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[GHG]

Over 550k concurrent on Steam, safe to say this is blowing up.

Might give it a go.

 

[Xavier2337]

Played this for 5 hrs last night (Asia Timezone)
It surprised me that it is like copying Pokemon but the animation for each "pal" here is made, the base of this game is pretty good, has great potential if the developer keeps updating frequently and mods gonna be fun.

 

[dreamstation]

Good to see smaller games getting exposure and making it big. Don't think it's my style but happy for them.

 

[TheAssist]

Yeah I've seen it yesterday on the front page and watched a trailer. I mean its a very blatant Pokemon rip off in terms of design, but I think they just try to fill the void that the pokemon franchise has left in many peoples heart. So good on them, I hope the actual product is also good. The trailer looked like its trying to replace my actual life by offering just too much stuff I dont care about (why include farming and building...I just want to explore and hunt), but I guess thats what a lot of the younger generation of gamers want, so again, good on them.

We'll see if the hype can be retained

 

[DenchDeckard]

I'm getting dragged on this tomorrow for a big Sunday session eith like 5 work colleagues.....

....hoe do these freak games do this....penetrate the masses?

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Another game's sales destroyed by Gamepass.

 

[GHG]

Another game's sales destroyed by Gamepass.

You act like most people on PC give a shit about gamepass.

They don't, especially not for a game that costs as little as this one does.

Maybe people should take the hint that people are happy to just buy the games they want to play on a storefront that actually works instead of renting a bunch of crap they don't want to play on a storefront that doesn't work.

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

I dont get the hype, looks like absolute shit and plays like a game from 20 years ago. Whats the catch?

 

[dreamstation]

Whats the catch?

Gotta catch 'em all

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

I dont get the hype, looks like absolute shit and plays like a game from 20 years ago. Whats the catch?

The catch is … people enjoy playing it.

 

[magnumpy]

I liked this game back when it was called Pokémon

which by the way has been on ongoing series of video games/movies/TV shows for decades. we'll see how long Palworld lasts

 

[Roman Empire]

Not touching it but it puts a smile on my face.

Nintendo and the Pokémon Company produce the bare minimum with each game. This just serves to show the Pokémon crowd buys anything with Pokémon in the name or that resembles it. Let devs rip them off.

 

[Urban]

All of those twitch hype games break a new record and then go back to a "normal" playerbase.
Valheim anyone?
V-Rising anyone?
Battlebit anyone?

But i heard its a good game, but since it has crafting its nothing for me.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

damn i gotta wait til they release NTSC World

 

[SmokedMeat]

All of those twitch hype games break a new record and then go back to a "normal" playerbase.

So like every other popular game?

 

[GHG]

All of those twitch hype games break a new record and then go back to a "normal" playerbase.
Valheim anyone?
V-Rising anyone?
Battlebit anyone?

But i heard its a good game, but since it has crafting its nothing for me.

All of those games you listed have healthy player bases, have and excellent reception in terms of the Steam review scores and continue to sell well.

What's the problem exactly?

 

[ManaByte]

I liked this game back when it was called Pokémon

which by the way has been on ongoing series of video games/movies/TV shows for decades. we'll see how long Palworld lasts

It's not Pokemon. Before shit posting at least try to watch a gameplay video of it. It's a survival game.

Pokemon is a cock fighting simulator.

 

[Urban]

So like every other popular game?

All of those games you listed have healthy player bases, have and excellent reception in terms of the Steam review scores and continue to sell well.

What's the problem exactly?

No Problem per se, but those "new record breaking number tweets" mean nothing in the longrun.
Multiversus enterted the Chat.

 

[SmokedMeat]

No Problem per se, but those "new record breaking number tweets" mean nothing in the longrun.
Multiversus enterted the Chat.

Nothing wrong with small developers thanking fans for their success. Those small developers had zero marketing! Think about that. PC is the only platform I play and this Pal World game went completely under my radar.
So I’m happy for them. Their thanks truly means something versus a mega publisher like WB, who’s just trying to market their FTP Live Service game further.

My comment was that there’s nothing unusual about a drop off of players - leaving just a dedicated fanbase behind. That happens with every game.

 

[magnumpy]

It's not Pokemon. Before shit posting at least try to watch a gameplay video of it. It's a survival game.

Pokemon is a cock fighting simulator.

yes I'm familiar with the gameplay. and the distinctions/differences between Palworld and Pokémon.

while it is a different game, the similarities between the two titles are inarguable. Palworld would not exist if not for Pokémon. just like Digimon would not exist if not for Pokémon. it is a derivative work.

 

[Draugoth]

Man i cant take this game seriously because Palworld in portuguese Means "Dickworld"

 

[Guilty_AI]

Gotta catch 'em all

Then slave them in the work camps.

 

[ManaByte]

Then slave them in the work camps.

Pokemon is a cock fighting simulator, Palworld is a slavery simulator.

 

[twilo99]

Another game's sales destroyed by Gamepass.

Just imagine the success this game would have if it wasn’t an Xbox “console exclusive” and gamepass wasn’t dragging it down as much as it is… crazy

 

[twilo99]

You act like most people on PC give a shit about gamepass.

They don't, especially not for a game that costs as little as this one does.

Maybe people should take the hint that people are happy to just buy the games they want to play on a storefront that actually works instead of renting a bunch of crap they don't want to play on a storefront that doesn't work.

I’m a PC gamer and I take full advantage of gamepass. Why wouldn’t you?

The storefront works just fine..

 

[GHG]

I’m a PC gamer and I take full advantage of gamepass. Why wouldn’t you?

The storefront works just fine..

You keep saying the bold, it doesn't make it true. The issues with the windows store/xbox app are well documented at this stage.

I have no interest in renting games on a permanent or semi-permanent basis. Just like most rational people, they would rather purchase a game where they want it and not have to worry about paying monthly to maintain access to it.

This isn't complicated.

 

[Kenpachii]

All of those twitch hype games break a new record and then go back to a "normal" playerbase.
Valheim anyone?
V-Rising anyone?
Battlebit anyone?

But i heard its a good game, but since it has crafting its nothing for me.

Valheim trucked on for years after its release lol. Still one of the best games i ever played.

 

[hlm666]

All of those games you listed have healthy player bases, have and excellent reception in terms of the Steam review scores and continue to sell well.

What's the problem exactly?

It's bloody funny when something is selling well the concern shift to essentially engagement next month lol.

 

[wolffy66]

Looks boring without multiplayer of some sort

 

[GHG]

Looks boring without multiplayer of some sort

There is multiplayer.

 

[wolffy66]

You keep saying the bold, it doesn't make it true. The issues with the windows store/xbox app are well documented at this stage.

I have no interest in renting games on a permanent or semi-permanent basis. Just like most rational people, they would rather purchase a game where they want it and not have to worry about paying monthly to maintain access to it.

This isn't complicated.

If I look at the hours spent playing games, I'm not sure "owning a game" sticks out as what people are demanding.

 

[wolffy66]

There is multiplayer.

You're right, co-op correct?

 

[Self_Destructive]

Over 800K concurrent on Steam alone now. Safe to say by mid day this will pass 1M. Crazy stuff!

 

[Del_X]

Just watched the trailer. Why are you shooting the dollar store Pokémon?

 

[GHG]

If I look at the hours spent playing games, I'm not sure "owning a game" sticks out as what people are demanding.

Neither is "subscribing to some online rental service", since subscriptions have stagnated across the board now.

Most people fall into one of two categories:

• You own more games than you have time to play
• You are casual and you only play a select handful of games per year

These all you can eat subscription services are not attractive to either.

And in the case of this game, it's a low cost game that demands a lot of time from the player and steam's refund policy makes it so that people will be happy to try it in the knowledge that a refund is easy and pretty much instantaneous.

You're right, co-op correct?

Yes, and PVP is planned for the future allegedly.

 

[BennyBlanco]

10th highest all time CCU

i played for 20 min on gamepass last night then bought it on steam and played for 3 hours. It’s fun.

It reminds me of Valheim but I like the loop better.

 

[hlm666]

You're right, co-op correct?

think there is some pvp stuff on the larger 32 player dedicated servers similar to ark/conan exiles etc. There's guild systems and stuff for I guess that larger pvp clan/guild stuff.

 

[NeoLed]

Man i cant take this game serious because Palworld in portuguese Means "Dickworld"

Hey, pal

 

[Quixz]

This game is insanely popular with over 800k now!!

 

[DryvBy]

I tried the game last night and hated it. I'm going to give it another shot this morning since I'm more awake. It just felt so janky.

 

[Draugoth]

Pokemon is a cock fighting simulator, Palworld is a slavery simulator.

You can also capture people, sell them at the black Market or Butcher them for meat. Insane.

Hey, pal

It's the joke on Brazilian Twitter right now.

 

[Schmick]

You keep saying the bold, it doesn't make it true. The issues with the windows store/xbox app are well documented at this stage.

I have no interest in renting games on a permanent or semi-permanent basis. Just like most rational people, they would rather purchase a game where they want it and not have to worry about paying monthly to maintain access to it.

This isn't complicated.

And its not complicated to understand that Gamepass PC has its place, particularly for me and my friends who use the Gamepass library to try new games during our weekly game night without the issues of "what game shall we buy next".

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Japan games industry should’ve always stood by Xbox instead of Sony.

Should’ve been in a healthy state instead of dire straits.

A company that understands engagement has right idea.

 

[March Climber]

Palworld Has Sold Over A Million Copies And Its Servers Can't Keep Up

The game has hit a million players in only eight hours.

www.gamespot.com

Congrats again to the devs. Let's see how far this train goes.

 

[hybrid_birth]

I played it on gamepass.

I love it. Aside from the crashes where it boots me back to my Xbox dashboard.

It did it a few times and I had to restart the game. Fortunately the save system is excellent and I didn't loose progress.

 

[FoxMcChief]

I dont get the hype, looks like absolute shit and plays like a game from 20 years ago. Whats the catch?

It lets us ride your mom.

Obvious joke.

 

[tmlDan]

I played for a bit, changed graphics settings and it crashed, couldn't get on my solo "server" or whatever and uninstalled.

The game is very below average but Pokemon and Ark combos sell. So good for it i guess.

 

[Musashipan]

I hope Nintendo lawyers are working to ban this plagiarism forever

 

[Kenpachii]

855k peak