Building on the phenomenal success of Monster Hunter World, Capcom is revolutionizing the series with Monster Hunter Wilds.
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A New Hunting Ground: Seamless Open World
Monster Hunter Wilds boldly reimagines the Monster Hunter experience, transforming epic hunts into a vibrant, interconnected world with a dynamic, real-time ecosystem.
In a Summer Game Fest interview, producer Ryozo Tsujimoto, executive director Kaname Fujioka, and director Yuya Tokuda discussed the game's transformative design. They highlighted the seamless gameplay and immersive environment that reacts to player actions.
Like its predecessors, players are hunters exploring a new land, discovering new creatures and resources. However, the Summer Game Fest demo showcased a significant departure from the series' mission-based structure. Wilds features a seamless open world, allowing for unrestricted exploration, hunting, and environmental interaction.
"Seamlessness is central to Monster Hunter Wilds," Fujioka explained. "We aimed to create detailed, immersive ecosystems requiring a seamless world filled with freely huntable monsters."
A Dynamic and Living World
The demo featured diverse environments, including desert settlements and expansive biomes, populated with monsters and NPC hunters. This new approach eliminates timed missions, providing a more freeform hunting experience. Fujioka emphasized the importance of world interaction: "We focused on interactions like monster packs pursuing prey and their conflicts with human hunters. These characters have 24-hour behavior patterns, creating a dynamic, organic world."
Monster Hunter Wilds also incorporates real-time weather changes and fluctuating monster populations. Director Yuya Tokuda attributed this dynamic world to new technology: "Creating a massive, evolving ecosystem with more monsters and interactive characters was a huge challenge. Environmental changes occur simultaneously, something previously impossible."
The success of Monster Hunter World provided invaluable lessons shaping Wilds' development. Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto highlighted the impact of a global perspective: "We approached Monster Hunter World with a global mindset, focusing on simultaneous worldwide release and extensive localization. This global approach helped us consider players unfamiliar with the series and how to attract them."
