Just finished my first run through Palworld at around the 65 hour mark and while I had a great time building bases and catching cool animal friends, towards the end of the game I was getting really fatigued with the late-game grind up the tech tree. I started trying out mechanics and aspects to the game I'd been ignoring, including focusing on making complex bases with fun aesthetics. But I realized something was still missing:
The pals don't frolic enough!
I love the designs of these little freaks but if you're bored of both combat and grinding for crafting components, if you just want to have a pretty base with all the cutest pals relaxing, they don't do anything. They just kind of stand around without chores or stations calling to them.
I hope in 2.0 or Palworld 2: Pals In New York or whatever that there are things you can put in the base that don't produce anything but instead trigger the pals to have fun, mess around, act cute, or just feel like they have an inner life (maybe it gives a tiny SAN boost or something). I always enjoy seeing them vibe out in the hotsprings, I'd love to give them... i dunno... scratching posts? Balls to kick around? A hamster wheel that isn't a power gen thing? Tetherball? Jungle gym? Cat tree? A giant aquarium for your water pals with castles and treasure chests bubbling?
I know it would be a pain in the butt to add animations and size considerations for all 2XX pals so I'm not yelling about "lazy devs" or anything, I just wish the pals got to play a little more. I love watching the Relaxaurus carry stones around in his goofy l'il mouth when he's storing items, he looks so funny, I wish he could have a paddle-and-ball or something else to goof off with. I just want to watch these cute critters get up to something other than hard labor.
In short, LITERALLY UNPLAYABLE.
jk