User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Generation 2/@comment-4212769-20130211121946

Second gen is just a lot better in content and variety than the first gen. A lot better I find. And suddenly 4 weapons that I use that aren't in first gen are in. :P

Highlights:

Monsters: My favorite here is Blangonga and Copper Blangonga. I just love how they are that different. And the cleaning was just a great addition. Besides them I like Daimyo Hermitaur, Shogun Ceanataur, Nargacuga and of course the four Elder Dragons (you should add at least one of them here, I find).

Areas: All in all a lot better than the first gen areas. My favorite is the Snowy Mountains because it's just a new kind of area as the first area with focus on the element ice.

Weapons: 4 of my 6 favorite weapons came in second gen plus the Hammer in first gen. My all time favorite weapon, Bow, is here as well. I just love using Bow on monster, Additional my third, fourth and sixth favorite weapon came in this generation (Longsword, Gunlanc and Hunting Horn) with the fifth being Hammer and the second comes in third gen.

Soundtrack: My two favorite soundtracks are introduced in the second gen. One Kushala Daora and two Chameleos. While Kushala Daora is just epic, the Chameleos Theme just has this power and the effect that you really feel his Rage Mode appear ending in the one epic part you just want to listen to and nothing else. Just very great soundtracks. ^^