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What will reign next?
What will dominate conversations for weeks, months, or the rest of the year?
A lot of this build up started withMonster Hunter World.
It feels like a canon event for our timeline.
The secret sauce
A new Monster Hunter always feels like an event.
That’s the loop, and it’s as compelling as another run ofBalatroor another turn of Civilization.
Crucially, Monster Hunter Wilds has a few key strengths going in.
Firstly, there’s been a calculated push for approachability.
My playthrough of the opening hours felt well-guided.
For a long time, Monster Hunter games didn’t really have well-defined storylines with serious stakes or motivations.
(Ironically, spinoffs like Monster Hunter Stories are much bigger on this.)
What’s most exciting is the treatment and description of hunters as a whole.
The role they play, the power they wield, and the difference they you!
make in this world.
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