The best MH I've played, it struct the perfect balance between grinding and rewards, on top of also having an actual story, and an interesting one at that (!!!). I loved almost all the new monster designs introduced, and the G-Rank quests were all very fun. The verticality introduced in this entry set the standard for all the next Monster Hunter games and I love it.
The guilds were always full of people from all over the world bonding with emotes before a hunt regardless of language, and still was the best multiplayer experience I've had.

I just wish the first area wasn't so hard on the eyes sometimes.