About 3 years ago, Capcom Ice bone Extension of Monster Hunter: WorldThis was an important and commercial success for Japanese companies.Many fans Ice bone With the top-of-the-line extensions and so many new content and mechanics added, it felt like a new entry as well as more quests.
Fast forward three years later, next to Capcom Monster hunter Expansion, SunbreakIs here, but this time it is for Switch / PC only Monster Hunter Rise.. Comparing these two extensions can be unfair as follows: rise When world It’s two very different games, but it’s still hard not to do so, especially since then rise Built from worldA quality of life feature that makes both games very familiar to beginners.
Anyone who has played Iceborn Sunbreak There is not much difference.There are monsters returning to hunting coming from the classics Monster hunter Not only games, but brand new monsters like Galangorum and flagship monsters, Marzeno..
There is a new hub area called Elgado OutpostIt’s a bit smaller than Kamura Village, but it still has a lot to do for players. And, of course, new Master Rank quests have been added, offering hunters a challenging set of missions to complete to see how the story unfolds.
However, even tens to tens of hours (or hundreds of hours) that players can spend together SunbreakIt doesn’t feel so magnificent and purposeful Ice bone.. The number of new monsters is not very large, and many quests, especially early quests, involve hunting monsters that players have already fought in the base game.
Even if the player rolls back the credits and continues the endgame, the hunting list is full of recurring monsters. There are several quests called anomaly quests that players can unlock later, and the target monsters are suffering from viruses that infuriate them, sometimes even launching new attacks.
These quests sound cool in theory, but I feel they aren’t much different from fighting monsters in regular quests.It adds a bit more versatility throughout the package, especially as hunters can be unique Ingredients from suffering monstersBut still, it’s not one of the most memorable parts of Sunbreak Expansion.
As a veteran Monster hunter fan, Sunbreak It doesn’t make you feel like a complete, organized package by checking all the checkboxes.That said, it’s not yet Monster Hunter Rise At the end of the day, it’s a wonderful, well-performed experience that deserves praise. Wirebug’s mechanics feel as comfortable as ever with the addition of quality of life updates. Sunbreak, The new Switch Skill Swap adds more versatility to the Hunter Move SetAnd hunting down monsters for new master-ranked armor sets and weapons will never get old.
There are a lot of neat little touches here and there Sunbreak A fun all-round experience without the game changer that was a clutch claw Ice bone..For Monster Hunter Rise fan I’m still looking for dozens of hours to grind my armor, Sunbreak We will definitely deliver it in that respect.
But for stubborn people Monster hunter If you’re a fan looking for something a little different from the base game, there aren’t many new ones this time around. Sunbreak Feels like DLC for Monster Hunter RiseAn end game, not a proper full-scale extension.
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Available on PC and Switch. Game Rant has provided the Nintendo Switch code for this review.
