I love the series, so it’s no surprise that Capcom’s Monster Hunter Wilds has already secured a spot as one of my favorite games of this year. Whether I’m planning to craft an armor set to survive battles against a Rathian, or purge the ugliest monster from the earth (Rompopolo, I’m looking at you), Monster Hunter Wilds ends up making me feel genuinely awesome during every session. If you’ve not yet played this excellent RPG, guess what? You can already get it at a discount.
Monster Hunter Wilds offers a beautiful world filled with a menagerie of incredible creatures to battle, and it’s easily one of the best RPGs I’ve ever played. The preparation for each hunt requires a great deal of thought and strategy, while unsheathing your Switch Axe before coming face to face with one of the game’s many beasts never fails to make me smile.
Some may say that the story is basically a tutorial to the incredible endgame, but considering most Monster Hunter games typically put the narrative in a backseat, I was impressed by how much the narrative managed to pique my interest. Unlike in previous games, your hunter is no longer a nameless, speechless character but an important part of the plot. Best of all, they’re treated as an expert who is expected to be able to take on every monster, rather than a newcomer. As a Monster Hunter veteran, I found that pretty gratifying.
Of course, the Monster Hunter Wilds monsters are as big and ferocious as ever and put up a great challenge in each hunt. Following the conclusion of the story, you’re thrust into a harder endgame, but re-learning how to fight each monster feels incredible. The different armor sets help make the tougher fights a little easier, but that means hunting other creatures for different materials. Rinse and repeat, and that’s your gameplay loop. It may sound simple, but I had as much fun hunting my tenth Rathalos as my first.
And I’m not alone. In our Monster Hunter Wilds review, Ken calls it a “worthy successor to one of [his] favorite games of all time, one that’s bigger and bolder than its predecessor in nearly every way.” Just like me, Ken is nearing the hundred-hour mark, and his enthusiasm hasn’t started to wane.
Despite launching in late February, you can already get Monster Hunter Wilds for just $57.39 / £49.19 on Fanatical – that’s almost 20% off the retail price for a major game just weeks after its release. If you’ve been thinking of buying a copy of this new PC game, it makes sense to do it through Fanatical rather than paying full price.
If you do end up grabbing the game, you should check out the Monster Hunter Wilds character codes, which will help you make a cool hunter without having to spend ages in the character creator. You should also read our Monster Hunter Wilds quest list to see how many you need to complete before reaching the endgame.
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