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Summary

Palworld takes inspiration from Pokemon in its design, but goes beyond simply copying the franchise, offering players the ability to utilize their creature companions for a variety of tasks.
The game introduces a Let's Go! Mechanic similar to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, allowing players to send out their lead critter to battle or collect items automatically. However, Palworld takes this concept further by incorporating it as a core gameplay mechanic, with Pals being able to help in real-time battles and perform tasks around the player's base.
Palworld could potentially build upon another mechanic introduced in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, giving players full control of their Pals and allowing them to play from their perspective. This would enhance the game's core mechanic and further connect players with their creature companions.

Palworld has had a hard time shaking off the claims of being a Pokemon rip-off, with many fans pointing out the clear similarities between many of the game's Pals and certain Pokemon. It's clear that Palworld has taken a lot of inspiration from Pokemon among other titles in its design, but the game goes beyond simply copying Pokemon in several key areas. The ways in which Palworld allows players to utilize their Pals for a variety of tasks seems like an evolution of the Let's Go! Mechanic from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

Aside from the obvious allusions to certain Pokemon in the designs of Palworld's Pals, there are also some gameplay similarities between Pocketpair's viral hit and Game Freak's classic series. The use of elemental types in a rock-paper-scissors-like system is reminiscent of the Pokemon franchise, only to a much less fleshed-out degree. However, where Palworld shines compared to its inspirations is in the multipurpose functionality the Pals have, allowing players to both directly and passively interact with their Pals as they explore the game's world and build their base.

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By Drew Swanson

Palworld Takes Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Let's Go! Mechanic to the Next Level

With the Pokemon series transitioning to an open-world design with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, the Let's Go! Mechanic was introduced to help players feel like they were adventuring alongside their companions. Entering Let's Go! Mode allows players to send out their lead critter who will automatically battle wild mons or pick up nearby items as they go. This feature had a lot of utility in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, including making grinding for levels easier, helping players find shiny variants, and even being the method some critters like Pawmo and Rellor use to evolve.

Palworld takes the concept of having partner creatures automatically engage in tasks even further by making it a core mechanic in its survival crafting gameplay. Not only can Pals help players battle enemies in real-time, but they can also be assigned to perform menial tasks around the player's base, like building structures, collecting resources, and crafting items. This system gives the Pals of Palworld a much greater purpose than simply tools for battling and helps blend the game's creature collecting and survival crafting genres more seamlessly than one might initially expect.

Palworld Could Build Upon Another Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Mechanic in a Future Update

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet took the Let's Go! Mechanic a step further with the introduction of the Synchro Machine in The Indigo Disk DLC. This special item allows players to directly take control of their lead monster in the game's overworld, adopting the speed and movement capabilities of that critter and enabling them to battle wild mons as a monster themselves. Being able to play as a Pokemon really upped the connection between the player and their companions, building upon the more interactive nature of the Let's Go! Mechanic which Palworld could introduce in a future update to give Pals even more functionality.

Palworld's nature as a survival crafting game lends itself well to the concept of using Pals to help automate the production of tools and resources. With the game building on the foundations established by Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Let's Go! Mechanic, it seems like a natural progression for Palword to follow the Pokemon series in another regard and give players full control of Pals, letting them play from their perspective. While Palworld players can indirectly control their Pals by assigning them to different base tasks and using certain harnesses to wield some Pals like Foxparks and Lifmunk as weapons, fully controllable Pals could elevate the game's core mechanic to the next level.

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