The Monster Hunter Wilds open beta has just ended, and fans will now have to wait till the end of February 2025 to get back to hitting big monsters with big weapons. The PC version of the beta was unfortunately riddled with bugs and performance issues, but it was very well received overall, and is shaping up to be one of 2025’s biggest launches.
Now that the beta is over, fans have started everything they like and dislike about that game. However, there seems to be a trend when it comes to creating a character. It seems a lot ofMonster Hunter Wildsplayers are creating characters that look like older versions of theirMonster Hunter Worldcharacters.
That’s One Way To Maintain Continuity
When it comes to the Monster Hunter series, there is very little in terms of continuity. Yes, there are returning monsters, the same weapons, and of course, the Hunter’s Guild, but each game is essentially a different story with different characters set in the same universe. This trend of aging up previous characters feels like the players' way of maintaining continuity.
A lot of players have shared the World and Wilds versions of their characters on the Monster Hunter Wilds subreddit, and most are quite impressive. It’s worth noting that due to the graphical improvements and more robust character creator of Wilds, a similar looking character usually just looks better. Kind of like how you look better than in your teenage pictures.
Many of the creators have played it smartly, giving their Monster Hunter Wilds characters a bit more white hair, making tattoos a bit faded, and scars a bit lighter. While it makes no difference in gameplay, it’s always fun to have a bit of head-canon where your character has gone through the events of all the games. However, they keep losing weapons between games.
If they’re not creating older versions of their characters from Monster Hunter World, players have beenbringing popular characters from different IPs into the game. You’ll see the likes of Malenia from Elden Ring, Majima and Kiryu from Like a Dragon, Luffy from One Piece, and even Ronald McDonald with a Palico looking like Grimace.
However, some players have gone even further, by bringing their favourite video game director into the game. A number of players haveshown love for Final Fantasy 14’s Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida by adding him into the game.
Monster Hunter Wilds
WHERE TO PLAY
The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality.Fulfill your duty as a Hunter by tracking and defeating powerful monsters and forging strong new weapons and armor from the materials you harvest from your hunt as you uncover the connection between the people of the Forbidden Lands and the locales they inhabit.The ultimate hunting experience awaits you in Monster Hunter Wilds.
