Aside from gaining XP to level up, unlocking new equipment and locations, you can also sell the fish you collect in each area. Items like bait can be purchased from the store, which is accessible from the main menu again. Some tasks include catching a particular species or building a fishing setup. The game is mission-based and you have to collect a license to fish in certain waters to setting up a new rod, the objectives are clearly spelled out, but you can choose which of those you want to do. It’s like your actually out on the sea with your rod and a boat. The game makes the surroundings look familiar and real and it makes it more realistic.

When catching a fish, it really does feel like the fish is alive as it wriggles about while you try to get a good view of it. From the way the water moves, the fish surfacing and being ripped out of the water to the dynamic changes in times of the day. The graphics are amazing and the environmental effects are super. Would have wanted more options for creating my character.

The game really does have a big story mode, it’s more like the better you do it, the more upgrades you can do. The game makes you track missions on your own and decide what to do. The tutorials make you feel like you know what you’re doing and that’s a good thing. You’ll learn how to set up rods for float, spinning and bottom fishing, and how to adjust the resistance of the line and your reel speed. They do a fairly good job of explaining the basics with hand-on exercises that you need to master. The first few hours are full of tutorials that may or may not annoy you. There’s only one pair of pants, for example, though you can have them in three colors and that’s basically what you can do. Upon starting The Fisherman - Fishing Planet you create a character. Acquired: A copy of this game was provided by a publisher for review purpose Story

Fishing planet missions