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Blog entry by Phillis Haigler

Monster Hunter Rise will release for the Nintendo Switch on March 26, marking the second outing of Capcom's popular series on the hybrid console following 2018's Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate . Before Monster Hunter World became a sales juggernaut for the developer as a multiplatform release, Monster Hunter games had a history of Nintendo exclusivity. Monster Hunter Tri released on the Wii, and multiple follow-ups releasing for the 3DS and Wi

Those 3DS entries Monster Hunter 4 and 4 Ultimate introduced seasoned hunters to a pair of new weapons: the Insect Glaive and Charge Blade. This brought the weapon count in mainline entries up to 14 (not counting tools like the Frontier -exclusive Magnet Spike), and it seems Capcom is happy with the balance considering no new weapons were added in World or Rise . However, there is still room for new weapons to help diversify the series, and one seemingly obvious exclusion has a perfect template in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - the sp

Monster Hunter World 's crossover event allowed players to hunt a Leshen from The Witcher, while also allowing players to craft a set of armor that looks like Geralt's gear from The Witcher 3 . The crossover makes a lot of sense, especially since it sees Geralt continuing to hunt monsters. However, one of Geralt's most recent crossovers was also the weirdest. It was with the Switch's Daemon X Machina , and saw both Geralt and Ciri appearing in the g

Sold at 10,000 souls by the Shrine Handmaiden, it's not too frightfully expensive compared to other armor sets on sale . Unsurprisingly, this is the record heaviest armor in the game, but it offers the highest defensive capabilities . From high fire to bleed resistance, it's good armor to have if you're playing as a t

Geralt of Rivia's first big crossover came in his appearance in Soulcalibur 6 as a playable character. With the Soulcalibur series' focus on melee-weapon combat, Geralt of Rivia made perfect sense as a fighter. He was able to wield his sword with the usual grace and spins that fans expected, as well as putting some of his iconic Witcher signs to use. Another major game for Geralt was Monster Hunter World 's Witcher crossover eve

The area around the base of the figure appears to depict a fierce battle that took place between Ciri and the Yokai who's head now hangs in the woman's hand. All of this design work was accomplished by a team of artists, including CD Projekt Red's art director Paweł Mielniczuk. Whether or not this Monster Slayer Ciri is expected to be a feature in future Witcher games is yet to be seen, but considering the craftsmanship of the model, it would be a welcome sight in-g

The series' success has allowed it to branch off into a variety of new properties and products from its original novelization, including a mobile game, multiple board games, live-action series on Netflix, a digital card game, an animated series, and even its own convention dubbed WitcherCon . This has also led to the series being referenced in a variety of other video games, and Geralt of Rivia crossing over into some titles, although there are still many games he would be perfect to make an appearance

As with Genshin, getting a good meal can make your life a whole lot easier in Monster Hunter Wilds monsters|https://monsterwildlands.com/ Hunter . Before heading out on a mission, be sure to stop by the Canteen and get a meal cooked up for you, whether that's a large feast in World or some dango in Ri

With CD Projekt Red's current major project, Cyberpunk 2077 , wrapping up and releasing soon, fans have been wondering what the company will be working on next. Considering how well the Witcher game trilogy has done for the company, it wouldn't be surprising if the next step forward was to work on a new Witcher game, possibly even following Ciri after the events of The Witcher 3 . Combine that with the fact that the author of the original Witcher books , Andrzej Sapkowski has extended his partnership with CD Projekt Red, and it looks very likely that a Witcher 4 may likely be on the way, possibly for Next-Gen conso

Despite the crossovers The Witcher has already had, there are many video games that it would feel right at home in. One option would keep Geralt in the fighting game genre and see him making an appearance in the Mortal Kombat series. Not only would he fit as an agile fighter with a variety of moves, but Mortal Kombat has had a variety of strange guest characters in the past. It also would be interesting to see how Mortal Kombat would apply its over-the-top gore and fatalities to Geralt, which would fit the series' mature themes and make Geralt seem more devastating than his appearance in Soulcalibur

One of the most lauded party games in recent memory, Overcooked brings all the stress and hecticness of a real kitchen environment directly into the player's living room . Players must work together to prepare meals for their guests, dealing with shifting environments and many, many ingredie