One of the features revealed for Monster Hunter Wilds could make the game's world feel even more vast than series standards. Monster Hunter Wilds already looks to be living up to its name with how truly wild the world it takes place in seems to be. The full game will need to live up to the hype that has been built, especially after how cool Monster Hunter Rise's world was. However, one new detail of the game practically confirms those ambitions well ahead of its release. As a result, Monster Hunter Wilds could be bigger than its predecessors.
So far, the new features of Monster Hunter Wilds have proven quite exciting. The many new combat features, such as the Power Clash and ability to bring two weapons into a hunt, offer a wealth of new tactics that players can employ against many monsters. The addition of the Seikret mount should also provide a lot of new utility, some of which may not have been revealed yet. While most aspects of Monster Hunter look to be the same mechanics fans should be familiar with, the new additions are enticing. They should add plenty of flavor to the player's many explorations in Monster Hunter Wilds.
In-Game Seasons Can Let Monster Hunter Wilds Do More With its World
Monster Hunter Wilds Players Will Experience Multiple Seasons
A major aspect of Monster Hunter Wilds' environment will be the seasons that the world experiences. The first, Plenty, is lush and thriving, with blooming plants and plenty of creatures roaming about in the pleasant weather. Conversely, the second season, Fallow, is much less inviting. Fallow is marked by less friendly weather and the terrain being much less colorful. Between these seasons is the Inclemency, a time of dangerous weather similar to that shown in Monster Hunter Wilds' first trailer. These seasons add an additional angle to each map, which could lead to much more variation in the game's hunts.
Monster Hunter Wilds' Seasons Can Bring About Shifts in its Areas
The changing seasons could easily turn out to be a game-changer for Monster Hunter Wilds. If each area is affected by Monster Hunter Wilds' seasons, the landscapes involved would end up being rather malleable. For example, a forest or jungle map could have a wall of vines during Plenty that offer players an extra way to reach the higher levels of the map. However, during Fallow, those vines might be gone, but in their place, some caves that are normally overgrown could become accessible. Visiting the same area in Monster Hunter Wilds could feel vastly different depending on the season.
Monsters Can See Marked Differences Between Monster Hunter Wilds' Seasons
Another potential impact that the seasons can have could come in the form of what monsters can appear in Monster Hunter Wilds. The season could have an effect on a monster's habitat, with some potentially being found in different parts of a map depending on the season, or perhaps only being present during certain seasons. On another note, since Inclemency is supposed to include more powerful monsters, perhaps there could be some hunts against buffed monsters during Inclemency that offer better, rarer drops and rewards than normal. Monster Hunter Wilds' seasons could play a vital role in shaping the hunts that players will embark on.
If each area is affected by Monster Hunter Wilds' seasons, the landscapes involved would end up being rather malleable.
Monster Hunter Wilds' seasons give the developers a lot of ways to change up the game. The ecosystem of Monster Hunter Wilds can be one of the big things that sets it apart from past games in the series, especially if the developers capitalize on it. Between maps changing with the seasons and hunts taking on different properties, it could provide variants for the maps that will keep the game exciting. By using its seasons to its advantage, Monster Hunter Wilds can feel like a bigger game than ever.
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WHERE TO PLAY
The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality.
Fulfill your duty as a Hunter by tracking and defeating powerful monsters and forging strong new weapons and armor from the materials you harvest from your hunt as you uncover the connection between the people of the Forbidden Lands and the locales they inhabit.
The ultimate hunting experience awaits you in Monster Hunter Wilds.
- Engine
- RE Engine
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Franchise
- Monster Hunter
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
