Palworld is a decently fun game with several features that are borrowed from other big entries such as Ark, Valheim and, in some ways, Pokémon.
People have been over reacting and deeming this game the Pokémon killer, without it even being competition to Pokémon. Apart from the monster hunting/taming involved, Palworld is much closer to Ark, the dinosaurs being replaced by elemental creatures.

Palworld is simply too far to replace what Pokémon is. Some people say it does what Nintendo doesn't, but do we really want a heavy focus on guns and base expansion or layers upon layers of crafting in an actual Pokémon game? The latter has always been about catching and battling with the monsters. How these two games are still being compared is baffling.

As of writing this, the game is in a honey moon phase, itching many PC gamers' itch for a quality monster hunter game and it does serve its' purpose when it comes to that. I feel like the somewhat janky movement, the several designs stolen from Pokémon and the overall pages of menus and sub menus threw me off a little. Not to say it is a bad game, but it is definitely being over hyped by media.

Still, not a bad pickup if you like Ark and survival crafters in general. It's a very decent experience, especially considering it's budget.