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• zalgotext@sh.itjust.works ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Palworld is an open world survival crafting factory/base building game, that happens to borrow the catching mechanic from Pokemon (who borrowed it from Shin Megami Tensei).

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  • grayhaze@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Where is the line drawn between borrowing and copying?

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    • NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      If you can’t draw inspiration from other games, then the gaming industry as a whole is in trouble.

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      • grayhaze@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        It’s one thing to draw inspiration, and another to directly copy the art style and mechanics of an established franchise to piggyback on their brand recognition.

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    • zalgotext@sh.itjust.works ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Copying would imply a one to one duplication. The catching system in Palworld differs in multiple ways from the Pokemon system. I think that’s enough to call it borrowing and not copying.

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