Pocketpair Shows Off 17 New Pals In Pal Reveal Trailer

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In a new trailer created for INDIE Live Expo Winter 2022, Pocketpair featured Jetragon, Lyleen, Cattiva and 14 other new “pals” who will be featured in their upcoming game Palworld. The Pal Reveal trailer not only introduces us to these new monsters, but also shows that Palworld, an obvious answer to Pokémon fans’ dreams of a more mature title, could have distinct similarities to the ever-popular series, such as an element-based one Tip system and an index. However, the last half of the trailer seems to want to break away from Nintendo’s darling. It features more gunfights, tanks, and buddies packed in cages.

Pocketpair’s Pal Reveal Trailer features Palworld’s friends, gameplay, weapons, scenery and more

Although Pokémon Scarlet and Violet was a commercial success, its fans were particularly disappointed by the many bugs and performance issues. Not only does Palworld appear to be a darker twist on the monster collectible title, but it’s also a beautifully crafted twist. Players should be able to find at least 96 monsters in the game, if our guess of a unique numbering system with the newly introduced buddies means there’s some sort of index. Newly introduced pals also had associated symbols that were strikingly similar to the Elemental Typing symbols from the Pokémon series. However, an elemental system will likely play out a little differently, as Palworld will feature third-person shooter gameplay.

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Aside from the 17 officially introduced sidekicks, if you look closely you can spot at least two other new monsters in this gameplay clip from the trailer. The player character uses a buddy named Foxparks as a flamethrower. It aims at level one dinosaura monster that looks very similar to the one officially revealed Broncher. Given Palworld’s other features that are similar to the Pokémon series, this could mean that evolution chains could also be a feature of Palworld.

Palworld is slated to release on Steam and currently has a loose release timeline of sometime in 2023.

Want to read our coverage of some of Palworld’s other trailers? Check out the new Palworld trailer showcasing creatures with mounted rocket launchers and more! here at Pro Game Guides.