Niantic and Capcom, known for Pokémon Go, have announced Monster Hunter Now, the new Monster Hunter game that will bring the Monster Hunter franchise to the streets, parks and neighborhoods of the real world. The closed beta tests of the game, which will be released to iOS and Android platforms worldwide in September, will begin soon.Monster Hunter Now is coming
“Monster Hunter Now is a new and unprecedented Monster Hunter game that encourages players to go outside with their Palico and encounter incredible monsters in the real world,” Ryozo Tsujimoto, producer of the Monster Hunter series, said in a press release. John Hanke, founder and CEO of Niantic, added, “Monster Hunter Now will be the ultimate experience for anyone who dreams of facing epic monsters and battling them with their friends.”The interesting thing is that the game will use the same gameplay loop that Monster Hunter is known for. Hunting monsters will give players different materials that can be used to craft better weapons and armor, which can be used to hunt harder monsters. Additionally, as in the main console game, you will be able to hunt with your friends in Now. But mobile gaming also condenses things a bit; Battles will last a maximum of 75 seconds. None of Niantic’s post-Pokémon Go productions of NBA All-World, Pikmin Bloom and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite have been as successful as Pokémon. For this reason, Niantic decided to cancel some of its projects last year.
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