Monster Hunter Wilds Director Says Ascendance Needed a Time Skip to Show How the Forbidden Lands Changed

Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance will not immediately continue the story from where the base game ended. Instead, Capcom has introduced a significant time skip, allowing the expansion to explore how the Forbidden Lands and its people have changed after the events of Monster Hunter Wilds. Kaname Fujioka, executive director and art director of Ascendance, explained the decision during an interview with Video Games Chronicle. He said the team wanted to show the long-term effects of the hunter’s arrival on the…