After a long wait and thousands of fakes surfing the networks, the game Monster Hunter Stories for Android finally arrives officially . The longed-for wait finally seems to have been worth it, as we can anticipate that Capcom has done its job well .
A little more than a year ago, this title saw the light on the Nintendo 3DS notebook, reaping considerable success. After the game would see the light in the East, but this time only for mobile devices. Finally, the mobile version has reached European and American territory, ten months behind the launch in Japan.
Monster Hunter Stories for mobile devices at a price for consoles.
Before getting into the history and experience of the game, we must discuss a rather striking aspect of Monster Hunter Stories in its version for mobile devices. This is that the launch has been made as a complete game with a single payment of € 21.99 .
This differs from the usual practice of mobile games, where we usually find the freemium model with integrated purchases or mass advertising. It is always comforting to see how a company is betting on complete games, moving away from integrated purchases.
Despite this, Capcom offers two versions of the game, one complete with the price of € 21.99 and a free demo in which you can play the first stage of Monster Hunter Stories. This will allow users to check if the game performs well enough on their devices before buying it . In addition, all the advances you get in the demo version can be moved to the paid version.
What do we find in Monster Hunter Stories for mobile?
We can say without fear of error that the transfer of Monster Hunter Stories from its version of video game console to mobile devices is almost perfect . No cuts have been made in gameplay or graphic quality. In addition to adapting the controls and game interface to be friendly with the use of touch screens.
The storyline of the Monster Hunter series is maintained, but the difference is that in this version of the game we become riders of the monsters instead of hunting them . This will lead us to have our own monsters and even have to raise them. As the game progresses, we can make use of the monsters that we have in our stable to evolve them, train them or help us fight battles.
Somehow, even though it's a game that belongs to the RPG genre , it has that little touch of other games like Pokémon. Aspects such as capturing monsters, evolve them and collect them, already indicates that it will be a game to be hooked for hours.
Graphic appearance of great quality, good history and guaranteed hours of fun.
The graphical aspect of the game will put our smartphones and tablets to the test, since not a single detail has been left behind. We will need a medium powerful smartphone so that the game flows without jumps. In the settings of the game we will find an option to reduce the graphic detail and make it work on devices with fewer features.
As for the voices of the characters, the originals are kept in Japanese, but they have added subtitles and texts completely in Spanish . The controls of the game are transferred to the touch screen, something that I personally do not like but there is no other option.