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If palworld had been called 'pokeworld' and featured the canonical Pokemon instead of pals would you still argue the target audience isn't the same? What does t

If palworld had been called 'pokeworld' and featured the canonical Pokemon instead of pals would you still argue the target audience isn't the same? What does the name of the critters really matter? Palworld is the RC cola of the game Pokemon fans have been wanting. Edit: From another angle: what is it about palworld that couldn't have been delivered by a Pokemon(tm) game had Nintendo et al not been asleep at the wheel? (Costing them, so far, hundreds of millions USD)

ronsor 3y ago
Re: your edit An experience not bogged down by "brand safety"
- incrudible 3y ago
  > brand safety Exactly. What I have seen from this game seems off-putting and distasteful for a universe ostensibly designed for children. I also do not buy into the Pokemon should grow up with its audience argument. There is another generation of children growing up, after all.
  - Rebelgecko 3y ago
    The violence really isn't any more graphic than the Pokemon games or TV shows. When you knock out a Mareep/Lamball, it's eyes turn into cartoony Xs and it rolls away. I guess it's distasteful how the game doesn't sweep the slavery aspect under the rug, but that doesn't make the original IP any less problematic
WhereIsTheTruth 3y ago
The only reasons Palworld is popular: - Chinese developer with huge home audience You get the evidence just by looking at what language people use in the reviews: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1623730/Palworld/#app_reviews_hash https://store.steampowered.com/app/1623730/Palworld/#app_rev... - The gimmick: Pokemon with Guns - FOMO thanks to the press attention The biggest reason: - Base Building Survival game At it's root it's a survival game, that genre is nothing new and is a hit maker, just look at the popularity of games like Ark and the upcoming Ark 2 And just recently: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1326470/Sons_Of_The_Forest/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1326470/Sons_Of_The_Fores... People's hatred for Nintendo makes them loose sight, nobody will buy "Palworld" plushies or movies

ronsor 3y ago

Re: your edit An experience not bogged down by "brand safety"

incrudible 3y ago
> brand safety Exactly. What I have seen from this game seems off-putting and distasteful for a universe ostensibly designed for children. I also do not buy into the Pokemon should grow up with its audience argument. There is another generation of children growing up, after all.
- Rebelgecko 3y ago
  The violence really isn't any more graphic than the Pokemon games or TV shows. When you knock out a Mareep/Lamball, it's eyes turn into cartoony Xs and it rolls away. I guess it's distasteful how the game doesn't sweep the slavery aspect under the rug, but that doesn't make the original IP any less problematic

WhereIsTheTruth 3y ago

The only reasons Palworld is popular: - Chinese developer with huge home audience You get the evidence just by looking at what language people use in the reviews: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1623730/Palworld/#app_reviews_hash https://store.steampowered.com/app/1623730/Palworld/#app_rev... - The gimmick: Pokemon with Guns - FOMO thanks to the press attention The biggest reason: - Base Building Survival game At it's root it's a survival game, that genre is nothing new and is a hit maker, just look at the popularity of games like Ark and the upcoming Ark 2 And just recently: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1326470/Sons_Of_The_Forest/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1326470/Sons_Of_The_Fores... People's hatred for Nintendo makes them loose sight, nobody will buy "Palworld" plushies or movies