Games like the wild at heart1/1/2024 ![]() ![]() You begin the game as Wake, a boy who had made plans with his best friend Kirby to run away from home together, and manages to get so lost, he ends up in what feels like another world. While I feel like the Wanderer difficulty better fit my play style, I also feel like in some ways, I missed out on some of the experience, but I’m getting ahead of myself a bit here. It took me just under 9 hours to complete the storyline on the easier of the two difficulties, and I knew before I was through my first hour of game play that I was going to want to see this one through to the end credits. Fortunately for me, it’s still playable through Humble Trove, and because of where I had it scheduled and when it was set to go off of GamePass, that’s the version I ended up playing. As of a few days ago, it’s no longer available through GamePass. The Wild at Heart doesn’t surpass its influences, and that’s okay, because instead it creates something new: something more charming, emotional, and more relaxing.I’ve been vaguely interested in The Wild At Heart since I spotted it on GamePass a few months ago, but puzzle adventure games are so hit and miss for me, I kept putting it off. ![]() There’s something to be said for a game that doesn’t try to hide its influences but instead creates something new by reworking its predecessors. ![]() This contrasts with Pikmin when one wrong move or not getting everything done before night can cost you an entire in-game day or the lives of numerous Pikmin. Even then, all I have to do is make it to one of the fast-travel points or campsites to be safe (and there are plenty of both). ![]() I only feel the pressure of time in TWaH as daylight dwindles, the night spawning an invincible enemy that pursues Wake and Kirby. Second, although some of the puzzle mechanics and Spriteling types are directly copied from Pikmin, TWaH emphasizes combining the abilities of Wake and Kirby with those of the Spritelings to discover new territories and items, rather than emphasizing combat or time management. ![]()
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