WILD HEARTS™

Item: WILD HEARTS™
Rating: 47
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-03-05

Summary

Enjoyable core gameplay experience.
Innovative Karakuri building system.
Challenging and unique monster designs.
Severe, unaddressed optimization issues.
Limited monster variety, unfair attacks.
Abandoned; no updates or fixes.

Reviews (sample size): 875
Helpful reviews: 72%
Unhelpful reviews: 22%
Protest reviews: 6%

47%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
53%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1086
Negative points: 1353
Gameplay points: 256
Perf. points: 309
Rec. points: 518
Misc points: 70

Point	Description	Importance
Enjoyable core gameplay experience Description The game delivers enjoyable combat, satisfying progression, and appealing visuals. Many reviewers found the gameplay loop addictive, praising the weapon variety, monster designs, and overall aesthetic. These elements contribute to a positive and engaging experience. Importance 61%	The game delivers enjoyable combat, satisfying progression, and appealing visuals. Many reviewers found the gameplay loop addictive, praising the weapon variety, monster designs, and overall aesthetic. These elements contribute to a positive and engaging experience.	61%
Innovative Karakuri building system Description The Karakuri system allows players to construct various structures for combat and traversal. This mechanic is praised for adding depth, versatility, and a unique strategic element to hunts, differentiating the game from others in the genre. Importance 44%	The Karakuri system allows players to construct various structures for combat and traversal. This mechanic is praised for adding depth, versatility, and a unique strategic element to hunts, differentiating the game from others in the genre.	44%
Challenging and unique monster designs Description The game features well-designed and challenging monsters inspired by Asian folklore. These creatures have unique abilities and can transform the environment during battle, creating visually impressive and strategic combat experiences. Importance 20%	The game features well-designed and challenging monsters inspired by Asian folklore. These creatures have unique abilities and can transform the environment during battle, creating visually impressive and strategic combat experiences.	20%
Unique and varied weapon designs Description The game features a diverse array of weapons inspired by Japanese folklore, each offering unique combat styles and upgrade paths. Reviewers appreciate the weapon customization system and the ability to experiment with different skills and playstyles. Importance 19%	The game features a diverse array of weapons inspired by Japanese folklore, each offering unique combat styles and upgrade paths. Reviewers appreciate the weapon customization system and the ability to experiment with different skills and playstyles.	19%
Beautiful maps, customizable traversal Description The game features beautifully designed maps with vibrant colors and variations, encouraging exploration. Players can customize these maps by building camps and ziplines, creating fast travel points and shortcuts. Importance 14%	The game features beautifully designed maps with vibrant colors and variations, encouraging exploration. Players can customize these maps by building camps and ziplines, creating fast travel points and shortcuts.	14%
Seamless and accessible multiplayer Description The game offers seamless cooperative multiplayer, allowing players to easily join and play with friends. Cross-play functionality is a major plus, enabling players on different platforms to hunt together. Importance 12%	The game offers seamless cooperative multiplayer, allowing players to easily join and play with friends. Cross-play functionality is a major plus, enabling players on different platforms to hunt together.	12%
High-quality music and voice acting Description The game features a high-quality soundtrack and voice acting that enhances the overall experience. Many reviewers consider the music to be a masterpiece, perfectly fitting the battles and adding to the game's atmosphere. Importance 7%	The game features a high-quality soundtrack and voice acting that enhances the overall experience. Many reviewers consider the music to be a masterpiece, perfectly fitting the battles and adding to the game's atmosphere.	7%
Competent story, likeable characters Description The game features a competent story with likeable characters, contributing to an entertaining experience. While the story may not be substantial, the NPCs are enjoyable and the overall narrative is engaging. Importance 6%	The game features a competent story with likeable characters, contributing to an entertaining experience. While the story may not be substantial, the NPCs are enjoyable and the overall narrative is engaging.	6%
Extensive character customization options Description The game offers a wide range of character customization options, allowing players to create unique and appealing characters. The ability to redo character creation mid-game is also a welcome feature. Importance 5%	The game offers a wide range of character customization options, allowing players to create unique and appealing characters. The ability to redo character creation mid-game is also a welcome feature.	5%
Addictive and rewarding progression Description The game becomes increasingly addictive and enjoyable as players progress and unlock more content. The gameplay loop is fun and engaging, encouraging players to continue exploring and mastering the game's mechanics. Importance 5%	The game becomes increasingly addictive and enjoyable as players progress and unlock more content. The gameplay loop is fun and engaging, encouraging players to continue exploring and mastering the game's mechanics.	5%