Some games have definitely used weapon durability systems better than others. Dying Light , for example, allows for repairing and upgrading weapons. In Monster Hunter , your weapons become less sharp as you use them, limiting what you can cut through, but the game allows for the use of whetstones in order to sharpen them again (though different weapons have different limits). The weapons in Fire Emblem break after you’ve gone through the number of uses per weapon, but most of the weapons are so easy to replace that it doesn’t become a consistent detraction from the game, it simply adds to the strategy per

Among the Plesioth's many powerful moves are the infamous hip check, which can catch even the quickest hunters off-guard. It can also steal a huge portion of a player's health with its devastating and far-reaching water jets, meaning that not even Gunners are safe from this aquatic menace's wrath. As if it's not fearsome enough, the Green Plesioth is way more aggressive and can induce sl

Enter Antonio and Lester; they are the official masters of the frying pan. While pragmatically you are probably more interested in having these trained chefs in your castle cooking your meals, it is more charming to have them bludgeoning baddies with a cast-iron skil

Since Monster Hunter Rise has been out for a while, it has a lot more content than Wild Hearts. This includes the Sunbreak expansion, which adds new monsters and some returning ones , new weapons and armor sets, a new story, and new areas to hunt monsters and gather materi

Palicoes, the felyne sidekicks often seen accompanying hunters on their quests, have been around since Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and are still present in Monster Hunter Rise. The game also adds a new canyne sidekick and mount through the Palamute , which can be ridden for faster traversal and even ridden in com

Monster Hunter Stories 2 is the perfect game for anyone who wants to keep living in the world of Monster Hunter without having to do any of the actual hunting. It takes all the ideas and mechanics from the original Monster Hunter Stories and refines them to create a better experience with a great story and satisfying gamep

But games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild have gotten a lot of hate for its weapon durability setup. In Breath of the Wild, you go through weapons and shields extremely quickly, and they’re just broken and unusable once you’ve used them up. This game falls into that exact, problematic description that I’ve given above. Considering how great the rest of the game is, it’s unfortunate that so many people could not get past the durability sys

The Monster Hunter series has always seemingly had a fascination with food. From its barbecuing mini-game, to the attention to detail found in the cutscene where your food is prepared, this is a series that has a culinary curiosity. It shouldn't be a surprise, then, that it has a number of joke weapons based on f

_Updated on March 9, 2025, by Kyle Chamaillard: It's been a minute since this list was last surveyed, so we're revisiting it to include more information about each title and to rank recent games like Monster Hunter: Wilds, Monster Hunter Stories 2, and Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbrea

These two were among the first batch of monsters introduced, and they're still among the strongest. The Rathian's acrobatic tail swipes hit fast and cover a wide radius, while the Rathalos breathes fireballs that leave burning trails behind them. Both of them gain extra attacks when they're hurt, and they have even stronger variants in the Gold Rathian and Silver Ratha

The reveal trailer for Wild Hearts shows off a breathtaking world steeped in Japanese architecture and mythology. The game's first video introduces players to the world of Azuma, a lush landscape filled with a variety of unusual creatures. Wild Hearts looks to follow in a similar hunting gameplay style to Monster Hunter Wilds Online Guide Hunter , showing off some of the massive beasts players will fight throughout their adventure. Some highlights of the initially revealed “Kemono” include a colossal boar covered in moss and algae, a giant squirrel that causes trees to grow, and a wolf in a frozen tun

Wild Hearts comes as the latest game to join EA's line-up of “EA Originals,” a publishing initiative between EA and other development studios. EA has already seen massive success with several games published through the EA Originals program including 2021 Game of the Year It Takes Two and Coldwood Interactive's Unravel . The unique mix of giant monsters and technology will look to set Wild Hearts apart from its inspiration when it launches early next y

The Zinogre is fearsome in either its regular form, which first debuted in Monster Hunter Portable 3rd , as well as its variants, either the draconic Stygian Zinogre or the Thunderlord Zinogre. In any of its forms, the Zinogre holds so much electricity in its body that it can use it to power up like a Super Saiyan, but in the case of the Thunderlord Zinogre, it spends the entire hunt charged