Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin[lower-alpha 1] is an upcoming role-playing video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Switch. It is a spinoff title in the Monster Hunter series and a sequel to Monster Hunter Stories (2016). The game is scheduled to release worldwide in the second half of 2021.[1][2]

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
The game's logo
Developer(s)Capcom
Publisher(s)Capcom
Director(s)Yasunori Ichinose
Producer(s)Shintaro Kojima
SeriesMonster Hunter
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
Release
  • WW: Q3 2021
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Plot

The story begins with the mass disappearance of Rathalos around the world. As the descendant of the legendary Rider named Red, the player character will have a fateful encounter with a white-haired wyverian girl, who has been entrusted with a Rathalos egg.

Development

On September 17, 2020, Nintendo revealed the game during a Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase.[3] This was then followed up with more information during the Monster Hunter-themed Nintendo Direct on the same day.[4] In the broadcast, some story details were mentioned, and it was announced that the game will have some sort of cross-compatibility with Monster Hunter Rise.[5] More information was revealed during the Tokyo Game Show.[6]

Release

The game is to release worldwide on the Nintendo Switch in Q3 2021.

Note

  1. Japanese: モンスターハンターストーリーズ2:破滅の翼 Hepburn: Monsutā Hantā Sutōrīzu 2: Hametsu no Tsubasa

References

  1. Damien McFerran (September 17, 2020). "Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin Hits Switch Summer 2021". Nintendo Life. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  2. Liana Ruppert (September 17, 2020). "Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin Is Coming Summer 2021". Game Informer. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  3. Garst, Aron; Gurwin, Gabe (September 17, 2020). "Nintendo Direct Mini: Biggest Game Announcements". GameSpot. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  4. Tom Ivan (September 17, 2020). "Two Monster Hunter games are coming to Nintendo Switch in 2021". Video Games Chronicles. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  5. Matt Purslow (September 17, 2020). "Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Announced". IGN. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  6. JeromeJoffard (September 17, 2020). "Monster Hunter Stories 2 : Wings of Ruin - La suite du spin-off s'officialise sur Nintendo Switch". Jeuxvideo.com. Retrieved September 17, 2020.

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