I loved this game! It was the first Monster Hunter title I played, and I was terribly confused when I first started... I failed a Harvest Quest by letting it time out! A warning to new MH players: try and absorb the information dump at the beginning of the game - it's quintessential!
Thanks for the detailed review!
It's true that it might take you a little while to figure it out at first, but it's worth the effort. Especially if you enjoy online team play. : )
It's funny, but I put in 100 hours in MHGen and I never tried online play! I'll have to give it a good go in the next MH title.