One of the best 3/5 games I've ever played. I really like how the game makes the Pals feel like they're actually interacting with you and helping you. It does it in a way that I don't think Pokemon has ever really matched. Each time a friend would bring a new pal back to base to show off, it was always met with comments like, "WHOA, IT'S SO COOL, WHERE DID YOU FIND IT?" and then we would run off and go find more of them to bring back. Discovering new Pals to put to work in the base is also really satisfying.
Unfortunately, that's about the only good thing about this game. Cookie cutter survival gameplay was only made tolerable by the inherently fun concept of scouring an open world for different types of Pals. It's a feeling that I still think Gamefreak has not even come close to achieving in their games. I would love to see a game with exploration and discovery like this, but with less survival tedium and more towns, characters, bosses, story... anything but fucking mining ore as the core gameplay loop.
Incredible fun with friends, probably pretty bland if you're playing solo.
MANY of the Pal designs are remarkably better than so many modern Pokemon designs. I don't even care if they slightly rip off various body parts from official Pokemon designs, they're just better than most of the shit we get nowadays. Sorry, not sorry. I believe in Penking supremacy. Orserk is goated. So many of these Pals would be instant favorite Pokemon if they were official designs. They have a surprising amount of personality in their animations and sounds. I hope Pocket Pair keeps iterating on this concept and makes a true Pokemon competitor because god knows we need one.
Unfortunately, that's about the only good thing about this game. Cookie cutter survival gameplay was only made tolerable by the inherently fun concept of scouring an open world for different types of Pals. It's a feeling that I still think Gamefreak has not even come close to achieving in their games. I would love to see a game with exploration and discovery like this, but with less survival tedium and more towns, characters, bosses, story... anything but fucking mining ore as the core gameplay loop.
Incredible fun with friends, probably pretty bland if you're playing solo.
MANY of the Pal designs are remarkably better than so many modern Pokemon designs. I don't even care if they slightly rip off various body parts from official Pokemon designs, they're just better than most of the shit we get nowadays. Sorry, not sorry. I believe in Penking supremacy. Orserk is goated. So many of these Pals would be instant favorite Pokemon if they were official designs. They have a surprising amount of personality in their animations and sounds. I hope Pocket Pair keeps iterating on this concept and makes a true Pokemon competitor because god knows we need one.