To be honest, when I saw the name "Monster Hunt", my first reaction was "It's another fairy tale reskin." After all, I have been playing Java games since the Saipan era, and I have seen too many mobile games with the banner of "ascension" and "adventure". In the end, they all ended up with overwhelming automatic battles and krypton gold gift packages. However, with the mentality of "giving small domestic manufacturers a chance", I downloaded this game marked as free and platform 4.0 (to be honest, this 4.0 mark made me a little nostalgic, reminding me of the days when I used Nokia to run Jar packages). 😅
Let's talk about the graphics first. Although I don't expect to compare with the masterpieces, the color matching and scene design of “Monster Hunt” are indeed ingenious. In the mount system, the light and shadow effect when the ride took off actually made me stunned for a moment - it was not the kind of deceptive texture, it was really particle trailing. This must be praised, after all, many major manufacturers cannot provide such detailed visual feedback. However, the character modeling is still a bit angular, which may be due to engine limitations, but the advantage is that there are many styles of clothing. I wore the ink-and-wash style clothes in Variety Fashion for several days. 🎨
The pet system is one of the core gameplays. "Mythical beasts and spiritual pets" are not a gimmick. The setting of the demon spirits' transformation is a bit like "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". I caught a baby named "Black Turtle", and it actually picked up props when I hung up, which saved me a lot of worry. But to be honest, the development curve is a bit steep, and the acquisition of materials in the middle and late stages is slow. If you don't have time to work hard, you may be stuck in progress. This is a common problem among domestic Xianxia. If I don't brag about it, I won't criticize it. I'll give it a 7 out of 10 in terms of experience.
What impresses me the most is the design of "Romantic Adventure". It is not the kind of bloody plot that automatically pops up, but a small mission that requires you to go to a specific map and trigger the weather system (such as rain, dusk) to unlock. One time, it suddenly started snowing heavily on the top of a snow mountain. A vixen NPC ran over and said, "Sir, I can lend you my umbrella." At that moment, I really felt like I was hit by the plot while playing "Xuanyuan Sword". This kind of detail polishing shows that the production team put a lot of thought into it. ☔
As for the charging mode, the promotion says "0", but there is no compulsory charge after actually playing. Occasionally push notifications will also be reminded with red dots and will not cause harassment by pop-ups. The mall mainly sells fashion items and acceleration props, and you can completely play through the main story without buying them. In this era of “first deposit gift packages” that fill the screen, this kind of restraint is a breath of fresh air. 👏
Of course, the shortcomings are also obvious: hanging up every day to do daily tasks is highly repetitive, PVP matching occasionally freezes, and the friend system function is relatively basic. But considering that this is a small company and it's free and has no krypton fees, I think it can be tolerated. Back then, we were able to play games with dozens of KB on our S60 phones, but now that we have such a sincere work, it is already worth our time.
If you are an old player who misses the taste of traditional fairy tales, or are looking for a side game that is neither boring nor boring, "Monster Hunt" is worth a try. At least, it allows me, a 30-year-old "Symbian survivor", to feel that "games should be fun" again. 🔥