Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne

Even without Iceborne, Monster Hunter: World has been thriving since release with regular content updates and a mission count that rivals most MMOs. Over the years, Capcom has been able to refine such a rewarding, skill-based gameplay loop with enough variety that it can take months to fully master and understand. Iceborne only deepens that experience, providing a fantastical new world to learn, brutal monsters to fight, and thoughtful quality of life tweaks that freshen things up a bit. Hoarfrost Reach is a worthy addition to World’s meticulously crafted areas.

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne doesn’t solve any of Monster Hunter World‘s underlying issues, such as its insistence on splitting up players for short bouts when playing in co-op. The expansion content itself also isn’t going to make those who weren’t too enamoured with the game originally change their minds, and it’s not ideal for those who found their skills pushed to the limit by the base game’s most fiercest foes.

Iceborne is an amazing DLC that is well worth the hefty price tag. It continues with amazing graphics and fun, challenging gameplay, while bringing a whole new level of grind to an extreme grind game by adding many more hours of content and many more items to collect for those who are looking to scratch that collector’s itch.