Role-Playing Games of the 2020s, Part 3 Codexery

Monster Hunter Rise

A Monster Hunter title introducing Palamutes and Wirebug traversal.

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Monster Hunter Rise

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Monster Hunter Rise is a game where players hunt or capture large monsters using weapons, tools, and environmental features.[1] Successful quests provide monster parts used to forge new armor and weapons for tougher monsters, forming the series' core loop.[1] According to the review aggregator Metacritic, critical reception for the game was "generally favorable".[2]

Making and release

Following the completion of Generations and Generations Ultimate, preliminary development for Rise began, and it was created in parallel with World, with the two teams exchanging concepts.[3] The RE Engine, first created for Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, was used to develop the game.[3] On January 12, 2022, a Windows version launched, incorporating every piece of content from the Switch version that had been released up to November 2021.[4] Sunbreak introduced new monsters, quests, weapon and armor sets, narrative content, and Master Rank hunts.[5]

On April 28, 2023, the Sunbreak expansion became available on PlayStation and Xbox platforms.[6]

What the cited sources add

Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto stated that "Rise" was chosen to reflect the verticality of the game's levels and gameplay elements.[7] Martin Robinson of Eurogamer appreciated that hunts were shorter than in prior games.[8] Ichinose stated that the environment aided Rise's emphasis on unrestricted movement, drawing a parallel to the agility of ninjas.[9] The Palamute companion was created with the Nintendo Switch's portable nature in mind, so stamina does not decrease while the player rides it.[3]

Sam Machkovech of Ars Technica commended the new movement mechanics, but faulted the game for frame rate drops that fell into the mid-20s during combat.[8] Ryan Gilliam of Polygon appreciated that the game made the series more approachable for new players and offered a greater variety of methods for tackling hunts.[10]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Monster Hunter Rise" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wales, "Monster Hunter Rise has rideable dog, out on Switch next year", Eurogamer, September 17, 2020; Dino, "Capcom Devs Confirm 14 Returning Monster Hunter Rise Weapons", Siliconera, October 6, 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Monster Hunter Rise" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Monster Hunter Rise for Switch Reviews", Metacritic; "Monster Hunter Rise for PC Reviews", Metacritic; "Monster Hunter Rise Reviews", OpenCritic (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Monster Hunter Rise" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dino, "Capcom Devs Confirm 14 Returning Monster Hunter Rise Weapons", Siliconera, October 6, 2020; Watts, "Monster Hunter Rise Revealed For Nintendo Switch", GameSpot, September 17, 2020; Dino, "Capcom Devs Confirm 14 Returning Monster Hunter Rise Weapons", Siliconera, October 6, 2020; Dino, "Capcom Devs Confirm 14 Returning Monster Hunter Rise Weapons", Siliconera, October 6, 2020; Whitehead, "Feature: Monster Hunter Rise Director Talks RE Engine On Switch", Nintendo Life, June 26, 2021 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Monster Hunter Rise" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kataoka, "Monster Hunter Rise Is Coming to PC in 2022", IGN, February 26, 2021; Stanton, "Capcom is actually putting some effort into Monster Hunter Rise's PC version", PC Gamer, September 30, 2021; Minotti, "Capcom will not add cross-play or cross-saves to Monster Hunter: Rise", Venture Beat, October 11, 2021; Robinson, "Monster Hunter Rise finally gets a release date on PC", Eurogamer, September 30, 2021; O'Conner, "Monster Hunter Rise PC will launch with Switch's post-launch content, including Sonic", Rock Paper Shotgun, November en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Monster Hunter Rise" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wales, "Monster Hunter Rise's Sunbreak expansion gets June release date on PC and Switch", Eurogamer, March 15, 2022; Myers, "Monster Hunter Rise to get 'massive expansion' in summer 2022", Polygon, September 23, 2021; Fenlon, "Monster Hunter Rise's Sunbreak expansion is coming to PC next summer, too", PC Gamer, September 23, 2021 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Monster Hunter Rise" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Romano, "Monster Hunter Rise coming to PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, and Xbox One on January 20, 2023", Gematsu, December 1, 2022; Yang, "Monster Hunter Rise is coming to PlayStation and Xbox, minus cross-platform saves", Digital Trends, December 1, 2022; Raynor, "Monster Hunter Rise is coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and Game Pass in 2023", VG247, December 2, 2022; Wales, "Monster Hunter Rise's Sunbreak expansion hits PlayStation and Xbox in April", Eurogamer, March 11, 2023; Bustos, "Take Your Hunt to the Next Level in Monster Hunter Rise: en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Monster Hunter Rise" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: DeFreitas, "Numbered Monster Hunter Games Are No Longer the Norm", IGN, October 6, 2020; Dino, "Capcom Devs Confirm 14 Returning Monster Hunter Rise Weapons", Siliconera, October 6, 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Monster Hunter Rise" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Machkovech, "Review: Why Zelda fans should seriously consider Monster Hunter Rise on Switch", Ars Technica, 2021-03-23; Robinson, "Monster Hunter Rise review - the Switch's best game since Breath of the Wild", Eurogamer, 2021-03-23 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Monster Hunter Rise" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Krabbe, "How Monster Hunter Rise Connects to the Series' Past", IGN, February 16, 2021 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Monster Hunter Rise" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Monster Hunter Rise Review In Progress", GameSpot; Gilliam, "Monster Hunter Rise review: The Wirebug should excite new (and old) fans", Polygon, 2021-03-23 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Monster Hunter Rise (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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