Way of the Hunter

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User Score
5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 4 out of 11

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  1. DamnationBG
    Aug 22, 2022
    2
    Way of the hunter was supposed to be the "killer" of TheHunter: Call of the wild and the basics are here - stunning visuals, interesting gameplay, a lot of "realism". The finished product however, lacks any polishing and should be in early access and development for at least six more months. At it's current state, Way of the hunter is barely playable and really not recommended.

    Pros: +    Way of the hunter was supposed to be the "killer" of TheHunter: Call of the wild and the basics are here - stunning visuals, interesting gameplay, a lot of "realism". The finished product however, lacks any polishing and should be in early access and development for at least six more months. At it's current state, Way of the hunter is barely playable and really not recommended.

    Pros:
    + stunning visuals
    + limited ammo (so you can't hold enough ammo to fuel medium sized war as in CoTW)
    + really impressive "claim prey" screen with a lot of information about the killing shot and the animal

    Cons:
    - a whole lot of bugs. Devs and paid reviewers are trying to sell the story of "few bugs here and there" but that's not true
    - terrible FOV with no options to change it
    - terrible and not-intuitive controls, with no options to change them as well
    - limited and boring collection of weapons and equipment
    - worst voice acting i have seen in the last few years
    - it's freezing a lot, it's crashing a lot and often saves are getting corrupted
    - co-op broken to extend to be unplayable
    - tracking is not really working. There are tracks showing where animals are usually going through, but the actual animals are not leaving tracks
    - "ghost bullets". Sometimes (like 25% of the shots) are not counted, even if you are 100% hitting the animal. No reaction, no blood, no kill
    And so on, the list can go for few pages. Way of the hunter is not worthy of your time, or your money - check it again in few months and after (hopefully) few big patches.    … Expand
  2. robthezombie
    Aug 27, 2022
    4
    This game is too much of a mess to give a good score to. Its has some upside to it, but half of those features don't work. The graphics are good, but sound is god awful. Models are good most of the time with occasional T posing when running. Unfortunately there are too many game breaking issues should have been a $20 game
  3. Daermon
    Mar 30, 2023
    8
    2023: the game is awesome and very beautiful. Gamplay and sounds fantastic. Pro: - Graphic
    - Sounds
    - Gameplay
    - Realistic
    - DLCs (Alaska!!!)
    - Big maps
    - Perks
    - Story missions
    - Multiplayer option

    Cons:
    - Cant skip the time in the Hunting Stand
    - In the multiplayer we cant create own hunter
    - Only one objectives can be active at a time

    I hope more new DLC coming! (Norway, Finnland
  4. edceatsrice
    Sep 15, 2022
    8
    I've been playing this game for the last 2 days and yes there are bugs, but, based on my experiences so far, not to the extend of what is being described here in the reviews. Sound is buggy and it's annoying at times, I've had a couple of glitches here and there that took me out of my immersion. And i'm not sure if they purposely made certain bushes or branches look like animals fro afarI've been playing this game for the last 2 days and yes there are bugs, but, based on my experiences so far, not to the extend of what is being described here in the reviews. Sound is buggy and it's annoying at times, I've had a couple of glitches here and there that took me out of my immersion. And i'm not sure if they purposely made certain bushes or branches look like animals fro afar to confuse you, but that is kind of annoying. Especially when you zoom in and see that they look nothing like they look from afar... But other than that I've had so much fun on this game. The tracking takes s alot of patience and the graphic is great. Playing on my ultra wide curved monitor running on the best possible graphic setting has been AMAZING. and the FOV CAN be adjusted, i'm not sure whether it has been fixed recently but that's not an issue for me like others have commented. 8/10 purely based on how much i enjoy the experience so far.… Expand

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Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. GameGrin
    Sep 24, 2023
    70
    Way of the Hunter is an entertaining hunting simulator with a message to convey. The story was charming, and the gameplay was engrossing, though at times it felt like the deer had better detection skills than the hunter.
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  2. Het Nieuwsblad
    Oct 11, 2022
    60
    After each direct hit, you can see in slow motion and in great detail which trajectory your bullet traveled, where and with what force it hit the animal, which vital organs were pierced and at what point your poor prey died. No gratuitous violence, but a realistic, almost scientific representation of how you killed that innocent pheasant or that cute little deer. After more than three decades of playing video games, there is very little that makes us uncomfortable, but 'Way of the hunter' occasionally made us gulp.
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  3. God is a Geek
    Sep 6, 2022
    45
    Way of the Hunter sacrifices fun for realism, and coupled with some other aggravating elements is a game I cannot recommend.
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