After many more hours and some welcome multiplayer hunts in the PC Monster Hunter Wilds beta, I stand by my altogether positive impressions from the early PS5 beta. The game is looking good, and I don't really know what to do with myself now that the beta is gone.

The Monster Hunter Wilds Open Beta has given us a lot to test out in terms of new features and gameplay. However, there are some qualms.

We have had a chance to play Monster Hunter Wilds’ Open Beta Test extensively and encountered a myriad of intriguing new gameplay mechanics we’re excited to share with you.

Monster Hunter Wilds fans notice a huge change that seems to have made weapons feel strangely worse during their beta playthrough.

There's a good reason why combat in Monster Hunter Wilds's beta felt like a downgrade, according to one player

If you, like many other players, decided to dive into Monster Hunter Wilds over its beta period, you might have been left feeling a little underwhelmed by certain weapons, and now, thanks to the power of math, it's been proven that there's a reason why.

Some fans have complained that Wilds’ combat feels floaty, or not as impactful as it is in other Monster Hunter games. This feeling, according to one player who has analyzed frame data for Wilds and compared it to that of prior Monster Hunter games, has to do with hitstop — or, in this case, the lack of.

Is the Monster Hunter Wilds combat feeling a bit "off" for you? You're not the only one, and it's due to how Capcom handled hitstops in it.

Monster Hunter Wilds' beta features a total of four brand-new big monsters that players can battle alone or with friends. Here's a breakdown of them.

With 14 Monster Hunter weapon types to choose from, we break down each type from Glaive to Great Sword to make your decision easier.

Monster Hunter Wilds just had its beta tests, and by the looks of it, the game still needs a lot of work before its launch early next year.