It's basically everything that i heard about it before playing. The fishing mechanics are great, and no part of the game feels particularly grindy. (well, maybe except trying to catch Open Ocean fish, only being able to find them through bait is tedious). It's a good experience that doesn't overstay its welcome, and the ending ties it together nicely.

however, I was pretty much able to 100% the game in 15 hours of playtime. there's nothing wrong with that, but I hoped for more lore and backstory. I would have loved to collect more messages that reveal more about the world. I wish there were more conversations like the Photographer - she tells you about creatures like the turtles and crocodiles, which is even cooler because you can see them in game. And I think the ending could have had a bit more buildup story-wise. It felt a bit abrupt to see the warning about entering the final stretch of the game.

Another thing - it's not as scary as I thought it would be. There's only like 3 or 4 events that actively attack you, and they are easy to avoid once you unlock rewards from the story. The lack of variety and also the fact that you only really get attacked by 1 thing at a time means that nothing really feels that threatening after a while. The ambiance is absolutely great, though, and all the non-lethal events add a lot.

Don't get me wrong, it's a good game, I guess I'm just wishing for more content. I guess that's what DLCs are for, but you have to pay for those. Oh well.

Pretty nice game. I loved it.

A unique fishing game, very chill during the day and stressful at night. It takes around 10 hours to complete the story and 20 hours to 100% the game including the DLCS. I do recommend the game BUT only at a sale, I don't think the full price of it worth it. I'll give this game a solid 6.5/7.

• Polished game, everything felt smooth mechanically wise, transitions ( physics and driving ) and npcs.
  
• Captive world with 7 different regions to sniff around.
  
• Art, design and soundtrack were all on point.

• There is not much evolution in terms of gameplay and progress, very linear to the point of being a line.
  
• A lot of repetitive quests and min games especially in the latest DLC: Oil Rig.
  
• Ship layout is fixed for some odd reason.
  
• Heads up! Both endings feels empty, could put more effort to the ending , this is basically the climax...
  
• RNG Achievements ( Depth and Trawl exotic fish are basically by luck ).