New to Monster Hunter Rise? Here are 6 Tips to Help You Get Started

Monster Hunter Rise is the first real sequel after the big shift in standards set by Monster Hunter World and makes its return to a portable system in the Nintendo Switch. With now more than 6 million copies of the game out there in people's hands, many hunters both new and old are diving in. Here are a few tips to help kickstart your career as a hunter tasked with protecting Kamura Village.

Camera Distance

First of all, open your System menu by pressing the Plus (+) button on your controller and scrolling over to the Options menu. Head on to the Camera settings and adjust the Camera Distance to a max 100. This will pull back and raise the camera in relation to your character, giving you a greater view of your surround area which is crucial when fighting all the large monsters present in the game. Of course you can set this to your liking but we do highly recommend adjusting this as soon as you can.

Master the Wirebug

The wirebug is the new big mechanic introduced in Rise. Arguably one of the most powerful tools that a hunter has ever had access to. Learn what wirebug moves you have access to at any given moment, with your weapon sheathed and unsheathed, in the air, while wall running etc, and don't be afraid to use them. You will always have access to 2 wirebugs on you at all times which go through a cooldown when consumed and a 3rd can be picked up on the field and stored for a limited time.

These little glowing beauties offer a ridiculous amount of mobility. It will take some time and practice to remember all of the wirebug actions you can do but it'll become second nature in no time.

Try Before You Buy

In this case, try before you craft a new weapon. By default, the game starts you off with a Kamura longsword to fit the Japanese style of Kamura village. If you check your equipment box, you'll see that the game actually gives you a Kamura version of each weapon. Try them out in the Training Area and see what tickles your fancy.

Refer to your Hunter's Notes

Often overlooked by many players early on are the vast amount of information stores in your Hunter's Notes. After successfully hunting a monster a monster for the first time, details about their elemental weaknesses and resistances, tolerances to status ailments, and even their drop rates are all stored here. Making it easier to know what do go for during hunts if you're looking for specific parts and knowing which build to bring.

Another more notable inclusion in the Hunter's Notes is the Weapon Controls section. Bringing a weapon into the Training Area will display a few attack actions and sample combos but not in-depth info on what the weapons can do. All of the extra info for each weapon can be found in the notes. From the special sheathe actions for the longsword to the different shelling types for the gunlance. I love this inclusion. There is finally an in-game means to look up all of this info without having to have a web page of a guide accessible at any given moment.

Wait for a Sale

While crafting and farming for item ingredients isn't inherently difficult. It's still a lot more convenient to just buy a bunch of potions straight from the shop. But much like in real life, it's a better deal to wait for a sale where prices for all items are half off their original price. Whenever you return to the village after completing a quest, pay attention to the middle right side of the screen for notifications for a sale. Once there's a sale, buy your necessities in bulk and send them straight to your box.

Register Item and Equipment Loadouts

Speaking of your item box. It's best to spend time registering item loadouts for specific quest types (hunt, capture, etc) and for weapons that require specific ammo. Making loadouts will save you so much time when restocking on items before or during a quest. You can start registering equipment loadouts once you begin messing around with different weapons, armor sets, and decoration combinations. This will save you so much time as opposed to manually switching each individual armor piece out etc.

And those are a few quick tips that I recommend for players diving into Rise. World added so many quality-of-life improvements and Rise improved on those changes for the better.  The game is a ton of fun and after playing over 200 hours of it, I totally see myself playing more. If you'd like to see our full review of Monster Hunter Rise, click here.

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