When the original Monster Hunter Stories launched back in 2016, Capcom’s series’ wasn’t exactly unloved, yet it was still a relatively niche concern in the west – loved by a dedicated core, but yet to capture the mainstream imagination.
How much can change over five years. Its sequel launches to a world that’s truly fallen for Monster Hunter – thanks in no small part to the breakout success of Monster Hunter World, which opened up the series to a whole new audience, which was followed up handsomely by this year’s exquisite Monster Hunter Rise.
Monster Hunter Stories 2 picks up the turn-based template of the original, and once again is being handled by Capcom’s internal team with the assistance of Marvelous – only this time it’s coming to both Switch and PC (where you can expect 144fps support among other bells and whistles), and day and date with its release in Japan.
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