![]() This can be good or bad depending on your preferences.ĭespite playing Monster Hunter for years, for example, there are still a few weapons that I don’t feel fully proficient at - including ones that I used to be fairly good at but have since lost expertise in due to changes from recent games or the fact that I haven’t used them in a while. ![]() To quote a fellow Monster Hunter veteran who I’ve talked to about the game, something about Wild Hearts’ combat “just feels right.”Īt the same time, Wild Hearts’ weapons don’t feel quite as technical as Monster Hunter’s. It feels like it takes the best parts from the faster-paced games while also retaining that deliberative pace of combat that makes Monster Hunter games feel oh-so-good and satisfying. That being said, Wild Hearts’s monsters do a great job at gap-closing and tracking your hunter down even with that added mobility, which means that players still need to have plenty of discipline when attacking and can’t just simply spam buttons with wild abandon. Wild Hearts’ hunters certainly boast more mobility compared to Monster Hunter, especially from the pre-Wirebug era. Kingtusk Guide: How to beat Kingtusk in Wild Heartsįor its part, Wild Hearts manages to reach a happy medium between Monster Hunter and faster-paced games like God Eater. Monster Hunter especially excels with its unique, deliberative combat, which rewards a more methodical playstyle as opposed to the faster combat used by most of its competitors. While it can be debated which of the series has a better plot, Wild Hearts’ story feels better integrated into the game overall. It also further reinforces the Japanese theme of the game, which adds to the immersion. By the way, I find the use of English with a Japanese accent for the characters a great touch as it adds an additional sprinkling of personality to the cast. But Wild Hearts doubles down on this by having voiced scenes sprinkled everywhere as part of your journey, resulting in a more cohesive overall experience between the hunting and the narrative. World and Iceborne did this by not having a separate story and online mode. One key difference, however, is how Wild Hearts weaves in the storytelling a lot more into your adventure while also making it a part of its whole experience. ![]() Both also have parts where you go out and investigate an area or monster or save folks in trouble. The opening hunt in Wild Hearts actually felt like an extended and kicked up version of the Tigrex encounter in Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, which is the first Monster Hunter game I played. In fact, there are many similarities in the storytelling elements for both games. As such, the appearance of a powerful hunter with the power to control and manifest karakuri makes your character a literal savior for these people, which also happens to be the same way that your character typically gets treated in the mainline Monster Hunter games. To make matters worse, humans have also lost the knowledge of the past, including the operation of the various karakuri that once improved lives and also protected places such as Minato. This is no surprise as you arrive at a time when humanity has been beaten down and driven back by the kemon’s relentless advance. In contrast, the general mood in Wild Hearts is one of hopelessness and despair. After all, Monster Hunter games still manage to retain some cheer and levity even though they face seemingly world-ending threats of their own. It’s a story that starts out darker than most Monster Hunter games. As such, it provides a crucial weapon against the large kemono that threaten the land and your new home, the old karakuri capital of Minato. While traveling you come across the mysterious Mujina, who eventually entrusts you with an ancient and powerful hunting tool that can summon a wide array of gadgetry known as “karakuri.” This tool holds the key that allows you to tap into the powers of the hunters of old at a time when they were at their peak. More specifically, you play as a hunter, one of the few remaining of a dying breed that used to keep the mighty giant kemono at bay. Wild Hearts has you playing the role of a wanderer who has left your native land due to either hardship or an unquenchable thirst for adventure.
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