Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak is out at the end of June, as new details come in
Capcom promised a presentation for Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak and they delivered, showing off the new region, new characters, new monsters, weapons, outfits and of course the release date, check out the trailer below.
The story for the expansion takes place after the player has saved Kamura Village from the Rampage and once news of the village’s survival spreads, it inspires the gallant knight Dame Fiorayne to travel from a distant Kingdom seeking aid. Hunters brave enough to answer the call will set out for the new port of Elgado Outpost.
This bustling maritime waystation is the home of the Laboratory researching the abnormal monster activity troubling the Kingdom, and the Command Post tasked with restoring peace to the realm. Here, players will interact with a cast of new characters including the commander of the Knights of the Royal Order Admiral Galleus, the quirky scientist Bahari, Minayle the Blacksmith, Oboro the Merchant, and the quest giver Chichae. These helpful allies will assist hunters in crafting new gear for the perils ahead, and in a fun update, instructing them to perform powerful new Wirebug techniques.
A new location means new monsters and while we already saw the Elder Dragon Malzeno in an earlier trailer, this new one gave us our first look at the ape like Garangolm, who can be seen above and uses water and fire elements as part of their attacks. In addition, we got a brief look near the end at the Fanged Wyvern Lunagaron.
In addition to these nightmarish new foes, other monster variants and returning fan-favourites including Blood Orange Bishaten and the mighty Astalos will emerge to challenge hunters in the added Master Rank quest difficulty. Researching the behaviour of the Three Lords will take hunters across the Kingdom to exciting new locales, including the newly-unveiled Citadel.
This locale boasts snow-swept peaks cascading down to lush forests teeming with new forms of endemic life. At the centre of this vast region sits a long-abandoned fortress that serves as a bastion for the very monsters it was built to keep out.
Finally, the new amiibo coming for the game, have had their in-game offerings revealed, at least for Switch players, those on PC don’t get these items. The Malzeno amiibo unlocks new layered armour for the player' to wear, where as the Palamute and Palico amiibo do the same for their in-game counter parts. You can see what you get below and then below that are the amiibo designs, each ontop of the armours.
Hunters looking to start their journey in Kamura can select the Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak set in physical or digital versions for Nintendo Switch and digital-only for PC. This set includes the Standard Edition of Monster Hunter Rise, as well as the massive Sunbreak expansion, which is only included as a digital voucher in the physical version.
The wait to June 30 begins now, so until then, check out some screens from the expansion below, or watch the event in full for all the details.
