User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Temperate Areas/@comment-5020152-20130225143454

Forest + Hills: Lovely. The music theme is terrible, though. And the fact that you fight almost every monster in just two or three areas is boring.

Best monster to hunt here is Yian Kut-Ku.

Deserted Island: Ahh, my old stomping grounds. The music is superb and the deep blue underwater areas are awesome. Rathian's nest deserves an honorable mention as well. I still think her cutscene should have been in that area...

Best monster to hunt here is the aforementioned Rathian, as well as Lagiacrus.

Mountain Peaks: I cannot wait to see this area with my own eyes. The theme is absolutely beautiful, and the region itself has a mysterious beauty to it that I can't describe.

The monster that suits this area the most, in my opinion, is Qurupeco. Duramboros is a close second, followed by Nargacuga.