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It wasn’t a flash in the pan, either.
World’s explosive popularity carried over to 2021’sMonster Hunter Rise.
Rise felt like its own thing, where Wilds looks like World 2 in all but name.
If World set the ball up, Wilds will spike it down.
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For Rise, it was pick-up-and-play portability shaped by its exclusive launch on the Nintendo Switch.
So, what is the guiding theme of Wilds?
“It’s a different approach to Rise.
It brings so many more possibilities.”
Longtime Monster Hunter fans may remember discussions about the so-called mainline games and the portable games.
Tsujimoto says he doesn’t see the series this way.
The games just come together the way they end up each time."
Monster Hunter Wilds has come together with some massive changes.
But you don’t play Monster Hunter for the maps: you play for the monsters.
And we’re going to be hunting monsters in all-new ways.
you could swap weapons on the fly, butonlyyour weapons your armor can only be changed at a camp.
As to what exactly that means, watch this space.
We’ve just started revealing information."
There are no new weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds.
It sounds like a brutal mechanic in concept and execution, but this ain’t Monster Befriender.
It can be quite tricky, to be honest, even if you’re a veteran.
It just lets you control that angle a lot more easily.
That’s one major merit of it."
It’s Monster Hunter’s latest cherry on top, another little variable for a tried-and-true formula.
I was curious to see if Wilds will continue this trend.
Sure enough, the first gameplay trailer features what sure looks like another greatsword parry.
However, it definitely stands out from older games, which focused more on proactive positioning.
Is this the future of Monster Hunter combat?
I put the question to Tokuda.
“Certainly, not all weapons have such a move in their tool set.
That would almost bring them too close to each other.”
I would’ve added a move that could be used that way."
I’m dying to see how they’ve been upgraded this time.
In any case, the Monster Hunter tank in my brain is getting perilously close to empty.
It feeds a very specific hunger, and it feels like home.
To that end, Wildslookslike home.
Onward to the inevitable but still painfully far-off open beta before the 2025 release.
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