that's pretty much been the monster hunter formula since day 1. It is an interesting game but personally I've tried to play as many of them to see which one stuck but I end up getting bored as it truly is a grind fest as you will be hunting the same monsters over and over just to get a new weapon.
same here, was able to beat it and appreciate it for what it was. very solid game in my opinion, if only the team had more time to add more and polish it further, it would have re-birthed the franchise once again in my opinion.
This is a great deal considering I bought it for 49.99 plus tax around it's release. I don't regret buying it for that much and if I had the extra cash to buy something, I'd buy another one to give as a gift during the holidays! I would suggest picking them up while they are still available...