#verdash

71. & 71B. Spike'n'Studs Vanwyrm (& Cryst) "It just thinks spikes are cool."

72. & 72B. Summer Bushi (& Noct) "It's ready to take in that summer lifestyle."

73. Wasteland Beakon "Well, it's prepared in case Palpagos gets dusted."

74. Armour Ragnahawk "Palpagos was not built in a day."

75 & 75B. Wixen? Katress (& Ignis) "That Wixen ain't one of ours!" 🕵️ 🐱

76. & 76B. Katress? Wixen (& Noct) "That Katress ain't one of ours!" 🕵️ 🦊

77. Track & Field Verdash "Going for gold!" 🏅

78.Painter Vaelet "This one might sought inspiration from an Enchanted forest."

79. Art Deco Sibelyx "The 20's called, they want their fashion back."

out of all the designs in palworld the one thats like a sore thumb the most to me is verdash... it's got so many obvious parts of cinderace which straight doesn't even make sense with its own lore.

Most people hate copycats because we view them as lacking artistic vision and integrity, and I think this is a big reason why a lot of people hate Palworld.

But what if the artistic vision and intent with the art direction behind a game is to get people thinking about another game while they play? The best way to achieve that intent is to constantly remind the player how similar their creaturs are to Pokémon by making them intentional copies.

So then you can't argue anymore that they lacked intent and vision because all I've seen people do is compare and complain about Palworld's creatures being rip-offs, which means they have been incredibly successful with their intent with these designs.

They WANT to be "Pokémon with guns". If they could, I bet they would have just used the official Pokémon models. But since they can't do that, they did the next best thing.

The following is a public service announcement for the Palworld community: