As someone who's only played MHGU and MH4U (and Monster Hunter Stories I guess), the controls are the same as always. I'm still getting used to the wire bugs though. I almost never used it in the fights, and I should probably learn to start using it considering the entire game centers around it. Otherwise, it's pretty neat. The voices slightly surprise me, though that might be because I haven't played MHW. Also, wyvern riding is awesome. Looks like Stories is no longer just a spinoff eh?