Many people are harping on the performance issues, and yes they are present, but not enough to ruin the game for me.

And even when you put those aside, this game is absolutely fantastic. Great new monsters (seriously, the Cephalopod class is the most exciting new addition the franchise has had since the fourth generation over 10 years ago), the combat is as fun and engaging as ever, the characters are great to the point where you actually care about them, and the story is great

This is the best Monster Hunter and I don't think performance issues alone should drag it down