A Beginner’s Guide to Monster Hunter Now

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Monster Hunter Now is the latest release from Niantic, the developer of Pokémon GO and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. Teaming up with Capcom, Monster Hunter Now brings the world of Monster Hunter to us through augmented reality.

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If you’ve played Niantic’s other games, then you’re familiar with the basics. Monsters will pop up randomly on your map. Walking around and exploring will generate new monsters for you to fight. Along your way, you’ll also find various resources and maybe some Large Monsters.

Monster Hunter Now has a relatively long tutorial considering the idle nature of mobile games. If you don’t have about a half-hour free or live in a less populated area, you might have some issues with some of the Prologue quests.

Currently, the game is supported on Android 7 or higher, and iPhone 8 and above. Due to the nature of augmented reality games (ARG), you will need to allow the game access to the location-based services of your device. If you’re not comfortable sharing that information all the time, you will have the option to allow Monster Hunter Now access to your location only while the app is open.

Finally, the game mechanics can be broken down into three main concepts: fight monsters, upgrade equipment, and collect resources. All three will appear as various icons on your map. Getting in range of those icons will allow you to either fight the Large Monster or collect resources.

This ARG map is different from what you’re used to. While large resource deposits are located in areas with high foot traffic, you’ll see more icons on your map than with most other ARGs.