HAPPY HUNTING GROUND

Capcom makes it clear it would prefer you to play in a group from the start, inviting you to search for or create an online session as soon as you’ve selected your save file. There are plenty of parameters to narrow your search, whether you’d rather play any assignment quest alongside a team of beginners, or tackle a specific monster with more experienced hunters. You can join or invite friends elsewhere, but Astera’s Gathering Hub is the place to be: up to 16 players can hang out here, posting or accepting quests, responding to SOS flares, feeding up before heading out, and even engaging in impromptu armwrestling matches over a barrel. It all adds to the convivial atmosphere surrounding one of the friendliest multiplayer games around.