Palworld - Early Access Review In Progress
I don’t know what I expected when I started playing Palworld. My initial impression was that it was Pokemon with guns. Then, it seemed there could be some crafting elements. With early word out from some of the super early-access players, it was apparent there were heavy survival elements in Palworld. At this point, I was pretty confused.
Before we get into the meat and potatoes here, you may ask, “So what IS Palworld?” The long answer is, you know how people seem to incorporate Pokemon into their everyday lives in Pokemon? Palworld fully realizes that idea, sort of. The short answer is “A survival game with monster-catching elements and many familiar gameplay features.”
Just Pal-ing around
I want to make this review in progress abundantly clear that I do not usually play survival games. My survival pedigree would be Minecraft, Terraria, and, most recently, Lego Fortnite. It is probably essential if you want a good idea of where I’ll be coming from with this.
Palworld starts with the most cliche of cliches. You wake up on a beach after designing your character. Then, the game tells you to punch some trees. So far, I didn’t feel like I was getting too far ahead of myself. After the tree punching, you make a crafting bench and acquire tools.
After punching some trees and crafting a club, I roughed up the local fauna for more materials. The animals in the world are called “Pals,” if the lone survivor I met immediately at the start were to have me believe, they are also bloodthirsty and deadly. I was given this news after chasing down some roly-poly sheep Pals and bludgeoning them unconscious with my club. Spooky!
The more materials I gather, the more levels I earn. I earned technology points when I leveled up, allowing me to unlock new tools and crafting options. I found a few Pal spheres and also learned to craft them. Instead of bludgeoning the Pals into oblivion, I could maim them severely and then capture them with a Pal sphere. At this point, they work for me!
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