Is PALIA Worth Playing? F2P MMO! My Thoughts as an Alpha & Beta Tester!

Palia is a cozy sim MMO that will be releasing in a free to play open beta very soon. It approaches some things very differently from what you'd come to expect from a typical mmorpg and instead takes strong inspiration from cozy games like Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley. But could this recipe work out for them? In my Palia review, I discuss the different aspects of the game like graphics, gameplay and content and what my experience as an Alpha and Beta tester so far has been.

00:00 - What is Palia
00:45 - Graphics & Performance
01:28 - Gameplay & Progression
02:15 - Controls
02:45 - Content & Activities: What can you do in Palia?
07:58 - Is Palia an MMO?
10:25 - Closing thoughts
11:01 - My major concern with Palia

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[questrox]

I like that it targets a casual audience. An MMO, is it not. I think that is just because MMO sells, but it's not one itself

[oldbess]

I am excited for this game as well. Thanks for the coverage of the features on it! Some of the activities look fun. I like the mini game aspect of the crops, fishing and cooking. Other activities like mining, hunting and logging have me wanting for more. Mining and logging in New World is still my favorite of the games I have played.

[mooncat]

Ill give the game a try I do like some games with more of a down time feel to them like My time in portia but I also enjoy those types of games if they have some level of combat in them.
I hope they add some dangers to the open world if they have hunting in the game cause it wouldn't make sense without it.
I also hope they add pets too so you have a little friend with you at all times that can help hunt gather an do some other stuff too. (wishful thinking)

[fadedshadeTV]

I quit this game today after putting up with too much mobile game mechanics, the constant waiting and grinding to no real end - Its a more pretty idle game and considering its hailed as a social game, it has no social features. No local chat, no whispers unless to friends, no communities to join unless invited, no neighbourhoods and no actual trading system, but a very rigid request system instead. It has predatory cash shop values, which shouldnt even be a part of a beta in the first place. When it comes to skills, they are mostly super grindy and repetitive. The amount of things you can hunt and gather are limited and dull. The one thing they have made that i found interesting, was the bug hunting. Everything else was basically similar to other games or worse. It just doesnt stand out as a game, but it has huge potential, but as it stands right now, which is about to open access to everyone, the game is pretty dead and dull after just 10-20 hours of gaming. This shouldnt happen in a MMO.

In short - This feels like a small singleplayer mobile game and that is a very bad look. I think this open beta will gather considerably more bad press than good press, simply because they rolled it out without so many things people would expect to see. I'll be back at release, hope its better

[Eidolonian]

I hoped for more, but it won't stop me trying it out. Ty for the vid matey. 💓

[epyon]

If Palia is an mmo then so is Battlefield and survival crafting games like Rust. The matches in Battlefield are no different than shards, and the same can be said for Rust. The matches in Battlefield start at 24 and can go to 128 in some games. I love the idea of a casual mmo, but it feels like they are using that term just for publicity.

[hunterb]

I think they messed up by calling it an MMO. It really isn't like an MMO other than the fact that the clock keeps moving with or without you on dedicated servers. Sure there are some social aspects, but I think advertising it as an MMO just misleads MMO fans and that's what bothers me the most. Outside of that I like the chill vibe and lack of urgency to the game. It's nice to just turn my brain off and vibe while chatting with friends, but I get why MMO fans are disappointed by the misleading marketing.

[Chris____.]

Im not interested in Palia, but ill still sub to the second channel for more Future Variety. 3:17

[tordb]

Looks like a crappy Disney Dreamlight Valley.

[matimusmaximus]

There is just no depth or challenge to the game. The vibe is cool though, but it feels like there is no... long term goals?

[aBadWizard]

No combat is a massive turn-off.

Does it feel like a full game right now?

Is there replay value?

[dtavs_exe]

Nah if I can't get my ass handed to me showing how much I suck at PvP, I'm not interested...