You never forget your first Monster Hunter. I can thank 2015's Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, which I inadvisedly played for over 500 hours in under four months after graduating college, for pile-driving me into this now-lifelong obsession. Charge blade ruled the roost back then and insect glaive was close behind, but a third weapon also defined my MH4U binge: the iconic and almighty great sword.
There were several monsters I couldn't imagine fighting with anything but the greatest of swords – Rajang, Tigrex, Zinogre, Fatalis, Brachydios, Najarala – and that list only grew as I got better with the weapon. Yet for many years, in both Monster Hunter Rise and Monster Hunter World, I've barely touched the great sword. In fact, I actively hated it. To my horror, I became a great sword boomer. Back in my day we didn't have no stinkin' True Charged Slash that ate up 90% of the weapon's power budget and completely dominated its play style. Look how they massacred my boy, etc.
