Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
March 13, 2026
Azuria and Vermeil: two countries, on a path to destruction. When all hope seems lost, an egg is found. Inside is a Rathalos, a species thought to be extinct. But this quavering light of hope is quickly extinguished, giving way to the darkness of despair. Born from the egg is …
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"With its gorgeous visuals and punchy character arcs, Twisted Reflection supercharges the Monster Hunter Stories formula into a whole different beast. This isn&s;t just a sequel – it&s;s a total glow-up for the series, packed with dazzling world-building and more …"
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"Monster Hunter Stores 3: Twisted Reflection improves the series in just about every way, making for a top-notch RPG in the monster-taming genre."
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92.0
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90.0
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88.0
"Monster Hunter Stories 3 delivers on every level, creating a thrilling story with beautiful visuals and satisfying and fun gameplay."
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87.0
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92.0
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86.0
"Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is an incredible evolution of an already great series, featuring a finely-tuned loop of hunting, hatching, restoring, and upgrading that perfectly, joyfully feeds into itself every step of the way."
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80.0
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65.0
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70.0
"Despite spending over 60 hours exploring its world, I don&s;t expect to think much about Twisted Reflection now that I&s;ve rolled credits. Still, its good outweighs its bad, and I don&s;t regret my time in office as the prince of …"
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90.0
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80.0
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"While its battle system is going to divide some players, the monster hatching and raising is some of the best in the business. Monster Hunter Stories 3 might be the best turn-based Monster Hunter yet, and shouldn’t be ignored by …"
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80.0
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85.0
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95.0
"Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is the best entry in the spin-off series yet, with gorgeous artwork, impeccable world-building, and an excellent Monster Hunter tale to tell. I can&s;t imagine a better gateway to the world of Monster Hunter …"
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75.0
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80.0
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85.0
"Thanks to significant improvements in storytelling, world design, combat, and visuals, it&s;s the first genuinely great game in the sub-series. It&s;s so good, in fact, that it can go toe-to-toe with the best installments of the mainline Monster Hunter series."
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30.0
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30.0
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"Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is the crown jewel of this spin-off series. It builds on the best elements of Stories that make all of its core systems even more appealing, creating more depth and complexity that&s;ll keep you …"
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85.0
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92.0
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"Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection brings back the Monster Hunter RPG spin-off with the challenges of a new journey."
Read original review"I’ve always thought of the Stories subseries as a commendable yet modest spinoff series, but Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is anything but modest. It takes Monster Hunter&s;s core loop and successfully translates it into turn-based combat, evolves the …"
Read original review"Despite living in the shadow of the far more successful Monster Hunter mainline games, Monster Hunter Stories continues to grow into its own as an excellent role-playing game franchise. In fact, it has the better story as far as Monster …"
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"Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection more than proves its worth in quality and depth. It masterfully translates the core of Monster Hunter into a single-player RPG that encourages deep engagement with systems and the world itself. This is far …"
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65.0
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"Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is the best the series has been so far, balancing a playfulness that is approachable for newcomers with a maturity that is perfect for longtime fans."
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78.0
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92.0
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84.0
"Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection proves itself to be one of the finest JRPGs around. Small quibbles about its writing and combat aside, you&s;ll find few games out there can match its quality. Just don&s;t try to rush it. …"
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50.0
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"Monster Hunter Stories 3 delivers deep build crafting and battle systems, but they&s;re wasted on a war story that&s;s barely there."
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55.0
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60.0
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70.0
"At the end of the day, Monster Hunter Stories 3 is a game that wants you to spend a LOT of time playing it – but it respects that time also."
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85.0
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90.0
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92.0
"You’ll be perfecting your monstie team long after you’ve rolled the credits, and I’m hoping it will have the same amount of post-launch content as the last title for us to throw our monstie teams at, because the game is …"
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84.0
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82.0
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79.0
"Continuing the Stories RPG spin-off franchise, Monster Hunter Stories 3 introduces better, deeper gameplay systems befitting of a JRPG giant."
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55.0
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65.0
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75.0
"Even though I have many complaints with every single Stories game so far, I have also found each of them to be better than the last. Monster Hunter Stories 3 isn&s;t exactly where I&s;d want the series to be just …"
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70.0
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80.0
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"Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection feels just like a turn-based Monster Hunter game. For the first time in the Stories series, they’ve nailed the feeling of every fight feeling like a boss battle."
Read original review"Not all spin-offs are a success. See Mortal Kombat: Special Forces or Umbrella Corps for proof. The Monster Hunter Stories series, the first two in..."
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88.0
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78.0
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"Monster Hunter Stories 3 is the pinnacle of the series in so many ways - especially from a storytelling perspective. At its core, it&s;s a ridiculously addictive monster taming RPG, boasting in-depth progression systems and satisfying combat mechanics - but …"
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"Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is a huge step in the right direction for the franchise. The story is easily the best in the franchise, and while the gameplay still has problems (like the insistence on using AI-controlled party …"
Read original review"Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is another strong entry in this series, and deserving of a place at the top table alongside a number of other excellent RPGs on Switch 2.A well-told story, an intriguing world and some excellent …"
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"While the more dramatic narrative and engaging cast of characters were appreciated, if you didn’t enjoy the largely luck-based combat in previous entries, then the fact that those elements have not been altered much won’t impress you. Capcom has delivered …"
Read original review"Capcom delivers an aesthetically pleasing world that&s;s fun to explore in Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection. Whether riding your monster, scaling cliffs, swimming, or digging, the game offers variety that keeps you busily exploring. The plot and some gameplay …"
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