Best fishing mechanic in a game?
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Sega Bass Fishing or Sega Marine Fishing on Dreamcast w the Dreamcast Fishing Controller is the pinnacle of video game fishing. Especially paired with a cooler of cold beers!
I enjoyed the Sega Bass Fishing games, Breath of Fire 3/4, Dark Cloud 2, and Animal Crossing. Not the best ones at it, but I enjoyed them nonetheless. Nier was very awkward since I didn't know what the hell I was doing, lol.
I actually enjoy the Stardew Valley fishing, it's fun. I haven't played much games that have fishing (or used the mechanic in a game). Fished in WoW though. It was too dull though.
Wish BotW had a fishing minigame. That would be awesome, hate swimming to catch fishies.
Wish BotW had a fishing minigame. That would be awesome, hate swimming to catch fishies.
Final Fantasy XV and Breath of Fire IV instantly come to my mind. I usually hate fishing minigames with a passion, but those two games actually made it entertaining.
I thought the way Yonder handled it was fun and challenging enough without bordering into frustrating.
You pull the analog in the opposite direction of the way the fish is pulling. That's indicated by the moving arrow. Harder fish are more erratic. Easier fish are more sedate and require less directional changes. Seemed pretty elegant.
You pull the analog in the opposite direction of the way the fish is pulling. That's indicated by the moving arrow. Harder fish are more erratic. Easier fish are more sedate and require less directional changes. Seemed pretty elegant.
Came to mention Sega Bass Fishing! I got it and the fishing controller as part of a huge dirt cheap dreamcast bundle, and originally played it with some friends as a joke, but it turned out to be really fun.
We cooked a bunch of fish sticks for lunch, and made the rule that you had to catch a fish to earn a fish stick. Between that stupid eating game, the beer (gotta have beer when fishing!), and the terrific fishing controller, Sega Bass Fishing might be one of my fondest gaming memories. No other fishing game (or minigame) has come close for me.
I'm not going to lie, one of the main reasons I'm excited to play FFXV is for the fishing.
Animal Crossing's is really enjoyable for me. Not so much for the actual mechanic, but having to run up and down the river and beach looking for dark shadows and hoping it was the type you needed.
Animal Crossing's is really enjoyable for me. Not so much for the actual mechanic, but having to run up and down the river and beach looking for dark shadows and hoping it was the type you needed.
It was the follow up to Bass Fishing. More of everything and more interesting locations. More lures, several species of warm water fish. Copies on Amazon still cheap.
I actually really liked the fishing in Stardew Valley, surprisingly. It was difficult, but kind of rewarding and skill-based in a pretty fun way. Most fishing mini-games are pretty simple and bare-bones, so I really appreciated it. It's cool, because just by how the fish moves on the gauge, you really do get a feel for which type it is. Made me feel like I was becoming a real knowledgeable angler.
Initially, I didn't care for the fishing in Final Fantasy XV, but now I really enjoy it after getting used to how it works.
Can someone take that one gif and replace "NeoGAF" with "ResetEra"? I want it!
I'm addicted to videogame fishing for some reason. I blame the Zelda games, especially Link's Awakening.
I particularly enjoy fishing in MMOs, I spent a lot of time filling that damn log in FF14. Also, it was a pretty fun job in Fantasy Life if I recall correctly. I didn't mind it in FF15, Noctis' random comments about his passion for fishing were hilarious in the french dub.
If only Breath of the Wild had fishing. Sigh...
No, mass murdering the fish or just picking them up doesn't count.
I particularly enjoy fishing in MMOs, I spent a lot of time filling that damn log in FF14. Also, it was a pretty fun job in Fantasy Life if I recall correctly. I didn't mind it in FF15, Noctis' random comments about his passion for fishing were hilarious in the french dub.
If only Breath of the Wild had fishing. Sigh...
No, mass murdering the fish or just picking them up doesn't count.
When I think about fishing mechanics in games I sometimes find it more surprising that I even like them at all, because I honestly can't stand doing it in real life lol.
This so much. I love fishing in video games, so I was totally psyched to fish with the bros, but I found the mechanics to be a real pain. I think I only really fished to complete a certain side quest.
Anyways, I love fishing in Ocarina of Time and Animal Crossing. Haven't tried any actual fishing simulators, but I'd be willing to give one a try.
Me too :)
The only thing in Botw I really disliked was "fishing". It would have been so cool to have a rod to fish in so many different lakes/rivers... and I hated the fish-bombing mechanics :(
I guess they wanted to streamline it, since you need to gather a lot of material in the game, specially fish to cook, they would have had to use a new item, and posibly a different button for it, which therefore would have used a slot, I am certain it was there at some point, but definitely got cut out and I understand why.
I despised fishing in Stardew Valley until I realized how to actually play it. I don't know why but I just couldn't figure it out at first, now id say it's my favorite. Between grabbing treasure and trying to catch a tricky fish. Good times.
When it comes to actual fishing games, Sega Bass is untouchable.
Games with a fishing mini game, I would have to say Dark Chronicle.
Also, no fishing in BOTW is really disappointing.
Games with a fishing mini game, I would have to say Dark Chronicle.
Also, no fishing in BOTW is really disappointing.
Once it clicked, I quite liked the fishing in NieR (the original).
The problem is it doesn't click for most and I think it's because the in-game tutorial is both exceptionally brief and misleading haha.
The problem is it doesn't click for most and I think it's because the in-game tutorial is both exceptionally brief and misleading haha.
I've never been sure if Breath Of Fire 3's fishing is good or bad because I was obsessed with that game as a kid and played it a lot, but I like the fishing in it.
