My extensive look at Monster Hunter Wilds took me through the first chapter. I won't spoil the story beats. Suffice it to say, you and the Hunter’s Guild have set up operations in a dangerous new realm,

"So for example, there may be monsters fighting each other in the background and have wounds that you didn't implement, but it's there because it was fighting a monster somewhere that players can't see," said Monster Hunter Wilds game director Yuya Tokuda.

Although more Japanese game studios have taken to developing with Unreal Engine in the past decade, there are still developers who take pride in using their own proprietary engine. While internal engines aren't usually branded,