The first ever "Pokémon GO!" gameplay footage has finally been released. The video was shot last weekend.
GameSpot reported that the "Pokémon GO!" gameplay footage was filmed by YouTuber Eric F. It was said to be from Niantic CEO John Hanke's presentation last weekend at SXSW.
In the "Pokémon GO!" gameplay footage, Hanke can be heard talking about their upcoming augmented reality game. The challenge is that players need to look for Pokémon in the real world and catch them with Pokeballs.
According to ComicBook.com, the video showed an Ivysaur being caught by a player outside of of Niantic's San Francisco headquarters. Using the device's camera, the Pokémon is shown in the real world.
Google Maps is used to show the location of other Pokémon as well as a Pokémon Gym in the "Pokémon GO!" gameplay footage. The video also featured the player switching between Pokeballs, leading to speculations that the game may use microtransactions to buy better items.
It was previously reported that "Pokémon's" augmented reality game may have a microtransaction system modeled after "Ingress," Niantic's other augmented reality game. "Pokémon GO!" may also have a pay-to-win system.
Forbes noted that the "Pokémon GO!" gameplay footage did not feature traditional Pokémon-catching tactics. "The AR game seems to be like... a Pokeball-tossing minigame, where finger accuracy and the strength of the ball are the main factors," the website wrote.
Express reported that AR details have been somewhat revealed in the "Pokémon GO!" gameplay footage. It was noted that the technology used in projecting a Pokémon to into the wild is already working but how it works has not been explained.
The publication also added that the combination of a poor throw and weak Pokeball can cause the player to miss out on capturing the Pokémon. Players will need to accumulate experience points by catching the different types of Pokémon in different types of settings.
