Does anyone else not give a damn about fishing in games?

[Soriku]

Seems like a lot of games have fishing minigames. The mechanics can range from really easy to annoying. Regardless I always feel like fishing minigames are a waste of time/are boring relative to everything else, and I never really want to engage beyond the initial introduction. I don't believe these minigames really give you great rewards anyway. Makes me wonder who enjoys them.

 

[Verder]

Its really hit or miss for me honestly. Animal Crossing NH fishing is legit nightmare inducing for me now. I was over it in less than an hour of doing it back to back.

 

[skeezx]

yeah i never liked it in any game ever. but seems more than 1/3rd of people who play X game like to chillax with the fishing minigame so *shrug why not i guess

 

[Admiral Woofington]

How fucking dare you. As someone who would see it was a day for optimal fishing in Fire Emblem and be super happy, I challenge you to a fucking duel at dawn.

 

[cvbas]

I like them.

 

[Sidebuster]

I love them in games like Stardew Valley or survival types. I also loved them back in the day in Everquest and SWG. But I don't like them in jrpgs typically.

 

[EggmaniMN]

They are required.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

People who like them should be put on a watchlist.

 

[PlanetSmasher]

I find them super boring and usually kinda frustrating. I don't know why JRPGs are so obsessed with them.

 

["D."]

You tripping dawg.

I spent HOURS fishing on Breath of Fire 3 AND 4.

 

[Weiss]

It has never been fun.

 

[lush]

Depends on the game really, Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Yakuza 0, and Red Dead Redemption 2 were all pretty great.

 

[IzzyRX]

Were you playing Moon, OP?

 

[LonestarZues]

I could go either way. I'll do it if a quest calls for it or it has good rewards or trophies attached to it that are relatively easy. Otherwise I won't do it.

 

[aiswyda]

Fishing mini games are the backbone of society and y'all are haters

catch me starting up my YouTube channel where I rate games purely based on their fishing mini games

 

[Addleburg]

Totally depends on the game. I remember liking it back in Breath of Fire 4, enjoying it well enough in Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing, never fucking with it in Persona 5 or RDR2.

 

[HTupolev]

Any first-person shooter benefits from an optional fishing minigame, like Halo 3 here.

 

[antitrop]

I liked Legend of the River King for Game Boy, but otherwise no, I don't care about fishing minigames. Fisher is my least favorite job/activity in Final Fantasy XIV and I try to avoid doing it whenever I can.

 

[Soriku]

Were you playing Moon, OP?

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I am but haven't done the fishing yet. I've heard people say in the OT that it was annoying. But I was just like "oh great this game has fishing too".

 

[BadWolf]

I always ignore them.

 

[Soriku]

I have some nostalgia for the fishing minigame in Zelda: Twilight Princess on Wii but that's about it.

 

[hydruxo]

Depends on the game. I like it in Animal Crossing because of the wide variety of fish you can catch, and the mechanics for it are super simple. I thought it was kinda boring and annoying in RDR2. Especially when you tried to catch a massive fish and you're sitting there for 5 minutes trying to reel it in. Not fun.

 

[IzzyRX]

I am but haven't done the fishing yet. I've heard people say in the OT that it was annoying. But I was just like "oh great this game has fishing too".

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Well, brace yourself.

 

[Deleted member 19767]

The best games have fishing.

 

[Jawmuncher]

I typically do it once for an Achievement/Trophy and never again

 

[Dogui]

Fishing in Breath of Fire III/IV is great. It's kind of whatever in any other game i played, but it's also inoffensive.

 

[lovecatt]

depends on the game

I remember giving up on twilight princess as a kid because I couldn't get past the fishing at the beginning

 

[WestEgg]

Zelda fishing games could practically be their own full games. They're super chill and relaxing.

 

[spman2099]

I am generally happy they are there, but I only occasionally choose to engage with them.

 

[Pyro]

I like them enough, still think FFXV has the best one I've played.

 

[Ashhong]

I've only liked it in Ocarina of Time. Not sure why

 

[super-famicom]

Can't wait to fish in Nier Remastered

 

[TimeFire]

Fishing is the best side-activity. Always.


Always.

 

[sredgrin]

It's okay as a change of pace every once in a while but mostly just kinda tedious in a lot of games. I appreciate games that have that keep it relatively simple.

 

[arlu]

Fishing in Twilight Princess almost was an entired game in itself. They did the wrong spin-off with Crossbow Training; they should've focused on this mini game instead.

Edit: Something I hope BotW 2 rectifies.

 

[Torpedo Vegas]

Every game and console should support the Dreamcast fishing rod controller.

 

[Dark Mantonio]

I think the only game I ever engaged w/ the fishing in was Ocarina of Time.

 

[NDA-Man]

In general I'm cold on them, but Battle Chasers: Nightwar made me fish compulsively, because the flavor text for some of the fish you catch was very amusing.

 

[squidyj]

You take that back before Krillson finds you.

 

[Chadtwo]

Depends entirely on how the minigame works and what the incentive structure is

 

[Thac]

Fishing is the worst activity in and out of games. 100% avoid if possible.

 

[Sensei]

Fishing in games is great, but for some reason ive never bought an actual fishing game

 

[Shiloh]

Been playing Spiritfarer, and it's the filler you do when everything else on your boat is all good. It's been decent enough.

Most games though, I really wish they didn't bother. I do enough to progress the game and never touch it again.

 

[Princess Bubblegum]

They are required.

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Nier Replicant/Gestalt has the best/worst fishing questline in an RPG that I've played.

 

[Iwao]

Every game and console should support the Dreamcast fishing rod controller.

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I played that Bass Fishing game with the standard controller, looks like I was missing out.

 

[Melpomene]

I'm surprised opinions are so strong on this, honestly. Fishing mini-games are just sort of there, nine times out of ten. They're neither good enough to adore nor horrible enough to outright dislike.

 

[lusca_bueno]

I don't like it, not in gaming, not in real life. But I believe there could be a way to make them fun, it just never was until now.

 

[Ayirek]

It depends entirely on how well made the fishing minigame is. FFXV has incredible fishing. FFXII has abysmal fishing.

 

[Last Jon Standing]

I love fishing in Yakuza games, and don't bother with it in any other game.

 

[Richietto]

Im so starved for great fishing games.