Palworld now has a Pokémon mod from the identical creator who hit the headlines lately for including well-known Disney characters to Mortal Kombat.
Palworld is a crafting and survival recreation dubbed ‘Pokémon with weapons’. It options monsters known as Buddies, which some individuals have stated “rip off” ‘Pokémon.
Palworld developer Pocketpair has insisted Palworld is extra akin to survival crafting video games reminiscent of Ark Survival Advanced and Valheim than Pokemon, however that hasn’t stopped individuals from persevering with to hit out on the recreation.
Now, Palworld is about to get its first Pokémon mod, courtesy of creator Toasted Footwear. Toasted took to Twitter / X to tease the mod with a clip exhibiting Pokémon’s Ash Ketchum instead of the participant character, in addition to well-known Pokémon reminiscent of Pikachu changing Palworld’s Buddies. The primary boss battle is Jessie from Workforce Rocket.
Palworld already has a Pokemon mod
Full video on my YouTube tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/X1ohT6mJiT
— Toasted (@ToastedShoes) January 22, 2024
Toasted is well-known for creating eye-catching mods. Final week, IGN reported on how Toasted had modded Mortal Kombat 1 into an adults-only Dreamworks vs Pixar massacre.
Toasted plans to launch a video showcasing the Palworld mod tomorrow, January 23. However already some are questioning whether or not Pocketpair will step in in a bid to forestall incurring the wrath of Nintendo, which has a wealthy historical past of taking a dim view of fan tasks and mods.
Till then, Toasted’s Palworld mod maybe presents a glimpse at what an official adult-focused ‘Pokémon recreation may appear like, not that Nintendo would ever greenlight such a recreation.
It’s early days for Palworld mods, after all, however there are already a page-worth over at NexusMods. There, the preferred Palworld mod, created by KiiiNo, provides a Ghibli-style color pallet to the sport.
Try IGN’s Palworld Early Entry Evaluate in Progress to search out out what we thought.
Picture credit score: Twitter / X @ToastedShoes
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