Help me decide

[FellowNick]

I am debating on buying this game knowing the release of MH Wilds coming next year. I played MH World and liked it a lot is it too late or worth getting into this game? Can I matchmake for hunts if I need help easily?

[AllergicToBrainRot]

Why not play it's demo first? I honestly find this game more enjoyable than world. If wondering about it's graphics, it's a switch port.

[FellowNick]

Originally posted by FEAR:

Why not play it's demo first? I honestly find this game more enjoyable than world. If wondering about it's graphics, it's a switch port.

I'll try it. Weird so its a Switch game does it play like MH World?

[FushigiMigi]

I've tried match making several time in the first 30hrs of gameplay and I cannot find anyone.

[Kneukeul]

The matchmaking system works, however you might not find many folks at certain times of the day depending on where you sit rank wise.
An alternative is to search for a lobby labeled as "Will help with quest". Hunters opening these up will be more than happy to assist you with whetever you need if you ask them !

[AllergicToBrainRot]

Originally posted by FushigiMigi:

I've tried match making several time in the first 30hrs of gameplay and I cannot find anyone.

make sure you aren't setting it to any language. For some reason.. it only shows tiny amount of sessions. Keeping it at same language shows actual sessions. This game has a region lock. Theres a mod on nexus mods to remove it but ping will be high, depending wherever the host lives.

[Rose Brigade]

To answer your questions:
The game is definitely worth getting into now, you have a whole year before Wilds, no reason not to try another beloved title in the series.

To describe how Rise plays, it's kind of a combination of World and other past titles.
It kept the fluidity of World, and expanded on the mobility via the Wirebugs, but brought back some features from past games such as the moveset customization of Gen/GenU. We have the Cat army like past games, now with dogs. Both cats and dogs are super customizable, and you can ride the dogs.

Hunts themselves are less weighty in my opinion than world, but a lot more fast-paced. This can be a good thing or bad thing depending on how you viewed past gameplay, but in my opinion I love the faster combat simply because it brings risk in a different way. In the past games it was always looking for openings to do any damage at all, but this time around it's looking for openings to punish monsters for overextending, the same way they'd punish you.

I'd say give the Demo a try, and if you like the feel, hop into the game and enjoy yourself~


Bonus fact, World is the first game in a long time that was actually home-console based. For many titles (3U, 4U, Gen/GenU) it was all handheld on 3DS and Switch. Not to mention PSP for titles before that. A lot of people were excited for World to go to PS4 and PC, but if you ask me, MH's home is on a handheld. That being said, I'm a Switch player primarily, but I'll play it on PC sometimes too with friends.
But the beautiful thing is that with MH being so widely available on many platforms, you can happily choose the one that fits for you, which I highly suggest you pick one where you know you'll have the most comfort (PC is Controller compatible, before you get worried), and if you have any friends that play, you might feel better playing that platform that they do as well~

[Toxi]

Originally posted by FellowNick:

Originally posted by FEAR:

Why not play it's demo first? I honestly find this game more enjoyable than world. If wondering about it's graphics, it's a switch port.

I'll try it. Weird so its a Switch game does it play like MH World?

ofc it does, they all play like Monster Hunter. The skill you have in MHW transfers here, to older titles, or vice versa.

If you mean an exact carbon copy? then no. Where this one is different is that it's a bit faster paced and it plays more like Generations Ultimate, because you have super moves that you can use on cooldown, there's also switch skills with new additions to some of the weapons' base moves. It can get pretty complicated, especially if you're messing with both swap scrolls for 2 sets of switch skills.
In World you had something similar to that in the form of Mantles, but those were tools, where as these moves are an extension to weapon movesets.

Try the demo to see for yourself though if it plays like what you're expecting.

[Cocarum]

Originally posted by FellowNick:

I am debating on buying this game knowing the release of MH Wilds coming next year. I played MH World and liked it a lot is it too late or worth getting into this game? Can I matchmake for hunts if I need help easily?

Try the demo first. Unfortunately right now all players are farming the Sunbreak endgame (the expansion) so you won't find many players in LR and HR. region lock doesn't help with matchmaking but you can easily fix this problem by downloading this mod. https://www.nexusmods.com/monsterhunterrise/mods/1044 remember to follow the instruction.

[bondKI]

dont buy this ♥♥♥♥ until they remove their bootleg russian drm malware

[Cocarum]

Originally posted by bondKI:

dont buy this ♥♥♥♥ until they remove their bootleg russian drm malware

It's not a Malware and the game runs as before same for mods.

[Rose Brigade]

Originally posted by bondKI:

dont buy this ♥♥♥♥ until they remove their bootleg russian drm malware

It isn't malware and let's not bring that garbage conspiracy to another thread.

[Cocarum]

Originally posted by Brishon:

Don't buy games with garbage DRM in it, especially when said DRM isn't listed on the store page. ESPECIALLY when the DRM is added years after release.

Then move away ESPECIALLY when you dont even have the game.

[DAVOS CENSORSHIP 2030 FTW!!!]

Any language search works with the Matchmaking Mod so just use that to also find Players out of your Region. Otherwise it will be like a Graveyard.

[FellowNick]

Originally posted by Rose Brigade:

To answer your questions:
The game is definitely worth getting into now, you have a whole year before Wilds, no reason not to try another beloved title in the series.

To describe how Rise plays, it's kind of a combination of World and other past titles.
It kept the fluidity of World, and expanded on the mobility via the Wirebugs, but brought back some features from past games such as the moveset customization of Gen/GenU. We have the Cat army like past games, now with dogs. Both cats and dogs are super customizable, and you can ride the dogs.

Hunts themselves are less weighty in my opinion than world, but a lot more fast-paced. This can be a good thing or bad thing depending on how you viewed past gameplay, but in my opinion I love the faster combat simply because it brings risk in a different way. In the past games it was always looking for openings to do any damage at all, but this time around it's looking for openings to punish monsters for overextending, the same way they'd punish you.

I'd say give the Demo a try, and if you like the feel, hop into the game and enjoy yourself~


Bonus fact, World is the first game in a long time that was actually home-console based. For many titles (3U, 4U, Gen/GenU) it was all handheld on 3DS and Switch. Not to mention PSP for titles before that. A lot of people were excited for World to go to PS4 and PC, but if you ask me, MH's home is on a handheld. That being said, I'm a Switch player primarily, but I'll play it on PC sometimes too with friends.
But the beautiful thing is that with MH being so widely available on many platforms, you can happily choose the one that fits for you, which I highly suggest you pick one where you know you'll have the most comfort (PC is Controller compatible, before you get worried), and if you have any friends that play, you might feel better playing that platform that they do as well~

Tried it but I cant for the life of me land consistent hits on a monster no lock on and the pc controls are horrible will I be better of using a controller or?

[Jeny]

MH Rise matchmaking is bad. Don't buy the game expecting to play online tbh.