Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Online Zinogre Hunt (Recorded on 3/26/13)

Well, here's my first Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate upload. I picked up the Wii U version on its release date and I've been playing it quite a bit. I'm really enjoying the new content.

This is footage of me hunting a new monster not seen in Tri on the Wii: Zinogre. It's basically a thunder wolf-type monster. It charges up an electrical current on its back by roaring, then it goes ballistic. I'm actually wearing full Zinogre armor here. The armor stats are excellent for switch axe users since you gain additional sharpness, so if you use a switch axe, I recommend picking up this armor set. It has a new stat called "gloves off" which powers you up if you take enough damage or something like that. Your left hand will glow and your stamina will deplete at a much slower rate. I think you also gain additional affinity. I'm using an Amber Slash+ axe since Zinogre is weak to ice. It's going to take some time to forge the high end axes (there are now two axes above the Amber Hoarfrost), but I'll definitely be forging every top-end axe in the game.

Now, I've run into some decent groups so far online (including some bad ones), but this group here is the most skilled, coordinated and professional group that I've run across. They were amazing. I call them the Super Group. We didn't screw up a single hunt together and in fact dropped monsters incredibly fast. I'll be uploading several of the hunts I did with them. Having two Bow users and a Hammer user was actually an excellent combination as the hammer and bow users could focus on the head and back while I lopped off the tail.

That's actually another thing I like about Ultimate: the revision to the switch axe controls. Now when you're in sword mode you can keep doing vertical slices with X instead of alternating between horizontal and vertical slices. This makes it a lot easier to chop off tails since they're often out of the reach of horizontal slices. Also, you don't have to worry about accidentally upswinging anyone (you can only upswing someone in axe mode). So I think the switch axe may be the best weapon for chopping off tails now. If there's a switch axe user in your group, tell him/her to get on the tail.

The members of this group were:

Mike (me - Switch Axe)
Cylicon (Hammer)
Gnomebro (Bow)
Revoldin (Bow)

Recorded with the Hauppauge HD PVR and the Wii's component cables in native 720p resolution. I'm using a Classic Controller Pro.