https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/04/04/review-in-monster-hunter-rise-appreciation-comes-with-achieving-hard-won-mastery/

My first foray into “Monster Hunter” was a nightmare. I learned the basics of resource gathering and combat, but when I went up against Rathian, the creature beat me down. It wildly slammed into me. It stung me with poison. Whenever I tried running away to recover with a potion, it would somehow track me down and knock me unconscious. I wasn’t the hunter; I was the hunted.

Despite my poor showing, I kept playing through each iteration from PlayStation Portable to the Wii to the Nintendo 3DS to the PlayStation 4 and finally to the Nintendo Switch. With each stop, I learned more about the intricacies of the franchise and somehow I miraculously improved.