There are dynamic weather effects, realistic water movements, plus you get to travel the world in many different fishing locations that are all accessible from the main menu.

Hats off to the developers though in creating such a gorgeous environment. To some degree, I wanted this to be more of a sandbox so I could go for a stroll and dick about in the water, but that would be silly. This is straight-up – find the best location, the right type of equipment and conditions to catch the greatest prize. Don’t expect any narrative here where a dragon has taken your fish away, zombies taking over the world or escaping the underworld.

I come to The Fisherman – Fishing Planet with wide eyes and a lot of patience, as I would expect one would need that to catch dem fish. My fishing experience, outside of carnivals has mostly been in plaices like Saint-Denis and Van Horn Trading Post. But, is The Fisherman – Fishing Planet any good, or is it a pile of carp? I don’t like buses, but I very much enjoyed it. I was caught with my pants down with the Bus Simulator game.

To be honest, I don’t even eat fish, so playing this game could seem a little half-arsed, but not in the slightest. I know many people in the world of fish (don’t ask) but do I know anything about catching fish? Not really. Let me make it clear from the outset, I’m not a fisherman. This fintastic release from Big Ben Interactive is in shops 17th October 2019, and it’s my job to give you a fair account on whether you should be leaving your tackle alone and picking up this bad boy. If I didn’t go through a review of The Fisherman – Fishing Planet without making any sort of fish pun, I’d be doing a disservice to dads everywhere.

The fisherman and fishing planet