User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Generation 1/@comment-76.188.238.195-20130205035226

The first generation, or rather the first Monster Hunter, is still my favorite to this day. I loved everything about it, from the areas to the monsters, and especially the soundtrack. I honestly can't imagine how anyone wouldn't like it, even though it is apparent that not every had the same fascination as I had. From a game perspective, there was nothing I had experienced like Monster Hunter, especially the awesome multiplayer aspect that allowed me to meet some awesome people. This game made me really feel like I was a part of the action, battling against terrifying monsters through my own skills and not through any game mechanics that held your hand.

Comparing the first game to current games is kinda difficult for me, except for MH Tri due to the fact that it actually has an online hub like the original, whereas the others lacked any similarity. I didn't like Pokke village nearly as much as Kokoto and Minegarde City, but I thoroughly enjoyed the design of Moga and Loc Lac City (this also goes for their music themes). I think the first generation really set the tone for the Monster Hunter franchise well, the monsters were unlike any I had seen in any other game, their behaviors were life-like within the boundaries of the game and fighting them was never exactly the same. Building armor and weapons was rewarding, even if the material gathering was a little tedious at times, but I always had a blast every hunt.

Lao Shan and Fatalis, after looking back, could have really been better handled. It would have been nice if they actually had a greater difficulty to fight, rather than having limited moves that did huge amounts of damage. These two monsters were still my favorites to fight back in the day, though. They were big and menacing, with roars and shrieks that sent shivers down my spine. The current generations have really come forward, but these guys really need to be remade.