Monster Hunter Rise PC Review "Buy, Wait for Sale, Never Touch?" 

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I love that the top review on the game's Steam page is "No handler"

Just saw this shout-out, much appreciated man! Really means a lot. Keep up the amazing work on these reviews mate

Sound tip. You can change the music for each location of the town. Many tracks and some to unlock. Not fantastic but nice to change things up. It also plays for people that join your game.

ACG is an absolute unit. Buys a copy of a game with his money when he gets a review code, shoutouts other creators and doesn't use stupid numbers to determine if a game is good. Thank you for being you man.

Monster hunter will always be one of my favorite franchises just to chill and have a great time slaying giant beasts and having fun with my friends with. Such a unique experience that many have tried to replicate but none seem to get it just right

I personally found the music to be arguably the best in the series, but the complaint about the hub music is totally valid. At some point I had to switch the song playing, and now I often switch the hub theme so it doesn't get stuck in my head.

MH World was my first game in the series and, wow! was that game awesome. Still playing to this day with at least 500 hours clocked in. For sure going to check this game out as well, maybe with some tempered expectations.

I started MH with freedom unite, played all the games since, and honestly I think that world was kind of a spin off for me, made to appeal more people, while rise is more in line with what I would expect from an MH game, but with all the craze that came with world (and so many people starting the series on it) I can understand why some would see rise as something different that what they were hoping for, it all comes down to previous experience I guess. Anyway I'm gonna enjoy the hell out of rise PC, and I hope others will too.

I put several hundred hours into this game on Switch and absolutely love it (as I love all MH games). I really wish you were able to transfer your save file because I would gladly buy the game on PC. Thanks for the great review as always!

I took some time to just focus on Rampage (and developing the Rampage weapons), and really really started to dig it. When that counter gong goes off 🔥🔥🔥

@ACG Did you not know you can teleport around town by holding a button, You said the training room is cumbersome to get to, but its literally two button presses in the UI

Good review, frustrating never seeing your LS gauge empowered though lol

Low graphical fidelity tends to make good devs compensate with stylistic flair. Monster Hunter Rise is exactly that kind of game, and getting to play it at a minimum 60FPS on mid end hardware is a big deal. It doesn't need gimmicks like RTX. The visuals are conveyed through the design, and the low demand on hardware is good because Monster Hunter is performance dependent.

I put over 100 hours easily into the switch version. Now that the Steam version will be out this week, THEN the Steam Deck soon....hoo, boy what a time to be alive.

You can fast travel to the training area by just pressing 3 buttons open your menu go to "move around village" then dojo easy You can also change the music in town and in every single area

After World I've been looking forward to this game and I was looking for reviews so thanks for making this decision easier!

Put countless hours into World, which was my first MH game. So happy we're getting these on PC now!

If there was cross save I would definitely buy again for PC. Would be great to play this at 60 fps

Small note for recommending other channels in your videos - I love it and think it's a great gesture, however would suggest doing it near the end, as my personal thought process when you add it in the beggining is 'Well, i've just started watching this and I'm not gonna stop just to check that channel out' and by the end I would probably have forgotten about it...

I dont always buy a game on day zero, but with monster hunter. I think its a damn done deal! No questions about whether I might have fun or not, its an all in one package

@ACG. Nice review! One question that I haven’t seen anyone address is how large the UI is. Can it be scaled down?

6:25, as long as they got those Rajang horns hitting right, it doesnt even matter what the sound track is hitting for anywhere else. This game looks great on the PC though damn if only I could play it.

Great review, definitely picking this up on PC (despite having a boxed copy for switch I've not played, LoL) I only got it for the switch as it was cheap and I have it in case the power goes out or something. Was stuck for a whole night without power earlier this year, so having the switch there and fully charged is great.

ACG you are the best man!! wish you would put time stamps though haha your review setup is ideal for it

This was my 2021 GOTY. It held my attention for 90 hours. A rarity these days.

Now im imagining the whole Sesame Street crew going to town on each other in a massive brawling session, guts, feather and fur everywhere. Thanks for this, excellent as always.

The game is great, had a decent amount of time on the switch version, when the events quest started rolling out I decided not to play them since I knew the pc version was coming out. This is my favorite Monster Hunter movement and combat wise but I do feel the game was lacking at launch compared to other Monster Hunter games but I feel like covid is the blame for that. I believe the pc version launched with a decent amount of content to hold you over until the big expansion. I also loved Rampage and loved grinding it, can’t wait to dig even deeper in the pic version.

great review. had like 600hrs of gameplay on switch. still hoping that they would increase the total number of players in lobby on PC version. mhw had 16 while mhr only has 4.

I have never played a MH game. You know I might give this one a go.

As a PC player, im kinda holding out for a true sequel to MH:World, not that Rise doesn’t seem good, but I’m less interested in playing a Switch port with the power of PC.

You sound unlike your usual bubbly self in this review, Karak. Here's hoping you're all good. Great review as always - looking forward to the Horizon/Elden reviews.

Karak You missed opportunity to do whole review in Black and white filter effect. the Seven Samurai style baby ;) Still great review man !!!! Thank you.

If I wasn't still broke af from moving and struggling to find work (lolwut), I'd be picking this up SOOO fast. I liked MH:W well enough, but I've been dying for a Modern 'OG' Monster Hunter.

Actually had to stop myself from putting too much time on the Switch version because the Capcom leaks happened and it said the game was coming to PC. Happy I didn't too because it looks incredible! Definitely a day one pickup for me as a huge fan of the series, and glad to see a PC port done right after the atrocity that was FF7

I just purchased this recently on Switch to play with my brother. Seeing this beautiful frame rate, I may just have to double dip. 😁 As always, appreciate the review ACG.

Love the video, ACG. I pre-ordered based on how much I liked MHW, and how well the demo performed. Glad I did, can't wait to play it!

Glad to see this actually came to PC!

excellent review, thanks ACG.

Just like World, I'd double dip if there was some sort of cross save. You spend a crazy amount of time in these games. Cheers Karak.

I LOVE kimura's BGM. I actually listened to it outside the game for a while when the game first came out on switch

I’ve always wanted to try the Monster Hunter! Just got holiday PC

Something small but to me very significant. Install size is a quarter of what MH world is. Friends can download it in a day. And even when Expansions are released it probably won't take up 50gb.

The “Hanging around just chilling until you beat them to death” ….damn when you put it like that I guess we are the bad guys !

The key thing about Rise on PC for people that played on Switch are mods. Rise, while being the best MH game in terms of gameplay, it's also one of the most barebones when it comes to content and endgame loop/activity. Mods can really introduce much needed armor set skins, actual equipment from Apex monsters and most important, randomly generated quests (like Investigations from World) because for the first time ever in a MH game I ran out of quests to complete and that happened at the 95 hour mark.

Dude, what happened to the podcast from Friday? I was looking forward to listening.

You can change the music in the town just so you know, ACG. It's hidden in the labyrinth of areas and things to do, but yeah. Just thought I'd point that out.

That fishing boat joke murdered me, gg.

Did you get a new mic or something? Something seems different about the audio of this one.

Only question i have, does the pausing work playing solo? When comparing this game to World, the ability to pause the game, as ive at least seen in the PC demo, is a huge decider. Not everyone lives alone and can always assure 30-50 minute interruption free, hunts. Call me entitled but i would like to be able to pause my single player experience in 2022(yes im also looking at you Call of Duty Vanguard Zombies).

World and Rise seem like stepping stones for the series. I'm looking forward to seeing where they move next. Personally I missed the fidelity of World in the Rise Demo of PC so it would be nice if they could get that fidelity on PC still while also serving up a version for Switch with lower fidelity graphics.

Love your work. Keep it up!

I’m really happy to see rise on pc, I’ll probably wait to get it until the expansion comes out. The switch version is solid enough for me for the time being

Have not played the series since 3 but this looks a lot more accessible to me. May have to check it out.

Its funny that he said he doesnt like the name "palamute" when its just the name of a real dog breed "malamute" but with a p. Just like how palico is just calico.

Does the mace replace the hammer, or is it additional? I really liked the hammer in world, hope it's back.

I truly hope they allow cross saves eventually, I'd be ALL for switching between PC and switch on the fly!!! Still, I really want to get the PC version to try out some different weapons, but ah....I've already shelled out enough money recently.

Gosh, I love that this game came to PC, but I also wish it came to the consoles too. I would've loved to play this on Playstation

1:00 THANKS for saying that, when it got released I heard nobody mention the graphics. The graphics bothered me, I played Monster Hunter World. Good to see it's not just me who has this opinion on the graphics x)

Signed up to Writing On Games and yup, damned fine content. Thanks for the shoutout

I would’ve happily bought this if it had cross play/cross save. Got too many hours on the switch version to start all over again.

Really intrigued by the switch skills, would be a great shake up if I get bored of a playstyle.

I haven’t put nearly enough hours into the switch version. This needs to change asap.

Karak I REALLY appreciate you surfacing my favorite game series of all time.

If I'd recommend any Monster Hunter game to start with, it would definitely be Rise. It's very beginner friendly and had some of the most chill hunts I've done especially solo.

Yeah. Sunbreak ill play 100% on PC so yeah... its a must for me

Given the Switch's limited performance, this is gonna be a blast replaying this game on a PC with modern specs.

Unrelated but is the last podcast episode not coming back?

You’re amazing, keep doing the best work for us. I love it 😍👋

was hoping you'd review this game!

I've been grinding the demo I can't wait!!

Is this a good first game to try if it would be my first entry in the series? I’ve played world, but only just a bit. Enjoyed it but ran out of friends to play with lol

Gonna check it out for sure

I have around 80 hours on the Switch and have tried the PC demo. It's a fantastic game and I love the combat. The PC demo ran really well on my computer. I do have two gripes about the gameplay however. The hitsparks taking so much of the screen makes it hard to even see the monster that you are hitting a lot of times. Also, when another big monster shows up, the monster you are fighting immediately starts a turf war with that other monster. Once you wyvern ride to attack the other, the other monster always runs to a different area while in other MH games, there would be multiple monsters in the same area at once creating chaos. This pretty much makes dung bombs useless and I think it's part of the MH formula that should come back in Sunbreak or MH6. Other than that, really looking forward to playing this on PC again.

It’s amazing how much they paired back RE engine to run on the switch…

Can you do for GOW too I am considering which of the two I should buy. Thanks for the Good work man.

You change your mic? It sounds more natural and clear to me.

how online is this? is it always easy to play with randoms? the progression system seems complicated.. plus u gotta build ur pets too??

Got this game today as a gift because rise and sunbreak were on sale for their last digital event (love my friends who got me it). I started playing mon hun back in the 3ds days with mh4u and generations. Man, you wanna talk about grindy and so much content, mh4u was LOADED with monsters to hunt with each a weakness to certain weapon types and each having a different kit, it was NUTS. Mon hun world was this super pretty beautiful takeover of the older monhuns where there was no loading between zones and that everything looked amazing. The soundtrack sounded amazing and the effects were shockingly awesome. Rise brings that though to a different viewpoint with less focus on the effects and pretty environments to a much more open world of possibilities and new doors to open with the addition of multiple sets that were familiar to those who played the older games. Generations integrated the sending off your palico to trade/train/gather resources and better yet, you could be your palico for specific quests while your hunter would be in town, so it made your palico kit matter may more than just "oh bombs sounds good". I think every monhun is a buy but due to the commonality of games popping up and out into the freespace with new ideas and better features (like skippable cutscenes... talking to you, WORLD), it makes you wonder if you are playing each game right given the amount of content inside of the game itself!

After releasing on the Switch, this seems like it would be a fun game to try out on the Steam Deck.

You guys are a class act giving a shout out to other creators, huge respect for it.

If I've never played a MH game before, would you recommend starting with World or with Rise?

8:45 lmao you had me dead

Honestly, the classical Japanese aesthetics don't really interest me here, but I guess if we someday manage to completel MH:W with my pal, I might give this one a shot.

I only played a little bit of Monster Hunter World and that's it and even then, it's been a while. I already have Monster Hunter Rise for the Nintendo Switch, which is where I will start and then I'll jump into Monster Hunter World. Monster Hunter Rise still offers a challenging experience, while also being a good starting point for newcomers. The Wirebug allows for some additional traversal options and it enables players to scale hard to reach areas. It also allows for some aerial combat maneuvers. However, as good as the game is, the music is a bit lacking, especially in the hub area. The constant notifications are very frustrating and irritating. I wished that there was an option to disable them somehow. With that aside, I'm going to eventually start playing the Switch version at some point. Thanks once again Karak for another detailed, honest and unbiased review!

5:00 Trying to calculate imaginary Wall-Sun-Sun prime numbers... hilarious lol

adore this franchise, played every game since psp. wish I could get the pc version, but my daughters due date is so soon, the priorities hurt 😢

Hype. Appreciate the info!

can't wait to get into it!

This game and its upcoming expansion are the main reason i want a switch pro. I put at least 100 hours into rise on the switch, but man 30fps is painful after spending ao much time on ps5

Thanks for the review

Thank you Karak for your work

If they add cross save, I’ll buy it again!

You can change/assign BGM.

Monster parts can be gotten in Rise without having to trap or destroy parts, which is a first in the series. Breaking, cutting or capturing yields various chances of getting them, but you are not stuck with one method to gather the materials now. I personally think it's a step back as it encourages more unga bunga rather than aiming at certain parts, but i guess it's part of capcom's streamlining process.

Looks like I might finally have to give this game ago, never bought into the previous ones. Great review.

Been patient waiting for this, nearly bought a Switch to play it. But I'm glad I waited. Can't wait to no life it this week

I bought this on switch, locally for a good price, but I never played it. I started it up, then made my character and companions, started with the intro of being shown around the area etc. I realised I'd much rather play it on PC when it comes out. It's on Sale on Steam at the minute as well, I might just pick it up. I am more of a Toukiden fan TBH, but MH is cool as well.

I'm listening Rise' soundtrack just like that, it's super good idk what're you talking about

I wish it had cross save. I would rather play on my PC but I have way too many hours invested in the switch version