Summary
Although it’s still a while off, the excitement forMonster Hunter Wildsis building. This game will represent a major milestone for the franchise, being the first title natively released on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series, as well as the first generational leap sinceMonster Hunter Worldachieved mainstream success. The fifth generation has spreadMonster Hunterto plenty of new fans, but after six years, those fans are ready to seeMonster Hunter Wildstry something new.
Of course, that doesn’t mean they’ve fallen out of love with the older titles. In fact,Monster Hunter World’s player population started climbing before theWildsnews dropped, and its post-announcement explosion even brought Capcom on board with an official “Return to World” event.MH Worldand its Iceborne expansion are thriving again, and it would be a class act forMonster Hunter Wildsto acknowledge this by bringing one ofWorld’s biggest monsters back in an equally big way.
Plenty of Monster Hunter World Beasts Deserve To Be In Wilds
The obviousMonster Hunter Worldcreature to bring back forWildsis the flagship Nergigante, a non-elemental Elder Dragon focused on hunting others who have stepped out of line. Given the escalation of hunt targets in everyMonster Hunter, it’s an easy return to justify, but it’s not the onlymonster that could be reprized fromWorld. Plenty of fan favorites were produced in the 2018 game and its expansion, including:
These are just a sample ofWorld’s notable newcomers, but one literally stands head-and-shoulders above the rest.
A major story figure inMonster Hunter World, to the point of technically being the first monster players see, is the titanic Elder Dragon, Zorah Magdaros. It dominates a significant amount of the storyline, with its mysterious migration into the New World risking an environmental disaster. Zorah Magdaros' presence ultimately proves to be a symptom of greater threats, but the player still needs to fight it a couple of times to keep the beast at bay. Unfortunately,Monster Hunter World’s community has a hard timeappreciating Zorah Magdaros' boring hunts, with the Arch-Tempered variant often regarded as its only acceptable version. However, Zorah Magdaros could finally shine with a change of scenery.
Zorah Magdaros Would Be Great In Monster Hunter Wilds
Monster Hunter Wildshasn’t clarified what sort of level design it will have yet, but its teaser trailer makes an open-world look feasible. Visibly traversable area extends into the final shot’s distance, andMH Wilds' new mount will make navigatingits diverse terrain a breeze. It only makes sense for such a large play area to host equally large monsters, and that’s where Zorah Magdaros comes in. There could be siege missions inMonster Hunter Wilds, not unlike those for Kulve Taroth, where players need to team up with NPCs or a human raiding party to repel an especially large target. Given its size, Zorah Magdaros fits the bill.
How Zorah Magdaros Hunts Could Merge Monster Hunter World and Wilds
In fact, Zorah Magdaros might go better withMonster Hunter Wilds’ open air thanWorld’s constricted arenas. Zorah Magdaros could walk through a specific map region, with players able to quickly move around it with their multipurpose mounts. It’s not inconceivable that Zorah Magdaros could engage in a more traditionalMonster Hunterfight at points rather than its original equipment-heavy bouts, but they could still be referenced by another Nergigante being fought on its back.
Finally, Zorah Magdaros synergizes naturally withMonster Hunter Wilds’ stampedes and implied weather effects. Its nature as a mobile erupting volcano essentially combines the two, and basing an entire “weather” condition around a single Elder Dragon’s presence would be cool.Monster Hunter Wildsshould have plenty of room for Zorah Magdaros, and the more it makes players think ofMonster Hunter Worldin the process, the better.
