I'm so tired of people comparing this game to Dark Souls, Dark Souls is great and all but the only thing these two games have in common is that they don't hold your hand and there's a roll function. By that logic, most fighting games are Dark Souls, Skyrim is Dark Souls, Katamari Damacy is Dark Souls, Metroid is Dark Souls, pfft, Sonic is Dark Souls. Don't listen to those idiots. Monster Hunter is fun, It's rewarding, It is a fantastic game to play with a group of friends, will it frustrate you? Yes. Do you have to grind? Yes. Do you spend countless hours playing it (if you enjoy it of course) and feel genuinely entertained? Yes. The Updates and DLC have been free and improve the game experience, some of the paid things in the game are there totally as cosmetics and don't change anything so they're forgivable. Get this game if you feel that you're not a quitter and won't throw a tantrum because a 7 foot tall bird killed you by hitting you over the head with a rock.