It's Official, Monster Hunter Rise Confirmed For Nintendo Switch

Can't wait to see it in action now that this one won't be a 3DS port.

Japan in March historically means what for everyone else? Summer?

I tried to like Monster Hunter games. I even bought the limited edition MH game on Wii. But... I just... Like basically every Japanese fantasy game, it's just so over the top... and I want games to not be so over the top.

Oh well, I am glad other people enjoy it.

I will skip it only because i still have Xenoblade Remake and Xenoblade 2 in backlog, but also Xenoblade X + Monster Hunter 3 on Wii U.

Tried to get into the series on both the Wii and Wii U it eventually deduced I wasn’t the target audience. Felt like a repetitive grind to get more gear in an endless loop. Sure with friends likely to be more fun and I hope the game is up to snuff for those that like them.

If the rumors are true, this would be one of the most hype releases of 2021, regardless of the platform.

I've played the demo for so many Monster Hunter games, but I just can't get into it.

Maybe this will be the turning point, we'll see.

Oh nice, been waiting for this.

Ill wait whenever this new Monster Hunter game comes to the U.S.

Im still playing Monster Hunter Generations, Generations Ultimate, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and I just started Monster Hunter Stories just last month but havent been playing Monster Hunter Stories since Im busy with Witcher III

If a new monster hunter will shown for switch today, yesterday's ps5 presentation will stay in the shadows!!!

I misread the title as Monster Hunter Rice, which left me thinking to myself a resounding, "W H A T ?"

I have no interest in this or mass effect trilogy. I hope these aren't the only big announcements or I'm going to be disappointed yet again.

@FX102A That is the game after a while, Sure. It's also why people like myself can put hundreds of hours into MH games. The desire for better gear and bigger numbers is what makes it fun for me, personally.

With a new zelda warriors, new monster hunter, new mario game, the switch looks way better that the new generations consoles.

Ahh man with yesterday's madness I totally forgot about the direct! Ughhh I how they don't announce anything I want lol

cool just need a couple hundredd free hours to play it.

Hm, if it's fairly light on the grind, this one actually sounds kinda fun. Never really enjoyed MH due to excessive amount of grind required, so maybe this one will be more user-friendly in that regard.

This would be so awesome.

If you'll read the source post till the end you'll notice that the date is set for the global release

I did not get into the series ...maybe if it was more story focused Id like it more

@LUIGITORNADO is more on the lines of "don't expect it to reach the west in 2021" lol

The gameplay loop just never clicked with me.

Gone are the days when we could be pleasantly surprised by Ninty Direct's game announcements. Now it's just a mix of leaked game confirmations and disappointment when something was rumoured and turns out not to be true.

With this news and yesterday's news and gameplay of the Harry Potter game (Rowling<3), someone need to poke me! 2021 is going to be fantastic!

I've tried on ps2, psp, 3ds, and the switch to get into the series and just can't. On paper it sounds like something I'd love but I've been playing through dragons dogma and it just instantly clicked. Really hope it gets a sequel to be honest. That or a breath of fire collection.

I've never played a Monster Hunter game. Maybe it's something I have to get into because they look pretty cool.

I'm just letting people know now it's not going to be like Monster Hunter world if that's what you're expecting it's going to be a more hardcore version of Monster Hunter like the previous portable entries they might take some of the improvements they've done but they're pretty clear that the handheld ones are going to be more hardcore.

Ahmads and Grubbs are still insistently called "prominent figures in the industry" they simply write about? Damn, all my student years spent part-timing as a prominent video game person way back when, and I'm the last to know.😆

I sure hope I can stick to my Monster Hunter retirement claim. The game just takes control over all my gaming and it's all I want to do and play. My main game is still MH Generations Ultimate (over 1000 hours) and it gets in the way of other Switch games (even brand new). I claimed MHGU was my swan song because I can't keep letting it do this to me but I can feel that curious excitement start to build

Will it have the same loading screens vas the previous ones?

@Emob yeah but that style has it charm, sure World looks great (I played it on PC and on max settings it is a beauty) but the old style again has it's charm.

Could it look better? Sure but being a 3ds port they at least made it run at native 1080p 30 on the Switch, they added higher resolution textures and the game even uses 4x AA (which a lot of Switch games lack) and still the game runs very solid.

What I hope is a fine looking new game with more upgraded look, however I fear that this will make the run at a dynamic up to 720p res in dock, probably with less stable framerate.

Time will tell I guess.

@RustedHero I got so far in MHGU (excluding my previous 3DS save I got 1300+ hours in it) everything I wanted so I only play it for fun nowdays.

I can never imagine getting as much hours in World, sure before I finished Iceborne I would probably tell you different, but I hate the new type of quests Safijiva and Alatreon use, so I stopped playing that game after 440 hours I wasted in it.

However I have same issue as you but with VNs, I keep getting the stupidly long ones and I refuse swapping the cartridge unless I finish the game, and thus all the other Switch games gather dust because of it (I should change my methods on that regard)

i hope monster hunter in smash but this is cool

Being that its Capcom and the Switch,I can see them trolling us with nothing more than a Monster Hunter Stories sequel,or even worse a port of the first game, instead of a full blown new Monster Hunter game. I would be more than happy to be completely wrong on this but I am setting my bar very low regarding any announcements this afternoon.

Here we go! Hopefully, anyways.

We know it'll be announced at some point, but I do hope its today.

@Daniel36 Did you play MHW? Because I couldn't get into the old ones but really loved that one.

Mass Effect Trilogy, Apex Legends, We need a release date for Doom Eternal. I really hope those get announced today. But i'm going to keep my expectations low!!

Too bad its exclusive. Rather play this on PC with ultrawide support and made tons of friends in World. I really dont want to get back to discord/whatsapp chat... Hope capcom somehow can magically add voice cht support on switch :/

@sikthvash Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity had no advance rumors right? That was a really nice surprise. But yeah, I understand your sentiment. In this case, for me it was always a given that there would be a new Monster Hunter for switch at some point.

I did enjoy Monster Hunter Tri-something on 3DS a lot and I also played the heck out of World on PS4. Basically it's all the same game over and over again, but I am fine with that. I'm kind of like "never change a winning formula". Madden, Call of Duty, etc... everything's the same and hey why would they change, if it works?

That said, what I really hope for, most before anything, is GOOD CONTROLS. Clunky menues and weird camera movement is the bane of many Monster Hunter Games. If they nail that, It's a sure buy from me.

THAT said, can you imagine what a new Monster Hunter World game would look like on PS5 Hardware. Oooof.

I am 230 hours into Monster Hunter World and loving every second. Last one I played was MH3U. I have a hard time enjoying this series in portable.

At least the switch is a hybrid, but I don't know, this saga eats up all my gaming time.

For F sakes. Nintendo Life, for the most part, I enjoy your site. However, I'm getting tired of all the rumours and leaks that are posted on the front page.

Can you please just stick to actual news and stay away from coming across as some cheap tabloid magazine that you'd find at the checkout aisle of the grocery store.

At the very least, please don't put what the actual leak is in the title.

I hope this is true. Grappling hook Monster Hunter sounds a lot like Freedom Wars or Toukiden 2. Both of them were awesome!

Not checking any leaks to see the Direct Mini fresh! If Monster Hunter is being revealed today then I'm so excited!!

Hopefully they also announce the next smash character being Monster Hunter related

Yes please, another thing to waste hours on.

I really hope so. Not holding my breath though

@Chunkboi79 No, but I simply don't like the series stylistically nor do I enjoy the gameplay.

This Interests me...

@teko That's true! That was very much a welcome surprise! Aye, there was bound to be one at some point, but it's always nice not to have the excitiement of the reveal dampened by a leak, especially a few hours before the Direct broadcast.

Yes yes yes yes yes!

Yes! Monster Hunter Stories is one of my favorite games! Best surprise this year!

I'm not much of a Monster Hunter fan, but Rideable doggos?

That's tempting.

@AllieKitsune Dog Wyvern

Finally! A dog yes a dog!

This bounced right off of me. I don’t really get these games

"Stay tuned for the Monster Hunter Direct!"

Pass. NL/the internet will let me know if Hunter is FP7.

I’ve never tried the series so I’ll keep an open mind as it could be my entry point

Also l'm very happy that the game doesn't seem to be huge like MHWI, good news because l don't want a game that is too big and needs an update to lower graphics and remove things like the Witcher 3.

Wow. This Direct was awesome for Rise alone.

Did Nintendo purposefully hold back just to make a statement right after Sony's PS5 event? This feels like Nintendo saying we've got some 3rd party games on the way for the rest of the Switch's life cycle. We're not slowing down!

Yes! I love monster hunter, and stories 2? Holy crap! Yay Capcom. Now, can we get another 2D Zelda game from you guys? Nintendo seems a bit more lenient with the trademark now, so there might be hope. Yeah, wishful thinking.

Please have some quality of life improvements....I just get tired of the chores of batch farming those healing potions and stamina drinks and power boosters and temperature tablets. I get it, its part of the entire hunter preparation, but its a bit much.

Whenever I put down monhon for more than 2 weeks, I get back in with the urge to hunt these epic monsters again, only to find I ran out of all these items and have to farm again....

My hype is through the roof

Rise looks like the literal Portable 3rd version of World! Absolutely incredible!

@Daniel36 Well that's where you should give MHW a shot considering it's such a major departure. You can also get the base game at an extremely low price point. In addition it looks wayyyy better than the old ones.

YES! YES! YES!

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I'm gonna die. This looks like a merging of what make GU and World so good respectfully. Most anticipated title FTW

Finally, something other than a port to look forward to on Switch!

YAY... PEGI 12!! 😀
I guess it will be Teen by ESRB so i think i can consider this Monster Hunter game too.

Holy ***** I've never been more happy to be wrong! Monster Hunter Rise looks fantastic! Day one

Now all they have to do is add Okami-crossover items for the Palamutes...

Combat seems to be more fast paced in this one...I might give it a go. I just couldn't get into the series before because of how sluggish combat was. I know it was intentional as it added to the difficulty of fights but man it was frustrating.

@Wesbert Oh my god.... I somehow forgot the potential of an Okami layered skin for Palamutes?!?!? OH MY GOD STAY CALM

@Wexter It certainly feels that way, doesn't it? In Japan, at least, some--not much, but some--of the momentum the PS5 picked up yesterday will be lost now that they know it won't let them play Monster Hunter on the train.

This actually sounds awesome

@Anti-Matter none of the Monster Hunter games are particularly violent or gory and this looks the same as ever...

DAY F*CKIN ONE

Wirebugs are a much better rendition of the clutch claw. Clutch claws were clunky visually on the armor pieces, and now they can go back to making guards and vambraces without the design obligation of that AssassinCreed gadget

I have been waiting for a new back to form monster hunter for so long I’m so happy it’s finally coming. Looks like they left all the weird not so great mechanics from cross and double cross and it’s back to like 3&4U.. with some hints of mhw elements added. Im gonna be lost in this game thank u so much capcom!

This looks gorgeous im also glad its an exclusive

Looks excellent. Will partake, for sure.

AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Nice!! Seriously a big third party announcement, along with the other Monster Hunter game the Switch means business...
Well timed mini direct Nintendo, better to be after the PS5 showing...
What with Beyonetta 3, No More Heroes 3 and Zelda's 35 year anniversary still plenty on the horizon for 2021...

This release date looks like it will be on Nintendo's next device.

This looks like the RE Engine - does that mean we can start to expect to see other RE Engine games running natively on the Switch?

I didn't realize that dog ran straight up a cliff at 0:35.

This looks good... I guess I'm not playing anything other than Monster Hunter for the rest of my life.

Wow, Capcom came to the rescue. Very cool, 2021 is finally looking up!

This is how you do it, announce new exciting games. It can be months away - but toss it out there and fill the schedule.

Wolf Link skin for the palmutes too! surely it will happen

Awesome. Monster hunter and shin megami tensai switch exclusives next year

Ohh Capcom, you do love us after all ♥️

Looks great!

Stories 2 too!

All the Capcom haters are grumbling miserably over in the corner right about now

The Amiibo unlock exclusive layered armor too!!

Never liked the Monster Hunter series, but it looks like the gameplay is a bit faster in this one (with the grapple hook and all).
I think I could be tempted with this one, reminds a bit of the Toukiden
games (which is a good thing IMO).

I love how the deluxe edition cover art is set at sunset instead of the normal edition's sunrise!

@sikthvash "Gone are the days when we could be pleasantly surprised by Ninty Direct's game announcements. Now it's just a mix of leaked game confirmations and disappointment when something was rumoured and turns out not to be true."

And that's why i dislike leaks

@Bucky Imagine the next Smash character being Monster Hunter.... special moves from the various weapon sets including the hunting horn and the gunblade! Would also be murderous to design and balance!

Wowww, my hope for switch future is restored lol, what an amazing trailer. Thanks capcom i cant wait!

woohoo! MH Rise here we go!

@Rayquaza2510 So good to feel like I'm not alone. Like you I've pretty much done everything I wanted (including all EX's) and play it for fun. I sometimes change my loadouts around a little but I'm very satisfied with what I roll with for my weapons/styles and I'm a decent bad@ss mother f**ker I still love getting in groups and hunting down whatever and helping lower ranks and any needed urgents quests.

But it just takes over my gaming especially for a long time when it's a new MH. I resisted World (helped that I lacked a sufficient system to play it), resisted Generations 3DS because was diehard deep into MH4U still at the time. Just didn't want to let that one go. When MHGU was announced for Switch I knew I was screwed and literally purchased a Switch for it. Swore and swore MHGU was my retirement of MH franchise and now with Rise announcement I think I'm screwed again.

Palamute looks rather familiar...

LET’S GOOOOOOOOOO

DAY ONE BUY

Its no Monster hunter world, but it isn't a measly port either. This is a completely new entry and it looks pretty nice. A pity that I am not a Monster hunter fan. I played the Wii version and liked the time I spend with it. But it was super hard and to archaic for me. Maybe this will be a little bit more like World? Maybe I should give it a try?

I wonder though: Will Capcom finally be bothered to do a boxed copy again in Europe, or just a download?

This will be a day 1 purchase for me.

I played the series for the first time on the Wii. I didn't get it, and quickly moved on saying I would never do that again.

People on this site talked me into giving it another go on the 3DS. I listened and I've been hooked ever since.

It is a tough game to get into at first. It's not something you just pick-up and play. You need to invest some time in learning how the series works. I would say this is not for gamers with short attention spans.

I can't wait! I wish this was coming out this fall/winter.

@Henmii I hated the old ones but fell in love with world. Def worth a shot in my books. Considering MHW is capcoms best seller by a long shot I think they are going to stick with that formula.

@TG16_IS_BAE It wont. Still gonna be a core MH game for sure. The grind is not really a grind, its part of why its fun, the actual combat is not button mashing. Its more like a fighting game versus a big monster. mastering your weapons move set and crafting the perfect setup is what makes it so fun. The grind is the fun. Just like the combat in a fighting game is what makes fighting games fun. Its not your generic MMO. It isn't a grind in that sense right?

Yesss!!!! Moonsta hoonta!!!!

Why is this off the front page NintendoLife?! Biggest news of the week for sure!

@LUIGITORNADO If Japan and the West has different released dates, then this would come out in Japan before March. They wouldn’t give us a Japanese release date in the western direct

Very few things get me excited in the gaming world these days...

I'm excited for this. It looks like it's going to borrow some ideas from World with the creature riding and grappling, but still remain true to the core MH experience that evolved through PSP/3DS/etc. Can't wait.

@TG16_IS_BAE Monster Hunter Generations ultimate simplified the grind a bit - you still need to craft good weapons of course but experienced hunters didn't have to take long to progress - well, the starter packs etc also helped!

@PlayedNSlayed Think you'll like this announcement of a new MH game

I'd hoped that important letter was a SMASH invite.

Looks like a lifeless version of MHW

This game announcement has just justified my entire Switch purchase.. now I just want a limited edition MH:Rise Switch, to sit next to my MH:W PS4 Pro.

@Pod Is that a secret hint?! I'm starting to feel like the Hunter is going to join Smash!

@ObsidianEleven I am extremely confident the Switch Pro will get a Monster Hunter limited edition, just like the N3DSXL got one for MH4U. It's coinciding so perfectly with March 2021.

Monster Hunter devs be like "We want to waste people's time just like Sakurai."

Fantastic, I do wish it was Monster Hunter 5 but this will work too.

@RustedHero Oh I feel you man, it took me a while to buy MHGU because MH games are like crack to me and I knew the moment I bought it, all my back catalog will have to wait hehe. When I read rumours about a new MH coming to switch I thought unless they bring something awesome, maybe I'll skip it for my sanity, saw the Direct and yep... my sanity is lost again hehe, day 1 for me.

@Ishmokin Uh, no the grind isn’t the fun. That’s why I could never get into them, but thanks for trying to tell me what I like lol

@jsty3105 Good to know, so how hardcore do you have to be to get into it? I think I spent all my hardcore patience on Dark Souls/Bloodborne!

@TG16_IS_BAE
Not hardcore as DS tbh, quite easy once you get into it. But you'll have to learn the monster patterns and be prepared to face them multiple times since the weapon and armours crafting will require multiple runs.
I won't recommend it if you're going to play it alone (still very fun tho), but in 2 or 3 people will be one of the best co op experiences you can ever have.

Guys what do you think of the graphics compared to Monster Hunter World? Is it near as good?

@iulis84 Wait, you can’t get the dog without amibo? Then that’s great! Means I don’t have to buy it lol

Argh and MHGU is only just over £10 on the Russian eshop now...

@TG16_IS_BAE MHGU is very accessible. You might need to wiki some things (mostly around crafting trees so you know what you hunt for) but largely, the more 'hardcore' part of the game is in min-maxing your sets to your playstyle.

@dimi Don't care about graphics, only care about gameplay. If its the same as MHW then I'll pre-order it, if not then I'll check out a demo.

@iulis84 well underneath the amiibo it says armour layer set...

Never liked Monster hunter a lot, until i played Worlds which was a lot more beginnner friendly and made me appreciate the series a lot more.
Probably gonna buy this day one now

@Daniel36 mh is over the top at this point purely to keep fans interested in buying the games cause honestly it evolves and adds very little very slowly.

@TG16_IS_BAE @iulis84 What kind of massive assumptions are you making?? Just because the Palamute gets an Amiibo you think it's locked behind it? The Palico gets an Amiibo too so I suppose that's also locked? Get outta here!

What the Amiibo's unlock are exclusive layered armor. The doggo Palamute is an integral game mechanic similar to Palicoes.

@dimi
I'm very satisfied with the current build of the graphics! It's a nice balance between World's realism and old-school / Portable 3rd's stylistic visuals. Obviously some things like mountain polygons and floor terrain will have to take major hits to texturing and fidelity thanks to the OG Switch, but for all things considered, RE Engine is working magic on the Switch hardware and the game still looks incredible for how expansive and explorable the seamless maps are going to be.

Day 1 buy for me especially since it's a day before my birthday.

@iulis84

The amiibo just unlocks a unique set of armor for the dog.

"According to Capcom, each of the three Amiibo figures unlocks a special set of layered armor in the game"

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/monster-hunter-rise-is-getting-its-own-amiibo-figures/1100-6482303/

Day one! And I’d imagine we will get a demo in February

@RustedHero think of the ninja style mh combat would you really give that up?

@Dijita they are reduced to rumors for the most part because nintendo has been super silent and because of the virus most sources like e3 have been gone this making a drought.

Oh yeah, now this is the real deal!
So this is what the Switch is capable of when the same MHW engine is used for a bespoke experience, huh? They're actually making an effort on an exclusive Monster Hunter experience on Switch, and this explains why they didn't insist on bringing over World.
Oh, and a new Monster Hunter Stories too! Cool!

@kalosn
Rise is running on the RE Engine, not MT Framework (the engine that World runs on).

The time to buy a Switch has finally come, now I wonder if they are releasing a special edition console

I've never played a Monster Hunter game apart from some demos on the 3DS, but I'm definitely intrigued. Monsters fighting each other + areas are no longer divided? Does that mean you can potentially lead bosses to fight each other?

@jonlol the most recent MH game "World" introduced those things but I didn't see confirmation in this trailer

I want Monster Hunter World 2 with Stories 2 graphics.

@Jimmy_G_Buckets They showed these in the monster hunter direct

@westman98
Oh really? I just searched and I now remember that World actually ran on that older engine.
Thanks for helping! Now I know this title will actually run on the same engine as Resident Evil 7, I wonder how much they can make it look as impressive I mean, for a portable entry in the series there's nothing quite like it.

@GKO900 I would wait until 2021. I have an extremely strong hunch that the heavily rumored Switch Pro will launch in March and coincide with Monster Hunter. Balan's Wonderland is also March 26th... coincidence? And that's not the only March 2021 release date.

@Retro_Player_77 Monster Hunter World is Monster Hunter 5. It just doesn't have a 5 in the name so people wouldn't be intimidated trying to jump into the series. Think Mortal Kombat 9 just being called "Mortal Kombat." They may revisit the name convention and make "World" it's own series, but for the moment it is the 5th main generation.

I am quite excited for this one though, it'll be fun to get back to the more stylized look and feel the series has had.

Wow! Now that’s the Monster Hunter I’ve been waiting for 🤯

And Stories 2 looks really cool. I need them both!

@TG16_IS_BAE Trick is to find someone to hunt with so they can teach you the ropes. Then cooperation is what will hook you. Then you will find your groove and enjoy the combat. Then you will enjoy carving the monster and enjoy crafting and then wearing that armor you worked hard for. Once you become proficient you can take on the monsters alone and enjoy the "dance" with the monster. The act of fighting the monster and the rewards it gives is what is most pleasurable about it(aside from hunting with your friends).

Just like how sports games are, they play basketball over and over. But it is not a "grind".

MH is an "Action Hunting Game". The act of hunting is fun. If you don't find that fun, you still won't like MH Rise.

Why did they only mention Rise in the headline, when there is also a Stories 2 coming out?

While I don't care for the mainline MH games, Stories was quite an enjoyable little romp, especially for my kids. I am more excited for that one, to be honest.

Looks superb. Day one buy.

@Ulysses Thanks for the info hopefully they do release one special edition in time to go with the game

@Ishmokin That would mean I would have to buy Nintendo’s online service, which is a waste of money.

YES!! THE LEGEND LIVES ON!!! Now I only have to wait until mid next year (assuming they don't drag their feet too much on a western release). Woo-Hoo!!

@TG16_IS_BAE Monster Hunter, especially on a portable console, has always been best to get into with local multiplayer anyway. The experience in person really is unlike anything else you can experience online. I hold very fond memories of PSP and 3DS game nights with my old friends, hunting together in person.

@Ulysses That's great to hear, glad your experience was so good with it. I felt similarly to Dark Souls, when the mulitplayer was at it's peak. Good times!

@Scollurio

I'd much rather imagine it on the series X since it seems to be the more powerful console & I've yet to tackle PC gaming on my own.

@Sakaixx You should know that Monster Hunter is speciifically made for portable systems. The series is #1 in Japan. You should accept the fact that the two Monster Hunter games are exclusively for Nintendo's hybrid system.

@gameboy1975 Power isn't everything. The MH series is more popular on portable systems in Japan.

@Leu10antFalcon I wonder how much more it will add to the 15 million Japanese switch sales.

@TG16_IS_BAE Is there no local multiplayer? I'd much rather have that over online whenever possible.

@Leu10antFalcon sure, but is portability lost when its not exclusive? Is somehow japan cannot buy rise on switch if its somehow on PC and other consoles? This arguement is *****.

I like the addition of ruins to the environment but otherwise it's looking a bit muddy and boring in terms of colour I miss the days of Monster Hunter Tri when you could travel to a huge variety of different colourful locations. I never really minded the loading screens, or the backdrops that were just there for show

@Ulysses I agree , local multiplayer is the best. MH and pizza night with friends is the best kind of MH

@gameboy1975 I truly think there won't be much difference between PS5 and XBOXSX (what a stupid name). PC gaming will always be superior, but consoles give you many advanteges, especially early on in their lifespan. 399/499 to get into 4K or 120 FPS gaming? Try that with a PC. Graphics card alone is more than that!

Anyways. I just want good games, no matter if they look "slightly less" spectacular on any one console.

@Leu10antFalcon

You're talking to a guy that owns and enjoys playing on a Switch my friend. Clearly I know that power isn't everything.

@Sakaixx You're underestimating the Japanese market on purpose. Therefore, I must BLOCK you. This discussion ends with you.

@gameboy1975 Good. I just wanted to let you know... nothing less, nothing more.

@Leu10antFalcon japan wont buy multiplatform games? *****.

The game looks fantastic. I loved the graphics, the gameplay, the open world gameplay, and the different new monsters. And also, the mounts! I can't wait to ride a wolf around!