Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-31029678-20170616160012/@comment-6050823-20180918070531

Yes, Monster Hunter Generations and Generations Ultimate are spin-offs, same goes for the Freedom games and even Gs/Unites/Ultimates of the series. Really 1, 2, 3, 4, and World are considered the base/main game titles of the series, which is kinda weird and I don't see why Gen/GU should be considered any different from any other game in the series, and why people make a big deal like they really went too far with those two from the arts, styles, etc.

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