This morning, a magical thing occurred to me: the form-hugging RPG Monster Hunter Wilds will be the first time I, a cat dad, get to play a Monster Hunter game. It’s going to be awesome! “What the hell is this?!” I’ll say, pointing to a Doshaguma in a way that foolishly suggests I expect it to care. “Mraow,” it’ll reply, knock back my coffee, then go back to sleep. “You’re the one!” I’ll shout, pointing to the Palico I spent six hours building that looks exactly like it. “That doesn’t look anything like me, you stinking moron,” it’ll suggest, frowning, then yelling at an ant for a while.
Well, at least I have the video games — that comes out February 28, 2025. Here's a trailer from last night's Sony-me-doo:
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As expected, it looks large and beautiful, but the choice of the Palicoes to speak human language still bothers me deeply. I was so enamored of their silly cat puns that I interviewed the localization team a while ago and wasn’t convinced they would have the same effect when spoken out loud. There’s also the series’ traditional “this creature whose territory we’re using to invade and tear to pieces is somehow hostile to us. Heroes of courage, unite!” line, which I wrote about here , but is now the norm. I’m past the point of trying to take Monster Hunter stories seriously — I just want to bash a big lizard.
All doubts aside, I am a mark of the beast, and perhaps an even bigger mark for RE Engine, so I can't wait to stick my face in this, just like my cat starts sticking her face in a pot of boiling egg water. There is fresh water right thereYou're a little criminal. Our Edwin had access to a demo for Wilds earlier this year, you can find it here.