Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Reviews

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Owen Chan
Top Critic
6 / 10.0
Feb 21, 2021

Not a bad expansion by any means. It's just that fundamentally its current balancing of monster hitzones, impediment of clutch claw mechanics, and process of endgame grinding/gearing elongate an already long process into a longer one than necessary.

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Jan 12, 2020

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne's PC launch is mostly good, though some curious issues hold it back from true excellence.

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Oct 2, 2019

Iceborne, the newest expansion to 2018’s Monster Hunter World builds upon the series in classic fashion, much like previous western releases in the series have. The games often released in Japan and then released in the west a year later with additional content. That is also where the expansions biggest barrier lies: You must complete the main story of Monster Hunter World to engage with Iceborne. The expansion is more difficult, introducing the master rank hunts, with more difficult monsters that will require you to put your skills to the test to overcome each new challenge.

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Sep 4, 2019

Iceborne is as much a roaring success as Monster Hunter World was, and it can receive no higher praise than that. It successfully adds in new layers, monsters, and a beautiful new area, all of which will have players flocking back to the game to experience it all.

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Athanasios
Top Critic
8 / 10
Jan 30, 2020

The best way to enjoy Capcom's action-RPG gem

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Sep 24, 2019

Capcom’s Monster Hunter World: Iceborne expansion is a prime example of what an expansion should be.

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Johnny Hurricane
Top Critic
8 / 10
Sep 9, 2019

Monster Hunter World Iceborne is the expansion that MHW fans are looking for. You can expect to lose hours of your life to this game and enjoy every moment of it.

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8 / 10
Jan 7, 2020

Capcom has done a lot over the last year to bolster Monster Hunter World's PC offering, but the delayed release schedule looms large.

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PCGamesN
Top Critic
8 / 10
Jan 7, 2020

Iceborne is a little bit more of everything that makes Monster Hunter so enjoyable. The pace drags at times, but that's easy to forgive amid dozens of hours of cool new monsters to slay.

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8 / 10
Sep 4, 2019

Monster Hunter is a massive expansion with some huge content (monsters, quests, ranks, sets...) and some good new features that will please everyone. A very good way to keep on hunting alone or with some friends, for dozens, no, hundreds of hours.

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M3
Top Critic
Sep 4, 2019

Iceborne is a massive addition to an already giant, vibrant Monster Hunter world. Anyone who played through and appreciated Monster Hunter World simply has zero reason not to invest in Iceborne.

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PC Invasion
Top Critic
8 / 10
Jan 7, 2020

Iceborne adds a lot to the game and should keep players busy for a long time. The performance will hopefully improve and the price tag is high, but there's a lot more Monster Hunter to see with this expansion. Plus, you basically have no choice but to buy this if you're already deeply invested.

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GameCentral
Top Critic
8 / 10
Jan 8, 2020

An essential purchase for any Monster Hunter fan, that also happens to be one of Capcom’s best ever PC ports.

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Metro GameCentral
Top Critic
8 / 10
Sep 5, 2019

An essential addition for any Monster World fan that offers a mountain of genuinely new content that includes some of the game's best monsters.

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82 / 100
Sep 12, 2019

The Iceborne expansion is one of the great examples of how to new content should be added to the games. The old expansion pack feeling is mostly delivered with Iceborne with many new features, monsters and mechanics.

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82%
Jan 21, 2020

If you're looking to dive into a world and have the time to spare, Iceborne expands on an already massively satisfying experience.

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PC Gamer
Top Critic
82 / 100
Jan 7, 2020

Fails to explore its themes but still delivers the series' most potent monster hunting yet.

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8.3 / 10.0
Sep 4, 2019

Iceborne is a hefty expansion that provides a bigger, badder challenge. The fights can be both exhilarating and maddening, making it an experience of intense highs and lows

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Khurram Imtiaz
Top Critic
9 / 10
Jan 20, 2020

With Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, Capcom has delivered a faithful port of the console experience, but those looking to do even better will find plenty of key features that enhance the overall experience for PC users.

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Danial Karimi Tar
Top Critic
9 / 10
Sep 17, 2019

Iceborne is a wonderful sequel to one the best multiplayer titles of the 8th generation. In fact, Iceborne offers so much content and improvements over the original Monster Hunter World that it could have been a standalone title and not an expansion pack.

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