Nearly every element of Palworld seems to be a very blatant imitation of another popular franchise. - Pokemon, obviously. - The text when you enter a new area

Nearly every element of Palworld seems to be a very blatant imitation of another popular franchise. - Pokemon, obviously. - The text when you enter a new area, the fonts, etc all scream BOTW/TOTK to me (among other things to a lesser extent like the into sequence and climbing mechanics). - The immediate visual of a larger-than-life tree looming over the world is evocative of Elden Ring, and to a lesser extend the emphasis on dodging is very similar to fromsoft games. - Basic crafting/base-building mechanics from every other early access game released in the last decade. I'm still really enjoying Palworld, I don't want to sound like I'm being overly critical. It's fun to have all of these elements combined into a fun game that people will forget in a few weeks. It's just obvious that there wasn't a ton of original thought put into the game. It also lacks a lot of very basic features relating to multiplayer progression and team mechanics.