As the opening reveal of this year's Gamescom Opening Night Live, HoYoverse brought its first official look at Nodusfall—a change of pace for the gacha game behemoth that looks a little bit Elden Ring, a lot bit Monster Hunter, and a whole pile of proper nouns added for good measure.
While I like to think it takes more to catch my attention than forcefully mashing together two things I think are neat, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't tempted by the idea. If there's one thing Monster Hunter monsters have been missing, it's FromSoft-style primordial depression.