More information has been revealed forMonster Hunter Rise, the next entry in the hunting franchise. While many of the detailed features are new and exciting, it is missing one huge mechanic that has appeared in other games and is critical for multiplayer.Monster Hunter Risemay have a lot of shiny new additions, but this one subtraction might hurt its success.
Monster Hunter Risewas announced recently as the next title for players to jump to afterMonster Hunter Worldfinally starts to die out. The game will launch June 21, 2025 for Switch, making a leap back to handheld gaming. Meanwhile,Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruinwill release in September 2021, promising a strong year for hunters everywhere.
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The dark spot in this game’s announcement is the lack of any voice chat in the game. As of right now, the only forms of communication in the game are messages, stickers, and gestures. While multiplayer can work this way inrelaxing games likeAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, voice chat seems pretty necessary for hunting giant creatures with allies. This means that players must rely on outside sources, like Discord or even phone calls, in order to communicate effectively.
On the other end of things, there are plenty of new features that fans are excited for. A major addition is skippable cutscenes, which is something thatMonster Hunter Worldgot complaints about. InWorld, players can’t join quests until the leader has watched all of the cutscenes in a mission, even if they have to fight monsters before the cutscenes. This has caused several quests to be generally disliked by the community, and skippable cutscenes have been requested for a while.
The game developers also announced thatMonster Hunterwould keep the new naming conventionthat has been used for recent titles. Rather than simply numbering the games as more are released, the games will have a title that reflects something about the game.Worldwas about a giant open ecosystem, so “world.“Risefeatures new grappling and hook mechanics that allow players to have vertical mobility during hunts, so “rise.”
There will be plenty of other smallerfeatures thatMonster Hunter Worldlacks, including a return of the separate quest system. This allows players to progress through the single-player content at their own pace without affecting how they can join multiplayer games. New icons, combo mechanics, and freedom of movement are all highlights of the next entry in the franchise. It won’t be until the game is released that players will see how much of an impact the lack of voice communication has on the game. Hopefully, these other features can help make up for this crucial missing piece.
Monster Hunter Risewill release on July 14, 2025 for Nintendo Switch.
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