A lthough more Japanese game studios have taken to developing with Unreal Engine in the past decade, there are still developers who take pride in using their own proprietary engin

Monster Hunter Wilds Director Yuya Tokuda admits to secretly joining players during the beta as a way to further gain insight and data.

"So for example, there may be monsters fighting each other in the background and have wounds that you didn't implement, but it's there because it was fighting a monster somewhere that players can't see," said Monster Hunter Wilds game director Yuya Tokuda.