Monster Hunter Generations is a wonderful continuation of monster hunter, incorperating plenty of new and old elements to the game, serving to the hardcore fans but still keeping it simple enough to actually serve as one of the best introductory games to the series. The game runs well, and while the controls continue to be a tad obscure, you adapt to them, in time. The difficulty, in my opinion, is in the perfect sweet spot where even if you encounder something accidentally underleveled, theres still a chance you can take them on, but itll be plenty hard to do so. In terms of changes from Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate; introductory cinematics for monsters where unfortunatly simplicated, so they arent as immersful. All the core weapons and their moves have been retained, but you may loose or gain some combos depending on what Hunter Art Style you use. (Using "guild" style, you can retain all controls/combos from mh4 while still being able to use hunter arts). All of the starting areas are very diverse, introducing you to hot/cool drinks almost immediatly. I found myself making things on the fly in the middle of a mission significantly more than I have in past titles. The prowler mode, albeit silly, is still immensly usefull, and packed pretty well with content. Whats best is that they are not restricted to any kinds of missions; you can play the entire game with just your palicos/cats. And if you get the right armors and skills, they can actually be more powerful than your actual hunter. It helps that they have tools that dont break for gathering materials like bugs and ores, helping the grinding proccess immensly. They also arent affected by heat/cold enviornments so you can freely learn the area or monsters without having to worry about any of that. I usually play solo for most of my playthrough, but having someone to play with online is also a load of fun. The friend in question is also a college student with terrible internet connection, but it worked out rather flawlessly in his experience. As for the features on the New 3DS; I hear the texture wuality is static between 3ds and n3ds, which is a bummer, but having the "c-stick" to control your camera is a lifesaver. Better yet, the zl and zr buttons actually DO SOMETHING so thats wonderful. I have them set to my hunter arts so I hardly have to use the touch screen at all unless Im signaling or something. To any monster hunter fans; you know already you'll love this game. To those looking to get a fresh start into the series, you're in good hands.