User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Monster Hunter Frontier Forward/@comment-3224216-20140110190615

Rukodiora: LOVE this one. I love the design. I love the magnetism. I love its area. I love the music. There really isn't much else to say.

Violent Raviente: Like the normal Raviente, I can't really speak for this one, since I don't play Frontier. Watching it is one thing, but fighting it is another. Unsuprisingly, though, its music is wonderful.

Unknown: Everything about this monster inspires fear... its design, music and general presence makes it clear it's not to be trifled with, and it certainly delivers on this, making it something even the most seasoned players would rather avoid. Personally the sadistic side of me wants an even more deadly version of this, combining the most overpowered, cheap attacks with a healthbar that could stretch from here to the sun... But, that's just me. :)

Gogomoa: I can't think of anything to say about the monster itself, but I actually quite like the Tide Island, but I can't pinpoint why. Oh well.

Abiorugu: More than just a Deviljho ripoff, I think. Jho just looks like a giant pickle and is actually kind of cute, while this looks like something to be feared, plus I like Abi's theme more. Only complaint is I wished it used more fire attacks. Overall, thumbs up. (However, I like its subspecies Giaorugu more)

Taikun Zazuma: Favourite Forward monster, and one of my favourite frontier monsters overall. First, it posesses attacks that are slow but it hits like a truck. The smokescreen-esque cover as you break its dirt shell keeps you on your toes, then it breaks the floor and goes to the second form. You begin to see the bright orange carapace showing through the dirt, and wonder what it has in store for you next. Suddenly, it breaks the floor a second time, and probably nobody saw what was coming next- it has turned a bright blue, and is glowing with electrical energy- before it dissapears under the ground and drills at you at breakneck speed. Even if you had an easy time with this monster, you simply cannot deny the awesomeness of this fight. And that's not even mentioning the music...

Kuarusepesu: Not much to say here either, but i'd like to mention that the Highland looks like a great place to hunt with the changing weather conditions.

Odibatorasu: I think the sand Blastoise looks to be a great fight, but I'd like to be the wild card and say that I prefer the Akantor and Ukanlos fights more. I actually like the colour scheme, though. Seeing this red titan amongst the sands is quite impressive.

Aruganos/Golganos: Since nobody else is talking about these two, I will.

First off, I think they're an ok concept at first. There's a whole bunch of cooperative monsters in Frontier, but these ones are a bit different since they can knock their partner out of sleep or paralysis, and they can revive each other, which I can see becoming very frustrating.

One fatal flaw. The Tower. Why?

Why did they have to be at the tower? I don't care if it's because they're all mysterious and stuff. Why do they have to be there? Why would a Piscine wyvern go where there's nowhere to swim? ...Oh, wait, they can swim seamlessly through solid rock. That makes perfect sense.

There has been questionable design choices in the series before (Like Uragaan being able to dig through volcanic rock with just its chin, for example), but this takes the cake.

Why couldn't they be placed in a new swampy special area? Not only would that be a unique idea, the ground could be very soft, marshy and saturated with water - not perfect for swimming through, but certainly better than rock - and they wouldn't look out of place there.

Sorry if I rambled on a bit, I just wanted to explain why I just am not comfortable with these two.