theHunter: Call of the Wild Reviews

  • Born Again GenBorn Again Gen846,773
    10 Sep 2019 11 Sep 2019
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    This title is by far the most challenging, yet rewarding game I have ever played. Almost everything you learn will be from trial & error, and looking up additional information online. From well over 300 hours of gameplay this is my opinion of the game.

    Pros:
    - Absolutely breathtaking scenery (I have taken dozens of screenshots)
    - Patience is rewarded
    - Money and XP is earned upon harvesting (encourages strategy) - Plentiful re spawns of animals and rares
    - When you get in the groove money is never an issue
    - Several skills and perks to customize your hunting experience
    - Lots of different weapons to choose from
    - You can set your fast travel locations with tents
    - In-depth and engaging quests to complete
    - Lots of hidden secrets to uncover through exploration
    - Achievements make sense, and entice you to work towards them
    - In-depth anatomy system (shows which organ & skeletal damage)
    - Realistic bullet drop

    Cons:
    - Very glitchy, especially when driving the ATV
    - Sometimes animals you are chasing will walk in the water and despawn
    - The animals have questionable detection zones at times
    - Some quests and achievements are VERY reliant on luck
    - Occasionally i'll go hours without seeing an animal (Reload the game)
    - You can slip and fall right off cliffs without being on the edge
    - When shooting from prone sometimes you'll shoot the floor instead

    Tips:
    - Always watch your noise and viability meter. While walking through grass it can spike and spook the animal without you realizing
    - Use the high penetration bullets for all long shots (They go further without dropping compared to the expanding bullets)
    - Always harvest your kills and aim for vitals for max bonus multipliers
    - Use callers often
    - Place tents in key areas ( I like to use them on hills beside lakes)
    - You can place tents beside lookout zones for easy terrain scoping

    There is a level of challenge and patience in this game that rivals even the Souls series. However with some researching, patience and luck you'll be shooting those trophies in no time.
    4.5
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    TenoWarriorNice job! basing your information!rock
    Posted by TenoWarrior on 29 Jan 20 at 03:57
    WhyattThrashGood review, a huge miss in the devs part though: If you are color blind, this game might make zero sense to you. Being able to distinguish between the tracks of the animal you are following and other animals is a core mechanic, and it’s never explained in-game.

    If you’re color blind you might not understand that this is a thing, and hence not understand why it’s so difficult to track down the specific animal you’re hunting/have spotted/wounded among the myriad of tracks left by other animals.

    There are settings in the system menu to change the colors of all types of tracks to something you can distinguish, but again, never explained in-game.

    Also, it’s a bit annoying how animals you spook don’t leave tracks for their new direction right away, even though you saw it pass by that way literally seconds ago. But that’s just annoying, not game-breaking like the other issue.
    Posted by WhyattThrash on 23 May 20 at 10:56
    NICKYG2X3this game is appalling
    Posted by NICKYG2X3 on 16 Apr 23 at 17:55
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