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How to Change Appearance in Wild Hearts – Character Customization

Time for an extreme makeover.

A lot of games will give you the ability to customize your character. You can model it after yourself, or after a specific character of the franchise, or whatever you want. However, one thing that is often lacking in these same games is the ability to change the character’s appearance after the fact. That is, after playing for a while. Fortunately, Wild Hearts will give you all the character customization you wille ver want. Here is how to change appearance in Wild Hearts.

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How to Change Appearance in Wild Hearts

So, there are two instances in which you will be able to customize and change the appearance of your character in Wild Hearts. The first one, quite obviously, will happen at the beginning of the game. You will be tasked with pursuing a Kemono. Go ahead and chase after it and eliminate any small Kemonos you will find in your way. Once you get to the Kemono you are hunting, you can either pet or slay it, it is completely up to you. Then, while sitting in your fireplace, you will hear music coming from a cave, look for it and get out of the cave from the other side to find a musician. This is Mujina, who will talk you about the land of Azuma. Once you have finished talking with him, you will be then introduced to the character creation menu. Go ahead and customize your character.

If, however, you realize down the line that your character does not actually fit your liking and wish to change its appearance, there is some good news for you! There is a Karakuri called the Looking Glass Karakuri which will enable you to change your character’s appearance. You will have to unlock it first, though, and it could probably take a while since it is 18 tiers deep in the Karakuri Skill Tree. Thankfully, naturally progressing through the story and by playing the game will help you unlock several nodes that will allow you to unlock the Looking Glass Karakuri by the end of Chapter 2.

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So, if you don’t feel overly creative while creating your character, don’t worry too much about it. Down the line, you will be able to perfectly customize it to your choice and liking. Go ahead and collect orbs and follow the story to be able to unlock this Karakuri. Good luck!


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Alejandro Josan
A musician with a heart of a gamer, Alejandro's life has always been accompanied by adventures on Nintendo platformers, countless hours of fantasy RPGs and several third-party FPSs. Currently, he is studying Game Design and Development, preparing for a long career in the video game industry.