But the amount of content offered feels like an entire game and I've only scratched the surface without collecting all the equipment for my weapon of choice, the Long Sword. The $40 price tag is admittedly quite hefty and even my eyes widened when the price was announced. Going through Master Rank without having to complete a laundry list of tasks is refreshing and respects my time, and I'm having much more fun with the increased challenges offered by both new and returning monsters. It builds on the mechanics introduced in Rise like Silkbind Attacks, Dango, and Rampage Skills but it improves on them, removing the more tedious aspects of features like Rampages to further enhance the hunt.
In my opinion, Sunbreak is the definitive Rise experience. Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Dango Hopping Skewers (Image credit: iMore) Is Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak worth the price? You also get to know the Followers' personalities in depth and get to see them animated and happy to fight alongside you. They do have some use in that they will sometimes leave to Wyvern Ride another monster to your battle to deal extra damage, and some Followers will heal you. Even fainting in a quest and being sent to camp prompts them to rush to your side, leaving the monster alone. You can't step away to heal, change your weapon, or gather materials without them following you. These quests were fun, but I found the Follower AI to be lacking. Each Follower has a different playstyle, dictating how aggressive they are, how often they heal, as well as what kinds of weapons they use. Various NPCs from Kamura and Elgado will ask to accompany you on specific quests, acting as your multiplayer party members. There's stuff on offer for solo players as well, with Follower Quests and Support Surveys available for hunters eager to get more exposition about Elgado and its inhabitants. Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Support Surveys (Image credit: iMore) Like High Rank before it, every one of these quests can be tackled both solo and in online multiplayer, making things easier when dealing with the increased difficulty in quests. Moving up through Master Rank is streamlined, with only two to three quests needed to be completed before moving on to the next part of the story. You can keep the Rampage Skills on High Rank weapons of course, but Master Rank weapons won't use them and will have higher attack stats that are better suited for Master Rank monsters. In Sunbreak, Rampage Skills are replaced by Rampage Decoration slots for your weapons, making your weapon arsenal even more customizable, as these Decorations are not locked to specific weapons. However, they were necessary to get items used to craft Rampage Skills, which granted specific buffs to each weapon. These Tower Defense fights were forced upon the player in the base game and weren't all too popular with fans.
It seems like Capcom really listened to players' feedback for the base game because Rampages are nowhere to be seen. There are also new Silkbind moves for each weapon, making each hunt feel fresh and new. I didn't pay much attention to Switch Skills in the base game but the versatility offered with the Swap Scrolls improved my hunting experience tenfold. Players can assign different Silkbind and Switch Skills to each Swap Scroll and change between them on the fly to diversify attacks during a hunt. A large focus is placed on Switch Skill Swap Scrolls, which is pretty hard to say ten times fast but offers options to customize your movesets even more. The new mechanics in Sunbreak are stellar. Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Hopping Skewers Dango (Image credit: iMore)
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