Sounds about on par with their other releases based on testimony from those who have experience with their past games. What you're getting now is likely a preview of the long form experience expectation down the road.
Sounds about on par with their other releases based on testimony from those who have experience with their past games. What you're getting now is likely a preview of the long form experience expectation down the road.
Last I read Genshin Impact was being worked on by 700 people. There is upscaling, and then there is upscaling.
As long as this avoids what Valheim did and release updates too slowly it should be great long term, just being Genshin is extremely ambitious.
As long as this avoids what Valheim did and release updates too slowly it should be great long term, just being Genshin is extremely ambitious.
Probably already passed the milestone but they have a specific time for publishing (as is usually the case with marketing)Yeah probably, this was the tweet
Yeah... and people that play these games want to create their own story in online. Not to say that story content couldn't be good but it's clear to see why they're prioritizing stuff like pvp, raids, etc
Palworld has aped from so many games and consolidated them all to a single game that miraculously works despite its scale and that of the team; I say Genshin should be the next 'inspiration'. Might as well go big or go home LOL. Long as bigger companies partner up with 'em and help lay the groundwork for it. ;p
Speaking of...
Actually forgot about Mihoyo's case but you may be right. It is indeed possible but it will certainly be tough to do by themselves if they want to keep the game's quality high with large expansion and content updates, on their own they'll probably be able to churn out a consistent road map but to utilize the full potential here may be more of a slow process... which isn't bad, long as they can pull it off quality-over-quantity wise!
At the end of the day it doesn't need to be the next Fortnite to be successful, the next Ark/Valheim is just as great an accomplishment for a relatively small studio after all. And if Pocketpair just wants to focus on survival gameplay with creature collecting then that'll do them fine too I guess, the most important thing is consistent long-term support.
(But at least some voiced characters + some MOAR LORE would be VERY welcome.)
Speaking of...
Actually forgot about Mihoyo's case but you may be right. It is indeed possible but it will certainly be tough to do by themselves if they want to keep the game's quality high with large expansion and content updates, on their own they'll probably be able to churn out a consistent road map but to utilize the full potential here may be more of a slow process... which isn't bad, long as they can pull it off quality-over-quantity wise!
At the end of the day it doesn't need to be the next Fortnite to be successful, the next Ark/Valheim is just as great an accomplishment for a relatively small studio after all. And if Pocketpair just wants to focus on survival gameplay with creature collecting then that'll do them fine too I guess, the most important thing is consistent long-term support.
(But at least some voiced characters + some MOAR LORE would be VERY welcome.)
Well this is a massive amount of money for them and such a small team. If they are smart they should hire a lot more people and double down on this game with polish and more content/mechanics.
Yeah, just played the game tonight for the first time. Running perfectly on my Series X after a few hours of play. My only complaint is the audio sounds like a tin can - which I'm sure will be fixed soon.
Also, I have to say... Man, this game is pretty cool
Fuck, 7 millions in 5 days.
It's selling better than a Sony AAA exclusive, this is insane. It very likely already about to outdo Spider-Man 2 entire current lifetime sales, Sony's 'fastest-selling' first-party game ever (who took 11 days to cross the 5m mark).
Sony execs really need to drive the truck of money personally from some Japanese bank straight unto these guys houses.
As crazy as it is - no marketing budget or prior lengthy event showcases - it might indeed hit 10m sales with its first week
It's selling better than a Sony AAA exclusive, this is insane. It very likely already about to outdo Spider-Man 2 entire current lifetime sales, Sony's 'fastest-selling' first-party game ever (who took 11 days to cross the 5m mark).
Sony execs really need to drive the truck of money personally from some Japanese bank straight unto these guys houses.
As crazy as it is - no marketing budget or prior lengthy event showcases - it might indeed hit 10m sales with its first week
but there's only a handful of people working on it
the same handful of people that worked on it before it got big
it's been 4 days since launch - how can they plan around something that quickly? as much as you want them to expand the game ASAP, you have to remember at the moment they are still small and their plans will still revolve around them being small and the project perhaps being successful enough that they can keep the lights on
I know they are a small team but I'd love to see story/quests and NPC trainers roaming the world too.
Bonus points if the NPC trainers were moving around fighting/capturing Pals.
They have the core loop down, but with just a bit more this game could remain massive.
"Impression of playing a product designed to be sold" ... so basically like call of duty, pokemon, assassins creed and any other game that does yearly/multiple releases. Its a $26 game with no MTX atm. That entire article is just clickbait IMO.
Already passed it. Arceus did 6.5m in 1 week, granted it was at full price
As per IGN, looks like Arceus is a goner at this point:
Pokémon Legends: Arceus Is Selling Faster than Mainline Switch Pokémon Games - IGN
Nintendo has announced that Pokémon Legends: Arceus has sold 6.5 million copies in its first week of release – meaning the somewhat experimental new title is selling faster than the recent mainline Pokémon games.
The whole thing gives the impression of reading an article designed to bait clicks, rather than to be informative. I felt like a mark. And I am right.
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A game that's been out for 5 days already has fanboys butthurt about any criticism. Palkemon has truly made it to the big leagues.
Then I hope they give plenty of attention to Enshrouded. Cause these outlets suddenly care about PC survival games.
View: https://twitter.com/Player2_Gaming/status/1749766767558148204?t=7h9qZjTF0uhbo_g7By8fgg&s=19
They need to get more tech people in there to shore up the game peformance, improve the visuals (even though they are not bad) and just keep pounding away on fixing bugs and making what they have better. They have a hit on their hand, spending time adding new stuff right now is not important..what is important is fixing/improving what they have and once that is done then adding some new stuff and other things.
Meh. While I agree with the points about lacking visual identity and cohesion I think mechanically the game stands on its own pretty well.
Yeah true true. The fundamentals come first after all. It is tempting to picture where it can conceptually go in the next 5 years, though. Full-blown Pokemon-style characters/NPCs and bosses may be a thing. Just not 'til much further down the road.
Now I'd be surprised if this doesn't sell more than S/V LTD. Adding the online components in their roadmap will help a lotAs per IGN, looks like Arceus is a goner at this point:
Pokémon Legends: Arceus Is Selling Faster than Mainline Switch Pokémon Games - IGN
Nintendo has announced that Pokémon Legends: Arceus has sold 6.5 million copies in its first week of release – meaning the somewhat experimental new title is selling faster than the recent mainline Pokémon games.www.ign.com
Yeah, they need to be thinking of "whats next" for the game at some point... But for now, it is the basics that need to polished up, bugs fixed and stuff like that. Knowing they are a small team, with the success they could bring on more people and help get things improved up while a few can be dreaming up new features/pals and perhaps even newer gameplay elements. The game is so new that just getting the basics down is what is important.
I think a lot of the article comes across as sour grapes but I do think this part has some merit:
"Play Palworld and you won't feel like you're playing something made with thought, or craft, or an earnest team's best intentions. You won't feel admiration or wonder. You won't feel any real sense of achievement. You won't feel like any artist has been involved, or that anything meaningful might come to mind."
I think the world leaves a lot to be desired and the plagiarism aspects are valid. I just hope the team takes the feedback and success to heart and keeps improving to have a clear vision for the future of the game.
Now that you mention it that was actually part of what I was initially worried about, that they will bite more than they can chew with this. They have a good thing going here and maybe it is better to be safer than sorry and take their time to get things right and take it slow. Rushing out updates will do no good if it breaks more than it fixes either.
Well MAN it's such the opposite for me. Palworld has restored my faith in fun. It is still unoriginal and nigh-plagiaristic in many ways and far from perfect. But the sense of charm and wonder is one of the things I think it actually nails very well.
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plays nothing like pokemon
at least after an hour of gameplay, I've just been building shit and collecting resources.
Eurogamer has gone to shit for quite a long time tbh, the reason they're doing these sort of articles and other clickbait is because the company who owns them is on the ropes a little. It's hilarious to say it's designed to be sold, well yeah and I know they really mean it's more of a meme hehe thing and not an actual fun real game which is not even remotely true.
I'm sorry but who the hell plays games like this, some real bullshit if you ask me lmao. I ain't playing games wondering how original the art work is or how the artists felt while creating the game. The game is a ton of fun, looks great for a EA title made by 15 people and has fantastic gameplay mechanics that I can't put down, I am not thinking about how the artist came across ideas of the world while I am using my pistol to shoot dumb monsters.
Sounds like this person only plays AAA graphical showcase story games.
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Also Eurogamer:
Total credits to Shemhazai for the image (took it out of the quote so it doesnt cut it). That article was posted in the OT earlier.
Total credits to Shemhazai for the image (took it out of the quote so it doesnt cut it). That article was posted in the OT earlier.
Absolutely not, if there is no thought or craft or intentions then how is able to put together so many systems that works well with each other? Why do the monsters have different animations for expressing themselves? Why is the UI so simple and easy to understand? Why did they come up with a world setting to allow people to customize their survival experiences?
I saw a streamer accidentally set their wooden house on fire by swinging a torch, and then the water type Pals automatically tried to help put out the fire.
and somehow the game is breaking concurrent players record lmao
Man, I wish more games were made like this then? Spent 27 dollars and well over 30 hours into the game.
People are salty that all the mechanics of the game work so well together.
I guess others have given their opinion, but for me this is better pokemon for a few reasons.
1. I've been playing pokemon for since the 90s, and at this point I just want to get in and start playing. I remember I almost put Moon down because the tutorial was vibes of the game didn't feel like it ended till I was midway through second island - so the open tutorial is a absolutely massive improvement to me where I can just get to playing.
2. For me at least, exploration and seeing new mons was one of the most exciting parts of each pokemon game. I still would like having turned based combat as an option as that's where a ton of the depth from pokemon come from, but I'm not opposed to this combat method as well as it's doing its own thing. But for the two earlier mentioned traits of exploration and seeing new mons I think this game out does recent pokemon games as well.
3. The base building and what not is totally different though and I think it works for giving me a reason to catch extra Pals though as I can bring them back to base and have something to do.
4. Pokemon is better when it comes to a carrot on a stick though, wish and hope that Palworld adds an elite 4 type of end game or something as I'd love there to be a final boss culmination after you reach endgame. (maybe there is but I'm trying to stay un spoiled on that part)
So to me outside of turn based combat and story pal world has surpassed nearly every other reason I'd play a newer Pokemon title.
Ripping off Nintendo once again by making a game that they intend to sell. Great observation, Eurogamer.
Jury is still out there. Lamball and Depresso are really getting lots of fanart right now