Our first Monster Hunter Wilds hands-on demo showcased a more thrilling sequel that dials up the series' cinematic nature.
This story is part of our Summer Gaming Marathon series. I’ve always seen Monster Hunter as a cinematic game, though perhaps not in the way that many gamers picture when they hear the word. I’m not talking about big-budget cutscenes. Rather, spectacle is baked into its world. There’s no greater thrill than watching on as the titanic beast I’m tracking suddenly gets attacked by another creature. It’s like watching a kaiju battle unfold organically.
Immediately, I think back to 2020’s Monster Hunter film adaptation. There are some similarities that stand out off the bat — especially the desert setting. Part of me wonders if Wilds was originally planned alongside that film, as if they were meant to create continuity between one another. I can imagine Capcom thinking the poorly received film may have had a chance to onboard players onto its next major release.
In my second quest, I’m tasked with hunting down a furry Alpha Doshaguma. I leave my village on the back of my Seikret and leap around some twisted natural architecture to make my way to the ground. I find the docile beast hanging in a pack, with two others sitting at its side. To isolate my hunt, I load a wad of dung into my slingshot and let it rip. The pack scatters and I start slicing, this time with my quick dual blades.
High-level hunting This would be the part where you might expect me to talk about how much more approachable that loop is than previous games . That’s not the case here. While Monster Hunter Rise made for an easy onboarding point, Wilds throws players into the deep end. I’m frantically scrolling through radial menus as I search for my tools and learning the complexities of the insect glaive on the fly.
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