Topic: Monster Hunter Rise

Only thing that sucks about the sound is...well, Rathian remains to sound like she did in World. I could've sworn I could hear the old Rathian in one of the weapon trailers. :c

I'm gonna guess it's the same with Barioth, would've been nice to hear their old voices in this game. At least Mizu's hasn't changed.

They sound the same. Just... better.

The old games had cheap budgets and cheap sound effects, but World stepped it up with much higher quality, much more natural and believable roars because they don’t sound synthetically compressed.

There’s really nothing I miss from the old games in terms of audio or visuals. Just rumble. That’s the only thing it’s missing.

...Cheap?...What? World roars for the old monsters were mostly...boring, and forgettable.

Call me crazy, but the World roars seem waaaay better and noticeably improved

Large Monster Roar Old vs New Comparison

New Monster Roars

@JaxonH
Bomb dunk? (looks on YouTube) OH SNAP! That's awesome. I have a feeling this game will be like BOTW in that there will be a lot of unknown and unmentioned mechanics that ppl will be discovering for the longest time.
While I've got your ears...um...eyes, thank you so much for your posts and positivity. You've sold me on Sniper Elite 4 (I'm very much an observer here but my New Year's resolution is to become more active here on NL) and Immortals Fenyx Rising. Your opinion on IFR was heads and shoulders more informative than the "review" here on NL. So thank you, you deserve some sort commission from someone, because I doubt I'm the only person that has been swayed by your posts.

@Taceus
Haha lol, just enjoy the games, that’s commission enough for me! I just want to see others enjoy these amazing games. Nothing sucks more than playing a game that blows you away and nobody seems to care, nobody wants to give it the time of day... it’s a bad feeling.

I play a lot of games, all different genres and types, which is good because I kind of get to separate the wheat from the chaff. I must have tried 50 games last year, but only a half dozen or so really stood out as incredible. Lots of good games, but Sniper Elite 4 and Immortals were definitely two of the highlights. I’d also add Borderlands 2 to that list.

We seem to have similar taste, and that same willingness to venture outside of normal comfort zones and try new games. Probably the first person here I’ve spoken to who likes Monster Hunter, Sniper Elite and Immortals (lots of people like one or the other but never all 3, really). I think we’re gonna get along just fine 😁

Please, post more. We need more discussion on this site, especially when some of these games get very little attention on Nintendo Life forums (trying to talk about Sniper Elite was like talking to my pillow at night lol, soon as the game gets mentioned, crickets...).

@JaxonH I just slayed the great izuchi with dual blades. Must say that it worked a lot better than the great sword. In most games I usually skip two handed weapons because they feel sluggish anyways. Getting a better understanding of the mechanisms also really helps. Yesterday I was constantly drinking potions or eating steaks in the middle of a fight scene because I was pressing Y to enthusiastically and you're right, auto sheathe is weird and makes the game unpredictably harder somehow.

I'd be game for an online hunt somewhere the coming days. Should we become NSO buddies for that?

Also - what's the game about outside of monster battles? What's the exploration/progression system usually like? Or is it basically a monster slaying take on most common sports games (not meant derogatory by any means - I love a sports game like FIFA from time to time)? Is it worth the while to explore a region for supplies? Or is everything limited to one particular hunting session?

I must admit I'm close to being sold. The immersive visuals of the beasts and the surroundings so far make up for the complexity in gameplay (which also may actually grow on me). Even so, I don't really feel the urge to play 28 more rounds and explore all different weapons. And besides that, the Mizutsune outright scares me 😉

Edit: stakes 😑

@toiletduck
Ya, FC js 1947-6504-9005.

Outside of battles you're back at the hub. You'll have alot going on in between hunts- preparation via crafting items, crafting weapons, crafting new armor, upgrading armor and weapons, increasing defense on armor with armor spheres, buying items from the supplier, eating pre-hunt meals for buffs (never ever ever take on a quest without eating a meal first, though the demo doesnt let you obviously).

You'll also be growing items and over the course of the game, upgrading your fertilizers and storage capacity in the harvest box, you'll eventually unlock the melder to meld talismans/decorations, you'll have someone who travels the seas and brings back rare items you can request, you'll be tending to assignments and delivery requests, upgrading your canteen to get better ingredients, new meals and better buffs for pre-hunt meals.

You'll be sending your meowcenaries out to fight monsters and gather mats for you while you're on quests, micro managing your palico and palamute armor and weapons which can also be crafted with new sets from each monster you hunt. Theres a training area too. And a story with cutscenes and stuff. Also online play in the hub.

All that said, when you're out hunting you'll typically be doing different quests each time. You really never repeat a quest unless you need a material for crafting, like if you decide to make a new armor set or upgrade your weapon. Of course, gathering used to be half the game. But now it's so streamlined you'll spend way less time doing it. As long as you meander and gather some on every quest you'll probably never need to specifically go out and just gather for an hour.

Theres also a free hunt mode without a timer, good for gathering and just hunting whatever shows up.

It's good to be scared of the monsters btw. That's what makes it so thrilling. You truly feel the terror of hunting these incredible beasts, and fearing them is part of the experience (of course, as you improve you'll fear the lesser monsters less and less, but there are things much scarier than Mizutsune, and one day you'll hunt them).

Overall it's a good balance of hunting and the management in between hunts.

I'm hoping they will add a advanced hunt, Like the other demo's Plz it would be great to have three monsters to hunt.

@Snatcher
It’s been leaked the March demo will have an advanced hunt (I believe it said Magnamalo, but that could be speculation).

@JaxonH OMG plz I need a chance to fight the main Monster.

Great news for hunters looking to voice chat. The ARCTIS 9 WIRELESS is finally in stock, providing full dual wireless for Nintendo Switch, with a dedicated wireless dongle for game audio and Bluetooth for connecting to Discord on your phone, mixing the audio.

Up until now, the ARCTIS 3 WIRELESS w/BLUETOOTH was the best option, but it had to connect to Switch via headphone jack. Not a huge deal but full wireless is so convenient. It’s still a good option for $100, if one doesn’t wish to spend the $200 on the Arctis 9 Wireless, but personally I’m gonna spend a LOT of time hunting in MH Rise, and would prefer a fully wireless option to mix Discord chat and game audio, so I just ordered one. But again, if one just wants a cheaper option and only cares about gaining access to voice chat on switch for any game, either option works.

https://steelseries.com/gaming-headsets/arctis-9

Light Bowgun is amazing with that wirebug move that lets you plant a wyvern blast shell on a monster’s back.

Plus the gyro aiming on top of it? Muah! I typically don’t run gunner, and when I do it’s always been Heavy Bowgun, but I’m seriously loving LBG.

Amiibo Layered Armor unlocks. So dope

@JaxonH Yeah, I noticed piercing rounds did a TON of damage against Mizutsune when I was using HBG.

LBG looks pretty sweet, though. I might try that out soon.

@Ralizah
Oh ya. Piercing rounds absolutely destroy long monsters. Hit from front or back so it goes all the way through the length of the monster... Mad damage.

LBG is so fast and has great evasive maneuvers. I also like HBG, which has typically been the one ranged weapon I gravitate towards, but in this game, Idk. LBG just felt better for some reason.

I still think Charge Blade is the most fun weapon ever made though. Old habits die hard. It’s just so satisfying to use. Love the depth to the weapon. Switch axe is glorious too in this game. As is Hunting Horn. Honestly Horn is the 2nd most satisfying to use imo, right after charge blade.

I also enjoyed Lance, gunlance, Greatsword, Longsword and hammer. Dual blades are good too, and I used to love them. They were my main in MH3U and part of MH4U. But they just no longer feel satisfying. And I hate Sword and Shield. Bow also wasn’t quite doing it for me. It’s ok, just not as good as the Bowguns. But there will be others who absolutely love the bow, absolutely love sword and shield and absolutely love dual blades. That’s why this game is so great- there’s a weapon for everyone out there.

Something I realized, I didn't play the demo all that much (it is just a demo, I don't usually play those for long, lol), but I've noticed that the turf wars aren't in this. Kinda bugs me since they said they're also revamping this for Rise, was hoping to learn more about this. Ah well. TwT

@JaxonH I'm heavily considering maining the HH in Rise, which is funny, because I didn't enjoy the thing at all in previous games. I imagine the weapon must have been pretty unpopular to justify such a drastic revamp.

Longsword is fun as always. The hammer is okay, although Mizutsune was so fast that I could barely hit it with the hammer.

I need to give the Charge Blade, Switch Axe, and Insect Glaive another go in the demo. I really didn't get on with them before.

it's a no buy for me, I could not grip with the game sigh, the demo is horrible because the tutorial explained nothing to beginner like me(first time i am trying this series) I could not understand nothing about the game and the controls are horrible !!