First of all, there are some 60-70 minute gameplays of this game on Youtube. Those skip the grinding sections, so the game is waaaaaay longer than 1 hour. Second of all I will leave some lil tips for the game on the last paragraph. And third of all there is a translation available, and a Gamefaqs walkthrough.
I did enjoy it quite a bit, to summarize the gameplay there are two main parts of this fishing rpg game: fishing and RPG (woah!!). No complaints on the fishing side, it's required to get money so you can use it to upgrade some stuff like your fish bin or your rod; the minigame itself is simple, straight-forward and enjoyable. However the RPG fights are as grindy as anyone would expect from a NES (Famicom since this is JP only) game, and even though the battle system seems nice and refreshing at the beginning, requiring the player to select the weak point of the enemy with a crosshair that moves at random; it is not that nice after the plethora of combats that are needed to level up (you aren't even guaranteed to have a proper chance to hit the weak point on every single attack, making this even worse). Fighting is needed to level up, which increases your HP and combat prowess and lessens the chances of being mauled by a Raccoon.
Now for the tips (avoid this if you are nuts and you want to go 100% blind): levels 3/4/5 have fishable creatures (StrLzrd, Turtle and Snake) that won't be sold for any money but those will give a good amount of XP, so IMO this is a better and safer way to level up. I'd even advise to skip Map 2 asap and go to Map 3 to level up. Guide and walkthroughs end up reaching max lvl, while I do think that's fucking insane and overkill. I finished the game with level 24, I was completely unable to win a fight but considering that you get no penalties at all for dying you'll just need a bit of luck to move through maps (and some extra food to reach the final fish).
I did enjoy it quite a bit, to summarize the gameplay there are two main parts of this fishing rpg game: fishing and RPG (woah!!). No complaints on the fishing side, it's required to get money so you can use it to upgrade some stuff like your fish bin or your rod; the minigame itself is simple, straight-forward and enjoyable. However the RPG fights are as grindy as anyone would expect from a NES (Famicom since this is JP only) game, and even though the battle system seems nice and refreshing at the beginning, requiring the player to select the weak point of the enemy with a crosshair that moves at random; it is not that nice after the plethora of combats that are needed to level up (you aren't even guaranteed to have a proper chance to hit the weak point on every single attack, making this even worse). Fighting is needed to level up, which increases your HP and combat prowess and lessens the chances of being mauled by a Raccoon.
Now for the tips (avoid this if you are nuts and you want to go 100% blind): levels 3/4/5 have fishable creatures (StrLzrd, Turtle and Snake) that won't be sold for any money but those will give a good amount of XP, so IMO this is a better and safer way to level up. I'd even advise to skip Map 2 asap and go to Map 3 to level up. Guide and walkthroughs end up reaching max lvl, while I do think that's fucking insane and overkill. I finished the game with level 24, I was completely unable to win a fight but considering that you get no penalties at all for dying you'll just need a bit of luck to move through maps (and some extra food to reach the final fish).
anita
2 years ago