I'm surprised I haven't reviewed this game yet.

It was my introduction to the series. Had multiple times where I got burnt out and frustrated as I learned; and got burnt out even later after playing so much I was losing brain cells to doing the same thing over and over and over again. Enjoying this game so much to the point where it was my life.

Music is great, optimization is great, gameplay is great, world building is great, characters are great, it's all great.

Some of the unique things to this specific monster hunter are definitely divisive, but this is still my favorite in the series by far, and I don't see that changing any time soon. Wilds is alright (though optimization needs time to improve), and World is great, but this is just mwah.

11/10

I'm surprised I haven't reviewed this game yet. It was my introduction to the series. Had multiple times where I got burnt out and frustrated as I learned; and got burnt out even later after playing so much I was losing brain cells to doing the same thing over and over and over again. Enjoying this game so much to the point where it was my life. Music is great, optimization is great, gameplay is great, world building is great, characters are great, it's all great. Some of the unique things to this specific monster hunter are definitely divisive, but this is still my favorite in the series by far, and I don't see that changing any time soon. Wilds is alright (though optimization needs time to improve), and World is great, but this is just mwah. 11/10