Wild Hearts 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 manages to carve out its own identity in a genre dominated by a single franchise through its clever takes on classic monster hunting gameplay. The combination of cool creature designs, interesting weapons, awesome maps, and a unique building system all add up to form a fun time.
Wild Hearts expands on a tried and true formula with its own blend of mechanics that make it a must for fans of big game hunting and gamers who like co-op.
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.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Wild Hearts is an extremely fun monster-hunting game that anyone can sink their teeth into. The building system is a treat, the hunts are challenging, and the game has been really polished. Finding any complaints about the game feels like nitpicking, as the game doesn’t have any glaring defects or flaws. It’s rare when a gem like Wild Hearts comes around but it really is just a fantastic game, and I hope we get some expansions.
There's potential in Wild Hearts. The building aspects alone add some depth to the exploration and combat aspects of the hunt, while the weapons feel right in a fight. There are many compelling reasons to give this a go: a drip feed of abilities, near-instant multiplayer with cross-play, and permanently affecting a player's instance. The sometimes-finicky building system can be an annoyance, while the lack of kemono variety is a knock, even if more beasts are promised later as free updates. The PC performance is what really drags down the game, and the lack of fixes combined with the game's high price tag are enough to hold off for now. On consoles, Wild Hearts is a fine counterpart to Capcom's offering, and it's worth checking out. PC players will want to wait and see if the game can make efficient use of the platform and hardware variety before jumping in.
Do not get Wild Hearts on PC right now. The game itself is great, and something you should pick up if you want to get into monster hunting, but the garbage performance me and many other players have experienced cannot be excused.
While Monster Hunter still reigns supreme, Wild Hearts still holds its own in the hunting arena. Those on Xbox Game Pass shouldn’t hesitate to give it a go.
While comparisons to Monster Hunter are inevitable for obvious reasons, WILD HEARTS deserves much more than to be seen solely as the mirror of the Capcom franchise. We finally have a huge competitor that has been waiting for years.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Wild Hearts is a real raw gem. It has all the ingredients to easily turn into a series that can challenge Monster Hunter. The only thing Koei Tecmo needs to do is polish it up a bit more, fill in the gaps and bring more content.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
Wild Hearts is solid MonHun genre title and there are solid refreshing elements like Karakuri building system. Eigh weapons and four vast maps are enough for practicing skills but uneven difficulty and some bugs can be challenging. On the other hand, three player co-op is a welcome addition and preferred way of gameplay.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
Technical issues affect both the performance and visual quality of Wild Hearts to a considerable degree. However, the visual style, the gameplay structure, the great use of Karakuri for hunting and exploration, as well as the very good co-op make it a fun and original title. If you have the patience to wait for updates and the technical problems to be resolved, it is certainly a great option in the hunting genre.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
It's time to tame the untameable.
I'm having a wonderful time with WILD HEARTS and I can't wait to take on more monsters with online folks as I have a few tricks that I'd like to show off. Overall, this is a phenomenally fun and fully-featured monster-hunting game that I'm sure you'll love.
While some of the characters and narrative beats feel passable, Wild Hearts' core combat mechanics bring a new, addictive hook to the monster hunting genre fans will love.
We're getting a title that has failed to use its elements to their full potential. It's not a waste of money; the game will keep you entertained, but the competition is still far ahead.
Review in Czech | Read full review
Wild Hearts is a must-play game. The atmosphere is typically Japanese, just like the unwieldy gameplay and combat. Also graphically you will not be impressed by this game, just like the story that fades quite a bit in the gameplay. However, this one is interesting and reasonably tactical. The game can also go quite deep in terms of RPG elements and you really have to delve into it and encourage you not to just figure everything out after an hour, because that is not possible. You will therefore spend many hours dissecting all possibilities and details. If you're not into that then this isn't the game for you. It's nice that you can play online, even cross-play, so you'll have regular help in boss fights, or bosses can be distracted by other players. We take for granted that the game looks quite dated graphically
Review in Dutch | Read full review
Wild Hearts does take a bit of time to get into but once you get past learning the ropes, the game does get really addictive. Even when away from it I often found myself thinking about different build to try out next time I played and which creature I would try to take down next, or which piece of gear should I focus on trying to upgrade, which is always a good sign for a game.
At the end of the day despite the game’s issues with an uninteresting story, unskippable cut-scenes during online play, inconsistent art direction, and some annoying technical issues that still need fixing the game is a blast to play and is a very pleasant early surprise of 2023.