I kinda dont get it

[Flare |UKCS|]

I can see somewhat why some would like the game, and I dont care about AI or previous stuff, I selfishly look at how I feel as a judgement if I like a game.

I tried the game via gamepass, and found it rather average, not bad just not good which surprise me given all the influencers gushing about the game.
I mean from what I could see it was a generic survival game, with bad player combat, and basic build aspect.
We also have some sort of interesting pal management, but overall it just slotting the best pals to the job, a rather basic automation system.

The graphics are also odd, the 'realistic' but generic world graphics clash with the shaded stylish character and pal models... its like putting a cartoon in a real world, its a mess in my opinion.
The mechanics are also kind of average, building is basic and limited, technology looks huge but is more a stat upgrade for a lot of the stuff rather than interesting unlocks.

Game is not a bad game, but I fail to see why its so crazy popular, it seems mediocre to me.
Just my opinion, if you love the game then dont let my uneducated opinion effect your enjoyment.

[SKN The LISPer]

Originally posted by Flare |UKCS|:

Game is not a bad game, but I fail to see why its so crazy popular, it seems mediocre to me.
Just my opinion, if you love the game then dont let my uneducated opinion effect your enjoyment.

Because Pokemon Scarlet dropped the ball hard. While this plays nothing like pokemon, it's the closest thing currently, and it does a better job than Scarlet does, even though the game is, as you say, mediocre.

[Azarad0]

How many times do we have to repeat ourselves not everyones tastes are equal what may seem average to you is awesome to me and im glad the other 1.7m ppl agree with me

[dustin1280]

Honestly OP, fair statement. You are 100% entitled to your opinion, especially since you didn't come off overbearingly trollish.

The only thing I can say is different people have different taste for what type of game they want to play and this apparently hits the spot for a world record breaking number of them...

But to each his own, I appreciate that this game doesn't hook you.. I don't even own it myself, I am more excited for Enshrouded.

But I would never discount it's insane world record breaking success, they must have done something right...

[awanderingswordsman]

It's a concept people want that hasn't been executed better elsewhere. The game is still quite rough but theres literally nowhere else to go for this. Ark is as close as you can get, but it's still fairly far and as basic as the pal combat is here, the dino combat in ark is just stat check and nothing else.

[Flare |UKCS|]

I am more a Valheim player, its equally grindy, and also has a 'style' rather than high level graphics.
I tried Ark but it was buggy and a mess at the time so may not be a good equivalent.

[Zaltys]

Originally posted by SKN The LISPer:

Because Pokemon Scarlet dropped the ball hard. While this plays nothing like pokemon, it's the closest thing currently, and it does a better job than Scarlet does, even though the game is, as you say, mediocre.

Yep. I hope this wakes up some larger companies into the possibility that yes, you can make money out of monster catching genre. Previously it seemed like Nintendo had that niche cornered, and that it wouldn't success on PC.

Not that this'll sell anywhere near Scarlet's 22.6 million, but it's still a large success.

[Tenoshii]

Originally posted by Flare |UKCS|:

Game is not a bad game, but I fail to see why its so crazy popular, it seems mediocre to me.

Games that are hybrids across a few genres can blow up when they go into Early Access in a consumable state and appeal to players from already popular and established game franchises. As a result, they don't have to do anyone one thing in an amazing way, just tolerable enough so the average player can enjoy it.

After all, something doesn't have to be the best in order to be enjoyable.

[Flare |UKCS|]

Originally posted by Zaltys:

Originally posted by SKN The LISPer:

Because Pokemon Scarlet dropped the ball hard. While this plays nothing like pokemon, it's the closest thing currently, and it does a better job than Scarlet does, even though the game is, as you say, mediocre.

Yep. I hope this wakes up some larger companies into the possibility that yes, you can make money out of monster catching genre. Previously it seemed like Nintendo had that niche cornered, and that it wouldn't success on PC.

Not that this'll sell anywhere near Scarlet's 22.6 million, but it's still a large success.

Ah so this is more a big FU to Nintendont (dont put games on any other platform), I can see that being a thing, plus its not that expensive as a title.

[SoloQ]

Don't worry, everyone here will help you get over your FOMO.

[Baphled]

The developer is an odd one, and from their history it's mostly 'hype chasing'. They had their AI art game which appeared to be trying to get in on the action for both AI art and Among Us. Then they had Craftopia, which was largely chasing after BoTW/Genshin Impact. They also stuffed that game full of mechanics from other games and anime inspired content that it's a bloated mess.

This game appears to be their cleanest release yet, and looks like it's a more focused version of Craftopia. With just the survival mechanics + pokemon. They actually did a decent job of blending the two together.


But what's made the game popular was their marketing. The 'pokemon with guns' is a powerful image and a lot of people got excited about it. It's the cute world of monster catching, but you can also have them work your farm or murder them for their parts. It's incredibly silly, quite dark, and just fun. Even with the lack of content right now and a lot of negative thoughts about the developer, I've found myself enjoying this game. They've made a pretty fun world, even though it doesn't make any sense.

[TheShadowHatter]

Originally posted by SKN The LISPer:

Originally posted by Flare |UKCS|:

Game is not a bad game, but I fail to see why its so crazy popular, it seems mediocre to me.
Just my opinion, if you love the game then dont let my uneducated opinion effect your enjoyment.

Because Pokemon Scarlet dropped the ball hard. While this plays nothing like pokemon, it's the closest thing currently, and it does a better job than Scarlet does, even though the game is, as you say, mediocre.

It actually plays like Pokemon Legends Arceus. 3rd person shooter camera, throwing Pokeballs live, crafting, and sending out your monster in real time to fight. The only thing this does better than Arceus in my own opinion, is that your Pals fight in real time instead of turn-based combat. Only big difference is the survival portions of gameplay and the base building, but this game plays like a better PL:A.

[RE:Deemer]

I see it as a "jack of all trades" situation where they basically just took several elements from different games, made them work fairly well, and put them into the same game. It's true that it's not mind boggingly exceptional, but it did work on release and it's a bunch of concepts that no one's really merged together before.

Also this:

Originally posted by TheShadowHatter:

Originally posted by SKN The LISPer:

Because Pokemon Scarlet dropped the ball hard. While this plays nothing like pokemon, it's the closest thing currently, and it does a better job than Scarlet does, even though the game is, as you say, mediocre.

It actually plays like Pokemon Legends Arceus. 3rd person shooter camera, throwing Pokeballs live, crafting, and sending out your monster in real time to fight. The only thing this does better than Arceus in my own opinion, is that your Pals fight in real time instead of turn-based combat. Only big difference is the survival portions of gameplay and the base building, but this game plays like a better PL:A.

[SKN The LISPer]

Originally posted by TheShadowHatter:

Originally posted by SKN The LISPer:

Because Pokemon Scarlet dropped the ball hard. While this plays nothing like pokemon, it's the closest thing currently, and it does a better job than Scarlet does, even though the game is, as you say, mediocre.

It actually plays like Pokemon Legends Arceus. 3rd person shooter camera, throwing Pokeballs live, crafting, and sending out your monster in real time to fight. The only thing this does better than Arceus in my own opinion, is that your Pals fight in real time instead of turn-based combat. Only big difference is the survival portions of gameplay and the base building, but this game plays like a better PL:A.

Yeah the "pokeball" aspect feel very arceus, however I wanna say; the enviornment in Arceus was a gigantic ball-drop as well. It felt uninspired and boring, very mid 90's for all the wrong reasons IMO.

This game nails enviornmental design, it utilizes LODs to catch your attention, ontop of allowing you to travel to most of what you see (tree is a lie currently, hopefully it gets added later on), while not neglecting smaller details around.

Both games have very 'empty' world\maps, but I don't really consider that a problem (I love the enviornments of Shadow of the Colossus, which is magnitudes emptier, lol).

[TheShadowHatter]

That's my only criticism so far for Palworld. I'd love more settlements with NPCs to talk to and maybe give us quests to capture/defeat certain Pals or deliver items for experience and other rewards. OR at least give those tools to server makers so they can create their own Palworld games within the game via dedicated servers or something. Also love that we can mount a lot of the Pals and fly with them too!

[angelsenvy228]

I doubt you played it enough to get into any of the systems. It is much deeper than it seems in the first 10 mins. There is a whole breeding grind, tons of stuff I doubt you touched. But since you frame everything as "bad" anyway, you don't want an actual argument you just want to throw shade at the current thing.