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Picked this up yesterday. Not sure why as I’m not even remotely interested in fishing. However, I must say that it was quite the revelation. The graphics are incredible. You feel like you are genuinely there. They have utilised 360 degrees camera footage somehow, with properly animated water. And brought the scenes to life with flocks of birds etc. The fish themselves are very well drawn. Nothing appears cartoony at all.
The gameplay is strangely compelling. At first I was a bit, “meh”. Caught a few fish and it seemed routine. However, once a big fish is hooked, it really becomes a tense battle. To play a fish for 5 minutes, only to lose it right at the bank is heartbreaking. The casting is spot on, and all of the mechanics feel right. There is even a huge aquarium in your home “lodge”, which you can populate with various fish you’ve caught, which is a lot more exciting than it sounds.
I suffer from claustrophobic panic attacks from time to time. To the point where I’ve had to get up in the middle of the night and wander around Tesco’s at 3am! Fairly recently, I experimented with vr during a panic attack, and used some 360 outdoors footage, and was surprised to discover that it helped enormously. And that footage was nowhere near as convincing as this game. So, next panic attack I shall just go fishing
The only real niggle with the game is that I was able to catch various fish, including carp, on the lure, which I happen to know does not occur in real life. There are only certain fish that are hunters, and will chase a lure. But I guess it’s more of a game than a simulation, so I can forgive it.
All in all a real nice change of pace, and a very enjoyable game. |
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