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dedbus posted...

So pokemon but you want to play as team rocket.

It's a confusing dynamic. For the most part your just capturing wild Pals like any Pokemon trainer would capture Pokemon. You use them for battle like Pokemon, too. But you can also use them for labor. But it's implied that they like doing the labor for you, or are compelled to through the "mind control" of the Pal Spheres, which sticks a wrench in the morality.

Then you have the concept of Pal "Poaching". But what does this entail? There's a Free Pal Alliance (essentially Palworld PETA) that advocates for the freedom of Pals, but they also have their own morality issues involving their actions. You have the Syndicate who are painted as raiders who set up camps and kill every Pal in sight, but also capture them and lock them in cages for some reason. But that's not far from your own actions either. There are wildlife sanctuaries that are paid for by the Free Pal Alliance that are meant to be off limits to your character, too, and you do get a bounty if you're found capturing or even stepping foot on them. So there is a sense of law and order, even if very vague.

The reality is that the game is still in Early Access and not all aspects of story are ironed out. Like, there's not even an end goal yet. I really find it less appropriate to compare the game to Pokemon when it should be compared to ARK.