You begin your fishing career by first creating your character. It’s great to see that a previous free-to-play title riddled with microtransactions now has an all-encompassing package with a ton of content and new additions like the Creuse (France) map and trolling technique. While The Fisherman: Fishing Planet is essentially the same game but ‘console-fied’, it essentially includes a mass amount of DLC that’s been released for it over the years, including a few bonuses and exclusives on top to entice new players. Truth be told, Fishing Planet has actually been on PC for quite some time as a free to play title. I even learned quite a few things about the equipment and techniques that I previously didn’t. For enthusiasts of the sport, they know there’s much more to it than that, and The Fisherman: Fishing Planet aims to bring that reality to console.

Fishing is much more than simply getting a hook, tackle and drinking some beers on a lazy weekend. Even so, I did enjoy each time I went, and for whatever reason, I’m always drawn towards new fishing games when they release even though I have barely any real world experience.

I can count the times I’ve actually gone fishing in my life on one hand.

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