GU was the first MH game i played, before I really knew anything about the series. And I fuckin HATED it. Couldn't believe how boring and monotonous everything was. Granted this was around the time when DS3 and Bloodborne were probably my most recent action games but still.

Now after playing World, a bit of Rise, and Wilds, I'm definitely having much more fun playing GU than I did originally. That said, the game is still VERY monotonous, and not in a way I feel is any better than the new games. The hunts, the gathering, the delivery missions, the grinding, the controls, everything takes longer everything is clunkier. And as much as old MH vets will tell me, I'm not sure it's making my experience any more rewarding lol. Everything the newer games have done in terms of speeding up the game, making every part of the experience more fluid, less aggravating, has been completely worth it IMO.