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I watched the trailer and read the steam description. I don't like how it treats and lets you treat the pals. My 8yo was very excited to see a pokemon clone game, and asked me to stop the trailer 30 seconds in because of them beating up the pals and using them as slaves.
I haven't played the game yet. Not sure if I will. But I've seen some gameplay, and, honestly, it bothers me too, and not just because beating up Pokemon feels bad. My main problem is that it could have been done in a better way that would make me feel less bad lol
The pals should be dangerous! Even the basic starter ones!
I play a Pokemon TTRPG where you can beat up Pokemon with your bare hands if you want. The difference is, they're not helpless. A trainer without any investment in their personal combat skills is roughly a suitable match for a low level Ratata. Even in the video games, there's a reason Professor Birch got cornered by a couple Zigzagoon. It's the same reason you're not allowed in the long grass without a Pokemon.
Pokemon are magical monsters that can just straight up kill you. There's a big difference between fighting something like that, on basically equal footing, and punching a helpless stuffed animal.
After seeing a few videos about it, it's a pass for me. Pretty plainly a soulless legally distinct mishmash of random design elements with nothing to bring to the table creatively
Yeah I'm in the same boat where my time is limited and I'd honestly rather be on here arguing about feline genetic differentiation than playing the equivalent to a game made by PETA that caught on with the crowd who responds to every Nintendo Post with just the word "PalWorld".
Nothing else, no discussion, I think some of them are actually PalWorld fans who don't realize they're hurting the case of PalWorld being different enough to avoid legal disputes by associating it with competitor titles.
Actually, you know what, now that I talked through it I know I would love to play this title but I want absolutely nothing to do with the community around it.