The best Monster Hunter has been. Mechanically and systematically feels like a fantastic progression from World and Iceborne, and especially Rise.

While I haven't had any crashes that others have experienced, the only real complaint I have is performance isn't the best. I play the game primarily between 40-60 FPS on Medium/High settings on an i9 and RTX 3070. While it isn't ideal by any means, it is perfectly playable and has not led to a noticeable impact on my experience playing the game. Graphically, it looks great, character models and monster designs look good and it's been an absolute blast playing the game over launch weekend.

To those seeking good endgame content, it's mostly there. The biggest omission is the lack of layered weapons. I assume that will come in a title update or in the expansion, but that is a disappointing omission from an otherwise strong endgame. Tempered fights, decoration grinding, and layered armor has provided a good amount of content once you reach the end of High Rank.

The weapons and combat are what you'd expect from MH. Tight and good. The wound system feels like a logically next step from Iceborne and the new weapon mechanics have been a fun evolution to the formula.

Overall, I can't complain. It's more Monster Hunter and it's given me exactly what I've wanted from the franchise. Eagerly looking forward to the post-content updates.