Wild Hearts is an online-only three-player monster hunter-like game that is available on all consoles except for the Switch. If you’re considering playing this game, it’s recommended that you play it with friends. Playing with friends is easily accessible on Co-op.
To start, you’ll need to go through a 30-minute tutorial that includes basic instructions, character customization, and a few giant monsters. Once you set up your first camp at Haru Asami way and rest by the campfire, you’ll have access to online play. Creating a private or public session using keywords to distinguish your lobby is simple. You can switch it to friends only or create a password to keep things private. Your friend will need to search your keywords to find your lobby, and then you can join their world to embark on the hunt.
Wild Hearts makes it easy to play together and also hits on a lot of key Co-op points, including shared progression, difficulty scaling, cross-play, and player agency. The game has a shared progression system, which means that you have shared character progression, such as your weapons and armor, as well as shared story progression if you meet the requirements. However, one aspect that isn’t shared is your car Curry. In a host world, you have a lot of player agency, like choosing hunts, upgrading your armor and weapons, and fast traveling whenever and wherever you want, even if you’re the friend who joined.
You can also place katakuri, which are small structures that can act as fast travel points or boons for weapons in gameplay in the host world. However, they don’t transfer back to your world when you leave. Wild Hearts also recognizes if you are playing with more or fewer friends in the middle of a hunt and will scale the difficulty accordingly.
Koi Tecmo should be commended for allowing cross-play, which allows Sony ponies to hook up with the x-pros and the superior PC race and play together. However, there is no cross-save, which means that you need to pick your platform and stick to it because switching would mean starting over from scratch.
In conclusion, Wild Hearts is an exciting game to play with friends. It’s easily accessible, hits on essential Co-op points, and has a shared progression system that makes playing with others more enjoyable.