Incredibly common thoughts from new players mate. Pretty much anyone I've tried to get into MH have said similar.
Older MH (that were more targeted to the Western market) did a very poor job of selling itself to new players. Everything was buried in layers of tutorials.
Whilst the games are not for everyone, more recent MH games have done a much better job of bringing new players along and getting them hooked. A lot of the games core has been "simplified", but not to a level where the long-time player thinks it's too easy. I'd 100% give this one a go.