Monster Hunter Rise - Nintendo Switch

Long time MH player here since psp days. This is the most beginner friendly MH to date for any new players out there looking to get into the franchise. Currently I'm HR4 and haven't encountered anything too difficult to defeat. With that being said however, I'm still enjoying the gameplay quite a lot. You can create your canine companion to look how you want it and also the cat companion. They do add a lot of random dialogue that can get annoying but I changed the language to japanese so I don't understand what's being said and therefore not getting annoyed by unnecessary commentary.

This has been a refreshing update to the Monster Hunter universe. The wire bug ability has completely changed the way you play. It might have less monsters but the tedious grinding has been severely reduced. It’s one of my favorite MH games

The game looks good for a Switch game. It’s beyond my expectations! And the addition of new mechanics is cool too

Generational masterpiece. Ive been playing MH games since Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on Wii U. This game even rivals World, and in many respects exceeds its excellence. There's a bar of entry which requires learning the game mechanics. New players will think its "slow and clunky" at first. But stick with it and you'll later wonder how you could't see how it feels so fast and fluid. One of the greatest games of the generation and certainly on Switch

All the new gimmicks they bring in MHR make the fight fun and exciting and all worth the while. It also looks great while playing on switch on or off the dock.

Amazing game. Fun, filled w content, beautiful art design and amazing soundtrack, pushes the switch to its max. Alll around perfect 10/10 MH game.

My husband and son can’t stop playing it together! The graphics are amazing and the quest are fun.

This is the most accessible Monster Hunter game in the franchise and also one of the best. Here are some of my thoughts. This is one of the best MH games for playing Solo and on the go. The hunts typically take about 15-20 minutes and you don't spend 10 minutes trying to find the monster. Its perfect for a quick hunt. It also allows you to pause in offline mode which MHW does not do even when playing solo. The performance and visuals defy logic. This game runs at a solid 30fps and with visuals that rival BoTW. Load times in town are non existent. There are some load times when going into a hunt, but once in, the entire map is loaded like MHW instead of zones like MHGU. Multiplayer is fantastic but mainly because the community itself is great. It doesn't have the "Flare" feature from MHW where you can send a flare to allow others to help on a quest. It simply lets you create a quest to allow others to join from outside of your lobby. Effectively the same thing for when you need some help on quests. So don't feel like you need to play with others, this is made with portable in mind, but also know if you need help, there is good community wiling to help. Rampage mode is one of the new big features and is one of the most interesting changes. Its a chaotic tower defense game where you fight waves of monsters. Once you get into the flow and understand what's happening, it becomes less chaotic. Palamutes and Wirebugs were also added. Both effectively make this one of the most mobile experience in MH. Palamutes allow you to ride them and you can use items while riding. Wirebugs change how you move through the map and allow for much more verticality when exploring. One gripe is that while its the most accessible game, it doesn't tell you everything about how its systems work. There are systems on top of systems and you have to figure it out or look up a lot of it.