Paleontologist says Monster Hunter’s monsters are ‘just a little’ reasonable, but when a lizard swallowed one thing that massive it must sleep for a month

Finding and combating Monster Hunter Wilds’ unnatural monsters are, naturally, the sport’s core enchantment. But when you’re breaking the bones and carving the hides of those legendary beings, have you ever ever questioned: would a Rathlos truly transfer like that? Does Anjanath’s loopy bone construction even have some foundation in actuality?

Our newest sequence, Reality Check, pairs video games with credentialed consultants to reply necessary questions like this. In our newest episode, it is paleontologist Dr. Darren Naish looking at earlier Monster Hunter video games, giving them a generously severe appraisal to ship insights about real-world biology. Did dragons decend from a singular historical fantasy? No, it seems!

We hope you take pleasure in this episode of this new video enterprise from PC Gamer. Check out our earlier episode on The Sims’ psychology, and look ahead to one other video coming quickly dissecting the ledge-hopping of Assassin’s Creed with real-life parkour performers.