How to Lock On to the Monster you want to fight in Monster Hunter Rise

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Monster Hunter Rise is all near taking down giant beasts, and when it comes to combat, landing your shots is much better than whiffing them. To make combat a little easier, then is something of a lock on mechanic in the game.

This doesn't work the same mode it does in other games, and so information technology might take some getting used to. In the superlative correct of the screen, you lot will be able to run into an icon for the major monsters in the area.

You can press the right stick on the controller to lock on, then use the left bumper to cycle between the monsters. The monster that you are locked on to will have a gold border around it.

To make this a trivial more interesting, your choice of camera will also thing a lot. The camera way tin exist changed in the menus:

+ Button
Organization Settings
Options
Camera
Camera Style
Selection Target Camera, Focus Photographic camera, or Practise Non Focus Photographic camera

Focus camera will work to keep the camera centered on the monster that you are locked onto. This will be the closest to the tradition "lock on" mechanic that nigh players volition be looking for if they are new to the game. It will essentially make the monster easier to hit, only makes information technology harder to pay attending to your surroundings and other monster that might be in the area.

Focus photographic camera allows much greater ecology awareness, only you will need to hitting the L button to recenter the camera on the locked on monster from time to time, or quite often in very decorated fights. This camera style would exist very confusing for new players, and definitely takes some getting used to.