Debate about the setting of the Monster Hunter series has raged for years now. Is it post-apocalyptic? Is it post-disaster but not quite post-apocalyptic? Is it just set in a time when civilization wasn't as technologically advanced?
A big reason for this debate comes from the Artian Armor set, which has been prevalent throughout the series' history. Despite looking semi-futuristic, the armor is described as being "made from the remains of an excavated artifact. Its origins are a mystery lost to time."
Monster Hunter Wilds is a more approachable, if slightly more mindless Monster Hunter.
It's theorized that a disaster similar to that of the Schrade Kingdom, which was destroyed by Fatalis, had befallen the world, setting it back in time, thus explaining the Artian Armor. However, this has never been confirmed in the lore.
After dozens of entries in the franchise, Monster Hunter Wilds has given us our biggest hint as to what'd previously happened, confirming theories that the games are set in a post-apocalyptic world.
Monster Hunter Wilds goes some way to confirming the series' post-apocalyptic setting.
It explains that Wyveria and the Wyverian people were so technologically advanced they could create...
