At least palworld is Pokemon with base building mechanics.
Loved Pokemon back when it first came out, but as time went on and "gotta catch em all" became "you gotta catch… all of the ones we actually bothered to include this game, which may or may not include your favorites" and absolutely nothing was added to the gameplay of "catch all Pokemon and have turn based combat with 8 gym leaders and the elite four, also there are criminals you beat" I just lost interest quick.
Arceus was neat, added depth to the gameplay that palworld later iterated on and, Pokemon, inexplicably, abandoned? Which is crazy considering how popular Arceus was for changing up the same old formula. Then we're right back to the old ways with a game that didn't even take advantage of its improvements with S/V. I mean, at the very least they should have had the gym leaders with 8 different teams, based on how many badges you have, so you could plan your own route through the world and improve replayability value. God it's frustrating how much Nintendo refuses to improve.
Palworld is just better Pokemon, full stop. It's definitely not a game for everyone, but god damn so I wish Pokemon would take a fucking hint
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