The limited Monster Hunter Rise demo has quickly attracted attention from both longtime fans of the series and new players jumping on the opportunity of the series coming to Switch. However, with only two missions to play over 30 attempts, it's only a small taste of the new features Monster Hunter Rise has to offer to the series as a whole.
It likely won't take long for a number of players to burn through all of the allotted attempts long before the Monster Hunter Rise demo ends leading up to the game's release. That being said, some players may want to hold onto some of those missions if Capcom decides to repeat the same type of rollout that the developer has used for demos and betas in the past.
Considering the way that Capcom first gave players the chance to fight Nergigante in the beta for Monster Hunter World, it's likely that an update might be coming to the Monster Hunter Rise demo. Exactly what this update might bring is up in the air, but there are several monsters that have already been revealed for the game that might make strong candidates for a new test hunt. Whatever this new hunt is, players may want to prepare for a serious challenge if it's anything like the fifteen minute fight against Nergigante with a premade build.
Capcom has Already set a Precedent
So far, Capcom has been approaching this recent early trial similarly to how the Monster Hunter World beta played out, which was copied for the Iceborne beta as well. Special rewards, like giving players the chance to earn items for Monster Hunter Rise by playing the demo, were given away during both of World's betas, with extras being given for defeating the bonus hunt. Then there's the bonus hunt itself, which arrived shortly before the beta access was set to be closed off, and was seemingly built to be especially difficult, while also sending a toned down version of Nergigante from the base game.
It wouldn't be going to far to assume that the developer is looking to copy the success of this content rollout for players still getting familiar with the weapons in the Monster Hunter Rise demo. Capcom didn't exactly announce that the new monster was coming until it appeared the last time this happened, so players might not get a warning leading up to the release this time either. Hopefully the number of attempts will be refreshed when the new monster appears as well, otherwise there might be a lot of players missing out on the early challenge.
Who will the New Monster be?
In the past, the two monsters that have been introduced during beta testing and early trials for Monster Hunter World were the flagship elder dragons from the base game and its expansion. That meant that players were given early access to Nergigante in the initial beta, and then Velkhana in the trial run for Iceborne before its full release. So, the best bet for a new monster to drop in the demo would be Monster Hunter Rise's Magnamalo, which has acted as the mascot for much of the promotional material around the upcoming title.
If this is the case, then players can likely expect a similar jump in difficulty for the Magnamalo that is present between the two monsters that are currently available in the Monster Hunter Rise demo. The early looks of this monster compare it to a supercharged Zinogre, possibly one that will bring dragonblight or a similar status effect to the game right from the start. This would make the Magnamalo a real challenge, even to veteran players, especially with the limited gear builds that are currently available in the demo.
Monster Hunter Rise is set to release on March 26th, 2021, for the Switch.