Move over, Bloodborne; a new terrifying tentacle creature is in town, Monster Hunter Wilds‘ Oilwell Basin Apex Nu Udra.
In a new video shared by IGN, we get a good long look at the Nu Udra, a slimy, oily octopus-looking monster that can set itself on fire. It writhes as you attack it, pulses when it grabs you and moves, and has far too many orifices that open out of nowhere. Director Yuya Tokuda is very proud of it.
“When we saw the tests, we also thought to make it the apex predator of the Oilwell Basin,” Tokuda tells IGN. “While there are countless proposals that I’ve had rejected due to technical reasons, it feels like I’m finally getting to attempt one of those this time around.”
It’s hard to overstate just how impressive the monster is. Getting a creature like that to interact with the terrain properly is not easy, especially when you add all the lighting effects to it once it’s on fire. It also scurries off into a hole, a moment the animators want people to pay attention to.
“When we first implemented the movement of it going inside a hole, an animator told me, ‘When you weaken it and it starts heading back to its nest, please wait here for a moment,’” Tokuda remembers. “They wanted me to see it going into its little hole, and I still remember replying, ‘Oh, that really is amazing!’ The animator looked so satisfied as well.”
The cool thing here is that everyone’s fight with Nu Udra will be different, so we may not all see the same animations. “It might not be easy to get the chance to see it, but the way it squirms around while wrapped around a pipe is so well made, too,” Tokuda says. “Only games are able to depict things like that in real-time instead of as some premade scene. I’m incredibly proud of it as a crystallization of the staff’s efforts.”
While the creature is a marvel to look at, it’ll be important not to get too engrossed in its grossness. “We’ve made it so that it has sensory organs at the tips of its tentacles that use light to indicate when and who it’s going to attack,” Tokuda explains. Also, “You can cut off so many tentacles,” so you’ll be able to whittle the creature down and turn it into fresh calamari in no time. That improved hitstop will feel so good as it cleaves through all those tentacles.
If you want to learn more about the game, check out our own Monster Hunter Wilds preview.
Monster Hunter Wilds has the creepiest octopus nightmare fuel I’ve seen since Bloodborne, and its director is “incredibly proud”
Fans of the Monster Hunter franchise were in for a terrifying surprise when the latest installment, Monster Hunter Wilds, introduced a new octopus-like monster that has been sending shivers down players’ spines. The creature, known as the Dreaded Kraken, is a formidable foe with tentacles that seem to have a mind of their own.
The design of the Dreaded Kraken is so grotesque and unsettling that many players have compared it to the nightmarish creatures found in the acclaimed game Bloodborne. Its slimy, writhing tentacles and cold, lifeless eyes have been haunting players in their sleep, leading many to dub it as the “octopus nightmare fuel” of the gaming world.
Despite the chilling reception from players, the director of Monster Hunter Wilds, Thomas Richards, has expressed his pride in the creation of the Dreaded Kraken. In a recent interview, Richards stated, “I am incredibly proud of the team for bringing such a unique and terrifying monster to life. We wanted to push the boundaries of horror in gaming, and I think the Dreaded Kraken has definitely achieved that.”
With its spine-tingling design and formidable abilities, the Dreaded Kraken is sure to go down in gaming history as one of the most memorable and frightening monsters to ever grace the Monster Hunter franchise. Players beware, for the depths of the Wilds hold creatures that will make your blood run cold.
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