Duringanother Capcom Special Program streamat Tokyo Game Show 2020, more gameplay details were revealed forMonster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.The livestream reconfirms that Red is not the player but is considered a legendary Monster Rider in the world. TheStories 2protagonist is a descendant of Red (the grandson) and you’ll be able to customize your protagonist in very different ways.
You can also chose from the main weapons in the mainlineMonster Hunterseries (sword and shield, hammer, hunting horn, and longsword), and four more weapons will be revealed at a later date.
Ena (a Wyverian girl) accompanies the protagonist and has been entrusted with an egg by a Ratha; she possesses a Kinship stone which is used by riders to bond with their mounts. Which is strange because she’s not a rider herself, but this contradiction seems to be key to the story (though details are still unknown).
There will collaboration content betweenStories 2andMonster Hunter Rise, with more details on that content coming soon.Monster Hunter Riselaunches worldwide on July 23, 2025 onSwitch.Stories 2is coming on Switch worldwide in Summer 2021. There will also bethree amiibo figuresdepicting the new riding companion Palamute, the classic fighting companion Palico, and the flagship monster of the game Magnamalo.
The most recent entry in theMonster Hunterfranchise wasMonster Hunter World: Iceborne.Itslatest developer diarystarred executive/art director Kaname Fujioka and director Ichihara Daisuke and covered a slew of topics and updates for the title. It includes Rajang, Layered Armor, a new volcanic region for the Guiding Lands, and more. Players also receivedtwo new patchescalled update versions 11.00 and 11.01, which included bug fixes and balance adjustments among other gameplay improvements.
OverallMonster Hunter Worldhas sold over14 million copies, including sales of the recent expansion packIceborne. In other newsResident Evil 2came toIceborneback in November along with some hilariously out of place Claire Redfield and Leon Kennedy costumes. Of course the series has always been rather touch-in-cheek about these things, so it’s definitely part of its weird sense of humor.
Monster Hunter Worldis available now onPS4,Xbox One, and PC. TheIceborneexpansion for the titlewe found to be phenomenaland is available now on consoles. The expansioncame out for PC in Januaryand you may check out our review for thathere.
