Wild Hearts Review - Is it Worth It? Should You Play it? Gameplay Impressions & Breakdown

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[@StewNWT]

I really really hope this game succeeds and it becomes a franchise. By all accounts the actual monster hunting in this game is excellent, the music is great and the creativity on display with the Karakuri and the new weapons should really be applauded - I don't know if they could have reasonably done better in creating a viable Monster Hunter parallel franchise. It is a horrid shame the graphical performance is so poor and is really holding the scores and the all important FIRST IMPRESSION on the gaming community back.

[@reedofwater]

I absolutely want to play it! I really wanted to like Monster Hunter World, and ended up playing 50hrs of it, but something that really held me back from really enjoying it was how tedious it was. Everything about the game is overly complicated and slow and tedious. There are WAY too many systems and mechanics (eating, activated effects while eating, which skills are useful, playing armor/talisman/decoration tetres to fit the skills, palico hunts, Steamworks, melding master, fertilizing tree, ect ect ect). This game seems to have all of the fun with none of the nonsense.

[@bl4ze1t38]

@@XmrcaptainbobXPlay an older classic game, they’re better than most modern games

[@Kashmere34]

It's this part of Monster Hunter or na?

[@bl4ze1t38]

@@XmrcaptainbobX I’ve been playing the Legend of Zelda games, all damn good

[@lordnightbringer5644]

Everything you said is spot on I am a multy platform owner and I really wanted to try this game...but after watching the launch and the multiple game played and all the small but numerous flaws... 70 is a bit much. Ill wait for a sale on this one

[@BrandonHeat243]

Especially if you're getting it on PC. It'll probably be down to like $40 on Steam in 2 months. Probably run better then too.

[@themalaphage673]

My first MH game was also World and I'd absolutely play this if it was cheaper or if I got it for free. The building looks so fun and I love the kemono designs, but I just also want a game like this to be breathtakingly beautiful and to run at a consistent frame rate. I'm one of the folks you mentioned who is *damn* tired of games coming out before they were ready to.

[@TheTickyTickyTicky]

You wanted everything for free.

[@trippi3t890]

Free tf wrong with I would say at a lower price but free don’t take the piss

[@hua..]

I wouldn't say free, maybe at 50% off

[@lilbigpac5306]

$40-$50 range would've been perfect

[@JoeSmith-mp2fn]

It's funny how gamers get offended by other gamers being greedy, instead of game companies.

[@FatalExit]

I bought it, mostly because I value competition in the genre. But I completely agree with your thoughts. Hopefully with a few patches it will get a chance to rid itself of the awful Steam Review ratio.

[@fragr33f74]

I'm playing on PS5 and while the game does have some frame rate problems, the game is SO MUCH fun to play. I sunk in 4 hours on my first session just got completely hooked. I'm new to the Monster Hunter genre, and gotta admit I like the streamlined nature of Wild Hearts. I also prefer the movement system in Wild Hearts, and when combined with the building mechanics, its just so satisfying. It's probably best to wait for patches to improve the game's performance, but once it is fixed, this is a must buy game imo.

[@garbagegrove2533]

I’m having a blast with it. It’s definitely not Monster Hunter competition yet, but tbf a brand new IP competing with Capcom’s established IP would be very difficult. However, I can see a world where Wild Hearts is a direct competitor to Monster Hunter after another iteration or two. Definitely a fun game though. Love the monster designs and the weapon choices, and it feels good to switch it up after thousands of hours in MHW and MHR.

[@sloth9210]

But this is $70 and Rise is like $40- they can’t compete!!

[@garbagegrove2533]

@@sloth9210 definitely a solid point

[@yvannenikolainethercott5709]

It looks great, yeah. But the interface looks "unfinished". Also, this game is way too expensive compared to MH.

[@snoosnoo8445]

@@sloth9210 MH Rise is already a year old on pc and switch...there is no way they would have charged 70$ for Ps or Xbox so really that is not a good comparison to make. In a year this game will be 20-30$.

[@auroraborealis9763]

@@yvannenikolainethercott5709 crazy mh world was 60 dollars 4 years ago when it came out now its 20

[@ChandlerBing96]

I'd love to play the game, but I for sure am not paying $70 for a game. It looks like a lot of fun, and I'm able to get past some of the visual quality issues. I do agree that at this point in time, it is unacceptable to release a game where it's poorly optimized and is ridden with stutters and hiccups.

[@skrublordnord69]

Hopefully most of the issues will be fixed in time for a sale. Most I’ll pay for this is 50 from what I’ve been hearing and seeing about it

[@neshired6796]

Bought it on release and didn't regret yet since it's soo much fun gameplay wise. Additionally it does run completely fine on my pc on max settings

[@Ocean5ix]

You guys are so spoiled.. the game in your country is 10 bucks more expensive and yall are like "not paying 70 dollars for a game", not Wild Hearts, any game? Ever? If I lived in a country with a 1 to 1 dollar conversion I would buy five 70 dollar games a month. And that's not because I'm swimming in money but because it's A LOT more accessible than most countries. In a 1 to 1 conversion I would be able to buy 3 games for the price of 1 right now where I live. And you're here like "hey I would love to pay 60 dollars for a game... but not 70, that's absurd, too much money. I could invest those 10 dollars and turn it into a million."

[@Auuuughhhhh]

Every game is 70$ today

[@ChandlerBing96]

@SodaCoda Not correct as some new releases to this day are still being sold at 60. Only reason they're doing this is to line executives pockets and still released unfinished and buggy.

[@TheMordgan]

Exactly what you said at the end of the video. Companies can start charging 70 dollars, ok... But people will not be compelled to buy something that looks unfinished for such a high price. This is the oldest market's rule: Your product is only worth what people are willing to pay for it.

[@monkeyofwar6818]

You're right about the 70 dollars. Everytime I want to play Wild Hearts I go to the store and attempt to buy it. Then I see the 70 dollars...Then I wish to myself that I could play a hunting game. Then I remembered I already have MHW and I forget about Wild Hearts. Rinse and repeat for the past 2 days x_x

[@SuperVillianStudios]

Wow, this hit everything right on the head. I havent played Wild Hearts but I felt like the Steam reviews were heavily skewed. I rarely see such a gap between KZbin and Steam reviews, I also feel like maybe with a patch Steam might turn their opinion around. But that is a very good point about the gaming industry as a whole and it all coming to a boiling point... Oh, and I felt the exact same way about MHW! a bit too sluggish for me.

[@JodouTR]

I'm so glad MHR was free on Game Pass because between my wife just hating it compared to MHW, they also fucked up matchmaking for apparently just game pass members to the point we could NOT coop at all during launch. We in fact gave up trying after a few days, got separated by progress and she ultimately quit before we ever went on a single hunt together. It made me so mad I refuse to ever support their trash ever again. You've convinced me to give this a go once it comes down in price as Xbox only offers a 10 hour trial atm, but if it hits $40 in the future I'll check it out.

[@FreyVanir]

Been in the monster hunting genre since Freedom Unite, and this review pretty much nails what I felt after watching the gameplay for Wild Hearts. It does create its own niche among different monster hunting style games like MH (nomadic), God Eater (anime waifu?), Dauntless (more fantasy) and this one being I'm sorta playing Nioh/Sekiro but I'm hunting huge ass bosses every time I go out on a quest or mission. Also agree on the popping every now and then, it gets distracting if you're the type who's very appreciative of in-game world scenery. Although once you're on the hunt it prolly won't matter much. Looks bearable enough during combat, I'm on a 3050ti laptop right now and will move to a 3070ti soon, so idk whether I'll be affected by in-game performance. The crafting system does look interesting. One of my main gripes as a Monster Hunter vet is that I always get limited with my actions on terrain interactions; like sliding attacks for Dual Blades, charging jump attacks using GS/hammer, or simply looking for a safe spot to hide during EXBehemoth's ult when it first came out and players can't just brute force the hunt. Pre-ordered both World and Iceborne and was not disappointed with the entirety, but for 70 bucks on this one, even being on the monster hunting genre on different titles, this kinda makes me feel conflicted. Is this because of EA shenanigans? I had hopes since Omega Force developed good old classic DW.

[@yvannenikolainethercott5709]

I personally think the asking price is too much for the scope of the content, the lack of level of polish that MH does, and game performance. MH released for a cheaper price, and since this is EA, people are automatically unforgiving. I myself am biased to the point that I think they'll release a 10USD DLC in the future with 1 recoloured monster and 1 recoloured armour/weapon set. This definitely has potential for specific types of hunter fans, but it's all over the place and too expensive for being in the state that it is.

[@patrickt101]

@@yvannenikolainethercott5709 facts, tbh the $70 price point for anything besides some of the biggest and most polished games is wild to me. The amount of confidence or just ignorance you’ve got to have to price your product above an incredibly similar product when it’s pretty inarguably in a worse state than the cheaper product. To me, that price point says whoever set it thinks that this game is comparable to the new Harry Potter game and better than DS3. 🤔

[@Auuuughhhhh]

Every game is like 70$ nowadays it’s only 10$ difference tbh

[@yvannenikolainethercott5709]

@@Auuuughhhhh The price isn't the issue here isn't it? It's been mentioned ALOT that the price is an issue merely because of the state of the game. You ask for that price if your game is worth THAT price.

[@TheDragonshunter]

This game is more expensive than what a MH game would ever be. Game looks great but I'm not paying 70 to try out a competitor just so a billion dollar company can get a 300% profit margin. Its nice to see that someone finally talks about the price good job.

[@reggieshark]

There going to fix this but it's a Great game

[@sugs0377]

The next Monster Hunter will 100% be £70

[@grimreefer213]

Yes but MH games also sell an expansion so the full game totals to like $70-$80 sometimes if you buy both separately when they launch , so they aren’t that different in price if you think about. But I agree i’m having a hard time justifying buying it when it’s a brand new competitor and I don’t know if it’s gonna be worth it. I played the trial and I did like the game though but idk if it’s something I want to sink time into. I find it funny though how people have no problem spending $60 for a game but if a game is $70 then all the sudden it’s too expensive lol. That’s only a difference of $10 dollars but psychologically it makes it seem a lot more expensive. Games have been selling for 60 for nearly twenty years so it makes sense why they’re jacking the price up because $60 today isn’t what it used to be

[@grimreefer213]

GTA San Andreas and Halo 2 sold for $50 in 2004, that same $50 is equivalent in value to $80 in 2023, so considering inflation games selling for $60 today are giving us a good deal, and $70 is still less than the market rate if the price rose with inflation.

[@robinmattheussen2395]

I've always been a fan of Monster Hunter's more methodical, deliberate style of combat. It's one of the reasons I like those games so much. In fact I think the games have gotten a little too flashy and fast over the last iterations. So I don't quite think this game is for me. But 70$ would have been too much even if this had been a very polished release. Considering that it's not a very polished release at all (I mean it's a Koei Tecmo game, of course it's not polished), it's a little ridiculous that this on virtual shelves for that price point. Thankfully I'm the kind of person who can wait a year or two before I pick up a game. We'll see what happens with this one I guess.

[@aTheoryofMan]

Notice how no one on Xbox series X is ever complaining... Runs and looks great on Series X, minus the snow sometimes.

[@Tyvenx]

I'm one of those people who wants to play it really bad but cannot justify the cost especially in todays economic climate. I'd be willing to pay $35 to $45 and the second it's on sale I'm buying it.

[@NoCTRL_]

Love the game, im super addicted. been taking it slow and fighting every monster like 10 times over lol.. There are some bugs though that need fixing... Runs ok on my rig but theres audio sync issues that keep happening. Nothing game breaking yet.

[@sekceric]

The game is great on ps5. I’m probably 20 hours in right now. The weapon combat is simpler than mh, but the building mechanics make it very complex in a different way.

[@hugmonger]

On one hand $70 is way too much to ask for... on the other hand the fire porcupine is SO DAMN CUTE!

[@TheBruuz]

I'm like that with most games now. 69 to 79 EUR for most games on the PS5 store is getting a bit high to be buying a game every month like I did in the past. So, I'm only forking this out for games I absolutely want and I wholeheartedly support the developers, like an Elden Ring or God of War. Everything else, I don't mind waiting for a sale, even if it takes a year. I'll enjoy those games just as much in a year as I would right now, and I'll be richer for it.

[@mikeg5039]

It runs like trash on my 3070 on mid settings. Got a refund maybe ill go back in once its fixed or get it on ps5 but i hear its just as jank there

[@gujaratsantana]

yes the FPS is really bad

[@mikeg5039]

@hunterkart yea def. And you gotta pay for that too

[@Auuuughhhhh]

I’m sure they are gonna fix it I’m sure I have been playing it and besides the performance that I sure will be fixed soon the game is just unfiltered FUN

[@chasehensley9415]

​@fire nijja why demo is just the sales team playing it and showing value to convince you. with the trial you get to play at least.

[@vicnasty3412]

How do you play the trial? I’m curious id rather pay 10 bucks rather than 70. I’m on ps5

[@jatinmarcob2128]

Playing through EA Play on series s, but man is it rough. I just wish it was a more stable and better looking game, because the gameplay is genuinely fun and a unique take on the hunting genre. If it gets smoother due to a patch on all platforms, then I would definitely sink a lot of time into it.

[@Arod40]

I have been having a blast with this title. The hunts are amazing and landing huge hits with the hammer feels satisfying. There is performance issues here and there but the hunts for me over shadow them. This game is a ton of fun but I also get the prize point. We as consumers are tired of half finished games where we feel like performance should be number one on the agenda upon release. It has been getting worse. It sucks that the games performance is what is being judge because under that performance is a great game and a great experience and hopefully they patch up the game so people can see what a gem this game can be. I have been able to pull off some killer combos using the karakuri and damn it feels good to do so. Hopefully they come out with this patch that they promised soon so we can all enjoy this game. Thanks for you impression and breakdown, they are always great.

[@AbsoluteKidder]

I did EA Pro to play this. 15 bucks was worth it for me. I am now 40 hours in. I am loving it. Waiting to see if they fix a lot of the performance issues, then I'll buy it on a sale.

[@gildrop]

70 dollars is just way way too much for this. It looks like a ton of fun, but not for that price.

[@ericsaari2901]

I recommend it at $70 - on the PS5. I'm not having any issues and I am having a blast. Tons of fun. Played World and Rise and other hunting genre games, and this is a great addition. I'm really enjoying it. Yes, you could wait, but for me, part of the fun is it is new and active online, and people are finding out new things and learning, and waiting months or a year or more misses all of that. I totally get it though if PC players would want to wait. I'd at least wait for this first patch expected next week, and to see how that affects performance. Not a game I'd sleep on though if you're a fan of the hunting genre. Imho, of course.

[@ropocop]

Agree - playing on PS5 with no notable issues. Maybe some FPS drops in multiplayer. Yeah, I’d rather have seen the game delayed and polished, but I’m loving the game on PS5. It’s great.

[@Kahlimer0]

Would recommend to wait a little for couple more patches and maybe even sales ( because they need to stop smoking crack on digital games pricing ), but yes it's definitely a promising and a serious competitor for the genre.

[@StillWeRide]

This game rocks. If you're interested just get it. It's got its flaws but it's an absolute blast to play. I'm on ps5...I wish the resolution was better but seriously this is a gem.

[@KamilYouTube]

The game is so blurry and rough on PS5 in performance mode that it's a no-go for me. It's the worst-looking game on PS5, and I can't play it because the blurriness gives me a headache.

[@Shiftshapercat]

Turn off motion blur

[@XiLock_Alotx]

@@Duckman8213 heaven forbid someone doesn’t like a game that you enjoy….it’s a fun game, but there is enough performance issues and this game very clearly needed more months in development. Ppl tired of that shit.

[@Haz3Nation]

@@Duckman8213 stop being a shill. Game runs like shit. Like a ps4 game. Load times are awful. Idk how they didn’t optimize it for ps5. Sad cuz the game is fun as hell

[@reggieshark]

There going to fix it

[@dartheastman1599]

@@reggieshark they launched a broke game at £70. It shouldn’t have needed fixing

[@SushiBandz]

Am I the only one that doesn’t have a specific weapon that they truly like? Like some of the weapons are cool but I can’t find MY weapon if that makes sense. Id love to see more weapons added but I know that’s not how these Monster Hunter-like games work

[@kaysenix2343]

After playing a lot of MHR and MHW I really wanna pick this up and play it

[@DarkSolnea]

I'm a console player and I have experience in Monster Hunter games thanks to Rise, God Eater and the Freedom Wars to name a few. I would get the game however performance issues is always my concern so I am willing to wait out until more of it is fixed and that there's more content.

[@NYC_Goody]

I say this as a console player. If you were truly concerned about performance, you'd be on PC

[@DarkSolnea]

@@NYC_Goody I would too if only it wasn't a potato

[@NYC_Goody]

@@DarkSolnea lol, time for some incremental upgrades?

[@carnage6001]

@@NYC_Goody yeah like pc runs this game well…

[@NYC_Goody]

@@carnage6001 never said it did, bud. Generally speaking. But I'm sure you know that since I didn't specify wild hearts.

[@xevro5862]

What about: The social aspect Weapon types Customization Goal/Replay value Story You've only mentioned a glimpse about the core difference when it comes to gameplay compared to MH, building and co-op. (but not going indepth with either). It's mostly about just the performance being 'bad' and if the price is worth it. This video didn't tell me anything about the game itself and why it's fun.

[@FreeFragUK]

This is a game I'd love to play but the price is a joke. I understand that products cost time and money to produce but the way prices for these games have been creeping up is just silly. I went looking for an official 3rd party seller to see if I could source for a reasonable price but zero options on that front. For me the asking prices are beyond a joke as there are so many other options for less from other studios that are cheaper and better optimised/less buggy at release

[@Ocean5ix]

So, do you correlate price with production value or what you get from the game? If production value than compared to something like God of War Ragnarok I understand why wouldn't want to pay 70 dollars. But for what you get from it, probably more than quadruple the 70 dollars price tag.

[@FreeFragUK]

@@Ocean5ix On a practical and prgamatic level I recognise that, at least in theory, the product's asking price should take into consideration production costs with sales projections. On a personal level I look at whether or not a game was worth the cost based on the experiences taken from them. The length of game can be irrelevant depending on the experience it delivers. The latter part of this equation can't be predicted at the point of sale, as such the price paid is down to personal assessment using various sources of information and comparison. At least where possible

[@FlameHazeVT]

I run the game on an i7-9700k with a 3070ti. Game is installed on an m2. 1440p locked to 60, medium graphic setting and I rarely get 60fps. Most of the time it is around the 45 mark average, dipping even below 30 regularly. To me the performance is absolutely the biggest issue. I don't get why people bash the games graphics to all hell. Does it look worse then MoHun World? You could say "sure" but it's a different artstyle. MoHun Rise also looks "worse" than World. People complaining about too few kemono comparing it to MoHun with its >70 monsters? Very fair comparison... a new IP compared to an IP that has been around for almost 2 decades. The first MoHun also only had 17 monsters. If they can fix the performance with the planned patch next week that is a big step forward already. New Monsters already confirmed for March and April. Is the game fun? Yes, it is. But there are also some extremely clunky things that get annoying fast. Especially the camera... Would I recommend the game? Not sure tbh, probably not. 70 bucks is a pretty hefty price especially for its current state. In the future maybe. They said that they are not planning to add any paid content so 70 bucks might be a fair price. If they stick to that, that is. Since it is a Koei Tecmo game it will most likely take a long time until it goes on sale.

[@babyboie20]

Your sentiment here was the EXACT feeling I had after playing the 10hr trial. I really liked the game, and it was fun, but I wouldn't pay the $70 for it. I couldn't bring myself to pay $70 for this game when Hogwarts is only $60 and most of the games I love and play today were either F2P or around $60 or even less.

[@Auuuughhhhh]

Hogwarts is 70$ on Xbox and lowkey Hogwarts is a boring game to me they have like 5 monsters and the combat is mashing imo

[@babyboie20]

@@Auuuughhhhh wow, didn’t know it was 70 on consoles… I think that’s just crazy really, it’s 60 for pc.

[@Auuuughhhhh]

@@babyboie20 they are charging 70$ for almost every game now because they are the “optimized” versions

[@BadButterfly65]

They could not have pushed it back. That would be a bad idea. Since MH Sunbreak will come out somwhere between april and June it would be a guessing game. And we can all say what console peeps choose when they would compete timely.

[@bonquaviusdingle5720]

How was this a $70 game? Some areas look straight off the PSP. I feel ripped off

[@johnskelington]

Someone please just make Monster Hunter with Dragon's Dogma's combat

[@RoanLauncher]

Thanks for the review, was waiting for yours as I saw your preview like a month ago or so. I would already have bought it if I had nothing to play. But right now I am still deep in Hogwarts Legacy and playing OW2, as well as my Midnight Suns playthrough. So sadly I don't have the time yet but maybe in a month or so :D

[@j.d.6915]

There's a massive thread in Steam saying that performance can be improved, for a lot of users, but switching sound from 7.1 to 5.1 or even stereo. It appears that the sound is running on the same thread as everything else and is causing a lot of stutter.

[@robando2922]

Realy?!

[@j.d.6915]

@@robando2922 Yes. Go to steam and look for the thread titled Performance Fix? [My wonky work around] Looks like it is on the second page of discussions atm

[@mattgonzales810]

I paid the $70 and I'm really enjoying it. Just my 2 cents but it's worth it imo. I totally understand the pc bugs being an issue and that being a turnoff. That said I play on Xbox and have had only 1 audio bug so far roughly 8hrs played and coop with friends has been smooth.

[@Sylentmana]

I bought the game with a gamestop card I got for christmas. I didn't like it at first but its growing on me. The camera infuriates me though. It's constantly being obscured by something.

[@iiStryker360]

Monster Hunter World was my first MH game and I played Gen Ultimate and Rise. Wild Hearts just feels and looks generic. It has nice QOL ideas and the building was cool but I’d rather play Rise

[@swapnajoynath1478]

It crashed 5 times in 2 hours on pc for me. How can i play even if i like the game? Putting it down until some major fixes comes

[@tak086]

hit the nail on the head. I really want to play, but it's 99 australian dollars on steam. Will wait for some patches and the price to drop a bit.

[@MilkPudding]

As a MH fan, I think is the first worthy rival of MH games. It's creative, beautiful and fun. I think I'm gonna get it.

[@jecht3009046]

How's the performance on PS5? Same pop-in issues?

[@ropocop]

I haven’t been troubled with pop-in on PS5. Performance on PS5 is fine.

[@orpheus0108]

I gave up playing games on my PC. I just play everything on ps5 nowadays

[@juliusnovachrono8534]

i like the points u made. But when comparing it to the monster hunter series, why does the monsters in wild hearts look lost?? i feel like they are not even tryna kill you. Thats whats holding me back from playing honestly

[@odieguanhock813]

Thanks for the review. Hardpass for me, especially putting out at premium price of $70. If it were $50-$40, l would scream at the top of my lungs to buy the game.

[@chaninator512]

Why are you so poor

[@odieguanhock813]

@@chaninator512 its not poor. Value proposition is not there. So instead of being wise, why are you so dumb?

[@juggernaught79]

Nailed it. I really want to play this but $70?……yeeesh

[@Cruzan9]

I'm interested in this game more than I was in MH which I only played for a short while during a free-to-play or demo (can't recall). I am more than happy to wait a few months since it may need some patching up. Might be a price drop by then too.

[@drewcipher896]

I hadn't heard about this game until the day before launch. Been playing MH since Freedom/Unite. I can't justify buying ANY game for 70 bucks without a demo first, especially with the way this has been reviewed around launch. I hope I don't forget about this game, and get a chance to pick it up once it's been patched and hits the $40 and below range. Assuming EA doesn't kill it and the servers like they're love doing.

[@hazelcrisp]

I tried Rise and it thinks shoving 20 textboxes in my face is a good tutorial and then expects me to remember it after half an hour. The only real tutorials were the bug and photo mode. I guess I'll just picture them to death I guess. I went into it blind and left blind and overwhelmed and still useless. Wild Hearts was really acessible for someone who has never played this type of game. And I am loving it a lot.

[@ninjason57]

The ONLY way game publishers will listen is "with your feet" so to speak. Complaints mean nothing if you still give them your money. Stop preordering games. If you buy it and it's not functioning as advertised, return it. Another option is class action lawsuits for false advertising.

[@dwalk2996]

I have over 300 hrs in both World and in rise. Is this game better than those, definitely not but I will say it definitely is funner. Running it on a 3080 the pop in is noticeable but it's running fine.

[@wildyoda2931]

Now that I’m looking at it I will wait for the price to drop I’m not paying full price for a game that’s not fully done and just watching some of the gameplays I already have some problems with the game. I just don’t think it’s worth 60$ right now

[@methos19751]

This game has so far been well worth $70 imo, I'm enjoying for more than I did Rise personally.

[@Buckeye_Bill]

That Beaver monster animation looks like it is literally taken DIRECTLY out of Dauntless. Like EXACTLY the same.

[@tolagan]

Going to be a solid pass on this game.

[@anangelssos]

For me, the worry about this game is purely that it's an EA game. I'm totally onboard with a monster hunter style experience that's a little simplified and has slightly different focus. What I just don't trust is EA's monetization history of ruining good games with aweful grind walls you can get around via paying for something, aweful daily log in "rewards" and the locking of the coolest things in a full price game behind aweful battle passes, lootboxes, etc. I want to be wrong... but until it's been out a while and I'm proved wrong I just dint trust them

[@Esty568]

I loved playing Monster Hunter World. That was the first MH for me as well and I would love to play this too, because Rise just… pushed me away. I didn’t enjoy anything in Rise. It felt lifeless. Wild Hearts so far seems like has that vibrat life and theme I love. However, the Steam reviews are really warning me away. My pc is not too expensive build so I don’t want to buy a game I will be unable to enjoy. Also waiting for a discount, because 70€ is really too much.

[@frothyllama8909]

I have definitely been looking forward to this game being a MHW fan, but I’m always wary of anything EA does. Glad I didn’t preorder, they don’t deserve our money if they are selling a substandard product at a premium price.

[@chrono_s9699]

I will buy it once the price is $30

[@tonydeluna8095]

The monster designs look fantastic, but the performance is not. Worth paying $70 dollars for this? No, I rather wait till they patch things up and add more content. The game looks fun however, in terms of combat and cooperative play

[@MrDugath]

I would like to play but everything I read is. Sub par graphics Performance issues (worse because it has Sub par graphics) Most important it's over 100$ Canadian for the x/s version. If this was a 40-60$ game I would buy it. Will wait for a sale as there are so many game pass games coming out soon. Oddly enough, this showed up on my game pass tile cover ( of course It's not on game pass..yet. lol)

[@MTart96]

It should have been 50$ max.

[@robertschaffer596]

I seer the inspiration from monsterhunter. But there were 2 things in Monsterhunter which i disliked so much, i stopped playing fairly early on. - Coop: The coop was horrible. Typical asian coop design where there is co-op somewhere but you need to play a lot alone to be able to play with friends, and even if it opens up, you can only maybe invite your friend to a game you started. But not to every singel one and have to re-queue all the time. No constant co.-op like running around the city or hub together and start missions together. - Compate pace: In Monsterhunter was everything soooo slow and rubbish. Every movement every swing, even the running around was so heavy. (i get it...design choice. But still...) it felt so bad to play it. Now i heard that this game has a much smooter and faster combat system. Which is awesome. Do you know something about the coop? Is this the same system as it is in MHW?

[@nejiefelipe]

its a EA + koei game so you should expect the same as always from them: *EA: fun gameplay, unpolished and buggy games, ton of microtransactions...* *Koei: great story (mostly japonese culture), low grapihcs, repetitive gameplay...*

[@Retrotuga85]

I have the same opinion, looks great, i want to play but MH rise cost 40 and this 70. If the game drops to 40 or 50 i will buy and play it.

[@hex1233]

I'll wait for a sale. It's not a first party game, so I expect the price to drop sooner than say, God of War: Ragnarok or Horizon Forbidden West.

[@roninara]

This looks better and plays better than MH franchise even with its flaws. I don't think it gets the credit it deserves. Imgine playing an imperfect game just for the joy of playing a fun game.

[@wo0o0o97]

Can't wait for the definitive version, or the non-buggy post-alpha actual release of the game, to go on sale for 50 bucks.

[@justjordan8018]

After Playing Monster Hunter: Rise because of friends. This looks like a simplified version of MH, but with the same look and feel to it. I honestly thought this was the next Monster Hunter game. I actually think the only crowd for this is indeed only the Monster Hunter fans. Thanks but I cam good by having played just one of those games and I'm done with them. You max out character and you move on to next game. It will take you a while.

[@mace1367]

Paid a month of EA PRO on PC to try play Dead Space and this. Like you said, I wanted to like MH:W but never could get past its clunkyness, as more or less a newbie to this type of game I'm really enjoying it. But the performance lol, I have a 2080ti and it doesn't matter what settings I try, its just terrible, also at 1440p. But yeah other than that its really good so far. I agree at the $40 price point.

[@Yamsauce]

I dont want to bother. Its just something to scratch the itch while a proper MH game is in the works.

[@nickyb45896]

$70 price tags on pc is laughable. especially with the state of performance i think i've made up my mind to wait until a sale or until they fix performance

[@dustins2405]

I played this on series x, trial version, it’s very fun, I don’t care how the game looks, but the performance is pretty bad, even on performance mode, I can definitely tell the drops. And it happens a lot.

[@7thesage853]

Do yourself a favor and turn the motion blur off on performance mode😊

[@g1llifer]

Think this game is worth a 50$ buy on ps5? This is coming from a Huge Monster Hunter fan.

[@BadButterfly65]

The ONLY thing that is hindering me is the price to be honest. For peeps that have MHRise and that on Console now i see few reasons uf you would need to decide.

[@dartheastman1599]

Exactly £70 for a game with a lot of problems. Meanwhile rise is £32 on console and runs perfectly well

[@BadButterfly65]

@@dartheastman1599 i mean. Rise had its own fair share if problems on switch release. Also its not a newly build IP. Most of the stuff they had to re retouched, but not rebuild. But yes. Thats mostly my point.

[@davlar9714]

Game’s awesome, I already love it more than Rise/Sunbreak, but the performance is pretty bad. Needs a good patch asap. Pricetag I don’t mind either, still worth it to me, easily.

[@sirsancusxenon6950]

Hey bro, keep up the good work!

[@MukiMuki688]

The general consensus is 8/10 game across several reviews. $50 game.

[@DenyThisFlesh]

It's already worth the $70 IMO. The combat is just so fun. It's going to take a back seat for a bit once the Lightfall expansion for Destiny 2 is released on the 28th, but I'll definitely come back to it.

[@gk4204]

Thank you for the info.

[@olishonick]

WH building could really be expanded on, they should run with it. I play mhw and fortnite so those combined is really exciting.

[@YangBalanceYin]

It's $70 :^) There really shouldn't be much more to say. If you're going to charge 1/3rd of a week's worth of groceries or 1/6th the price of an entire, modern console, you better be putting out a product where there's no question that it functions.

[@serjofcinder8925]

I very much agree with you that Elden Ring and hogwarts legacy are my top 2 as well. Just in the other order. But I think that maybe, just maybe the witcher 3 would have been a tough challanger for these 2 if they would have just removed the question marks and just made the map a bit more with discreet marks that might or might not have something there and, and maybe clues when you pick up stuff from notice boards....

[@gnoclaude7945]

I love the game but there are a few issues. Poor performance, poor voice acting, fewer monsters than Monster Hunter, no memorable armor or weapons (so far), less crafting (bombs, traps exc), and a lack of depth to combat. The skills in MH were build defining while here it feels like a small number boost. I am also not a fan of the building. The wirebug solves all of the issues by adding arial attacks, dodges, and super attacks with more simplicity than the building. There's no mounts and the glider stinks for traversal. That said it's the best non MH ever and I'm addicted. The world is huge, has enough upgrades and rewards to make exploration and hunts meaningful, and is just plain fun. A year of patches and support could polish this into a must play with a sequel being a real contender to the throne. I say support it and enjoy something until the next MH drops. It has some great fights and the passion is there.

[@user-xo2og8kv1o]

yep, 70 is too much and im simply not touching ANY game, that has ANY sort of performance issue anymore, period.

[@djarthurlooby]

The thing is that monster Hunter rise can be played for free on Xbox Gamepass and the movement I far faster then world and also lvls have different layers where u can explore and things. Monster Rise is a much easier less complex monster Hunter game. A tab to easy but for new players I think challenging enough. Wild Hearts look great but should be on game pass for Xbox. Also runs stable on Xbox series x. So not sure maybe is time for pc player’s to switch to console. Why a few advantages. Imagine buying a gaming system one time and have never do any modifications to it to be able to play the newest games 10 years from now .Sounds like paradise and a lot of money saving. Also seems the games on console have less issues. But the biggest is buy a gaming system one time don’t have to worry for the next 10 years to still play the newest game without any extra cost besides the game itself. That alone already sounds like such a no brainer to me.

[@buttertoast9953]

You can try the game out with ea play right?

[@dustins2405]

Yea it’s a 10 hour trial, but u can’t go into the 2nd location of the map, you’ll have to pay to go further.

[@ltsLED]

Imo this game is not worth 70 bucks. Id wait for anyone second guessing themselves about it. Im about 15 hours in and honestly it feels like ive already done everything the game has to offer beside just grinding for gear and fighting "harder versions" of the bosses youve already been killing all game. Maybe itll get better when they add DLC and more stuff but right know it feels empty.

[@xarixas]

Worth mentioning that they have planned monthly free update that add pretty much everything. New Kemono(enemies), weapon, karakuri(building) and so on. That is why is 70$. You buy the game and the future update as well. So maybe is better to just wait few patches and additions. Unless you are a heavy monster hunting genre fan.

[@Floobdoop]

So its like buying a $60 game and a $10 dlc that isnt even out? Hmmm 🤔

[@XiLock_Alotx]

I will be waiting for a sale. By then the performance issues and bugs should be ironed out

[@BigNothingMonsterMan]

Thanks for the concise review!

[@an.lu.]

Go multiplayer at least once before you record a review. Thx. Refunded at steam.

[@barrier2616]

People are silly.. So a game that I would enjoy I should wait a year to play so I can save 10 or 20 dollars??? All my friends playing it and enjoying it and I'm like "sorry bro I'm saving 20 dollars" lol

[@nephirion4868]

You know money has more value outside of America?

[@Rbro0404]

Love the game, can't wait to play it when it actually runs for my computer lol