A big focus on immersion
I recently returned from LA, where I witnessed the Xbox Games Showcase 2024 and Summer Game Fest 2024 first-hand. While there, I got to experience live gameplay behind closed doors of a title I firmly believe will be in the running for Game of the Year 2025, and one I’m almost certain will be my game of the year for 2025. This, is Monster Hunter Wilds.
I’m a big Monster Hunter World junkie, having put almost a thousand hours into the game and its prolific expansion, Iceborne. Monster Hunter Rise was decent, but the Switch-first entry in the series felt a step backwards in some regard from its predecessor, although it was designed for a handheld system first. In that context, it was very good still. But Monster Hunter World and Iceborne just left me wanting more. MORE. So far, it seems like Monster Hunter Wilds is here to deliver that.
Built on the modern RE Engine, Monster Hunter Wilds is taking the series into a more “immersive” direction, complete with larger maps, cutting edge visuals, voiced protagonists, complete with human settlements and side quests. Its headline feature, the Seikret mount, is designed to help you traverse these much larger play spaces, and your acquisition of one is tied to the story, and a Forbidden Lands-native tribe who trains them.
A vast variety of new features and refined staples
I’m a big Monster Hunter World junkie, having put almost a thousand hours into the game and its prolific expansion, Iceborne. Monster Hunter Rise was decent, but the Switch-first entry in the series felt a step backwards in some regard from its predecessor, although it was designed for a handheld system first. In that context, it was very good still. But Monster Hunter World and Iceborne just left me wanting more. MORE. So far, it seems like Monster Hunter Wilds is here to deliver that.
Built on the modern RE Engine, Monster Hunter Wilds is taking the series into a more “immersive” direction, complete with larger maps, cutting edge visuals, voiced protagonists, complete with human settlements and side quests. Its headline feature, the Seikret mount, is designed to help you traverse these much larger play spaces, and your acquisition of one is tied to the story, and a Forbidden Lands-native tribe who trains them.
