Thoughts on Monster Hunter Freedom Unite?

People always talk about Freedom Unite being the best Monster Hunter *~* but me being stuck in the 3rd generation, I feel that was always the best. Monster Hunter 3 back in the day was literally so amazing and had such a great community. I don't care much for the newer handheld 3DS games but I've been tempted to buy em a few times. Playing Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD on an emulator for awhile now and it's been nothing short of great.