{"id":1850993,"date":"2026-03-27T15:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T12:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1850993"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T12:32:14","slug":"monster-hunter-stories-3-is-cranking-up-the-challenge-in-a-free-new-update-and-its-first-story-dlc-might-arrive-sooner-than-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1850993","title":{"rendered":"Monster Hunter Stories 3 is cranking up the challenge in a free new update, and its first story DLC might arrive sooner than expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" 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Reflection<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>\nIf you&#8217;ve whizzed your way through Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflections already and you&#8217;re wishing its beasties had a little more bite, Capcom&#8217;s got you covered. It&#8217;s just announced some &#8220;extremely powerful&#8221; variants are on the way in a free future update, along with the news its first paid bit of story DLC might arrive soon than expected.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThat&#8217;s according to Monster Hunter Stories 3 producer Ryozo Tsujimoto, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cvNp3PTBFpE\">shared the news in a brisk video message<\/a>. After thanking players for their feedback following the game&#8217;s release this month &#8211; feedback he says has left the development team feeling &#8220;encouraged and energised&#8221; &#8211; Tsujimoto had a few things to say about Stories 3&#8217;s new free update.\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflections - Official Animated Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sf5m74UY8Cs?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Sf5m74UY8Cs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflections &#8211; Official Animated Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Monster Hunter Stories 3 animated trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Sf5m74UY8Cs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;ll see extremely powerful variants of existing creatures, known as Royal Monsters, emerging in the field. These, he explained, will provide &#8220;even more challenging battles&#8221; for players. You will, however, need to progress your Rider to level 90 or above in order to take them on, and challengers are advised to &#8220;prepare carefully and use their strongest Monsties and strategies&#8221; in order to defeat them.\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nCapcom&#8217;s free update is currently expected to arrive &#8220;this summer&#8221;, but the additions don&#8217;t end there. Tsujimoto also addressed the development of Monster Hunter Stories 3&#8217;s first bit of paid story DLC &#8211; snappily titled Additional Side Story: Rudy &#8211; which is &#8220;currently progressing well&#8221;. So well, in fact, the team is &#8220;considering a potential earlier release date&#8221;, although further information won&#8217;t arrive until a future time. &#8220;Please bear with us for just a little longer,&#8221; requested Tsujimoto.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nMonster Hunter Stories 3 launched for PS5, Xbox Series X\/S, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a>, and PC earlier this month, and it&#8217;s an excellent third outing for Capcom&#8217;s turn-based RPG spin-off series. Even as a big Monster Hunter fan, I&#8217;ve struggled to gel with the previous Stories games, despite my best efforts and enthusiasm, but I&#8217;ve been having a blast with Stories 3, as I&#8217;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/monster-hunter-stories-3-has-me-hooked\">written about elsewhere.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>\nIf you&#8217;ve whizzed your way through Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflections already and you&#8217;re wishing its beasties had a little more bite, Capcom&#8217;s got you covered. It&#8217;s just announced some &#8220;extremely powerful&#8221; variants are on the way in a free future update, along with the news its first paid bit of story DLC might arrive soon than expected.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThat&#8217;s according to Monster Hunter Stories 3 producer Ryozo Tsujimoto, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cvNp3PTBFpE\">shared the news in a brisk video message<\/a>. After thanking players for their feedback following the game&#8217;s release this month &#8211; feedback he says has left the development team feeling &#8220;encouraged and energised&#8221; &#8211; Tsujimoto had a few things to say about Stories 3&#8217;s new free update.\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflections - Official Animated Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sf5m74UY8Cs?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Sf5m74UY8Cs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflections &#8211; Official Animated Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Monster Hunter Stories 3 animated trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Sf5m74UY8Cs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;ll see extremely powerful variants of existing creatures, known as Royal Monsters, emerging in the field. These, he explained, will provide &#8220;even more challenging battles&#8221; for players. You will, however, need to progress your Rider to level 90 or above in order to take them on, and challengers are advised to &#8220;prepare carefully and use their strongest Monsties and strategies&#8221; in order to defeat them.\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nCapcom&#8217;s free update is currently expected to arrive &#8220;this summer&#8221;, but the additions don&#8217;t end there. Tsujimoto also addressed the development of Monster Hunter Stories 3&#8217;s first bit of paid story DLC &#8211; snappily titled Additional Side Story: Rudy &#8211; which is &#8220;currently progressing well&#8221;. So well, in fact, the team is &#8220;considering a potential earlier release date&#8221;, although further information won&#8217;t arrive until a future time. &#8220;Please bear with us for just a little longer,&#8221; requested Tsujimoto.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nMonster Hunter Stories 3 launched for PS5, Xbox Series X\/S, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a>, and PC earlier this month, and it&#8217;s an excellent third outing for Capcom&#8217;s turn-based RPG spin-off series. Even as a big Monster Hunter fan, I&#8217;ve struggled to gel with the previous Stories games, despite my best efforts and enthusiasm, but I&#8217;ve been having a blast with Stories 3, as I&#8217;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/monster-hunter-stories-3-has-me-hooked\">written about elsewhere.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Monster Hunter Stories 3 is cranking up the challenge in a free new update, and its first story DLC might arrive sooner than expected Narwa I was anticipating. 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