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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

[@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!

[@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!

[@idvar_1]

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.

[@lazymazza8505]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@eXileLies]

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

[@TheBacklogs]

I do on the 2nd channel!

[@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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@Paluto0409]

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

[@yannikluder3195]

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

[@purplehaze2358]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@BIGhappyG33]

You can just feel the checklist they gave him

[@Officewaffle]

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

[@L337N1NJ4L1NK]

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

[@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

[@dfileti]

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

[@MouseMask-p1z]

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.

[@Ulta_Nagenki]

You did indeed peak my interest a bit more. I currently I'm on a Hunt-a-thon for all the games (1-1g... world-ice-rise-sun+frontier) I have a plentiful plate read for me. As you said with the Karakuri thing, the idea if it changes what I hope for it. One of my dreams in a monster Hunter game is a simple change but a huge one in my mind, a on world crafting/cooking station. If I can avoid the main area for a bit and hunt and grow on my own the I'll add this in my list. I just really like the idea of survival more than hunting in my mind, makes everything feel more important.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@JULR0W]

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

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

@@JULR0W 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]

@@JULR0W to keep it simple and short. FF SOP is perhaps now the least grindy and most build varied game of Team Ninja.

[@emprahtherocket8175]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@abrahamwolvers5505]

Hey. I have a few friends who played this and liked it. They did have similar statements to you Lemon. It does need more time. Though they perhaps should have waited for the monster hunter rush cooled down. But who doesn't love annihilating monsters while being a hero able to be free as a bird

[@kezsmon8612]

I see a “Karakuri only run” in the near future

[@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!

[@benjamintim3542]

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

[@R3TR0JVN]

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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@Ipherix]

I might just be stupid but the thumbnail looked like an ad so I ignored this video the first few times I saw it on my feed 😂

[@writerlairchannel2636]

There is a lot of franchises that can have spinoffs or standalone games from other developers like Devil May Cry did and Monster Hunter with this game

[@josephhammock292]

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

[@jayhawker8200]

Speed running in this game looks like it could be nutty.

[@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

[@zeraora2607]

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

[@draconiandraco]

Backlogs is sponsored now? Way to go Lemon!

[@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.

[@Rincewindl]

If I can get a friend to pick this up, I'll 100% be getting it. Had a blast with the demo, I've played a lot of MH and this felt more than different enough to be a breath of fresh air.

[@JULR0W]

There is a demo of wild hearts?

[@fredclasson7865]

Thanks for the review, seen a few people complaining about the game but as always you have a good balance of opinions and likely solutions.

[@madmachanicest9955]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@TheVertebraeTickler]

“You see the thumbnails funny because the games name is wild HEAR-“

[@h3ngist]

Please play more of this game 😭 I really hope they've fixed the issues

[@TheBacklogs]

I had a great time with it on the 2nd channel!

[@idreppy]

If the day one patch fixed all the frame rate issues, I’ll definitely be picking this game up. It looks awesome.

[@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.

[@lathell1233]

Thank you for the heads up! good to know I should just wait for a little bit. 70 bucks seems steep too lol.

[@solarus2120]

Beep boop. Feed the algorithm. Beep boop. This isn't a genre that's particularly appealed to, but you made it look fun enough that I would half consider buying a second hand copy in a year.

[@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.

[@justsomejojo]

Midrange PC here (I had minimal issues with ER - a single optional boss arena spazzed out texture-wise and I'm unsure if that was even a specs issue). Everything I see of this game looks amazing and I'm itching to play. It's a shame performance has to be the achilles heel here. I only got into PC gaming in 2020 (got a friend's handmedown PC - self-built - and immediately played MHW:I). What this *also* means is that I'm a complete noob to PC specs and such. Iffy performance is one thing, but another entirely when you're new to everything and the games you want to play aren't working as intended so you get even more confused. Yeah. As much as it sucks, I'm gonna wait until everybody can agree the performance is good. I hope that doesn't dig a new franchise's grave prematurely, because it does look like a ton of fun.

[@gineis8105]

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

[@אופקאברהם-ק1צ]

It's hilarious how often Lemon skirted around mentioning the monster hunter series It was a lawyer was constantly over his shoulder when he wrote the script

[@ghostytoasty6976]

Oi oi [ text ]

[@flatchett]

Looks like a certain game where you slay beast. One might say, where you hunt monsters maybe

[@pockystyx4087]

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

[@B4dr4bbit]

This gives me hope, I'm installing the trial now

[@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.

[@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.

[@andresarancio6696]

So Monster Hunter with camp building. I love it

[@razvanvasilache7834]

i like how this is an avtual backlogs

[@Kodiak_P]

Some of the base camp stuff and seeing the skill tree makes it feel like there is going to be a lot of clatter in the game, for me at least. I am definitely going to give this game a shot, but I don't know if it will become my go to hunting game.

[@demonintellect9834]

I honestly thought I was going to hate it. I called it MH with fortnite thrown it. I gave it a shot because the weapons looked interesting. I will never be able to go back to the sluggishness of MH combat after playing this game.

[@Kodiak_P]

@@demonintellect9834 It currently costs too much for me to try. $90 is too much for a game I am not guaranteed to enjoy. It also hasn't completely sold me on combat or monster design. I like that it is different from Monster Hunter, but I am not a fan of how it's different.

[@demonintellect9834]

@@Kodiak_P I didn't think I would be either. Like I said I hated on the game saying it was trash and a MH clone, but I'm happy I tried it.

[@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.

[@uhanalainen]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@joolian4763]

I think I'll get it on sale, looks fun though

[@Cayden.1]

Play Tails of Iron and do it on Bloody Whisker mode, you'll probably love it since you enjoyed salt and sanctuary

[@TheBacklogs]

I actually got every achievement EXCEPT that one. Bloody Whiskers mode is mercilessly hard and frustrating :/

[@Cayden.1]

@@TheBacklogs the reason i asked was cause i recently completed my first run of that game on bloody whisker and thought to myself you might enjoy the challenge since you beat salt and sanct with fists and potatos, what makes tails of iron more mercilessly hard and frustrating compared to what youve experienced before in salt challenge runs?

[@TheBacklogs]

The main issue I had was that you basically are only allowed to make a single mistake before you die (2 shots, 1 kill if you're not fast enough with the heals), and every time you die you get pushed preeeeetty far back with no way to skip past everything you've already done or skip cutscenes. Just got tedious after awhile. At least with Salt I could skip past fights I had already overcome and sprint straight to the bosses.

[@Cayden.1]

​@@TheBacklogs that's pretty fair, the combat is very hard to get a hang of and is quite punishing. no i frames on rolls with enemy unblockable attacks make it especially hard and wrong positioning could mean an unavoidable death if an enemy attack comes at the wrong place at the wrong time. the other gripes i didnt understand tho with the long run backs... in my run most of the boss fights had a save point bench near them and i didnt have to repeat common enemy encounters that locked you in the area untill they were killed. I did save the game after beating those common enemy encounters so maybe that played a role in avoiding repeat forced encounters? Maybe they patched it, pretty much all the boss fights had a save point 12 seconds away from them. with healing.. healing was less brutal than i thought, it seems slow but enemies actually can't kill you unless you are at extremely low health (screen turns black and white). if you heal just enough to get out that danger zone you can survive any hit, lets say you get hit for 1 health remaining, if you heal to above 25% and the screen colors become normal again you can live any hit. healing to full is what makes healing hard since attacks always two shot anyway untill you get better armor and healing to full is very slow. basically you can never get oneshot and never die if your above the low health threshold so you need to heal alot less than needed. dont get me wrong the game is insanely hard but i stuck with it till the end because i could get right back into the action right away and i could avoid losing by healing a little bit above the lowhealth threshold to avoid death.

[@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)

[@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.

[@viufiv7301]

I’m down for Backlogs reviews! Thanks for the video, i’m excited for it to be patched on PC so i can get stuck in!

[@skylerthegey3320]

will you give us a update when the patch is out ive been looking at this game for a long time i think it could be fun

[@callumdixon5177]

I am really enjoying the game so far, idk if its the 100+ hours of monster hunter under my belt but the game definitely seems more approachable than monster hunter, all the systems from building to crafting etc are super streamline and nothing is particularly obfuscated. I am playing on PC and have had zero performance issues on 4k 60fps everything ultra but motion blur off, so whatever they did patch wise seemed to have worked. The steam reviews have gone from Mostly Negative at launch to Mixed now, mostly because so many people left negative reviews before the day one patch came out. I trust Koei and omega more than i distrust EA so am hoping everthing will get sorted so people can all experience the game as intended.

[@demonintellect9834]

This game is more approachable than MH for sure. Sadly its because the combat is good and they made QoL changes MH really needs.

[@skylerbieber4698]

You had me at cannon

[@TyrBarghest]

So the team behind this game also made the Toukiden games. I love Toukiden: Kiwami. I think about that game daily. That made me really excited for this game. Problem is, I don't care for any of the weapons in this game. And I learned my lesson from Ragnarök Odessey. Don't buy hunting game that seem to have lackluster weapons. And now I hearing of performance issues as well. I'm going to end up waiting on this game to get cheaper before even considering buying it.

[@JULR0W]

Another review! Thank you lemon!

[@PiroteusGaming]

Not yet :/

[@cosmicfails2053]

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

[@ActuallyNatarf]

Overall great review, but I do miss an anchoring point of sorts. I only know of and have played Monster Hunter worlds. So how something differs from the genre as a whole is difficult for me to grasp. Strictly speaking for me I would have liked comparissons between Monster Hunter and Wild Hearts, to highlight key differences and unique selling propositions. I assume EA doesn't want to give any free press to Monster Hunter, which works for anyone that doesn't know of Monster Hunter. TL;DR: Why should I buy this and not a Monster Hunter game?

[@badtiming2208]

Is there a training dummy where I can try out the different weapons? It's a new game, I wanna get a feel for which weapon will vibe with me well.

[@TheBacklogs]

Yup! Theres one in the main hub, or you can use your karakuri to make one wherever you please

[@tronto9433]

is there any wepon like the lance? i like being a tank and just take all damege and still keep truking

[@TheBacklogs]

If you're looking for a shield to tank behind, unfortunately you're out of luck for now. I think the devs wanted fast-paced combat to be the focus rather than turtling. Closest thing would be the umbrella, since that allows you to parry (and apparently later upgrades of the umbrella can increase your parry-window by up to 70%). Or, if you just want a spear/glaive of sorts, the karakuri staff has a transformation that turns into one.

[@tronto9433]

@@TheBacklogs crying chonk noises

[@Naomitage]

marvelous review lemon, must buy in my books, even with this issues

[@vaultbreak5329]

What's your rig mate? I would say I have a mid range card and had to lower everything to low as well.

[@davidrodriguez9081]

the game looks awesome, but well kind of dissapointing that the game its satill coming with huge issues on framerate and the like, but im also too poor to play it so guess ill look videos of it

[@zephayrincoffeeco.8226]

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

[@RudeWhiteNinja]

This is how review is supposed to be done!

[@karl8423]

Karakuri only run when

[@COZYTW]

Oh that's nice. It's like Death Stranding x Monster Hunter then

[@marcelzimmermann4681]

Thanks for the video and being honest that its still mixed. I find it to be really annoying that the developers are like "the day 1 patch makes it better" when thats literally like, 5 days of work....why not do it right away? Ah well, thanks for the video anyway and lets hope EA doesnt screw you as much as some others

[@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