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Monster Hunter Wilds comes with a robust character creator, which should come as no surprise seeing how Capcom has been making fairly robust character creators lately. The game also allows you to ...

Amber Warnock-Estrada is a young writer on the rise with an immense passion for video games, anime, and D&D. They have a wealth of experience reviewing games and reporting on events. They first found ...