In the past few weeks I’ve been fortunate enough to get hands-on with Monster Hunter Now, the upcoming new game from Niantic, and it’s genuinely really impressed me with what it has to offer.
Similar to with Pokémon Go; you explore and benefit from interacting with locations in the real world, battling against monsters, with daily quests to keep you interested and engaged.
The combat feels extremely intuitive, and with the monsters that you hunt all having different weaknesses; you’ll frequently find yourself switching between different weapons, which really does help in keeping things feeling varied, fresh and fun.
Monster Hunter Now doesn’t officially launch until September 14th, but it really does feel like they’re onto something with this one. Does it have the staying power of Pokémon Go and will people still be playing this one multiple years down the line? Only time will tell. The Monster Hunter franchise has been in existence for nearly 20 years now though, and there’s definitely a very real possibility that Monster Hunter Now could be here for the long haul.
UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
