Not usually my cup of tea but I got it as part of buying my new monitor and might give it a try.

If you really downvoted because you thought it was off topic then I think you used the button correctly, but in that case I’d just disagree with what is off topic. A thread about pokemon and palworld and I’m commenting comparing the two doesn’t feel like a stretch to me but, eh.

Doesn’t change my opinion about people downvoting though. My experience overall has been very similar to reddit, which makes sense considering the huge migration from there to here.

Now we’re pretty far off topic though, so have a nice day.

No, I called people who saw downvotes and piled on to the downvotes a hive mind. Please do not put words in my mouth.

Have a nice day.

I did read the article and I do know why the lawsuit is happening, at least what’s been reported, as I’ve read a few articles about it. I’m not hiding behind anything, and people are free to disagree with me.

A reminder that all I said at first was that I was surprised to find out just how much they were ripping off Pokémon, and what I was referring to (but not clearly) were in many of the designs and the brazen pokeballs. I didn’t comment on the lawsuit at all, at first.

I don’t mind. It’s no different than Reddit, people see downvotes and just pile on. No room for discussion, no thoughtful discourse, just hive mind.

For one, I didn’t say you could patent an art style. But distinguishable character can be IP. You’re like the fifth person to mention Dragon Quest and I’ve never heard of that comparison before, do you have any examples?

How was Dragon Ball similar to pokeballs and their catching mechanics? I’m not seeing that similarity at all.

Never seen any comparisons between Dragon Quest and Pokémon. Do you have examples?

Well, yes, that’s why the lawsuit was happening. I’m not sure what your point was. I care because I think that IP theft is wrong.

I mean, for one I was talking about the designs of the creatures and the specific ball mechanic/theme, but also Pokémon came out before Digimon anyway.

I am not usually in favour of big companies bullying smaller companies with the law, but it’s pretty egregious how much they were ripping off Pokémon.

Edited to add, apparently this was a really hot take. I am not saying that the gameplay between the games was similar, but I saw a comparison of several of the designs of the creatures for the first time when this whole kinda started kicking off a bit ago and it was the first time I realized how blatant the designs were lifted right from popular Pokémon. Combined specifically with the pokeball-alikes and like… I don’t know how people can defend it. There’s homage and then there’s IP theft.