Summary
This week,Palworldhas taken the gaming industry by storm, and it is pretty easy to see why. The game has taken the adorable world ofPokemon, tossed in a plethora of survival features, and let players run wild in a whole new type of adventure. While the initial selling point was that it wasPokemonwith guns,Palworldseems to be so much more than that, which is why it has already amassed a massive playerbase. And because of its success, Nintendo may want to emulate it for its next adventure.
Right now, it seems like Nintendo could beconsidering legal action againstPalworldfor its similarities toPokemon. But instead of pushing the game out, it should consider adopting some of its features for the nextPokemon Legends. That game took thePokemonconcept to new heights, and its eventual sequel will need to take it even further. To accomplish that, it may be smart for the studio to imitate its own imitation.
Palworld Could Inspire the Future of the Pokemon Legends Franchise
Palworld Seems to Already Be a More Advanced Version of Legends
Just like withPokemon Legends: Arceus,Palworldhas thrown players into a massive open world filled to the brim with adorable creatures to collect. Players must explore every corner of this world, gather resources to build their own Pal spheres and grow a collection of Pals so that they can accomplish their goals. While the focus may not be onfilling out a Pokedex, much of that core gameplay loop feels ripped straight fromPokemon Legends. But the game takes the concept a step further than that.
Not only are players supposed to becollecting and raising all sorts of Palsduring their journey, butPalworldalso tasks them with doing all the classic survival game things. They have to build a base, gather resources, level up their equipment, and progress down a tech tree of sorts. Additionally, they must take on increasingly hard bosses to progress further through this world. The best part is that this can be done solo or with up to 32 other players on dedicated servers.
All of that makes for a gameplay experience that many will not soon forget. Players will likely spend hours engaging in all sorts of shenanigans as they venture across the great unknown with their friends. AsmorePalworldupdatescome out, there will be even more things for them to mess around with, including some PvP action. As long as these updates can keep up the quality of this initial release, then players may have little reason to leave.
The Next Pokemon Legends Could Do A Lot With Palworld’s Many Gameplay Mechanics
So far,Palworldhas been a great experience forfans ofPokemonand survival games alike. Because of its success, Nintendo may want to consider adopting a feature or two for whenever the nextPokemon Legendshits store shelves. Specifically, it may want to take the survival mechanics and base building for a spin so that it can create aPokemongame unlike any other.
Pokemon Legends: Arceuswas an interesting experiment, but it only took the concept so far. The studio had the open world and the more free-form gameplay; however, everything else felt incredibly limited. There was no way to meaningfully interact with the environment, the town was pretty static, and there was not much to do outside of collecting Pokemon. But if it gave players the ability to construct their very own base, then they would have so much more to do. Additionally, tossing in survival mechanics would give them something to constantly strive for besides completing their Pokedex.
Survival mechanics and base-building are not the only things thatPokemon Legendscould take fromPalworld, they are just the most obvious. The studio could also give players far more things to craft, give Pokemon more functionality, and toss on a multiplayer mode so that players can explore the world together. While many of these features will probably not wind up in aPokemongame for a while (if ever), the success ofPalworldmakes it feel like the perfect time to shake things up a bit.
Palworld
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In this game, you can peacefully live alongside mysterious creatures known as Pals or risk your life to drive off a ruthless poaching syndicate. Pals can be used to fight and breed, or they can be made to work on farms or factories. You can even sell them or eat them.Survival: In a harsh environment where food is scarce and vicious poachers roam, danger waits around every corner. To survive, you must tread carefully and make difficult choices…even if that means eating your own Pals when the time comes.Mounts & Exploration: Pals can be mounted to traverse the land, sea and sky—allowing you to traverse all kinds of environment as you explore the world.Collect all kinds of exciting Pals to fight, farm, build, and work for you in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
