While very much evolution over revolution, Monster Hunter Wilds is nonetheless the most thrilling the series has ever been.

Now, more than two decades old, the long-running action RPG series finally broke through to worldwide acclaim with the release of 2018's Monster Hunter: World, which brought the franchise back to home console hardware (read our guide to the best games consoles ), affording the opportunity to modernise the gameplay.

A lthough 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 engin