This Monster Hunter Generations newb is as clumsy as he is stupid (update)

I’ve never had someone take away a Nintendo 3DS from me during a developer visit before.

I suck at Monster Hunter. I respect it, but I hadn’t played it until last year’s Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, another 3DS game. I dig the ideas behind it, such as the need to understand your gear’s strengths and weaknesses, tracking monsters, and how you must study up on a monster’s attack routines. But I had trouble dealing with the limitations of playing an action game on a handheld — it hurt my hands after 10 minutes or so of playing.