Monster Hunter Wilds News

'It runs awful. It looks awful': Monster Hunter Wilds performance issues put a dampener on its record-breaking concurrents as it settles into an early Mixed rating on Steam

I'm now over 100 hours into Monster Hunter Wilds, yet between a respectable rig and a CPU upgrade a few hours into playing, I gotta say: The game runs kinda bum. That seems to be the most commonly shared sentiment among the game's negative Steam reviews right now too, with the first few hours of launch seeing it dip below 50% positive into a 'Mixed' rating...
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Palworld's developer gives staff day off after Monster Hunter Wilds causes 'a series of mysterious reports from many employees that they may feel unwell'

Monster Hunter Wilds is, well, real popular right now. With over 1.1 million people hopping into the game on Steam alone in less than 6 hours, it seems like everyone and their Palicos are venturing into the wastes to slay some beasties. So much so, in fact, that several companies in Japan are simply throwing up their hands and saying fine, fine, take the day off...
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How to change appearance in Monster Hunter Wilds

Want to change appearance in Monster Hunter Wilds? Let me guess: you accidentally made an absolute monstrosity of a hunter and are rapidly regretting your decision. Honestly, sometimes characters just don't look the same in the game as they do in the creator—something about the light maybe? You're kind of in luck, though, since Wilds features an option to change appearance...
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I suffered with an unruly Seikret in Monster Hunter Wilds for 50 hours before tweaking these control settings changed my hunter's life

h, Monster Hunter Wilds' chocobo. Uh, I mean Seikret. These adorable feathered creatures are a new addition to the series, letting me hop on and travel across maps at lighting speed, store a secondary weapon I can swap out mid-fight, and access hard-to-reach areas tucked away across the Forbidden Lands...
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Monster Hunter Wilds Steam reviews are divided, but the player count is huge

Monster Hunter Wilds has already climbed to a colossal Steam player count within its first few hours. The long-awaited successor to Monster Hunter World and Rise, Capcom's two best-selling games ever, Wilds is already shaping up to contend for that title based on its early response. It's not all good news, however - as expected based on the beta test and review reports, optimization concerns have left many unhappy. Currently, the initial review score for the new RPG sits at 'mixed,' with frame rate issues chief among the criticisms.

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