Monster Hunter Rise
Monster Hunter Rise is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by CAPCOM CO., LTD.. It centers on area and route exploration, story, case, or mission progress, and objective or clue progression, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.8 / 10
About this game
Monster Hunter Rise is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on area and route exploration, story, case, or mission progress, and objective or clue progression. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in topics
Local co-op picks
Work together on the same screen or console, sharing objectives, decisions and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges.
Category: Occasion
Collected in series
Monster Hunter is Capcom’s franchise about encounters with extraordinary creatures. Its action games turn preparation, well-timed attacks and gathered materials into successful hunts and new equipment, while the Stories spin-offs explore companionship with monsters through turn-based adventures.
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Mobility makes deep hunting more immediate.
Wirebugs link movement, recovery and weapon skills into a flexible combat loop. Palamutes keep pursuit moving, while weapon complexity ensures that accessibility does not remove the rewards of deliberate practice. Village quests introduce the systems before tougher hunts demand better preparation. Clearer progression supports experimentation, although the defensive Rampage format is a less consistently compelling diversion from the central hunts. Folklore-inspired creatures and themed music give the hunts a memorable identity. Simpler scenery and textures do not erase the value of readable monsters, distinct attacks and a coherent sense of place. The native PS5 test reports smooth play that supports weapon timing. Its portable visual origins remain apparent; this assessment excludes Sunbreak and makes no promise about current matchmaking population.
Strengths
- Wirebugs broaden weapon decisions.
Weaknesses
- Rampages are a less compelling diversion.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy learning weapons and mastering repeat hunts.
Play notes: Based on the dated target-platform build; later patches and expansions are not automatically included.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Village quests introduce the systems before tougher hunts demand better preparation. Clearer progression supports experimentation, although the defensive Rampage format is a less consistently compelling diversion from the central hunts. | Reviewed | 8.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Wirebugs link movement, recovery and weapon skills into a flexible combat loop. Palamutes keep pursuit moving, while weapon complexity ensures that accessibility does not remove the rewards of deliberate practice. | Reviewed | 9.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Folklore-inspired creatures and themed music give the hunts a memorable identity. Simpler scenery and textures do not erase the value of readable monsters, distinct attacks and a coherent sense of place. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The native PS5 test reports smooth play that supports weapon timing. Its portable visual origins remain apparent; this assessment excludes Sunbreak and makes no promise about current matchmaking population. | Reviewed | 8.7 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- CAPCOM
- Publisher
- CAPCOM
- Release date
- Jan 20, 2023
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- WarExplorationMain Story 10–20 HoursInvestigationLinear LevelsSlow BurnThird PersonSolo-friendlyStory-drivenPuzzle Solving3D Graphics
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Co-opSingle playerMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwideJan 12, 2022
- PlayStation 5WorldwideJan 20, 2023
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideMar 26, 2021
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Sources
- news.capcomusa.com