This was so much better than the other reviews I watched. Easy Allies are really great at providing informative, well-edited reviews.

Games written for the system look SO MUCH better than cross system ports.

“Fulfilling whatever Kaiju fantasies you may have” Ok this review was so obviously written by Ben it’s hilarious

Best review-voice ever.

I love that Ben’s biggest complaint is he’s too good at the game

so that's why ben had to ditch the bravely default 2 review

I mean I was sold on the demo, I just like having a well-informed, experienced review to share.

This is, for me, the definitive review of this game. Always trust Ben Moore.

I've watched multiple reviews of Monster Hunter Rise and yours is by far the best and most precise! You gave a good review that was easy to follow! Thank you, I can't wait to pick it up on Friday!

Clicked so fast, YT said it was unavailable for a moment.

Easy Allies one of the best reviewers out there, keep up the good work!

To me the return of four player hubs is a much needed change! This way you are guaranteed to be in a lobby with people who actually wanna interact and hunt together. World felt so empty although there were more people in a lobby.

I think I heard the story doesn't end-end until the 2nd Dlc expansion, which i love. Might seem mild for now but im confident theyll be dropping some massive content.

Well done love that you guys are back under the new name still putting out informative reviews explaining everything about the game without spoiling anything and know what you are talking about.

Thank you for announcing the score at the end. I often looked away and missed it and had to go back to check.

MH vet here and I am just tired of the countless reviews stating it’s the best MH while offering close to no details. This right here is how you do a proper review.

The editing is on point good lord Ian.

Ben Moore, best in the biz! Great review, honestly I put so much time into World i wasnt going to pick this up... but after seeing this im pretty keen! I mean custom dogs... come on

Much excite! Every Monster Hunter game always has me worried but they never disappoint!

I like the 4 man lobby better, in GU it feels easier to communicate with people compared to world.

I'm so looking forward to playing this weekend :)

I’ve been following you all for at least 15 years (gametrailers to EA) and it’s gotten to the point now that I can be sure if a game will be / is good until I’ve seen your review! You’re doing the Lord’s work. Thank you!!! So excited for this game.

I know Ben isnt super familiar with pre world so the feeling of the entries getting easier is something he isnt used to but thats just something that happens. Theres not one veteran who thought base world was hard just like back in the day no veterans thought generations or tri were hard.

Can't wait to get my hands on it. Great review! (although I only listened to avoid any possible spoilers, sorry Ian, I'll watch it for the video later when I'm done with the game lol)

Your voice IS nostalgia

I don't agree with wirefall being too good. It's there to make you get back to attacking ASAP, it's not a crutch that *prevents you* from being hit. In fact, it's very possible to wirefall *into* another attack, and then you're left open without wirebugs to help you. It's a very welcome QoL change and it's balanced on its own, imo. Other than that, fantastic review! This was great to watch. You got a sub!

Very thorough and thoughtful review. I love this quality of depth!!

Love EZ Allies professional reviews. Anyway, I’m a bit of a late arriver (been playing since 4U), but I’ve been looking forward to the game and reviews, even though I was already sold on it, lol

Man... can't wait to get my copy Friday! Only played through base game for World, plus some of the free DLC monsters (Behemoth last I think). Didnt pick up Iceborn (too much to play), but can't wait to jump back in to the hunt!

Truly a win for anime

I've watch 4 reviews, this was by far the most informative. Good job!

Great deliberative review. Good stuff Ben!

Thanks for the great review! I feel differently about using the wirebug to avoid being staggered though. Personally, I don’t think stun locks have ever made a game more fun and it was a tremendous breath of fresh air to avoid them. I can’t wait to get deeper into this game!

Toukiden 2 had a grapplehook too and was open world. Yet no one ever mentions it. It even has a solid plot.

A great review! Is Monster Hunter Rise worth picking up without the online membership?

4 player hubs are an improvement and adds a sense of community. Actually seeing the ppl you hunt with and same consistent group. Also, split hub quests mean extra content. I just love it so much I can’t wait for the ultimate version with all DLC updates. Non-ultimate versions just feel light on content, which is ironic given it will still provide hundreds of hours.

Most veterans are concern about the difficulty and the end game but yeah we hope future updates will address this.

Can’t wait for this to arrive on Friday!

We're getting so close to release and I'm still cracking my mind on whether I should get the Switch. The game looks absolutely gorgeous but idk if it's worth the (roughly) £40 with the combined £100+ of a new Switch if there's not going to be other big games I could play

@ 7:26 we can catch a glimpse of what I assume to be an apex monster's charge blade 👀

I can't wait to play this.

god im excited for friday

It looks like gathering quests are making a come back in Rise but it also looks like they made it less tedious. THANK GOD! As someone who's been playing since Freedom Unite, I've always hated the gathering quests in older MH games because they felt like useless filler and they've always been tedious and boring af. Don't even get me started with gathering quests in fucking high rank lmao.. Anyways, whenever I do gathering quests, most of the time, I don't even know where the hell the items are so I have look up Google for that shit. I'm not saying the gathering quests are going to be fun now but with Palamutes and the game telling me where the items are, it should make these quests less tedious.

so glad yall could make this so early

I've never played one of these but I'm interested. I'm worried it may be too hard for me though. I don't really play these types of games even.

Ben, I love your writing!

The music sounds amazing. In the demo I loved it so much

Absolutely amazing review Ben. As a long time MH fan, and a big fan of MH portable on Nintendo consoles, I seriously can’t wait.

Oh, already? First review I see for this game, and it's an Easy Allies review..... YES! :D

So fucking hyped for this! Great review 👍

This new music sounds so good!

I wish we had a sense of when the ports will come out. Buying a current Switch before a new model releases feels silly. 😒

Wirefall in my opinion is a god send. Especially for those moments when a monster hits you down and before you can get back up they like sit back down boy!!

I played Monter Hunter World offline and by myself. Had a good time, with the exception of a few Monsters that were too much of a HP sponge for a single player. Hearing you say that Rise does differentiate between offline and online gaming, I'm a bit worried that I will have a diminished experience (in comparison to World). Are those worries legitimate? Thank you and great review :)

i think the wirefall mechanic can sometimes put you in dangerous situation, letting enemies hit you when you're actually much more safer being invulnerable while being downed

I look forward to playing this game on the new switch pro when it comes out this year or next.

I've watched a few reviews now and it seems like the monsters aren't doing much damage. I think they do more damage in the demo. Maybe they made it easier for reviewers and they'll increase the difficulty on a day 1 patch?

Good writing as always, keep it up! :)

great review!

From what I heard from some of the more Monster Hunter focused KZfaqrs, the conclusion of the story will be added when the First update in the roadmap rolls around, with the speculation being that it was a compromise that had to be made due to the pandemic messing with things.

I miss when story and main hub quests were actually a challenge. Especially early urgent quests...

This gets me thinking, what are Capcom's Top 3 franchises presently, if you had to rank them? Seems very different than like, 8 years ago when street fighter was on top. Might have to say Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, and maybe Devil May Cry despite how infrequent it is.

What about the armor and skill system? Is it more akin to world or previous MHs?

Please tell me there is a khezu, I've been missing that stretchy dude.

Great review!

GAH I'm so stoked for this game!!!

Not sure I agree about wirefall. All it does is cut down the time loss from being downed. In previous games you were mostly safe when being downed because you could just stay down

I really wish the sos flare was still present.

This looks and runs pretty good for the Switch. Also Great Review Ben!

I will never play this, but I can't get enough of a Ben Moore review!

i bought a pro controller for my switch specifically for this game

2:39 Perfectly cut YEET

Ive never been a fan of the bulky UI, is there a way to customize it?

I think wirefall is fine as a defensive crutch. Since your offensive and defensive wirebug moves use the same resource, you're giving up on potential offensive maneuvers to save yourself from being comboed to death.

Never remember to use the bug 400 hours in and I pretty much ignore it completely. Plus the bug attacks are trash for my weapon, I'm fine if it never appears again

I so wish this was on PC right now. CAnt wait a year.

Did he mention how online is? I had a few hiccups in the second demo where the monsters would teleport around the map despite using usb to ethernet cable

Will wait for the PC release

2:35 That had me in stiches, the timing of the smack just fits so well with the missed guard.

Heard there are no prv elder dragons in base game

Can someone tell me what monster hunter is is it just killing monsters or a story driven game on the reviews I saw it's only killing monsters I'm ready to preorder it but I want to be sure what it is since I never played any monster hunter

Welp, time to preorder

Ben in real life casually strolls with a greatsword while someone behind him is humming his theme on the hunting horn.

I have searched and seen that this game does not have voice chat. Easy Allies is usually so thorough that it is disappointing that during the multiplayer portion of the review, this was not brought up. It actually has me questioning if the info that i found elsewhere is accurate or not since why would a standard multiplayer feature that is missing not be mentioned.

can't wait for the game!!!

Thank you Ben, hunt the good hunt!

DOES IT HAVE CONTROLLER RUMBLE

This is one of the 3 review channels I trust. Def thought this was gonna get a 8.0 but a 9.0 from Easy Allies is a masterpiece in my opinion. Can’t. Wait.

Ah do i miss this voice from the Gametrailers Retrospective Reviews.

How does it run on Switch lite?

I AM SO EXCITED

Can’t wait to play this on PC!

Haven’t been so hyped for a game in a long time.

So damn excited.

Great review and I agree with all the negative points mentioned.

This review is "So Tasty 🍖 "

I made the right choice when I decided not to watch any other reviewer but this one, top quality content.

I’d have to disagree that the wire bug feels like a get out of jail free card. Personally I feel that it makes the gameplay feel more smooth.

Awesome review, Ben! Can’t wait to play this weekend.

I cant wait to new hunting horn