Monster Hunter: Worldmarked a bit of a departure from the handheld gaming roots of the series. With the extra power provided by consoles, it was able to bring new players to theMonster Hunterseries with improved graphics and more intuitive cooperative play.Monster Hunter: Worldalso introduced several memorable new monsters for fans to fight, and some of these monsters will make the transition into the series' next title,Monster Hunter Rise.
Capcom has confirmed in the past that there would be some returning monsters fromMonster Hunter: World. Shortly after the release of theMonster HunterRisedemo, fans learned that the Barioth, Tigrex, and Rathalos would be inMonster Hunter Rise, though none of these creatures are exclusive toMonster Hunter: World. But with the release of a short video via the officialMonster HunterTwitter account, Capcom revealed a list of returningMonster Hunter: Worldexclusives.
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Returningmonsters fromMonster Hunter: Worldare the Anjanath, Jyuratodus, Kulu-Ya-Ku, Pukei-Pukei, and Tobi-Kadachi. These monsters have variants like the Coral Pukei-Pukei or the Fulgur Anjanath but Capcom’s video only shows these monsters in their original forms. The addition of these monsters brings the total so far forMonster Hunter Riseto 55, but there will probably be more monsters revealed before the game’s launch.
Monster Hunter Risewill be centered around Kamura Village, which players will use as their base of operations before trekking out to go hunt for all these monsters. Hunters will get village quests from NPCs in Kamura, andMonster Hunter Risedevelopers have confirmed the game’s lengthis around 20 to 30 hours if hunters focus solely on these village quests.
ButMonster Huntergames are known for all the extra things players can do even after they’ve completed the main story. Players often spend large amounts of time grinding out monster fights for materials to create full armor sets, and there will definitely be some cool new armor sets with the addition ofnew monsters inMonster Hunter Rise. With monsters like Anjanath and Jyuratodus now added to the game, there are more options to choose from when mixing and matching armor for aesthetics or elemental advantages.
Monster Hunter Risewill release on Switch on June 03, 2025.
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