Polaroid's Mega Rush to the 2023 End!! Game 3!!!
A charming enough indie with a strong atmosphere and presentation, only held back a pretty standard structure and some later areas being kinda weak.
Initially I enjoyed the limited range and the desire to seek out as much of a profit as I could in one day, although there's not too much of a rush or time limit to get stuff done other than needing to sell fish before they rot on your dinghy. Once you get a good enough engine and you set sail for other islands it feels like the world opens out to you, although once you’ve hit your 2nd of the 4 islands it was kinda clear as to how the rest of the game plays out. At the very least these areas have distinct catches and ideas, although I did prefer the southern two islands to the northern islands, which were more cluttered and required more careful treading lest you damage your hull. The Stellar Basin in particular is a really lovely reef/archipelago area, surrounding the abyssal shelter of a very aggressive, very large cephalopod.
The overall loop of catching fish and dredging is pretty addictive on its own, honestly if you just wanna fish then this is an excellent one to fill out- although for the purpose of progression I didn't feel any desire to complete any particular section. You get other mechanics like crabbing and trawling to help automate the nabbing of marine wildlife, although 90% of the time fishing and getting random treasures sufficed my monetary needs. In addition these mechanics would often get in the way of managing your Resident Evil 4 Attache Case boat storage- you have limited space for everything on the boat, and certain tools and mechanics require a time payment to install as well so choosing between a stronger line or a trawl becomes complicated at first.
While I think the premise peters out by the end of the game -get to the next island, do its main quest, get the trinket and come back to the collector- I think the main gameplay loop is fun enough and there's enough checklists/optional side stuff to go through to fill out the time once you get to the end.
A charming enough indie with a strong atmosphere and presentation, only held back a pretty standard structure and some later areas being kinda weak.
Initially I enjoyed the limited range and the desire to seek out as much of a profit as I could in one day, although there's not too much of a rush or time limit to get stuff done other than needing to sell fish before they rot on your dinghy. Once you get a good enough engine and you set sail for other islands it feels like the world opens out to you, although once you’ve hit your 2nd of the 4 islands it was kinda clear as to how the rest of the game plays out. At the very least these areas have distinct catches and ideas, although I did prefer the southern two islands to the northern islands, which were more cluttered and required more careful treading lest you damage your hull. The Stellar Basin in particular is a really lovely reef/archipelago area, surrounding the abyssal shelter of a very aggressive, very large cephalopod.
The overall loop of catching fish and dredging is pretty addictive on its own, honestly if you just wanna fish then this is an excellent one to fill out- although for the purpose of progression I didn't feel any desire to complete any particular section. You get other mechanics like crabbing and trawling to help automate the nabbing of marine wildlife, although 90% of the time fishing and getting random treasures sufficed my monetary needs. In addition these mechanics would often get in the way of managing your Resident Evil 4 Attache Case boat storage- you have limited space for everything on the boat, and certain tools and mechanics require a time payment to install as well so choosing between a stronger line or a trawl becomes complicated at first.
While I think the premise peters out by the end of the game -get to the next island, do its main quest, get the trinket and come back to the collector- I think the main gameplay loop is fun enough and there's enough checklists/optional side stuff to go through to fill out the time once you get to the end.