User blog comment:Mckrongs/Monster Hunter 4 for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-21371438-20130919225949/@comment-765166-20130920020137

I think the trade off for the lack of the Ecology videos is for how much cinematic are in the game, and now it has the ability to include your hunter in the cinematic plus whatever current equipment your hunter has. It add some nice touch to the game's little story.

IIRC there was a video of Iopreys feasting on an Iodrome and infected a Zinogre.

It's all about the little things that count.