Of these new features, Focus Mode is the standout. Focus Mode lets you inflict and identify Wounds, which are weak spots on monsters, and strike them directly. This inflicts massive damage, stuns the ...

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I thought I would miss the Wirebug from 2021’s Monster Hunter Rise. Not just because of the verticality and fluidity it introduced to traversal, but also because of its vital role in combat–whether ...

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After 50 hours, sixty hunter ranks and five pieces of Arkveld armor, I believe I have put enough time into Monster Hunter Wilds to offer my perspective as a wholly new player to the series. (Well, ...

The latest rendition of using gigantic weapons to slay even bigger beasts might have finally hit its peak. With Monster Hunter Wilds, players can finally experience a fully open Monster Hunter world ...

After Monster Hunter: World blew the doors of the series wide open for a huge new audience in 2018 and Monster Hunter Rise gave us high-flying Wirebugs to more quickly zip around in 2021, it makes a ...