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Wild Hearts
Released On: Feb 17, 2023
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8.0
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 58 Critic Reviews
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79% Positive
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19% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 58 Critic Reviews
79
79% Positive
46 Reviews
46 Reviews
19% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Perhaps my biggest takeaway from Wild Hearts is that I didn’t once find myself lamenting for Monster Hunter. Wild Hearts was perhaps a risky endeavour, but it’s one that’s paid off with impressive results. While genre newcomers can treat the land of Azuma as a gateway to monster hunting, long-standing genre fans will find plenty here to keep them happy until the next Monster Hunter adventure arrives.
WILD HEARTS is a pretty fun monster hunter-like game that stands out for its use of tools called Karakuri. The gameplay is very fast, intuitive but simplified in a good way. However, at the graphic level I found some mix ups and downs but I enjoyed it a lot.
Through its inventive Karakuri real-time building system, Wild Hearts finds its own stride amidst efforts to emulate the Monster Hunter formula. The ability to create huge walls to stop monsters in their tracks, or automated hammers to knock them down gives players more flexibility in how they choose to tackle each mission, and in turn makes multiplayer hunting particularly engaging.
While the premise remains the same throughout, the battles each offer unique enough enemies to ensure your tactics have to change per fight and progress is a must to move on. Well worth a look if you’re into lengthy epic boss battles.
From the story and the karakuri to the kemono monsters themselves, Wild Hearts has some world-class mechanics and writing behind it. It falters in a few important places as well, especially regarding performance, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth your time and money. If you love taking down fantastical beasts of every shape and size, this time in a world inspired by feudal Japan, there’s no substitute.
It may not be the "Monster Hunter killer" many people were waiting for, but Wild Hearts has some good ideas that would have just needed more time to reach their maximum potential.
For every success, Wild Hearts makes several mistakes. There's a great concept behind all this, but the design problems, the poor balance and the technical errors make this title fall far short of what it was meant to be.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 650 User Ratings
8.0
78% Positive
508 Ratings
508 Ratings
4% Mixed
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
18% Negative
119 Ratings
119 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 650 User Ratings
8.0
78% Positive
508 Ratings
508 Ratings
4% Mixed
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
18% Negative
119 Ratings
119 Ratings
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Summary Master ancient tech to hunt down giant beasts through a fantasy world inspired by feudal Japan. WILD HEARTS is a unique twist on the hunting genre where technology gives you a fighting chance against fearsome beasts infused with the ferocious power of nature itself. Take on these creatures alone or hunt with friends in seamless co-op. D...
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- PlayStation 5
- PC
- Xbox Series X
Initial Release Date: Feb 17, 2023
Developer:
- Omega Force
Publisher: Electronic Arts
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