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@alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish • 6 months ago

Palworld ditches Pokéball-style summoning mechanic amid Nintendo legal battle

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Palworld ditches Pokéball-style summoning mechanic amid Nintendo legal battle

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@alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish • 6 months ago
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Palworld developer Pocket Pair has released an update for the creature-catching survival game removing the ability to s…
  • @catloaf@lemm.ee
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    22•6 months ago

    Like what? I can’t think of one off the top of my head.

    • @Shiggles@sh.itjust.works
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      55•6 months ago

      You could argue against anything involving throwing a net to capture something, like monster hunter for the small fauna. Ark has “cryo pods” that function basically like pokeballs.

    • @stinky@redlemmy.com
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      55•6 months ago

      Removed by mod

    • @bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net
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      23•6 months ago

      Bulma keeps machinery in tiny capsules

    • @iheartneopets@lemm.ee
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      23•6 months ago

      They should go after Rockstar for the mechanic of throwing a rope at an animal to catch it, if this is the criteria. Ridiculous.

    • @Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      19•6 months ago

      The VG made by pocketpair before the patent was issued for one.

    • @figjam@midwest.social
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      Summoning a dedra in skyrim?

      • @catloaf@lemm.ee
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        You don’t throw an object for that, you cast a spell, and I don’t remember being able to target it, but then I never really used those spells.

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          It is a spell but iirc the animation is a little ball that goes where you point it.

    • @Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Ratchet and Clank’s glove of doom fits the bill

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      Does Ghostbusters count?

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      Helldivers has this, I believe. if a teammate dies then you have to throw an object to summon down a drop pod at a specific location

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      Uh, nets IRL for starters, but there are shitloads of games with capture and summon mechanics ranging from Ghost Busters to ARK to Ratchet and Clank to fucking Skyrim.

      Edit: Downvote all you want, but don’t ask the question if you don’t want the answer.

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      0•6 months ago

      Interesting, every example people have given you in response is pretty weak. (I’m not saying I agree with Nintendo have any exclusive claim here.)

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