Excellent game, the port has a few rough spots, but overall an enjoyable experience. I'm going to focus on the actual game, rather than focusing on temporary connection issues that have mostly been resolved already, and even at their worst were intermittant annoyances.

Graphics look good in general, although I think the port might have a few texture loading issues which cause low resolution textures to appear on a few things, although it's hardly noticeable in general gameplay. I also advise turning down volumetric fog if you're having any frame issues and haven't seen the dozens of other warnings about it. Otherwise, it's a reasonably pretty game with lots of color outside a few areas of some maps.

Gameplay-wise it's rock solid, building on the core Monster Hunter franchise gameplay while also greatly fleshing out the maps and how monsters move and interact within them. No more loading between every self-contained area or monsters aggroing almost the instant you step into its map. Combat rewards patience and good judgement about when to commit to an attack and when to pull back, and has a very good difficulty curve with only a few sudden spikes.

Storywise, the game is a bit simplistic, you're a monster hunter, you hunt monsters. Unskippable cutscenes locking you out from playing a mission with friends until you view them can be a bit grating. The characters are likeable, if uncompelling, and the main story is basically just thinly veiled excuses to have you go hunt some monsters. Forgettable, but gets the job done and mostly doesn't get in the way of what everyone is really here for: hunting monsters.

To wrap things up, this is an excellent game that I would highly recommend. If you're at all still on the fence about it after that, then maybe wait a few months and see if the last couple remaining issues with the port get ironed out, but they in no way truly detract from the fun this game can provide.

Excellent game, the port has a few rough spots, but overall an enjoyable experience. I'm going to focus on the actual game, rather than focusing on temporary connection issues that have mostly been resolved already, and even at their worst were intermittant annoyances. Graphics look good in general, although I think the port might have a few texture loading issues which cause low resolution textures to appear on a few things, although it's hardly noticeable in general gameplay. I also advise turning down volumetric fog if you're having any frame issues and haven't seen the dozens of other warnings about it. Otherwise, it's a reasonably pretty game with lots of color outside a few areas of some maps. Gameplay-wise it's rock solid, building on the core Monster Hunter franchise gameplay while also greatly fleshing out the maps and how monsters move and interact within them. No more loading between every self-contained area or monsters aggroing almost the instant you step into its map. Combat rewards patience and good judgement about when to commit to an attack and when to pull back, and has a very good difficulty curve with only a few sudden spikes. Storywise, the game is a bit simplistic, you're a monster hunter, you hunt monsters. Unskippable cutscenes locking you out from playing a mission with friends until you view them can be a bit grating. The characters are likeable, if uncompelling, and the main story is basically just thinly veiled excuses to have you go hunt some monsters. Forgettable, but gets the job done and mostly doesn't get in the way of what everyone is really here for: hunting monsters. To wrap things up, this is an excellent game that I would highly recommend. If you're at all still on the fence about it after that, then maybe wait a few months and see if the last couple remaining issues with the port get ironed out, but they in no way truly detract from the fun this game can provide.