I too, like many in this thread, believe MH3 to be one of the best games of this gen. However, it takes several hours for the game to 'click' for me, so I advise anyone starting the game to put at least a dozen hours into it (and play online) before passing their final judgement. When I first played it, I thought it was good, but very flawed in some areas and saw it in many ways as a ok action game, with hints of RPG and loot games. Now, 200 hours later, I love it and recommend it fully, especially as I've often seen copies for about £15 (about $23)