Gotta be honest, rockpapershotgun’s coverage of this game hasn’t gotten me very interested in this being anything other than a hyped flash in the pan but we’ll see
Palworld isn’t slowing down, hits 19 million players across Steam and Xbox
Submitted 4 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/31/24057131/palworld-steam-xbox-game-pass-sales
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dumpsterlid@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 months ago
I had no intention of getting it after finding out it’s less like Pokemon with guns and more like Rust with Pokemon, but a friend got it for me a few days ago.
I am already bored. I never got into shit like Rust or Ark before, either. The loop is the same, except with the addition of capturing critters to use as laborers in your base or to help in combat; not the sole means of combat and relying on them sucks because you don’t command them like you do in Pokemon but like you would in Elder Scrolls with AI about as smart. You level up to learn new tech that ultimately just helps you do higher level areas or lower level areas faster.
I think with most players it is just going to be forgotten in a few months; but the people who really like Rust and Ark and things like that, will keep Palworld going a long time because it is, at least on a technical standpoint, better than those and does have quite a lengthy tech tree to unlock.
johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 4 months ago
FYI, when you get more pal tools it lets you do things like riding pals where you have direct control over them.
johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 4 months ago
It’s surprisingly entertaining, but you might want to wait until it leaves early access if you’re on the fence. It’s very buggy and there’s big aspects of the game that aren’t filled out yet.
kemsat@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Neat. Hopefully it doesn’t corrupt Pokemon into being a survival/builder game.
paddirn@lemmy.world 4 months ago
The one thing I don’t care much for in PalWorld is building structures (walled strucutres), it feels kinda janky and restrictive at the moment. Which it hasn’t been a major part of the game so far, but it’s one of the few things that’s bothered me about it.
JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
I’ve got a dedicated server I play with a few friends, and I got really stoned on the first day and just kept building a building for our base. Next thing I know I’ve spent six hours on 5 floors (not including an attic space and WiP rooftop garden… need to unlock more building stuff).
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 months ago
It’s silly fun. No idea if it’ll last, but I’m enjoying it.