Summary
Monster Hunter Wildshas removed a popular feature that will be sorely missed among the fandom, scrapping the option to entertain an entire playthrough in the fictional Wyverian language. The Wyverians are a race found throughout the greaterMonster Hunterfranchise, resembling the human form but with added pointed ears, four-fingered hands, and a longer lifespan. However, Capcom’s decision to remove the Wyverian language option inMonster Hunter Wildshas been justified by the game’s executive director.
Monster Hunter Wildsis the successor to 2018’sMonster Hunter: World, returning players to their roles as Hunters who will navigate the Forbidden Lands filled with new and veteran monsters. Ahead of its February 28 release,Monster Hunter Wildsreceived a major PS5 update, which is thought to include high-resolution textures to address players’ feedback and further PS5 enhancements, since Capcom has yet to release the patch notes.
As reported by PC Gamer, the executive director ofMonster Hunter Wilds, Kaname Fujioka, revealed the latest installment would scrap the Wyverian language voice option in favor of real-life human languages. TheMonster Hunterfranchise has an impressive list of the strongest flying Wyvernstoo, and the Wyvernian language option was a favored feature by many players. Therefore, the decision to remove it is a disappointing one. However, Fujioka explained that the team was focusing more on the game’s narrative this time around, saying, “I’ve put a lot of focus on the story this time around.”
Monster Hunter Wilds Will Not Feature the Wyverian Language Playthrough
Fujioka expanded on the greater immersion players will receive by removing this feature and being exposed to the human languages on offer, including the Hunter character who will have dialogue lines for the first time in the series. “So you can’t have all that changed to a Monster Hunter Language, because I think it kind of wouldn’t make sense anymore as a storyline,” Fujioka noted, justifying the team’s decision to take a different route with this title. However, similar to howMonster Hunter Wildsplayers will discover a host of tricks on their own, players will also stumble across Wyverian still being spoken in certain conversations to keep the popular language integrated within this franchise entry.
With launch day fast approaching,Monster Hunter Wildsfans welcomed the game’s DLC release scheduleas a pre-release treat, and the line-up boasts plenty for players to look forward to. First up will be the free Title Update 1 with a Spring 2025 release window, featuring the leviathan serpent the Mizutsune, and the first Cosmetic Pack will also arrive in tandem. Next up, the Title Update 2, which is another free DLC, will debut in Summer 2025 alongside the second Cosmetic Pack.
