Kind of how Fortnite was a rehash of stolen ideas (originally) of PUBG
The reason people originally hated Fortnite was because not only did they blatantly plagiarise PUBG, Sony also intentionally screwed over PUBG to make Fortnite more popular
It’s been quite a long time but iirc there was originally a deal going on between them that got last second tossed out for Fortnite instead. Sadly I don’t fully remember
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Context: Pocket Pair is spreading their devs thin on three unfinished early access games (Craftopia, Palworld, Never Grave) and capital G Gamers are crying
I’m playing stuff I actually enjoy like Cassette Beasts. I’m hyped for the upcoming Beastieball too. I tried TemTem but it felt too much “Mobile” for me for a lack of better terms.
I’m pointing out that it’s funny to me that fans of Palworld got angry at the very thing Pokémon fans got angry at Gamefreak for (Namely, spreading their team thin on Little Town Hero)
Seriously “#1 sold game on steam in 2024” ah yes, because that’s a good metric when it’s been only one month and the biggest titles have a tendency to drop in December
Honestly, all Palworld has to do is change a few models and they’d be out of the hot water. I do have to say though the few models that are noteworthy are HIGHLY problematic to a point of “X pokemon but color swapped”
In a bad-vibes moment, they’re denying a huge outlet like IGN a review code. No matter what I think of IGN in particular (nothing good tbh), that’s not something I can find a real explanation for other than “We made DC’s Gollum and want to avoid bad press as long as we can”.
The graphics argument is so weak anyway as Palworld is basically a more watered down ark survival with worse graphics and a pokemon esque design philosophy.
People be like “tHiS gAmE wiLl KiLl pOkEmOn” then show you fucking ark survival with a mildly bigger emphasis on cute monsters and bare bones ass gameplay...
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I’m looking for a single player game, first person or third person, but something more action or role-play oriented. Not particularly a fan of turn based combat...
It only takes one bad driver to seriously mess up traffic is the reason tbh.
You can unironically have 100 people be perfectly coordinated at driving. One person decides to just be a dick at driving and it’ll have a ripple effect where all 100 people in a row suddenly lose coordination due to having to make rapid adjustments for dick driver
How NOT to help people with colour blindness. I’m partially convinced that this must have been the creators personal artsy filter they wanted an excuse to implement
These laws will ban rewards for spending money within a game for the first time, ban rewards for buying consecutive microtransactions, and ban rewards for daily log-ins.
There’s also a recent trend of “forever games”, where it’s clear that the goal is to keep you playing it perpetually. It has both upsides and downsides. These games tend to change intensely over the years. Minecraft is such an example.
Rowling Rule (i.imgur.com)
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Palworld isn’t slowing down, hits 19 million players across Steam and Xbox (www.theverge.com)
The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion (lemmy.world)
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Context: Pocket Pair is spreading their devs thin on three unfinished early access games (Craftopia, Palworld, Never Grave) and capital G Gamers are crying
Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League adds Denuvo DRM before launch (www.pcgamesn.com)
oh snap. (slrpnk.net)
Dark and Darker dev says Nexon's "trade secret and copyright" lawsuit against it has been dismissed (www.eurogamer.net)
This means the game will probably get sold on Steam as well as other official stores. They were previously unable to due to the lawsuit.
Where's Our Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Review? (IGN denied review code) (www.ign.com)
In a bad-vibes moment, they’re denying a huge outlet like IGN a review code. No matter what I think of IGN in particular (nothing good tbh), that’s not something I can find a real explanation for other than “We made DC’s Gollum and want to avoid bad press as long as we can”.
Palworld dev’s take on Hollow Knight finally has a Steam demo (www.pcgamesn.com)
look within (lemmy.world)
Palworld struggled to find a dev with shooter experience in Japan before stumbling on a self-taught hobbyist who worked at a convenience store (www.pcgamer.com)
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The Pokemon Company releases a statement regarding Palworld: Inquiries Regarding Other Companies’ Games (corporate.pokemon.co.jp)
Here’s a archive link, archive.ph/oT1L6
Turkish delight rule (sh.itjust.works)
Rant rule
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Palworld has broken Counter-Strike's all-time concurrent players peak at 1.8 million, and is now #2 most played game on Steam ever. It is only behind PUBG which holds the record at 3.2 million. (twitter.com)
Nitter link: nitter.net/steamdb/status/1749789691467997482...
Nintendo DMCAs Palworld Mod That Makes Everything Pokémon (kotaku.com)
RULES UPDATE: MOLDY POSTING AND AI POSTING (files.catbox.moe)
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What is the most stereotypical fantasy RPG?
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Bewarebof the computerule (lemmy.world)
MSI demos a monitor that gives you an AI helping hand in League of Legends and it might stretch the boundaries of what's considered fair (www.pcgamer.com)
Profile rule (lemmy.world)
This is the companion to the books "It's not my fault" and "My brother did it" (lemmy.ca)
Tekken 8 director says players raising accessibility concerns "have misunderstood the options" (www.eurogamer.net)
Starfield is now mostly negative in recent reviews (store.steampowered.com)
Original God of War trilogy remaster rumoured to be on the way (www.ggrecon.com)
what a herule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
China announced new laws to limit microtransactions, affecting major corporations like Tencent. (gamerant.com)
These laws will ban rewards for spending money within a game for the first time, ban rewards for buying consecutive microtransactions, and ban rewards for daily log-ins.
linux rule (sopuli.xyz)
Rulemade horrors beyond comprehension (lemmy.world)
Gabe Newell on why game delays are okay: 'Late is just for a little while. Suck is forever.' (www.pcgamer.com)