We’re still not sure what’s happening withPalworldregarding Nintendo’s investigation of the game. I mean, we all know it’s been heavily inspired byPokémon, but if you want to see it veer even closer, a recent demake project really makes the world look likePokémon.
As spotted byWCCFTech, YouTube channel 64 Bits recently uploaded a proof-of-concept video that shows whatPalworldwould look like as a DS game. This includes giving it the retro look and top-down view you’d imagine it would have if it was released on the Nintendo console.
In fact, the description under the video says the team was heavily inspired by “Pokémon Ranger,Black,White,Diamond,Pearl, basically all the DSPokémontitles.” However, they’ve also taken some cues from the likes ofThe Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass.
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The video itself really does show whatPalworldcould potentially look like if it was truly styled after older entries in Nintendo’s dominant IP. It’s actually quite cute. However, it should be noted that it is just a video. As far as I can tell, there’s no attempt to actually demake the game in this manner.
Nor would anyone likely dare. If Nintendo iskeen on pursuing Pocketpairover copyright issues, there’s no way the community would risk litigation by making their own similarly-inspired project.
As for the game itself, it feels like we’re passing through the tail end ofPalworld‘s initial popularity. The studio is stillsending out updates, but we’re probably not going to see another uptick until the game fully releases, whenever that’s going to be.
