It's decent, but I just don't know why it was ever made. This prequel just feels unnecessary and skippable.
2010
Decent Monster Hunting game. I liked that it didn't just copy Monster Hunter. Really liked it back in the day on PSP. 7/10 for me.
My favorite childhood game. Made me a life-long fan of the series. These days, I wouldn't recommend this to newcomers so consider this review a highly subjective one that's rooted in my nostalgia for this game.
Played this for like 700 hours back in the day. Never received a G-Rank sadly. Great game.
2009
Childhood game. Loc Lac was the best MP hub in any Monster Hunter. Bring back water combat!
Bring back Water Combat!
The best pre-new-world MH game. It was just so peak.
Tried it after playing Unite back in the day. It was a major step backwards in comparison, so I dropped it. Not really worth playing if you have played any Monster Hunter from 2nd Generation and up.
Stopped playing after like 80 hours. This is the only Monster Hunter game that has TOO MUCH content in my opinion. The end-game grind is just tedious.