No. This video isn't sponsored. I really do like wild hearts.

I came here expecting another sock sights like the previous monster hunter, a logical analysis. Instead, I learned the story of a broken man, believing in someone else against impossible odds. Thank you J. This video was a treat to watch.

32:18 despite not playing the game and not knowing much of the story, this part made me tear up.

There are a lot of good points made here, but the only thing is its performance is completely unexcusable, so I'm still disappointed a game I'm so attracted to is almost unbearable with the constant frame drops. I could be having a blast fighting a monster one moment, and the next when I'm chasing a fleeing monster, I just look at the frame counter in my corner, and I'm mortified.

“This is why I like the switch axe a lot, it rewards… TYRION” has me dying lmao 11:28

Absolutely beautiful. A bro means so much. He is your friend, ally, support, and more. Having someone like that in your life is not something you can put a price on. Let us raise a glass for all those bros out there, and gob bless them

Damn, man. I wasn’t expecting the funny sockman to make me cry. He certainly did a better job of selling me on this game than any sponsor could. Just wish I had the cash for it.

This video did very well at looking at the comparisons between the mechanics, weapons and story of Monster Hunter and Wild Hearts. I wholeheartedly agree that both MH and WH are good in their own ways and that WH should not be looked upon as a monster hunter clone but as its own thing. It makes me upset to see this game get so much dislike due to how it's release was. Even though I have not been able to play Wild Hearts yet your video showed me that even with the hate it is getting I should keep strong and look forwards to play it one day. Thanks for Amazing video as always JFJ.

I'm happy that both the MH community and the WH community can coexist with different options. I haven't played wildhearts yet, but from what I've seen I loved to play it some day

before even watching this, I wanna say that I got this game after watching a video from you and zerolenny playing it and whether people complain about the bad optimisation or not I feel like I got my money's worth, which is not something I can say often for titles published by EA Edit: I also wanted to mention that I played Monster Hunter world around a year before Rise came out on switch, and I found Wild Hearts was much easier to get into and makes for a better introduction to the genre in my opinion

as someone with 300+ hours in world and U4 im glad there are more kaiju fighters its quickly becoming a favorite genre of mine

I started this video at work and thought i'd save it for when I got off. And I'm glad I did. Anytime I hear J talk about friendship or being a bro, I know he really means it. And hearing him describe the broken shogun and the small bit he said at then of the video. Really, hit me in the feels. Never stop being you brother.

Cool video, My relationship of 5 years ended a month ago. The love of my life decided to leave me, I really love her so much I can’t stop thinking about her, I’ve tried my very best to get her back in my life, but to no avail, I’m frustrated, I don’t see my life with anyone else. I’ve done my best to get rid of the thoughts of her, but I can’t, I don’t know why I’m saying this here, I really miss her and just can’t stop thinking about her

Came here expecting another great J video and left in tears with a valuable lesson in friendship ♥️ Excellent video man

Thank you J for making this video. I had been in one of your streams for Wild Hearts and have picked it up since 140 hours of playtime later I can say that I've had a wonderful time and hope it does evolve in to either a series or at least an expansion or two. I'm looking forward to what can be next for Wild Hearts and thank you for showing it to me in the first place.

You just make me cry, dude! You did an amazing work and i really wish to have chance to play this beautiful game haha. Thank you, man

Your enthusiasm for this game, and your narration with Wild Hearts’ story has now convinced me to play it.

Fantastic video J. I'm convinced and will definitely be getting Wild Hearts once performance is fixed.

there is no one else in the world who could make one truely understand the importance and message of a game and how it differs from others. J i wish you nothing but the best for you.

This honestly, probably the best Sock Sight you have ever made J. To giving fair comparisons on both games but also telling a great summarized story about Wild Hearts story and meaning behind bros. A great Sock Sight you made on something you love J. Keep it up man.

I love how much J puts his soul into these sock sights and to be honest it makes me wanna try out more games (even though i get finger cramps from playing too much XD)

i’ve been playing it since day 1 on console through all of its performance issues and i’ve still had a ton of fun with the game, and it’s definitely solidified it’s existence alongside MH for me

It was a really nice video. You gave a nice analysis of the game, adress it's critics and it's good point. Plus I liked the editing a lot!

That's was beautiful, thank you J.

Just discovered your channel today because of KZfaqs algorithm showing me your remnant video. I made my way here and I'm blown away by this video I also loved Wild hearts too and think it gets too much flak

Great video! Was very insightful and interesting.

Beautifully done sir

Ujishige my dude, that man added so much immersion he made ya feel connected to the world ya know, 10/10 would bro again.

From everything I saw of the game originally, I didn't want to play it. Now I need to. Thanks JFJ and I love you bro.

I'm not interested in Kaiju Fighters, but J's style of presentation in these more info-heavy vids is legit so good, he does great scriptwriting for these

You have convinced me to give the game a shot even if i don't love it I'm still gonna get to the end it looks incredible

I didn’t even play the game or watch the streams and I had some tears when you showed off the ending

It’s lovely seeing discussion videos that respects the quirks of both games and actually makes critiques against established titles like MH.

Thanks for making this vid. You make some great content JFJ and I'm glad this game captured you as much as it has myself. One small correction tho, I do beleive Ujishige was a Samurai General (Not a shinobi @22:05) before the Deathstalker incident. Also the Himesama storyline was well done. Also Switch Axe/Karakuri Katana gang rise up!

Great video, I respect it, although I don't share a lot of what was said. I found it weird to see a channel I discovered through MH vids sell the weapons, gameplay and world of MH so short, because even after playing Wild Hearts for almost 120h, and liking most of it I just don't see how some of the points given to WH were even a debate. Great job on the video! And the story part was stellar btw.

beautiful, J awesome video

Fantastic video!

Boy I love sock sights, such intellect and vocabulary. He works so fucking hard on these videos and is fair and elaborate. Some of the best videos of this kind come from this man and this is one of ‘em. Good video JFJ

I've already written off Wild Hearts but man, that video. Its my next game to purchase. Thanks.

As someone who is a vet of MH since the PS2 days and over 500hrs in each individual MH game up until Rise: Wild Hearts good and fun. Koei Tecmo's team is really good at making something different shown from Nioh and Toukiden. Honestly I want to see more innovation that these games bring into the MH series because the mechanics are just really fun

man thats actually a really good ending. good work!

The ending of the video almost made me cry. Thank you, JFJ.

18:36 what armor set is that also as someone who has maxed out characters in every mh except the first and frontier wild hearts genuinely seems like a game I should give a shot

I've never played any MH game and i know i can't run WH. But that end in Wild Hearts hit like a ton of bricks. Wow, just wow.

So basically Jay, you're saying: "Hol up, let em cook."

When making the weapons comparison, what did you compare the insect glaive to? Im a ch blade main in MH, but I found watching the movement of the WH k-katana and that glove weapon, as if the insect glaive had a secret relationship w. A clutch claw. does the ig fit into your comparison? Thanks for this video j, this was the comp I needed to pick up WH and give it a try!

This video was amazing JFJ

Okay, a fair and truthful KZfaqr is rare this days. I like this. And yes, i agree with the bro message. That final scene actually made me smile.

such a good video. thank you j

Awesome thank you J

2:24 Wait J, Does the term ‘Kaiju Fighter’ apply to the giant mechs in EDF 5? because I feel like it should be considered even if it technically isn’t that type of game.

That video was even better than what I was expecting, and I expect it to be GOOD. Sorry to be so late to it.

11:30 the cat pop up was a great way to bring me back into the point j was making

I really have been wanting to play this and thank you for introducing it to me, I just need to get a better pc to run it

10/10 video, actual masterpiece j

You know, I was really on the fence about this game since I fell off of Iceworld, but I think I’ll give it a try. Thank you JFJ.

Please more videos like this shit hit me in the feels

Let's not forget one major detail, for their first foray into a genre totally different and very out there for them, they knocked it out of the park. In case people forgot about it, the main studio behind WH, Omega Force; Koei being more the overhead (same for Nioh, it was made by Team Ninja, which you can recognize if you've played Nioh 2 because they've re-used the character creation from it), only did 1 thing, Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors and nothing else. They managed to make a game that, even if it follow the MonHun genre, is distinct enough and offer a new and fresh view on the genre that had for option very few games (God Hand, Freedom Wars, Dauntless, Toukiden, to cite the more known ones) that i do hope the game doesn't just die on this one. it's a shame the performance optimization sadly are killing it slowly and the recent patch, at least to me, made it even worse. But for the couple hours i managed to play and pushed through at sub30 fps, i had a lot of fun.

Time to add another game to my wishlist

J explaining the story of wild hearts hit me harder than I thought 😢

Great video, starting to get into wild hearts/monster hunter

Im not sure if its been posted on a comment thread here yet, but just in case anyone is interested in this info, you can still get tail cuts while equipped with a blunt weapon. Just bring the tail's break threshold low enough and throw a boomerang at it, they deal cutting damage and will do the job well enough. Its probably the primary purpose for the item existing honestly.

This video alone proves why you are, by far, my favourite youtuber and streamer. You have dedication and love for the things you do more than any i've seen and it warms my heart hearing this story about something you genuinely love. You the man, J

Which game would you say has the better post game content, out or world, rise, or wild hearts, that you could put a few hundred hours in and still fell like you're making progress towards something?

Funny thing is the main reason I got into monster hunter is because I saw they did a devil may cry collab so I got World and start playing. I found out the weapon is a charge blade so I started to use that so I was used to it and I wholeheartedly agree with your points on the charge blade like yeah you can charge your sword after you charge your shield so you can do some elemental attacks with your sword but honestly I only really use it to get some elemental damage in while I charge my phials so I can use elemental discharge

JFJ, your devotion to show casing good games is amazing, and don't let people get you down for liking something. I'll probably never play either Monster Hunter or Wild Hearts since neither of them appeal to me, but I do enjoy you playing games like this because you make it fun. I'd love to see more Wild Hearts whenever you decide that time is right.

Great build to the story between two games of the old well known to the rising starter I enjoy on your own point of view that we need in the gaming community for the future instead of copying or remastering (depends if it's a old fav) thank you for the ride/story

i forgot this game came out honestly. after the first 4 days of it being out it was never talked about anywhere ever again. shows how it resonated with people.

I hope everyone out there has someone they care about. Don't forget to check in on them once in a while. Go hang out, get food together, play some games, try something new, bring a smile to their face that hopefully puts one on yours. Don't waste time not doing stuff together like I did when I was too afraid to go out. Have an adventure! I'm so lucky to have the friends I do, they mean everything to me. I would die for them, but even more, I will live for them.

My first exposure to the Monster Hunting genre was Dauntless... yeah. So, Wild Hearts absolutely blew my mind. Once I am done here, I will try out that Monster Hunter everyone loves talking about.

im a huge monster hunter fan the second i saw WH i instantly knew i wanted to play it and this video solidified that even more but shit man i really wish it didn't have such huge performance issues but maybe when they release a good performance patch ill be able to play it

After all the monster hunter and monster hunter clones that I have played, nothing will every beat the feelings that I had for God Eater 1's cast and story. Seeing the scene in the video where the character comes face to face with the creature that has killed his teammates triggered so many flashbacks from GE.

I had plans to pick this up once I had the funds, but this definitely solidified my desire to play it.

Great vid, bud. Can really tell that you cared.

Honestly wish this was your sponsored video. Don't think I have ever wanted to play a game more than after watching this

Sounds like a game I'll probably try out when a sale comes around.

I was one of the few who bought the game on your recommendation and yes I have to run the game at 30fps but I still had a blast with it because the gameplay is that fun to me, Doing some research I found that while EA published this game its made by Omega Force and Koei Tecmo whom also made Toukiden which I also had an equal amount of fun with. Wild Hearts really seems like they found their footing with the gameplay almost every hunt (even repeat hunts) are fun and this is the first time I genuinely enjoy every weapon in a Monster Hunter like game as well. So, even if everyone gives you grief about this game know that you turned me and two other people I play with on to a gem of a game I would have otherwise passed. So thanks! Edit after watching: Beautiful video and I love that you tossed out the comparisons at the end because yes you can just like both series, I mean hell I am starved for monster hunter games so please make more I do not care if they are similar I will love them if they scratch even a small itch. I enjoyed the messages about brotherhood and friendship that came with the game to, I just got passed the Amaterasu fight and got caught up with other games but previously had it spoiled due to watching it live (31:35). I am holding out hope for some performance improvements but even without those playing 30fps aint so bad for as much fun as I have in this game.

Alright you've convinced me, I'm gonna go buy it right now. That's two in a row sockman, gg

Late comment but you forgot to mention how unless you initiate a quest from the world map your not forced into a timer. (Unless that's fixed in the newer monster hunters i haven't played rise and haven't played world since fatalis)

While I do agree that MH experience would be better with having a story built around Bro experience, I think the game already does that by playing with friends/random. Having to help out folks with hunts, going on long hunts to get one part from a specific monster for a friend, the amount of saves and big cheese with 4 hunters, all of it to be founded in gameplay. I believe that Monster Hunter devs know this, hence why they don't do much with their storytelling. But that's my honest perspective. Great vid! Love to see more Sock Sights.

I've been following this game ever since I first saw the trailer. Despite having never played Monster Hunter games, Wild Hearts really grabbed my interest because it seemed unique in a way with the Karakuri system and the beasts being in tune with nature. I see that the devs are eager to work on the game and that they put out updates regularly and this video is probably the tipping point on me deciding to get it. Thank you for a very in depth analysis J, I enjoyed this video through and through.

Why you gotta hate on the ranged gear? I love the Hand Cannon and both my bowguns. I can both break and cut off tails, and I've got a ton of elements to work with. Though HC is mostly a big laser gun.

jfj you sock man alone has always told the truth and for that i appreciate it oh so much

Amazing

I am gonna slide in with even if you can't cut a tail with hammer, you can damage the tail enough and then use the boomerang or throwing knive item which will cut the tail as they do cutting damage which triggers the part break

Now this all sounds well and good, I should definitely try wildhearts soon, I'm more of a "oh boy, two cakes" kind of guy. The only smidge of contentment i could put fourth is story. I won't say WH doesn't sound like a banger, just from your cliffnotes, it's a poignant and dramatic story. I just think MH couldn't even begin to compete in that area, because the undertone of irreverence and thrill is integral to its identity, even when facing ecological collapse because another ancient dragon woke up. I could never imagine them getting as serious. Although I have seen them try.

34:02 I was not expecting funny letters and sock man to make me cry.

you might have convinced me to try wild hear, JFJ

Great analysis! I'm hoping Wild Hearts doesn't die off before it's done cooking as I am excited to play it. Good to know it has a proper bro in it! Reminds me of Nioh 2 and whilst the main plot can be hard to follow, it has a good bro story imo that runs the spectrum of bro-ness. Except maybe the spicy kind.

Just a minor correction, blunt weapons are the only thing capable of breaking crowns on certain monsters, such as Barroth. While other weapons do have access to blunt damage, not all of them do.

I love wild hearts, even it has flaws it still has good feel to it and hoping in the future that bring more kemono and some sneaky new weapons to try❤

Based sockman does it again. My man can miss, I've seen it, but when he hits... boy does he hit. Truly, the greatsword of video game takes.

Is the game playable on ps5?

Something i found neat about Wild Hearts, is that some weapons of the same type do other types of damage. If i'm remembering right, there's a hammer somewhere along the line that looks like an axe, it does cutting. It's just a shame they're rare.

that Ujishige story got me tearing up, what a guy, what a pal

one of my few complaints about wilds hearts is the kemono orbs once everything is unlocked there is there no need for it besides resetting tsukumo stats.

11:30 cat jumpscare

34:00 This.. this moment right here. This had my bawling like a child I have lost 4 friends in the last few years.. 1 just earlier this month. This hit like a cannonball.. and couldn't be more true. Give your friends a hug. Check up on them, say hello. Please, for the sake of a random stranger on the internet. Value your friends. Cherish them.

I played wild heart and the demo. I really enjoyed it. It looks like monster hunter but it plays so differently. The builds and the fusion builds make the game stand out

i knew id love this as soon as he started telling the story, almost as good a storyteller as he was for death stranding so long ago