Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak has been out now for a couple of weeks now, and is by all accounts a roaring success, particularly in Japan.
Just to ensure customers are really aware of its release, however, Capcom has put together a brand new Japanese commercial for the game, and uhh... well, it's something!
Check it out:
We're not going to lie, if every game were advertised like this, we'd be straight down to our local to pick up a copy immediately. It's absolutely delightful and even though we can't understand a word being said (actually, that's a lie, we definitely caught the word "Sunbreak" on multiple occasions), we've no doubt the song will be stuck in our heads for the remainder of the day week.
As for the Sunbreak expansion itself, we lavished praise on it for our review, stating that "it's a welcome reminder that there's nothing else quite like Capcom's monster-slaying franchise, and even in moments where it's 'just more of the same but harder', that's still more than enough."
- Read More: Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Review
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What do you make of this commercial? Have you played through Sunbreak yet? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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Hilarious 😂 🤣 I defy anyone to listen to this without nodding along to the music by the end.
I love this! It reminds me a lot of Sega’s creative advertising in the Sega and Dreamcast days.
Ken Matsudaira is a popular star in many jidaigeki (samurai-era TV shows) in Japan, but until now I didn’t know he was a singer! Apparently singing samba songs in glittery kimonos is his thing. 😁
Bravo Capcom and MatsuKen!
Only in Japan, I love it
oh, it's matsuken
@Teksetter you'd be surprised just how many variants on this there are, there's one for donkey konga 3 too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thy0AbuipCo
Hilarious and 😎
I think the next Nintendo Direct should be entirely delivered in this style. Matsuken FTW.
It’s Matsuken! As mentioned in previous comments, he’s a famous samurai tv and stage actor but also had a huge hit with “Matsuken Samba” in 2005. He even played stadium shows that were essentially that one song over and over (I know because I went—I was a bit obsessed myself). It’s crazy that this is back 17 years later (as “Matsuken Sunbreak”), but Japan loves its nostalgia!
Is Rise as slowly paced as Ultimate? I want to like monster hunter but Ultimate felt so janky and slow to play...
Haha, man I can't get this song out of my head! What an absolute banger!
I wish I had a way to watch a channel of nothing but Japanese commercials. I'd never have the slightest clue what was going on or what they were trying to sell but I'm sure I'd enjoy every minute of the insanity.
Ah, Matsuken. Last I saw this guy was in a Kamen Rider movie he cameoed in.
A delightful promo, but still not enough to convince me to shell out.
@thiswaynow By the end of the song? I was nodding along by 20 something seconds
That was great. Capcom is the best.
Japan may be the last awesome place on the planet. It must be protected at all costs.
@solarwolf07 There are at least three MH games with "Ultimate" in the name released in the West that I can think of from the top of my head, but to answer your question, yes. It is much faster paced than all of them. Some people have described Rise as "Monster Hunter: The Arcade Game"
But you can answer your own question by downloading the demo available for either MH Rise w/o Sunbreak, or the demo for Sunbreak and seeing for yourself.
Now I want to play SHONBREAK
@burninmylight thank you, will check it out
@somebread
I never saw that Donkey Konga CM before - thank you!
I haven’t lived in Japan since early 2005, and must have missed the Matsuken Samba craze.
I’m so out of touch now! 😅
If that didn't make you want to play Monster Hunter, then you might be the monster.
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