New major update for Monster Hunter Wilds announced but fans aren’t happy
There is a new major update arriving for Monster Hunter Wilds. In this free content update, fans will get new monsters to take down, and a new limited-time event to score some rare rewards. However, fans continue to be disappointed in the state of the game and as a result, Steam reviews have plummeted to ‘Overwhelmingly Negative’.
The Steam user review score for Monster Hunter Wilds wasn’t great even at launch. The game has always had a mixed reception, in large part due to issues with performance. From the jump, Capcom made it clear that it was relying on Frame Generation techniques to reach 60FPS, with the system requirements specifically listing the feature. As a result, the game is often visually blurry and feels sluggish to play due to added latency.
This isn’t as bad for those with high-end, current-generation graphics cards like the RTX 5090, but for those playing on an older-gen GPU that doesn’t accelerate Frame Generation through hardware, the results can be very poor.
The issue was likely exacerbated via the Steam Summer Sale. Monster Hunter Wilds is featured prominently on the Steam Store with its 20% discount, but those waiting for the game to go on sale likely aren’t playing the game on a very current high-end PC, and so the recent reviews have been even worse than those at launch.
So far, Capcom has done very little to improve the optimisation side of Monster Hunter Wilds, and it doesn’t look like that will change with Title Update 2, which was just announced.
If you are playing Monster Hunter Wilds and are looking forward to the next update, then here is what you can expect:
- New monsters – Lagiacrus, Seregios and Arch-tempered Uth Duna
- Layered Weapons with customised appearances
- New Support Hunter – Mina (Sword & Shield)
- Photo mode enhancements
- Limited-time Festival of Accord event with summer-themed rewards
Perhaps now that the Steam User Review score has dropped so low, Capcom will publicly acknowledge the fan complaints around performance.
KitGuru Says: Have you tried Monster Hunter Wilds since launch? Have you had issues with performance?
