Palworld Review | Xbox Series X

NoobFeed Editor Daman Shelley writes - Palworld is an enigma. The game is full of glaring inconsistencies that are hard to ignore; nothing in the game feels cohesive; it just feels tacked on to each other. If the game is meant to compete with Pokémon, then it has a chance with some of the Pals designs, but it has nothing that makes Pokémon and monster-catching games so special.

[Eonjay]

I don't understand the point of reviewing a game in Early Access. Its almost appending a review store to an alpha demo.

[Jin_Sakai]

For clicks.

[blackblades]

Yeah for clicks, jokes on them cause the game did well

[Class_Viceroy]

Maybe some do it for clicks, but don't you think if a company is charging someone $25+ dollars to use their product, some sort of review process should be factored in for consumers?

I see no issues with rating a game that's not fully completed, especially if they are charging you money for it.

[darthv72]

noobfeed must think they are onto something by doing this. Knowing good and well that this glorified demo will continue to evolve and improve until the official release.

[ChasterMies]

Is Palworld free?

[Rynxie]

No, it was (still is?) on sale for 26.99 originally $30

[theindiearmy]

Closest to free is that it's on Game Pass.

[gerbintosh]

This person did review it on the Xbox Series X and more than likely got it for free on gamepass. So it can cost money or it can be free

Note: I understand that gamepass costs money but just using the language that other Xbox users use.

[Profchaos]

Some devs treat early access as full retail. And some full releases should have been early access cough f76 cough.

Personally I think if they take your money and give you a product it should be polished enough to call it retail ready with the promise of enhancements coming later.

Back in the day we called early access beta testing now it's got a new terms and has a fee

[Class_Viceroy]

And on that note, if they take your money to let you play their game, even if it's in early access, it should be subject to reviews/criticism as well. A game that is $25+ for EA should be objectively reviewed and dinged on things it doesn't have, for the money you are paying.

These companies are being slick by releasing their games a year or two early and slapping the EA label on it. That way they avoid a ton of criticism on "release", because they can kick the can down the road on promises, and are able to eventually get to a 1.0, where nobody is really going to "review" the game because it's already had a year or two of impressions and people who have already invested their money.

I hate it.

[gleepot]

You're a fool if you think this game is ever going to leave early access.

[Class_Viceroy]

Because these companies are charging $20 to $40 for people to play their Early Access bs. In my opinion if there is a price tag tied to it, then a website or person has the right to review the product and factor in the cost investment to it as well.

People always criticize reviewing Early Access. But whether you call is a "review" or "impressions", you're still giving the same opinion. Fact is, they are charging you to touch their product, it deserves a fair review/impression.

[jambola]

Popular game, loved game
easy clicks by shitting on it

[VincentVanBro]

Do you think Steam shouldn't allow user reviews of Early Access games? Because they currently do.

[GotGame818]

The game isn't even finished. It's a work in progress, and it's fun. More fun than Pokemon games have been lately. My biggest complaint is frame rates, on Series X. I haven't tried it, on my PC yet.🤔

[phoenixwing]

I've been told it's a later build on pc so it's got more features and corrections. You'll probably like it on pc more unless your pc is apotato.

And youre right its more fun than pokemon imo.

[ThinkThink]

Xbox just got the update today to bring it up to date with the pc version.

[theindiearmy]

@ThinkThink, the PC build and Xbox builds are entirely different. They are both on version 1.3 of their builds. The builds are still very different though.

[Class_Viceroy]

Frame rate issues on a console in 2024. Kind of a red flag.

[NotoriousWhiz]

The game is most comparable to Arceus as far as Pokémon games go. But even then there are some huge differences, like this game being real time combat, and arceus using turn based combat. However, it is still an amazing game, and really demonstrates the potential that Pokémon could have if they decided to dig more into Arceus (and include co-op).

[MrNinosan]

Palworld is The Ark with Pokemon skin.
Imo, very little Pokemon about it.
Never was a big fan of Pokemon, even thou I love jrpgs, but The Ark is an amazing game, and Palworld have some hurdles left, but I'm sure it will be amazing when it's fully released.

[Ninver]

Wow way to shit on the game

[gleepot]

Well, that's kinda what the game is.

[TheColbertinator]

Excited to try it on Game Pass this week

[Blad3runner00]

Firstly, early access
Secondly, how much is Nintendo paying this reviewer to hate on it?

[blackblades]

Noobfeed! more like noobjournalist

[Z501]

Free game = no review needed
Paid game = review

[Class_Viceroy]

Man I've been screaming this for years. Amazing how sometimes simple logic usually wins out.

They are asking for $30, why should we not expect some sort of review process?

[OneLove]

Nah. You know why this game is so popular? In my opinion it's because of the combat. The combat is literally what we've been asking from Gamefreak. Sitting back watching pals go at it in live action is the best part of this game imo. You don't even have to do anything, if the game plays right and your pals actually attack non stop. Watching monsters fight eachother has always been a thing. Look at fallout 4 mods and many other game mods.

[BrainSyphoned]

2.9....wtf is a 2.9 "Hey guys, it's January 29th, what score should I give Palworld? 2.9? Oh, my God, that is so clever, let's run with it"

Fuck off

[jznrpg]

Weird score at 2.9 but I don’t like Pokémon games to begin as they are boring and a ripoff game of a game that’s boring would score low for me , maybe not this low though. I can appreciate games for they are maybe the Xbox version is crappy right now. My kids like Pokémon though.

[Inverno]

People in here very confused. It's a paid product, so then it is subject to being scrutinized and rightfully so. When the game is out of early access then it'll be reviewed as a more complete product.

[shadowknight203]

TemTem was a great pokemon clone. Don't hear much about it anymore.

[jambola]

same energy as the people saying the leaked early alpha (at best) of gta 6 looked bad

[RhinoGamer88]

Harsh for sure, 50-60% = fair.

[Smitty2020]

Am enjoying the game it’s a win for me