A game to get saints instead of Pokemon appeared, the first user is a papal rain

Since the appearance of Game Pokemon GO using augmented reality (AR) & position information, games of Pokemon GO-like system have been released all over the world, but get a saint in a new Christian Catholic? ) Following a game called " Follow JC Go " has appeared and it is calling a big topic.

Catholic saint-finding game 'Follow JC Go!' Wants to rival Pokemon Go - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45965025

Follow JC Go tells you what kind of game you can play with one shot if you see the following movie.

Follow JC Go! - JMJ Panamá 2019 - YouTube


Follow JC Go is a game that follows the revelation of Jesus Christ to find saints that appear in the Bible. The player answers the question of the saint and seems to be able to get a saint if it is correct.

It is also possible to team up teams to challenge the revelation of Christ together.

Friend function ... ....

There is also a ranking function. The ranking seems to be displayed for individuals, teams and countries. In the case of the following images, since Argentina is shining 1st in the ranking, is it that Argentina is a faithful country who cleared the most trials ...?

It is a game using position information, and the game seems to guide guidance to Christian related land such as church.

Note that Follow JC Go seems to be released for iOS version and Android version.

Game · Follow JC Go was planned by Fundación Ramón Pané group to prepare for World Youth Day 2019 which is an event for Christian Catholic youth. Like Pokemon GO, it is possible to read characters and the like appearing in the real world using smartphone cameras and find apostles such as Saint Peter . According to BBC of overseas media, players answer quizzes quoted from a passage in the Bible, and if they answer correctly they can meet saints.

In addition, it seems that the app prompts the user to pray that it passes near the church, which may also trigger the opportunity of actual worship. In the vicinity of the hospital it seems to encourage praying for sick patients, and it is also possible to donate to charity groups via games.

Although the app is not formally developed by the Catholic Church, Franciscan Pope professes to be a fan of this game , according to IGN of game media, the first user of Follow JC Go is Franciscan Pope It is said that it was.

Follow JC Go has been released on October 19, 2018 in Spanish version and says "We will release Italian, English and Portuguese version in a few weeks".