Monster Hunter Now Release Date Announced

Monster Hunter Now has announced its release date, with pre registrations for the title available now.

In a special livestream today, they announced that Monster Hunter Now would release on September 14th, letting fans experience hunting monsters in the real world.

Monster Roster

The developers from Niantic and Capcom also shared more about the gameplay players can expect out of Monster Hunter Now.

Players will be walking around collecting resources and completing quests, as well as fighting up to `13 different monsters in the game.

Monsters in the game are a mix of classic monsters as well as newcomers to Monster Hunter World, such as Rathalos, Anjanath and Tobi Kadachi.

The developers have also confirmed that subspecies will appear in the game, as well as plans for Elder Dragons in future.

Here are the monsters available at launch:

• Rathalos
• Rathian
• Diablos
• Jyuratodus
• Anjanath
• Tobi Kadachi
• Paolumu
• Great Jagras
• Great Girros
• Barroth
• Pukei-Pukei
• Kulu Ya Ku
• Lagiacrus

Gameplay

As for gameplay, Monster Hunter Now features one-finger combat, where players will swipe to dodge and tap to attack and fill up their SP move, similar to Pokemon Go.

Not all Monster Hunter weapons will be present at launch, with many weapons like Hunting Horn and Switchaxe not being there yet.

Here’s the list of weapons available in the game:

• Sword and Shield
• Greatsword
• Hammer
• Longsword
• Light Bowgun
• Bow

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