User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Discussion of the Week: Frontier's End - Part 3/@comment-24734669-20191207022930

I first joined this place when Frontier G was still in its early days, and it was very interesting to look at. As such, I am a little sad I chose not to comment on the previous 2 DotWs, so I'll try to share some of my thoughts here.

1: It was inevitable that Frontier would add G-Rank; despite incredibly hard monsters such as HC and Supremacy species existing, it'd be reasonable to assume that this game would stagnate without a batch of fresh new content.

2: TBH, they are a hit-or-miss for me. While some of them definitely felt like they were more naturalistic (Pokaradon, Giaorugu, Anorupatisu), others (Shantien, Eruzerion) just felt hilariously OTT and looked like they came from a cookie-cutter mobile JRPG than from a MH game.

3: They very much should have. G-Rank Supremacy Species would have been a sight to behold.

4: I only remember seeing a few, but the ones I remember the most were Blue Yian Kut-Ku doing the double wing slash and Doragyurosu doing a thunderclap move with its tentacles, and I was a big fan of them.

5: A) The Origin Species were OK, I guess. The concept was definitely very interesting (prehistoric ancestors of older monsters), and they had cool fights that changed things up from their base forms; however, in a similar case to the Deviants, they all shared the same boring, monotonous theme, making their fights less exciting than they should have been. My favorite is a toss-up between Gureadomosu (nice concept, funny lore, fight can be hilarious at times) and Voljang (awesome design, cool attacks), while my least favorite is probably Yama Kurai (why did they have to turn G-Rank Yama Tsukami into an Origin Species and put it on some massive steroids?)

B) Conceptually speaking, the Burst Species were crazy; they were the closest thing we got to mechanical monsters, and they were usually made by combining an older monster with an electrical appliance (Espinas + drill and jackhammer, Tigrex + railgun, Diablos + stove); compared to most other monsters, they had quite the intense fight as well. My favorites have to be Meraginasu (really unique concept and way of detecting the player, crazy fight) and Diorekkusu (unique armor gimmick and a different fight from what you'd expect a Tigrex to bring), while my least favorite is probably Garuba Daora (uses similar attacks to base Kushala and doesn't have as good of a design as the others).

6: I really liked the Exotic Species! Although some of them did feel really overblown compared to their base versions (Zinogre, Uragaan, Nargacuga), there had to be some way to make them fit into Frontier. My favorites are Deviljho (gets many new Frontier-style attacks that yet stay true to its theme), Brachydios (gets many new OTT explosion attacks) and Uragaan (I will never not laugh at that backwards roll and vacuum cleaner move), while my least favorite is Nargacuga (it's just Lucent Nargacuga on steroids) and Stygian Zinogre (I guess it did get some "OK" new changes, but they weren't enough to justify Capcom shilling it into Frontier despite it not even winning the poll that resulted in its addition).

7: I heard it's pretty interesting.

8: Well, they were just Frontier's equivalent of raid bosses; the Fatalis duo were definitely the best out of the four, as they got many new attacks that stayed true to the lore Capcom seemingly established for it. However, I can't really think of any other candidates for this system, given that they are weak compared to the ones we have...

9: I have no true opinion on Mi Ru.

10: They're interesting, I guess? Starving Pariapuria definitely keeps up the trend of "stronger Pariapuria versions being savage beasts from the pits of hell", while Ruler Guanzorumu (ab)uses its Egyurasu in the fight, all the others are kinda "meh" (save for Howling Zinogre; please take it away).

11: I really like Anorupatisu; it has a really nice design, it has a reasonably intense fight, and is the only wyvern in Frontier to use the updated Rathian skeleton (which is a bit sad; many other later-released Flying Wyverns should have followed its example). I also have a soft spot for Pokaradon (a fun design and a really cool introduction to G-Rank), and Guanzorumu is also very great (due to having an intimidating look, adept usage of the elements it uses, great atmosphere, and having nice little minions it can summon).

12: Take Alatreon, give it a Digimon-tier design (more so than some other monsters in Frontier G), give it a metric fuckton of AoEs as well as many shamelessly flashy attacks that add very little value to the fight, and you have Disufiroa. Dishonorable mentions go to Hyujikiki (for having an incredibly goofy design and an utter shitfest of a fight) and Berserk Laviente (you know, because it's Laviente).

13: I'd honestly choose Pokaradon, Giaorugu, and Anorupatisu. It seems like, Frontier flashiness aside, the 3 were made to be put in some sort of ecological spotlight. I'd make Pokaradon a bit smaller (seriously, he looks gigantic compared to all other monsters), and I'd revise many of their attacks to be a bit less flashy.

14: I love the Polar Sea! It's really beautiful, all of its zones are unique in some form, and it has a really good atmosphere for many of the monster fights that happen there. It's a shame it doesn't have many zones...

15: The Bamboo Forest was a bit of a wasted opportunity; it should have been more than a single-area locale...

16: I'd choose the Polar Sea and the White Lake, just because they're the most aesthetically pleasing of the locales and they fit in with the mainline ones.

17: I really do!

18: I have no say on the first part. As for the second part, something about Gore Magala, Shagaru Magala, and Seregios getting in would have made way for the addition of the 4th Gen weapons...