
Hungry Monster Hunter fans will find the new monsters, locales, and designs generally satiating, but not wholly. Even better are the welcome quality-of-life changes that have been made: Among others, they’ve added wooden dummies for weapon testing, and removed the tedious sharpening. Cooking is practically unchanged, and squad hunts return (though now limited to three players). The delicious core gameplay loop of monster slaying & equipment upgrading is entirely intact.

After all, WH for Wild Hearts is just MH for Monster Hunter, yet upside down.īut how does Wild Hearts compare to Capcom’s beloved series? The comparison to Monster Hunter is unavoidable, and that may be a big draw for many players. When you’re done, don’t forget to hit us up in the comments with your thoughts! Scroll down to read our full Wild Hearts review or click the links below to skip sections. Surely there is more to Wild Hearts than this? Let’s find out! 👇 Wild Hearts Review Contents:

Which, for lack of a better phrase, is just a big rat.

However, unlike the Ghibli film, Wild Hearts has no reverence for these creatures, so instead of Nago the Guardian, they’re unnamed local pests.īut Monster Hunter calls its creatures by their species, without individuality, so what’s the difference? Well, instead of battling a Great Jagras, a prowling reptile who you see swallow a man-sized animal whole, your first great fight in Wild Hearts is the slaying of a Ragetail. And there’s no doubt that was the goal as both are set during Japan’s Muromachi Period. Princess Mononoke, whose cursed boar god corrupts all it touches until it’s slain by the hero, might come to mind when seeing Wild Hearts’ nature-infused beasts wreaking havoc on their environs.
