Throughout its showcase on March 25, Capcom teased the return of a fan-favorite monster to Monster Hunter Wilds for its second title replace, coming this summer time.
Within the showcase, a fleeting few seconds on the finish of the video present the signature lengthy, taloned claws of Lagiacrus. Launched in Monster Hunter 3, Lagiacrus is a mammoth Leviathan. Shifting colours between gray-blue when dry, and deep blue when moist, Lagiacrus has been a fan-favorite for a while, attaining third place in Monster Hunter’s twentieth anniversary vote for Hunters’ Alternative of prime monster.
Beforehand holding a flagship monster title for the third era, followers of the collection knew Lagiacrus was being teased as quickly as underwater noises had been heard, nodding to its hunt location in earlier video games. Beforehand, encounters with Lagiacrus have taken place underwater, so this is hoping the same struggle type will likely be obtainable when the second title replace arrives in Summer season 2025.
Underwater fight hasn’t featured in any of the collection’ installments since Monster Hunter 3, often known as Tri, so Lagiacrus has been largely uncared for since its first look, however the teaser understandably has Hunters keen to find the context it’s going to manifest in all through Wilds.
Lagiacrus was slated to return to Monster Hunter World and Rise, however Capcom acknowledged it confronted points with the skeletal construction of the leviathan within the engines used to create the video games.
Capcom additionally introduced the contents of the primary Monster Hunter Wilds title replace, in addition to the brand new Blossomdance occasion which takes place over a restricted time and transforms the sport’s new Grand Hub space.