As Capcom’s Monster Hunter series has grown in scope and popularity over the past 20 years, so have its game worlds, evolving from discrete zones into huge open environments inhabited by more knowledgeable, believable creatures. Monster Hunter Wilds continues this evolution with an emphasis on the ecosystem, an ever-changing climate, and a wildlife that feels more realistic than ever before.
I had the opportunity to try a diminutive piece of it, Monster Hunter Wilds has to offer during its hands-on event in August, and several up-to-date elements stood out as having the potential to have a huge impact on the way players experience this world.
It starts with a up-to-date mount, a dinosaur-like creature called Seikret. I got my hands on Seikret early on in the game, which serves as a sort of tutorial on how to ride and command it. With this speedy up-to-date mount, it’s easier than ever to keep up with your prey in Monster Hunter WildsSeikret also opens up up-to-date combat tactics: you can store a backup weapon on the Seikret that you can switch to while riding—very useful if you need a ranged option on the go.
But it was during my fight to hunt down Doshaguma, a up-to-date bear-like monster, that the ecosystem Monster Hunter Wilds was starting to show its potential. In an early mission, I was tasked with killing an alpha Doshagum in a pack of beasts, and was told that firing a gigantic pod of manure into a group of Doshagum would support separate them. So I did; I fired the shit right into the advancing pack and watched them panic. The chase was on.
Shortly after the chase began, Doshaguma the alpha ran into an area of bad weather that quickly turned into a raging storm. Doshaguma foolishly ran into the territory of Rey Dau, a up-to-date type of flying wyvern that is the apex predator of the desert area known as the Windward Plains. A territorial war began. The two beasts clashed, and for a moment I thought Rey Dau might just finish the job for me. He struck Doshaguma with lightning, draining hundreds of life points from the beast.
Doshaguma escaped and found a safe and sound haven in the valley. He was badly wounded, and using my greatsword (and a little support from summoned AI allies), he quickly defeated the beast. Using Monster Hunter WildsWith up-to-date Focus Mode attacks that offered an easier-to-follow camera angle of Doshaguma during combat, I defeated the alpha and claimed my loot.
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After completing the Doshagum quest, I learned from a Capcom employee that I had another option. Instead of using a dung pod to wreak havoc on the Doshagum herd, I could lure the trio into a sand pit and drown them in quicksand. Apparently, only the alpha Doshagum of the group would be powerful enough to break out of this sand trap. Of course, I wouldn’t have Rey Dau to support me, but the sand trap scheme sounds like another clever way to utilize Monster Hunter Wilds‘ a energetic ecosystem that allows you to approach battles.
I could really just have fun Monster Hunter Wilds‘ desert environment, but of course there’s more to the game’s ecosystem than just sand, lightning, and wind. The wetlands and jungle flora in the game’s Scarlet Forest certainly have certain characteristics that will lead to different gameplay strategies. I’m not looking forward to meeting the up-to-date threat, the arachnid known as Lala Barina, when I get my hands on them Wild animals next time.
We will learn much more about this topic Monster Hunter Wildsdiverse ecosystem and the creatures that inhabit it when the game launches on PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X in 2025.
