If you bounced off Monster Hunter Wilds at launch because your CPU was screaming for mercy, I get it. I only stuck around because my rig had enough grunt to brute-force the damn thing, and even then it was less than ideal. In this video I go back in after Title Update 4, with the base game now “content complete,” to see if Capcom actually delivered the game we were promised back in 2025—especially on PC after the big performance overhaul. I start fresh in the Forbidden Lands with a new hunter (Mirror) and I commit to Insect Glaive, because at launch it was basically unusable: glued-to-the-ground, awful controls, and that finger-dislocating claw grip nonsense. Over the last year the weapon got serious fixes and overhauls, and I wanted to see if it’s been properly redeemed from hour zero through low rank into the big spectacle fights. Along the way I call out the quality-of-life improvements (restocking, UI flow, layered armor earlier than expected), the pacing annoyances (slow walk exposition), and why the “difficulty is ruined” whining was always shortsighted. End result: Wilds in 2026 is a redemption story. The game flows better, runs better, and the Insect Glaive is finally worth using again—so yes, lapsed players should come back, and new players waiting for the all-clear can jump in now.