In addition to Gaijin Hunter's wonderful tutorial on Hunting Horn, which is a great starting point, I recommend Griffted's Hunting Horn series.
I happened upon his channel when I wanted to see how people were able to kill these monsters under 5 minutes with what is considered a "support" weapon in the Hunting Horn, and fortunately chanced upon Griffted's channel.
I was struck by his videos because he reminded me of Monster Hunter: World's Huntsman, possibly the only likeable NPC in the game, which I discussed why in this post.
To summarize, the Huntsman doesn't have the hypocritical viewpoints of all the other NPCs who claim they care so much about these monsters (even though we nearly kill them, then put them in an arena to be slaughtered), and how we must value life. Rather, he relishes the sport of Hunting.
The Huntsman appears to have elevated the sport of Hunting at the level of a Michael Jordan, as the new Temporal Mantle was specifically made based on his moves. This Temporal Mantle lets you evade all attacks, so you're invincible for 90 seconds. He would be considered the GOAT, as we say in Sports circle, until of course, our Hunter comes along.
Because he loves the sport so much, he wants others to eclipse him since he wants Hunting to advance to even more spectacular levels. He does this by having a friendly competition to see who can "Bag the Teostra first, you or I". When I first heard his dialogue encouraging you, I was actually hyped and pumped up, thinking, "Yeah let's do this!"
When you succeed, he applauds your victory, relishing the"triumphant" moment (I put this "triumphant" in quotes because it really isn't, but rather made me gag).
Upon witnessing this Hunting "masterpiece", instead of being salty and now NOT considered the GOAT, the Huntman wholeheartedly applauds you because you "advanced" the field and the Sport he loves so much. Even though he's cray cray, he truly is selfless in this way.
I've noticed that all other Speed Run videos do NOT have running commentary on how they achieved their times, which I suspect they don't want to do because someone can rob them of their records. This is so unlike the generosity of the Huntman who wants to witness exploits greater than his, for the love and glory of his sport.
So I was struck by Griffted's speedrun videos when he explained each step and the rationale as to how he got to his sub-2 or 3 minute runs. I also applaud him by saying how long it took him to practice, as a lot of speed run videos make it look easy, and we don't see how much dedication it takes to get to that level.
Because Griffted reminded me so much of the Huntsman, I actually laughed when near the end of one of his videos, he mentioned how you can improve his times and gives you real specific advice, much like the Huntsman giving you the most expert advice given the context of the game.
(Note: the Hunstsman's advice is supposed to be a revelation in-game context, however, because of the poor writing, in reality, it wasn't helpful b/c of his vague directive of being one with your weapon. This is similar to my advice to a professional quarterback that all you need to do is protect the football, throw no interceptions, make sure your offense is on the field as long as possible to rest your defense, and to throw "a lot of touchdowns" to win the game--easier said than done).
Again, like the Huntman's superb and exacting advice (as intended by the writers but again falls flat, Capcom needs to hire better writers), Griffted gives extremely detailed tips and tricks on how to improve on his times. For example, I never knew that Odogoran can be stunned when he does his back flips. He also writes in the Video description that he wants you to be able to smash Odogoran as well. Here's the clip:
Additionally, by watching his speed runs, I've come to understand the monster's moves better and how/when to be aggressive to get a KO in.
Because of Griffted's expertise and knowledge of the monsters and the Hunting Horn (anyone who can do a sub 2-minute Rathalos is a pro), it's refreshing that he's sharing his experiences so that we can come to appreciate the Hunting Horn even more, and revel in the glory, truth and love that is the Hunting Horn. Indeed, so we can "bag more Teostras".
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I happened upon his channel when I wanted to see how people were able to kill these monsters under 5 minutes with what is considered a "support" weapon in the Hunting Horn, and fortunately chanced upon Griffted's channel.
I was struck by his videos because he reminded me of Monster Hunter: World's Huntsman, possibly the only likeable NPC in the game, which I discussed why in this post.
To summarize, the Huntsman doesn't have the hypocritical viewpoints of all the other NPCs who claim they care so much about these monsters (even though we nearly kill them, then put them in an arena to be slaughtered), and how we must value life. Rather, he relishes the sport of Hunting.
The Huntsman appears to have elevated the sport of Hunting at the level of a Michael Jordan, as the new Temporal Mantle was specifically made based on his moves. This Temporal Mantle lets you evade all attacks, so you're invincible for 90 seconds. He would be considered the GOAT, as we say in Sports circle, until of course, our Hunter comes along.
Because he loves the sport so much, he wants others to eclipse him since he wants Hunting to advance to even more spectacular levels. He does this by having a friendly competition to see who can "Bag the Teostra first, you or I". When I first heard his dialogue encouraging you, I was actually hyped and pumped up, thinking, "Yeah let's do this!"
When you succeed, he applauds your victory, relishing the"triumphant" moment (I put this "triumphant" in quotes because it really isn't, but rather made me gag).
Upon witnessing this Hunting "masterpiece", instead of being salty and now NOT considered the GOAT, the Huntman wholeheartedly applauds you because you "advanced" the field and the Sport he loves so much. Even though he's cray cray, he truly is selfless in this way.
I've noticed that all other Speed Run videos do NOT have running commentary on how they achieved their times, which I suspect they don't want to do because someone can rob them of their records. This is so unlike the generosity of the Huntman who wants to witness exploits greater than his, for the love and glory of his sport.
So I was struck by Griffted's speedrun videos when he explained each step and the rationale as to how he got to his sub-2 or 3 minute runs. I also applaud him by saying how long it took him to practice, as a lot of speed run videos make it look easy, and we don't see how much dedication it takes to get to that level.
Because Griffted reminded me so much of the Huntsman, I actually laughed when near the end of one of his videos, he mentioned how you can improve his times and gives you real specific advice, much like the Huntsman giving you the most expert advice given the context of the game.
(Note: the Hunstsman's advice is supposed to be a revelation in-game context, however, because of the poor writing, in reality, it wasn't helpful b/c of his vague directive of being one with your weapon. This is similar to my advice to a professional quarterback that all you need to do is protect the football, throw no interceptions, make sure your offense is on the field as long as possible to rest your defense, and to throw "a lot of touchdowns" to win the game--easier said than done).
Again, like the Huntman's superb and exacting advice (as intended by the writers but again falls flat, Capcom needs to hire better writers), Griffted gives extremely detailed tips and tricks on how to improve on his times. For example, I never knew that Odogoran can be stunned when he does his back flips. He also writes in the Video description that he wants you to be able to smash Odogoran as well. Here's the clip:
Additionally, by watching his speed runs, I've come to understand the monster's moves better and how/when to be aggressive to get a KO in.
Because of Griffted's expertise and knowledge of the monsters and the Hunting Horn (anyone who can do a sub 2-minute Rathalos is a pro), it's refreshing that he's sharing his experiences so that we can come to appreciate the Hunting Horn even more, and revel in the glory, truth and love that is the Hunting Horn. Indeed, so we can "bag more Teostras".
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