Well, we know what Wild Hearts is now. The product of a partnership between EA and Koei Tecmo, this is an action RPG in the vein of Monster Hunter — or perhaps Toukiden is a better comparison, since it's coming from Omega Force, the same Japanese developer.
The title will consist of giant beasts that need to be taken down, and it of course features co-op play. There's also a focus on constructing tools to help you in combat, like platforms that can be used to attack larger monsters, and weaponry that deals big damage. An extended look at Wild Hearts is coming on the 5th October.
Its release date isn't far off, either. It's set to launch for PS5 on the 17th February 2023, adding yet another enticing title to an already outrageously packed year. And yes, it is a full retail title (priced at $69.99) — it's not free-to-play, as some have speculated in the lead up to this reveal.
What do you make of Wild Hearts? Cut your foes down to size in the comments section below.
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Launching this in Feb with so little lead up time makes me wonder as to the quality of this. Being sent out to die?
Sony got the best game from koei Tecmo I see Rise of the Ronin look better than this and wo long.
Yeah, I think I'm good.
A rare thing for me.. an EA game that doesn't look half bad. Hope they don't find a way to cock it up too much.
Forspoken in January, Hogwarts and Octopath II in February. That's enough to keep me going for a few months, until Zelda in May.
Alas, I won't have time for anything else.
@SeanOhOgain It's 5 months away, plenty of time to build hype. Not dissimilar to Fallout 4 which was announced at E3 and came out the same year.
Honestly I wish we'd see more of this rather than years of pretty useless drip feeding of information with gamers clamouring over scraps.
That was a really cool trailer. Even tho it releases soon, hopefully some kinda free beta is announced to get a feel of it. Monster hunter just has this sense of combat and movement that isn't so easily replicable. But this is definitely one of the closest looking ones and looks great
@themightyant
I agree. They announced a game, showed actual gameplay instead of a CG Trailer or just a logo, and are releasing the game in less than half a year. Can't really complain about that.
My only hope is that it isn’t free to play.
@GorosBat Nope, it's full retail.
Perfect timing of the announcement - its not likley to slip now unless there's a really big unknown issue, and this gives enough time to build hype.
Loving the look of this and I'm glad there might be another 'monster hunter' type game to compete, particularly as some of the weapons look inventive and fun.
It certainly looks the part to me - lets just hope the gameplay backs it up.
We were not exactly short of titles to play in feb, but lets throw another on the pile anyway!
@GorosBat My only hope is that you learn to read until the end of the article.
Can't really judge it on a promo-vid.
Not a big fan of the Japanese samurai/ninja type setting stuff so pass for me most likely.
Omega Force being involved makes me slightly curious, but what bugs me about this (and Toukiden and God Eater) are the monster designs. Capcom followed the silhouette design philosophy, and all monsters in MH are instantly recognizable by their outline alone.
This and the other MH clones, if you were to silhouette their creature designs, would just looks like random blobs of nonsense. They're just super overdesigned, and that kinda kills my interest.
Looks good, kinda surprised EA is funding this but will keep an eye out for it when it releases.
It's a pass from me. I don't do hunting games.
@themightyant difference with Fallout 4 is the months involved. Extremely difficult to get a press cycle going during the winter months as compared to the summer and autumn. That's not to mention the crowded release schedule over the next few months.
I agree I prefer this way of releasing a game, but I wonder will the timing serve it
I'm not a Monster Hunter guy but I can't deny this looked pretty cool actually. I might keep an eye on this one.
Looks decent. Is it available on PS4?
@WanderingBullet Nah, PS5 only. Think we're starting to see the end of cross-gen games in 2023.
I won't be rushing out to buy it, but I do like the look of this. The gameplay loop and feel of the combat are the most important things, though, if it's going to provide any real competition to Monster Hunter.
Looks fun. I like the idea of constructing weapons or platforms to aid you in battle.
@ShogunRok Ah ok. Hopefully, that's not the case when the next Monster Hunter releases. lol
I'm not in a hurry to get one just, yet but it's still very difficult to get a PS5 over here.
Looks fun! Tecmo koei is very active these days
Looks pretty alright, but Tecmo Koei-developed or not I will still be wary of this game since EA is involved.
@SeanOhOgain this is how any game should be announced and delivered. No years of going nowhere, with 1 min footage here and there that shows nothing...just announce close to release date, 1 month or two of marketing and deliver...
Think about it, how many games do you forget for months and months before having a new video released? Most of them!
@AFCC As I replied to a few others, I'm not against the short time frame of announcement to release. That's a really exciting and interesting way to launch games.
My contention above was with the timing; folks are already geared up for the Autumn and winter releases, and Spring s jam packed with games. Hard to build interest in that environment I would have thought, competing for attention and launching in a super crowded window.
It's not a genre I'm interested in so I'm very curious to see how the launch goes and to reflect on my assumptions!
@Shepherd_Tallon This game is being sent out to die in February sadly. Especially for me personally since I'll only be buying Hogwarts Legacy in February.
Hopefully it'll drop in price fast at least...maybe $30 by Christmas 2023?
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