It's such a good game.
Many people compared this game to the previous MH game, World, but I don't think that's a fair comparison.

World and Rise obviously have their own concepts and goals.
World is more focused on the hunting theme of the series. You can track monsters, gather materials, and monsters are giant and look intimidating that it truly feels epic when you're hunting them, dodging strong attacks from the overwhelmingly big monsters and slicing through their flash.
Rise is more focused on the genre of the series which is the ARPG. Each weapons have several different ways to be played. and their moves are all flashy and cool. The game might feel relatively casual, but I'd say the difficulty isn't that different from that on World. It's just that a player has more options and there are way less environmental factors that a player can't really control(Terrain, random gas frogs, etc).

The biggest downside of Rise would be the stupid spirit bird, which isn't just bothering but also somewhat immersion breaking(imo).
Overall, if you're a fan of the MH franchise or ARPG games, you wouldn't regret trying this game.

It's such a good game. Many people compared this game to the previous MH game, World, but I don't think that's a fair comparison. World and Rise obviously have their own concepts and goals. World is more focused on the hunting theme of the series. You can track monsters, gather materials, and monsters are giant and look intimidating that it truly feels epic when you're hunting them, dodging strong attacks from the overwhelmingly big monsters and slicing through their flash. Rise is more focused on the genre of the series which is the ARPG. Each weapons have several different ways to be played. and their moves are all flashy and cool. The game might feel relatively casual, but I'd say the difficulty isn't that different from that on World. It's just that a player has more options and there are way less environmental factors that a player can't really control(Terrain, random gas frogs, etc). The biggest downside of Rise would be the stupid spirit bird, which isn't just bothering but also somewhat immersion breaking(imo). Overall, if you're a fan of the MH franchise or ARPG games, you wouldn't regret trying this game.