Capcom, the Japanese studio that built one of its most durable franchises on the hunt for giant beasts, has chosen to carry Monster Hunter into the pocket of everyday life. Working with TiMi, the team behind Call of Duty: Mobile and Pokémon Unite, it is shaping Monster Hunter Outlanders as an open-world survival game for phones, playable alone or with up to three companions. It arrives at a moment when the series is widely celebrated, and the question it raises is an old one for games: whether a beloved ritual of exploring, hunting and crafting can survive being rebuilt for a smaller screen an
Capcom Brings Monster Hunter to Mobile With Open-World Spinoff Outlanders, Developed With TiMi
Hunting, exploring and crafting, with a mobile live service layer on top
Mark
So what exactly has been announced here?
Mimi
A mobile spinoff called Monster Hunter Outlanders, made by Capcom with TiMi. It's an open-world survival game, solo or co-op for up to four players.
Mark
Why does TiMi matter?
Mimi
They made Call of Duty: Mobile and Pokémon Unite, so they have experience bringing big console-style franchises to phones.
Luke
Experience, yes, but that doesn't tell us how Outlanders will play. All we have is a description, not a hands-on impression.
Mark
What's the timing like for Capcom?
Mimi
Monster Hunter World in 2018 became their bestselling game. Since then there's been a movie, Rise, a Niantic location-based game, and Wilds arrives next year.
Luke
And the idea that this is more than a cash grab is the outlet's read of positive signs. It's an opinion, not something confirmed.
Mark
What about the live service part?
Mimi
Capcom says it will pair hunting, exploring and crafting with social and live service elements typical of mobile games.
Luke
Which is the unknown. We don't know how those elements will work, and there's no release date. Capcom only promises several playtests first.
O Pulso
- Monster Hunter, a franchise known for demanding, deliberate hunts, is being rebuilt for the fast and restless world of smartphones.
- Capcom is entrusting the project to TiMi, a studio whose mobile hits have set a high bar for live service design.
- Players can hunt alone or band together in co-op groups of up to four, a social promise that must sit alongside the hunt itself.
- The core loop of exploring, hunting and crafting is intact on paper, but the balance with live service and social features remains untested.
- With no release date and several playtests still ahead, the game is still taking shape, and its direction will only become clear once players get their hands on it.
Capcom, the Japanese studio that built one of its most durable franchises on the hunt for giant beasts, has chosen to carry Monster Hunter into the pocket of everyday life. Working with TiMi, the team behind Call of Duty: Mobile and Pokémon Unite, it is shaping Monster Hunter Outlanders as an open-world survival game for phones, playable alone or with up to three companions. It arrives at a moment when the series is widely celebrated, and the question it raises is an old one for games: whether a beloved ritual of exploring, hunting and crafting can survive being rebuilt for a smaller screen and a more social, ongoing kind of play.
Capcom has announced that Monster Hunter is coming to smartphones, under the name Monster Hunter Outlanders. The spinoff is being built with TiMi, the studio behind Call of Duty: Mobile and Pokémon Unite, and is described as an open-world survival game. Players can explore, hunt and craft either alone or with up to three friends in co-op.
The news arrives at a strong moment for the franchise. Monster Hunter World, released in 2018, became Capcom's bestselling game, and the series has since spread in several directions, through a live-action film, the smaller-scale Monster Hunter Rise, and a location-based game made with Niantic. Monster Hunter Wilds is next on the horizon for next year.
The Verge sees reason for cautious optimism in the franchise's recent success, TiMi's experience, and the series' roots as a portable experience. Nobody outside the companies has played Outlanders yet, so that optimism is a judgment about promise rather than a verdict.
There is no release date. Capcom plans several playtests before launch, and until they happen, how the live service and social features will sit alongside the hunting and crafting remains an open question.
Capcom has announced that Monster Hunter is heading to smartphones. The game is called Monster Hunter Outlanders, a spinoff built in partnership with TiMi, the studio known for Call of Duty: Mobile and Pokémon Unite.
Capcom describes Outlanders as an open-world survival game. Players can take it on alone or team up in co-op with as many as four people. Going by the description, it will carry the core of the Monster Hunter experience: exploring, hunting and crafting. On top of that it will add the live service and social elements that are common in mobile games.
The announcement comes at a high point for the franchise. Monster Hunter World launched in 2018 and went on to become Capcom's bestselling game. Since then the series has widened its reach in several directions. There has been a live-action movie, and there is Monster Hunter Rise, a smaller-scale entry. There is also a location-based game made with Niantic, the developer behind Pokémon Go. Capcom is now preparing the next major release in the series, Monster Hunter Wilds, due next year.
That context shapes how Outlanders reads. The Verge's assessment is that the franchise's recent success, TiMi's track record, and Monster Hunter's history as a portable experience are all good signs. In its view, the game could turn out to be more than a mobile cash grab. That is a judgment about promise, not a verdict, since nobody outside the companies has played the game.
There is no release date. Capcom says it will hold several playtests in advance of the eventual launch, so it will be some time before players can try it. Until then, how the live service and social features fit with the hunting and crafting remains an open question. The playtests are the next thing to watch.
Citações Notáveis
There will be several play tests in advance of the eventual launch.— Capcom (paraphrased)
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