Monster Hunter Rise offers players 14 different weapon types to choose from. While veterans may already know which one they like the best, newcomers can find the choice to be a little overwhelming. Thankfully, players don't have to make this decision blindly, as the training area can be used to try out all 14 weapons for free. Even veterans can get great use out of this space, as it allows them to test out combos, strategies, and some of the new techniques for each weapon in this entry of Monster Hunter. The trouble is that the game doesn't do a great job of directing new players to the training area.
Like other Monster Hunter games before it, the training room is Monster Hunter Rise's way of letting players experiment in a safe environment. It doesn't take a genius to know that fighting a monster several times bigger than the player is not a great time to try out a new weapon for the first time, so the training area is very useful in that regard.
In order to get to the training room, the first thing players should do is press the minus button to open up the map. From here, navigate over to the button that says "Buddy Plaza" and fast travel to that location. Up ahead, players should notice a large boat in the dock. Start heading towards this while riding the Palamute, but take a right to find a smaller boat flanked by two stone statues. After approaching the small boat, there should be a "move" prompt that appears. Pressing this will take the player to the training area.
After watching a neat cutscene that shows off the space, players are free to run wild in the training area as much as they want. Of note, after the player comes here the first time, they no longer need to find the boat every time in order to come back. Instead, simply open the map with the minus button again and there should be an option to fast travel to the training area. This will certainly cut down on time in the future if players are wanting to come back to try out new weapons.
This area is available to players from the start of the game, so be sure to make good use of it. If there are any mechanics that players are having trouble grasping in the heat of battle, it helps to practice them here where there is no time limit, now hostile enemies, and no other hunter teammates to impress.
Monster Hunter Rise is available now on Nintendo Switch.
