User blog comment:Mckrongs/Monster Hunter 4 for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-7584137-20130920140717/@comment-4819590-20130921002345

I think its interesting that people are talking about the lack of monsters in a first game in a new generation, but look at it compared with Tri

Tri had 15 new monsters with 3 returning, no subs = 18 (with 17 small monsters, 5 of them returning)

4 has 11 new monsters, 24 returning, 13 returning subs, 2 new subs, and 1 new rare species = 50 (plus 20 small monsters, 18 of them returning)

I honestly don't think that's so bad. Of course 3G/3U was more bulked up, since it was a G game. Plus the areas in 4 look amazing.