Even if Capcom fans with Monster Hunter Rise now available on all platforms, the lack of new games is being exploited by the competition: Clear the stage for Wild Hearts.
- When and for which platforms will Wild Hearts be released?
- How does the multiplayer work and is there an online requirement?
- What are the system requirements for PC players?
- What monsters are in Wild Hearts?
- How does the gameplay work?
- Are there DLCs, updates or microtransactions?
We want to answer these and other questions for you below, because the multiplayer monster hunt published by EA and developed by Koei Tecmo’s internal studio Omega Force is already in the starting blocks next week. After all, experienced hunters know that if you don’t prepare well, you’ll quickly end up in the monster’s throat!
Release date and platforms: When and where will Wild Hearts appear?
As already mentioned, the release of Wild Hearts is imminent: Yes on February 17th you can therefore go on a monster hunt, whether alone or with friends. If that’s taking too long, as an EA Play or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriber you can start blowing the horn within a ten-hour test phase starting on February 13th.
It is possible the PlayStation 5, the Xbox Series X | S and the PC, because Wild Hearts appears exclusively for the current (console) generation. Even the first trailer indicated with a very crisp graphic that the old consoles are not used, which then also comes true for the final release. Not surprisingly, Nintendo Switch players are also left empty-handed.
Together you are less alone: the multiplayer
You can easily go hunting alone, but team players are allowed too with up to two friends plunge into the wilds of Azuma. Of course, this requires a working and stable internet connection, but you can enjoy the game offline alone: So Wild Hearts has no online compulsion.
The big critters can be quite intimidating, so you might want to get a hunter or two. Source: EA / Koei Tecmo / Omega Force
Crossplay is also at the start, so that you as a consolero can also gamble with your friends on the PC and vice versa. To team up with other players, all you have to do is create a multiplayer session or search for existing ones at one of the many campfires in Wild Hearts.
Surprisingly tame: The system requirements on the PC
Although Wild Hearts is already in the first trailers like a pretty graphic monster and alienated the previous generation of consoles, they are System requirements for PC gamers comparatively harmless – especially when you think of the most recent one The prophesied thinks back Especially if you can live with a few cuts, you don’t need the latest hardware:
Minimum requirements:
- Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5 8400 oder AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Graphic card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 oder AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Random access memory: 12 GB RAM
- Storage space: 80 GB
Recommended requirements:
- Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7 8700K or AMD Ryzen 3 3600
- Graphic card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 oder AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
- Random access memory: 16 GB RAM
- Storage space: 80 GB
The recommended requirements are a bit more substantial, but you don’t have to sell a kidney for the required graphics card. The only downer: The previously on the official site The system requirements listed do not provide any information regarding the resolution and frame rate that players can expect. Wild Hearts, on the other hand, is supposed to be on consoles in 1080p and 60 frames per second run.
Cold-Blooded Kemono: All known monsters from Wild Hearts
Probably the most important ingredient for a well-rounded hunting experience: the prey. So that you know what gigantic creatures await you in Wild Hearts, we have one complete list of all known monsters ready for you. Some of the so-called kemono (Japanese for wild animal) have already become popular the previous trailers presented, there should be a total of twenty at launch.
On the official site In addition to the wild boar Floragrunt, the saber-toothed tiger Goldsturm, the giant rat Flowertail, the mixture of antlers and branches Cedarscourge, the angry gorilla Lavaback, the ice-cold wolf Frostgrim, the firebird Amaterasu and the porcupine Goldspike cavort.
The monster casserole is rounded off by the horned flying squirrel Emerald Glider and the gigantic Godzilla relative Earthshatter – you’ll have to get to know the rest of the squad yourself in the game. As befits savage beasts, all kemono exhibit different behaviors and require different strategies in order to be brought down by you.
How does Wild Hearts work? The gameplay loop
The focus of Wild Hearts is of course the hunt for the Kemono, but without good preparation even the most skilled player will fail, which is why you should try the Dorf Minato should prepare well. From there you can not only travel through the mission menu to the four different areas divided by seasons, including the holy mountain, but also return there following each successful hunt.
From the materials you get, you can finally forge new and better weapons and armor, with which you can then smack even bigger opponents in the face. As with Monster Hunter, hunting experts also study the flora and fauna, which can also be advantageous as resources for the fight.
With the construction of wood to the pride of victory: The Karakuri
Because bluntly carving it with a bow, hammer, greatsword or bamboo stick is not enough to resist the untamed forces of nature. It takes brains and above all Karakuri: The wooden tools that you can conjure from your pocket in battle, which come from the Japanese word for mechanism, are the key to victory in Wild Hearts.
The all-purpose devices have already been highlighted in the trailers, as they are one of the biggest differences to the Monster Hunter competition. In the duels with the Kemono you can build walls, catapult bombs or climb into the air with gliders to avoid attacks in no time at all. But beware: your materials are limited and so the use of them should be carefully considered.
No microtransactions or DLCs – but free updates
EA wanted to guarantee one thing to the players even before the release, even if this is unusually extremely contrary to other company policies: Wild Hearts should be a finished game and who will 79,99 Euro Paid full price, no need to worry regarding extra costs. That means in plain language: No microtransactions and no DLCs.
You can’t dress your hunters differently by pulling out real banknotes or pump them up with any potions: After all, without microtransactions there are neither affordable cosmetic items nor XP boosters or similar frills. Paid extensions like Monster Hunter are not planned either.
You want that Gratis-Updates roll out, which, in addition to the classic bug fixes, can also contain balancing changes if you need to tweak weapons and kemono a bit. The twenty monsters present at launch should also grow over time and present you with new challenges.
