
And you know, I'm not sure. I don't actually have Ultimate; I played the original on the Wii, so I'm not sure if anything changed or got upgraded. As far as that goes, my first playthrough I unlocked Long swords (the Katana looking things. I don't know if I have the name right) and never really looked back. They were fast enough for me to dance with the monsters, and I kinda loved it.
Later, when I started a new character for some reason, I actually fell in love with Great Swords, and then Switch-Axes. Though I didn't like the Switch-Ax unlock tree, since it was pretty limited and required you to go hunt three or four of the giant critters. O_o
I never got the hang of lances, but I wasn't terrible with a bow gun.
So, I'ma pick Great Swords, since, if nothing else, they look like Cloud's sword. XD
Dang though; I gotta go play those games again. They're one of my favorites.