Monster Hunter Wilds Reviews
Once it gets its claws in, it’s hard to escape Monster Hunter Wilds’ grasp. It balances high-octane spectacle with the kind of meditative RPG progression hooks that live service games dream of. It’s a successful evolution from Monster Hunter World, though one that still can’t quite find the best way to introduce new players to its intimidating world.
Monster Hunter Wilds is confident, bold, and one of the best Monster Hunter games ever, thanks to its ability to stand on the giant shoulders of Worlds and improve it in virtually every way.
Monster Hunter Wilds is the natural evolution of the formula introduced in Monster Hunter World, and one of the best entries in the series. While veterans may find the lower challenge level noticeable, and performance could definitely be better on PC, the improved onboarding and accessibility, a surprisingly engaging main campaign, excellent map and monster design, and refined combat make this entry a must-play for both newcomers and seasoned Hunters alike.
The new open zones and more complex monster behaviors are impressive and interesting to explore, and as always, hunts can be challenging, rewarding, exhausting, and fun.
Monster Hunter Wilds is one of the most exciting games of recent years. It further polishes the winning intuitions of Monster Hunter World and grafts them into a living, changing open world to deliver a first-rate synaesthetic spectacle in the most successful instalment of the prestigious Capcom series. Repetitive by its very nature, but if the exquisite arcade action grabs you there's no escaping it.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Monster Hunter Wilds is bold and beautiful.
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Few games can match the satisfaction of Monster Hunter - and Monster Hunter Wilds might just be the most satisfying instalment yet. Capcom has fine tuned the act of felling colossal foes, creating one of the most rewarding games of the generation in the process. While the overall package is held back by a stalling story campaign and questionable performance, Wilds is an outstanding action RPG at its core, and a worthy successor to the almighty World.
Monster Hunter Wilds is a giant stomp towards a bigger and brighter future for the beast-slaying series. Despite the sluggish pace of its story and a few muddy textures on base PS5, it's clear Capcom hasn’t bitten off more than it can chew. Wilds is a triumphant culmination of mechanics, monsters, and ideas that have been masterfully forged from 21 years of collective knowledge and experience. The result is nothing short of a carefully honed blade that manages to slice its own path and stand proudly amongst Monster Hunter greats. If Monster Hunter World was the appetizer, then Wilds is the full-blown main course. Now, if you don’t mind, I have a date with Rathalos and a new Great Sword to make.
Monster Hunter Wilds delivers a ton of incredible new content, buried underneath the usual UI nightmare plus a long, interminable campaign. The new features of the game are fun and exciting once the game opens up, and there are a ton of awesome new monsters to battle. The graphics, as always, are stunning. But wading through the mud of this story for 15-20 hours is downright painful, and the franchise's tradition of not explaining itself is getting extremely old. There is a fabulous Monster Hunter game here, but sooner or later this franchise is going to have to wake up to the need to wipe the slate clean and open the doors for new players. Instead, Monster Hunter Wilds feels like it is going in the other direction.
Although it’s possible that Monster Hunter Wilds could put off some veterans who started early with the series, it’s made a massive jump in progress towards being a more well-rounded game that is inviting to a much broader audience
In just about any other game, even a single boss fight that displayed this level of carefully detailed lifelikeness would count as a major highlight. But in the context of Monster Hunter Wilds, the examples above can almost feel unremarkable, because—as in much of this series—the entire roster of creatures is suffused with the same level of care, detail, and life.
There's no doubt about it, Monster Hunter Wilds is one of the best games of the year, and something we'll be talking about a lot throughout 2025. I can't wait for all the free updates coming in the next months, as well as the inevitable expansion.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
This is the pinnacle of the series, a definitive experience . Monster Hunter Wilds offers everything that players have longed for from previous installments. It borrows heavily from World and mirrors certain elements of Rise . All in all, it's a must-play game for any fan of the series, and we highly recommend it.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Extremely generous from start to finish, it improves and modernizes a recipe that has already proven itself and conquered millions of players.
Review in French | Read full review
Once these games click for you, you will never be able to stop playing them. Wilds is the perfect introduction. If you have never tried this type of game before, then give it a try and hopefully you will be hooked after a few hunts.
Review in German | Read full review
Monster Hunter Wilds marks the beginning of a new era for Capcom's hunting game, offering a very rich catalog of new features and additions that more than worthily open the race towards the final goal of post-launch support: offering the audience the best Monster Hunter ever.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Monster Hunter Wilds is another excellent addition to the long-running series, adding new fun mechanics such as Focus Mode that bring life to its stable of weapons. Environments are also larger and feel more alive while confronting the game’s strongest monsters can feel like an epic, movie-worthy showdown thanks to great visuals and music that will make you want to run over hot coals. The game does have occasional performance hiccups and the large maps can be a bit confusing and unwieldy to navigate. The monster count could also be better. Despite its issues, Monster Hunter Wilds represents another step in the right direction, boasting some of the best — if not the best — grounded combat in the franchise plus excellent monster fights. I can’t wait to see how it shapes up after additional updates and its future Master Rank expansion.
Ultimately, I can only review what’s in front of me, and as it stands, this game shows promise that isn’t fully realized yet. Given the strength of its foundation, I’m excited to see where it’s headed in two years. If Capcom delivers, the expansion could very well be the best Monster Hunter yet.