18 Most Anticipated Video Games Of 2021
10. Monster Hunter Rise
Platform: Nintendo Switch
When websites start writing rave reviews of a demo, you know you've got a winner on your hands.
Since the release of the Monster Hunter Rise demo, anticipation for the latest entry in Capcom's wildly popular series has reaced fever pitch among fans and critics alike. Having played it, its easy to see why.
As well as offering some of the best graphics yet seen on the Nintendo Switch, Rise's additions to the Monster Hunter formula mean it's already the most dynamic game in the series.
The wirebugs (short-reach grappling hooks) transform the game's combat, making even the most lumbering characters capable of zipping their way across the battlefield. Even better, wirebugs can be used to create makeshift harnesses to control the game's bigger monsters, allowing you to fight fire with fire (or monster with monster, if you're being pedantic).
Monster Hunter games live and die on the strength of their combat. Given how enjoyable fighting the pair of monsters offered in the demo has been, its safe to say Rise has every chance of being the best Monster Hunter yet.