User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter XX Discussion/@comment-3062343-20161029010404/@comment-1011548-20161030230007

Tri, despite the relative lack of content, did feel really fresh and original and interesting. The series has never really recaptured that since for my money, though I did enjoy 4 Ultimate quite a lot.

Agree about the 3DS, I'm staggered that in 2016 the only Monster Hunter games in HD are upscaled ports. Freedom 2 was cutting edge graphically at the time (and Tri was really pretty for a Wii game) but I feel the 3DS does limit what they can do to some extent.