As a massive monster hunter fan, i kinda wrote wild hearts off at first, but after playing it this is a really solid entry into the genre and gives mh some overdue competition. Having a blast with wild hearts atm, and would rate higher if the game wasnt a technical mess at the time of writing.
They took rise, added in fan favorites that havent seen the light in years, and gave it an actually substantial endgame with cool new tools and techniques to use and some needed weapon rebalancing. Pretty dang good.
The story is superb as expected but imho i feel like like gameplay was mostly derivative of 2018 with only some minor qol tweaks to make it feel a little better.
Look, another survival game i actually like! God damn the atmosphere and art direction in darkwood is incredible. The game is excellent and building tension and eventually relief when the night is over. Big recommend if you like slavic horror or just survival horror in general.