

The idea of Pokemon with guns may sounds great on paper, but this trailer just has left the Shacknews staff with more questions than accolades. Palworld's female protagonist seen here being held at gunpoint. There's also an image of the main female protagonist being held at gunpoint, so perhaps the torture theme may not be limited to these cute creatures. You can even see the tears in their eyes. Eevee-likes seen here mining for something against their will in Palworld. While it portrays dark themes with some goofy humor, the humor doesnt serve to lighten the mood. Palworld remains shrouded in mystery, seemingly combining monster catching with industrial simulation and indentured servitude.
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Many of the characters appear to be heavily inspired by Pokemon, like these Eevee-likes that are being put to hard labor. Palworld brings a new and inventive dynamic to the genre, with trainer and monster complementing each other in real-time battles, which is perfect for fans who prefer more action-packed games. A new Palworld trailer dropped last week, revealing several Pals that are legally distinct enough from Pokemon to avoid the full force of Nintendo’s famously trigger-happy lawyers. Life appears to be very hard for Palworld monsters, with several chonky Pikachu-likes seen here in a torture chamber. The chunky Pikachu-like seen here with a massive gun.Ĭhonky Pikachu, or whatever this dude's name is, may end up being held hostage or tortured based on some scenes from today's trailer. It appears that some of these Palworld monsters will be fighting alongside the main character with even more guns. These monsters certainly look like Eevees, but with no joy and way more guns to manufacture.

There is even the mashup of Palworld monsters doing hard labor in an AR-15 factory. What's going on here? Can these Palworld monsters unionize? There are also several images of what can only be described as adorable animals being forced to do hard labor. Palworld's trailer captured a lot of strange situations featuring cute characters with guns. One recurring theme of the latest Palworld trailer was adorable pocket monsters with guns. Then there was whatever the heck you would call this new Palworld trailer.

The game is scheduled to be released in 2022 and at the time of writing, it's only been confirmed for a Steam release.The Future Games Show 2022 just wrapped up its presentation, and there were a lot of cool trailers shown off.

I’m actually pretty hyped, it’s from a developed studio in Japan there is very little news on it but progression seems to be going nicely. It seems you'll be facing off against illegal poachers, and exploring dark dungeons with the help of your indentured buddies, and the creature design itself looks like a delight, too. But the concept just seems insane to me, a realistic Pokémon game with poachers and guns that’s also a survival crafting game just seems like a fever dream. You can check out the trailer above to get a feel for what the game's trying to do. It's like Bugsnax via Oddworld, with a distinctly Pokemon flavor, and it's certainly caught our attention. Palworld deviates from the Pokemon formula in that you can opt to slaughter the pals with guns (yes, really) for food or resources, or choose a more crime-free life and use your pals to help you raise crops and make a homestead. Palworld is an open-world survival game that revolves around 'Pals' – creatures similar to Pokemon that can be sold, will protect you with their life, and can be made to work in factories until they die. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. With its guns, farming features, and survival game mechanics, its. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl are launching on November 19, 2021, but if you'd prefer a more mature, pessimistic look at the creature-collecting genre, perhaps Pocket Pair's Palworld should be on your radar. Based on whats been shown so far, though, Palworld seems like it will be one of the better Pokemon clones on the market. Let's be honest, if Pokemon were real, there's a very good chance they'd be used like animals are in our world – battery farmed, exploited for labor, used as tools and for industry as well as domesticated as pets. Ever wondered what Pokemon would be like if it were more reflective of the real world? Well, wonder no longer because Palworld is likely to answer that question.
