I also eased off the game after the evaluation, having married and fully upgraded the house, completed the community centre, and maxed most of the social stuff (I even got all the guys to 10 before selecting my husbando because I am Pelican Town's resident
love rat). I suspect I may return to it next winter - it sits alongside something like Pokemon in that it's incredibly comforting and uplifting for cold days and dark nights.
I also would like to know if there is an alternative to get the fish. It is my hardest bundle - I really hate fishing in this game.
I hated fishing at first too but when you get the better rod and the different lures and bobs it can help massively and you get into the rhythm of things more. That said, it's also really helpful that the traveling cart south of your farm will sometimes be selling a fish from one of the bundles and it can allow you to pick up rare fish without having to spend ages waiting for them to appear while you're fishing, or without even visiting the area they appear in (e.g. I finished the fishing bundles before even reaching the point where I
could catch one of them because I bought it).
