>>717575091
Unfortunately the planning aspect of the games has been almost entirely removed. You'd have to go all the way back to 3U to get a semblance of it back. I haven't played the 3DS ones. They might also have it. Even still, all MHs start off pretty easily. Third and fourth generation low rank still had some meat on their bones IIRC, so you can try there. Unfortunately the increased popularity has also bolstered metafags that rush the endgame grind, and it looks like the main team has been catering to them.

>>717575368
This is what I've heard. I wasn't a fan of how integral mounting had become to getting good times, but I didn't play past LR.