I first saw Monster Hunter for the PS2 when I was very young. I saw it and laughed at my friends for playing it. I tried it and exclaimed that I could surpass them easily. Very adamant on proving that the game sucks and that I could destroy them at it I found myself for the first time challenged in a way I did not expect. At some point along the way I became obsessed and we all bought PS2's with network adapters.
The game play is why people love it. If you begin in anyway mediocre at the controls, you will watch yourself evolve into an unstoppable god that can dodge/block nearly one hit ko's with ease. It is a similar feeling I got from the souls series. The hit boxes are broken, there is no denying that but saying the game is broken is a stretch. I feel for being so different from any experience it nailed the game play perfectly.
I would suggest playing unite. I love the older Monster Hunters far more than the new ones. They really put the pressure on you with the overly powerful rush tactics than can punish the majority of your life bar (SS2 Rajang anyone?). The monsters in the new one seem to be more dodge/time sinking oriented, but in the old ones, they rush you.
As for the praise, anytime a game can take hundreds of hours of your life away with your friends playing with you, deserves praise. I stayed on Skype with my military friend across the country for 24 hours straight while we Xlink kai'd. The feeling I get when my brother and best friend are laughing when a monster trips over and over again while we commit utter destruction onto its body is an indescribable feeling.
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