Up to three players can take on Kemono in “Wild Hearts” and the ability to create Karakuri can create a bit of chaos during the fray. The difficulty of the creature scales up with more players entering the fray. The building part can also be more chaotic when up to three players are battling the same Kemono online. Sometimes boxes don’t stack the right way to build a bulwark, or in a panicked fight, one can build the wrong structure and end up getting hit. The one issue is that building them while under duress can be stressful. Karakuri structures can create openings for attacks or they can be used for evasion. It adds a different strategic element to hunts as there’s a different flow to confrontations. They appear to limit how many objects a player can build in an area but it can likely be expanded.įrom the three hours I played, this gameplay mechanic makes “Wild Hearts” stand out from the action role-playing game crowd. The one element that determines how much players can build in a specific area is a dragon pool. What’s notable is that all these objects are permanent unless a creature destroys them. They can also set up camps in different parts of the world that allow them to rest and adjust their starting point if they die during a hunt. This helps players traverse the terrain quickly. Players can build Karakuri Flying Vine, a ballista of sorts that shoots a harpoon to create zip lines to faraway areas. (Electronic Arts)Īlthough they’re helpful in battle, Katakuri also has uses outside of that. The Flying Vine is especially useful as it lets players create zip lines for use over the world. Karakuri structures in “Wild Hearts” can be built for battle or traversing terrain. It even repels it so hard that it falls on its back, opening it up for attacks. This protects hunters from the charging boar. When facing the Kingtusk, players can build multiple boxes and form a bulwark. When facing monsters, players can stack them up to three boxes high almost like building structures in “Fortnite” and use them for cover, but the smart move is to climb the top in order to catapult up for a powerful diving attack. Players start off with boxes and they can clamber up them to reach higher ledges on cliffs. Players can build Karakuri structures until the threads run out, but since they’re harvested fairly easily and they’re everywhere, players don’t have to worry about scarcity. They’re fueled by a resource called Karakuri thread that can be mined from rocks or harvested from plants. Getting around and battling them would be difficult but that’s where Karakuri comes in.Įarly on, the protagonist stumbles upon a special box and that endows the hero with the ability to summon these wood tools out of thin air. The terrain is diverse and sprawling with nooks and crannies to explore. They all exist in an open world that’s full of valleys, caves, hills and streams. The Kingtusk in “Wild Hearts” is a giant boar that can control nature and has flames coming out of it when it’s enraged. When it becomes enraged, its face glows with fire. Lastly, the Kingtusk is a boar that seems to command plant growth at will. The Sapscourge is an almost unrecognizeable tanuki, or raccoon, which is covered in orange tree sap and has ferns covering its face. In the case of the Ragetail, it’s an enormous rat with giant berry at the end of its tail. These monsters are enormous versions of animals, but they’re infused with nature. It’s almost like a riff on “Princess Mononoke.” They’re the targets that players must hunt down and they’re comparable to a Rathalos or Rajang in “Monster Hunter” albeit the monster design has a distinct flair that matches the tone and theme of the world. They’re enormous, and in the case of the Kingtusk, players can climb on the side of it. The small ones such as frogs and deer are easy to handle, but the larger monstrosities such as the Ragetail, Sapscourge and Kingtusk are another story. They come in all shapes in sizes but they’re based on creatures from the natural world. These four zones are enormous open worlds that are full of creatures called Kemono. Ragetail in “Wild Hearts” is a giant rat with a budding fruit at the end of its tail. There’s a secluded summer island, a war-torn autumn stage and a winter realm with a castle split in two. The area is fantastical with four realms that are based on the four seasons. The game takes place in the land of Azuma, which is heavily influenced by Japan.
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