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Wild Hearts is the new hunting game from Koei Tecmo and EA Originals, and it shows some real promise when it comes to taking the genre in a new, positive direction. The only problem is it wasn't quite ready yet.
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[@OGRadion]

I liked the part when EA mentioned "DO NOT MENTION MONSTER HUNTER IN THE REVIEW".

[@mesaprime4368]

@@alexgreifenkamp I disagree. Yes if you leave it at that it's a ahitty review, but if you go "this is similar to monster hunter with these differences" you can skip what a MH game is and just focus on the new. But lemon seems to be assuming that people have never even played a MH game so is explaining it all from scratch

[@1point21gigawats]

​@@alexgreifenkamp okay, but a major part media literacy and critique is comparing and contrasting. Nothing exists in a Vacuum, and calling out where one thing works and the other doesn't is important.

[@OGRadion]

@@mesaprime4368 Especially with the "You all know the "Kaiju hunting genre"". It's like calling soulslikes "You all know the grimy, dark, difficult, dodgerolling-staminahaving-boxdestroying action adventure game genre, right?" I'll be honest, I'd be really surprised to hear this wasn't required to post a review.

[@EthansSpace]

I think it was handled well within the obvious circumstances. Get your bag but it does seem a bit overly positive. Obviously nobody is going to pay you to say their product is bad.

[@AnAverageJho]

@@alexgreifenkamp I don't think the idea of comparing games is that the person reading/watching the review has complete knowledge of all games that are remotely similar to the game being reviewed. The idea is to give the audience opinion about the game being reviewed, yes, but also to compare against the competition to give the audience a baseline. For example, let's say you're making a review of a totally fictional fighting game that is coming out. This is a market with a lot of competition. Even assuming the gameplay and graphics are pure 10/10, the game being good doesn't mean that it doesn't have its quirks. Maybe the game has crappy tutorials and isn't very newcomer friendly. Maybe the game is shipped without some basic features. Maybe the game has P2W DLC. *cough* Tekken 7 *cough*. It would be a disservice to the audience to not mention other games in the same genre or even older games from the same series. You have to make a baseline of "what the community expects" and "what the community believes is good." You can't expect people to have played all of the Battlefield games, or all of the CoD games, or all the Street Fighter games, but you can definitely say "this other game has such and such which was changed/removed/added in this title I'm reviewing."

[@dylankilby6785]

It's been really awesome to see this channel blow the FUCK UP in the last year - to the extent that now you're sponsored! Congrats and thanks for the in-depth, lemony review :)

[@johncollins8070]

Did you say blow up?! BOOMS BOMBS FIRE BOMBS FIRE BOMBS FIRE BOMBS ONLY FIRE BOMBS

[@Blandy8521]

The firebomb goddess has blessed the channel with explosive growth

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

Looks very fun, good job Backlogs. However my sights are set on Wo Long Fallen Dinasty. Let us Souls fans re-enter the incredible world of Nioh, China edition!

[@JulesNekro]

I hope they don't flood us with so much loot tho, stranger of paradise would've been so much better 😭

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

@@JulesNekro in what regard? The 600 loot limit in inventory is the Standard of the series, and if you got trouble with that there is a 5000ish inventory box after every mission. If anything FF SOP became a lot better NOW because there is also the tradition of these games peaking at DLC3. On DLC2 they added “Fusion” so the grinding of items became way easier and now on DLC3 we got mimic material essentially turning the creation of builds from a 1000’s of hours journey into a 10 hour or less grind. Team Ninja Souls-likes are the best next to Fromsoft, and the updates per dlc make the games truly unique instead of a copy-paste copycat.

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

@@JulesNekro to keep it simple and short. FF SOP is perhaps now the least grindy and most build varied game of Team Ninja.

[@anasexualmeatbag2979]

Great that you’re getting sponsored! Love the channel!

[@skylerthegey3320]

i love your user name XD

[@zeraora2607]

I thought there was an 'L' after their second a, which would make it even more hilarious.

[@emprahtherocket8175]

Maybe if the game is on sale, I'll buy it. Maybe.

[@jamesforgie6594]

My first thought when I saw this game was “Monster Hunter with a paintjob.” I have played a Monster Hunter game and wasn’t particularly fond of it. I don’t know if I will be the same about this game, but you’ve inspired me to take a proper look at it and give it a fair chance… after the patch comes out.

[@Onebadterran]

The big thing for me in these games is segmented maps or instances instead of an open world. This looks open world thought so it seems interesting because of that.

[@connormccarthy2745]

This pretty much exactly sums up my thoughts on the game. The world and creatures are gorgeous and a sequel could be good. I guess *very* heavy patching and modification could make this version into something special, but as it stands it's just not it. A game like this needs a deep, brilliantly designed combat system to stay interesting, and this doesn't have that. It's fun, but it's gimmicky and shallow.

[@diamondsteve201]

Oh this looks neat I'mma look at steam *Mostly Negative* oh and yeah and almost all of the reviews mentions the perforce being bad so I'mma hold off on this one (Also that its 70$ doesn't help it case either)

[@josephhammock292]

"Challenge Run" idea: Can you beat (prolly can, but it's quirky) Dark Souls 1 using only Longsword thrust attacks/damage.

[@gineis8105]

I loved monster hunter and this game looks fairly similar to it so i might check it out on launch

[@IkatashiPaku]

I remember Gaijin Goomba talking about this gamer. I also remember thinking it looked really interesting and actually stood out when compared to many other games that try an compete with the Monster Hunter franchise.

[@Kilakro]

Thank you Lemon, I was wondering if all of the performance complaints were valid or not. I was worried that it was just EA hate (understandable, I don't like them either) or if maybe it was DRM issues like Denuvo. I'll wait to hear how it performs after the patch to pull the trigger on buying it though.

[@pockystyx4087]

I recommend Toukiden 2; it’s a pretty fun little monster hunter like.

[@bluestar_kun]

Sucks that they already cut support for the game, tho the lack of of tons of post game content is how I got my friend to play MHW with me which he's now even wishing he didn't have to go to work for

[@harrygraham5810]

I'm on console not had any issues at all with anything, it's running like a dream, and I've not heard anyone but pc players complaining about issues with performance.

[@snownoheakennedy9561]

I won't be picking the game up souly for the muliplayer limitation. I have more then two friends. I want to hunt big monsters with a full team of 4-6. We live in a modern world where we can habe 36-50 players on a single map. I get that it's a upcoming studio and they are most likely fairly small. However small studios haven been able to pull off large mulitplay without much issue. So 4 player should be more then doable espically on EA servers. So I will be sticking with monster hunter and other 4-6 player games.

[@snownoheakennedy9561]

@@Sletchman I didn't know that. Given this information I feel more justified

[@andresarancio6696]

So Monster Hunter with camp building. I love it

[@luciusdebeers6176]

>developed/published by EA Insta skip

[@XzileKnight]

Lemon, as a direhard monster hunter fan since the OG in 2001, I've been so let down by the recent games and how they are so boring. But this? Is so cool and I'm definitely finally excited for a monster hunting game for the first time since MH4U came out. So thank you for bringing this to my attention in form of a good review. I am very excited 👍

[@rileykopinski6026]

Monster hunter was originally a slow and methodical genre. But world made it large in scale and rise made it fast paced. I personally think rise is my favorite but those who like slower gameplay probably won’t feel the same.

[@demonintellect9834]

​@@rileykopinski6026 Rise has super slow gameplay compared to this game.

[@skylerbieber4698]

You had me at cannon

[@uhanalainen]

Not much of a hunter myself, but this certainly seems like a barrel of giggles to watch someone else play.

[@cosmicfails2053]

Lemon, I beg of thee Review Deaths Gambit It has fire bombs!

[@razvanvasilache7834]

i like how this is an avtual backlogs

[@zephayrincoffeeco.8226]

Lemon when are you going to do a XCOM 2 challenge run. Do it or the imperium will find you

[@VampiricsAK]

sooo i looked at the steam page been a long time sinc ei have seen such a bad ration i guess they jus tneed a lil aftfer release polishing to life up to the sponsored review XD

[@nickr8662]

“Day 1 patch” this game, “day one patch” those game, “day one patch” every new game to release. For fucksake, this song and dance is old.

[@tomix6690]

You picqued my interest, sir.

[@JulesNekro]

Another review! Thank you lemon!

[@wellgaroa]

nothing wrong with 30 fps, most of my life I've watched movies and played games like that, just unnecessary. Now droping all the time is bad.

[@Sam_Miller]

Cool to see the channel growing. But now on to the main reason for the comment sounds like EA monster hunter 🤔

[@Lecan14]

This one looks cool, I definitely wanna try it.

[@ENRICOPUCCIttorg-kyl3703]

I have a challenge for ya if you beat a monster hunter games ( all gens world iceborne rise sunbreak) without fighting ( by using other monster to fight ) i subcribe to you and if you think is too hard you can use Gun ( because for me you enter in a fight when you tuche the monster like when nergigante try to slap you) And you can kill certain monster like elder dragon and the big volcano one

[@nicholasbusselman932]

Thank u!

[@powwowken2760]

At first the game was way too much of an obvious 1-1 Monster Hunter rip-off to catch my interest... But I gotta admit the building mechanics do seem pretty cool. However now I wanna know when God Eater 4 is coming out, this tickled my itch for over-the-top chuuni monster killing nonsense.

[@Orcabracer]

Saying the npcs are good is freaking hilarious. After listening to dozens of them there is no way you could make a comment like that without being paid off lol

[@JusticeforLiberty]

So it's a generic monster hunter ?

[@klasus2344]

looks like a fun game

[@riezkapmc9396]

Try beating elden ring only using axe

[@mcmogg_incmogg2080]

Ya but you forget the main problem.... it’s EA

[@lolno2068]

Wildhearts is just Fortnite Monsterhunter.

[@extremelytired934]

Monster hunter ?

[@amurilx719]

Sorry to tell you but the words published by EA is something by it self a destructive thing .they have lost all my trust and support long time ago Buying mass effect andromeda deluxe edition and getting a cancelled game and nothing els long

[@smcilia]

What is this an actual review!

[@alexanderberube1399]

bruh this is just bootleg monster hunter with worse variety of monsters and less framerate

[@_synt3rax_437]

The game looks pretty rough around the edges and looks like a mobile game port from the looks of that terrible hud.

[@OllieBright]

I would love to see more reviews :) your review style is entertaining and relaxing while providing exactly the information required out of a review :)

[@TheBacklogs]

You may like the 2nd channel then!

[@Skenjin]

It's issues are why I am just going to wait for it to go on sale. Shame they didn't allow you to compare it to Monster Hunter at all.

[@lazymazza8505]

Glad to see a review done by a youtuber I trust. Good to know I should wait a bit to pick it up

[@nerve-in-gear7072]

I love your normal content, but I love this review too! It's very casual, informative, and your cadence and humor is perfect!

[@Lunaraia]

I haven't had any issues with frame rate, so the D1 patch fixed that, and the game has been a BLAST. Also, my personal favorite is the Hook and Blade, it's so damn evasive and deals great damage fast. As for a challenge run, I would say Karakuri only, but it takes forever to unlock damaging karakuri, and waiting for your hunting buddy to kill it isn't an option either, since it attacks so rarely. It might be viable if you focus all upgrades on it into attack, though. Food for thought. Fun fact; Karakuri is from Japanese folklore and is basically wooden automaton controlled by magical strings.

[@dragonlloux]

Another one that would be easier then this one, but could be a nice intro challenge for the game is a bow only without ever “popping” the arrows, so just the setup without the payoff

[@Lunaraia]

@@Sletchman I am just running it at the base stuff the game plopped me at, which is essentially max everything. As for resolution, I haven't really checked If I am honest, so making a claim would be pure speculation on my end.

[@demonintellect9834]

You do have to land the final hit with a weapon to get the monster into it's downed state to be finished off. So you have to be 100% sure the monster has 1 hp left or else you'll have to redo the hunt if your 1 hit does kill the monster.

[@Paluto0409]

Wow. Was JUST thinking about buying the game and was NEEDING a video like this, thank you SO SO MUCH

[@MrZeroKage]

I love the building side of this game. The idea of setting up your own bases and ways to travel around is great. Other parts felt like they just needed more time. Don't get me wrong I found this game fun but it did make me just want to play monster hunter more.

[@demonintellect9834]

This game made me never want to play MH again. It basically brought all of MH flaws to the forefront. Some of it being simple stuff like food buffs being all quest and others being stuff like how WH actually has good combat.

[@bubbyguppy]

Oof. I hope you don't get blacklisted after this. SUPER good review don't get me wrong. But considering how developers will pass over anyone who's even mildly critical of their stuff I hope they don't just go off the thumbnail and screw you over

[@domicci4460]

Thank you I was on the fence but with this and the 70$ price tag I'm going to wait till it goes on sale

[@yesterworld21]

Loving the reviews man. Hope they come more often. Congrats on the sponsor too.

[@TheBacklogs]

Thanks! I usually do reviews on the 2nd channel, if you need more!

[@omg_falafel]

"day 1 patch" sorry they said one week before the patch lemon. And tbh it shouldnt need a patch to get decent graphics and good frame rate, it is unacceptable to launch like this

[@naherathe]

looks like pretty much all new gen games are like this :/

[@Azazantei]

@@naherathe At this point this is some sort of Anti-Piracy Measures. With the Base Game basically unplayable the Cracker either need to also Crack the Day One Patch on top of Game itself, or the Game basically just gonna run like GTAV 1.00 in PC. This is some Bullshit though that's for sure.

[@VenomGamingCenter]

Mhn, because it's entirely possible to account for everyones individual pc setup, and the myriad of specs and such out there. I'm not defending them, but let's be a little real here. Saying everything should be perfect on launch is just dishonest and unreasonable.

[@torrentialtomori9553]

I was actually considering buying this game with a friend, and I was surprised when I saw a notification saying that Lemon put out a review of it lmao But, I think I'll buy this game, and hope that the issues are fixed by the time it installs

[@eXileLies]

Lemon - you should do more reviews. Like, seriously - very informative, awesome structure & honesty.

[@TheBacklogs]

I do on the 2nd channel!

[@purplehaze2358]

It would not surprise me if one of the stipulations behind EA's sponsorship of this video was "don't mention Monster Hunter".

[@goast_cuard]

Seems like a fun game, tried playing it with that EA play 10 hour demo thing and it’d auto crash at launch. Guess I’ll be waiting until a discount before I give the game a shot

[@BIGhappyG33]

You can just feel the checklist they gave him

[@Officewaffle]

1. Don't mention monster Hunter 2. DON'T MENTION MONSTER HUNTER

[@alexanderkreczkevich8100]

The fact that it's made by EA makes me hesitant. How long until it's P2W, or has too many goofy Immersion break shit in it?

[@prototype102010]

I mean, it looks good (at least on high settings) but the building traps and walls mechanic just doesn't seem fun to me? I've always preferred the one on one nature of the older Monster Hunter games, just you and the monster, no giant gizmos or wire bugs. Still though, might pick it up on sale eventually.

[@madmachanicest9955]

So monster Hunter world with way more weeaboo in a MacGyver box sign me up

[@scottlife1697]

Now, if only it wasn't published by EA. It sounds like it could be a fun game. I just deeply distrust EA to not try monetising the ever living F out of it.

[@TheLivingRoomHero]

Thank you for the review! Gonna pick this one up later down the line. Maybe come late summer to play with my mates when this surge of AAA games has gone by.

[@Clintvinder]

As an old school and die hard MH fan I can't help but to see this as a copy, and that it has EA stamped on it is like saying that if you get this game you also get a complimentary dose of leprosy

[@zeraora2607]

It's an ea game, the finished product update is a paid for dlc.

[@mrjacob7795]

Interesting... I was on the fence when Steam recommended this to me, but it appears there's more to the experience than the primary gimmick of on the hunt building. I'll add it to my wishlist at the very least and give it a try once I'm finally bored of MH:Rise's Sunbreak DLC. P.S: Thanks for the great review Lemon! Good coverage and excellent showcasing on display here!

[@Phoenix-sc6di]

I am so, soooo freaking tired of games releasing unfinished. Why is that okay? Imagine your local Bakery hands you half doughy bread and promises to come around in a month to put it back in the oven for a while. The Fuck?

[@VenomGamingCenter]

It's not unfinished. It has performance issues, which every game does. Is it annoying? Yeah, very. But let's be real, it's literally impossible to account and design for every single variation of every single piece of hardware or spec out there. Saying otherwise is just dishonest.

[@Pryide]

Considering their bad reviews im guessing the "magical day one patch" didn't come through. Real shame, the developer has a few games i liked under their belt, but were never published by EA before.

[@yannikluder3195]

Seeing some good Character design on your part makes me so happy

[@benjamintim3542]

So this actually looks surprisingly good... I may give it a try once they get some patches out

[@Link10103]

yeah, the demo had some pretty glaring performance issues for me to the point where looking at small pinwheels could murder my frames but fighting a freighter sized boar had less impact lol.

[@0inarrow735]

I'm gonna wait until the performance is ironed out, cross play and camp building are huge sells for me, but until the game can run decently I'll have to pass. Thank you for making this video though, I had no idea this game was a thing but it seems like it could be a lot of fun with friends, maybe you can do a challenge run with it, like only killing monster with the hammer traps. Good and informative video all around.

[@Dutchwheelchair]

they made dynasty warriors interesting

[@jackbauer2698]

Let's be honest what game really is ready at lunch these days.

[@dfileti]

EA was dirty with the animation at 3:20, that shi looks exactly like the heavy crossbow in monster hunter lol

[@stephenbyers6173]

First glance I love the katana, some attacks look like it shifts into an urumi (basically a sword whip) and has some really cool flashy combos

[@Mi_mcmuffin]

Must’ve been a pretty easy sponsorship, i reckon lemon and EA are pretty close, i mean you can practically hear the nice EA employee press the gun barrel into his back any time it sounds like he’s gonna mention Monster Hunter, can’t get much closer than that!

[@harrisonyoung3857]

The part where he talks about how monsters will flee when hurt and enrage and “unleash the power of the elements “ really felt like he said it straight of a teleprompter lol

[@KnightFerrocous]

I've been interested in this game but I stalwartly refuse to buy any game for $70. And I've heard a lot of the endless complaints about bad performance so I guess my decision to wait until it was cheaper was probably the smartest idea. I'm glad it is good though minus the performance issues. And while people love complaining about it in this game Monster Hunter World also ran like omega ass when it first released on PC too. Even now it still runs pretty poorly. I kind of just chalk it up to Japanese devs just not being used to PC. Its only been in the last few years where a lot of AAA Japanese games have come to PC and so even veteran dev teams are having to learn a whole new ballpark.

[@legitplayin6977]

Idk, like a dragon: Ishin runs pretty well on pc

[@KnightFerrocous]

@@legitplayin6977 It was a generality. Like A Dragon Ishin is by the Yakuza guys who have been on PC for a while and its also a cleaned up port of a Japanese only PS3 game meaning they already knew how to make it work on a weaker console.

[@Hunteratloppshop]

review felt a bit like a released CIA packet. "This game feels a lot like (REDACTED)" "If you like (REDACTED) you will like this game but it's different from (REDACTED) in ways I'm not allowed to say"

[@R3TR0J4N]

P.S its one of the games amalgamating form the mosnter hunting formula we all know of, it aint going to be one of those games replacing a "franchise" that founded the sub-genre mostly coming from a *"new"* IP with a solid community, as stating the obvious the game is inspired of MH. Wild Hearts, being a successor to Toukiden. Other than performance issues since being a title co-develop by the division of KOEI TECMO, it's tolerable enough due to how comprehensive the mixed genre the game offers for its AA scale, like Eurojanks. I dig the building mechanic as its identity, for its gameplay palette to give a fresh experience amalgamating from Monster Hunter; it offers more for its plethora of gameplay variety, making it more engaging and dynamic with its added verticality.

[@baalfgames5318]

This game has "heart?" Yeah, Hitler had a heart, too. A heart filled with darkness, tyrany and bloodshed. -_-

[@shawnstegall665]

EA: we would love your you to do a review of our new game. Backlogs: Amazing. I hope it’s going to be a great competitor to Monster… EA: no. No. We don’t say those words here 😂

[@QuinnyBean]

This was added to gamepass last week, and after playing the shit out of it for since it came I can say I LOVE it! Which is rare for an EA game lol. I'm close to the end of the game now, but there's still so many missions to complete and stuff to make. Weapons are super fun and there's soooooo many different karakuri combos you can use

[@BobaSoda_]

A worse and more expensive version of Monster Hunter that has EA involved...that's a hard pass. Give it a couple months before people get burnt out and I start seeing "Why I quit Wild Hearts" videos.

[@wisecatstudioz]

If I had a computer that could even run the game... And money, I'd definitely swap from MH to this, the combat pacing looks better, the weapons look better

[@JustPixelNoIDontWantAnyNumbers]

The point that day 1 Patches areterrible and publishers should release a finished product aside, i personally hate it when games lock weapontypes behind progression. Lets pretend i want to get the game because i loved seeing the Hanheld Cannon, and then find out that "hey, you have to get through a good chunk of monsters before you can even play it!" does it promote experimentation with other weapons? Probably, but if the weapons in your game are interesting enough people will play them without it feeling like a chore in the beginning. The 70 bucks pricetag also isnt exactly great, and while i see the karakuri being interesting i fear it might be breaking the flow of combat a bit. As you mightve gathered by now i havent played the game because a) 70 bucks is not something im willing to pay for a game thats not even finished and b) i have a perfectly well functioning copy of mh rise. I might give the game a shot if it goes on sale for like 30 bucks and see if they fixed shit, until then ill go counter my way through risen valstrax

[@thenerdlog1602]

I don't mind sponsored content, but it's so different than the content you normally put out. Your past few videos have been challenge runs of Souls games, not reviews. The last time you uploaded a video about a non-souls game was the Naraka: Blade point video which was also an ad.

[@demonintellect9834]

Personally Iove this game. I've played and beaten world and rise and this game, as far as mechanics go, is just simply superior.

[@beatrix4519]

I feel like this game misses a crucial element based on what I've seen from vids from monster hunter youtubers and others it lacks the satisfying hits it just doesn't look satisfying at all to whack things with most of the weapons also I try not to see it as just a mh clone but like, look at the channels playing it they're mostly mh channels, and the game just looks like it feels like a rip off too obviously, I haven't played it, so maybe after a while I'll pick it up and make my own opinion about it but rn it doesn't look promising

[@MicroMidas]

As long as the game works as promised on release, I hope to see content of you playing this in the near future! Looks dope!

[@HeavenOnHigh]

Sponsorship from EA? Did you hat to pay 9.99? There is a better joke in here but I'm sleepy

[@harrisonyoung3857]

Yikes, hate to label people as sellouts but like, you can really feel the checklist he must’ve been given, this seemed much less like an actual review and more like an add, along with not mentioning how it compares to its biggest competitor in the genre, idk feels like it shows a lack of integrity, will probs be steering clear of future reviews imo

[@harpingon]

A sponsored glowing review of a mashup between Monster Hunter and Fornite. I'll pass.

[@weissluxford6631]

Backlogs, can you beat dark souls 1 only with buffs while using the worst weapon in the game ?

[@L337N1NJ4L1NK]

When you used the Cannon to just blast, I think we made the same noise.

[@Viech54]

Are there cosmetic options for armor, i. e. does the game have a "layered armor" system like Monster Hunter World where you can look the way you want and still have the skills of a different set of armor?

[@aperson62]

Yes though you have to beat the game to gain access.