This is a game so unbelievably close to being perfect, but there's just one big thing holding it back, and that's the lack of end/post game content and replay value. There's not much to do after completing the final boss and the calamity elders, and what's there isn't all too exciting. They also didn't bring over the coop function from MHS2 which is a massive missed opportunity.
If this game had some more endgame content and multiplayer, I could wholeheartedly say that this is worth the 70$ price tag, but as it stands, it's still a fun time, and the hours I've spent on this game is some of the most fun I've had playing games in recent memory. The exploration is incredible, I've never been so invested in exploration before because the gameplay loop of finding eggs to improve your ecosystem to get better eggs is somehow unbelievably addictive. The fights and music are also fantastic, and I do love the visuals as well, even if I'm playing on low graphics, everything looks nice and sounds incredible.
Yet despite all the fun I've had and the incredible experience that was my first playthrough, I don't see myself coming back to this game much more, at least not in the same way. My hope is that the modding scene improves and we get randomizers or something else to break up the flow of the game. I do think this game is worth buying on a big sale, as the first time experience is truly spectacular, but with little ways of breaking up the gameplay loop after you've beaten the game for the first time, and with how much better this game could have been if they brought over the multiplayer, I can't justify ever buying it at full price or on a small sale.
P.S. Rudy is a absolute bastard and they made the worst DLC of all time just for him.
P.P.S. Don't buy the DLC.
