Monster Hunter Wilds Trailer Showcases New Monsters, Updated Weapons, Series-Best Graphics, and Bonuses for World and Iceborne Players

Lina PortmanMay 31, 2024

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A new trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds, somewhat confusingly dubbed the “1st Trailer” despite being the second trailer counting the reveal, released during the State of Play PlayStation May 2024 display case, and damn, it looks good.

The trailer opens with some oddly earnest narrative crumbs that seem to hint at a missing persons case orbiting a child named Nata. Our hunter, accompanied by the new mistress Alma and the blacksmith Gemma, for whom the Internet will surely be completely normal and calm, soon sets out to bring down two new great monsters, the iconic sword in hand.

As always, the monsters are the stars. The first is a bear-like beast reminiscent of Goss Harag from Monster Hunter Rise, apparently known as the fanged beast Doshaguma. The second, nicknamed Dalthydon, looks almost like a snapping turtle but is built more like an armored gorilla. The main character uses new moves to hunt them down, including a sword parry combo, mounted heavy bowgun attacks, and an explosive heavy bowgun attachment.

Another major feature appeared in a PlayStation blog job: “Focus mode.” This reads like a brand new power-up with a special control scheme, with Capcom's Joseph Bustos describing it as a way for hunters to gain “more precise control over how they guard, aim and attack in order to target a monster's weak points for high damage.”

Monster Hunter Wilds features all 14 existing weapons, each receiving new actions or attacks. Some weapons also have attacks exclusive to Focus mode, which suggests we'll be budgeting a unique resource while entering and exiting the mode.

After Monster Hunter Rise, Monster Hunter Wilds has positioned itself as a direct sequel to Monster Hunter World and Iceborne, and today's trailer drives that home with bonuses for players with World save data and Iceborne. It's not much, but you'll get exclusive weapons and armor for your Palico cat companion in Wilds.

Monster Hunter Wilds is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X and PC in 2025.

Ahead of Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom's action RPG giant has reached 100 million copies sold, of which World and Rise have sold almost half in just a few years..