Wild Hearts

IGN spoke to the developers of Omega Force's upcoming hunting action game.

"[Crossplay] was actually quite a significant decision for us, and it was one of the toughest things we actually had to work with in development," Edagawa said. Beyond that, Hirata said Koei Tecmo wants Wild Hearts to be a new core franchise for the studio. Wild Hearts is a fresh start in the genre for Omega Force, and the directors have high hopes for the game beyond this week's launch. We wanted to make sure the Kemono were really strong and really difficult to beat, because we wanted the players to feel the sense that it was a challenging endeavor. But trying to find that right balance between the actual strength of the Kemono versus the strength of the players was the hardest balance to figure out." The Karakuri crafting system came about when Edagawa and Hirata realized the beasts were too difficult for players to defeat.

While best known for the Dynasty Warriors series, the Omega Force studio at Koei Tecmo has taken on Monster Hunter before with the well-regarded Toukiden series ...

["blurry mess" on PS5](https://www.reddit.com/r/WildHeartsGame/comments/1112ky1/what_is_going_on_with_the_visuals/) (opens in new tab), ["dismal" on Xbox Series S](https://www.reddit.com/r/WildHeartsGame/comments/111ot1q/performance_and_graphics_on_xbox_series_s_are/) (opens in new tab), and ["muddy" on PC](https://www.reddit.com/r/WildHeartsGame/comments/111gij7/performance_and_graphics_question_pc/) (opens in new tab). ](https://www.reddit.com/r/WildHeartsGame/comments/111rgfj/gameplay_is_fun_but_this_has_to_be_one_of_the/) (opens in new tab) [Wild Hearts PC performance issues](https://www.gamesradar.com/wild-hearts-pc-performance-requirements/) have been particularly pronounced, and no combination of settings and hardware power seems to be producing acceptable results. [explains on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/WildHeartsGame/comments/11290v7/a_note_from_the_team/j8inxu1/) (opens in new tab), but "the team is working to improve performance on all platforms." The game is published by EA, so while it doesn't technically launch until February 16, fans have been getting in early with the EA Play subscription. That's the platform the devs are focusing on first, and a new [message from the devs](https://www.reddit.com/r/WildHeartsGame/comments/11290v7/a_note_from_the_team/) (opens in new tab) promises "a CPU bottleneck problem" in the near term and DLSS and FSR support in a future patch.

The grind is real as you hunt plenty of dangerous Kemono for their materials, so you may be wondering if Wild Hearts has microtransactions to speed things ...

And we hope this is the case, since Wild Hearts has a lot to love. However, if that hasn’t sold you, you can always check out the It seems ridiculous for a hunting game to have microtransactions, but Monster Hunter Rise features some small premium cosmetics, so it’s no surprise you’re wondering about Wild Hearts.

The trial lasts for 10 hours, or up until players reach the city gates of Minato. For those eager to dive in, EA Play is $5 for a one-month subscription or $30 ...

[subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/WildHeartsGame/) shows a long list of performance-related complaints. Game Pass Ultimate members get the benefits of EA Play backed into their subscription, which costs $15 a month but includes access to a library of titles across consoles and PC, including numerous games included as part of EA Play. All the while players will employ the use of Karakuri, ancient technology that allows players to build tools to aid in the battle.

EA Play subscribers are reporting some pretty awful performance issues for the upcoming monster hunter game.

Hopefully they release a high res texture pack.]from [WildHeartsGame] [Some](https://www.reddit.com/r/WildHeartsGame/comments/111m277/streamers_with_full_access_are_100_playing_a/) [fans](https://www.reddit.com/r/WildHeartsGame/comments/111on6c/performance_seems_to_be_better_in_the_full_game/) think that the full version of the game might be different from the trial version that's currently available. [difference between their in-game screenshots and the promotional images released by EA](https://www.reddit.com/r/WildHeartsGame/comments/1129xia/here_is_a_comparison_from_ingame_promotion/). Other players have provided extreme examples of [bad textures and foliage](https://www.reddit.com/r/WildHeartsGame/comments/111rgfj/gameplay_is_fun_but_this_has_to_be_one_of_the/) making the world seem a lot more artificial than what was portrayed in trailers. "Omega Force is working continuously to improve performance and optimize the game for a wide variety of hardware specs across future updates," a developer wrote. Even computers that meet or exceed the recommended system requirements are unable to get consistent framerates even at extremely low resolutions, with one player saying [it doesn't matter whether they play at 4K or 720p](https://www.reddit.com/r/WildHeartsGame/comments/111u45m/even_at_720p_with_all_low_settings_an_awful/). [Wild Hearts](https://www.thegamer.com/tag/wild-hearts/) gameplay aren't good.

For those that may not have heard about Wild Hearts, it is a new action-adventure RPG by Koei Tecmo and published under the EA Originals imprint. Though it ...

According to Filby, going it alone is a direct path to frustration, saying solo fighting is “long-winded, challenging, often overwhelming, and just feels unnatural for the game’s mechanics.” That these items persist in-world after you’ve created them is the icing on the cake, and allows you to create efficient traps and pathing through the world. [liked the game’s spirit of practicality](https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23594905/wild-hearts-review-monster-hunter-fortnite-death-stranding-kojima-release-date), allowing the player to construct in-world items like boxes, fans, and jumps to help get them around. Diego is one of a handful of critics I’ve seen connect the strategic dots between Wild Hearts and Koei Tecmo’s other attempt to capitalise on a popular genre trend, Nioh. [Destructoid likes the game world](https://www.destructoid.com/review-in-progress-wild-hearts/) in particular, with reviewer Chris Carter mentioning how unique it feels among other games in the monster-hunting genre. For those that may not have heard about Wild Hearts, it is a new action-adventure RPG by Koei Tecmo and published under the EA Originals imprint.

With Wild Hearts just a few short days away (as of the time of writing this), fans of the Monster Hunter games or monster-hunting subgenre, in general, ...

And finally, yes, Cross-Play is available in Wild Hearts between all versions of the game and on all platforms at launch. A lot of people that saw the Karakuri constructs in the trailers for the game probably expected this mechanic to be overly complicated or tedious to use, but our personal opinion and all early receptions to the game say that it actually feels pretty natural. But, Wild Hearts is not just a Monster Hunter clone, as there are numerous core design elements of the game that are nothing like Monster Hunter. Outside of this, players can also use Basic Karakuri in the heat of combat to create launchpads for jump attacks, buff their weapons with specific elemental types, or create immediate escape options. Players use the Dragon Karakuri to modify the map around them, creating easier access to routes, making shortcuts, and all sorts of other things. Honestly, the way the Dragon Karakuri work is comparable to the Chiral Structures system in Death Stranding. Wild Hearts has a lot in common with Monster Hunter, yes, as do plenty of other games such as the Toukiden games, God Eater games, Dauntless, and so on. It's a game with a hub area that players usually accept missions/tasks in, but there's a gigantic map to explore however the players wish. With Wild Hearts just a few short days away (as of the time of writing this), fans of the Monster Hunter games or monster-hunting subgenre, in general, are drooling in anticipation. Yes, this does also mean that the game is Sadly, Wild Hearts will not be coming to Game Pass. But, there's a lot about this game that players still don't know or that the

I'm nothing without my little tsukumo companion in Wild Hearts. I may be the big bad hunter, but my tsukumo keeps me alive, distracts the monsters I'm ...

Once upgraded to the Deep Probe, use your hunting tower and you'll see a bunch of question mark icons appear on your map. You earn orbs to spend on the tech tree simply by fighting and slaying kemono, so the more you hunt, the closer you'll get to this upgrade. An upgrade for the Hunting Tower in the tech tree will make the scan also reveal where tsukumo are on the map. The solution to finding every tsukumo in Wild Hearts lies in the karakuri tech tree. Here's the fast, easy way to track down the hundreds of tsukumo locations in Wild Hearts. Once you've found 20-30 of the 50 tsukumo in each region, you're much less likely to run into them while wandering around.

Fans awaiting the upcoming release of Wild Hearts, the co-op action-adventure game from Omega Force, EA Originals, and Koei Tecmo, will now have access to ...

Wild Hearts releases for PC on February 16th-17th, 2023. See the above image for all Wild Hearts PC requirements. The game, which is releasing on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, allows small groups of players to hunt mythical monsters known as Kemono using an

Start a party, invite your friends, and enjoy some co-op hunting in Wild Hearts.

Another way to join a game is to use a Hunter’s Gate. If you can’t seem to get an invite, use a can use a campfire to search for their session. From here you can choose Create Session which allows others to join you or use the Search Session to find your friend’s party. Go to the Friend List subsection and locate your friend’s name. Select Create Session and enter a Party Tag. Thankfully, setting up a co-op session and inviting friends to your party is incredibly easy.