Monster Hunter Rise is receiving Title Update 2 on September 29, which will expand the Layered Equipment system to include the majority of the game's weapons as customization options. Once players are fitted out with their favorite looks, they can look forward to facing off against several new monster types and participating in other new content for Monster Hunter Rise.
Capcom's long-running Monster Hunter series of cooperative monster-slaying action-RPGs saw its latest installment last year with the release of Monster Hunter Rise. The game has enjoyed highly favorable reviews and a vast, loyal player base of hunters thanks to the huge variety among the game's bestiary of creatures and the ways in which players can tackle them. Players earn new equipment by hunting monsters and crafting weapons and armor from harvested parts, which leads to a satisfying progression as hunters move up the food chain with increasingly tougher opponents. The game's steady pace of periodic updates brings even more monsters and equipment into the mix.
One of the key features of this major Monster Hunter Rise update is the expansion of the Layered Equipment system. Layered Equipment is Monster Hunter's customization system that allows players to swap the skin of their equipped gear with the appearance of a chosen item while retaining the stats, ensuring that every hunter is looking their best while out in the field. The new update expands this further to include the majority of the game's weapons so players can find a good match for their armor. The new Lost Code paid DLC provides even more weapon variants to choose from. Click here to read the full patch notes.
On the monster hunting side of things, new Monster Hunter Rise creatures are entering the fold with this update. The graceful Violent Mizutsune is a Leviathan-class wyvern that is slightly larger than the regular Mizutsune and is unlocked at MR 10. The returning Flaming Espinas is a flying wyvern first introduced in Monster Hunter Frontier Season 2.5, which sports fire-based attacks and resistance to fire damage. The Risen Chameleos is an Elder Dragon afflicted by the Qurio and armed with noxious poison attacks, making it more powerful than the standard Chameleos.
Additionally, new Monster Hunter Rise quests in the form of Anomaly Investigations will require hunters to take down specific afflicted monsters in order to earn rewards exclusive to these quests. Taking on these quests lets players upgrade the Anomaly Research Lab and craft new upgrades for equipment. As a major title update, the patch also brings in a healthy dose of general balance adjustments, bug fixes, and other gameplay tweaks.
Monster Hunter Rise is available on Nintendo Switch and PC.