There are three real hunts, and you can earn a Demo Player Bonus item pack in the full game
Capcom released theMonster Hunter Rise PCdemoon Steam today, and I’m glad it exists. As much asMonster Hunteris a known quantity — the kind where you confidently know where you stand with it — there are plenty of people who haven’t tried it yet or might have things finally “click” withRisein particular. It’s great that there is a PC version at all (even if it’ll be almost 10 months late), and it’s even better that there’s a PC demo.
That said, the demo is not necessarily as enticingnow that we knowCapcom won’t have cross-saves — and, to an arguably lesser extent, cross-play — inMonster Hunter Rise‘s PC version. If you’re a player who’s thinking of double-dipping for the performance and visual-fidelity gains over the Switch edition, you’ll have to start from scratch on PC, and that means taking on a lot of early hunts you’d probably happily skip if given the choice.
Without a Switch save data transfer,Rise‘s PC version is an easy pass for me, but I still downloaded today’s demo just to see how it runs. (If you’re curious, it’s 6.72 GB.)
I popped in and didn’t notice any technical issues with my i7-7700K and GTX 1080 Ti setup. The demo ran flawlessly for me and looked pretty good. The higher frame rate alone is going to be worth it for some players, and while I still think this looks like a souped-up Switch game even in the best of circumstances, you may’t beat this gameplay format with the added maneuverability of the Wirebug and Palamute companion.
I do missMonster Hunter World‘s sheer spectacle, butRiseis sooo easy to sink into.
Thankfully, the PC demo has a beginner, intermediate, and advanced quest — hunting a Great Izuchi, Mizutsune, and Magnamalo, respectively — as well as training quests.
you may play alone or, better yet, slay these beasts with three other players. The PC version ofMonster Hunter Risecan be played with a controller or keyboard and mouse, and there’s support for voice chat, ultrawide, “uncapped” frame rates, and up to 4K resolution.
In typicalMonster Hunterfashion, there’s anitem pack rewardcalled theDemo Player Bonus— it comes with the following consumables in the full game: Meta Potion (x20), Pitfall Trap (x5), Energy Drink (x10), Mega Demondrug (x5), and Mega Armorskin (x5).
Following the Steam demo’s release, Capcom noticed “player character flickering on the Character Select screen after selecting a quest, when using certain AMD Graphics Cards.” The developers arelooking into the issue with AMD, but noted that the flickering doesn’t extend into actual gameplay. Other playersare reportingcrashes and failures to boot.
I’d be curious to hear your thoughts if this is your first time withMonster Hunter.
