What a lovely way to start the day. I’ve just landed my largest bream yet in agreeably atmospheric angling sim, Fisher Online. Recommended to me by cederic, a Cornerite who’s spent over 190 hours playing it, £12 FO has some characteristics I don’t much care for (see on), but does an absolutely splendid job of bringing the outdoors indoors.
Excellent water and weather effects, nicely judged lighting, apt flora models, and well-chosen birdsong, make Dukora Pond one of the most plausible and pleasant sim angling venues I’ve ever visited.
On ripple-ruffled reflection, it’s a good thing this Belarusian backwater is so special, because, judging by my current rate of progress, it could be another five or six hours before I unlock an alternative location.
Fewer padlocks would suit me just fine. For the record, I’d also like to be able to fish offline (play seems reliant on a connection to R-Age’s servers), choose my own in-game hour and clock rate, and – occasionally – dunk a camera in the water.
More positively, five hours in I’m really warming to the shy piscines and minimalistic UI. I find I’m spending much more time watching motionless floats and scouting for signs of fish activity in this sim than I do in Ultimate Fishing Simulator.
Longer waits between bites and less on-screen gubbins give Fisher Online sessions a laid-back, lifelike quality that suits this armchair angler down to the groundbait.
I’m enjoying myself so much I’m almost willing to forgive R-Age for this criminal trailer ditty:
The review doesn’t describe the same game shown in the trailer.
It is so campy it is actually good. Catchy too, so coool!
For the first couple of maps the daily quests with XP rewards definitely help a lot. Your next map is Poland but the game really feels it kicks into gear with map 3, but even before that you’ll have had the chance to catch 20 fish species.
Maps 2 and 3 are also lovely to fly fish, although I’ll admit I often lazily let the fly drift down the stream.