Hey Fuck-o, the game is called Monster Hunter, my entire job is to send you off to your death fighting a scaly flamingo who is going to cave your head in with a pot

Assassins Creed Valhalla did this. You’re a child, some guy kills your village, you’re an adult, you play for 2 hours, you kill him. All in about 5 hours, including cutscenes and dicking around. I didn’t get any further.

On the other hand, respect to them for not giving you a task you looked like you couldn’t handle.

This reminded me of the Golden Sun sequel on the DS. You start your quest because you need a feather to repair your dad’s hang glider. You’re gone so long that by the time you get home with the feather, you’ve entirely forgotten that the reason you needed to fix the hang glider was the giant psychic-energy-sucking black hole that opened up next to your village. Also, it’s even bigger now and your dad’s missing.

Gothic series. You start of as a low bob but eventually becoming a Demi-god slaying powerhouse. The progress to that point is really enjoyable.