Biggest Differences Between Palworld & Pokémon
An upcoming creature collector game called Palworld has often been referred to as "Pokémon with guns," but it looks like there are some big differences between the two. New trailers have shown a variety of the different Pals that players will be able to capture and train, as well as some of the ways that they can interact with them. The release date is so far unknown, but its developer Pocketpair seems to be aiming to launch sometime in 2022.
In the world of Pokémon, humans live in harmony with the fantastic creatures that they share their world with. Some, called Trainers, train and battle them with the goal of becoming a Pokémon Master, conquering the various gyms and eventually challenging some of the hardest battles in the Pokémon series, the Elite Four, before defeating the reigning Champion and taking their place as the top Trainer in their respective region. Others live out their daily lives with Pokémon more as pets or partners. Palworld's Pals seem to take on a similar role as Trainers' Pokémon, but to an extreme degree. Players will still be able to capture and battle them, but the gunfights of Palworld are quite different from the cutesy battles that the Pokémon games have used for the extent of the series' 25-year lifespan.
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"Pokémon with guns" seems like a fair description based on what's been shown of Palworld so far, but it also seems much more ambitious than what Pokémon has done in the past. It looks like it will blend the creature capture genre with several others and include some features that Pokémon has lacked. There are many things — aside from the guns — that Palworld dares to do and Pokémon won't or can't due to being a
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