With strikingly similar aesthetics and game mechanics to Pokémon, the game has been accused of plagiarism by fans and lawyers alike. And according to ex-Capcom dev Yoshiki Okamoto (Monster Strike, Folklore), you–yes you–shouldn’t even be playing Palworld until and unless the lawsuit is settled in Pocketpair’s favor. “I don’t want the world to think [Palworld] is acceptable,” Okamoto said, urging folks not to play the game. (It’s not entirely clear if he actually used this term, as he deliberately obfuscated the final kanji in both the video’s audio and its subtitles.) Others are just voicing their frustrations with Nintendo’s now-predictable behavior when it comes to the alleged misuse of their ideas.