This week, Monster Hunter Wilds beta opened its highly anticipated beta to the gaming community, and everyone is excited. As fans get a first taste of Capcom’s latest take on the Monster Hunter franchise, with 400,000 players jumping into the action on Steam, more can be expected of these thrilling hunts and immersive new settings.
Monster Hunter Wilds features exciting new additions, such as an all-new character and companion Palico creator. Character creation and progress in early missions can be carried over to the full release, allowing the game to keep your customizations when it finally comes out. Beta participants can engage in two main hunts: The Chatacabra trial, a trial quest that is a tutorial quest, and a later battle with Doshaguma, a huge creature that shows off the game’s new combat action.
What Monster Hunter Wilds beta reveals
One of the highlights of Monster Hunter Wilds betas is the co-op mode, which allows you to hunt monsters with your friends or with NPC allies. Likewise, crossplay enables players on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S to fight or prove their worth in multiplayer battles. Due to its beta, the SOS flares even let players call in backup as they battle creepy monsters!
The vast desert landscapes are explored in vast desert savannah landscapes that you travel the around the on a rideable beast known as the Seikret, giving you the speed and exploration not from previous titles. Final Fantasy Chocobo-like, fierce take lets you run wild terrain and be in action faster. Hunters can switch weapons fluidly to stay flexible in their strategies on the fly, even as they navigate the conflicts of complex topography or changing behavior of monstrous enemies such as the Doshaguma.
In the Monster Hunter Wilds beta stage, the game’s developers are rewarding beta players with exclusive in-game items, including Mega Potions and Armor Spheres. Early progression and exploration of the game world, plus these bonuses, make for a preview more than that. The response and feedback for Monster Hunter Wilds have been so enthusiastic that it looks as if this is going to be a flagship release when it hits the market.
Monster Hunter Wilds will release on February 28, 2025, leaving fans a few months to prepare their systems and craft hunting squads. The game is now available in beta on Steam, with over 400,000 players helping to test this massive world and new features. Capcom’s new entry into the franchise promises rich and immersive environments, with the added bonus of cross-platform play (meaning PC, PlayStation, and Xbox players can all work together flawlessly).
If you’re going to jump into Monster Hunter Wilds beta and the original game, you’ll be required to meet the system requirements so you’ll have a smooth game. Here’s a breakdown:
Minimum requirements
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- RAM: 16 GB
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT with 6 GB VRAM
- Storage: 140 GB SSD
- DirectX: Version 12
Recommended requirements
- Processor: Intel Core i5-11600K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT with 8 GB VRAM
- RAM: 16 GB
- Storage: 140 GB SSD
This leaves plenty of storage demand behind, and most recommend a fast SSD for optimal load times and gameplay fluidity, especially when using higher graphics settings. Monster Hunter Wilds has been designed to reach 60 FPS on medium settings on recommended specs by leveraging the latest hardware brought to market by Capcom. The game is also cross-platform, has a huge player base, and is one of the most exciting games for cooperative play in early 2025.
The beta has shown how Monster Hunter Wilds will deliver one of the richest environments in the series, complete with copious hunts to tackle and the exciting thrill of eventually beating those huge Concordats. Capcom’s decision to include crossplay, a unique mount, and a combination of solo and cooperative hunts has proven popular with the community, building significant momentum for the game’s full release.
Capcom has fashioned an atmosphere of nostalgia and innovation, mixing old and new, as the Monster Hunter Wilds beta rolls out. The best features have been checked and passed into the mix. There’s tons more to come, with each player giving feedback on the beta to refine that even further.
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