Man these comments are hilarious, the tears and hate are flowing like crazy, the amount of people that think this is a review is hilarious. A review has the green WAB logo in the bottom left of the thumbnail, says review in the title and is then scored with either a number out of ten or a thumb, this has none of them things so why would anyone think this was a review? I played the game for 30 mins max, my coop partner left after 10 mins and uninstalled, I recorded myself playing for 20 mins then uploaded my reaction to it for a laugh. I just loathe this game with a passion, collecting creatures and building a base to explore the islands taking down bosses with help of your creatures does not appeal to me at all, I hate Ark for the same reason. This though feels like a game for children, the whole style and sound of it just turns me off, the combat makes no sense, I watched a streamer taking down a high level boss on a flying mount and he literally circle strafed it for 5 mins in no danger just happily chatting to his stream. I had a choice, play this for 15 hours and do a review or move on, I vote to move on.
The game is absolute trash, people only like it and forcing themselves to play it because it "shows" Gamefreak how to make a Pokémon game, nothing about it is original
I can understand why you don't like the game Mac.. I even appreciate and largely agree with your viewpoint.. I think most of the negativity is around the fact that it's clear you didn't play very much of the game.. i've seen some people comment on judging a book by it's cover, which is probably a little more than unfair, as you can tell pretty quick with most games that you are, or are not, going to like it. That said, I can see why people do like this game.. it's a mish-mash of many styles of games that people do like.. I just hope the development of it continues and it gets better.. maybe one day I'll play it with my kids or something..
My mind exactly, I wanted to press ctrl F and type mental break down but this was the very first comment and I laughed out loud. Mack when I saw the tittle my eyes lit but I never expected this. Well done
I reckon he kinda likes it & that’s why it’s pissing him off.🤣 It’s basically if Pokémon, Ark & Conan Exiles had a baby. I wanted to hate it to…… just look at these disgustingly cute, fruity looking thangs 🤨 But my girlfriend started playing it🙄, then I gave it a go & it’s actually kinda fun. It’s stupid fun…. but fun none the less. I dunno how to explain it, this game has kinda captured what a lot of bigger games with vastly bigger budgets fails to deliver & that’s FUN. I’m more interested in enshrouded than this game, but Palworld is a fun game worth trying. Mack is just struggling to accept that he kinda likes this hot garbage like the rest of us 😂
@@SolidSnake240 it’s the internet, we’re all entitled to our opinion. Would appear that a few people have agreed with my take on it. So cope🧐🤌🏽 I’ll tell you how you feel, you feel triggered & butthurt over my comment. If you have an issue, go grab a tissue precious & know from the bottom of my heart that I truly don’t care. 🥺🤧
I think Mac probably wouldn't be so hard on the game if the stupid media and meme culture wasn't losing their minds over the game like its the greatest thing ever made since sliced bread...
I mean, the same thing happened with Valheim, which is also a great game, but nowhere near as good as Mac makes it out to be (literally called it the best game ever). He is just always too emotional about it, both ways.
I think that speaks volumes as to how awful/lazy Pokémon has gotten recently. All the games on the switch are god awful, lacking in many areas that even the DS Pokémon games now have more worthwhile content. Not to mention the absurd pricing and locking all the interesting content behind DLC.
@@Tmaster2006YT i dont think thats true, theres a lot of great games on switch/made by nintendo recently. And while i think pokemon scarlet and violet are both very flawed games compared to many of their past pokemon titles, ive had some good fun playing it with my young daughter.
@@rageplayer20ain’t the truth.. let’s just put it like this.. he is a passionate person when it comes to games.. and also, keep in mind that this and all other vids he have made is he’s review and opinion on the game 😅
@@rageplayer20 popular doesn’t mean good. COD is one of the most popular games and it’s been utter crap for a decade. FIFA and Madden are popular and so are p2w mobile games. All trash.
@@VastatorPP No he was right about Dark Souls 3 lol. Maybe a little exaggerated but it was good criticisms. Anyone who has known Mack for a decade at this point knows this just isn't the type of game he'd like, because he is old lol. When he was younger maybe as he actually did do decent reviews for a couple anime games back then and wasn't too Boomer on them, they were fair. But time comes for us all.
No need to defend the indefensible. Sometimes, like all the people, he just has "his moments". Friendly reminder that he didn't even complete the tutorial area in DS3. And, after some years, he reviewed Elden Ring and he really liked it. I guess he got younger...@@darken2417
Mack is like 50 lol. "Hate what's popular", not always but most of the time. A lot of the janky early access bullshit he recommends on here never get finished. Palworld is good fun if you're into the survival/craft games, or just liked Pokemon at any point.
I like all the games in this genre that he usually gives good reviews to. This is more polished and more fun than many of them. I think he just hates it because it's got pokemon-like creatures in it? These creators actually make it more enjoyable than a lot of the other survival games because the "pal" workers automate a lot of the most boring tasks.
Having hours and hours of fun with this with a few friends for a low price on a game that's "beta" but actually friggin works, great frame rate, some funny bugs but nothing game breaking, no micro transactions...and it's not from a triple A studio what a surprise! I thought you would have been happy for such a nicely working, fun, huge game for a lower price than triple A garbage. If you personally don't enjoy the game that's fine. But maybe use this as an opportunity to show how much can be put into a game if even the tiniest hint of effort is applied, and cheaper than triple A garbage that is sold as finished, but still filled with game breaking bugs.
Alternate universe Mack that took a break from World of Warcraft in 2000 in order to see what all the hype was about for Pokemon. He bought himself a used gameboy and a copy of Pokemon Yellow and he was hooked. Twenty-four years later after several years of rants at the newest Pokemon games he finally gets what he has been waiting for.... Palworld.
@@GangsterFrankensteinComputer Most games take one or two elements with a unique twist and do better or different with it. This is like 10 things with literally no depth or originality and it's all shit. The automation is shit the devs are incompetent and go look at their old game. That shit is never getting updated and what happens when the sales slow down again and they realize they can add card mechanics and make cardpal world and dump palworld?
it's not a review, and it is a survival where everything looks and feels childish. The key to survival games is the survival part, the game feels boring for him.
@@jeffvella9765 terraria is a survival game. the key to a survival game doesnt HAVE TO BE managing hunger and guages. the art style is done pretty well for what it wants to look like (better than the vast majority of the survival games you'd quote that fail to look realistic) the game feels boring for him because he simply doesnt like it, which is valid, but absolutely nothing he says about it has anything anyone who isnt blindly hating whats popular would agree or relate to. its sad to see these type of people in gaming communities.
@@pyropeshichidan8141 Don't know if you are trolling or what not. For those that think this is about hating what is popular, they need to get their BS detecter checked. The problem most Mature gamers find with this game is that it is soul less and lacking content. No real reason to do anything(which is why Mac hates it) The art is goofy and emotion less. No effort was placed to make sure that each pal(baloon) does not feel the same. The story is non existent which usually would not matter for the amount of effort spent in survival games. This game make the sin to think that you do not need a story or a setup while asking to grind all the pals. It feels like work for me.(seems to be the same for Mac) That being said some kids like grinding mobile games(not Mac), which is what this game is. A glorified mobile game.
It looks like it is for bairns but the only people I have heard praising it are "Adults." If others like this, fair enough, it is just a game I'd rather not bother with, personally. It feels like it is a game made by a marketing team, not game developers. I do acknowledge that I am a grumpy auld man.
and yet the ones who made these are the gamers who simply wanted to make a game thats fun. and they had fuck all experience. and it has had more than 2 million players on steam lol
I completely agree this looks boring as shit....forget the media and everyone jumping on that pile for their slice of views....it just doesn't look fun at all.
Kind of expected it based on Mack's previous comments on art style. Gameplay wise, not sure I entirely get it though? The core gameplay loop is pretty damn close to valheim, with creature capture added in.
So much rage. Not sure I learned much beyond the first 10 seconds. Remember when you reviewed "The two of us" Mac? You hated that game. However, you still did a class review. You nailed why that game was so bad and why the developers were so wrong in the choices they made. Even though you had a negative opinion, I think, your wisdom helped make the world a better place. This was just... lazy and self indulgent. I would not pay Palworld if someone paid me. But its not the game i'm disspointed in. Sorry mate.
Here I am in my thirties looking through some reviews to see if I should buy the game. "I am chasing as a fully matured adult, a balloon cat, hit it and while it cries I am going to capture it." Thanks for the reality check and you have got yourself a new subscriber!
I actually said to my friend that the makers of Palworld are actually genius. They understand what makes certain games appealing (to certain audiences). I actually think its kind of lightning/dopamine in a bottle. The idea could be further refined to make it even better as well. Some of the ideas are not that new, but the execution is top knotch. Its all good if someone doesn't like it, but I do wonder if people discount it because a) they feel its a threat to their masculinity and b) because everyone else likes it. I had a great time playing it with a mate 'oooh i found a schnergulpuss, gotta catch that bitch'. I'll be honest, I like Mac but it actually makes me lose a bit of respect for him hes not even open minded enough to give it a shot.
what respect? he has always and will always be a close minded scrub, and there is quite the audience for hating on popular things. he constantly hides behind the "well its not a review" statement, but you do realize people can express their opinions right? but they wouldnt because saying "i dont like palworld because its not god of war" will make even the blindest of haters raise questions.
@@ddlcp i dont think that its subjective to feel that playing a game for 20 minutes and then dropping it is a bit unbefitting of a game reviewer on his community's payroll
better than any AAA game the last years, i liked you until now. because im also more an old school gamer guy but this game is good, its an old school gameplay when someone give it a chance its complex and fun
@MishkaM I just wonder what kind of "grown up" has a meltdown like you, because other people enjoy something that your limited mind cant understand. You know who acts this way? Toddlers, they also break down, drop on the floor and start to yell and cry about not getting their way. Why does it bother you so much that other people having fun? This game is "saints row" levels of stupid fun when you let your dino launch a missile launcher battery on something, because it's totally unnecessary.... Did you ever play "worms" with the supersheep attack? You can teach your Pals to walk up to the enemy and just blow up....why? no idea, but you can do it and that's part of the fun. I have a friend who leveled up the chicken, because he got a shiny one. That chicken then learned to do a dragonball "kame hame ha" beam. Why? no idea... but it makes me laugh anytime he uses his chicken.
I've agreed with 99.99999% of your rants & 99.99998%of your reviews, for years. Whilst I agree with you on Palworld, I strongly feel that it deserved a full-length kick in and a lot more bells.
Fair play for having a contrary opinion to most of the gaming world. This game is a middle finger to the AAA gaming studios out there, its pretty average at everything it does. But i find it fun and so do millions of others by looking at the steam numbers alone.
@@Koozwad not really, it's like the second biggest game ever on Steam and its got very positive reviews (over 90% positive). You don't reach those heights without people actually liking the game.
@@GeraltofRivia22 What you don't realise is that only people who are interested in the first place will even buy or review it. Review scores don't reflect all players. If a hentai game gets 95% positive reviews out of 1000 weebs that reviewed it, it doesn't mean it's a good game in general. I guess people really needed their Pokemon fix.
@@GeraltofRivia22 They do though, because those games have serious issues people are bothered by, or it's an existing franchise that did things differently all of a sudden. With Palworld, people know what they're getting, but it's even less relevant as it's mainly played online which is the main draw of such games. Even bad games can be enjoyable with others, generally speaking.
@@okok-kn6ee well yeah, "I take a look" doesn't sound like it's a review, nor does it say anywhere it's a review, this is not the first time he makes non-review videos, nothing new.
You already didn't like it before even trying it... This review was a bit disappointing! You used a lot of words but basically didn't say a thing... I don't own the game but I was so curious and was looking forward to your review lol... I still know nothing about the game.
Wow fanboys still don't get it lol. WHAT PART OF THIS ISN'T A REVIEW AS HE EXPLAINED MULTIPLE TIMES YOU STILL DON'T GET? And for ppl who have half a brain, no explanation is needed, there is not a thumbs up or down at the end, so it isn't a review, duh.
Mac missing his true calling in life. An actual game where you can club baby seals and be rewarded for it. Also... the game is obviously a parody, which makes it all quite funny.
I think Mac's first impression is exactly the same as my mate's when we first started playing it. He was certain he hated it by the way it looked and tried as hard as possible to maintain that hate. Now we're about 40 hours in and having a blast..
Love this game, beating chickens and you can even capture the people and make them your slaves and butcher them and sell their parts. What's not to like. No monetization, game is in a better state in EA than most AAA games on release. I think Mac came into this without giving it a chance so he misses out on a good gameplay loop. Never really got into pokemon but this game is hilarious and fun.
@@leoroth6162so edgy. Dismissing people who find this game enjoyable or any other game as dumb is whats wrong with the gaming community. Ive had tons of fun with this game and guess what? I also find grognard level gary grigsby wargames fun. I get it, someone else might not like palworld or a gary grisgby game but im not one to piss on these people for not finding enjoyment in them. Games are a subjective experience just like all other forms of media.
@@Garycarlyle yeah he gives off that vibe, but i do remember him playing and enjoying the hell out of powerwash simulator. And vampire survivors. Hardly games designed for a mature audience. Im not faulting mack for liking those games. It just goes to show you really cant judge a person’s maturity/mental capacity based off of the games they play.
@@Garycarlyle he ran around shouting "you're a fuckin baloon mate" for over a minute. Mature isn't a word I'd use to describe Mack. The bell. The puppet. The word "bewk"... For goodness sake he can't even vocalize whats wrong with the game. He just repeated that there is nothing good while clearly having fun bashing pals with a stick. I dont know why he is like this for this game. Ask him why he hates X ray vision, sure he'll do the song but he will also explain that it ruins stealth gameplay. Ask why he hates pal world and he says "you collect ya pals, ive got 469...Fuck off" as if that describes anything. Does he hate collectables? Does he think completionists are cringe? Whats the critique? Whats his issue with it? We dont know, he hasnt said.
Collecting monsters and training them. It's the foundation of the world's biggest franchise so I'm surprised there haven't been more attempts at ripping off pokemon than there is. With that said, I think palworld adds some basebuilding and advances a little on what you can use your monsters for, compared to pokemon.
There actually are a few but they tend to have their own niches. Digimon, Dragon Quest, Youkai Watch, and practically any game that revolves around catching familiars who fight for you. The market wanted a good pokemon game after generations without one. So it wanted something as close as possible to pokemon but also some edge for a now older audience. The usual copy games tend to divert a lot more and don't really target this aged out pokemon fan demographic.
There's plenty tho, with temtem being the closest "true copy" of the formula. Off the top of my head there's also cassette beasts, Monster Sanctuary and Coromon. None were Ark/Zelda ripoffs with clear pokemon ripoffs but still an attempt at what might attract pokemon afficionados
Interestingly the monster catching/training genre existed before Pokemon. Pokemon blew up because you could trade and battle with your friends at school, you just needed a link cable.
You must have moved all of about 500 yards from the starting location, so I can see you gave it a fair crack. Mack: "I mean... look at it" Also Mack: "Games aren't all about graphics"
at some point in the early 2030's someone is going to commit some sort of crime, and when the police show up, the person will be running at them and screaming: "yer a freaking balloon!"
Man these comments are hilarious, the tears and hate are flowing like crazy, the amount of people that think this is a review is hilarious. A review has the green WAB logo in the bottom left of the thumbnail, says review in the title and is then scored with either a number out of ten or a thumb, this has none of them things so why would anyone think this was a review?
I played the game for 30 mins max, my coop partner left after 10 mins and uninstalled, I recorded myself playing for 20 mins then uploaded my reaction to it for a laugh. I just loathe this game with a passion, collecting creatures and building a base to explore the islands taking down bosses with help of your creatures does not appeal to me at all, I hate Ark for the same reason. This though feels like a game for children, the whole style and sound of it just turns me off, the combat makes no sense, I watched a streamer taking down a high level boss on a flying mount and he literally circle strafed it for 5 mins in no danger just happily chatting to his stream. I had a choice, play this for 15 hours and do a review or move on, I vote to move on.
The game is absolute trash, people only like it and forcing themselves to play it because it "shows" Gamefreak how to make a Pokémon game, nothing about it is original
I can understand why you don't like the game Mac.. I even appreciate and largely agree with your viewpoint.. I think most of the negativity is around the fact that it's clear you didn't play very much of the game.. i've seen some people comment on judging a book by it's cover, which is probably a little more than unfair, as you can tell pretty quick with most games that you are, or are not, going to like it.
That said, I can see why people do like this game.. it's a mish-mash of many styles of games that people do like.. I just hope the development of it continues and it gets better.. maybe one day I'll play it with my kids or something..
You should know by now people are not the brightest these days. But i agree with you. The game is trash. Idk why half my friend list plays it
All I know is, ever since my Starfield mistake, I wait for word from Mac first. No preorders
This ...."review" made my day by the way!
Thanks for that!
when Mack is wheeled away in a straightjacket by men in white coats "They're balloons! You're a balloon mate! You're a f*** balloon!"
I swear someone needs to make an edit
I love this idea 🤣 spectacularly funny, and probably Mack's future.
We all float we all float
Imagine the nightmare scenario of a shirtless man charging at you with a club yelling "yer a feckin' BALLOON"
lmao
this made me lol!!
Pal World nightmare. Maybe Mack might have liked that... If he wasn't a balloon himself in the game and could bite the shirtless fkr in the rear. 😂
I did and it made me laugh out loud 😂
That's an average Friday night for me.
He's finally snapped
Oh, that happened long ago!
My mind exactly, I wanted to press ctrl F and type mental break down but this was the very first comment and I laughed out loud. Mack when I saw the tittle my eyes lit but I never expected this. Well done
You are on point
Nope, that's just Mack! 😂
no i think he's alright... mack: it's a balloon a balloon you're a balloon a bigger balloon die you balloon cat baloon baloon
But Mack! There is no X-ray vision!
😅☝️
True true - not yet. But Wait for the next patch
I'm getting a strong vibe that you might not like this game, just a hunch!
Really ;)
1:47 lad it was never a secret.
It's the biggest pile of poo I've ever seen
@@kaplislemesis4789how can you watch this channel and still not get sarcasm lol.
I can, you obviously can't...
@@MegaSuperAwesomeBros
At least you liked the waterfall Mack.
😂
"You're an 'effin balloon mate!"
-Mack, 2024
“I hate this game! I don’t like anything about this game! that waterfall is quite nice”
So many emotions lol
I reckon he kinda likes it & that’s why it’s pissing him off.🤣
It’s basically if Pokémon, Ark & Conan Exiles had a baby.
I wanted to hate it to…… just look at these disgustingly cute, fruity looking thangs 🤨
But my girlfriend started playing it🙄, then I gave it a go & it’s actually kinda fun. It’s stupid fun…. but fun none the less.
I dunno how to explain it, this game has kinda captured what a lot of bigger games with vastly bigger budgets fails to deliver & that’s FUN.
I’m more interested in enshrouded than this game, but Palworld is a fun game worth trying.
Mack is just struggling to accept that he kinda likes this hot garbage like the rest of us 😂
@@FIVExTIGERSthis is such a weird comment. How are you gonna tell someone how they feel about a game?
@@SolidSnake240 it’s the internet, we’re all entitled to our opinion. Would appear that a few people have agreed with my take on it. So cope🧐🤌🏽
I’ll tell you how you feel, you feel triggered & butthurt over my comment. If you have an issue, go grab a tissue precious & know from the bottom of my heart that I truly don’t care. 🥺🤧
I think Mac probably wouldn't be so hard on the game if the stupid media and meme culture wasn't losing their minds over the game like its the greatest thing ever made since sliced bread...
I mean, the same thing happened with Valheim, which is also a great game, but nowhere near as good as Mac makes it out to be (literally called it the best game ever). He is just always too emotional about it, both ways.
He gave satisfactory a green thumb. Let that sink in 😂
I think that speaks volumes as to how awful/lazy Pokémon has gotten recently.
All the games on the switch are god awful, lacking in many areas that even the DS Pokémon games now have more worthwhile content.
Not to mention the absurd pricing and locking all the interesting content behind DLC.
since*
@@Tmaster2006YT i dont think thats true, theres a lot of great games on switch/made by nintendo recently. And while i think pokemon scarlet and violet are both very flawed games compared to many of their past pokemon titles, ive had some good fun playing it with my young daughter.
Are you ok Mac?
I've been waiting for this, did not disappoint.
Edit: Though part of me wishes you played more of it, because I really like hearing you rant.
While playing and loving this game, I knew, with certainty, that mac would not like it.
As soon as I saw the thumbnail, I was like yup, here's one of those times.
It seems that he just hates anything that's popular.
I've seen him review many survival style games that are objectively worse and like them.
omg are you gay as well?...
@@rageplayer20ain’t the truth.. let’s just put it like this.. he is a passionate person when it comes to games.. and also, keep in mind that this and all other vids he have made is he’s review and opinion on the game 😅
@@rageplayer20 popular doesn’t mean good. COD is one of the most popular games and it’s been utter crap for a decade. FIFA and Madden are popular and so are p2w mobile games. All trash.
Old man yells at cloud
*balloon
@@VastatorPP
No he was right about Dark Souls 3 lol.
Maybe a little exaggerated but it was good criticisms.
Anyone who has known Mack for a decade at this point knows this just isn't the type of game he'd like, because he is old lol.
When he was younger maybe as he actually did do decent reviews for a couple anime games back then and wasn't too Boomer on them, they were fair.
But time comes for us all.
No need to defend the indefensible. Sometimes, like all the people, he just has "his moments". Friendly reminder that he didn't even complete the tutorial area in DS3. And, after some years, he reviewed Elden Ring and he really liked it. I guess he got younger...@@darken2417
old man is critical of stuff for a living then acts like a child when people are critical back
Come on man this is mobile game what's there to defend it's disgusting
Well, this is finally the game that made Mac snap. He's lost it. Thanks a lot palworld
I haven't played it, so I'm wondering what makes it so much worse than all the other survival-crafting games that Mac seems to like???
"It's for kids"
Im guessing the art style.
Mack is like 50 lol. "Hate what's popular", not always but most of the time. A lot of the janky early access bullshit he recommends on here never get finished. Palworld is good fun if you're into the survival/craft games, or just liked Pokemon at any point.
I like all the games in this genre that he usually gives good reviews to. This is more polished and more fun than many of them. I think he just hates it because it's got pokemon-like creatures in it? These creators actually make it more enjoyable than a lot of the other survival games because the "pal" workers automate a lot of the most boring tasks.
Nothing he's just not into Pokémon so doesn't like this
"You're a f*cking balloon!"
-Worthabuy
yea some of the ideas are really cool, but that balloon art style, I cant handle it either.
I think you just sold it tbh mate.
Having hours and hours of fun with this with a few friends for a low price on a game that's "beta" but actually friggin works, great frame rate, some funny bugs but nothing game breaking, no micro transactions...and it's not from a triple A studio what a surprise!
I thought you would have been happy for such a nicely working, fun, huge game for a lower price than triple A garbage. If you personally don't enjoy the game that's fine. But maybe use this as an opportunity to show how much can be put into a game if even the tiniest hint of effort is applied, and cheaper than triple A garbage that is sold as finished, but still filled with game breaking bugs.
In another dimension there's a mack who absolutely loves this game and collecting balloons.
That means there is a video like this about Valheim. I'd love to see that. 'You cut the stupid tree neh neh neh, stupid game what a waste of money'
😂
Alternate universe Mack that took a break from World of Warcraft in 2000 in order to see what all the hype was about for Pokemon.
He bought himself a used gameboy and a copy of Pokemon Yellow and he was hooked.
Twenty-four years later after several years of rants at the newest Pokemon games he finally gets what he has been waiting for.... Palworld.
Oh Mack you had me in tears with this video! Please never stop mate. Never stop!
Mack playing Palworld like as if it was GTA, lol.
Mac killed more Pals in 5min clip than I did in 10hrs
I have tears running down my face, keep it up Mac
I think Mac has finally lost his mind 😂.
"Fucking Balloons!"
-Mac 2024
Isn't this similar in concept to Slime Rancher, which you did like?
no because slime rancher wasn't a 0 depth copy paste job
@@deadlock_problem the lore is deeper and more unique than most games in the genre tbf
@@GangsterFrankensteinComputer "genre" what genre is that, the copy pasta 10 concepts tier genre?
@@deadlock_problem like most genres over the last 25 years then lol.
Slime Rancher is a Doom clone right?
@@GangsterFrankensteinComputer Most games take one or two elements with a unique twist and do better or different with it. This is like 10 things with literally no depth or originality and it's all shit. The automation is shit the devs are incompetent and go look at their old game. That shit is never getting updated and what happens when the sales slow down again and they realize they can add card mechanics and make cardpal world and dump palworld?
Palworld has had updates since, that deserves a REVIEW
I was having a drink when you said what Pal stood for!
Old man yelling at balloon
Mack i'm a bit fan of your review,s but I don't think you make it very clear what you specifically don't like about the game.
The balloons. Waterfall is okay, though.
it's not a review, and it is a survival where everything looks and feels childish.
The key to survival games is the survival part, the game feels boring for him.
@@jeffvella9765 terraria is a survival game. the key to a survival game doesnt HAVE TO BE managing hunger and guages.
the art style is done pretty well for what it wants to look like (better than the vast majority of the survival games you'd quote that fail to look realistic)
the game feels boring for him because he simply doesnt like it, which is valid, but absolutely nothing he says about it has anything anyone who isnt blindly hating whats popular would agree or relate to.
its sad to see these type of people in gaming communities.
@@pyropeshichidan8141 Don't know if you are trolling or what not. For those that think this is about hating what is popular, they need to get their BS detecter checked.
The problem most Mature gamers find with this game is that it is soul less and lacking content.
No real reason to do anything(which is why Mac hates it)
The art is goofy and emotion less. No effort was placed to make sure that each pal(baloon) does not feel the same.
The story is non existent which usually would not matter for the amount of effort spent in survival games.
This game make the sin to think that you do not need a story or a setup while asking to grind all the pals. It feels like work for me.(seems to be the same for Mac)
That being said some kids like grinding mobile games(not Mac), which is what this game is. A glorified mobile game.
"Now go home and get your fuckin shine box" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
i knew that you'll love this game
Angry and confused old man screams at the clouds
Then what are you? A young blind kid who does not see shit even when it’s in front of you?
yeah okay bro
The sheep ain't safe when Mack is about
He's not Welsh, mate.
You mean the sheep who play this thing...🤣
@pasullica maybe if they add microtransactions and charge £60 the non sheep would like it too
I’m Welsh and yeah, those sheep ain’t safe.
Is he Welsh by any chance?
You can also enslave the humans in the game, which is madness.
I laughed thru this entire video great job.
Having not succumbed to the craze, this was the video I needed to assure myself that I was on the right side of history.
It looks like it is for bairns but the only people I have heard praising it are "Adults." If others like this, fair enough, it is just a game I'd rather not bother with, personally. It feels like it is a game made by a marketing team, not game developers.
I do acknowledge that I am a grumpy auld man.
That's only because most "adults" you speak of, in 20s and 30s, have been infantilized.
@@mercster is just a game, is not that deep.
and yet the ones who made these are the gamers who simply wanted to make a game thats fun. and they had fuck all experience. and it has had more than 2 million players on steam lol
Adults who are actually man children
I completely agree this looks boring as shit....forget the media and everyone jumping on that pile for their slice of views....it just doesn't look fun at all.
If WAB made it to mid game and had to do the unreasonable grind his bell would have combusted.
Kind of expected it based on Mack's previous comments on art style.
Gameplay wise, not sure I entirely get it though? The core gameplay loop is pretty damn close to valheim, with creature capture added in.
Mack's on the same mood as he was when he reviewed Dark Souls 3.
The level of enthusiasm is astounding.
It never ceases to amaze me how entertaining it can be watching someone have an aneurism for eight minutes.
This is one of those games that everyone loves but I wouldn’t play for free
This ☝️
A bit like Animal Crossing. I never saw the point of that.
@@karenfromhr7215you have to find your own reason to play a video game.
As much as he complained about it, he sure seemed to enjoy literally bashing the hell out of it. Had me cracking up.
I think you went into this with a fixed mindset
this game must be the 9th ring of hell for Mack.
The absence of the bell shows the seriousness of this review.
No review today, just 100% anger.
'I don't think I'll be reviewing Palworld' LMAO
Would the mack of 30 years ago think he would smack balloons and hate it?
I knew mac would just love this one 🤣
So much rage. Not sure I learned much beyond the first 10 seconds. Remember when you reviewed "The two of us" Mac? You hated that game. However, you still did a class review. You nailed why that game was so bad and why the developers were so wrong in the choices they made. Even though you had a negative opinion, I think, your wisdom helped make the world a better place. This was just... lazy and self indulgent. I would not pay Palworld if someone paid me. But its not the game i'm disspointed in. Sorry mate.
Mac, game changer that you might not have known...you can enslave people. 10/10
So just to summarise, as it wasn't clear without a review or thumb up or down... is it any good Mac? 😂
taking a shot of whiskey everytime I hear "balloon"
rip
Glad he didn’t find the butcher knife
On the other side of the fence on this one. I like this one. Variety is the spice of life. All the best.
I'm surprised his bell's survived this video...
The bell's gonna need a vacation xD
your base looks like my base in every survival game.
I'm about 30 hours in and quite enjoying it. It'll certainly scratch an itch for a couple of weeks.
Here I am in my thirties looking through some reviews to see if I should buy the game.
"I am chasing as a fully matured adult, a balloon cat, hit it and while it cries I am going to capture it."
Thanks for the reality check and you have got yourself a new subscriber!
I actually said to my friend that the makers of Palworld are actually genius. They understand what makes certain games appealing (to certain audiences). I actually think its kind of lightning/dopamine in a bottle. The idea could be further refined to make it even better as well. Some of the ideas are not that new, but the execution is top knotch. Its all good if someone doesn't like it, but I do wonder if people discount it because a) they feel its a threat to their masculinity and b) because everyone else likes it. I had a great time playing it with a mate 'oooh i found a schnergulpuss, gotta catch that bitch'. I'll be honest, I like Mac but it actually makes me lose a bit of respect for him hes not even open minded enough to give it a shot.
what respect? he has always and will always be a close minded scrub, and there is quite the audience for hating on popular things.
he constantly hides behind the "well its not a review" statement, but you do realize people can express their opinions right? but they wouldnt because saying "i dont like palworld because its not god of war" will make even the blindest of haters raise questions.
Expected no less from Worth a Bait XD
lol it's funny watching you getting angry at the things that make this game very entertaining
Yeah, seriously!
that's highly subjective
@@ddlcp i dont think that its subjective to feel that playing a game for 20 minutes and then dropping it is a bit unbefitting of a game reviewer on his community's payroll
@@centuzezaim7471 I meant things that's entertaining to someone's very subjective and video itself wasn't a review either
better than any AAA game the last years, i liked you until now. because im also more an old school gamer guy but this game is good, its an old school gameplay when someone give it a chance its complex and fun
The fact that you can kill your Pokemon and eat them almost makes it worth playing
And enslave them to do your crafting for you
@MishkaM Hate to break it to you, most games are designed for kids lol
@MishkaM I just wonder what kind of "grown up" has a meltdown like you, because other people enjoy something that your limited mind cant understand.
You know who acts this way? Toddlers, they also break down, drop on the floor and start to yell and cry about not getting their way.
Why does it bother you so much that other people having fun? This game is "saints row" levels of stupid fun when you let your dino launch a missile launcher battery on something, because it's totally unnecessary....
Did you ever play "worms" with the supersheep attack? You can teach your Pals to walk up to the enemy and just blow up....why? no idea, but you can do it and that's part of the fun.
I have a friend who leveled up the chicken, because he got a shiny one. That chicken then learned to do a dragonball "kame hame ha" beam. Why? no idea... but it makes me laugh anytime he uses his chicken.
Nintendo as entered the chat
@MishkaM Old man complains about teen game
Was waiting for your take on the game. Pretty much how I thought the game would play. Thanks for saving me some money!
wasnt a honest review tbh, i dont know what his problem is but its amazing game
first time I haven't agreed with Mack lol
I've agreed with 99.99999% of your rants & 99.99998%of your reviews, for years.
Whilst I agree with you on Palworld, I strongly feel that it deserved a full-length kick in and a lot more bells.
Fingers crossed for a more in-depth bellwrecking in the future :)
*Obi-Wan hand wave*
"This is not the game you're looking for".
This is not the game i'm looking for
I think he came into this with preconceived expectations...
Fair play for having a contrary opinion to most of the gaming world. This game is a middle finger to the AAA gaming studios out there, its pretty average at everything it does. But i find it fun and so do millions of others by looking at the steam numbers alone.
You can always count on Mack to give his honest opinion even if its unpopular.
Most people just play because their friend plays it, not because it's good. So "popular" is very subjective here.
@@Koozwad not really, it's like the second biggest game ever on Steam and its got very positive reviews (over 90% positive). You don't reach those heights without people actually liking the game.
@@GeraltofRivia22 What you don't realise is that only people who are interested in the first place will even buy or review it. Review scores don't reflect all players. If a hentai game gets 95% positive reviews out of 1000 weebs that reviewed it, it doesn't mean it's a good game in general. I guess people really needed their Pokemon fix.
@@Koozwad that only applies up to a point. If it were otherwise, nothing would ever get overall mixed or mostly negative on Steam.
@@GeraltofRivia22 They do though, because those games have serious issues people are bothered by, or it's an existing franchise that did things differently all of a sudden. With Palworld, people know what they're getting, but it's even less relevant as it's mainly played online which is the main draw of such games. Even bad games can be enjoyable with others, generally speaking.
I'll take it that's a thumbs up
Best 1st (and final) impressions I've see. Absolutely hilarious.
I'll probably check it out at some point. I loved Pokemon back in the day
Color me surprised, I really thought Mack would like this being it a crafting/survival game.
Yeah. I sense predisposition. Didn't appreciate this one from him.
@@flannelbeard4621 Oh I don't mind the video, kinda neutral about it, just didn't expect him to not like it.
This aint a review ether just a bs video shitting on the game
@@okok-kn6ee well yeah, "I take a look" doesn't sound like it's a review, nor does it say anywhere it's a review, this is not the first time he makes non-review videos, nothing new.
You already didn't like it before even trying it... This review was a bit disappointing! You used a lot of words but basically didn't say a thing... I don't own the game but I was so curious and was looking forward to your review lol... I still know nothing about the game.
Wow fanboys still don't get it lol. WHAT PART OF THIS ISN'T A REVIEW AS HE EXPLAINED MULTIPLE TIMES YOU STILL DON'T GET? And for ppl who have half a brain, no explanation is needed, there is not a thumbs up or down at the end, so it isn't a review, duh.
The way Mac plays this game... concerns me lol. It was like watching a young psychopath house sit someone's pets XD
I mean, that's the point of the game, pokemon but survival and embracing the cursed parts of it.
you have unused balloon points
Lol I'm enjoying it but totally get why people don't like it. always enjoy your content mack
Ah a based person.
@@WorthABuyreviews Based? Based on what?
@@WorthABuyreviewsbased? Your 50 not a 14 year old on twitter mack 😂
When I'm having a bad day I come back to this video. Love you Mack
Mac missing his true calling in life. An actual game where you can club baby seals and be rewarded for it.
Also... the game is obviously a parody, which makes it all quite funny.
Pretty sure Mack actually loves this game.
Are you reviewing the Suicide Squad travesty of a game?
Looks terrible, saw it today and got sad. Also saw the microtransactions in Helldivers II and got mad.
@@WorthABuyreviewsshould see the way Harley Quinn turns into Abbyzilla and does a reenactment of the Joel moment on a certain beloved character.
@@WorthABuyreviews Is that a no, then, Mac? I would've loved to hear a rant on that travesty.
I think Mac's first impression is exactly the same as my mate's when we first started playing it. He was certain he hated it by the way it looked and tried as hard as possible to maintain that hate. Now we're about 40 hours in and having a blast..
im gutted about the micro transactions in helldivers 2. @@WorthABuyreviews
Graphic does not make a game Mac. Try some more, just remember to record it all :)
Love this game, beating chickens and you can even capture the people and make them your slaves and butcher them and sell their parts. What's not to like. No monetization, game is in a better state in EA than most AAA games on release. I think Mac came into this without giving it a chance so he misses out on a good gameplay loop. Never really got into pokemon but this game is hilarious and fun.
yeah if you have the mental ability of a banana
@@leoroth6162so edgy. Dismissing people who find this game enjoyable or any other game as dumb is whats wrong with the gaming community. Ive had tons of fun with this game and guess what? I also find grognard level gary grigsby wargames fun. I get it, someone else might not like palworld or a gary grisgby game but im not one to piss on these people for not finding enjoyment in them. Games are a subjective experience just like all other forms of media.
Or he just likes games for mature adults more.
@@Garycarlyle yeah he gives off that vibe, but i do remember him playing and enjoying the hell out of powerwash simulator. And vampire survivors. Hardly games designed for a mature audience. Im not faulting mack for liking those games. It just goes to show you really cant judge a person’s maturity/mental capacity based off of the games they play.
@@Garycarlyle he ran around shouting "you're a fuckin baloon mate" for over a minute. Mature isn't a word I'd use to describe Mack.
The bell. The puppet. The word "bewk"... For goodness sake he can't even vocalize whats wrong with the game. He just repeated that there is nothing good while clearly having fun bashing pals with a stick.
I dont know why he is like this for this game. Ask him why he hates X ray vision, sure he'll do the song but he will also explain that it ruins stealth gameplay. Ask why he hates pal world and he says "you collect ya pals, ive got 469...Fuck off" as if that describes anything. Does he hate collectables? Does he think completionists are cringe? Whats the critique? Whats his issue with it?
We dont know, he hasnt said.
Mac!!! I'm with you on this mass psychosis
Collecting monsters and training them. It's the foundation of the world's biggest franchise so I'm surprised there haven't been more attempts at ripping off pokemon than there is. With that said, I think palworld adds some basebuilding and advances a little on what you can use your monsters for, compared to pokemon.
You’d think there would be 30 years of meme games based on Pokémon and the fans would be desensitized to it, but, oddly enough, there haven’t been.
There actually are a few but they tend to have their own niches.
Digimon, Dragon Quest, Youkai Watch, and practically any game that revolves around catching familiars who fight for you.
The market wanted a good pokemon game after generations without one. So it wanted something as close as possible to pokemon but also some edge for a now older audience.
The usual copy games tend to divert a lot more and don't really target this aged out pokemon fan demographic.
There's plenty tho, with temtem being the closest "true copy" of the formula. Off the top of my head there's also cassette beasts, Monster Sanctuary and Coromon. None were Ark/Zelda ripoffs with clear pokemon ripoffs but still an attempt at what might attract pokemon afficionados
Interestingly the monster catching/training genre existed before Pokemon.
Pokemon blew up because you could trade and battle with your friends at school, you just needed a link cable.
Thanks, Mack! This "review" had me in stitches, lol!
Mac loves it! Thumbs up
I wonder if they are balloons?
yes
i thought youd rip enshrouded a new one and praise this, guess i was wrong
Well Enshrouded doesn't has balloons.
Yeah, i downloaded Enshrouded (was looking forward to it) and have refunded that. A mate and I are playing Palworld, its great fun.
This video cracked me open every time you say "Balloon"
Talk about not being in the target audience!
The target audience is for men who still wear nappies
They don't even fight back. Mack went a bit loco there 😂😂
Is it just because the creatures look ridiculous? Because I can live with that if the game is good
It's not good. Combat, crafting etc are just really generic, there's really nothing here alas.
If you like Ark and or Pokémon, you’ll probably enjoy it.
@@demonicsquid7217 What makes it any worse than something like Enshrouded or Valheim?
Was waiting for you to review this lol
You must have moved all of about 500 yards from the starting location, so I can see you gave it a fair crack.
Mack: "I mean... look at it"
Also Mack: "Games aren't all about graphics"
at some point in the early 2030's someone is going to commit some sort of crime, and when the police show up, the person will be running at them and screaming: "yer a freaking balloon!"