Whether or not they were specifically gunning for that is irrelevant, i would argue. After playing again i resolved to write the whole thing off as "good story, poor execution" in the vein of the Star Wars prequels, because none of the ideas were bad, but how it was all strung together didn't quite click
The inconsistencies with the whole Authorization thing one has to take in stride as well. That they tried to justify it in story draws attention to the inconsistencies, but otherwise you'd have the whole "Bag of Spilling" phenomenon to deal with

Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.







