Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
2022
Audio: English, Japanese · Subtitles: French, Russian, Arabic, German, Spanish, Italian, English, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Korean, Polish
- role-playing (rpg)
- hack and slash/beat 'em up
- action
- survival
- single player
- multiplayer
- co-operative
The story
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is an expansion to the original Monster Hunter Rise. Featuring improved gameplay and nimble-feeling additions to combat mechanics, unique new monsters and hunting locales, and a new difficulty level in the form of Master Rank quests. As the hunter who saved Kamura from calamity, you must now journey to the far-off reaches of Elgado, an outpost near a Kingdom beset by a sinister new nemesis—the elder dragon Malzeno!
What it’s like
Bright, saturated daylight over lush jungle canopies, mossy ruins and sun-baked desert dunes, with the richly painted, almost storybook palette of Capcom's Rise engine giving every biome its own colour identity. The sound is a rolling blend of taiko-style percussion, flutes and bold orchestral swells that rise sharply when a monster bursts from cover, then fall back into the gentle hum of a campsite where you sharpen blades and cook meals. Combat is fast and physical: clashing weapons, roaring beasts and dust-throwing impacts, with a grappling hook and wirebug-powered aerial moves that make every fight feel nimble and vertical. Pacing alternates between tense, drawn-out hunts and quiet pauses to gather herbs and upgrade gear, so the mood swings between exhilaration and calm. Violence is stylised and frequent, with monsters felled in cartoonish spurts of effect rather than gore, and fights are intense without being grisly. It suits a long evening session, a co-op hunt with friends, or a focused solo grind. Made for players who love mastering complex enemies, progression through gear crafting, and a warm, adventurous fantasy world.
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