The 2020 Tokyo Game Show is in full swing, and Capcom is one of the many developers participating. The developer recently sat down for its first TGS broadcast, and it took the opportunity to discuss several of the titles that it has in store for the future, including itsupcoming sequel toMonster Hunter Stories,Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
According to Capcom,Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruinwill feature character customization, so players will be able to customize the appearance of the game’s protagonist. Exactly how much players will be able to customize remains a mystery, though, as Capcom didn’t provide many details about the feature outside of its announcement.
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WhileCapcomdidn’t discuss the character customization feature in length, it did provide a slide showing off some of the possibilities to come out of it. The image features four character models in total, all with different hairstyles, eye colors, and skin tones — the attributes most players would expect to be able to change with a feature like this.
The fact that the game does have customization isn’t anything too surprising. The firstMonster Hunter Storiesallowed players to customize the protagonist as well, so it would be somewhat bizarre for its sequel to exclude it. It’ll be interesting to see how Capcom has updated the feature and all the new ways players will — or at least should — be able to go about creating their avatars.
Beyond the customization, Capcom also provided some details about who the newMonster Hunter Storiesprotagonist is, but it couldn’t say much. The protagonist will be a decadent of Red, the default male protagonist of the first game, and that’s about all Capcom can reveal until therelease date forMonster Hunter Stories 2gets closer.
As far as the panel’s discussion onMonster Hunter Stories 2gameplay, the player will be able to choose from two new weapon classes. The originalMonster Hunter Storiesonly featured four of the14 weapons present in the mainMonster Hunterseries of games: the Hunting Horn, Sword, Hammer, and the Sword and Shield. It’s still a mystery as to what exactly the two new weapons will be.
Capcom will return with a second broadcast for the Tokyo Game Show tomorrow, but it won’t be aboutMonster Hunter. In other words, the details presented today are everything that TGS had to offer on bothMonster Hunter RiseandMonster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.The next broadcast will go overDevil May Cry 5: Special Edition, though, so there’s certainly reason to tune in.
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruinreleases September 2021 for Nintendo Switch.
