'No, I didn't crawl out of Jim Henson's workshop.'

When we last left the caravan players can expect to to travel with in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, they were about to enter Hearth, a town known for its metalworking, but it seems the village has fallen on hard times ever since the lava flow that powers the forges has stopped. Solving the village's problem involves our merry band of strangers to hygiene taking down a nerscylla, a member of the spider-like chelicerata class introduced in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, that's all but guaranteed to put some zing into any arachnophobe's day:

In addition to being very beginner-friendly with outlining the Monster Hunter series' gameplay fundamentals and basic strategy, the video also showcases the new platformer-like features of more vertically-oriented environments and the ability to climb directly onto monsters for additional ways to attack; it culminates in victory, with a few shots of some of the nerscylla-themed armour and weapons available, and a well-earned congratulations from the village elder.

Is this epic yet accessible battle further whetting your appetite for Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate? Are you hoping videos like this might help you win some new friends to play with? Are you just lusting after that gorgeous nerscylla armour? Remember to dodge those web fluid shots and let us know in the comments!