Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Reviews

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is ranked in the 96th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
9 / 10.0
May 8, 2023

If you don't like Monster Hunter this expansion will not change your mind. However, if you do then this expansion is a must-buy. New Monsters and maps are a given but the updates to the switch skills, the follower system and various tweaks really add to the whole experience. Plus, with all the updates released so far already available, there is a massive amount of content here with more to come. Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak may not be perfect but it skirts incredibly close to it.

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4.5 / 5.0
Jun 29, 2022

As it stands, Sunbreak represents the very best of Monster Hunter Rise, recontextualizing the base game through its clever integration of the old and the new. It won’t convert die-hard fans that bounced off of Rise, but for those that loved the changes to the Monster Hunter formula, Sunbreak represents a new high water mark for the series and is an absolute no-brainer for anyone looking to dive back in.

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9 / 10
Jul 4, 2022

Sunbreak is a success in multiple ways, with enough that's new or different to make it a must-have expansion for Monster Hunter Rise fans. New mechanics and content are enjoyable, the challenge is turned up, and it's still an audiovisual treat. It's a welcome reminder that there's nothing else quite like Capcom's monster-slaying franchise, and even in moments where it's 'just more of the same but harder', that's still more than enough.Now excuse us as we get back to the hunt. That fashionable armour isn't going to craft itself.

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9 / 10.0
Jul 4, 2022

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak further builds on the new mechanics introduced by Rise with an assortment of new skills as well as several quality-of-life improvements that further improve the overall Monster Hunter experience. Add the introduction of AI hunting partners — a first in the series — and you have a nice assortment of new things that further move the series forward. The absence of Rampage Mode in Master Rank does make it feel like features have been taken out. The endgame could also be a bit more fleshed out. A great campaign experience combined with excellent combat mechanics, however, makes Sunbreak another worthy addition to the franchise.

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90 / 100
Jul 6, 2022

Like any good expansion, Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is responsible for improving practically all the sections of the base game, ensuring many more hours of fun. A purchase that no hunter should avoid.

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PCMag
Top Critic
Jul 15, 2022

Sunbreak is a thrilling Monster Hunter Rise expansion that builds upon the excellent base game by adding new creatures and fun-filled offensive and defensive options.

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90 / 100
May 24, 2023

Capcom has given in the right place, to squeeze each of the qualities of Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak and has carefully polished the necessary aspects so that you feel that this adventure, despite knowing what it is, offers us the challenge and the necessary interest to return once again, not by commitment, but for the love of a new journey that takes us once again hunting before imposing beasts.

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9 / 10
Jun 29, 2022

While not quite perfect, Sunbreak confidently brings all of Monster Hunter Rise's best ideas to the next level.

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9 / 10.0
Jun 30, 2022

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak takes an already meaty game an expands on it even further. Despite a few missteps, Sunbreak sports a roster bolstered by sheer quality, smart improvements to the Switch Skill system, and the introduction of Follower Quests which coalesce together to propel Rise into the upper echelon of Monster Hunter titles.

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Fexelea
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Jun 29, 2022

MH Rise Sunbreak is a worthy expansion adding new monsters, locales, questing options and gameplay mechanics worth 50+ hours of gameplay even for casual players. Fully recommended for anyone who enjoyed the base game, and a great deal for anyone buying the game with expansion.

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4.5 / 5.0
Jul 7, 2022

With the inclusion of Sunbreak, Monster Hunter Rise is finally a complete package and it does not disappoint.

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9 / 10.0
Jul 4, 2022

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is an amazing—albeit, questionably expensive add on.

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9 / 10.0
Aug 21, 2022

If you loved Monster Hunter Rise and wanted more of it, Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is going to be exactly what you want. The dazzling cutscenes for the story and new music are a bonus surprise that add to the scope of the scenario and add a lot of polish to the presentation. The attention to detail is staggering and it will be interesting to see how Capcom will top this in the inevitable sequel.

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9 / 10 stars
Jun 29, 2022

Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak is a worthy successor to the base game and improves on it in almost every way.

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9 / 10.0
Jul 1, 2022

Still, it doesn’t take away from the fact that for those up to task, Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak delivers. You could say it’s just more of the same but that would be doing this expansion a disservice. Like Monster Hunter World’s Iceborne expansion before it, this is essentially a full game served up as DLC. With its generous number of gameplay improvements and hunting opportunities, it’s an absolute must-have for series veterans. And while it’s still not the most accessible game on the whole, it’s undoubtedly the best starting point for aspiring hunters.

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9 / 10.0
Jul 5, 2022

My main Monster Hunter Rise file went into Sunbreak north of 230 hours, and I put another hundred into a hunter on an alternate profile that was used for review purposes. I don't think I'll double that time on my main before the next Monster Hunter comes out, but it might get close. Sunbreak is a must for anyone who's ever stared down a Rathalos and lived to tell the tale.

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9 / 10.0
Jul 5, 2022

Did you play Monster Hunter Rise and have fun? Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak will be even better or at least as good. The Japanese listened to the opinions of the community to speed up and diversify the most important element of the game – combat. And again, the production encourages you to compete, collect, duel, search for and repeat these activities until the console is unloaded.

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9 / 10.0
Aug 9, 2022

Sunbreak expansion is everything you could hope from Monster Hunter and more. Newly (and mostly welcomed) addition of Monsters are both scary and fun to fight and those 14 weapons felts so fresh somehow. You can go into Super Saiyan mode or can have self inflicted wounds for boosted damage output. This time Capcom has gone nuts and all the players will be mindblown with overflowing content and new ways to play their beloved game. Monster Hunter Sunbreak is a delicious treat for fans of the series and a real “rise” of the bar for the genre.

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9 / 10.0
Jul 2, 2022

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak succeeds in its mission and justifies its existence as a paid expansion through fun monsters, difficult hunts, new biomes and lots of content to explore alone or in multiplayer. Initial progression issues aside, Sunbreak complements what was already great, extending the lifespan of one of those rare games, which in its complexity and abundance of features are capable of holding audiences for years.

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90 / 100
Jul 6, 2022

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is a good expansion that doesn't bring any revolution, but it continues to give us more of what we like within the saga. With the best companion system to date, and various gameplay changes, it's a must buy if you need more Monster Hunter.

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