Honestly the people who played this at release and stopped playing, will be surprised by how much they have added to the game! Of course its still worth playing :)
Agreed! The only problems so far is bugs, grinding, and empty maps. But hopefully, those will be ironed out later. As it is right now, I definitely would recommend it to people. It's still pretty fun!
@HypercomboProduction Yeah, early access games tend to have bugs and empty maps. For the amount of content that you get for $30, I'd say that that's a steal.
Just gotta say I purchased palworld in December and I got a free update a whole new continent and just got new updated skins drop for the purchase price no subs ....we need more games like this
Considering the game to date has sold over 20 million copies on steam alone I'd say the game already had it's success. The developer themselves even said they don't mind if the player count is low, they already made their money and had their time in the spotlight. They understand people move onto other games and sometimes people come back to replay a game. I myself still enjoy it, every other month i'll boot up Palworld and start a new playthrough to see what i can do to make my time more efficient in game.
Vixy max rank rush through breeding is a must. Not needing to craft the first four tiers of spheres makes the catching a breeze. I got lots of hyper spheres before I unlocked the tech.
@@D3adCl0wn OH MY GOD the VIXY Strat saved me so much time when crafting Pal Spheres! Condensing Vixy's into one to raise the ranks so they find up to giga spheres is amazing! Sad i never found that strat until a few months ago.
@ Weird, I still get all four tiers of spheres but it is random which one you get per cycle. It's a gacha of like 8 items. I do wish rank determines which sphere you get.
Palworld is the game of the year for me. Its cozy have action and it took the best features from other games and combine it with a wonderful world. No battlepass no microtransactions, skins for free now a days that is amazing. The game lives on its own without seasons or the mentioned overused things that is not fun for the player. Palworld with friends is the best expierence i had in a long time. Its the "Pokemon" game everyone wanted for years. Sure the late game ist grindy but the player do have tasks that keep it interessting, build a raid army, get legendaries to upgrade weapons and armor for example. I hope palworld will have a bright future and dont fall into live service traps when its fully realesd. This game feels so oldshool i love it Praise Palworld, long live the King of Monster Taming games
I never stopped playing after release. It was fun watching the game grow as they made changes over time. EDIT: I would like if the game has weathering. Like every now and then, it'll rain or snow.
it's worth mentioning that nintendo filed the lawsuit over a patent which they have made months after palworlds success so they literally invented a reason for the lawsuit after seeing how successful pokemon with guns is, instead of finally giving gamefreak a good spanking and forcing them to actually make a good pokemon game for once
The base aspects are amazing. To not hit the progression wall you just need to be collecting the right resources at the right time so that it's not a big deal.
Exactly. You really only have to worry about stalling out if you are trying to speedrun. if you are playing at a normal pace and exploring all avenues of the game, you will never have progression issues.
From what I gather, the lawsuit may still be ongoing, but isn't as big as we maybe thought it would. We know Nintendo can't sue PocketPair for copyright infringment on designs, because if they could, they would have by now. Not to mention the designs for all of the Pals in the vanilla game at the very least, was made public years before Palworld's official release, so if there was a case after doing so at that point, they also would have done it then. But they haven't, which means they can't. The money PocketPair owed Nintendo was a good bit, but no where near insumountable. The 10 million yen owed when converted to USD it came around to just $65,600 not including other minor fees, which considering Palworlds success allowed them to be able to pay more than 5 times that, if pressured to do it. Along with this owed amount, PocketPair had to remove the throwing animation of sending out already caught Pals. It's likely they need to change more things just so they can not step on Nintendo's toes further, like having a Pal Sphere Slingshot or something that allows the player to aim and shoot their Pals from afar like in the vanilla game before the lawsuit, but not cause Patent infringement. Because the shere would be getting shot out, not thrown, acting as a technical loophole.
Honestly why do they need to change anything at all? The patent infringement is based on the idea that Legends Arceus did this first but Craftopia another pocket pair game did Object Catching Creature in 3D open World First! So why is Nintendo claiming thats their basis when they didn't even do the mechanic first?
@@decusq Correct. But, the issue is not who did it first, it’s who made the patent for the game mechanic first. Or at least that is what Nintendo is making it. Had PocketPair been a company from anywhere else, they wouldn’t have had to worry about this to any extent like today. The only reason that they had to change anything in the first place and to pay Nintendo was because of just how much sway Nintendo has on Japan. Their culture was shaped with Pokemon and Nintendo as one of their main foundations for their economy, allowing them to have an almost 100% success rate in their lawsuits. PocketPair likely doesn’t want to fight this, if they don’t have to. If they were told they needed to give Nintendo 300 million dollars US, more than half of the amount they got from Palworlds sales, they likely would have contested it and gone to trial. But because they were only told to give a measly $65,600, they would rather simply pay that and wash their hands of the entire ordeal, because the money they would spend defending themselves in court would be too much, as well as time spent in court would be time not being used for future Palworld content.
Bad take on the reviewer. He is clearly biased and the game genre is not his cup of tea. Some Souls veterans HATE the open world of Elden Ring despite the success of the game. You think the game is repetitive? Try hatching 5000+ eggs for a perfect shiny in Pokémon.
Honestly just the fact he said he has only 55 hours had me skeptical from the start. 200 hours would be a much better amount of time to give a comprehensive review imo
@johnj8585 55 hours is more than 2 days of game play. He simply didn't like the game. I'd like him to review games like Ark, Rust, and of course, Minecraft, to see if he's actually being objective or biased. You might hate a game but might not hate the entire genre.
@@LyraniaLothar Sorry if I'm misunderstanding you but I think 55 is low for a game in the survival genre. Other game genres that is more than enough imo
@johnj8585 Pocketpair is conducting a poll among the community, and 200+ hours is the maximum you can suggest. The dude played more than what Pocketpair deems the average playtime.
Loved playing this game with my girl, she hasnt play much games so far, this is her favorite, its a chill relaxing beautiful experience. fs more fun with someone playing with you! Game of the year for me. F Nintendo.
lets be real only 55 hours in a game like this is not enough time to give proper judgement. Especially after the latest update. I mean 55 hours could be easily spent on just breeding lol.
Played it since release and happily put in more hours as content drops. I’m excited to see new content drops and the QoL stuff they add has been on point.
The game's progression flaws can be easily tweaked using the game settings feature. Which can be changed every time you load a save. Change whatever setting you think is arduous (I personally set ore node health to lowest). The grind that new players usually get is because they don't focus on one aspect of the game, monster catching. If you set out to get 12 of each Pal, you progress through the game with ease. Each of those Pals also gives resources that you will need to upgrade your base level. Of all things you have to "grind" for, are the spheres and Lifmunk effigies. The grind becomes more apparent if you want to use the guns, so go minimal on those.
ore mines and high mining pals make getting ammo irrelevant, you just need sulfur node, mining 2 ore node, and a wood farm and that is essentially infinite ammo
@@DavidJohnson-bj5ii Orrr go nuts on Vixy ranching, get gold from it and sell the excess arrows and Palspheres to just buy the ammo. Catch everything you can in your surplus of spheres, sell the sub-optimal ones for gold and buy ammo. There’s enough crafting I have to wait on, I’d rather shortcut and use some of those resources in other ways. Like hoarding them for the late-game ammo and top-tier spheres
@@qqjle One of the things that has helped the most is just setting Carry Weight to zero. Not only do you not have to go back to base after collecting half a boulder of ore, but your stats are now freed up to invest in anything *but* carry weight. You can craft memory wiping meds to reset your ability points if necessary
The only grindy thing in this game apart from perfect breeding the perfect passives which I don't like doing is crude oil farming. However they said they buffed it in recent updates
They buffed oil production and decreased the demand for plasteel ingots in crafting the ingots hungry items. It’s worth doing the research path to increase production, using a base spot with at least two nodes, setting up two pumps per node and using the advanced power generation with work-bred Helzephyr Lux. The Helzephyr don’t have to be amazing or maxed out, about 6 are sufficient to get you what you need while you’re off doing other things. You can easily get over 100 barrels in about two hours with a less than optimal setup
Also worth noting you can change the settings of your gameplay any time such as increase exp and resources gain or how hard you hit enemies and vice versa, day and night cycle, etc. effectively making the game easier or harder to grind depending on your liking.
@ Ooh, that actually sounds horrifyingly fun! The fact that you can mess with settings like that in the game without mods provides so much replay value
most of the grind cane be taken care of by getting the right pals. anubis is your goto for base work and mining. lyleen for farming etc... and to get these awesome pals. breed breed a lot and i mean a lot
The question should be is there even a Pokemon game as fun as Palworld and the answer is NO. However, GameFreak could have done something like Palworld a decade ago. I hope Palworld is their kick in the arse to make a good game but I doubt it. They will continue to be lazy which is okay if Palworld continues to exist.
They changed the collision of big pals to be the same as small pals. My Jormuntides stopped being stuck since then and they can work from any place now even if you place farms in the 3rd floor and they are in the ground. Making your base is way better now.
Platinumed the game yesterday & still havent finished the feybreak update its really fun one thing you can do to mitigate the grind is to tweak the exp & dmg amount in the world setting I know it’s cheesy but couldn’t be bothered to grind 100+ h just to be able to access endgame content
Still worth playing? I mean it's a one and done purchase that's not done being updated. It being worth playing is dependent entirely on what a person feels like playing. There isn't a monthly fee to play driving a person to play it and nothing else and no predatory microtransactions that make you feel like you have to play to justify the purchase. Is it worth playing? Yes, when Palworld feels fun to play.
Short answer? Yes, absolutely. Haven't played since it first came out because there were so many bugs interfering. It's in a much better state now, I've only run into the world data error, but after some troubleshooting, it runs like a dream.
I bought the game in May 2024. Still planning to check the updates and the randomizer. Best purchase last year. So many things to do so much fun. The price was perfect. Wasn't expecting updates on the game honestly. Super nice game honestly.
Funny enough the game still has high player lol, currently the Feybreak have make the player count 60k. I liked this video isn't about crapping on Palworld, its just is it still fun. My answer is yes, and its ok to stop, like the dev said "Its ok to stop playing Palworld, explore more games is not bad"
In my opinion the grind is part of what makes the game so fun. There is nothing like finally unlocking the item or material you need for a quality of life boost for your character. For me its unlocking harnesses for faster mounts. I have almost 900 hours into this game and I still have plenty stuff to work on. Right now its building the perfect raid teams. I know everyone isn't the same but as long as you are exploring every aspect of the game, the progression wall isn't really an issue.
I agree the grind can become massive, but even this grind can be used to target some audience, mainly old MMO games that had this nature in design. In that aspect, I think Palworld made it so you need to grind a lot. But also worth noting that there are options to reduce many of grindy aspects of the game (as well as making it even more grinder). So, even the grind should be no issue if you dont mind making your own life easier.
My answer to the grindy crafting parts of the game is my tablet. On the days my disabilities keep me from moving around too much, I read or play a bit of Balatro. On my better days, I get up and take care of necessary tasks, like laundry or a bit of cleaning. Though breeding pals to be better workers helps some, as well as upping your own work speed through supply drops, there’s still going to be some down time if you’re crafting something like a few hundred leggie spheres
all i know is im currently playing it and i started since day 1 and i had fun, im still having fun and i actually want to know whats coming to future, to me its worth playin todayso im playin it today. just go play it yourself, if you dont like it then stop playin it but if you like it then well you like it.
@ haha cheers buddy! story based games which I used to play are no good when you got young kids, but being able to just pop onto PalWorld and play a little as and when time allows is great
I sunk most of my playtime when it first released, and then I took a year break and now I'm playing it almost every day for hours again. I was at the, at the time, final boss and the Legendary Pals to capture, but I was pretty much at end game with self-sustaining bases that fed into each other with the only thing to do was breed up better pals. I mean, I ended up doing that when I came back, but I could let that run in the background as I explore the new islands. Honestly waiting two big content patches was the best move. As far as Nintendo goes, patent law from my understanding is a lot trickier to deal with than stuff like copyright. Nintendo will most likely win the case in Japan, because it's Japan and Nintendo, which would be a big deal since Pocket Pair is also in Japan, but there's a chance it might also go International. I'm not saying it's possible, but there's a chance we'll end up with two versions of Palworld. The international version with most of the systems intact as far as catching, summoning, and riding pals goes, and the Japanese version in which those systems are changed if not removed. Or Japan could end up just not having access to Palworld but the rest of the world will.
I don't know much about all the legal stuff, but having certain versions of the game depending on the country makes total sense since the lawsuit is only in Japan atm. I just hope the lawsuit doesn't take down the game entirely because Nintendo will Nintendo
@@qqjle It's one of those things that gets really complicated and overly complex in a hurry, and there's a lot of conflicting information being put out by both pro and anti-Nintendo sides. But from what I've gathered from the most neutral "I study/am in law so here's my thoughts" takes is that there is a chance that just because Nintendo may win the case in Japan, doesn't mean it'll hold up internationally, and something in Pocket Pairs favor is how some of the patents were filed after Palworld was released and even those that are refiling of older claims are shaky at best.
Biggest issue i run into is online multiplayer servers are always being messed with by hackers ruining everyones experience also to few servers with the lastest major patch but this is the finally becoming less a issue as more leave again.
@@qqjle Solo is fun but being able to coop or compete for who can get the best bases quickest can be fun heck you sometimes have fun with using a odd base location and trying to make it work for a nice challenge/change of pace. Also the lag can be helpful if you want to explore without pals trying to get you (can't attack me if you haven't spawned in or need a min to notice me.
I totally agree with this take. Awesome game and sooo damn addictive! The early game is the best part imo. The grind is real tho. Especially to get optimal pal builds for late game. It essentially becomes a breedfest where you wait around for A CHANCE at good passives/ivs. This problem is even more apparent when they release new passives and the optimal build changes, like musclehead to demon god, etc. I really hope they add better ways to streamline this process in the future -- yakumo and fruits are not nearly enough. It's killing an otherwise awesome game for me..😕
Great minds think alike :) I think the current solution to this problem is to adjust the world’s settings, but that can be confusing for new players that just want to play the game as is
@qqjle Yep. I have hatch speed at 0, but you still have to wait for Pals to produce the eggs. As far as I know, there's no setting for this wait. Furthermore, it's still a shame that I have to breed through 100's of these eggs to get ONE good pal. Nevermind the frustration of losing optimal builds when updates come out... Re-breeding is possible, but very time consuming. 😰
Yes it's way more fun compared to launch i had it on pc and bought it for ps5 wow from scratch it was so much fun I beat all the bosses on hard mode today good time
It is a fun game, just wish the AI pathing was better is my main complaint. Also if Ninturds win this, it is going to ruin the gaming industry as companies are going to rush to patent mechanics of games to make profit. I bet all the big names like EA (egocentric assholes), Sony (just the name is enough) and Microshaft have patents ready to file on basic gameplay mechanics if this fight is a win for N. Just imagine if Ninturds decide to patent element weaknesses and resistances, leveling up yourself or creature, creature evolution, eating food etc etc etc. Because if they win this, they can file for patents and own every game mechanic they want. With as "we will sue you" happy as Ninturds are, just watch and see.
They've added a lot since release and fixed a absolutely shit ton of things. But it's not without it's big problems still. The data save failed thing still exists on Xbox and it's the biggest problem. The rng in the game is also a big problem. The raids are balanced like everyone on max boosted settings but everything else is absolutely wonderful. A big part of the game does rely on breeding perfect things though and that's certainly a big stop for some as well
Is a fun game and like most people if they finish fhe normal content there is up to date what will you be actually doing just breeding the perfect pal? (Now imagine if they actually add shiny or pals stats beyong the limits the game has on it) so like i always say with each big content update people will come back to play it.
I feel that cuz a lot of recent full priced $70 games aren’t polished when released. Your game doesn’t deserve my money until it runs smoothly cuz the economy bending everyone over rn
The devs clearly don't give a shit about Nintendo and their dumb patent lawsuit. It's about time someone make another good creature catching game other than Pokémon because let's be real, to quote The Act Man; Pokémon fucking sucks right now (you should go watch his Palworld video, it opened my eyes on how the AAA industry has become shit). Just like Call of Duty and Madden, Pokémon barely changed at all. Palworld is miles ahead better than any Pokémon games we had in the past few years (except Legends Arceus, it was pretty good).
@@qqjle It has the same style of gameplay as Palworld though to unlock mounts you'll have to progress through the story. Basically, Arceus summons Dawn/Lucas back in a time where Sinnoh was known as the Hisui region. The goal isn't like your typical Pokémon game. Instead of doing the gym challenge, you must complete the first ever Pokédex given to you by Prof. Laventon. Spoilers below. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Palkia & Dialga both have an Origin form just like Giratina. You will see what the Spear Pillar looked like before it was destroyed. When you complete the Pokédex, Arceus will summon you atop of Spear Pillar in the Hall of Origins where for the first time, you'll be able to legit catch Arceus (it was cancelled in DPP because GAMEFREAK thoughts it was "too complicated for children" oh yeah, because the Regi puzzle from the previous gen wasn't complicated at all). Sadly though, unlike Palkia, Dialga and Giratina, Arceus doesn't have an alternate form.
And going, “Your parents have excellent traits and no history of bad ones! Why do you suck?!” Then immediately throwing it at the Shady Pal Merchant around the corner from my base to make it have at least some sort of worth
The modern end game of Palworld is not worth playing in my opinion. The game ends up massively grindy in the last 10 levels and even when you get to the end of that grind, its not worth it at all.
I hope development lasts long enough to see the games full release. As massive as it currently is, we've STILL yet to see everything the devs have planned.
Bro hit all the year old, click bait topics all within 1.5 mins. I have been playing since first release, and 55 hours doesn't get you far in terms of technicals for any survival 🤷 it feels "hard" for most players that can't understand optimization i guess.... saying you were under leveled and under geared for fights makes sense... the entire game is based around prep for end/late game. If you don't prep, ofc it's going to feel grindy when you arent properly equipped for anything 😂 also if you creators keep talking about this pattent for views, but not why it's all around bad for gamers. It might actually happen.......im sure that'll be great to make a click bait video on too 😔 its frustrating when people make videos like this with no idea about what's happening with the devs (pocket pair) all the gear and no idea 😅
Honestly the people who played this at release and stopped playing, will be surprised by how much they have added to the game! Of course its still worth playing :)
100% this i have almost 800 hrs into this game it is still fun and the new update is sick
Agreed!
The only problems so far is bugs, grinding, and empty maps. But hopefully, those will be ironed out later. As it is right now, I definitely would recommend it to people. It's still pretty fun!
@HypercomboProduction Yeah, early access games tend to have bugs and empty maps. For the amount of content that you get for $30, I'd say that that's a steal.
Just gotta say I purchased palworld in December and I got a free update a whole new continent and just got new updated skins drop for the purchase price no subs ....we need more games like this
We haven't even gotten the TRUE end game content yet and theres still so much to do in this game.
Considering the game to date has sold over 20 million copies on steam alone I'd say the game already had it's success. The developer themselves even said they don't mind if the player count is low, they already made their money and had their time in the spotlight. They understand people move onto other games and sometimes people come back to replay a game. I myself still enjoy it, every other month i'll boot up Palworld and start a new playthrough to see what i can do to make my time more efficient in game.
Vixy max rank rush through breeding is a must. Not needing to craft the first four tiers of spheres makes the catching a breeze. I got lots of hyper spheres before I unlocked the tech.
I love how based the developers were. The normal cycle of a game like this is for some fall off to happen. Just enjoy the game!
@@D3adCl0wn OH MY GOD the VIXY Strat saved me so much time when crafting Pal Spheres! Condensing Vixy's into one to raise the ranks so they find up to giga spheres is amazing! Sad i never found that strat until a few months ago.
@@D3adCl0wn that does not work anymore, i have a friend who maxed out a vixy, she still got only regular pal spheres
@ Weird, I still get all four tiers of spheres but it is random which one you get per cycle. It's a gacha of like 8 items. I do wish rank determines which sphere you get.
any game is worth playing if you have fun playing it.
And THIS is the actual crux of the matter
Palworld is the game of the year for me. Its cozy have action and it took the best features from other games and combine it with a wonderful world.
No battlepass no microtransactions, skins for free now a days that is amazing. The game lives on its own without seasons or the mentioned overused things that is not fun for the player.
Palworld with friends is the best expierence i had in a long time. Its the "Pokemon" game everyone wanted for years.
Sure the late game ist grindy but the player do have tasks that keep it interessting, build a raid army, get legendaries to upgrade weapons and armor for example.
I hope palworld will have a bright future and dont fall into live service traps when its fully realesd. This game feels so oldshool i love it
Praise Palworld, long live the King of Monster Taming games
Well said
I never stopped playing after release.
It was fun watching the game grow as they made changes over time.
EDIT:
I would like if the game has weathering. Like every now and then, it'll rain or snow.
Weather would definitely make the game feel more immersive and fun
It snows in the snow area if you're high enough
@DC... Yes, I'm aware of that.
I'm talking about inclimate weather changes on some occasional basis.
it's worth mentioning that nintendo filed the lawsuit over a patent which they have made months after palworlds success
so they literally invented a reason for the lawsuit after seeing how successful pokemon with guns is, instead of finally giving gamefreak a good spanking and forcing them to actually make a good pokemon game for once
Came back to playing Palworld after taking a break for several months. Palworld is still fun and worth playing, especially with the new content.
I really liked playing this game personally.
2:03 “ like seriously this is beautiful”
(shoots small creature in the face)
LOL, gotta get back to business
Short answer, yes.
Bro I made a mansion with petalia maids. (Don’t ask questions you don’t want the answer to)
I want the answers I don't want sleep I want the answers give me answer how it feels? 😊
LOL, AYO
*Slowly raises hand*
The base aspects are amazing. To not hit the progression wall you just need to be collecting the right resources at the right time so that it's not a big deal.
Exactly. You really only have to worry about stalling out if you are trying to speedrun. if you are playing at a normal pace and exploring all avenues of the game, you will never have progression issues.
From what I gather, the lawsuit may still be ongoing, but isn't as big as we maybe thought it would. We know Nintendo can't sue PocketPair for copyright infringment on designs, because if they could, they would have by now. Not to mention the designs for all of the Pals in the vanilla game at the very least, was made public years before Palworld's official release, so if there was a case after doing so at that point, they also would have done it then. But they haven't, which means they can't.
The money PocketPair owed Nintendo was a good bit, but no where near insumountable. The 10 million yen owed when converted to USD it came around to just $65,600 not including other minor fees, which considering Palworlds success allowed them to be able to pay more than 5 times that, if pressured to do it. Along with this owed amount, PocketPair had to remove the throwing animation of sending out already caught Pals. It's likely they need to change more things just so they can not step on Nintendo's toes further, like having a Pal Sphere Slingshot or something that allows the player to aim and shoot their Pals from afar like in the vanilla game before the lawsuit, but not cause Patent infringement. Because the shere would be getting shot out, not thrown, acting as a technical loophole.
I appreciate the insight dude!
Honestly why do they need to change anything at all? The patent infringement is based on the idea that Legends Arceus did this first but Craftopia another pocket pair game did Object Catching Creature in 3D open World First! So why is Nintendo claiming thats their basis when they didn't even do the mechanic first?
@@decusq Correct. But, the issue is not who did it first, it’s who made the patent for the game mechanic first. Or at least that is what Nintendo is making it. Had PocketPair been a company from anywhere else, they wouldn’t have had to worry about this to any extent like today. The only reason that they had to change anything in the first place and to pay Nintendo was because of just how much sway Nintendo has on Japan. Their culture was shaped with Pokemon and Nintendo as one of their main foundations for their economy, allowing them to have an almost 100% success rate in their lawsuits.
PocketPair likely doesn’t want to fight this, if they don’t have to. If they were told they needed to give Nintendo 300 million dollars US, more than half of the amount they got from Palworlds sales, they likely would have contested it and gone to trial. But because they were only told to give a measly $65,600, they would rather simply pay that and wash their hands of the entire ordeal, because the money they would spend defending themselves in court would be too much, as well as time spent in court would be time not being used for future Palworld content.
Bad take on the reviewer. He is clearly biased and the game genre is not his cup of tea. Some Souls veterans HATE the open world of Elden Ring despite the success of the game. You think the game is repetitive? Try hatching 5000+ eggs for a perfect shiny in Pokémon.
Honestly just the fact he said he has only 55 hours had me skeptical from the start. 200 hours would be a much better amount of time to give a comprehensive review imo
@johnj8585 55 hours is more than 2 days of game play. He simply didn't like the game. I'd like him to review games like Ark, Rust, and of course, Minecraft, to see if he's actually being objective or biased. You might hate a game but might not hate the entire genre.
@@LyraniaLothar Sorry if I'm misunderstanding you but I think 55 is low for a game in the survival genre. Other game genres that is more than enough imo
@johnj8585 Pocketpair is conducting a poll among the community, and 200+ hours is the maximum you can suggest. The dude played more than what Pocketpair deems the average playtime.
Loved playing this game with my girl, she hasnt play much games so far, this is her favorite, its a chill relaxing beautiful experience. fs more fun with someone playing with you! Game of the year for me. F Nintendo.
lets be real only 55 hours in a game like this is not enough time to give proper judgement. Especially after the latest update. I mean 55 hours could be easily spent on just breeding lol.
Played it since release and happily put in more hours as content drops. I’m excited to see new content drops and the QoL stuff they add has been on point.
The game's progression flaws can be easily tweaked using the game settings feature. Which can be changed every time you load a save. Change whatever setting you think is arduous (I personally set ore node health to lowest).
The grind that new players usually get is because they don't focus on one aspect of the game, monster catching. If you set out to get 12 of each Pal, you progress through the game with ease.
Each of those Pals also gives resources that you will need to upgrade your base level. Of all things you have to "grind" for, are the spheres and Lifmunk effigies. The grind becomes more apparent if you want to use the guns, so go minimal on those.
ore mines and high mining pals make getting ammo irrelevant, you just need sulfur node, mining 2 ore node, and a wood farm and that is essentially infinite ammo
Catching 12 of each pal definitely helped me with my levels
@@DavidJohnson-bj5ii Orrr go nuts on Vixy ranching, get gold from it and sell the excess arrows and Palspheres to just buy the ammo. Catch everything you can in your surplus of spheres, sell the sub-optimal ones for gold and buy ammo. There’s enough crafting I have to wait on, I’d rather shortcut and use some of those resources in other ways. Like hoarding them for the late-game ammo and top-tier spheres
@@qqjle One of the things that has helped the most is just setting Carry Weight to zero. Not only do you not have to go back to base after collecting half a boulder of ore, but your stats are now freed up to invest in anything *but* carry weight. You can craft memory wiping meds to reset your ability points if necessary
The only grindy thing in this game apart from perfect breeding the perfect passives which I don't like doing is crude oil farming. However they said they buffed it in recent updates
They buffed oil production and decreased the demand for plasteel ingots in crafting the ingots hungry items. It’s worth doing the research path to increase production, using a base spot with at least two nodes, setting up two pumps per node and using the advanced power generation with work-bred Helzephyr Lux. The Helzephyr don’t have to be amazing or maxed out, about 6 are sufficient to get you what you need while you’re off doing other things. You can easily get over 100 barrels in about two hours with a less than optimal setup
The game is so much better now than at release. You can even use the randomiser to make a new play through feel like a completely new game.
Also worth noting you can change the settings of your gameplay any time such as increase exp and resources gain or how hard you hit enemies and vice versa, day and night cycle, etc. effectively making the game easier or harder to grind depending on your liking.
If you think the grind's too much, the world settings are there to fiddle with to make it enjoyable for yourself.
Besides increasing my base count, I kept things "default" to see how the game was. I'm definitely gonna mess with the settings more on a second world
@@qqjle If you enjoy living dangerously, randomizing all Pal locations is fun. The terror of fcing down lvl 50s right at the start is sublime
@ Ooh, that actually sounds horrifyingly fun! The fact that you can mess with settings like that in the game without mods provides so much replay value
I just started last week and am at lv 36.
Having fun with it still.
most of the grind cane be taken care of by getting the right pals. anubis is your goto for base work and mining. lyleen for farming etc... and to get these awesome pals. breed breed a lot and i mean a lot
Breeding was a pretty interesting part of the game I didn't get that much into, and I definitely see it's value
@@qqjleyou will definitely struggle with any game if you disregard one of the main key parts to it 😅
@@BirdBuiltCustoms I knowww I knowww LOL
The question should be is there even a Pokemon game as fun as Palworld and the answer is NO. However, GameFreak could have done something like Palworld a decade ago. I hope Palworld is their kick in the arse to make a good game but I doubt it. They will continue to be lazy which is okay if Palworld continues to exist.
They changed the collision of big pals to be the same as small pals.
My Jormuntides stopped being stuck since then and they can work from any place now even if you place farms in the 3rd floor and they are in the ground.
Making your base is way better now.
I didn't know they fixed that, thanks for the heads up!
Platinumed the game yesterday & still havent finished the feybreak update its really fun one thing you can do to mitigate the grind is to tweak the exp & dmg amount in the world setting I know it’s cheesy but couldn’t be bothered to grind 100+ h just to be able to access endgame content
way too well made video to have such little views wth
Appreciate it!
Still worth playing? I mean it's a one and done purchase that's not done being updated. It being worth playing is dependent entirely on what a person feels like playing. There isn't a monthly fee to play driving a person to play it and nothing else and no predatory microtransactions that make you feel like you have to play to justify the purchase.
Is it worth playing? Yes, when Palworld feels fun to play.
I love this game tbh been playing since release and don't plan on stopping any time soon just hope they continue to add to this game 😊
There is sooooo much content with the addition of the 2 recent updates
Short answer? Yes, absolutely. Haven't played since it first came out because there were so many bugs interfering. It's in a much better state now, I've only run into the world data error, but after some troubleshooting, it runs like a dream.
I bought the game in May 2024. Still planning to check the updates and the randomizer. Best purchase last year. So many things to do so much fun. The price was perfect. Wasn't expecting updates on the game honestly. Super nice game honestly.
Funny enough the game still has high player lol, currently the Feybreak have make the player count 60k.
I liked this video isn't about crapping on Palworld, its just is it still fun.
My answer is yes, and its ok to stop, like the dev said "Its ok to stop playing Palworld, explore more games is not bad"
*facepalm* I knew I forgot to add something to the video
The new update definitely added a decent bit of stuff for me to do!
In my opinion the grind is part of what makes the game so fun. There is nothing like finally unlocking the item or material you need for a quality of life boost for your character. For me its unlocking harnesses for faster mounts. I have almost 900 hours into this game and I still have plenty stuff to work on. Right now its building the perfect raid teams. I know everyone isn't the same but as long as you are exploring every aspect of the game, the progression wall isn't really an issue.
It’s all about having fun, my dude
@@qqjle Too true.
I agree the grind can become massive, but even this grind can be used to target some audience, mainly old MMO games that had this nature in design. In that aspect, I think Palworld made it so you need to grind a lot.
But also worth noting that there are options to reduce many of grindy aspects of the game (as well as making it even more grinder).
So, even the grind should be no issue if you dont mind making your own life easier.
I love the game!! Needs a few things here and there like for me I'd like to have railings for the foundations when l build my base!!
I come back when the Lawsuit is done and they have a new throwing mechanic
I hope it’s just that and not the game getting taken down
Yes of course! Still playing since released!
Play with friends and having a blast. Now starting a new world with hardcore /randomizer mode🔥
Valid!
My answer to the grindy crafting parts of the game is my tablet. On the days my disabilities keep me from moving around too much, I read or play a bit of Balatro. On my better days, I get up and take care of necessary tasks, like laundry or a bit of cleaning. Though breeding pals to be better workers helps some, as well as upping your own work speed through supply drops, there’s still going to be some down time if you’re crafting something like a few hundred leggie spheres
Balatro sounds make my brain tingle
yeah after tasks managment at base update and no crashes on Xbox is cool now. huge time burn tho...
Huge agree
Everytime they bring out a new Big Patch I start a new Playtrough cause this game is insanly good tbh
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firends and me regularly return to this game every few month. so yeah worth it
all i know is im currently playing it and i started since day 1 and i had fun, im still having fun and i actually want to know whats coming to future, to me its worth playin todayso im playin it today. just go play it yourself, if you dont like it then stop playin it but if you like it then well you like it.
YES 👍
I’ve played since it came out, honestly love it, it’s a great game and playing it fits in around me being a dad lol
Valid. I don’t know how parents do it. Props to you!
@ haha cheers buddy! story based games which I used to play are no good when you got young kids, but being able to just pop onto PalWorld and play a little as and when time allows is great
I sunk most of my playtime when it first released, and then I took a year break and now I'm playing it almost every day for hours again. I was at the, at the time, final boss and the Legendary Pals to capture, but I was pretty much at end game with self-sustaining bases that fed into each other with the only thing to do was breed up better pals. I mean, I ended up doing that when I came back, but I could let that run in the background as I explore the new islands. Honestly waiting two big content patches was the best move.
As far as Nintendo goes, patent law from my understanding is a lot trickier to deal with than stuff like copyright. Nintendo will most likely win the case in Japan, because it's Japan and Nintendo, which would be a big deal since Pocket Pair is also in Japan, but there's a chance it might also go International. I'm not saying it's possible, but there's a chance we'll end up with two versions of Palworld. The international version with most of the systems intact as far as catching, summoning, and riding pals goes, and the Japanese version in which those systems are changed if not removed. Or Japan could end up just not having access to Palworld but the rest of the world will.
I don't know much about all the legal stuff, but having certain versions of the game depending on the country makes total sense since the lawsuit is only in Japan atm. I just hope the lawsuit doesn't take down the game entirely because Nintendo will Nintendo
@@qqjle It's one of those things that gets really complicated and overly complex in a hurry, and there's a lot of conflicting information being put out by both pro and anti-Nintendo sides. But from what I've gathered from the most neutral "I study/am in law so here's my thoughts" takes is that there is a chance that just because Nintendo may win the case in Japan, doesn't mean it'll hold up internationally, and something in Pocket Pairs favor is how some of the patents were filed after Palworld was released and even those that are refiling of older claims are shaky at best.
Bruh, how is palworld not game of the year. Yeah, Black Myth Kong is cool and all, but it's another RPG, bro
Yea it's got worth.
55 hours, you barely have your feet wet
Biggest issue i run into is online multiplayer servers are always being messed with by hackers ruining everyones experience also to few servers with the lastest major patch but this is the finally becoming less a issue as more leave again.
I didn’t know online had those types of issues. I just played solo to vibe or play on a friend’s server
@@qqjle Solo is fun but being able to coop or compete for who can get the best bases quickest can be fun heck you sometimes have fun with using a odd base location and trying to make it work for a nice challenge/change of pace. Also the lag can be helpful if you want to explore without pals trying to get you (can't attack me if you haven't spawned in or need a min to notice me.
I totally agree with this take. Awesome game and sooo damn addictive! The early game is the best part imo.
The grind is real tho. Especially to get optimal pal builds for late game. It essentially becomes a breedfest where you wait around for A CHANCE at good passives/ivs. This problem is even more apparent when they release new passives and the optimal build changes, like musclehead to demon god, etc.
I really hope they add better ways to streamline this process in the future -- yakumo and fruits are not nearly enough. It's killing an otherwise awesome game for me..😕
Great minds think alike :) I think the current solution to this problem is to adjust the world’s settings, but that can be confusing for new players that just want to play the game as is
@qqjle Yep. I have hatch speed at 0, but you still have to wait for Pals to produce the eggs. As far as I know, there's no setting for this wait. Furthermore, it's still a shame that I have to breed through 100's of these eggs to get ONE good pal. Nevermind the frustration of losing optimal builds when updates come out... Re-breeding is possible, but very time consuming. 😰
Not only its worth playing, it got much better by tons by removing many glitches and bugs!
I’ve heard a lot of good things about the latest update!
Yes it's way more fun compared to launch i had it on pc and bought it for ps5 wow from scratch it was so much fun I beat all the bosses on hard mode today good time
Great video bro keep it up
appreciate it
only 55 hours played ,
LOL, the game fun af tho. No judgement here
It is a fun game, just wish the AI pathing was better is my main complaint. Also if Ninturds win this, it is going to ruin the gaming industry as companies are going to rush to patent mechanics of games to make profit. I bet all the big names like EA (egocentric assholes), Sony (just the name is enough) and Microshaft have patents ready to file on basic gameplay mechanics if this fight is a win for N. Just imagine if Ninturds decide to patent element weaknesses and resistances, leveling up yourself or creature, creature evolution, eating food etc etc etc. Because if they win this, they can file for patents and own every game mechanic they want. With as "we will sue you" happy as Ninturds are, just watch and see.
I'm definitely on Pocket Pair's side because Nintendo refuses to allocate resources to make pokemon fun like it used to be
Yes it is
They've added a lot since release and fixed a absolutely shit ton of things.
But it's not without it's big problems still.
The data save failed thing still exists on Xbox and it's the biggest problem.
The rng in the game is also a big problem.
The raids are balanced like everyone on max boosted settings but everything else is absolutely wonderful.
A big part of the game does rely on breeding perfect things though and that's certainly a big stop for some as well
My hiccup was def the breeding. It took me a while to get around making cakes for the breeding process
Simple answer is YES! Game is loads of fun
Is a fun game and like most people if they finish fhe normal content there is up to date what will you be actually doing just breeding the perfect pal? (Now imagine if they actually add shiny or pals stats beyong the limits the game has on it) so like i always say with each big content update people will come back to play it.
I mean I am enjoying playing it. It is also the first game I paid full price for in years.
I feel that cuz a lot of recent full priced $70 games aren’t polished when released. Your game doesn’t deserve my money until it runs smoothly cuz the economy bending everyone over rn
The game isn't even fully released. Many players are waiting for the game to get new content. You will see another boom happen.
The devs clearly don't give a shit about Nintendo and their dumb patent lawsuit. It's about time someone make another good creature catching game other than Pokémon because let's be real, to quote The Act Man; Pokémon fucking sucks right now (you should go watch his Palworld video, it opened my eyes on how the AAA industry has become shit). Just like Call of Duty and Madden, Pokémon barely changed at all. Palworld is miles ahead better than any Pokémon games we had in the past few years (except Legends Arceus, it was pretty good).
I've heard a lot of good about Pokemon Arceus, but I haven't played a pokemon game in YEARS
@@qqjle It has the same style of gameplay as Palworld though to unlock mounts you'll have to progress through the story. Basically, Arceus summons Dawn/Lucas back in a time where Sinnoh was known as the Hisui region. The goal isn't like your typical Pokémon game. Instead of doing the gym challenge, you must complete the first ever Pokédex given to you by Prof. Laventon.
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Palkia & Dialga both have an Origin form just like Giratina. You will see what the Spear Pillar looked like before it was destroyed. When you complete the Pokédex, Arceus will summon you atop of Spear Pillar in the Hall of Origins where for the first time, you'll be able to legit catch Arceus (it was cancelled in DPP because GAMEFREAK thoughts it was "too complicated for children" oh yeah, because the Regi puzzle from the previous gen wasn't complicated at all). Sadly though, unlike Palkia, Dialga and Giratina, Arceus doesn't have an alternate form.
They updated the game again today. :)
I just saw!!! Crazy work
yes, its great, soo many hours you can sink into it
IT IS SO MUCH WORTH PLAYING.
Steam charts as of this comment had a 95,000 count player peak in the last 24 hours.
So...probably yes.
1000+ hours played. Worth.
What a chad
Answer, yes.
Nah the best part is gambling on pal births to get the best traits
LOL
And going, “Your parents have excellent traits and no history of bad ones! Why do you suck?!” Then immediately throwing it at the Shady Pal Merchant around the corner from my base to make it have at least some sort of worth
The modern end game of Palworld is not worth playing in my opinion. The game ends up massively grindy in the last 10 levels and even when you get to the end of that grind, its not worth it at all.
I think I hate Nintendo and Nintendrones and every day they suffer is a day my life is a little less miserable.
Yes, it’s worth playing?
Yes.
new sub here.. =w=//
Preciate you
nitendo only won all those suites because it used money to bully them into giving up not because they won the case
Instead of making better games, they’d rather bully competition. Bitch move imo
I hope development lasts long enough to see the games full release. As massive as it currently is, we've STILL yet to see everything the devs have planned.
Same, cuz this is such a fresh take on the genre
Bro hit all the year old, click bait topics all within 1.5 mins. I have been playing since first release, and 55 hours doesn't get you far in terms of technicals for any survival 🤷 it feels "hard" for most players that can't understand optimization i guess.... saying you were under leveled and under geared for fights makes sense... the entire game is based around prep for end/late game. If you don't prep, ofc it's going to feel grindy when you arent properly equipped for anything 😂 also if you creators keep talking about this pattent for views, but not why it's all around bad for gamers. It might actually happen.......im sure that'll be great to make a click bait video on too 😔 its frustrating when people make videos like this with no idea about what's happening with the devs (pocket pair)
all the gear and no idea 😅
LOL
Not even gonna watch the video. The answer is yes
Gonna go play now
55 Hours lmao
I just got the game and me and the boys are having a blast🗿🤌