``Palworld is a Pokémon plagiarism controversy'', and the creator of a 3D model comparison video of Pal and Pokémon is suspected of fabrication, but the creator denies that he just changed the scale.



A video comparing the character 'Pal' appearing in the open world survival craft game ' Pal World ' and a 3D model of Pokemon was published on X (Twitter), and 'Pal World's model steals 3D data of Pokemon' A heated debate ensued. It has since been suggested that the original comparison video may have been edited to make it look similar, but the video's creator says they simply changed the scale.

Palworld And Pokémon Comparison Wasn't Fabricated, Maker Says
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'Pal World' achieved explosive sales, selling 6 million copies in just 4 days after its release, but because the appearance and atmosphere of the mysterious creatures 'Pal' that appear in Pal World are similar to Pokemon, Some people in the club say it's a ``Pokémon rip-off.''

Among the controversies regarding the similarities between Pal and Pokemon, there is one that claims that the 3D models in the Pal World game are a misappropriation of data extracted from Pokemon. The origin of this is the following movie that compares the 3D model of the Pokemon called Rentler (English name: Luxray) that appears in ``Pokemon Scarlet Violet (SV)'' with the data from Palworld. In addition, the Pal being compared is unimplemented and is thought to have been deleted before release .



Mr. byo, an X user who posted a comparison video, also made a similar comparison video for a Pokemon called Ennewt (English name: Salazzle).



Mr. byo did not confirm that it was plagiarism, and explained that he was ``just kidding,'' but it was widely circulated on social media as evidence of plagiarism.

In particular, Eric Covington, a game designer who has worked on the 'World of Warcraft' series and 'Diablo III' at Blizzard Entertainment, cited byo's comparison video and said, 'It's a complex game with almost exact proportions. 'It is virtually impossible to create a mesh for a model 'by chance'.' ``I think there is a high possibility that legal action will be taken by Nintendo and the Pokemon production company,'' he said .



As the comparison video became a hot topic, suspicions arose that Mr. BYO had altered the two models to make them look similar. Mr. byo originally adjusted the scale of the model when creating the video, but it seems that this was interpreted as editing for fabrication.

Changing the scale is different from altering two models to make them look similar, as it is enlarging or reducing the model, but since Mr. byo said in the post that he changed the scale, 'byo It has come to be assumed that he has approved the alteration.



According to gaming news site Kotaku, some people even claim that ``Pal World's characters were created by AI.''Kotaku says, ``In the end, byo's video is conclusive evidence. 'In the sense that it is a story spun out of speculation and assumptions, it is on the same level as the suspicion of AI use.'

In addition, when interviewed by Kotaku, byo said about Palworld's plagiarism suspicion, ``Even I don't think there is 100% conclusive evidence, and unless someone finds an unedited model, I won't believe it.'' I don't think it will ever be decided.Also, editing the model is very easy and can be done in 10 seconds with remeshing.So all you can do for now is establish a pattern of similarities and see if it indicates the intent to copy. It's just a matter of letting people decide.'

Incidentally, Mr. byo stated that his motive for creating the comparison video was, ``I feel disgusted that Palworld glorifies animal abuse,'' but after being involved in a series of disturbances at X, , said that he began to sympathize with the development team at Pocket Pair, the production company behind Pal World.

byo told Kotaku, ``It was interesting to be the protagonist of a Pokemon controversy on Twitter. Most people were kind, curious, and didn't send me death threats. Well, people should be skeptical of individual claims. It looks like someone made a death threat on my behalf, but that's what Twitter is like.'

Pal World, which has sold over 6 million copies, has been talked about overseas as being ``similar to Pokémon,'' and the former legal director of Pokémon Co., Ltd. commented, ``It's a nonsense game that is a plagiarism of the common games we see thousands of times a year.'' Developer reveals that he has received threats including death threats - GIGAZINE



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