Monster Hunter Rise Reviews

Monster Hunter Rise is ranked in the 98th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Jan 20, 2023

Monster Hunter Rise on PlayStation 5 is a fantastic port that is worth the wait for eager fans who could not experience it before.

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90 / 100
Jan 10, 2022

Monster Hunter: Rise is arguably the greatest entry in Capcom's flagship series, and a game that simply never stops giving.

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Apr 7, 2021

Even though the difficulty isn't what die-hard fans might be looking for, there's no denying that Monster Hunter Rise is the most accessible title in the series to date. Its systems and mechanics will be confusing for brand-new players at first, but once they really get into it and learn what everything is about, players can look forward to a thrilling and exciting hunting experience with so much content to offer. And with free title updates coming soon from Capcom, there will be even more quests to partake in and monsters to hunt. This isn't the ultimate package that World and Iceborne was, but the compact nature of Monster Hunter Rise feels perfect on the Switch and will definitely serve as a blueprint for future entries.

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Tom Marks
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Mar 23, 2021

Monster Hunter Rise mixes classic Monster Hunter ideas with some of World's best improvements and a whole bunch of clever new mechanics of its own.

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Essential
Mar 23, 2021

With smart additions that move the series forward, this is the most accessible, deepest and simply very best Monster Hunter to date.

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Mar 23, 2021

You might actually like Rise better than World, as it brings back some of the strategic variety while building on more recent quality-of-life updates. It's a shame that the Switch holds the game back in small ways, but this is a contender for best in the series. If post-launch support is as good as it was for World, this game could easily rise above the rest.

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Metro GameCentral
Top Critic
9 / 10
Mar 23, 2021

A fantastic tour de force for the Switch and arguably the best Monster Hunter game ever, with a huge range of features and monsters, both new and old, and great co-op gameplay.

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Mar 23, 2021

Monster Hunter Rise is a great adventure, providing fascinating new tools like the Wirebug and walking a fine line between arcade and fast-paced HD gameplay. The Rampages are a neat new addition when used sparingly, but a reliance on online hunts to finish Rise's story is a puzzling step.

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9 / 10.0
Mar 23, 2021
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7.8 / 10.0
Mar 23, 2021

Fighting different beasts is always a blast. However, the time you spend outside of combat pales in comparison to your epic encounters

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Polygon
Ryan Gilliam
Top Critic
Unscored
Jan 10, 2022

Monster Hunter Rise on PC is just a different way to play a fantastic game. And while that’s great news for PC players who’ve never bought into Nintendo’s ecosystem, its graphics fail to impress, even on the most impressive of hardware.

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9 / 10
Mar 23, 2021

Monster Hunter Rise's renewed focus on fully-fledged action represents the series at the peak of its powers.

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Polygon
Top Critic
Unscored
Mar 23, 2021

Rise’s gameplay variety and mobility — all fueled by that little Wirebug — make it a must-try game for Monster Hunter skeptics and hardcore fans alike.

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8.5 / 10.0
Mar 23, 2021

Fans who love Monster Hunter exclusively for the hunts will likely welcome the raised emphasis on taking on major monsters as quickly as possible. However, Rise is missing some of the worldbuilding of Monster Hunter: World, which will make it feel a bit emptier for players who prefer to stop and smell the roses.

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9 / 10.0
Mar 23, 2021

Like a lot of Monster Hunter games, I slowly started to get more and more acclimated to Rise until I hit a positive tipping point. Once it clicked, it was hard to go back to the old ways, before the wirebug opened up combat and the theme was arguably the most on-point it's ever been. Rise should delight fans both new and old, as long as the former group is willing to work a little bit for it.

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9 / 10
Jan 17, 2023

Monster Hunter Rise remains one of the best action-RPGs of recent years, and the PS5 release is a perfect example of what should be going into this kind of port.

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TheSixthAxis
Dominic L
Top Critic
9 / 10
Jan 10, 2022

Monster Hunter Rise on PC is the best place to play this incredible creature battler. If the series was looking for a permanent home, PC players would be more than happy to see it moving in.

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9 / 10
Mar 23, 2021

Monster Hunter Rise is an incredible game. While it may not feel quite as ground-breaking for the series as World did, it boasts a stronger and distinctly Japanese identity, and the changes and streamlined gameplay simply focus on the franchise's true stars – the monsters. Rise is easily one of the best games for the Nintendo Switch, and one of the finest Monster Hunters ever.

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9 / 10.0
Mar 23, 2021

Monster Hunter Rise is the return of the Capcom franchise to the Nintendo ecosystem, and it does so by offering a great experience for the player. Whether you're both a veteran and a novice, Monster Hunter Rise drinks and feeds the latest news from the franchise, incorporating a number of new features such as the Frenzy and The Machine that keep ip at a very high level.

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Hobby Consolas
David Rodríguez
Top Critic
95 / 100
Mar 23, 2021

Monster Hunter Rise is a step forward. In the absence of more content in terms of monsters (the promise of more additions allows us to be optimistic), all its new features make its gameplay the most enjoyable so far. Alone or accompanied, veteran or novice, Rise convinces in all its facets.

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