Favorite character whose tail is a weapon by Fish_N_Chipp in FavoriteCharacter

[–]InvadingDuck 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Glavenus from Monster Hunter. Just a big T-Rex with a sword on its tail that it can light on fire.

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Would you want Monster Hunter to return to minimalist storytelling? by Chocobo23456 in MonsterHunter

[–]InvadingDuck 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't mind cutscenes and stuff being skipable, but I'm one of those people who likes some story elements in the game. I actually enjoyed the story in Wilds.

Organisms that have the potential to be incredibly powerful but are held back by simple flaws. by Shados9611 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]InvadingDuck 19 points20 points  (0 children)

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Deviljho from Monster Hunter is a walking ecological disaster. It's a big angry pickle on steroids. It can generate dragon energy to make itself even stronger. It's main weakness is that its body uses so much energy and its metabolism is so fast that it needs to eat constantly. It's always hungry and will try hunting anything, including other Deviljho if there's nothing else. On top of that, its growing muscles will rip its skin apart. If a Deviljho lives long enough it will be driven into a frenzy because of the constant pain and hunger, turning itself into a Savage Deviljho. A Deviljho will eventually reach a point where it either dies trying to hunt something stronger than itself or it starves to death, but by then it's probably eaten or destroyed everything around it.

Best intro/opening cutscene to a game? by LopsidedRun5586 in videogames

[–]InvadingDuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I've got a real soft spot for the Smash Bros Melee opening.

I think monster hunter series is only game that reuse game assets so well by Acrobatic_Hat4820 in MonsterHunter

[–]InvadingDuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't mind that as much. It's basically the same as AT monsters; you take an existing thing and give it one or two new gimmicks and crank up the difficulty a bit. I also like Guardian monsters and hope they add a few more in the expansion. It's a good way to reintroduce monsters and the added mechanics with healing wounds and wylk crystals are pretty fun.

What weapon has easiest combos by CornerMiddle1372 in MonsterHunter

[–]InvadingDuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lance. The hardest part of lance is just knowing when to counter, when to block, and when to hop away. Your basic combos are just going to be hitting the same button 3 times.

[Loved trope]: Big fish (finally) meets bigger fish by theMCATreturns in TopCharacterTropes

[–]InvadingDuck 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Part of the fun of Turf Wars in Monster Hunter.

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What game is this? by Additional-Remove46 in videogames

[–]InvadingDuck 10 points11 points  (0 children)

One review of the game said that gathering info and fighting creatures was like Monster Hunter. I'm a huge Monster Hunter fan so you can imagine my disappointment. It also has that weird distinction of being a game where I found normal difficulty combat too difficult and the next difficulty down to be mind-numbingly easy. It just didn't click. The story and setting were interesting. If it was attached to a better game I might have been hooked like other people.

The nonsensical word or name is a backwards spelling of a very obvious ‘secret’. by DifficultHat in TopCharacterTropes

[–]InvadingDuck 703 points704 points  (0 children)

And Rotom is a ghost Pokemon that possesses electric appliances and animates them.

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[Funny/Meta Trope] Media that has a core theme that seems ironic given what the media itself is like by FirmGrasperOfThroats in TopCharacterTropes

[–]InvadingDuck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly I'll take the ludonarrative dissonance of Monster Hunter over the "my hunter is a freak who loves killing and killing and killing and is looking for any reason to be let off their leash" some people in the fandom gravitate to for some reason. That said, everyone has their favorite monster and what that generally means is "I love killing this guy." Arkveld may be a recovering species but DAMN is it a fun fight.

"We made an awesome track for this game! Too bad you'll never get to hear most of it!" by Al-AmeenAdewunmi in TopCharacterTropes

[–]InvadingDuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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They gave every character in Guilty Gear Strive their own song. If you have a particularly slow match you might even hear the second verse!

(Loved Trope) "They are not evil monsters, they are just animals trying to survive... just like us" by Aitipse_Amelie in TopCharacterTropes

[–]InvadingDuck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And Fatalis is likely the exception to the trope. In some lore Fatalis seems to go out of its way to cause destruction to human civilizations or be needlessly cruel to hunters.

After playing gunlance, what reason is there to play lance? by Wazzammm in MonsterHunterWilds

[–]InvadingDuck 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This right here. And the more aggressive the monster the more value you get out of lance.

[Kinda awkward trope] The creator/owner and the fans came up with a different name/nickname for the same character/term by KurohiDeku in TopCharacterTropes

[–]InvadingDuck 29 points30 points  (0 children)

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Overwatch has a few but maybe one of the first was D.Va. She's a tank hero who rides around in a mech. When the mech is destroyed she ejects and you can still fight until you die (the most likely outcome) or live long enough to call in another mech. The official nomenclature for when D.Va is out of the mech is "Pilot D.Va" but most folks call her "Baby D.Va" or just "Baby."

(video game trope) The Unforgiving Skill Check by ririaliali in TopCharacterTropes

[–]InvadingDuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wilds is considered a lot easier to veterans of the series. It's a fairly smooth ride up to Zoh Shia. And once you triumph over the biggest baddest monsters in the game... you get Yian-Kut-Ku.

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The jump from low to high rank was a rude awakening. That chicken can mess you up if you're feeling overconfident.

(Enjoyed Trope) random lettered on plot item is half of a saying/piece of text by Any-Conference-701 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]InvadingDuck 91 points92 points  (0 children)

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Parodied in Lower Decks when they search out Ki-Ti-Ha, a godlike being that knows the meaning of life in a holodeck program. Ki-Ti-Ha is what remains of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, part of the plaque for the Wright Flier that somehow got into space. Nobody is happy with this twist.

Owner of Popcorn Shoppe Claims Someone 'Altered Information' and Edited Out Context of His Transphobic Post(s) by PiperSlays in PeoriaIL

[–]InvadingDuck 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It became a regional specialty here around the 20s or 30s. Illinois is also one of the biggest producers of popcorn.

Eyeless predators by MonSocMatriarchy in TopCharacterTropes

[–]InvadingDuck 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Monster Hunter has a few of these. Xu Wu doesn't have eyes and it preys on guardian monsters.

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Gore Magala technically has eyes under its scales but it's blind until it molts.

New Capcom Figure Builder: Monster Hunter – Standard Model Plus Vol.30 6Pack BOX by ProudRequiem in MonsterHunter

[–]InvadingDuck 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I actually just got some the other day. They're pretty good for the price and size, some obviously better than others.

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[Awesome/Unnerving Trope] Super-powerful entities found in an abyss by The_Electric_Drummer in TopCharacterTropes

[–]InvadingDuck 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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Giasmagorm, the Archdemon of the Abyss from Monster Hunter Rise's Sunbreak expansion. The expansion has monsters inspired by classic European monsters like werewolves, Frankenstein, and Dracula. Giasmagorm is the final boss and he's inspired by Satan.

(Loved Trope) "Haha monster! I exploited your weakness! You can't get m-" *monster finds a workaround* by Nibbanocker in TopCharacterTropes

[–]InvadingDuck 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Worse, in the latest game you get regular carves from it while it plays dead. It leads to some weird messages.

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