The wait is over. ‘Monster Hunter Now’ launches on iOS and Android as one of the biggest games of the year. Development of this proposal began in 2019, and four years later, this collaboration between Capcom and Niantic came to life. Using location and the phone’s camera, this offer introduces us to the world of Monster Hunter in the style of ‘Pokémon GO’. We will tell you everything about this game.

Monster Hunter Now is a completely different bet than what we find on PC and console platforms. Hunting trips lasting more than half an hour are prohibited: here games last less than 75 seconds And if you fail to hunt the monster during this time, you lose. Since it works in portrait orientation, we can use it with one hand, but we can also enjoy it horizontally. In the style of Pokémon GO, we will have to go out and explore new monsters, discover them and fight them to hunt them down.

We can choose as in the classic offers. our hunter’s classequip him with different weapons and armor and head out ready to load up on a few Rathians. These hunts can be carried out alone or with hunting groups.

We will be automatically matched with nearby players to create a team and make it easier to kill the monster. We can add friends using the QR code in multiplayer mode for up to four people. Another advantage is that it is possible to organize “Hunting Parties”. Being part of a team even if our friends are not in our area.

The potential of the game is huge: a Monster Hunter in the style of Pokémon GO, with only 75-second games and a graphics section reminiscent of more modest console offerings like the PSP or Nintendo Switch (I spent most of my life on ‘Monster Hunter’ for this last console).

‘Monster Hunter Now’ is available for free for iPhone and Android and weighs less than 100MB for each platform (certain resources are then downloaded when opening the game, which increases the weight).

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