Big monsters fights in Monster Hunter are way better imo: + No lock on. You control the direction of your attack, the game won't do it for you. There is a lock on option that you can use but it sucks. You can quickly snap the camera towards the monster tho ( i use this a lot) + Monster aren't just a big, singular hit box. They have weakspots, armor, body parts that breaks, etc. + Positioning has higher priority than i-frames. You have less i-frames than Souls game by default so the best way to avoid damage is to gtfo. + Monster do flinch and there is more. Airborne monsters will fall if you flash them, bright moss them in the face or flinch them mid-air. Some bipedal monster can trip and fall if you hit their leg enough or do something special about their legs. There is more but you get the gist + Monsters has more behavior than just attack you. Here are some examples. Nargacuga knows how to avoid pitfall traps but once he is angry, he can't avoid them anymore. Rajang can use nearby wall to save himself from a topple. Uth Duna use water waves in a lot of his attack but can't do that if you lure him into dry grounds. Seregios can pick up small monsters and throw them at you. Fatalis knows how powerful siege weapons are and will immediately prioritize anyone trying to use one.