Poll of the Day > Thinking about picking up Monster Hunter Rise, but I've never played MH before

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I know it's not out yet, but people that know about MH, does this game sound like a good one to start with?

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i was wondering this myself, ok?

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Probably not. Play the demo and see.

I would say MH world is the best entry for beginners right now. It's how I got into it.

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The thing is the way Monster Hunter works is a large portion of the community moves to the new game after it's released, reducing the amount of people playing the previous one.

However, as Nintendo paid for a year of exclusivity, the game will also be coming to PC next year, so the PC community will likely be holding off on their purchase until than, which in theory means the PC community for World should not be too empty.

World/Iceborne was designed to be a lot more casual friendly than previous MH games, and Rise is an evolution of that, so it should be fine, but if you're worried, wait until after release for a purchase, or try World when it's on sale (World isn't on the Switch though, so that depends on what consoles/PC you have).

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I started with Tri on the Wii, and I INSTANTLY regret my purchase and thought the game was bullshit, then a week later I was having an amazing time and it was tons of fun.

Most important thing: find your weapon type. If you want to enjoy the game, you need to pick a weapon type you feel good about. Use the demo for that purpose I suppose, but don't give up just because one weapon wasn't "you"