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occulture-king · 3 months

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Gonna say this as someone who has been critical of Game Freak both as a fan and as someone with a Pokémon SPIN for a while now:

Do not support Palworld.

The CEO of Pocket Pair, the game’s studio, openly supports AI and even made a game where making AI-generated art is its main mechanic.

Palworld is not Pocket Pair’s first instance of plagiarism, either. Their previous game, Craftopia, plagiarizes Breath of the Wild, whereas as its upcoming game, Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse, plagiarizes from independent developer Team Cherry’s game, Hollow Knight.

On top of stolen character models and concepts from fakemon artists, it’s already known that you can put Pals through what is basically slave labor BUT what’s been recently discovered is that the game allows you to capture and sell humans. This has been raising some red flags for black gamers looking into these mechanics, me included, considering this factors into the established slave labor system of Palworld.

TL;DR: I completely understand being tired of Game Freak and the Pokémon Company’s lack of polish over the years, but supporting something that is just as devoid of polish and even more devoid of ingenuity is not the way to make those criticisms clearer. This will only encourage more soullessness in the industry.

I implore you to support other creature collectors with some real passion behind them; I will reblog this post with recommendations shortly!

#anti ai #palworld #craftopia #never grave #pocket pair #pokemon #pokémon #game freak #indie games #creature collector #nintendo #botw #breath of the wild #hollow knight #team cherry

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1stprototype · 3 months

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"There's something waiting for us in that big tree, Snuggles. Whatever it is we're gonna-"

*Racks shotgun*

"Make them our Pal."

*At Doom's Gate begins to play*

#palworld #goofy posting #pocket pair #chillet #doom

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neressma · 3 months

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Palworld arguments and how to deconstruct them (+ common misconceptions)

Instead of making call-out posts targeting specific people like an SJW tumblrina in need of attention, I will provide general counter-arguments everybody can use within the Palworld discourse. I am sick and tired of AI-art getting normalized, this issue is getting out of hand and we must spread awareness for the sake of artists everywhere.

YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO EDUCATE PALWORLD DEFENDERS, BUT DON'T ATTACK THEM PLEASE!

Without further ado, here common arguments by Palworld fans and how you can deconstruct them.

1. "So you're defending a multibill. corp?!"

This is a common argument used by Palworld defenders. Within their narrative, Pokemon designs are a direct product of their Nintendo (the multibillion dollar company in question) and you're totally bootlicking them if you're pointing out the obvious plagiarism - as if the very heads of Nintendo were the ones creating the Pokemon designs... The truth, of course, is that individual artists provide these designs FOR Nintendo. Instead of "taking from the rich" like Palworld fans claim, their game actually steals from these artists. Hence, those who call out Palworld aren't die-hard Nintendo fans as much as they are people who simply call out plagiarism in defense of artists. I would even go as far as to add that people who defend PocketPair (the developers of Palworld) and those who buy the game just for the sake of controversy (yes, it's been done) are themselves adamant defenders of a corporation. Since they imagine others to be blindly defending Nintendo, it's bordering hypocrisy.

2. "It's not plagiarism"

If you show a Palworld defender one of Palworld's character designs and the Pokemon it's based on, they will in some cases start pointing out the differences between the two in order to claim there's no plagiarism involved. This is easy for them to do because the Palworld design you showed them isn't quite a rip-off of a Pokemon, no. It's actually the rip-off of TWO Pokemon. In fact, most Palworld designs tend to use the model of one Pokemon and some features of a other, along with some final alterations that are unique. Once you point this out, it's easy to notice on most if not nearly all Palworld designs. Here is an example that comes with a visual analysis, provided by @RaphDesLandes (a gamedev!) on X:

3. "There's no proof of PocketPair using AI!"

Not only is there proof of it, but that same proof shows that the devs run servers for AI programs, the same which they use for their game "AI Impostor", a game in which the core mechanic is the use of an AI-image generator. Here is the most flagrant example (I hid the developer's name because I'm not that kinda guy).

Of course, I don't blame people who didn't know this. It's far from being common knowledge amongst Palworld fans, after all. That's why it's important to spread the word though.

4. "Gamefreak should'a made better games!"

It's not a secret: Nintendo and GameFreak have been letting us down with the recent Pokemon games on the Nintendo Switch. From poor writing to bad graphics, many fans (myself included) are unsatisfied. Palworld players praise the games' quality, claiming that it's existance is justified by the fact it's programmed better than recent Pokemon games. While it's understandable that one would want to play games with superior programming, it doesn't justify plagiarism (they could've just made a Pokemon fangame or a mod), and, well... it's simply false and doesn't apply.

Here is a link to a tweet showing one of Palworld's game-breaking glitches.

Not only that, but Palworld is mostly made up of Unity Engine assets, and it's controls are wonky. They're reminiscent of Garry's mod, which came out in 2006, except Gmod is faster.

5. Bonuses

-evidence of PocketPair using Pokemon fans' art to model their characters after (post by @onion_mu on X)

-every Palworld-Pokemon lookalike (source unknown but reposted by @hejibits on X)

-and also: deconstructing the (partial) myth around Palworld's success on Steam

Lastly, it's important that I point this out, even if it's unrelated: Pocket Pair devs have received death threats. This is unacceptable. I encourage everyone reading this to create an online-environment where people discuss and debate with rationality, rather than such shameful behaviour. To me, people who send others death threats are no better than thieves, so please stay respectful!

Thank you for reading 🖤 Please let me know if the link on 4. doesn't work or the post got taken down!

#neressma #palworld #art theft #ai art #pokemon #pal world #pocket pair #pocketpair #steam

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wild-saber1337 · 2 months

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MYTHS CARVED IN LEGEND'S (Artist: Soina)

#video games #pals #palworld #jetragon #Frost stallion #legendary pokemon #legands #myths #legendary pals #pocket pair

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flibbleynova · 3 months

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Lamball

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onemillionwordsofcrap · 2 months

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Palworld sent my whole entire save file to another dimension, and it appears to be unrecoverable with the official method posted by the devs. Boooooo early access.

(...Good timing I guess, though, cause my boyfriend just got a new PC to build. We can start a new world together <3)

Anyways this is a PSA to use your own backup system!! Incidentally this goes for all games, not just Pokéguns. There's even free software you can get and just run every so often to back up game saves specifically, do some sniffing around for that. The game itself saves and keeps backups for a certain period of time but something seems to have made mine unreadable so IDK if my world is recoverable at this point.

#Palworld #Pocket Pair #Early access bugs lmaoooo

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spralite · 3 months

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#bun thoughts #pokemon #palworld #pocket pair #silent hill #bloober team #no i'm not changing my position on this still #also: bloober tried patenting the idea of parallel worlds and splitscreen + a former dev used an actual 9/11 call in their re2 knockoff #neither of these companies should be trusted under any scrutiny

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jtgunner · 3 months

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What's up? I'm now doing a livestream of Palworld on PC! Yes, I'm doing it too. Curiosity got the better of me, so I'll be playing this for the first time! Come hang out!

WATCH IT HERE: https://youtube.com/live/IF2WeCZ7ZCQ

#Palworld #Pocket Pair #video games #gaming #Steam #PC games #PC game #PC gaming #video #let's play #livestream #small streamer #YouTube #YouTube Gaming #Small YouTuber #JT Gunner

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chase-omega · 2 months

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Palworld added more options to be nicer and less abusive to your Pals in an update.

#palworld #pocket pair

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aresianmartian · 3 months

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Someone needs to do to Disney what Pocket Pair did to Game Freak

#disney #pokemon #palworld #game freak #pocket pair

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satoshi-mochida · 11 months

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Palworld and Craftopia developer Pocket Pair has announced Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse, a side-scrolling action game with Metroidvania and roguelike elements coming to consoles and PC via Steam this winter. Specific consoles were not announced.

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About

A Metroidvania x roguelite, where you advance using a cursed hat. Use a variety of magic or possess your enemies to reach the lowest levels! Bring back loot, build new facilities in your village, make a living and strengthen yourself for the next battle! Supports up to four-player multiplayer.

Authentic 2D action

Identify enemy attacks, fight with magic, and sometimes use the terrain to win! Dungeons such as ruins and botanical gardens are auto-generated and change each time you play. Furthermore, there are obstacles and puzzles waiting to block the player’s path in the dungeons.

Possession System

Possess enemies using a cursed hat. Use unique abilities from your possessed enemies to open up avenues of action and gain an advantage in battle!

Rebuild a Ruined Village

Use materials collected in the dungeons to clear the rubble of ruined villages, build new facilities and cultivate crops in the fields. Produce food and potions in the village to prepare for the next battle!

Multiplayer

Multiplayer support for up to four players. Call your friends from other worlds and conquer dungeons together!

Key Features

Metroidvania x roguelite with an emphasis on exploration.

Sophisticated and tactilely designed player character controls.

Possession system where hats can possess enemies and use their unique abilities.

Traditional Japanese hand-drawn limited animation is used for character 2D animation.

Thickly painted backgrounds with depth, as if you are travelling through a world of picture books and cut-out pictures.

Learn actions such as double-jump from artefacts to explore new areas.

Constantly changing play style depending on the synergy of “traits” associated with magic and items.

Intense battles with tough bosses. It will take more than just memorizing boss patterns to defeat them without taking damage…

Rebuild your village. Strengthen yourself through building and production to prepare for the next adventure.

Explore different terrain each time you play through procedurally generated dungeons.

Multiplayer support. Up to four players can delve into the dungeon together!

Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.

Announce Trailer

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#Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse #Never Grave #Pocket Pair #Metroidvania #Action Game #Gematsu

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1stprototype · 3 months

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I have another favorite Pal. My god, they're so fluffy...

>Paldeck entry is about how people have died cuddling Quivern.

Worth it.

#quivern #palworld #video games #pocket pair #cute #dragon #imagine the hugs

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ulvespill · 2 months

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Palworld - Tidlig Tilgang Anmeldelse

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#2024 #anmeldelse #Palworld #pc #Pocket Pair

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wild-saber1337 · 2 months

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MY ARTILLERY TEAM ON STANDBY!!! (Artist: zerberin1)

The most fearsome unit of soldiers I've ever seen XD

#video games #pals #palworld #lamball #artillery #cute #funny #pokemon #pokemon like #pocket pair

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flibbleynova · 3 months

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Chillit

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wauln · 3 months

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[ When Things Ain’t Pal’ing ]

#wauln #palworld #pocket pair #pokémon #pals #bloopers #funny #streamer #ark survival evolved #legend of zelda #craftopia #rust

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