Delightful RPG spin-off Monster Hunter Stories is now available on iOS and Android
Capcom's adorable Monster Hunter spin-off Monster Hunter Stories is now available on iOS and Android devices.
Monster Hunter Stories originally released on 3DS in 2016, and saw the long-running series' familiar creature-battling formula given a bit of a turn-based RPG twist. In fact, that's a lot of ideas at play beneath its cheery exterior, with the game mixing classic questing, crafting, Pokemon-esque monster collecting, and a hypnotically odd combat system - but it all comes together admirably well.
Best of all, as jarring as its art style might seem to series fans, there's a lot of the classic Monster Hunter soul in Stories. Not just in the various mechanics it pilfers from the main games - the harvesting, scavenging, questing, crafting, and item combining - but in the spirited adventure, humour, and camaraderie. It even utilises a somewhat expansive "field", a blend of habitats, each with its own ecosystems, that opens out as its infectiously enthusiastic yarn unfolds.
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