Following the announcement ofMonster Hunter RiseandMonster Hunter Stories 2, both exclusively coming toSwitchin 2021, Capcom gave a joint interview to multiple Japanese outlets.Famitsu,Dengeki,4Gamer,Game Watch,Game Sparkeach published interviews on October 7. WithMonster Hunter RiseProducer Ryozo Tsujimoto and Director Yasunori Ichinose. Here’s a summary of everything we learned onMonster Hunter Risethrough these brand new interviews.Monster Hunter Worldis only on consoles and PC, and a lot of players still want to play on portable.Monster Hunter Riseis here for that. As such,MH Risewas specifically developed with the Nintendo Switch’s portability and characteristics in mind.
The biggest new feature inMonster Hunter Riseis how hunters use a special insect calledWirebugto move at high speed and climb on walls, rocks etc.
Monster Hunter Riseincludes the 14 per-existing weapon types of currentMH, with no new weapons. However, each weapon has new special moves using the Wirebug. Mastering these new movements will be the key to defeat some of the new monsters.
The titleMonster Hunter Risecomes from the fact the game has a focus on nimble movements thanks to the Wirebug, and how you can run up walls, and thus “rise”.
The Wirebug might look like a reference to old Capcom gameBionic Commando.but it isn’t. It’s not what they had in mind and it’s a pure coincidence.
The idea of the Wirebug was born from trying to break the usual routine ofMonster Hunter, bringing in more freedom in each subjugation, and strengthening the relationship between the hunter’s movements and the monster’s movements.
Monsters can’t attack the Wirebug or do anything that would restricts the players' use of it.
TheMonster Hunter Risedevelopment team started thinking about which engine they’d use (the RE Engine was picked) and planning the game’s concept right after finishingMonster Hunter Cross (Generations),which released on August 20, 2025.This meansMonster Hunter Risewas in development since 2015. While doing the planning phase, theMH Riseteam provided support for the development ofMonster Hunter Double Cross (Generations Ultimate), and they also exchanged ideas with theMonster Hunter Worldteam.
Monster Hunter Risehas a Japanese atmosphere because it’s been ten years since the lastMHgame which did,Monster Hunter Portable 3rd.They wanted to do it again. Yasunori Ichinose was also the director ofMHPortable 3rd,and he really likes those kind of Japanese themes. The new monsters inMonster Hunter Riseare based on Youkai to go with the Japan feel of the game. They noted they’re not making everything in the game 100% Japanese-themed though.
The new companions,the Palamute,are much more aggressive than Palicos. One way to defeat certain monsters is to properly coordinate with your Palamute. If you prefer cat-like companions, you can still pick a Palico.
Monster Hunter Risewill reward players exploring every nook and cranny of the map like JRPGs do.
Right now the development team is focusing on finishing the game’s main story content, and endgame content that’ll keep players busy for a long while. They’re also planning to release Event Quest updates after release. For now, there are no plans for doing a big extension likeMH World Iceborne.
TheMonster Hunter RiseAmiibowill unlock special equipment. Amiibo from other games too will give you special items.
Tsujimoto said he wasn’t told the details regarding theMonster HunterHollywood movie, but if possible he’d like to do a collab event with it someday.
They were also asked how bigMonster Hunter Risewill be:
Ryozo Tsujimoto:“We often get asked that during interviews. I always avoid answering a specific number of hours. But I can say we considerMH Riseto have the same amount of content as a typicalMHgame. The volume ofMonster Hunter Risewon’t be very different from the rest of the series”.
Overall, there’s still a lot more info, new monsters, story elements etc inMonster Hunter Risethey can’t reveal yet. Ichinose most notably brought up how the game’s Japanese trailer includes the words ç¾ç«å¤è¡ which is a pun on Japanese idiom ç¾é¬¼å¤è¡, Hyakki Yagyo, designing a horde of Yokai.
That’s all the info from the latestMonster Hunter Riseinterviews.
Monster Hunter Riselaunches worldwide on August 04, 2025 onSwitch.Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruinis coming on Switch worldwide in Summer 2021. You can preorderMH Riseon Amazon to help out DualShockers:Regular Edition,Deluxe Edition.
