Monster Hunter... Don't Understand?

everyone raves about it, commercials are all over TV... so why do the critics give it like 5's and 6's?

What's the real story?

Because the idea of slaying giant monsters SOUNDS cool.

Any guy that says he doesn't self pleasure cannot be trusted. - Me

The main reason is the camera. I have never understood this though, because I have adapted to the cam quite easily. Plus, it's extremely hard, and some people don't like that level of intensity. Over all, I've wondered the same thing, "Why give it such a low rating?" Those don't seem like enough problems to give itthat low of a rating.

Here's the Gamespot reviewhttp://www.gamespot.com/psp/rpg/monsterhunterportable2ndg/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;read-review

I just don't get it.

The camera and controls definitely take some getting used to. The reviewers probably didn't put much time into the game when they reviewed it or they believe a game needs to be accessible to be good. Either way I'm having a REALLY hard time trying to get into this series.

I LOVE MMO-like games that you can play for hundreds of hours. I love making items and I love farming for materials to make them so I just can't understand why I've been having such a hard time liking this game...

This is my 4th time trying to get into this but I just... can't get into it... ;_; It sucks, because this is a series I'd really like to get into...

I just keep thinking to myself: Maybe it's the setting? Since I don't like the whole dinosaur-like monsters. Or maybe it really is the camera? Even though it isn't THAT bad. The last thing I could think of was maybe it's the ugly menu graphics, but I usually don't care if a game looks pretty or not. (Although I can't stand how some games on this system are either very blurry ports or have that weird gritty graphics thing going on. Like in games like Dissidia or Jeanne D'Arc. It makes small icons or pictures harder for me to make out sometimes. x_x)

yeahthey always complain about not having the lock on ability, if monster hunter had that it would be too easy to use a bow anda gunand too easy to dodge. i like the camra control if you suck learn how to use it. it aint that hard and the game is tough wich makes it fun playing with your buddies and all. its not such a bad a game

The high learning curve and camera control are the big issues reviewers have with the game. The games fairly high difficulty can also turn some people off.
But Monster Hunter is truley one of the best games avaliable on PSP if you can get into it. It's a real 'love it or hate it' game, I think.