Palworld is getting into the minds of gamers before its official release thanks to the help of some content creators, and players were mortified when they realized what they could do in the black market.
Palworld is a multiplayer, open-world survival and crafting game from Pocketpair. The game is releasing in early access on January 19 and has been in the hands of some content creators who have posted gameplay to social media.
The gameplay has created somewhat of a mythos about the experience, with some even sayingit looks too good to be true. The essence of Paworld isPokemon with guns; however, it does go deeper, and darker, than just its Nintendo inspiration.
One content creator discovered that, similar to Pokemon games, players can catch people in balls and sell them on the black market.
In Palworld, everyone can be captured
Zak ‘Coney’ Zeeks,posted gameplayof the new title on social media and tested out what would happen if he threw, what appears to be Palworld’s version of a Pokeball, at an NPC.
The human was sucked into the ball in a flash of blue light and eventually caught after a short struggle period.
You can capture human beings in Palworldpic.twitter.com/nUg7mJw2h6
The creatoralso foundthat players can butcher the caught NPC, and then sell them on the black market for a significant sum.
Social media users have since been mortified that the mechanic is in the game.
“Oh great, now this game is also a human trafficking simulator?” One social media usersaid.
Others, however, seem excited to try out Palworld now that they know it features something so taboo.
Probably the fastest I’ve ever gone from complete indifference to day-one-purchasehttps://t.co/239nAw9wV8
“Probably the fastest I’ve ever gone from complete indifference to day-one-purchase,” another usersaid.
Gamers will have to see for themselves whether the survivor game is worth playing when it comes out in a few days.
Declan McLaughlin was a Gaming & Esports Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Valorant and League of Legends. He has bylines at Upcomer and Inven Global.
