At first, I thought this was a little expensive for a Playdate game. However, after playing it for a while I can say it's worth it - such a brilliantly designed and well-made game!
This is honestly, the perfect playdate game, 10/10.
Amazing balance of humor, catchiness, production values, fun but simple gameplay, perfect to play on train rides for 20 minutes at a time but with an addicting gameplay loop so you always wanna keep coming back, upgrades that are so interesting you want ALL of them instead of 'just but the best thing.'
I also love the approach to the atmosphere of the game; The concept and items and characters are absurd, but it never goes 'haha look how silly this is' and instead goes for a moody atmosphere with chill and tense music.
I admit I was expecting the game to be a joke from the concept, but I was not expecting it to be this chill and relaxing. Highly recommended.
One of the few games I finished on Playdate.
A lot has to be done right for that to happen. It has to be challenging but not too hard; not have annoying music or sound effects, have a little bit of a story, enough content to keep you coming back… Reel-istic has all that and the music is in fact pretty great :-)
I love how at first you try to catch all the fish to make some money, and later those same fish become obstacles because you want to get to the more valuable fish down below. Great mechanic.
I spent about 2 hours to finish the game, but there is a lot more to collect, definitely worth the price.
The only remark I have is that there are some slowdowns in the game, and during the final boss where timing is important, that could be annoying. Perhaps that could be fixed by not changing scenery during that part.
hint: if you feel you are not progressing: save up for longer line, that lets you fish deeper spots with more pricy fish. Oh and make sure you don’t leave veggie-vision turned on.
One of the funniest, fullest and best games on Playdate. Probably not the fishing game you imagined when first using the crank, but definitely the fishing game your Playdate deserves! This would fit right in alongside the season one games. Plenty of polish and hours of content makes this an easy recommendation!
Of-fish-ially one of the best hauls you can get on Playdate for $8! Caught me hook, line and sinker but I'm not cod-plaining. A very plaice-id experience but it soon gets cray-zy when the fish are trying to krill your line on the way up! And the harpooning, it seems like a bass-ic mechanic, but its so satisfying to combo the flying fish. It doesn't get any betta than this!
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At first, I thought this was a little expensive for a Playdate game. However, after playing it for a while I can say it's worth it - such a brilliantly designed and well-made game!
It is cool. A good Ridiculous-Fishing-Clone.
One of my fav playdate games. It looks awesome, plays awesome and is worth every penny!
This is honestly, the perfect playdate game, 10/10.
Amazing balance of humor, catchiness, production values, fun but simple gameplay, perfect to play on train rides for 20 minutes at a time but with an addicting gameplay loop so you always wanna keep coming back, upgrades that are so interesting you want ALL of them instead of 'just but the best thing.'
I also love the approach to the atmosphere of the game; The concept and items and characters are absurd, but it never goes 'haha look how silly this is' and instead goes for a moody atmosphere with chill and tense music.
I admit I was expecting the game to be a joke from the concept, but I was not expecting it to be this chill and relaxing. Highly recommended.
Awesome game.
One of the few games I finished on Playdate. A lot has to be done right for that to happen. It has to be challenging but not too hard; not have annoying music or sound effects, have a little bit of a story, enough content to keep you coming back… Reel-istic has all that and the music is in fact pretty great :-)
I love how at first you try to catch all the fish to make some money, and later those same fish become obstacles because you want to get to the more valuable fish down below. Great mechanic.
I spent about 2 hours to finish the game, but there is a lot more to collect, definitely worth the price.
The only remark I have is that there are some slowdowns in the game, and during the final boss where timing is important, that could be annoying. Perhaps that could be fixed by not changing scenery during that part.
hint: if you feel you are not progressing: save up for longer line, that lets you fish deeper spots with more pricy fish. Oh and make sure you don’t leave veggie-vision turned on.
Thank you so much for the really kind review! Really happy/relieved to hear that you enjoyed it.
And totally fair remark on the slow downs. I’ll look into optimizing the scenery a bit and see if I can fix that final boss issue you were having!
Have you submitted it to Catalog??
I have!! And it’s accepted! No release date for that yet, but I’d expect it to be a few months down the road
One of the best games on the platform. A fishing game done right.
oh my cod this game is good
One of the funniest, fullest and best games on Playdate. Probably not the fishing game you imagined when first using the crank, but definitely the fishing game your Playdate deserves! This would fit right in alongside the season one games. Plenty of polish and hours of content makes this an easy recommendation!
Of-fish-ially one of the best hauls you can get on Playdate for $8! Caught me hook, line and sinker but I'm not cod-plaining. A very plaice-id experience but it soon gets cray-zy when the fish are trying to krill your line on the way up! And the harpooning, it seems like a bass-ic mechanic, but its so satisfying to combo the flying fish. It doesn't get any betta than this!
Best thing since sliced bread!
Congratulations! Another great title for the Playdate!
yes.
The fishing game we all expected to see but never got in the first season! Lovely game ♥️
Glad someone is reviving Ridiculous Fishing! Looks amazing!
its been revived 3 weeks ago . Look on apple arcade ;-)
Boooooo! Give me the game already!!!