It’s quaint and nice to see others fishing beside you and I love seeing my attention being taken away when someone starts reeling in a big catch. You join random servers by default with fellow players dropping in and out as they see fit. The online aspects help make the locations feel active. Unfortunately, it’s something you have to get accustomed to as you visit the menus to change equipment, shop or begin a trip. Prompts can only help so much with what is a clumsy solution. You use a rather unwieldy combination of sticks and shoulder buttons to find what you’re after. It’s a messy control scheme that’s transitioned poorly from PC to console. If anything truly frustrates, it’s the menu interface. It does hitch in places but has largely held itself together. Sound does well to convey that with some serene birdsong and a gentle atmosphere. There’s some lovely details like fish breaking the waterline, insects landing on your rod and a general sense that you’re in a living place. There is some dynamic weather advertised but I’ve yet to see fishing in anything other than perfect daylight. The world is nice to look at with some misty lakes looking wonderful in the early morning. The globe is nicely covered with lake and river fishing taking up a lot of your time. You can definitely spend unwisely but I’ve not found myself in the red yet. I’ve not seen funding to be a problem with some early fisheries costing a pittance to visit. The former can be used to buy more equipment whilst the latter can help open up new areas to explore. It can become repetitive but some challenges can flow quickly to the next one and you do find yourself rewarded well with money and experience points. The missions you undertake will often task you with catching certain fish or setting up certain rods. Preparation is key and, at least here, you’re pointed in the right direction. There’s plenty to catch and it can make hooking something specific or unique satisfying. Items in the store come with detailed descriptions and each fish type comes with a list of effective bait, details on their size and behaviours. Guidance is good when learning about species and how best to fish for them. A gentler, more informative ramp would’ve been appreciated. Thankfully, there’s a productive community with plenty of guides but requiring this outside help is a shame. As soon as I was left to my own devices, I was snapping lures, breaking lines and wondering why. You go to the shop, buy the items you’re told and then fit them together. When it teaches you new fishing techniques, it’s fairly straight-forward but building rods lacks more nuance. There’s lengthy tutorial missions available but they lack a little context. Newcomers are still left to fend for themselves. It’s satisfying and offers a relaxing time. You have a lot of control over your retrieve and it can feel quite tactile as you reel in with the triggers. Fish, in certain lakes especially, are plentiful and the real challenge comes from trophy catches. The waiting so much associated with the sport is still there but it’s a much more streamlined experience than the real thing. Just pick a spot, wait and then strike when the bite hits. Your rod controls well and newbies have plenty of feedback on hand. Time out on the water is relaxing as you set your equipment up and then cast until dawn. There are some balances to the economy with travel costs but series veterans will have to consider if this package is worth paying for.Īs a fishing simulator, The Fisherman – Fishing Planet builds upon the previous title. Having these immediately available would’ve made this product a lot more justifiable. It comes to you slowly and can be exchanged to purchase the DLC packs at between 1200 or 2000 a pop. This is the premium currency which drops as you complete trips, missions and challenges. This content is still gated by bait coins. Also, you do technically have access to four of the major DLC packs. The free-to-play model handles this by time. Licenses are handled differently with fishing in a locale granted indefinitely once you’ve purchased a license to fish there. Now the powers that be have decided to deliver a retail version with some exclusive content and four DLC packs. Fishing Planet has been a fairly accomplished free-to-play effort that’s found a home on the Playstation Store for the past couple of years. We’ve all fished in a game at some point but this is my first foray into a dedicated fishing simulator. Octoin PS4 / Reviews tagged anglers / bottom feeders / competition / fishing planet llc / fly fishing / simulation / the fisherman by Mike
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