Does this game feature an actual story?

[Bernd das Brot]

Wondering if theres a story and trainer fights like in Pokemon?

[᲼]

Does a story actually matter that much? if so, does it have to be a direct player driven story or can it be a story told through tool tips, notes, etc as it were in ark, dark souls, and so on?

iirc, there was confirmation on player versus player fights though fighting as seen is more real time unlike majority of pokemon franchise.

[Look]

There aren't any story from what i've heard(at least on early access launch), but the world and lore of Palworld will evolve as the game goes on and gets updates.

[The Seraph of Tomorrow]

Originally posted by ᲼:

Does a story actually matter that much? if so, does it have to be a direct player driven story or can it be a story told through tool tips, notes, etc as it were in ark, dark souls, and so on?

iirc, there was confirmation on player versus player fights though fighting as seen is more real time unlike majority of pokemon franchise.

In general most RPG players like to have a player driven, or quest chain driven story to guide them through the world. Story + Sandbox elements tends to work well for games, but Sandbox elements alone tends to attract a smaller audience.

[Cosmic Muse]

The description mentions something about taking down a shadowy cabal of Pal Poachers or something so theere's that. There might be an Ark approach to story progression.

[Rhy]

"The world and lore of Palworld will evolve as the game goes on and gets updates, think like the evolving story of something like Fortnite through updates"

There isn’t a story to go to place X and do Y, more like lore to uncover through breadcrumbs of information.

Source: Bucky on the discord

[Maitrepof]

That is better than nothing, but i was hoping for some sort of quests. Even simple one like kill that pal because he is wreaking havoc in that region. Or build those items to arm that faction.
I like having a direct goal to work toward at my pace.

[Rhy]

Originally posted by Maitrepof:

That is better than nothing, but i was hoping for some sort of quests. Even simple one like kill that pal because he is wreaking havoc in that region. Or build those items to arm that faction.
I like having a direct goal to work toward at my pace.

I don’t mind it myself, there’s more than enough games milking that specific style already.
Making some goals as you go should easily occupy you for a while, given there‘s enough content to explore.
Or let your friends set some goals for you ;)