Why Is Palworld SO POPULAR?! And... AWESOME?!

[@TheActMan]

DON'T LOOK UP PAL N0. 69 IN THE PALDECK!

[@Bluebottlenose]

Why not? Edit: would

[@Jaypickels]

​@@Bluebottlenoseit's a meme... Stfu

[@metalhead351_of]

Would

[@nostrilcake]

i need therapy

[@PongoBird74]

Did you know that you’re KNEE can GROW

[@atomicskull6405]

When depresso uses the hot spring it lays face down in the water like it's trying to drown itself.

[@CompletelyNewguy]

If you manage to view his face when he’s in that position he’s actually smiling. 😆

[@Sorlowe]

i threw a boss depresso in the hot springs and it floated on top, you can see him smiling with happy eyes. Guess he really enjoys drowning itself

[@avioracrown6967]

Ah finally I die

[@Prawnsly]

just the name 'depresso' is funny, it's just so blunt

[@Spartan_Jackal]

I mean mood tho

[@Chilipopcorn]

What's funnier for the Free Pal Alliance is that their camp is located in "Hypocrite Hill"

[@DarthZ01]

apparently in lore (in game journals) you learn that most FPA members are basically just using the alliance to do deals under the table with other groups for cash, and barely anyone actually cares about the tenants anymore.

[@Nickulator]

Then their description, their code and then how they act in-game is totally intentional. Too many of these things add up to be a coincidence.

[@alphaomega8481]

Dude when i saw them i thought theyll protect pals if we try to capture em but nah i just seen them doing the same shit as syndicate thugs bruh 😂

[@aeroscantsee1665]

​@@Nickulator FPA was to make fun of PETA. It makes sense.

[@operationkilled]

Holy sheet! Gotta check it again.

[@splinte111]

Palworld is literally júst the conversations you'd have with your friends about pokemon, come to life. "Do you think they eat pokemon", "aren't pokemon just slaves?" "Can you use the pokeballs on humans?" etc. etc. I literally remember talking about all these questions as a kid with my friends because it was never addressed in the franchise, except for that one time with the magikarp.

[@silver1340]

Apparently humans could be captured inside pokeballs found in ancient historical sites, with future pokeballs - that we see [in anime] / use [in games] - cannot do so due to built-in failsafe.

[@mikedeutsch8956]

@@silver1340yeah but that is boring i wanna do it ingame you know what i mesn

[@jinkun2629]

One question that would break every Pokemon fans. If there are no animals, where do they get meat?

[@silver1340]

@@jinkun2629 In anime it was explicetly shown that some pokemon are consumed instead of standard livestock (by our standards). Also there was a female character that had a pet dog, so some RL animals still exist.

[@e-tan3911]

@@silver1340 Even in the games slowpoke tail is considered a delicacy. So they do indeed eat pokemon.

[@rikufujibayashi9383]

Nothing makes me genuinely happier than seeing people make something great, they expect it to fail, and then they get absolutely rewarded. So damn deserved. Such a great W. Hats off to these devs

[@connormcdougall2773]

@@mreeeeeegf im not even going to waste my time explaining how wrong you are, because you would never want to listen. Go roll over and take it from Nintendo like the good little mindless consumer you are lol.

[@Augurk6]

​@@mreeeeeegfdid you also celebrate pokemon uranium and pokemon prism getting c&d'ed?

[@rikufujibayashi9383]

@mreeeeeegf yeah sure bud, that's why, as is even stated in the video, the single most litigious company on this planet is calmly looking on. Definitely isn't you being salty or anything. If it's so easy and such an asset flip cash grab, then riddle me this friend. How is this the first and only successful attempt at doing so...

[@thebagel_lord]

​@@mreeeeeegf Nintendo had years to do literally anything about Palworld and they haven't. Also the guy who claimed Palworld used ripped assets apologized for lying and admitted he fabricated all his "evidence" because he didn't like the violence against the Pals

[@delted438]

@@mreeeeeegf TRIGGERED

[@philllisphilllis5453]

The fact that it’s breaking these steam records while also being available for free on Game Pass is insane

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

Very consumer friendly.

[@princesscrystal6410]

​@@UnwantedGhost1-anz25no drm. My friend pirated the game and felt guilty that she was able to play with me who owns a legal steam copy and bought a copy legitimately

[@R3TR0J4N]

they deserve the success from meme marketing exposure, word of mouth for being a decent game, W regional price, accessible, it aint tedious compare to survival sandbox formula making it more fun (Palworld spoiled me when i checked other survival sandbox), W mix genre revitalizing the saturation of a genre, and gamefreak complacency. or tldr sums up what @@UnwantedGhost1-anz25 said.

[@stonegiant4]

I have gamepass, and yet i bought it on Steam anyway because i felt like i enjoyed it enough to support it. (Also, faster updates on pc are nice.)

[@Sintrania]

Gamepass version is like a bait, once someone play it there they would want to hop on steam and buy it. It’s that good of a game. You could easily spend 100+ hours on it and it still enjoyable to play.

[@anthonyoverton3854]

Gliding over Gotham City almost makes you wish for THE ACT MAN to do a “Why Batman Arkham City Was So Awesome”

[@2Node]

first

[@jukab9292]

Good luck with that buddy

[@zachrice8478]

Ahhh yes the new Vegas strat

[@LumpKingDLO]

Bro tryna be NCR veteran ranger

[@M64bros]

Now I want this to happen!

[@Istalrison]

What makes Palworld even better is the unintentional hilarity it brings to the table. Like the guy, who is talking about how all his friends were eaten by Pals and then you look around and all you see is giant chickens and fluffballs and you cant help but think "Dude, how incompetent were you guys?" Or that panda ActMan showed of chopping wood. That is only their animation for it, if he does it at the endless woodfarm you can build. If the panda chops down free standing trees, they just agressivley flex at it and the tree takes damage from it. Its just so absurd, in a very funny way.

[@elvickRULES]

And when it builds it uses a tiny hammer and daintily hits it like he’s trying to restraint his power. It’s amazing

[@Zorothegallade-gg7zg]

I think the Pal that murdered all his friends might be the Mammorest just down the hill. That guy is the bane of all first time players.

[@Apple80089]

@@Zorothegallade-gg7zgyeah but it's nuetral

[@Zorothegallade-gg7zg]

@@Apple80089All it takes is a stray shot to aggro it. Then it just uses one of its aoe attacks and bam, everyone's dead.

[@Blackobluna]

You guys clearly haven't been in your base and you forgot to make a feedbox...

[@SchwererGustavThe800mm]

My friends were playing it and I thought "Eh, what the hell. Its only 30 bucks, I'll try it out." Now its got its fuckin' hooks in me and I love it, games got potential.

[@usoxmob1]

Same. Totally took me by surprise. Totally addicted 😅

[@Imjustche]

AAA companies forgetting that love for your game brings the money

[@Matanumi]

Man forget the Pokemon vs controversy.... Imagine Arcane spending all these 6 years with expensive ass IP via Suicide Squad just to get completely stripped on player count and sales by.... an Indie Dev? Who?

[@gorrarz5760]

yeah i bet ea put a lot of love in fifa every year, since its so profitable. its not love, its idiots that bring the money. why do you think mobile games are so profitable? i dont think its because of "love". love can bring in the money but in general its not. sadly.

[@davidstinger1134]

There are plenty of games that show love in their development, like RDR2. An Early Access Survival game with an empty open world and PS3 graphics isn't one of them, this is more like Market Research: The Videogame.

[@RrraverCrow]

If only that were true. It's mostly nostalgia.

[@dantereinhardt6911]

That's not necessarily true.

[@BladeBloodreaver]

This game simply hits the mark between competent and parody. A great blend of genres, quality and self-awareness that just works.

[@hafirenggayuda]

If comparing Palworld with foods, Palworld is like that new cheap fastfood joint that shamelessly copy other famous places, and combine all of them together. However, it makes Palworld provide fresh alternative. People are bored and tired eating from old places

[@ethanfreeman1106]

@@hafirenggayuda that's bullshit. it's a great game made with tons of effort and innovation, while not hesitating to take inspirations from various other sources. as a fun game made by people who care about making the best possible game so people can have the most fun with, it's anything but cheap. do you know how difficult it is to take a bunch of features from different games and put them all together AND make all of it work well? it's nothing less than magic. it's nothing like simple copy-and-paste. the success of palworld doesn't just come from the fact that people are fed up with eating the same old dish over and over. it's successful because the chefs actually care about making the dish tasty and enjoyable with lots and lots of well-seasoned flavors. rather than a cheap fastfood joint that's popular just because of its convenience, i'd compare palworld to the food at a bbq party. it's a mixture of every good thing people can bring, and everyone is having fun either cooking, eating, or playing in the pool. it's a simple and well-established concept that can fail when executed by lazy, uninspired people, but done well, can shine the most brilliantly.

[@homelander2243]

⁠​⁠@@hafirenggayuda except Pokemon is the cheap fastfood joint and palword is actually fun

[@hafirenggayuda]

I guess I make myself sounds condescending here but, I love cheap joint. I like to try new and relatively unknown places rather than old established one. I much prefer to dine in a cheap but solid places than those that expensive but lazy

[@Synkhan]

@@hafirenggayuda I like to think of it as that low price all you can eat buffet that has that uncle/aunt who really knows how to cook and mix and match stuff.

[@theSeverGate]

That opening sequence 😂 “Palworld uses ‘Game Development’, it’s super effective” 🤣

[@leonardofarias8843]

I understood the joke but Palworld could have less shock value

[@leonardofarias8843]

A boss joins you automatically after being gunned down by real weapons

[@josephbartholomew]

@@leonardofarias8843 as apposed to blasts of pokemon fire or pure psychic energy or pure sunlight. man you really fell for the illusion pokemon paints over itself, nothing about pokemon really is for kids if you put even a minute of thought in it.

[@akiraigarashi2874]

@@leonardofarias8843 No one joins you automatically. The pal ball is basically making them compliant just like how pokeballs do

[@leonardofarias8843]

@@josephbartholomew If you think about it realistic guns are more appropriate for Monster Hunter creatures

[@samdavid5772]

The pal descriptions range from cute to horrifying. Bushi's is an awesome implimentation of the japanese cursed sword trope :3

[@bonelesschickennuggets1868]

Fr the other day I was thinking how cute Killamari was despite its horrific entry in the Paldex until I took it for its ability to replace the glider… And upon looking at its “mouth” I suddenly understood what they meant in their description lmao

[@decapitateMilk]

im at the 18 min point, but sure alot of people mention the whole they were learning Unreal on the go while making the game; but I rarely hear anyone mention the fact that they originally were using Unity and deemed it to laggy so they swapped engines and restarted. The dedication these guys have is insane, massive respect for them

[@R3TR0J4N]

THIS!

[@CleanUpNick]

and the fact that they didn't use a control version and they used flash drives to store the back ups of their data, and so, so much more

[@shatteredsentient5321]

​@CleanUpNick Buckets of drives 😂

[@Volfur2251]

While yes they switched engine but this is not the reason why.. i see the discord screenshots of misinformation has been viewed again.. The reason they switch engine was because they hired a professional coding engineer, However he only knew how to work with unreal and not unity so they had to decide if they were gonna teach him unity and waste time or trust him and throw all their previous work away, which is what they did, CEO wrote a dev log of the process of making palworld its worth a read.

[@alphons1456o]

I legitimately slammed my head into my face when you said the trees with skill fruits were "literal fucking skill trees". I did not see that...

[@TheActMan]

I had the same reaction lmao this game is fucking hilarious

[@I_enjoy_some_things]

Intelligence is dead and people not noticing that proves it.

[@Balbaneth]

​@@TheActMandeeper skill trees than suicide squad

[@MrREAPERsz]

I felt like a dumbass lmao. The devs have a decent sense of humor. No wonder I keep playing this shit.

[@alphons1456o]

@@I_enjoy_some_things calm down, it's not catching a pun, not failing a 5th grade math test

[@BigBadBarghest]

The developpers weren't familiar with firearms and finding a gun nut in Japan can be hard. They recruited a dude at a convenience store, iirc, who turned out to be pretty passionate about guns. I think the secret ingredient is passion.

[@discipleofdagon8195]

Did he happen to know anything about homemade, electrically fired shotguns?

[@IslamistSocialist371]

they know a thing or two abut musket.(the musket in palword is pretty similiar with reverse engineered brown bess musket used by shogunate army)

[@Zorothegallade-gg7zg]

...Iwai, is that you?

[@CordovanSplotchVT]

They found him through his KZbin channel where he posted his own reload animations, they had to do sleuthing to find out who he was and ended up finding him working part time in a convenience store.

[@VorpalSlade]

It's almost like if you make something good instead of with the sole purpose of making money, then it turns out... GOOD??

[@solidxangryjoer4233]

There's also an Isekai meme, a old dude with his office clothing who now can summon pizza form his hands. You can get the pizza btw. Best afterlife skills so far!

[@X3nophiliac]

but you can only get ONE slice of pizza for him SMH

[@sofarsogood8680]

​@@X3nophiliacif you manage to catch him, he will giving pizzain yourbase

[@justaguywithapowerpole]

Eh

[@FirebreathXIII]

Don't forget the Isekai guy that generates pizza out of nowhere. It is sooooo "Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill". XD

[@UNSCPILOT]

I laughed so hard when I found that guy, moreso when I realized he did in fact give me Pizza, this game is such a joy to explore

[@jadekaiser7840]

Even better, Pizza is pretty much the best food for base pals, which you can make once you get the electric cooking range. It both gives a boost to productivity and reduces the rate the pals get hungry, and it's not hard to farm the ingredients. It's flour+berries+tomatoes+milk, so basically a flat tier upgrade from your jam-filled buns.

[@BriarPatchNyra]

Oh man where is he?

[@biscoto3201]

32 -510 @@BriarPatchNyra

[@jadekaiser7840]

@@BriarPatchNyra He's sitting by the river, just southwest of the small settlement

[@miller_de]

12:40 Those are actually heavy barreled M2 HMGs. Bringing the caliber up from 7.92 mm to 12.7mm! Those Lamballs are truly no joke Act Man!

[@bobertastic6541]

‘Lamballs the enemy is in that direction’ ‘Roger, removing that direction’

[@ByteSizedGamer]

*thoom thoom* *distant explosions" "What enemies?"

[@ByteSizedGamer]

Wait shit. I forgor they use mounted HMGs not arti

[@grimreaper63151]

14:35 I mean… they’re distinct enough to where there can’t be a lawsuit. And Anubis is just it’s own thing. There’s only so many ways you can make a Egyptian jackal like creature

[@TS17ADS]

Well yeah some of them are pretty close but some like Jetragon takes inspiration from from latias and latios which i think is fair.

[@Gatitasecsii]

To me anubis looks and sounds more like a doberman than a jackal haha

[@Subsistence69]

For real some of the comparisons people make are reeaching. And the more similar ones Ive seen are literally just fucking animals 😂

[@nesyboi9421]

Well for one annubis is pretty much the god annubis, like from actual Egyptian mythology. Reason I say this is look at the hands, it has hands and they look pretty human like, unlike Lucario who is dog all the way down. Annubis is literally the actual dog human hybrid of it's inspiration.

[@hokagab]

Yeah that's like saying all the monkey kings in moba copied each other.

[@Ah_Shit_Here_We_Go_Again]

One of my friends nailed it: Palworld is Pokémon but you're playing as Team Rocket. And its fantastic.

[@ZAWFUL]

There is actually a romhack where you play as a member of team rocket and honestly, it was so good. I would recommend it.

[@xenn4985]

Not even close, though. The game doesnt incentivise you to play that way. Its pokemon, plain and simple. The actual pokemon games are the ones that arent pokemon.

[@notkimpine]

THIS IS FORTNITE WITH A CUP OF POCKET MONSTERS AND A SLEWFEST OF GUNS SINCE BORDERLANDS

[@alexlyster3459]

​@xenn4985 I mean it kind of is close? Catching and enslaving hordes of Pokemon is pretty Team Rocket...

[@eurybiaball63]

But there are syndicate thugs

[@unclaimedusername6608]

Palworld is basically "What if we built an entire game around RSE's secret base idea, then did a line of coke and kept adding features". I love it. I'm currenly grinding until I can fly my quivern and even though I'm taking breaks I keep coming back.

[@jasone6844]

There's nothing quite as fun as that moment you climb up on a giant fluffy dragons back, and just go to town. I'm just short of lv44 on my friends and mine's server. I spent 3 days breeding quivern eggs, i have a walking tank of a 4 star Quivern, and it's just so fun to decimate everything.

[@MachinedFace88ttv]

its a childs game.

[@DifunctedReble]

@@MachinedFace88ttv And? I can smell your sweat salt through the screen. 🤮

[@josephbartholomew]

@@MachinedFace88ttv a childs game my ass, most pokemon fans are in their 30s now. The childs game guise is just an excuse for them to be lazy and uninspired.

[@grimjoker5572]

You do realize you can get the same experience, or even better, by just downloading Ark with the Pokemon mod?

[@Jackie89000]

I find it so funny how so many pal animations feel janky but then they went and did an accurate animation for reloading a musket.

[@Xyler94]

The wild part is that the guy they hired for the guns is a self-taught gun animator. Pocketpair wanted someone who was passionate about weapons, and were thoroughly convinced nobody in Japan (who isn't already hired by a game company) would fit that bill and they'd have to hire outside of Japan... Fate would have it, they stumbled upon this Japanese person on KZbin who made gun animations, and found them and hired them.

[@obits3]

@@Xyler94Imagine that? A guy with potential who loves something will work to make something great.

[@whoareyou3998]

I know there are a lot of people here passionate about pokemon, but isn't that for kids? Not only that, isn't most of their money made from merchandise? A lot of Palworlds gameplay is from ark.

[@GodwynDi]

@@whoareyou3998 Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up. ― C.S. Lewis

[@obits3]

@@whoareyou3998 Monster collecting and training is a concept that can be applied to almost any genre. Saying “Pokémon is for kids” because it is sold to kids is like saying “Sports are for kids” because kids play sports. Or even better, imagine if we said you can’t listen to songs you liked in middle school, those were for kids. Harry Potter was a book series for kids, but I sure saw a lot of adults in line for the movies. Super heroes are based on childish fantasy, but the MCU broke sales records with Infinity War and End Game. Honestly, from a money making perspective, why would you ever want to limit your brand to just being for kids? Sure, make it kid friendly and keep going after sales to kids, but wouldn’t it be better to hook the audience young and keep them? If you limit your brand to “for kids,” then your sales will top out at the average population of children. Expanding your brand to include everyone who likes your idea would be far better, potentially giving you access to the entire population in a few generations. Now, of course some things are truly “for kids” by definition, but those are mostly because they target certain levels of learning like Blue’s Clues and Dora The Explorer, but even with those shows, core ideas like games based on figuring out things from clues are certainly not limited to being for children.

[@VultureXV]

I honestly think the system they have for teams is pure brilliance. You have pals you can ride, that hover as passive assistance, ones that can act as utility items (which are better than those items) and they also act like power up weapons, on TOP of some being just "stat stick" items and general combatants.

[@soulechelon2643]

5:10 I've been saying this ever since the game released. It's hilarious that the CEO straight up admitted he isn't into making "unique" games and just wanted to create a game that has a wide audience so that many people will play it. Dude absolutely succeeded and in doing so made a "unique" game in the monster catching genre. Mission failed successfully. Outrageously successfully lol.

[@grampaseri]

I feel like some of this is a translation issue. I feel like he was saying the company wasn't going to make something different just for the sake of being different. He wants it to be something that's enjoyable too. Being an independent Japanese developer has a different vibe to it than the west with a lot more auteur qualities that can be novel, but niche and without mass appeal.

[@R3TR0J4N]

totally! being aspired (ARK survival) and being an amalgamation is a great start w/ how saturated the genre is. focusing on fun, its accessible and consumer friendly. Lies of P comes to my mind.

[@shrimpchris6580]

It was refreshing to see someone just admit it given how derivative and trend chasing most big budget games have been for a while. Botw was basically watered down far cry 3 formula and I love Elden Ring, but even that is leaning in the same direction despite being a more fully realized game. Neither of them deserved to be called "innovative" though.

[@angel_of_rust]

blud is really trying to downplay botw and elden ring@@shrimpchris6580

[@theunderdog9353]

Taming animals to use for combat and farming: Ark Survival Evolved/Ascended. Using captured tames as "thralls", helping you craft: Conan Exiles. Creature designs: Pokemon Character model, guns, shooting and building: Fortnite. Min-maxing Pal Passives through breeding: Destiny/Ark Dungeons: any open-world RPG worth a damn. And that's all just off the top of my head. I probably missed plenty of other inspirations. EDIT: Ths automisation of your base: Factorio

[@bacon-sandwich4726]

Pokemon: "You can't defeat me." Yokai Watch: "I know, but he can." Palworld:

[@teorachev9455]

😐

[@kennyaero360]

Tbf recent pokemon is like palworld knock off

[@Ex-D-]

Fun fact, Lovander the 69th pal, is not only furry bait in design, but in its PalDeck entry. "Seeking a night of love, it is always chasing someone around. At first, it only showed interest in other Pals, but in recent years even humans have become the target of its debauchery."

[@ThePokeSiblings]

Really appreciate the older pokemon music in the background. Just absolute bangers. Really reminds you of how much more effort was put into those older games

[@PapaSlackerr]

Hitting a random butterfly twist mid fight to dodge a fireball alone makes the game worth

[@TheBlackAntagonist]

When you land a dodge over or around an attack, regardless of if it will actually do serious damage, it just feels good.

[@texdoc89]

The first time I accidently did this and then did a backflip I stopped and was like "wtf" I died because I wasn't expecting the character to do that shit 😂

[@sevenember3332]

Weirdly I’m used to dodging and gliding from an mmo I play. My only problem is getting the timing right

[@kathycoleman4648]

Palworld is to gaming what pizza is to food. Not only in how it takes separate parts and blends them into a better whole, but also in how it allows players to customize their experience they way someone can customize what goes on a pizza.

[@nerdjournal]

As an Autistic person, I approve this message about pizza. Pepperoni Deep Dish 2024 4 Presie...

[@My_Arse]

As an acoustic person, I like the classics.

[@R3TR0J4N]

"Palworld is to gaming what pizza is to food" 😂 ive never thought how accurate this was. ill keep this in mind

[@TheRealEncy]

Who Brought Doug Doug To This Comment Section!!!!

[@Ckoz2829]

As an altruistic person, I’m ready to share my pizza with whoever wants some!

[@marsaustralis6881]

Just FYI, you can actually capture and enslave humans in Palworld. It's just that the base capture rate is incredibly low even for higher level Spheres. You can even enhance them like Pals by sacrificing others at the Condenser. You can't breed them (yet, reportedly), and they can't use weapons other than their fists while under captivity (for now), but if you want your own your own shopkeepers, you can capture the Black Market Dealer, and any Shop Keeper either wandering around or at the few towns, and then deploy them at your base like you would a Pal. Further, if you can afford to capture multiple humans, they sell for a lot to Pal Shop Keepers as well as the Black Market Dealer. Also, if you captured any Shop Keepers, they'll eventually respawn while you have your copies, so you're not permanently ruining the world setting. Also, you can sometimes get rid of the wanted Status if you can hover out of range for a bit and they can't get to you. It's not consistent in that regard. However, you can also make the Wanted Status go away for sure by deliberately entering a Tower battle. The PIDF will follow you (and your friends) in, but if you get rid of them first before attacking the boss, the Wanted status will tick down and then go away. You can also use them to do tickle damage to the Tower Bosses too, but it's faster to just capture/kill them and then focus on the Boss.

[@victorprati7908]

Why do I feel like I should be in jail just by reading it

[@CHEFPKR]

Know what's even better? With UEVR, modders are working on a FULL VR version/mod for Palworld that uses 6dof controls. That is going to be sweet.

[@curtisgeist6122]

😮 A Chef PK and Act Man collab is something I never knew I needed. Two separate parts of KZbin colliding

[@supersuede91]

As a Quest 3 Chad, I'm happy Apple released Vision because everyone who wants one but can't afford will get a Quest 3 instead

[@jordanwolfson8378]

I don't have a VR headset, but I've been downloading mods for the game using Vortex (Nexus' mod manager) and it's fantastic. So many great bug fixes and QOL stuff already. That VR mod will be great when it's finished!

[@dracotoy]

CHEF PK????

[@TrainerGoldAlt]

@@supersuede91 I also think apple vision isnt meant for gaming anyways like it has no controllers or anything

[@komi___]

I was waiting for someone for so long to point out the skill trees, I noticed it since day one and no streamer ever talked about it, even youtube guides called them "weird tress that happen to have skill seeds in them", I almost thought I was going crazy being the only one who noticed the pun.

[@Decarus37]

I didn't even process that they were skill trees until it was mentioned and now I am kicking myself so hard because I'm a sucker for puns and should have noticed

[@XG417]

I'm hella proud of myself for figuring that out on my own lol It did take a little while, but eventually I was just randomly picking skill fruits one day before going _"WAAAIT A MINUTE-"_

[@horizonbumpy2828]

i knew they were trees that grow skill fruits, yet i for some reason didn't make the connection. god i felt stupid when i heard him say it

[@ArjunTheRageGuy]

We need more games with literal skill trees in them now that a game like Palworld did it.

[@yesteryearr]

The next Pokémon game is gonna be called "Palworld without guns"

[@UltimateGamerCC]

whatever the next gen is, they need to step up, especially if they want the price tags that they have been putting on games. otherwise, i'll just skip the next gen like i did this one and play more Fan Games.

[@AysarAburrub]

@@UltimateGamerCC the last Pokémon game i bought was Sword, and i swore I'd never buy another Pokémon game ever again. The only thing that will make me change my mind is if they make a Pokémon game on the level of Red Dead Redemption 2 or GTA or some crazy AAA game that need 5+ years of development time.

[@josephbartholomew]

it's gonna be called "Pokeworld".

[@Alex254561]

@@AysarAburrub me xy, it's not the same after black white

[@johnmathis952]

“Palworld without guns” and another version “Palworld without firearms”

[@Steamboat2016]

Word of mouth is absolutely right. I never heard of it till I hopped on one day and a couple of friends were playing it. They used the "Pokemon with guns" sales pitch and now I'm hooked

[@JoelHernandez-tz3vk]

Ironically, it took me like 70 hours worth of play time to get... A musket.

[@Steamboat2016]

@@JoelHernandez-tz3vk yea same and I don't even like the musket lol I tend to fight from the back of my pals anyways

[@JoelHernandez-tz3vk]

@@Steamboat2016 I actually did like it. Sure, it takes forever and a half to reload, but at least it hits hard and uses cheap ammo.

[@Steamboat2016]

@@JoelHernandez-tz3vk completely valid. Just not my style I guess

[@Lenteus]

You’re GOATED for that Intro, Gen 3 was so underrated and is still a classic to this day.

[@TheActMan]

It was my idea but the editing ALL goes to my boi twitter.com/LitLThomas He's been helping me with edits and he does amazing work

[@M64bros]

@@TheActMan very impressive

[@Matanumi]

And the 1/8912? Genious shiny reference 👌

[@Moltengamer67]

I have to say it. I have over 295 hours in scarlet and I've never seen any glitches you've shown. I've only fallen through the map in 1 cave and seen through a missing peice of wall before the dlc. And had pokemon spawn in walls. All less times than I had a glitch in palworld. I think you need to revisit scarlet and violet

[@supaskiltz9877]

@@Moltengamer67I played scarlet and violet for a total of 20 hours and had 3 crashes that made me lose progress, couldn’t use the photo feature at all because my character is always glitching all over the place which admittedly is funny but also not great and I’ve clipped through the floor and got stuck many many times. This game is close to unplayable sometimes DONT revisit scarlet and violet in fact don’t even sell it to someone else just burn it.

[@lookatmyzombies9377]

Did you all know Pengullet SLEEPWALKS? it is so cute. I love the way he carries stuff on his head

[@georgkeller3225]

pengullets are awesome ;)

[@elvickRULES]

Just wish his special ability wasn’t to blow him up. At least he can be powered up to not die 🤷‍♂️

[@BennysGamingAttic]

At first I thought Palworld was a cheap and effortless cashgrab. But there's too many animations, unique pal abilities/designs, and a lot of detail in the game world for it to be effortless. It's insane and I love it

[@kato093]

It's super cheap but it's not a cash grab. I mean just use your eyes, it looks like one of those free steam games made by a single person. Except they just kept adding stuff on top instead of leaving it as a meme. As it is it's a 5/10. It's Slenderman all over again.

[@felixbeaulieu852]

@@kato093 what are you talking about? "I mean(t) that is/was just use your eyes", what the fuck is this supposed to mean? The game doesn't look like a single dev free game, what game are you comparing this to?

[@posterpaster1980]

​@@felixbeaulieu852lethal company? And why so mad chill out

[@kato093]

@@felixbeaulieu852 autocorrect... Yes, it absolutely looks like an UE5 single dev parody game, that just got expanded upon. It looks UGLY. it's up there with Gollum and king Kong.

[@felixbeaulieu852]

​@@posterpaster1980mad? I simply asked a question, people are so fragile these day. The word "fuck" hurt you or something?

[@saberalter1586]

I never talk about games at work, but I brought up at Palworld to two of my coworkers who are gamers. One of them has been playing it a lot with her brother and she's been having a blast with the dark stuff in the game. Word of mouth is very powerful

[@SoulshadeVr101]

i think one thing is it combined alot of popular game mechanics almost flawlessly into something that felt kinda new and fresh even though almost everything in it was done before just not same way it did them.

[@TheActMan]

My thoughts exactly!

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

If only modern Pokémon were committed to that.

[@R3TR0J4N]

W mix genre, this year introduction was a banger reinvigorating how derivative the saturation of survival sandbox/openworld. Palworld even did it by simplifying the survival element making it less tedious, making it more accessible and fun. in addition with how they implemented monster taming giving new purpose and gameplay loop compare to the old formula.

[@VictorLeontowicz]

​@UnwantedGhost1-anz25 there are kids playing these games

[@VictorLeontowicz]

I'm just saying don't bash Scarlet and Violet if it was on a much more powerful device it would run better

[@kristopherstewart4278]

5:30 It never occurred to me that it was a literal skill tree until you pointed it out. That's kind of amazing.

[@ErzaOnYT]

Same LMAOOO

[@Schyzofrenic87]

I love Nitwings Paldeck entry "it takes small pals to it's nest and cares for them as a surrogate parent , when they get plumb it hunts them"

[@starhammer5247]

That started off well and then turned horrifying.

[@Archipelagoes]

Edgy bird with edgy symbiosis description

[@bonelesschickennuggets1868]

I love how the descriptions of Pals somehow make more sense than the Pokémon ones because you actually see the violence between Pals, heck if you kill one predator types of pals are attracted to the bodies and start actually eating them, so when you see Nitwing or Killamari description, suddenly you can picture that thing happening, unlike Pokémon that it’s all mostly flavor text with no bite to them.

[@RedmoonStudiosYT]

It’s really weird for me how this neat looking little indie game I started following 2 1/2 years ago that nobody else seemed to have hear about it exploded to be what it is

[@firefoxsimplyred]

Miracles can happen anytime anywhere

[@JoshHolden-Aka-evani]

My desk is covered in snorlax memorabilia, my wifes is covered in pokemon and we have been loving palworld, i hope it makes game freak do something and i hope we have 2 awesome franchises

[@whoareyou3998]

I know there are a lot of people here passionate about pokemon, but isn't that for kids? Not only that, isn't most of their money made from merchandise? Another thing I want to mention is that one of the reasons , I think, Palworld is doing well with the riding animations is because they didn't implement custom movesets to learn or a turn based RPG mechanic. Pokemon riding animations like flying is tied to a move called "fly".

[@why8298]

@@whoareyou3998yes pokemon is generally for younger audiences doesn’t mean they can’t evolve the franchise into something a little more mature.

[@shroudofmartin5052]

​@@whoareyou3998 I mean, most platformer games are for kids. That doesn't stop them from being played by adults, especially the more complex and intricate ones, like Celeste.

[@rastafari2k3]

@@whoareyou3998 I played Red when I was 7 and didn't know a single word of english. It was the game that sparked my love for video games. Kids aren't that dumb and stupid as people are making them out to be.

[@JoshHolden-Aka-evani]

@@whoareyou3998 I am not asking for gamefreak to give us guns and let me butcher the pals, i am asking for Gamefreak to make a good game.

[@anv_bis7287]

Palworld did something that I've always had an issue in games, Base building and gathering resources eventually I'd get bored. In palworld the loop is so well designed, I'd be doing chores in this game for 3 hours and don't get bored at all.

[@Discoveryman29]

U meant ur workers doing their chores right?

[@sirshinra]

Sometimes I go about gathering stuff cleaning areas up to help my pals... why the fugggg am I doing this

[@GodwynDi]

@@sirshinra Because they are good workers but incompetent organizers.

[@anv_bis7287]

@@Discoveryman29 while the workers help alot I often find myself going along with them and helping as well.

[@anv_bis7287]

@@sirshinra exactlyyyyyy. They are "supposed to do it since they are workers" but more than often I'd end up going and giving them a hand so they can chill for the rest of the day.

[@kathycoleman4648]

What I'm enjoying about Palworld, personally, is that it's complex enough to keep my bf and I interested in multiplayer, yet it's simple enough that I can log in and feel that I'm doing something constructive if I have free time when he's at work. (He works nights, I work during the day).

[@aces2065]

i’ve never personally been a fan of the pokémon genre but man this game is so much damn fun

[@b3tuki]

isn't palworld a completely different genre of game? xD

[@VitunVatiVille]

It is but people think they are the same cuz it has "pokemon" in it and cant see past their noses.@@b3tuki

[@TIMxisxHERE]

I think most of this is also about how Game Freak / Nintendo have absolutely WASTED the Pokémon license. Now someone copies it and shows you what you could have done with it.

[@wildwest1832]

bingo. There is a HUGE pokemon audience.

[@phil6319]

fukin facts

[@davidstinger1134]

A low effort early access game? I think part of the problem isn't just GF's incompetence, is that you people have bottom tier standards, you could be fed Ubisoft open world game and you'd call it a revolution.

[@TIMxisxHERE]

@@davidstinger1134 Even though I am not sure who 'you people'' is, I agree with your statement. I think CoD and Ubisoft AC 203 are great examples of this trend. Doesn't matter what you make, if you market it enough, people will buy it. I don't though.

[@TurtleChad1]

The more Twitter users and game journalists hated on Palworld the more popular they made it.

[@naughtycultmemes784]

Lmaooo

[@orangegalen]

One of those cases where “There’s no such thing as bad publicity”. Though to be honest, ‘game journalists’ have ruined all credibility for themselves, so when they hate something it means we, the people that actually play games, will enjoy it.

[@AviRox1154]

It's honestly the same thing that happened with Hogwarts Legacy last year. The game itself seems solid, but the power of the internet has pushed it to unimaginable heights.

[@Danny-mp8dq]

​@@AviRox1154 However, unlike Fogwarts Legacy, Palworld is actually a well-made video game. Well, somewhat anyway

[@Xiatter]

Hogwarts Legacy is an above average game, they just put the best stuff in Hogwarts and Hogsmeade and the world itself was underwhelming. Doesn't mean it was bad. ​@@Danny-mp8dq

[@SgtMcDumper]

When you said "I secretly root for its downfall" I felt that. I've been a die hard DC Comics, Star Wars, and Marvel fanboy since I was born and I wanted so bad 5 or 6 years ago for it to do well and be good but it's so far gone that I see something like 'Suicide Kill the Justice League' and I just want it to fail. Part of me would love a new DC game but it also destroys me because I love these characters and want them to be respected and treated with integrity, and that's why I watch your videos. You're the exact same way, even if we don't love the same exact things, I know what you say is genuine. Btw love your RDR2 streams (love the game)

[@Jusrjae]

I want game freak to have the biggest fail bomb, not even because it would help them, i just am fed up with it, it's hard to still cheer up to game freak after playing palworld and having the realization of how low standard pokemon is. I loved pokemon i would kill to play pokemon maybe like months before, and now i can't help but feel angry at it, i can't believe i got soo happy about pokemon Arceus when even then it was just baby steps to game freak, who proceeded to not stuff from it to scarlet and violet

[@whoareyou3998]

​@@Jusrjae I know there are a lot of people here passionate about pokemon, but isn't that for kids? Not only that, isn't most of their money made from merchandise? Another thing I want to mention is that one of the reasons , I think, Palworld is doing well with the riding animations is because they didn't implement custom movesets to learn or a turn based RPG mechanic. Pokemon riding animations like flying is tied to a move called "fly".

[@whoareyou3998]

I know there are a lot of people here passionate about pokemon, but isn't that for kids? Not only that, isn't most of their money made from merchandise? Another thing I want to mention is that one of the reasons , I think, Palworld is doing well with the riding animations is because they didn't implement custom movesets to learn or a turn based RPG mechanic. Pokemon riding animations like flying is tied to a move called "fly".

[@AkariRosumashi]

​@@whoareyou3998Are you seriously copy and pasting this under every comment that mentions Pokemon?

[@whoareyou3998]

@@AkariRosumashi pretty much because it's both sad and funny to see grown adults ranting and taking this stuff seriously even when it's not meant for their demographic.

[@tealishpotato]

I'm loving this trend of random indie games coming out of nowhere to humiliate big AAA releases. Hi-Fi Rush kicked Forspoken's ass, Lethal Company outsold the latest Call of Duty despite costing $60 less and lacking console availability, now Palworld's beating, well, everything.... keep it going, indie devs! You're keeping the love for this industry alive!

[@jgn]

hi-fi rush is not indie

[@bidoof22]

20:48 "Isn't it ironic that evolution is such a critical component of Pokémon and yet this series is incapable of it" made me lmao

[@acoolrocket]

I like how visually it looks like an Unreal Engine asset flip game like The Day Before, yet functionally plays very competently and chockful of content unlike the latter.

[@BrokenTowelKP]

What exactly is the content? There's no story or endgame? Hell there's barely a point to the game at all

[@____Carnage____]

@@BrokenTowelKP content includes things other than the story you know

[@brixxconnor3411]

@@BrokenTowelKP the pals? the entire progression system? This is a survival game first and foremost. Most people who play this game genre prioritize gameplay and progression the most. Minecraft still has no concrete story and questlines and endgame yet people still play it til this day. That's how the genre works. Story is usually just a good bonus that doesn't really affect the player as much as story driven games. Many games don't have a narrative driven focus like platformers, retro shooters, puzzle games, and survival games.

[@brixxconnor3411]

@@BrokenTowelKP let's not even talk about the very core gameplay itself being better than its inspirations. How this is the only survival game that doesn't suffer from any downtime because of how well integrated each mechanics to each other. You gather resources, you craft things to catch pals, you use your pals for base building, and so on and so forth. The amount of things you can do in this game compared to other games is not even in the same league. It's basically the definition of Jack-Of-All-Trades except actually good. Ark is the definition of bloated janky mess that makes playing the game a chore and frustration. Or Pokemon that is afraid to allow the players to do anything with their Pokemon outside of the turn-based mechanics. For an Early Access game, this game blows those games out of the water, it's not even a joke.

[@BrokenTowelKP]

There is no core gameplay just spongey enemies with no story, and a pointless grind that doesnt get you anything@@brixxconnor3411 . Also try defending this game without mentioning pokemon, i'll wait

[@calciumguy1041]

13:37 you forgot to mention, the most likely the first place you meet the “free pal alliance” is at a place called “hypocrite hill”.

[@SwitheKun]

I remember seeing the announcement trailer and been following it since, but i could never find anyone to really talk to about it; barely anyone was talking about it and the communities were small so i genuinely felt going into it on release day that it was just going to be another game that slipped under the radar to see it suddenly smashing records as much as it did is genuinely and pleasantly surprising as it seemingly came from nowhere.

[@kroganshepard6594]

Fun Fact: Pokemon Black and White 2 actually did have (extremely poorly implemented) difficulty settings back in 2012. On the DS. Twelve years ago.

[@ablone]

Don't say 12 years ago like that, I feel like a fossil now

[@Draconic_Incenerator]

And we havent seen any since. Wish theyd bring that back.

[@vitaleriof]

you mean that little tiny detail of "beat normal mode to unlock easy mode"? yeah kinda stupid

[@SlimeBlueMS]

That was a gimmick, pokemon only does good things once and then tosses them

[@SoraSasuke27]

Also, the difficulties were version exclusive. One game got easy mode, one game got hard mode. The most braindead way to implement difficulty ever

[@Ethan-wr2os]

This guy out here reviewing Palworld while still managing to play some of the Halo OST during the review 😂😂 Never change, Acting Male 🤟

[@TheActMan]

Gotta represent 😎

[@triela7502]

This is the most energetic I’ve heard The Act Man in a while especially when he tears apart Pokémon near the end of the video. Pokémon really needs to put in the effort to make new game again. Palworld deserves its success for managing to thrive in such a difficult industry. Their game deserves the recognition it’s getting for shaking the formula up. I can’t wait for Act Mans 2024 videos, I hope this will be a great year for gaming.

[@JMmarmaduke]

*Tip* that I haven't seen anyone cover. You are able to reset the clocks for all perishable food items by transferring back and forth from storage to feeding site and vice-versa. You'll never lose your unused food early game.

[@supernerd8067]

Palworld appears to be like Hi-Fi Rush last year. 1) Shadow-dropped in late January 2) Released on Game Pass 3) Made by a non-AAA studio 4) Works (for the most part) at launch 5) Spread via word of mouth If this trend keeps up, late January is when great indie games will be released.

[@movte]

it was not shadow dropped you fool

[@yusefdelvillar6566]

Hi-Fi rush was made by a triple A studio. But I understand what you mean.

[@XenoriethNova]

@@yusefdelvillar6566 This and I wouldn't call it "shadow dropped" either. The game has had a steam page and announcements for a while. The studio just didn't have the reach that other studios have. Most people who knew about its launch prior to its explosive popularity was through their community pages and discussion board from their other titles like Craftopia. It didn't just appear out of the blue with a page and everything that month.

[@aspekt7631]

Bathesda made Hi-Fi Rush

[@Wesmoen]

​@@aspekt7631published

[@dragonsteamworks6675]

With Palworld, you feel a PART of the capturing process. You and your Pal getting their health down then pulling the Pal back in order to try and catch it. Even then you're not safe because the cheeky Pal can get an attack off between you throwing your next ball to try again.

[@hurricanezaza]

yup. I was down to my last health and my final pal sphere and I caught Katress. got my heart pumpin.

[@tahjjoseph7547]

IKR Since I started the game one thing has gone through me head I get 5 pals because I'm no.6....I'm The starter. This got worse when I found out that you CAN CATCH PEOPLE

[@Gatitasecsii]

@@hurricanezaza Same! Katress was my first really stressful boss catch since i did it at like level 17 (she's 23) And I was running out of balls, I caught her with my second to last ball and I was so happy I yelled even though it was super late. She's still in my main party since that moment!

[@bloodwolfgaming9269]

As a die-hard Pokémon fan, I've been having an absolute blast with Palworld for the past week or so because it's been scratching an itch that Pokémon hasn't scratched for me since OR/AS. It's genuinely pretty fun and everything I'd want in a Pokemon title: open world, survival elements, base building/crafting, and the creatures you catch can help you out with various ways other than just battling other creatures.

[@davidstinger1134]

That's because you really need to be Pokemon fan to eat this up, anyone else can see that it's the same Early Access open world survival game that has plagued EA for a decade, just with Pokemons. Of course Pokemon fans, since they don't play anything but Pokemon, look at even the most generic and repetitive of games and still think they are good.

[@ArnoldsKtm]

@@davidstinger1134 I have never played any pokemon games and I despise Nintendo antics. I still absolutely enjoyed the game. So what are you on about? It sounds more like you're one of those types that dislike it just because it's popular...

[@deeplaysgaming4754]

@@davidstinger1134 The 7 million xbox players and 10 million steam users that bought or played this are all pokemon fans? im gonna try this on pc looks like it has everything and is more than a pokemon clone, in fact people have likened it more to ark in terms of gameplay.

[@TheDelethar]

@@davidstinger1134you’re just full of shit bud, only Pokémon fans would enjoy this open world, survival, base building game? Yeah ok

[@R3TR0J4N]

Palworld continues to answer the question of pokemon co-existing, while gamefreak didn't bother since there's no competition. What a wake up call.

[@theghoulishsword2406]

4 days later, I'd like to say that the support for Palworld is phenomenal. The developers have been consistently squashing bugs with impressive speed. - Fixed the bug where pals would clip into walls - They made attempts at improving pathing and work assignments at bases - Fixed the Lifmunk Effigy bug to make them actually affect capture rates, after probably only about 2 weeks of being noticed.

[@ragnarok9594]

I don't know you if you saw it. But there is a Free Pal alliance camp on a spot on the map called "Hypocrite hill" Which I thought was rather hilarious.

[@toukoenriaze9870]

YE WHY ARE THEY ALWAYS ATTACKING PALS lol

[@Duckman8213]

Pokémon Legends Arceus was a step forward for Gamefreak and then they took a step back again with Scarlet and Violet.

[@wildbard4112]

S/V was really good though, aside from the graphics and performance

[@DarkKojiro]

​@@wildbard4112i feel like world of final fantasy plays better then pokemon imo

[@iDrumGod]

@@wildbard4112don’t kid yourself lmfao

[@d.c.billman760]

Grow up and develop a working brain ​@@wildbard4112

[@wildbard4112]

@@iDrumGod I'm not kidding

[@chaosXP3RT]

I also love that the Pals are so cute and a lot of their designs are good. When your Pals complete a task, they chirp, smile and a little ray of flowers appears above their head! I thank my Pals all the time, like some kind of psychopath. In Pokemon games, its hard to get any personal attachment to any of my Pokemon. They might as well be just pixels and stats on screen. While you can mistreat or hurt your Pals, its the last thing I want to do! Your Pals can become sick, depressed, or worse. If you forget to feed them, they won't fight for you very well. There are consequences for abusing your Pals. But its having the option that makes it truly feel open world and like the player has freedom of choice. Actions have consequences

[@funkyflunky9882]

The Pals are really fun. I’m definitely picking up official merch if that ever becomes a thing. Depresso merch would fly off the shelves.

[@Zorothegallade-gg7zg]

I built them spas and feed them pancakes and stew. The fact I *COULD* have chosen to instead stuff them full of cheap berries and set them to work 24/7 and suffered little to no negative side effects just makes it feel even better. ....it's also hilarious when a big Pal like Penking or Dinossom can barely fit in the hot tub but is still happy

[@Tarutokun]

@@Zorothegallade-gg7zg Catch a Mammorest, and watch that one try to fit into a hot tub. Lmfao

[@jordanwolfson8378]

Right?! It's so strange how this game works. You're meant to not care about your pals and they're meant to be disposable (that's why you condense them in the machine and all that stuff), but then really I end up getting so attached to the ones I do keep. It's a very strange thing.

[@BlackMoonHowls]

Just make another Digimon game, want more Sistermon Noir and Lady Devimon.

[@DrYu-jf6tb]

in terms of creature catching games: -Temtem -Nexomon/Nexomon Extinction you could check those out.

[@tsukinoyuki]

Don't forget Monster Hunter Story and Yo-Kai Watch. The better creature catching games than at least the last 3-4 gen of Pokemon games.

[@DrYu-jf6tb]

@@tsukinoyuki good point.

[@AlphaladZXA]

Damn guess digimon is just dead to people nowadays huh

[@tsukinoyuki]

@@AlphaladZXA digimon is kinda different than Pokemon-esque games tbh.

[@bryan199234bs]

I was going to say, Act Man hasn't covered Palworld yet?? This game is epic and exactly what Pokemon and the industry needed to set a fire in their hearts, spartan.

[@MrGamerz20]

The entire KZbin gaming community absolutely loves Palworld. Charlie, Muta, The Act Man and countless other creators have helped popularize this game. The reasons presented are spot on as well, especially the state or current Pokémon games. I hope Palworld keeps evolving into something spectacular!

[@quanlinglingdingle6122]

You know you made one of the best and fun game when charlie made 2 videos of it and had fun with his friends

[@TheRedRaven_]

I want a top down 8bit version of this game 😂

[@Uphold-your-Rights]

What happens if they turn this into a card game as well?

[@D3adCl0wn]

@@TheRedRaven_ Bro imagine if we get an arcade machine schematic? And we literally play a Palworld game but 8-bit version like the arcade machines in Cyberpunk 2077.

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

Creativity, passion, and love. Giving gamers something fun with a fraction of the budget and staff of AAA. Their early access was more stable & less buggy than many AAA day one release. They quickly rolled out fixes. It's half the price of AAA and more fun than many. I'm getting multiple copies shortly after its official release

[@davidstinger1134]

"Creativity, passion, and love" We are talking about an Early Access ARK clone with Pokemons, dude. RDR2 is a game with passion and love, this has the production values of a Skyrim mod.

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

Think whatever you want ​@davidstinger1134 , it's overshadowed nearly every game in popularity. Clearly, you don't like it, and that's fine, not everyone will. But there's millions who do

[@ectothermic]

What an utterly shallow take, that's okay though. More fun for everyone else.@@davidstinger1134

[@btchiaintkidding7837]

​​​@@davidstinger1134 seems like you can actually interact with the pals, ride them, fly them, b^tcher them, make them do chores. game also has raid boss, fun base building, an open world that works, g^nplay /ranged cimbat/melee combat, boss fights, raid bosses, real time combat with dodge mechanics, really intuitive online co-op , wanted system, functioning survival mechanics, weather , character customization, funny references to other games etc. just because you are salty doesnt change the fact that it is much more than a pokemon but american edition the game, stop underselling it. it is made by ppl that love buncha games and tried their best to make a fun game this looks like a ton of fun and you can meaningfully interact and fight with your pets, unlike pokemon where they are basically NFTs lmao

[@Some_Guy6]

@@davidstinger1134 This game is what Pokémon could have been after black and white 2.

[@TeeKayDee]

This devolved into a Pokémon rant and I just find that really funny 😂

[@davidstinger1134]

What's hilarious is seeing adults caring about Pokemon. Fix the bugs, give it good graphics and make it challenging, Pokemon is still going to be a game for 5 year olds.

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

@@davidstinger1134. Doesn't mean it should be shit.

[@TeeKayDee]

@@davidstinger1134 It could be Zelda-esque, but instead of tools you use mons. Add a bunch of friendship mechanics, a deeper combat system that allows real boss fights like DQ or the first FF games, maybe minigames like in Stadium 2, etc., you'd have a dope game; there's actually a lot you could do. But a better studio like Nintendo EPD would have to make it, not Game Freak, so it wouldn't happen. We do have games that good like the zeldas, xenoblades, etc., some OG fans like me just fantasize of Pokémon getting a major project like that even though it obviously can't happen

[@ryaneastwood6674]

I love when indie games take off so much. Reminds me of when battlebit blew up. Imagine being a team of 4 broke devs and waking up one day to see your game sold millions overnight.

[@synth8519]

We were waiting for this one, thanks for the upload Act Man! We all appreciate the work and effort that goes into these videos!

[@porakiyadraekojin3390]

One of my favorite things about palworld is pne simple thing: the pals are good for more than just combat. The perfect, and I mean the PERFECT example: in the second ever episode of the pokemon anime, Team Rocket shuts off the power to the Pokemon Center that Ash goes to. What does Nurse Joy do? She has a fricking pikachu conga line power the building. And while you can't have the conga line, you can have electric pals provide you with electricity.

[@whoareyou3998]

I know there are a lot of people here passionate about pokemon, but isn't that for kids? Not only that, isn't most of their money made from merchandise? A lot of Palworlds gameplay is from ark.

[@GodwynDi]

@@whoareyou3998 Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.” ― C.S. Lewis

[@KeytarArgonian]

@@whoareyou3998what a weird comment.

[@majesticxerxes293]

​@@whoareyou3998how many times are you gonna spam this in every single reply section?

[@porakiyadraekojin3390]

@whoareyou3998 phantump is the sole of a child that got lost in the woods trapped in a tree stump. There are numerous pokemon entries like that (mostly ghost types). Plus, the argument that Pokemon is for kids works about just as well as saying cartoons and hand drawn animations are for kids, or that all video games are for kids. Both of which are false, because a number of games and cartoons are made for adults. HasNeen Hotel and Mortal Combat are definitely not for kids

[@shrimpydads]

Spamming the guards dialogue from Oblivion was absolute and absurd genius 😂😊

[@cryptocorporal777]

It’s funny you are using this background music. I got bored one day and put on some old school Pokémon music on while playing Palworld. It actually enhanced the gameplay a bit 😂

[@JoseISuppose]

The thing about Palworld for me is that I just feel like I belong there. When I play other games I can constantly feel my anxiety telling me that I'm wasting time or wasting my life and it's not super enjoyable. But when I play PalWorld, time just slips away, like nothing else matters, its so unique

[@lazyartist8792]

I spent an hour playing without realizing

[@CosmicDarkLord]

Legit played for something like 6 hours. Wife comes in says shes going to sleep and I respond with this early? I thought it was maybe 6-7 it was 1am.

[@JoseISuppose]

@@CosmicDarkLord Man I'm telling you, there's something different about this game

[@kurenainatsume5802]

"Let catch 1 more pal and im done"....

[@fastchast007]

This is actually exactly why I refunded it. I know it will suck me in, refunded because there's work to be done elsewhere in my life

[@kweassa6204]

I think this is the most spot-on, accurate, and deep-dive review on Palworld I've ever seen on ANY media.

[@fepethepenguin8287]

You don't get around much. But, yes this was a good review... Maybe a top 5? Of the various ones iv seent , mostly from smaller channels I say this as a person who does not watch much game reviews at all. And not a follower of this channel, although I know who the AM is for about 2 years. I'll give it a top 5 spot. Not top 3 So......... If you thot this was good. Wait till you see the top 3

[@somm150]

@@fepethepenguin8287It’s not that crazy of a deal my guy, they’re game reviews

[@lunamay4019]

I didn't actually plan on trying this, but now I want to. Great video, Act Man 😊

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

I'm hoping that this will give Game Freak competition to be better. But I'm not holding my breath. Rest in peace, Pokémon Black and White remakes.

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

And Generation 10. Still most likely will not have voice acting.

[@davidstinger1134]

No, it's going to tell Game Freak that what Pokemon needs isn't an actual detailed open world and bugfixing, a bigger focus on the online, making the game way harder, force people to strategize, teambuild or get into competitive deals like IVs or EVs, it's going to tell them that Pokemon's issue is it doesn't have farming and base building.

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

​@@davidstinger1134 Does Black 2 and White 2 have that?

[@Wolfbroa]

@@davidstinger1134don’t kid yourself they wouldn’t even consider the base building side that’s too much work. Farming though they would and it would be like “farming” in legends arceus

[@willdean2573]

The fact it's early access and is STILL this good, tells everyone that it's only going to get better from here. This is the best case scenario for an independent developer, and I'm so proud of them.

[@orangegalen]

I can only hope they continue to develop it and not leave it in early access.

[@Doughja710]

@@orangegalendid craftopia ever make it out lol ?

[@TheActMan]

Yeah that's the most impressive part I think. A lot of early access games feel like a "proof of concept" and aren't really meant to be played for an extended period of time but Palworld definitely isn't like that

[@whitedragonzerureusu4480]

@@Doughja710 Did you ever consider that perhap they worked less on craftopia because they were working on palworld?

[@R3TR0J4N]

so true, after 8 million sold!? can't wait for the drastic improvement anytime soon

[@BraveFrontierRemeberer]

Well the “dark undertones” in Pokémon have slightly been addressed in Legends Arceus with people fearing Pokémon and saying people have been harmed and killed by Pokémon and by wild Pokémon attacking you because you got close to them like most wild animals would

[@valthorlegrand]

feels like too little too late

[@dayvonlouis5187]

And that was thrown out the window when Scarlet and Violet came and every Pokémon is back to being a non threat

[@adoniscreed4031]

"Slightly" being the absolute key word here because it really was done ever so slightly 😂

[@Blackemperess]

Except that its utterly ridiculous because we never see any wild pokemon attacking people or settlements throughout the course of the game. Even the bosses don't support this, because they exist solely for the player to deal with and never bothered anyone who didn't try to pick a fight with them.

[@Rasalgh0ul]

The assets part of scarlet n violet to mario64 killed me so hard hahahahah great video dude!!!

[@Flatfootsy]

Also, even the overworld Pals have behavioral AI's. I only figured it out because I killed some Free Pal Alliance members and two Direhowls that were roaming came over and started eating their corpses. Like, I didn't even notice some of them have actual behavioral stuff and that's the only one i've noticed so far so I wonder how many others have behavioral stuff that's out there

[@Xyler94]

I seen Direhowls hunt other Pals in packs like real wolves would do, and then eat their dead corpse. They even eat you if they kill you!

[@stonegiant4]

​@@Xyler94yup. I noticed this after wondering why i find wool and leather just around on the ground.

[@R3TR0J4N]

i didnt expect the game in early access would have them Pal's interact w/ one another, small detail but keeps the world thriving and immersive, talk about an ecology.

[@benikh1851]

nightwind eats corpses too .

[@angel_of_rust]

GTA6 suddenly has the most unlikely hot competition.

[@vinomsnake]

Okay ActMan, I know you are a passionate gamer from the your music choices alone. Watching this video with the classic GBA Pokemon game music tells so much about your ingenuity. Just a lovely hint of nostalgia!

[@masterbeef981]

You can escape the cops by flying straight up with a pal like Beakon and just hovering in the sky until they go away Works great when your trying to enslave all the merchants so you can buy things in your own base Also if you kill a pal or even a human enemy and wait around, pals will come and eat the corpse

[@TheActMan]

Good to know! Think I'm just not going to attack friendly NPC's tho hahaha

[@cubix_walrus7560]

The cops can glitch out and pop in and out beside you in the air occasionally, however I've only seen this happen with a glitch where you're shot into the air after standing on a Pal Sphere as it captures something

[@DarthZ01]

you can catch merchants without getting wanted. throw a pal sphere to aggro, let a pal do damage. you only get a wanted level if you personally deal damage to them.

[@Ph3nom3nalN0is3]

​@@TheActMan Worth catching a merchant/Black market dealer. They function as personal shops when worked at your base 😂

[@masterbeef981]

​@@TheActMan there are no friendly NPC's. Only future comrades and enemies of the people This ain't palworld, this is Stalworld.

[@cjcharles602]

U guys remember when palworld was a thing for like 6 days?

[@josteau9849]

Not to mention Pocketpair dropped their roadmap less than a week after Palworld’s release, and they have dropped multiple patches. I’m looking forward to see how the game progresses this year

[@machado5765]

About the wanted status: climb to some high ground and break line of sight. Hostiles will disappear in a few seconds.

[@GamingXperience]

except when you you are wanted lvl4 or so, they will literally teleport right into your face, there is no way to get aways from them. I climbed onto a cliff that had basically only space for me standing there and yet they teleported right behind me.

[@akiraigarashi2874]

@@GamingXperience It expires in like at most 10 minutes so you can just have your pal massacre them in the background while you do other stuff

[@dgnightwing95]

Had wanted lvl 6 or so and sat on top of a boss tower till it went away.

[@hakou_9029]

Wait, act-man, you forgot to mention that you can also capture humans in this game! Best feature ever!

[@Mart-E12]

Their best use is to be sold on the black market though

[@NFS0038]

It is shown in a clip in the video when he mentions humans. It's a bit of an easter egg. One of the top reviews on the Xbox store is about someone catching his wife in a pokeball.

[@hakou_9029]

@@NFS0038 Oh, it is? I didn't CATCH that ...I'm sorry

[@lengeyart]

8:51 *OMFG!* The Oblivon NPC guards caught me out of guard! AHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA

[@thrahxvaug6430]

I think one thing that is also lost to time with Pokemon, that PAL world brought back. Is the crazy, freaky, and dark lore. Gen 1 Pokedex was the stuff you would read and talk with your friend about at the school lunch table. Hypno, The Ghastly/ Haunter/ Gengar line, Cubone, and my personal favorites to share is the Voltorb and Electrode Pokedex entries. I mean hell man I have been waiting FOR YEARS for them to make ANYTHING covering Lt. Surge and "The Great Pokemon War". PAL world just finally doing that stuff just feels so fun to talk about and share.

[@Gatitasecsii]

I can't wait for them to add more actual narrative to the game, I don't know how they'd do it, I know about the little diaries you can collect, but I really can't wait to have it all really fleshed out...

[@thrahxvaug6430]

@@Gatitasecsii Yeah the villagers and diaries are nice. But I hope they can add in some slightly meatier bits of story.

[@b3tuki]

pokemon still has deep dark lore to this point.

[@b4rs629]

Don't forget Marowak.

[@Tomreese130]

Act Man you actually sold me on Palworld. I've heard about it but haven't cared enough to look into it, now I plan to try it out. I'm hoping this is the kick in the ass that Nintendo needs to innovate now that they're facing competition.

[@thatdudethatplaysgameonlin8843]

How did it go?

[@posterpaster1980]

​@@thatdudethatplaysgameonlin8843 maybe we have to wait 30+ hours later for him to get out from the game

[@secretagenttau2233]

The fact you using pokemon music in the background is great. I love Palworld

[@whoareyou3998]

I know there are a lot of people here passionate about pokemon, but isn't that for kids? Not only that, isn't most of their money made from merchandise?

[@kendog0013]

@@whoareyou3998 you see, the older generation IS still passionate about Pokémon as a game... however, we WANT a game with INNOVATION though; and the last innovation we had was arguably in sword and shield when they made the world 'fully 3d' but even then, that's just the world and not actual gameplay innovation... the last true innovation in gameplay was likely X and Y where they added mega evolutions... I don't consider shield/swords dynamax an innovation as it was just a different way to mega evolve Pokémon and was showing that gamefreak was becoming complacent/lazy at innovating when they know they can just make billions of dollars every few years by selling the same. exact. game. edit: and before anyone says arceus added the ability to do stuff as the trainer... it was so very limited to what it SHOULD have been, that i completely forget about the trainer aspect of arceus completely when thinking back to that game... not enough innovation in the trainer aspect like it should have been... again, showing complacency with 'this is *good enough*'

[@NFS0038]

​@@whoareyou3998the people who made Pokemon popular are between 30 and 40 now.

[@CesarTheKingVA]

The music is the one thing new Pokemon has kept consistently good- and even then they had to outsource that to Toby Fox

[@secretagenttau2233]

@@kendog0013 ultra sun and moon were amazing, black and white 1&2, true sequels that actually progressed the story

[@user-hi3cw6vc9j]

The render distance in Palworld is fucking insane I can literaly see a tower I built from miles away

[@WhyitJellyDonut]

2:41 What a lovely clip of a bridge!

[@LankyyG]

Of all the PUBG clips he chose the bridge, love it 😂

[@MGrym]

Yeah of all clips... xD

[@personalejcr]

I can see in that clip that his teammate is down, hopefully he has time to save his downed teammate before the enemy executes him. It would be a problem if the enemy just forfeits his life in order to kill his teammate tho

[@liqmeeeh]

btw, best part about the free pal alliance which I found hilarious is that there's a eagle statue called “Hypocrite Hill” where it's literally just a hill full of free pal alliance bases where they’re massacring and imprisoning pals.

[@Juvi4309]

To expand on the early access point. This “unfinished” game actually has potential to improve despite how good the foundation already is. As of this recording, a patch dropped with a lot of changes but a big one is meshing. This game has been out for less than a month and yet it removed several (known) ways to mesh through the map while the second game most compared to this one, Ark is still struggling with it 8 years and a UE5 remake later.

[@grin_of_grimmsnarl1333]

First time viewer! I absolutely NEVER hit the subscribe button but man, point #8. If I were a content creator, this is this EXACT POINT that needs to be made. All told, though, great video! I'm in your shoes, a Pokemon Stan since Red and Blue. Now I have an option and I'm so fucking happy that this should light a fire under Game Freak's asses to actually INNOVATE!! Great video, sir! Well done.

[@RobbayGames]

When I first came across this tree 5:21 , I had the same exact response...lol . I'm still amazed at how good this game is all being still in early access.

[@NFS0038]

It never occurred to me because I was still in Pokemon mode, so I called it TM fruit

[@TaskMaster5]

We've been calling them Devil Fruits since day 1 in our group XD