RIP Alpha Doshaguma, the doomed dragon-fighting guinea pig from my Monster Hunter Wilds demo
This piece was written in memory of Alpha Doshaguma, a huge furry quadruped with the belly, gait and mournful disposition of an orphaned Saint Bernard who – no, WHO was sleeping soundly in a canyon when the presenter of the Capcom demo walked up and hit him with a bayonet howitzer. The demo in question was for Monster Hunter Wilds, which they should probably rename Monster Hadron Collider, since the main selling point seems to be getting megafauna to converge and kill each other. It was possible to do this in previous games, especially 2018’s Monster Hunter: World, but not like this one. Not like that. Alas for Alpha Doshaguma. Getting a missile spear in the ass was just the beginning of his worst day.
