I started this tonight, pretty decent game overall. Everything is pretty much scaled down versions of MH and overall for a freebie, it does a very good job. I really like the art style, the fighting is much easier, it's much quicker to finish a fight, the home hub is larger and actually feels alive and best of all, it is cross platform, so always plenty to play with.
I love MHW and I can't wait for the upcoming expansion though, I'll most likely put some time on Dauntless as it's a fun little game.