These games give me the same feeling as a fighting game's learning curve, does that make sense?

Everything I do in this game (meaning World and Rise, im a noob) feels suboptimal. Hunts take me 30-40 minutes, I chug about two dozen mega health potions each fight. I wiff EVERYTHING because I don't know monster's movesets enough to predict openings. If I didn't have a friend to explain weapon stats and skills to me I'd have zero clue how to build my character. This game series is brutal for newcomers. It gives me the exact feeling (frustrations) as learning fighting games. Please tell me it's normal to be dogshit at monster hunter even with 300 hours across two games...