User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Cinematics/@comment-5020152-20121128015459

Monster Hunter Opening: Never saw this before, but I have to say it looks pretty nice, even though I entered into the world of Monster Hunter on the much better game of MH3. And the stripes give Velociprey SOME camoflauge, at least.

Monster Hunter 2 Opening: Awesome, I really like the musical track during the Blangonga fight.

Khezu Ecology: Ugh, what a nasty way to go.

Akantor Ecology: Brachydios' ecology is better, but that's just my bias of 3rd Gen speaking. I like this one, but the Akantor looks ridiculously small when compared to the Gravios... I imagine that's part of its hunting strategy - to slowly creep up, crawling on its belly to make it look less of a threat, before finding an opening and lunging, all slashing claws and gnashing teeth.

Monster Hunter Tri Opening: I liked Monster Hunter before I even got MH3, but this intro just made me fall completely in love with it. This is too awesome for words, the music particularly.

I can totally imagine an old MH veteran playing this game for the first time and saying, "Oh look, some Aptonoth. And now look, some little Velociprey-creatures I've never seen before! Oh crap, Rathalos has been updated! Holy sh*t, a sea serpent!" That sort of thing.

Barroth Ecology: I don't care if they're called "life" videos, to me they will always be called "ecology" videos.

This is so epic. Lurking at a watering hole - a genious sit-and-wait predator move, even though Barroth only eats Neopterons. And I never noticed that the G.Jaggi is always picked on until someone pointed it out on some blog. Poor Jaggi...

Sound of Gong: A nice little insight into a day in the life of Jhen Mohran. Being the biggest monster on the continent must not be as easy as it looks.

I love how the hunter prepares to draw his weapon as certain doom is plunging his way. What amazing common sense!

MH Tri Ultimate Opening: Again, I can imagine MH veterans, who have now finished playing MH Tri, seeing this for the first time. "Look, it's Azure Rathalos! Welcome back! Oh, now an albino Lagiacrus! And little Carapaceon things too!"

THAT'S what this generation is missing. Giant insectoid bosses. Oh well, time to play some MHFU and fight Queen Vespoid again...

Lagiacrus Sub Intro: I agree, the rest of the subspecies need intros! And I'll bet the Jaggi didn't see that coming...

Deviljho Intro: Heh heh heh... oh, I'm so, so dead...

Frontier Benchmark(s): The Raviente one isn't exactly my favorite, because it makes him look so... I don't know, invincible or omnipotent.

There are three? I've only seen two, this one and the one that seems to feature Dyuragaua.

Special mention to the cutscenes coming in MH4. From what little I've seen, they seem to incorporate the hunter as well, which makes for a very nice and very new effect. Nice touch, Capcom!