Started Monster Hunter Rise. On one hand, the AI companions were more effective against the tutorial monsters than I was. On the other hand, just having AI companions already seems to make this more accessible than Tri, and there seems to be a wider variety of weapons to choose from, including a sword that seems to be a middle ground between the Greatsword (which felt like it took a good 5 seconds to swing once) and the sword and shield (which was faster but made it feel like you were stabbing at enemies with a toothpick), so it's off to a better start.