Summary
Fans ofMonster Hunter Wildshave come together to express their displeasure with the game’s cooking mechanics.Monster Hunter Wildshas proven to be a big success for Capcom, as it managed to pull in over 1.3 million players on Steam within just nine hours of its launch.
Cooking is meant to be an essential part ofMonster Hunter Wilds, as players' health and stamina bars won’t fill up to their full potential without consuming a meal. Furthermore, the benefits one gets from eating can vary wildly, with different ingredients granting gamers unique buffs. In order to get their hands on ingredients, players can hunt down wildlife, ride around collecting resources, or evenfish inMonster Hunter Wilds. In order to make cooking a convenient experience, the game gives players the option to prepare food in their tent or with a portable grill. However, not everyone is enjoying this aspect of the game.
In a recent post on Reddit, Buurto expressed their frustration withthe state of cooking inMonster Hunter Wilds. They stated that cooking rarely feels worth it, especially when certain ingredients can be so difficult to find. While they did say they enjoyed being invited to eat at villages, and that the buffs for doing so were worthwhile, the event itself is rather random. Another player said they’d never felt compelled to consume anything but basic rations when cooking and that the optional buffs provided by rarer ingredients didn’t seem worth the effort.
Monster Hunter Wilds Players Don’t Think Cooking Is Worthwhile
While several players said they enjoycooking steaks inMonster Hunter Wilds, as it includes a bit of a mini-game, the repetition does wear thin rather quickly. Some players, however, stated that they enjoy the current state of cooking in the game. They went on to suggest that hunting down rare ingredients forces players to engage with the open world in a meaningful way. Once in the open world, players can be swept up in any number of events happening nearby. Many people also said they expect the rarer ingredients to become more and more beneficial as Capcom releases monsters with a higher difficulty threshold.
Some gamers noted that they miss seeing theirPalico get into cooking inMonster Hunter Wilds. One person even said that watching your character cook by themselves in their tent “feels heinously wrong.” Previous titles often showed the fan-favorite cats getting very into cooking, allowing players to see detailed animations that seem to be missing fromMonster Hunter Wilds. Despite complaints about a few shortcomings, many fans are looking forward to seeing what Capcom does next with the popular action RPG.
