"A shoot em up action with a monster twist"
I found Monster Hunter International a most enjoyable listen, we are not talking about high literature here, but the story moves along at steady if not stop start pace and the character are big, bold and likeable. If you did want to analyze the story well it got holes (lots) not to mension the characters are a bit cartoon like, and one dimensional. In summery if you are after a strong narrative with multifaceted characters in a sweeping saga try Tolstoy, but if your looking for a shoot em up, blow em up and devil take the hind most you could do worse than M.H.I.