Monster Hunter

Monster Hunter Rise is arguably the most forgiving game in the series but quickly ramps up the difficulty during the Sunbreak DLC. Formidable foes like Risen Elder Dragons and Anomaly Monsters can decimate your health bar in a single blow. As you’re never explicitly told what skills are good, it can feel borderline unfair, especially

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is a shining example of DLC done right and offers potentially hundreds of hours of new content. One common criticism of Monster Hunter Rise is that the game is too easy, especially for a returning player. If you’re worried that Sunbreak will be the same, fear not, you won’t be singing

I often feel rather conflicted when playing Monster Hunter Rise. It’s easy to justify killing aggressive monsters like an Arzuros, but what did the sweet little Melynx do to me? Don’t get me wrong, I still kill them all indiscriminately, but I do feel a bit bad about it. One thing I don’t have to feel

Monster Hunter games are infamously rough on newcomers as the games are crammed full of almost 20 years of content. Monster Hunter Rise has made the series more approachable, but it’s still a deep game full of dozens of complex systems, and it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Fortunately, you don’t need to know even half

The Monster Hunter franchise finally got the recognition it deserved with the incredibly successful launch of Monster Hunter World and now Monster Hunter Rise. Much of the ‘busy work’ the series was criticized for has been reworked or removed, and there’s never been a better time to dive into the series. With a new audience