Whether or not you are speaking about its fandom or its stars, Monster Hunter Wilds is likely one of the largest video games of 2025, and it is not even had its official launch but. The event crew at Capcom aren’t slacking although, and IGN sat down with Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto and Director Yuya Tokuda at IGN Fan Fest to search out out what’s subsequent for Monster Hunter Wilds as soon as the sport launches on February 28. There’s a new space that can have you ever wanting to drag on the thermal underwear, a particular merchandise pack for Fan Fest viewers, and a live-action trailer that can depart you extra excited than a Lala Barina at a floristry conference.
Model new to the collection, Iceshard Cliffs area is described as “a frigid land swept with snowy blizzards.” If you happen to missed the trailer that gave us a sneak peek at it, assume gorges constructed of ice and rock, ruins peeking by way of glaciers, and treacherous wanting caves.
“The brand new locale known as the Iceshard Cliffs, which has [a lot of] chilly climate, and throughout the inclemency, which is the tough climate within the recreation, it form of seems very darkish, particularly within the trailers that had been revealed, however while you’re really taking part in it’s totally dynamic within the colours, and you possibly can see a totally different facet of the locale as you are taking part in,” guarantees Tokuda.
The surroundings is likely to be desktop wallpaper worthy, however what hardened Monster Hunters actually care about is the wildlife roaming round these snowy websites, and Monster Hunter Wilds’ Iceshard Cliffs feels like they will not be disappointing anybody on that entrance.
“There are, exterior of the returning monsters which have the ice factor, there are another monsters that had been additionally proven within the trailer, such because the flying Leviathan-type monster, Hirabami,” says Tokuda.
“Hirabamis transfer in herds, and you possibly can see within the trailer, however there’s additionally a bigger monster behind the herd of the Hirabami, which is the apex monster of the Ice Shard Cliffs, and it is a very massive monster and has numerous assaults, and we hope everyone enjoys it.”
Gaga for Gore Magala
For the reason that interview, it has been revealed that the brand new apex monster known as Jin Dahaad, which seems form of like if a dragon fell into a silverware drawer and then had a nap in your freezer. One other monster followers might need noticed is our outdated pal Gore Magala, who appeared in Monster Hunter 4.
“We additionally had a recognition ballot with the monsters, and it was in fifth place, and it is also highly regarded within the North American area, and we hope everyone seems ahead to preventing this monster,” added Tsujimoto.
Tsujimoto and Tokuda additionally had some recommendation for gamers going through a couple of the more durable monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds – the ‘White Wraith’ Arkveld and Nerscylla – both throughout the beta or when the sport is launched in a few days.
“So in Monster Hunter Wilds, we now have the flagship monster, Arkveld,” says Tokuda.
“It wasn’t utterly difficult, however it typically goes on with full-strength assaults. It has, like, a mixture of each. The assaults that Arkveld makes use of, it makes use of its wings, which may stretch from brief to fairly lengthy. And it has a wide selection of assaults, so it is actually exhausting to get used to at first. Hopefully, throughout the open beta check, too, everyone loved preventing Arkveld. I feel that utilizing SOS flares to produce other folks play with you and make it easier to hunt, having fun with multiplayer, actually helps with this monster.
“This additionally applies for different massive monsters, however when the big monsters have huge assaults, they are typically a little bit extra weak to focus strikes, which then you should utilize to deal extra injury to it. So it is a good probability so that you can deal extra injury when the monsters do a very huge assault. And on prime of that, you can even carry two weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds, so you possibly can have one weapon as your alternative and the secondary weapon to be a component weapon so that you could deal injury in response to the monster.”
There was additionally some recommendation for the arachnophobes coping with the Temnoceran Nerscylla, an agile prey with sleep and poison assaults.
“Nerscylla makes use of many components that may put gamers to sleep, and that may be tough typically,” explains Tsujimoto. “So while you face a monster that makes use of components, it is good if you should utilize objects, however I additionally assume that as a result of we now have Seikret launched in Monster Hunter Wilds, when you’re driving on the Seikret, Seikret can routinely evade monster assaults, a number of the monster assaults.”
“So when your well being is working low, you possibly can hop in your Seikret and use potions whereas driving it and additionally repair your standing, so utilizing Seikret to your profit can be a very sturdy level when preventing monsters.”
Monster Hunter Wilds is accessible for pre-order now and shall be launched on February 28, 2025, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X|S, and Steam, and there’s already a treasure trove of additional content material ready to maintain the journey going. The primary is a spring replace that can add water monster Mizutsune to the Forbidden Lands, with Occasion Quests and unspecified further updates to observe. One other monster will be part of the celebration in summer season, and Capcom has another delights up its armored sleeves, too.
“There are three title updates which have been introduced already, and aside from that, there are further contents that we now have deliberate down the road and a number of different title updates, so we hope folks can take pleasure in it for a very very long time,” says Tsujimoto.
“Precise paid DLC contents would come with primarily beauty content material, resembling gestures and face paint and stamp stickers, so we do have these additionally deliberate down the road, so we hope everyone who’s fascinated by it additionally seems ahead to it.”
We Have the Meats
And since you’ve checked out IGN throughout the Fan Fest celebrations, Capcom has a particular pack only for you. You’ll declare the Hunter Helper: Power Pack from an in-game NPC. Codes can be found beginning February 24 by way of IGN Rewards whereas provides final and are redeemable starting February 28, 2025. See phrases and circumstances right here.
Contained in the Hunter Well being: Power Pack
- Uncooked Meat x 10
- Effectively-Performed Steak x 10
- Vitality Drink x 10
- Sprint Juice x 3
- Historic Potion x 1
“Contained in the merchandise pack, we now have well-done steaks, which in case you eat it, you possibly can maximize your well being and not solely replenish it, but additionally enhance the utmost quantity of well being you will have,” explains Tokuda.
“And also you even have the ingredient of the well-done steak, which is the uncooked meat, so you possibly can prepare dinner it while you run out of your well-done meat. We even have the sprint juice, that are objects which can be a little bit tougher to acquire, so when you will have them readily available, they are going to most likely be very helpful to you. Additionally, within the ice shard cliffs, there may be Nursilla, and Nursilla makes use of the sleep components to make the hunters go to sleep. Earlier than you utterly go to sleep, in case you take the power drink, you possibly can keep away from falling asleep and proceed looking so possibly with this merchandise pack, you possibly can hold it and put it aside till you combat Nursilla and make use of it.”
Try our last hands-on preview with Monster Hunter Wilds when you watch for the complete launch on February 28, and remember to tune into extra IGN Fan Fest between February 24 – 28, 2025 with streams day-after-day that includes a new ID@Xbox showcase, Daredevil: Born Once more, Mickey 17, Murderer’s Creed: Shadows, and far more.