  • @SwedePotato314
    @SwedePotato314 Před 2 měsíci +3

    I always loved monster hunter games but I would always get to a point where it would feel like I was overwhelmed and would be quickly outclassed. MHS never once felt like a chore to me or that it was too much or overwhelming me with information. While I love games that are in depth with in depth systems, I also have a life and as much as I’d love to commit to gaming as a full time job, I just can’t. Stories always felt like an escape for me and for a way for me to relieve stress while playing rather than getting even more stressed out. I adore this series so much. It’s the perfect meeting point for people who want more than Pokemon but aren’t able or willing to dive into the mainline MH series. I’ve played hundreds of hours of MHS between 3DS, 2 on switch and the first one again on my Samsung tablet, I’m even more excited to jump in again. It’s one game I’ll never not replay no matter what. I have so many other 3DS games I held out hope for coming to switch that never made it but I’m so excited this one barely slid in there!

  • @TheDrakeon
    @TheDrakeon Před 2 měsíci +23

    If you already have 2 playasia has a version of this with only MH1 on it for a much cheaper price.

    • @Bwdh23
      @Bwdh23 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Thank you!

    • @vgnvideogameninja2930
      @vgnvideogameninja2930 Před 2 měsíci +1

      No thanks. I own a physical copy of 2 for Switch already but I want the first game on disc so I pre-ordered the collection for PS4 (I'll play them on PS5). Also playing the PS4 version on PS5 will be superior in all ways to the Switch version.

    • @SwedePotato314
      @SwedePotato314 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Yes! It was the only way I could find a single physical of MHS1. But I grabbed the Octopath traveler 2 soundtrack as well so it was free shipping, and I’d been meaning to get it anyway for a while.

    • @FelixS.
      @FelixS. Před 2 měsíci

      @@vgnvideogameninja2930Fine, no1 cares.

  • @justmeunicorn
    @justmeunicorn Před 2 měsíci +5

    I randomly came across Monster Hunter Stories 1 while I was looking for a good game. I will never regret buying the full game after reaching the end of the demo.

  • @waxwinged_hound
    @waxwinged_hound Před 2 měsíci +9

    I picked up MHS2 when it came out after I was burned by Pokemon Sword and Shield. I looked around for other monster collecting games, but none of them had monster designs that really appealed to me. But then I came across the demo for Stories 2 and tried it out, and I loved it right away.
    The designs are good, a bit more grounded in reality than Pokemon (no literal ice-cream cones here, just animals), a lot of them have body parts or perhaps entire designs inspired by or based on real animals. For example, Nargacuga has a cougar yowl, Aptonoth is based on a hadrosaur, and Zamtrios has a shark face and a frog body, and can swell up like a puffer fish.
    The animations are great, no model bouncing like in Pokemon, the monsters have unique attack animations based on what kind of move they're doing. Their idle and walking/running animations are great too. All the animations are lifted from the mainline games, but that makes sense and they're very good regardless. Though it should be mentioned, a lot of monsters of the same body type share animations, for example Nargacuga and Tigrex have the same tail spin. That doesn't bother me but I thought I should mention it.
    The combat is a bit more complicated and more difficult than Pokemon, and strategy is basically required in singleplayer, unlike in Pokemon singleplayer which is mostly just spam super effective moves. Also, each monster has its own weakness, elements don't have universal weaknesses. For example, Zamtrios is weak to Thunder while Lagombi is weak to Fire, even though both of them have the Ice element. Each battle is about knowing the monster's attack patterns. A monster might start out with Speed attacks, but then switch to Power when it gets angry.
    Monster Hunter Stories, either of them, is a great introduction to Monster Hunter if you're a bit intimidated by the main series, which has a very steep learning curve. I didn't play the main series for years because I played a demo for Generations and I couldn't even beat the easiest monster in the list (the demos are also notoriously difficult if you've never touched the series before). But the knowledge of monsters that you gain from the Stories games is actually very useful in the mainline. They have the same attacks, elements, and weaknesses. But honestly, the Stories games are just great by themselves if all you want is a good monster collecting game.
    That being said, I thought this would be a video about the differences between the first and second game. I've heard nothing about a demo, but I hope there will be one so I can see what changes there are in the remake (since there are some things I hated about the first game that they fixed in the second).

  • @diegobautista19
    @diegobautista19 Před měsícem +1

    I really like mhs my ocd won't let me play a normal playthrough without trying to get the best genes on the monsters. So much time poured into caves and eggs. I forgot this game was coming out. Thanks

  • @whitemage34
    @whitemage34 Před 2 měsíci +3

    I love the 3DS version of 1

  • @SolusWhite
    @SolusWhite Před 2 měsíci +3

    Did they fix the jaundice though?

  • @TevyaSmolka
    @TevyaSmolka Před 2 měsíci +5

    Ooh awesome monster hunter stories

  • @ahmki52298
    @ahmki52298 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Def will get these on sale

  • @MatrixAlphaCWX
    @MatrixAlphaCWX Před 2 měsíci +2

    Buying it on PS4 Pro! : )!

  • @Logan-ef8hq
    @Logan-ef8hq Před 2 měsíci +1

    Would be cool if it had a reverse cover so i could just have monster hunter stories 1 on the front of the case

    • @that1proxy
      @that1proxy Před 2 měsíci

      you could try and print your own if you have a library with printers nearby :)

  • @sanctherion4468
    @sanctherion4468 Před 2 měsíci +5

    4:30 Excuse me, what's namatros? I'm seeing a zamtrios.

  • @kaiokado1667
    @kaiokado1667 Před 2 měsíci +1

    The answer is -12 if you also thought the title had an equation in it.

  • @ArvoVenkatron
    @ArvoVenkatron Před měsícem

    Both are surprisingly solid games

  • @JeannieLove
    @JeannieLove Před 2 měsíci

    I'm super looking forward to replaying these back to back with Trophy Support. I'm also looking forward to people playing the first for the first time. The best part, we finally get the Japan only content.

  • @superhenrybrother7359
    @superhenrybrother7359 Před měsícem

    Hope there will be monster hunter stories 3

  • @Mintcar923
    @Mintcar923 Před 2 měsíci

    After playing a little of the demo for MHS2 I decided to pick it up.. So preordering the first one was a no brainer.. I know nothing about Pokemon.. It just reminded a little of Dragon Quest with a monster riding theme

  • @mrwiggles5331
    @mrwiggles5331 Před 2 měsíci +1

    before you buy ……. huh maybe i should of watch the video before i bought the game oh well

  • @dillanphillips8211
    @dillanphillips8211 Před 2 měsíci +4

    I loved playing MHS2 (even though I wasn’t to terribly good at it) I hope that they’ll add new monsties like Fatalis especially

    • @waxwinged_hound
      @waxwinged_hound Před 2 měsíci +1

      Fatalis is a bit too special to be a monstie, which is unfortunate, I'd LOVE a Fatalis. But it's kind of the ultimate monster to the point of being almost supernatural, and it has too much of an inherent loathing for other life forms, especially humans.

    • @dillanphillips8211
      @dillanphillips8211 Před 2 měsíci

      @@waxwinged_hound I know but at the same time Bloodbath Diablos is one and a bunch of other monsters that hate humans and could be a reward for a difficult challenge an OP Monster that you control after conquering everything else like Mewtwo in Gen 1

    • @waxwinged_hound
      @waxwinged_hound Před 2 měsíci

      @@dillanphillips8211 Bloodbath Diablos isn't an Elder Dragon though. Fatalis is the final monster you fight in the first game, it destroyed an entire kingdom, and is essentially immortal. It is highly intelligent, enough to feel actual malice, not just anger. It just doesn't make much sense for a Rider to be able to tame one, even a hatchling.
      I dunno. I just definitely understand the inability to have one ingame, and figure this is their reasoning for it.

    • @dillanphillips8211
      @dillanphillips8211 Před 2 měsíci

      @@waxwinged_hound I was more talking on the anger side of things and not IQ and honestly my reasoning is more I wanna use the cool black dragon, besides how can a hatchling be against people from day one wouldn’t Fatalis imprint on its rider when it’s born and with how intelligent they are could they recognize friend from foe

    • @waxwinged_hound
      @waxwinged_hound Před 2 měsíci

      @@dillanphillips8211 Fatalis is a representation of evil, like as a character concept. It's my favorite monster, but it's something I feel is almost sacred in a cursed sort of way. I wish I was better at explaining this.
      Fatalis is the Big Bad though, it is theorized to be the cause of the Black Blight, perhaps even the awakening of Oltura, and every living creature is instinctively afraid of it. Even monsters like Lao Shan Lung, which are the size of mountains. The Lao Shan Lung you fight in MH1 was fleeing from Fatalis.
      Basically the reason we can't have Fatalis is probably the same reason that we can't have an Oltura, Makili Pietru, or Xeno'jiiva- they are main antagonists that threaten the entire world. The Elder Dragons we can raise are extremely dangerous, but they aren't world enders.
      All I'm trying to do though is explain the reasoning behind why Fatalis will almost certainly never be obtainable, I hope I didn't come across as hostile or shaming. If anything I am just very enthusiastic about how unique Fatalis is.

  • @highwhen
    @highwhen Před 2 měsíci

    Is the Steam Monster Hunter Stories 2 getting any update with the new release?

  • @MobPsycho..
    @MobPsycho.. Před 28 dny

    I played and completed monster hunter stories 1 like 10 times with different monsties.
    Can anyone tell me some games similar to mhst (offline and genuine with no need to buy anything) for Android

  • @It_is_Teh
    @It_is_Teh Před měsícem

    how come 2, which came out so long ago (and doesn't look good) looks better than the remaster 1 tell me

    • @ZeroHxC07
      @ZeroHxC07 Před měsícem

      Because stories 1 is a 3Ds game upscaled

  • @Kaltsuwhite
    @Kaltsuwhite Před 2 měsíci

    "the developer"

    • @j4kfr05t5
      @j4kfr05t5 Před 2 měsíci +3

      They've been using AI to write their reviews for a while now, I'm not surprised

  • @purehyper124
    @purehyper124 Před 2 měsíci

    1:17 The protagonist is one person so is not they.

  • @walterwelches4188
    @walterwelches4188 Před měsícem +1

    Seems like an Ai generated video. Can’t get past 3 minutes

  • @thewizard9383
    @thewizard9383 Před 2 měsíci

    This game would kill on Xbox series x.

  • @Music4Marc
    @Music4Marc Před 2 měsíci +1

    If only they'd launch this on Xbox 😢

  • @NAVENVARMANALKATHAVARAYANMoe

    I hope mhs 2 comes to mobile soon

  • @grundged
    @grundged Před 2 měsíci +3

    Too childish for me. Stick to the OG Monster hunter.

    • @getrekt8439
      @getrekt8439 Před 2 měsíci +8

      Nobody asked

    • @Asuka0695
      @Asuka0695 Před 2 měsíci +8

      Childish💀💀 nothing about any monster hunter is grown