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.

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

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