Monster Hunter Wilds has opened to mostly positive reviews, with many outlets giving the latest entry a perfect score.
At the time of writing, Monster Hunter Wilds sits at an 89 on both Metacritic and Open Critic. The game is praised for being incredibly accessible, offering incredibly smooth gameplay. However, some say that this has been taken too far, feeling that it may have simplified too much to appeal to newcomers.
In our review, Features Editor Eric Switzer gave Monster Hunter Wilds a 4.5 out of five. He praises the world created for the new game, describing it as a "living, breathing" setting. However, he says that the game can be too easy and streamlined.
"It’s a streamlined Monster Hunter that goes to great lengths to avoid all of the fiddly (and often confusing) systems the series is known for," Eric writes. "That’s a noble goal and one that I ultimately found to be refreshing, but in its simplification, it naturally sacrifices some interesting complexity."
