Comment Re:What's different with this game? (Score 2) 101
Many things much much closer to the line have existed ever since Pokemon came out.
Monster Rancher is a straight up clone that's been around since the 90s. The look and feel is identical. I mistook it for Pokemon. Even the outfits are the same.
If that hasn't been litigated out of existence I don't see why Palworld would be.
This seems to be either shitting on the fad or the violence inherent in the genre being too close to the surface for people to be comfortable.
Pokemon is basically the Michael Vick simulator. You're breeding animals to fight.