Is the minimap disabled on PC by default on something? It should be the bottom left of your screen and it tells you exactly where the monster you're hunting is as soon as you start the mission either as it's icon or a big question mark if you haven't encountered it before. Hell, there's even a button to zoom in on the minimap so you can get more detailed icons in your immediate area if needs be. Also not sure what you're talking about with the run animations but I'm suspicious you never found the run button. Besides, you should be using your wirebugs or riding your dog for traversing the map unless you're actively fighting a monster. But yes, the graphics are a step down especially from World because it was designed for the Switch and you're playing a port from that, but in my opinion they did some downright wizardry to get it to look as good as it does for that console.