Monster Hunter: Rise PC Demo Available, Previews

Monster Hunter: Rise is scheduled to come to PC on January 12, 2022. But with the game originally developed for Nintendo Switch, you might be wondering just how good its PC port is going to be. If that’s the case, you can now play through a free demo of Capcom’s co-operative action-RPG on Steam. Here’s what the demo has in store for you:

Hunters, are you ready to Rise to the Challenge?

Steam version features:

• 4K resolution
• Various graphics options
• Controller support and optimized keyboard & mouse controls
• Voice Chat
• Ultrawide Display support

The Monster Hunter Rise Demo includes 5 quests, teaching you the basics of the Wirebug, Wyvern Riding, and Silkbind Skills, as well as offering a few actual hunts.

The 5 quests are as follows:

• Basic Training Quest (Tutorial)
• Wyvern Riding Training Quest (Tutorial)
• Slay a Great Izuchi (Beginner)
• Slay a Mizutsune (Intermediate)
• Slay Magnamalo (Advanced)

All 14 weapon types are available, and the slaying quests can be played in co-op with up to 4 players. Experience immersive hunts with all the customization options you’d expect on Steam!

Alternatively, you might want to check out a couple of PC previews below:

WCCFTech:

I’m going to go straight to the point here. Monster Hunter Rise is one of the fastest entries in the series. The game’s been streamlined in many areas over what World brought, and thus, the experience is less campy and more aggressive. Even the monsters have accommodated this new design and have become much more aggressive and ruthless than before.

You still have to explore a large map and take down monsters as you find them at the core. However, you have to pay attention to your environment as Endemic Life will provide hunters with buffs that will let them get the upper hand. Some of these buffs can also permanently increase the player’s Health, Defense, Stamina, and Attack.

PC Mag:

Monster Hunter Rise looked great on the Nintendo Switch, and made excellent use of Capcom’s RE Engine to breathe life into the colorful fantasy world. The 30 frames-per-second limit and low display resolution were a fine compromise considering that you could play the game on the go. Still, Rise on the Switch was a visual downgrade if you were used to playing Monster Hunter World on PC. Fortunately, this is no longer the case. The Steam demo includes various visual options, including resolution settings, aspect ratio adjustment, display frequency, frame rate caps, and Vsync. The visual changes are immediately noticeable and a welcome improvement over the Switch game.

Windows Central:

As for the general gameplay itself, it’s still as fun as I remember. Learning how to use all the Wirebug moves to dodge and counter a monster’s attacks is very satisfying. It always feels rewarding while exploring the environment, grabbing endemic life and crafting materials to prepare traps and potions to make the hunt easier. Even when I was getting my backside handed to me by the harder monsters like Magnamalo, I was still having fun knocking him out cold with my Hunting Horn. Forcing monsters into battle Godzilla-style using the Wyvern Riding mechanic never gets old.