Yeah, this is the same series.

Also, Grindfest doesn't really 'fit' Monster Hunter - it's certainly not an RPG. There's no selective stat building, or even a story. You just progressively work towards the singular goal of taking down the biggest, baddest thing you can find.

FNJ wrote:

its one of those games where you kil shit to get better gear so that you can kill bigger shit and get better gear to give you an easier time killing even bigger shit. Theres no plot, there's no big finish. If that's not a grindfest, what should I call it?

it also stays incredibly fun throughout (unless you suck at life)

grinding is to denote something that is incredibly repetitive and time consuming, doing the same task over and over again (kill 15 boars) these quests are largely absent from the monster hunter series after you've usually cleared the first five missions.

monster hunter generally breaks down into three different teirs

1. Preparation: This is where you take smaller quests to get money or materials. Usually the most important part because it allows you to get better equipment and combine the items you need.
2: Town preperation: Not as important as the other, but this is things like building your equipment, buying necessary items, grouping up with other hunters etc etc. This is usually where you'll get MOST of the more important secondary items for trapping/killing a monster. (paintballs, poisoned meats etc)
3: An actual hunt: Different from regular quests, this is where you assemble everything you've earned to your inventory and embark to kill your chosen mark, be it a Tigrex or Yian-kut-ku.