I absolutely love this expansion and considering that Monster Hunter World is one of my favorite games of this generation, it’s been great to have this excuse to revisit it. I look forward to playing more and more, and I’m excited to see what type of content updates Capcom rolls out in the future.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne offers a new adventure with more monsters to hunt, new regions to explore, more movements and combat mechanics, a new difficulty rank, and ultimately, a whole mountain of contents to enjoy. A must-have expansion for any Monster Hunter World player.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne - An Essential ExpansionMonster Hunter World: Iceborne, the expansive DLC for the critically acclaimed Monster Hunter: World, delivers an exhilarating continuation of the Hunter's journey into uncharted territories. Developed and published by Capcom, Iceborne expands upon the original game with new monsters, enhanced gameplay mechanics, and an intriguing story set in the chilling Hoarfrost **** Iceborne, players resume the role of a skilled Hunter, tasked with confronting formidable monsters both solo and in cooperative multiplayer hunts. The introduction of Hoarfrost Reach, a vast arctic ecosystem, adds a refreshing layer of challenge and immersion. As players progress through the story, they unlock more areas within Hoarfrost Reach, each brimming with unique environmental hazards and **** standout feature is the attention to detail in simulating the harsh cold of Hoarfrost Reach. Players must manage their stamina by consuming hot drinks or seeking warmth in hot springs, adding a strategic element to exploration and combat. The addition of Raider Rides, a fast travel system utilizing tamed creatures, streamlines traversal across this expansive landscape.Iceborne introduces innovative combat mechanics such as the Clutch Claw and Flinch Shot, enhancing the Hunter's arsenal and providing new strategies for engaging monsters. All weapon types benefit from expanded upgrade paths and additional combat moves, enriching gameplay diversity and **** expansion also introduces Master Rank, a new tier of challenges that push experienced players to their limits. Master Rank quests feature tougher enemies and offer rewarding new armor sets, encouraging continued progression and **** narrative in Iceborne is more compelling and believable compared to the base game. The discovery of a mysterious song and the emergence of a powerful Elder Dragon, Velkhana, drive the Hunter to confront imminent ecological threats. The story unfolds through captivating encounters and leads to climactic battles against iconic monsters like Shara Ishvalda and Fatalis.While Iceborne received widespread acclaim for its content and gameplay enhancements, some aspects like the Guiding Lands may not resonate with all players. The concept of an amalgamated habitat is ambitious but may feel disjointed compared to the cohesive environments of other **** conclusion, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne is a must-have expansion that enriches the Monster Hunter experience. With its captivating narrative, challenging gameplay, and extensive content, Iceborne exemplifies Capcom's commitment to delivering exceptional post-launch support. Whether you're a seasoned Hunter or new to the series, Iceborne offers an expansive adventure that's well worth the investment.Iceborne stands as a testament to the ongoing success and evolution of Monster Hunter: World, setting a high standard for future expansions and reaffirming the franchise's place among the best in the action role-playing genre.
Let me start off by saying that Monster Hunter World: Iceborne has been one of the biggest influences on my taste in games ever since I had discovered it in late 2019. It takes brave leaps in trying to steer the series in a new direction to widen its reach on audiences and has far exceeded everyone's expectations. Every weapon polished and perfected with the patented Monster sheen allows it to coalesce beautifully with the masterfully crafted environments teeming with various and vibrant endemic species, and that is not even mentioning the wonderful roster of monsters it has in it's lineup. One can argue the most important part of a "Monster Hunter" game are the monsters themselves and Monster Hunter World brings new depth to new and old monsters from the series. The monsters truly feel alive , as if you're observing and hunting actual creatures to do the wonderfully designed monster ai meshing perfectly with the aforementioned environment , coexisting to create an idealistic paradise for any aspiring or veteran hunter. Progression in the game is very well paced offering the player something new at every turn so you're never left feeling bored or unrewarded for your efforts when hunting a Monster once or even multiple times. Aside from the main hunts there are fun side activities one can partake in if you ever feel the need to take a break from the action packed hunts. Some of my favourite are being able to customise your room and truly make it your own by filling it with various ornaments and adorable pets which brings me into another side activity. While out on the field you'll notice you can capture certain animals to become pets in your room which is a perfect way to introduce the player to truly explore every nook and cranny of the map to see what hidden resources or secrets await your discovery. A lot of what you discover will ultimately serve one purpose, to help you become a stronger hunter. The game is cleverly designed in such a way that as your in game great improves over the course of your journey so do your skills at a relatively similar rate meaning you'll never feel overwhelmed or underpowered at any point during the game's course. The multiplayer can be integral to your experience if you are the type of player who seeks that sort of thing and I am happy to confirm that multiplayer integration has been delightful, whether it be with random online players or your own close friends you'll never seen to find yourself lonely. It is for all the points I've stated above that I will highly recommend looking further into the world of Monster Hunter and I hope that anyone who has read this will have seriously considered picking up this absolute gem **** as their next big adventure, and I hope to see you in the new world because I can assure you that you can never go wrong if you decide to play the game. Happy hunting!
Iceborne completes the path that Capcom started a year ago, but improving the overall quality through quality of life details, brand new monsters and the impressive comeback of some of the historical names that everybody wanted to face here. Excellent is the best word to define this expansion.
Iceborne takes what’s already fantastic and nearly doubles the original game in size. If you haven't played Monster Hunter yet, now is the time to start.
Iceborne is as much a roaring success as Monster Hunter World was, and it can receive no higher praise than that. It successfully adds in new layers, monsters, and a beautiful new area, all of which will have players flocking back to the game to experience it all. It’s fun, it’s hard as nails, and it makes my PS4 sound like a jet engine. It’s a truly brilliant expansion to an excellent game.
Iceborne is without a doubt an absolutely outstanding video game. With gaming as a subscription, freemium gaming, and battlepasses saturating the online video game market it’s often hard to come by a game with a company that actually cares about players. Frankly, I thought such a thing might be impossible until I started playing Iceborne. Capcom, throughout Iceborne’s active life, constantly released content for this amazing game. Any avid player knows this, but even further we saw every limited time quest become available both during the pandemic to help support staying inside as well as after the game’s development stopped. From there things only get better. Even though Iceborne’s development has been stopped for years just a few days ago we saw an update released for the game. Why? To make it accessible to steam deck players. Honestly, if that doesn’t scream the greatest game ever made I’d have to assume you’re just deaf.Iceborne doesn’t just offer Capcom’s undying support, it also has virtually endless hours of content. With more than 70 large monsters and 14 different weapons you have what is nearly 1,000 different fights to learn, study, and master. You can easily put hours into any one of these fights, and that completely ignores amazingly designed events fights. More often than not “difficult” games end up feeling like developers seeing just how much **** they can throw at a wall until players simply cannot beat whatever has been thrown at them. Iceborne does nothing of the sort. Both Fatalis and Arch-tempered Velkhana are amazing examples of this. In both of those fights, if you are skilled enough to see it, you will always find your mistake. In my now 1000 hours on Monster Hunter World (as of starting this review I was completing my 999th hour) I have never once found myself frustrated with the game, only myself. Iceborne creates an environment for improvement like nothing else. At least nothing else with dope ass dinosaurs.Though it pains me to do so, my integrity as a writer requires me to present at least one counterpoint for why someone might genuinely dislike Iceborne: The Skill Curve. If you aren’t ready, and you are built for it, Iceborn can beat you down like someone beating a dead horse about how great the game is. Many times have I tried to get my friends who are less attached to the game to play it with me and many times have I failed. Between the skill required to use any one of the weapons, manage when and how you dodge attacks, or simply even just where to get useful items Iceborn does not provide ample support. But I do not believe that makes it a bad game.Just because the player is bad, the game does not instantly become bad for catering to them. Some of the greatest pieces of literature cannot be appreciated by someone with a fifth grade reading capacity and that doesn’t instantly characterize them as low quality. To somehow determine Iceborn as bad based on a lack of skill alone is simply rude. Iceborne is a great game, and if you aren’t great enough to see that, then don’t play Iceborne.
Just awful. Monsters have way too much HP and it’s after the main story. It takes 40 minutes to kill one. You could get better armor and weapons to kill them faster, but guess what - they are locked behind even more pointless grinding. And it’s not resource grinding, it’s master rank grinding. You need to reach a specific MR to unlock specific monsters for further upgrade. And it’s all wrapped it the worst character control that I’ve seen in AAA game ever.
The monster hunter is a fun game at it's core, but there are just so many bad features that just add up to me being more frustrated with the game rather than enjoying it. I'm afraid there is no going back for me after games like dark souls, sekiro, bloodborne. The hitboxes in Monster Hunter are a last century, who hasn't been hit by Diablo's or Nergigante's shoulder slam while standing on the other side of the monster? Or by random charge attack while standing behind one? Or have their charge blade clip right through the monster's tail without doing any damage at all?
The typical fight is supposed to follow a routine more or less, where you fight the monster normally, monster eventually enrages, monster eventually tires out allowing you to deal a fair bit of damage. What really happens more often than not is monster just flees to another area right after the enrage is over, making you chase it through the map. Or some other monster drops in for a turf war making youi watch from sidelines, fun the first time, annoying when it happens for a 100th time. These are not the only examples of this, but basically the feeling that I generally get is that of being cheated.
I've played through vanilla MH, it was OK. But I've made a mistake of buying the icebourne, you know how all the people rave about G-rank this G-rank that, and how the master rank (HM equivalent of G-Rank) is where the game is going to be at. Well it is not, it's just more of the same crap, except now it takes 3 times as long to kill everything.
The expansion is overpriced, at 40€ it adds just a single new biome for a total of 6 (and a 2nd one, which is kind of a mix out of all existing biomes) and a couple of new monsters + reskins of the previous ones. Is it harder than the original, well technically no, but simply by virtue of taking three times as long people are bound to make a couple more mistakes during the fight.
SummaryMonster Hunter World: Iceborne is the highly anticipated massive expansion to Monster Hunter: World, the best-selling Capcom title of all time with more than 12 million units shipped worldwide adding to the series total of more than 53 million units to date. This gargantuan follow-up rivals the gameplay volume from the original release a...