Cygames just wants you to have fun in its world; it loads you up with the tools of destruction needed to overcome some creative and often towering boss battles, it pats you on the backside and ushers you gently into the strikingly art-directed chaos. The main story is around 12 hours long, and it's just fun.
I can see where some of the Monster Hunter comparisons stem from; Granblue Fantasy: Relink does treat its main story mode as a training camp for the main content you unlock post-credits - with a refocus on co-op mini-quests and grinding for XP and treasure to upgrade your characters. The difference is there's a lot less grinding in the main story mode and the solo-campaign is enjoyable as a standalone experience, akin to a action-melee adventure with light RPG stat-tweaking.
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