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Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called “Pals” in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
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Wander: literally enslaving wild animals
Also Wander: takes umbrage at one of them being * called * "work slave"
i like how it's an overly cutesy kids game and then a creature escapes the pokeball and the text calls it a cheeky bastard haha xD
14:52 when the fight with the pal in the thumbnail starts (its called a chillet)
That stuff is no different then rimworld so i don't see the problem, besides lore wise pokemon do eat eachother gamefreak just refuses to let anyone make a realistic pokemon game.
Personally speaking, I don't really see it as… shock value, as you put it. These are the living creatures that exist in their world. Pals are, to the people of that world, what animals are to us. Some can be trained, or are moderately intelligent, some cannot, and aren't. Some can be ridden into battle, some can be trained to hunt, some are harvested for their utilities.
Like, would you consider butchering cows or sheep or chickens to be shock value? There are people that find those to be cute. Ultimately it's just an everyday thing, and humans evolved with meat in their diets.
Heck, Pokemon has already had stuff like that in their universe. Farfetch'd are a canonical delicacy, as the most obvious example. People look at the Pokedex entries and go 'hah hah, children wrote these' but like, how many of those are real, do you think? The anime doesn't go too much into it, but the games have always hinted at the darker side of the world, and the Mystery Dungeon games especially dig into it.
Palworld has been hinting at the darker side of its setting since Day 1. Its steam page and website descriptions have mentioned poaching, mistreatment, consumption, and the fact that different people in this world have different stances on all of that.
Are Pals friends to be treated well and nurtured, companions to be loved, beings to be negotiated with? Are they extensions of nature, a resource of untamed wilderness to be utilized? Or are they tools to be used, to be hammered into shape or disposed of if they become disobedient?
The first NPC you spoke with explicitly stated, outright, that Pals ate his companions… so, if you are not off of the food chain, why should they be?
The cuteness is a facade, and always has been. It's a world of brutality with a thin veneer of appealing aesthetic. If you want to change it, you must master it.
Sadface, your playlist has a third video, and it's behind a paywall.
I can ride the Chillet? Ok, definitely getting this game
Losing my mind as he looks for the egg incubator…
Wb: Oh look, a cooler workbench. Ok, let's work with the primitive one.
loving look of the game i am super glad this looks as good as it was promised to be also will say hopefully mods become a thing to help cause agreed some the realistic guns seem to throw off the vibes a bit and seem outta place but at same time think it ment be that way for goofy factor
Looks interesting, but I'm skeptical.
Their other game (Craftopia) has been in early access for well over 3 years and is still lacking plenty, now they're releasing this into early access as well =P
When things get 'not kosher'…..guy hasn't caught a Lovander or Hangu yet. XD Dem Paldeck entries. The devs just went wild I think.
Pokemon legends arceus was one of the most pleasant surprises of the last few hears. This definitely gives me arceus vibes. Looking forward to trying it out
You should capture some of the enemy npcs and put them to work 😂
Is this like… ARK meets Pokemon slash Factorio with a splash of animal cruelty?
43:23 "If there's an egg incubator I'm not seeing it…"
Egg incubator: calmly hanging out on screen in the purple strip xD
GOTY 2024 ? Very well may be
Looking forward to the next episode of the series! What a curious and exciting creature taming game. I do hope it gets released to more consoles besides the PC and Xbox.
… is this just ARK but with pokemon? nani the fuck?
Nice Game, More incoming?
Honestly the "shock value" is part of why I am interested in the game. We have tons of cutesy pet and monster collectors. I like how this one has more of an approach of yes you do eat the monsters, yes you do get materials from taking them out.
regardless of how questionable this game gets, I'm in it for the long haul watching it if you keep putting it out chief
This game look friggin awesome I can't wait to grab it when it comes out!
New pokemon game is truly getting out of proportion
I love the concept, but I fear that it will suffer the same destiny of Craftopia, considering it’s the same developer. For those who don’t know, Craftopia was a incredible survival game that was abandoned by the devs (probably so they could work on Palworld) and the last update of Craftopia got rid of various of the mechanics that made the game, well, good.
This game is so much fun. I cannot wait to play it when it comes out.
YESSSSS.
you can see they made craftopia, that was like their test game, this one is more than just a step up
The amount of mobs Ive seen do 3 hit KOs.. I feel like all my points will be into HP :/ Unless we can get some tank Pal that can keep Agro.
Knowingly plays a game where you can force monsters into servitude and treat them poorly.
Tiptoes on eggshells whenever he comes across a word that might have some possible relation to an event hundreds of years ago because he's scared he might offend some person on the internet.
Grow a pair ffs.
Love the little traits they can have
interesting, the devs also made craftopia thats kind of makes sense as to why the UI kind of reminds me of ff16 or ff15.
i really love the Direhowl for some reason
They look like such Good Boys/Girls~
If you legitimately stop play this or keep pointing out how the game isn't "kosher" because of the term "work slave" being used, I may just move on first. It is a game, chill out, just enjoy it and stop bringing real life into a game
Lovander capture speedrun challenge let's goooooooooo
Also place egg incubator near a fire to speed up hatching.