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Another change with Monster Hunter Wilds gameplay is making monsters easier to reach, something some players had trouble with in previous games. Capcom also hopes the new Seikret mounts will make navigation a bit easier.
Capcom has pulled back the curtains on Monster Hunter Wilds, revealing gameplay in a brand new trailer that aired during today's PlayStation State of Play. In this trailer, we watch a monster hunter ride through a treacherous sandstorm on the back of a mount before starting a fight with a lion-like bear creature, and as you might expect, it looks great.
This is our first look at Monster Hunter Wilds since its reveal at The Game Awards 2023 last December. Those with Monster Hunter World and Monster Hunter World: Iceborne save date will get exclusive in-game rewards. The trailer also reiterates that Monster Hunter Wild hits PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC in 2025.
May 2024's PlayStation State of Play has given us all a fresh look at Monster Hunter Wilds in the form of the first gameplay trailer. Yep, buckle up MH fans, here's more stuff to get you hyped up for the game that a leaker claimed earlier this year wouldn't even be delayed even if GTA 6 happened to drop around the same time as it.
This latest trailer follows-up the reveal we got of Wilds at last year's The Game Awards, and comes after Capcom shared that the Monster Hunter series as a whole has now soared past the 100 million sales mark. Fair to say it'll have a lot of eyes on it , then.
This Wilds trailer featured a fairly brief, but nevertheless decent look at gameplay. It looks like there's a much bigger emphasis on environmental interactions, which the hunter can be seen using to trap monsters and shift the battle to their favour.
The footage showed off some bits of narrative, but most of it focused squarely on gameplay, with the hunter wielding a great sword, and a gunlance. The trailer also confirmed that players with save files from Monster Hunter World and its Iceborne expansion will receive bonuses in Wilds when it releases, though seemingly only on the same platform.
So, if you're a fan of, well, monster hunting, hopefully that'll help tide over your appetite for Monster Hunter until 2025 finally rolls around and Wilds flies - like a big bird creature - into our lives for real.
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It is time to sharpen your blades, stock up on potions, and eat a hearty meal, because a new hunt is approaching. Monster Hunter Wilds was revealed at The Game Awards 2023, and it looks to be the biggest and baddest entry in the entire hunting genre.
Our official reveal trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds showcases some massive environments with equally massive monsters inhabiting it. We follow a character racing atop some new monster mount as a stampede of monsters chases them through the desert and a massive wall of clouds approaches. This causes a lightning storm, only further adding to the chaos. In total, it is a very brief tease with a lot left to speculate on.
The reveal trailer lacked what most would hope for, which is actual monster hunting. Instead, we do get hints at some new mechanics. Mounts have been in the series before, but this new one also looks far more nimble as it leaps and bounces around the environment, as well as glides. Considering the size of the world, mounts are likely to be an essential part of your hunting experience.
The gameplay trailer shows some new tactics, like triggering traps you can lure monsters into while riding your mount or luring them into environmental hazards. The biggest change is how you can store additional weapons on your mount and switch them mid-hunt. Normally, you would need to return to base camp to change your primary weapon but can now take at least two on a hunt to be more adaptable.
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Capcom showed up during the May 2024 PlayStation State of Play to provide a new look at Monster Hunter Wilds, the next entry in the long-running Monster Hunter franchise that was first announced back during the Game Awards 2023. You can check out the first look at gameplay in Monster Hunter Wilds below:
This first look at the gameplay shows massive open spaces to explore, with dense herds and packs of creatures roaming the land. We also get to see how some iconic weapons look in action, as well as a brief glimpse of the improved character models of some of our companions in this vast land.
Players returning from the prior big entry in the series, Monster Hunter World, as well as its 2019 Iceborne expansion, can look forward to some nifty bonuses as long as they've got their save data. Here's the details on what you'll get for being a veteran player:
I absolutely loved Monster Hunter World (which my introduction to the series) so of course I'm looking forward to Monster Hunter Wilds. Despite not having played a game in the franchise before Monster Hunter World, I instantly took to the combat and playstyle, and it's not hard at all to understand why Monster Hunter World became Capcom's best-selling game of all time, with over 20 million copies sold since launch.
From this glimpse of the gameplay in Monster Hunter Wilds, it looks like more of what I enjoyed previously, with fun, thoughtful combat in an open space filled to the brim with powerful creatures. I definitely hope we learn more soon, but I'm confident this'll be a fantastic experience. I'm also curious what monsters will be returning from World and who will be missing out in the Wilds. There's some seemingly obvious answers, but very little confirmed so far.
While we wait for more information, be sure to check out this analysis of the first trailer from my colleague Alexander Cope, who goes over a few details that players might've missed when watching the reveal a few months ago.
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