Monster Hunter Rise

 PlayStation 5
User Score
2.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 199 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 199
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 199
  3. Negative: 139 out of 199

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  1. Skydog
    Feb 6, 2023
    6
    People whining the game is too hard and won't even do research LOL. Cracks me up.
    How about learn the game and then give an honest review.

    With that said however, this does feel like a major downgrade compared to World. The coop aspects suck in this one. Just nowhere near the same fun level at all. They should never force you to do a story mode in these kind of games in Single player only...
  2. lvann4x
    Feb 25, 2023
    5
    I loved “Monster Hunter: World.” Spent hours and hours playing it solo and online.
    That game came out many years ago, so I’ve had plenty of time to forget the mechanics, controls, monsters, etc.
    Unfortunately, after a few hours playing “Monster Hunter: Rise”, “World” is coming back to me enough to realize that this is mostly a retread of “Monster Hunter: World.” There are really only a few    I loved “Monster Hunter: World.” Spent hours and hours playing it solo and online.
    That game came out many years ago, so I’ve had plenty of time to forget the mechanics, controls, monsters, etc.
    Unfortunately, after a few hours playing “Monster Hunter: Rise”, “World” is coming back to me enough to realize that this is mostly a retread of “Monster Hunter: World.” There are really only a few main differences in “Rise” and “World”, and none of them make the game better. In fact, most of the changes make the game worse in my opinion.
    The biggest change to gameplay is the wirebug, a tired mechanic that’s been used in basically any game that’s had a grappling hook in it.
    The other changes are negatives that I don’t remember from “Monster Hunter: World.”
    There was quite a learning curve in the first few hours of the game, even though I’d played this IP’s last release. So many mechanics at the hub, inventory management is tedious, and the choice of button-mapping for actions in hunts was the opposite of most adventure games I’ve played over the last decade or more.
    The NPC’s are extremely corny and overly cutesy. This is a matter of taste, of course, but I don’t remember being so put off by the silly, overly sweet, never funny characters in Monster Hunter: World. This choice of style and atmosphere is so odd for a game that’s made around killing monsters and animals.
    The user character’s dialogue is the repetitive, over-acted type you’d expect from a game made 15-20 years ago.
    It’s a close race, but it’s probably the similarities that make this game hard to spend much time playing since I’ve already experienced 50-100 hours of “Monster Hunter: World.”
    I recognize almost all of the monsters from the last game, but most of all, I feel like I’ve played this game many times before, many years ago.
    The mechanics, gameplay loop, graphics, inventory, crafting, etc. are all tired cliches. The lack of innovation makes this game feel like it belongs in 2010 on a PS3 rather than in 2023 on a PS5. This game seems like it could’ve been made the very next year after “World”, like Madden has copy/paste yearly releases with superficial changes.
    This game just feels like an uninspired money grab. I’m really surprised that the critics widely gave this game such good reviews. If you played Monster Hunter: World, I don’t recommend paying anywhere close to full price for this title.    … Expand
  3. cid33
    Feb 20, 2023
    5
    108 hrs. later i have done everything, This is Inferior to the previous game in every way, a game that was released in 2018 for last gen consoles, ist smaller not as detailed and has no life like the previous one, with the worst hitboxes in gaming history "no joke" enemies will do tail swipes that hit you in the air, punch the ground 10 meters away from you that hit you, they will bite the108 hrs. later i have done everything, This is Inferior to the previous game in every way, a game that was released in 2018 for last gen consoles, ist smaller not as detailed and has no life like the previous one, with the worst hitboxes in gaming history "no joke" enemies will do tail swipes that hit you in the air, punch the ground 10 meters away from you that hit you, they will bite the air and you get hit while behind them as the whole enemy becomes a damage box when attacking at times.
    Still a fun game even if you yell bull#¤&%/ at the screen at times. multiplayer joining is trash as 90% of the time you press to join it says failed to join, or a error popup, so i just solo everything, it was better on the ps2 back in the day had no issues joining then, if you love monster hunter buy this its cheap. but for everyone else stay away.    … Expand
  4. Fourthhorseman8
    Feb 7, 2023
    6
    The game is fun, but it gets really repetitive really quickly. The menus are awful. The multiplayer Lobby creation system is awful. It’s kind of strange how bad the game is considering how good MH World was. The hunts are great.
    The weapons are good
    The armor is very bad with set bonuses It’s way too difficult to get the gems to customize your armor. I suggest waiting for a sale. It’s    The game is fun, but it gets really repetitive really quickly. The menus are awful. The multiplayer Lobby creation system is awful. It’s kind of strange how bad the game is considering how good MH World was. The hunts are great.
    The weapons are good
    The armor is very bad with set bonuses It’s way too difficult to get the gems to customize your armor.

    I suggest waiting for a sale. It’s worth.$20-$30 easily.    … Expand

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#5 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2023
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#11 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2023

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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. TierraGamer
    Feb 21, 2023
    84
    Suppose you were very patient and hoped that Monster Hunter Rise would come out on PS5. Guess what, congratulations. In that case, you will have a very worthy version of an entertaining video game that, until now, could only be enjoyed on two different power platforms. The battles against the enormous monsters, the duels to defend your village, and even the music make the gaming experience worthwhile.
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  2. PLAY
    Feb 11, 2023
    90
    Rise evolves World’s approachable template into an even more fun and faster-paced entry with brilliant new mechanics and the series’ most inspired designs. [Issue#24, p.70]
  3. Gaming Age
    Jan 25, 2023
    100
    While there’s been no content added to either the PlayStation or Xbox versions, you’ll still have plenty to do here. There’s the main questline to engage with that’ll take you through multiple monster quest tiers, which is somewhat short compared to other Monster Hunter titles. But the online hub quests expand that out even further, offering up more story content that goes beyond the end credits of the game, and has a number of challenging fights for experienced hunters. There’s also a whole host of free downloadable quests to engage with, encompassing the free DLC that’s come out on prior versions of the game. All in all, you’ll be able to spend a lot of time exploring and hunting down giant monsters, which is pretty much what you want out of a new Monster Hunter game.
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