Interview with the production team of “Monster Hunter NOW”: There is a possibility of negotiating exclusive monsters with Capcom

“Monster Hunter NOW” held its first large-scale carnival in Shibuya this weekend. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Taiwanese media such as 4Gamers interviewed Niantic senior producer Ei Ohsumi, COO Keiichi Kawai, and Genki Sunano from Capcom.

Talking about the carnival, Keiichi Kawai said that he chose Shibuya because he has a deep connection with Shibuya. The press conference, launch, and advertising stage for the release of “Monster Hunter NOW” were all held in Shibuya, so the first game was held in Shibuya. The best place for carnival is Shibuya.

Of course, I will be willing to hold such events in other places in the future. Such events are very fun, but holding such events also takes a lot of energy, so I may not be able to hold them frequently, but I will consider doing something to get closer to the players. Interaction, for example, Taiwan has also held community events before, such as the previously scheduled event with Fubon Warriors, so it is not only large-scale events, but also various small events.

Talking about the easy and difficult parts of developing “Monster Hunter NOW”, Ohsumi said that the word “simple” may not be accurate, but this game is about hunting monsters in the real world. When developing the game, monsters and hunters The models and some animations were provided by Capcom. Because of Capcom’s cooperation, it was very smooth in this regard.

The difficulty part is because this game adopts a time limit, it is played outdoors, and the game requires a mobile phone to play directly. This is the more difficult part. In addition, a lot of time was spent on maps, ecosystems, and how to place monsters in the ecosystem. A lot of effort was put into this aspect. In addition, the experience that players need when playing outdoors was also taken into consideration.

In addition, for the upcoming “Monster Hunter Wilderness” next year, will there be any scheduled activities with “Monster Hunter NOW”? Genki Sunano said that he had previously launched a T-shirt collaboration at the Tokyo Game Show, and that future cooperation with “Monster Hunter NOW” is also under consideration. What elements should be included? Players are asked to look forward to it at any point in time.

In addition, Genki Sunano also expressed the hope that through a series of Monster Hunter games, everyone can have more fun. Therefore, when you play “Monster Hunter NOW”, you may have expectations for “Monster Hunter Wilds”. We hope that the game will The influence on each other is positive, rather than competing and squeezing each other.

In addition, he was also asked whether he was willing to release exclusive monsters for “Monster Hunter NOW”. Ohsumi said that he had indeed discussed this matter with Capcom, but what kind of monsters it would be, when and in what form would it be released? Stay tuned. As for exclusive weapons, there are already Mr.Beast’s weapons.

As for the weapons that have not yet appeared, Genki Sunano said that this is indeed the top priority. There are currently 14 weapons in the series, and Now only has about half of them. Therefore, all weapon types will be given priority first, and then we will see how the weapons can be matched. Such a gradual update.

In addition, we also asked whether the friend task can see the task selection of all friends, instead of only 1~2 people. The producer said that there is no timetable for this, but he knows that there is such a demand, and it is indeed useful to play with friends. A better game experience will be very important, so not only the friend week tasks, but also hope to add more features to play with friends.

We were also asked if there is any idea of ​​returning the materials. The development team said that there is currently no such plan, but they hope that players can be sure of what they want before making it. “Monster Hunter NOW” places great emphasis on the scarcity of materials. We can understand that players have such needs, but what we want to do more is to allow players to have more barriers to entry, and materials can be used in more ways.

Of course, if players react strongly, they will indeed consider whether to do so later.