Everything We Learned About Monster Hunter Wilds at Gamescom

As you would expect, a new Monster Hunter game will undoubtedly feature a slew of quality-of-life changes that both veterans and newcomers to the series will appreciate. One of the biggest changes comes Monster Hunter Wilds‘ map, which is now 3D. In the past, maps were flat while trying to communicate the sheer density of the different biomes, making them a bit confusing for players who weren’t familiar with the layouts of the areas. Now it should be a lot of easier to maneuver Wilderness‘huge new environments.

When you’re in a big fight, you’ll typically be picking at weak points in hopes of crippling the monster’s movement or abilities and gaining monster parts, which used to break off and appear as shiny bits that you had to manually collect. That doesn’t seem to be the case anymore, and now you automatically pick up smaller pieces as you break monster parts, meaning you no longer have to rush in and out of battle to grab every last scrap. You still have to cut off larger pieces, like tails, and dead monsters can now be climbed on to harvest them. And hey, if you’re sore after a fight or on your way to another fight and don’t want to have to choose between your different potions, there’s now a dynamic healing option that chooses the best one based on your health.

Funny enough, explosive barrels (which was previously static) can now be picked up and thrown at enemies, and potentially even teammates. There are a million little changes like this that should make dealing with all the practical stuff outside of killing monsters easier and more accessible than it was in its predecessors. Oh, and as a fun aside that I’ll also chalk up to “quality of life changes,” explosive barrels (which used to be static) can now be picked up and thrown at enemies, and possibly even teammates. See, being able to troll my friends is important to the “quality” of my “life”. It counts!