Summary
- Monster Hunter Wilds has a bug where shield-holding characters look hilariously grumpy.
- The game is performing well on Steam even in the beta phase.
- Players find the bug amusing and might be disappointed when it's fixed.
Monster Hunter Wilds has a bizarre bug that makes players' faces look hilariously grumpy while holding a shield. It's not clear why the Monster Hunter Wilds bug is happening, but fans of the game have been quite amused by it.
Monster Hunter Wilds is performing extremely well on Steam despite the fact that the game is in its beta phase. The game just barely got started in its beta phase on PC on October 31, but has already reached the top 10 most-played games on Steam for 2024. The beta gives an opportunity for players to try out the game and the developer to iron out any lingering bugs or server issues, and it seems that there's one bug that is standing out in particular.
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Fans of Monster Hunter Wilds have gathered on social media to discuss a weird bug in the game that makes a player's face look bizarre when they're holding a shield. For some reason, whenever a character picks up a shield in the Monster Hunter Wilds beta, their facial expression becomes severe, with cross eyebrows, an exaggerated frown, and some distortion to the facial structure that causes the chin to expand in size. The effect results in the Monster Hunter looking goofily grumpy while they're fighting. It's not clear what's behind the bug, but for now, it only seems to be impacting shield users.
Reddit Users Delight in Monster Hunter Wilds Bug
A lot of players have responded to the bug, mostly with amusement. Since it has no real impact on gameplay aside from distorting player's custom characters in Monster Hunter Wilds, it's not being seen as that big a deal, especially since the game is in its beta phase. It's actually the opposite, with many players suggesting that they'll actually be upset when this "resting shield face" bug is inevitably fixed by the developer. Several have joked that it's not a bug at all, but a legitimate reaction to holding a heavy shield, or having to withstand the impact of blocked blows. It's possible that the developers actually intended for player characters to take on a more severe expression while shielding themselves, but it probably wasn't meant to be taken this far.
Since Monster Hunter Wilds releases at the end of February in 2025, there's still plenty of time for the developer to iron out any lingering bugs in the game. In the likely event that this one is removed, though, there's a chance that players may end up restoring it themselves via modding, at least on the PC version. For now, though, it's just a silly, memorable moment that's amusing fans as they wait for the game's full release.
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WHERE TO PLAY
The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality.
Fulfill your duty as a Hunter by tracking and defeating powerful monsters and forging strong new weapons and armor from the materials you harvest from your hunt as you uncover the connection between the people of the Forbidden Lands and the locales they inhabit.
The ultimate hunting experience awaits you in Monster Hunter Wilds.
- Engine
- RE Engine
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Franchise
- Monster Hunter
- PC Release Date
- February 28, 2025
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- February 28, 2025
- PS5 Release Date
- February 28, 2025
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
