User blog comment:Mckrongs/Monster Hunter 4 for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-5131802-20120714104720/@comment-1758220-20120716231243

Yeah and if a game has a camera control scheme that requires the player to "get used to it" or contort their hand in order to play it, that's a negative point. Sorry, but it's true. And while myself and pretty much anyone who plays MH don't mind that that's the case with the camera, it's still an issue when compared to pretty much any other 3rd person action game, where the camera is either easily controlled using a second stick or is out of the players control completely. MH could at least have had an option to either have the game control the camera a la God of War, or allow for a lock on system some time before the 10th game in the series, in addition to the manual control if the player prefers that as well.

MH isn't the God among games that so many fans like to think of it as. It's a great series, but there's a reason you never see it on any "Best games of the year/decade" lists unless the category is extremely specific (Best handheld action adventure game).