wild hearts It’s one of the riskiest bets we’ve ever seen electronic arts during the last years. In a company dedicated primarily to sports games for several decades now, finding a monster-hunting RPG with a Japanese setting is no small feat. Never better said. Did this shift in focus, this new commitment to such a different genre, go well for EA? The answer is that, as long as they don’t remain isolated and continue on this path, clearly yes. wild hearts is available for PC, playstation5 there Xbox series X|S.
Welcome to Minato, hunters
In wild heartsAs is often the case in such games, we will embody an experienced hunter. The village of Minato, located in the Azuma region, has long had to live with gigantic and violent monsters, the kemono. They need a change if they want to survive, And that’s where we come in, as the only human being capable of standing up to these huge creatures.
All the inhabitants of Minato will put their grain of sand in what will be the biggest fight in its history. Blacksmiths, scientists, traders… All will row in unison to make our job easier. And of course, we too will become stronger and more experienced over time. As for Kagura is a region clearly divided into four major areaswhich will be our private hunting ground. Each of the zones will represent one of the seasons. of the year, so each hunt will have its own personality, and it will always be spectacular to visit these areas.
Wildhearts, a monster hunter in the line of the best known…
wild heartsat the mechanical and adjustment level, has a very clear inspiration: monster hunter. To the saga of Capcom It has been hunting down giant monsters with unique moves for almost 20 years and giving us various weapons at our disposal for that. The proposal of electronic arts continue in this line. Of course, the gameplay and button usage are different for the two sagas, so if you’re going to jump from one to the other, you’ll have to get used to it. Is this inspiration a bad thing? We do not consider this to be the case. wild hearts is proof that monster hunting RPGs are now a genre in their own right. And it fits very well between them.
Throughout our adventure We will have several hunting missions ahead of us, some with minor monsters and others against the big stars of the game. Collecting material on these missions, improving our equipment and weapons and, above all, preparing well before the hunt will be the keys to success. In addition, these missions can be carried out alone or in cooperation on linein what is a great novelty and virtue of this game. Pre-adjustment of difficulty and stats, all missions in the game can be done cooperatively on lineappearing on the map of requests for help from other hunters, and being able to send ours when we want or need them.
… but with many novelties that make it unique
Although we said that wild hearts He has a lot of monster hunterAlso he has a unique personality and mechanics that make him shine with his own light. And the key is in the karakuris. The karakuris will be different objects that we can invoke throughout our adventure, whether in our camps or on the hunt. First we will have the basic karakuris, the most innovative, when it comes to monster hunters. The basicsThey will be objects that we can summon in the middle of the hunt and while we move around the map, which will help us to have better mobility and vary our strategies
Finally, we have the karakuris dragon, which is something more special. The karakuris dragon, unlike the others, will have no use in combat. On the contrary, These will be invocations that we will make in our camp to have a better preparation f or the hunt,
A sound and graphic section that responds, for Wild Hearts
If something stands out at first glance wild hearts It’s the customization so worked it has. We’ll have plenty of options to make our hunter or hunter feel truly unique, and the moment we decide what they’ll look like is pretty well integrated into the story. If there is something that does not stand out, on the other hand, it is its graphics section. Although the characters look really worked and the environments are artistically very varied and original, the graphics section sometimes seems insufficient, especially when we are hunting and the conditions are unfavorable.
As for the sound section, we can not say much more than it is consistent. She generates the atmosphere she needs to generate, being calm in the village and frantic in the midst of the hunt. Although yes, in both cases, the music is chosen very tastefully and fits perfectly with the theme and the setting of the game. games of the genre, but the variety of character voices is great.
In short, Wild Hearts…
Eventually, wild hearts represents a strong contribution electronic arts to what we can now call the monster hunter genre. And the best thing that can be said about this game is that, in comparison to the titan which is monster hunter, the EA title goes pretty well. What we are clear on is that we would not want wild hearts not just remain a single anecdotal attempt, but rather have a sequel.
Mechanics and a very interesting universe were mentioned. This game feels like the first step in what seems like a very fitting direction, the first stepping stone to something that could be great. And, of course, it’s worth trying, especially if, like me, you’re a fan of the monster hunter from Capcom. Finally and as always, if you want to know more about games and news, we are waiting for you here, at Xbox area.
wild hearts
Pro.
- A story that meets
- The gameplay seems smooth…
- …and the novelties of the title are a great addition
- Environments and monsters have tons of personality
Contra.
- Upgradable graphics section
- He never stops exploiting his own proposals
- The number of monsters is a bit low
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