{"id":24758,"date":"2023-02-16T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wild-hearts-review-monster-hunters-formula-taken-to-fantastic-new-heights\/"},"modified":"2023-02-16T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T15:00:00","slug":"wild-hearts-review-monster-hunters-formula-taken-to-fantastic-new-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wild-hearts-review-monster-hunters-formula-taken-to-fantastic-new-heights\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Hearts review – Monster Hunter’s formula taken to fantastic new heights"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nWelcome to Azuma, a fantastical spin on feudal Japan where cherry blossoms dance playfully across shimmering waters beneath mountains of gold, where Kemono \u2013 behemoth creatures fused with the very essence of nature \u2013 roam free, and where anyone that’s ever played a Monster Hunter game will feel immediately at home.\n<\/p>\n

\nIt never feels quite right to start a review by talking about another game, but in Wild Hearts’ case it’s pretty much unavoidable. It cribs so thoroughly from Capcom’s long-running Monster Hunter series, it isn’t just indebted to it, it simply wouldn’t exist without it. But while the sense of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu is strong at times, particularly early on, developer Omega Force’s smart reimagining of a familiar formula propels Wild Hearts way past competent clone to become a wonderful experience in its own right.\n<\/p>\n

\nWild Hearts’ core, though, will be immediately familiar to students of Capcom’s series \u2013 or indeed any of its occasional imitators, including Omega Force’s own Toukiden games \u2013 serving up a progression loop built around hunting ferocious mega-fauna again and again and again. Essentially, downed monsters drop parts used to craft stronger weapons and gear, and those in turn make it easier to bring down far more powerful foes, and on it goes. It’s a system of more-ish acquisition \u2013 here loosely held together by a tale of ecological disruption more notable for its cast of surprisingly well-drawn characters than any particularly original plot beats \u2013 that’s as compelling in Wild Hearts as it is anywhere else.\n<\/p>\n

Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – eurogamer.net<\/p>\n

All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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