With Monster Hunter Wilds lastly so shut you possibly can virtually odor it (sweat, damp cat, and a lingering whiff of dung bomb, could be my guess), Capcom has teased extra of what is coming in its first post-launch content material replace, now confirmed to be launching in “early April”.
This is not the primary time Capcom has mentioned Monster Hunter Wilds’ Title Replace 1, after all; earlier this month, it revealed everybody’s favorite bubble dragon Mizutsune could be the primary post-launch monster becoming a member of Wilds. However now, on the eve of the sport’s launch, it is moreover teased a “new degree of problem”, that’ll manifest as a monster of “formidable energy” someplace above the harder Tempered variants at the moment discovered in-game.
Its announcement additionally alluded to “one other difficult monster”, but it surely’s unclear if this can be a reference to Mizutsune or a 3rd new monster. Both approach – as I famous in my overview this week – Wilds’ issue feels prefer it skews somewhat low in the intervening time, even the place Tempered monsters are concerned, so it’s going to be good get one thing somewhat harder to deal with so early into its lifespan.
And there is extra. Capcom has additionally teased a “new place to assemble” for hunters who’ve accomplished the primary story, offering someplace for associates to “meet, talk, have meals collectively, and extra”. And by extra, I assume it means arm wrestle. Presently, Wilds does not have a centralised gathering hub in the identical approach earlier Monster Hunters video games did, so the addition ought to create a welcome social focus for gamers. And hopefully we’ll get some seasonal decor to admire as soon as the post-launch quests begin rolling in.
However earlier than Title Replace 1’s “early April” launch, Monster Hunter Wilds is about to obtain a 15GB day one replace – though Capcom hasn’t but detailed what it’s going to embody. Hopefully, it’s going to deal with the technical tough spots evident within the pre-launch model – which Digital Foundry referred to as “undercooked” on PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S, though the PS5 Professional model fares higher.
