judging palworld without actually scrutinizing it
i think the reason palworld is making people think "ai" is because it's clearly the work of someone who wasn't willing to put in the work to do the bare minimum when it comes to making an art style look cohesive or functional in any way. it looks disjointed, like the realized demands of a person who wasn't willing to really put thought and care into what they were doing.
re: judging palworld without actually scrutinizing it
@LexYeen @heatherhorns_lite also the fact that the dev has been outspoken in favor of AI-generated assets for games is A Problem regardless of whether this specific game is or not
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