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So I've been intrigued about this game for a while. For someone who never has played any Pokemon or Monster hunter type of game but has always been curious about them, would you say that Pallworld would be a good entry point of would you recommend to play any ot those other games before?
I wouldn't call palworld similar to Pokemon or monster hunter in gameplay. It's most similar to Ark Survival Evolved or other survival sandboxes Edit: that being said I got more out of Palworld than Ark by a wide margin. A lot of survival sandboxes like ark and rust expect you to play them like a full time job, while palworld enables you to automate most of the "work" so I personally enjoyed it a lot more
You hit the nail on the head. I'd describe Palworld as a shameless clone of ARK with Pokemon mechanics bolted on top, and a focus on automating your base vs ARK's attitude of "do everything yourself".
But the main thing Palworld gets right is copying all the good things about ARK that had people play it for thousands of hours, while reducing or eliminating all the bad things people hated about ARK (while still playing it for thousands of hours).
Mostly it improves the formula by reducing busywork and how long things take - in ARK, basic tasks could take hours and require the player's constant attention that whole time, whereas in Palworld almost nothing takes more than a few minutes. Hatching eggs is the main exception, and that's entirely passive outside of putting it in its preferred climate and coming back later to hatch it.
Yeah people saying its similar to Pokemon probably never played it. Its nothing alike Pokemon. Only the art style looks similar to Pokemon, and the idea to find and collect monsters. And that's about it.
I think the similarity is really with the Pokémon game we imagined would be available by now. I understand the most recent games have taken steps away from the classic formula, but we've been imagining stuff like flying around the map on your mons and open world battling for decades. Pocket pair just took that imaginary game and added guns.
I wouldn't compare Palworld to Monster Hunter, but comparisons to Pokemon are fair for pretty obvious reasons, even if it's by no means the same gameplay loop verbatim.
Thanks for the answer! I never got into survival genre precisely because of what you say that in kind of looks like a job and I certainly more on the casual side of gaming, love sinking hours in the games i love but don't want to do research or have a side job. In order to enjoy them.
Ark and Rust are two of the worst games ever for casual gamers.
Ark for instance forces you to login daily to feed your previously self sufficient captured wild dinosaurs.
Rust is basically the septic tank for online gaming. It's only composed of the most dedicated gamers with the worst personalities.
Both require a doctorate in skill trees and a depth of knowledge that feels unachievable unless you spend 500+ hours learning the tutorial.
Someone already answered you about this not being an entry point to Pokémon like games. I wholeheartedly agree that this is survival crafting.
What kind of game are you looking for? There are a thousand creature collector games with various target audiences. Various ages, tones, narratives, and play styles are available.
Palworld is more like Rust or Conan Exiles than Pokemon or Monster Hunter. If you are interested in Pokemon or Monster Hunter games, you should stick to those series. If you want a jank-ridden crafting survival game with lots of grinding and completely unbalanced progression and combat systems that also has cute pokemon-like slaves you can capture and force to work or fight for you, Palworld is for you.
I see, thank you!! Is the combat and general gameplay genuinely good or just get the job done?
I think Soulmask is a way better game.
Admit it, you just like Soulmask because it lets you turn into Anubis (the Original Furry) on demand.
I'm onto you, Kolanaki!
Yeah, but I also like that my minions aren't just decoration/tools for my base. I can take them with me. And I can fly. 😌
The flying is pretty great. I liked what I played of it, but I've been holding off on a full playthrough until they fix the terrible user interface (which is luckily one of their top priorities).